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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1058)	4/24/2008 4:15:19 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 6579

The Democratic Party has two weakened candidates. Mrs. Clinton started as a deeply flawed candidate: the palpable and unpleasant sense of entitlement, the absence of a clear and optimistic message, the grating personality impatient to be done with the little people and overly eager for a return to power, real power, the phoniness and the exaggerations. These problems have not diminished over the long months of the contest. They have grown. She started out with the highest negatives of any major candidate in an open race for the presidency and things have only gotten worse. And what of the reborn Adlai Stevenson? Mr. Obama is befuddled and angry about the national reaction to what are clearly accepted, even commonplace truths in San Francisco and Hyde Park. How could anyone take offense at the observation that people in small-town and rural American are "bitter" and therefore "cling" to their guns and their faith, as well as their xenophobia? Why would anyone raise questions about a public figure who, for only 20 years, attended a church and developed a close personal relationship with its preacher who says AIDS was created by our government as a genocidal tool to be used against people of color, who declared America's chickens came home to roost on 9/11, and wants God to damn America? Mr. Obama has a weakness among blue-collar working class voters for a reason. His inspiring rhetoric is a potent tool for energizing college students and previously uninvolved African-American voters. But his appeals are based on two aspirational pledges he is increasingly less credible in making. Mr. Obama's call for postpartisanship looks unconvincing, when he is unable to point to a single important instance in his Senate career when he demonstrated bipartisanship. And his repeated calls to remember Dr. Martin Luther King's "fierce urgency of now" in tackling big issues falls flat as voters discover that he has not provided leadership on any major legislative battle. Mr. Obama has not been a leader on big causes in Congress. He has been manifestly unwilling to expend his political capital on urgent issues. He has been only an observer, watching the action from a distance, thinking wry and sardonic and cynical thoughts to himself about his colleagues, mildly amused at their too-ing and fro-ing. He has held his energy and talent in reserve for the more important task of advancing his own political career, which means running for president.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1058)	4/24/2008 4:15:44 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 6579

But something happened along the way. Voters saw in the Philadelphia debate the responses of a vitamin-deficient Stevenson act-a-like. And in the closing days of the Pennsylvania primary, they saw him alternate between whining about his treatment by Mrs. Clinton and the press, and attacking Sen. John McCain by exaggerating and twisting his words. No one likes a whiner, and his old-style attacks undermine his appeals for postpartisanship. Mr. Obama is near victory in the Democratic contest, but it is time for him to reset, freshen his message and say something new. His conduct in the last several weeks raises questions about whether, for all his talents, he is ready to be president.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120899654405739949.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1058)	4/24/2008 4:42:17 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6579

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowling and beer could not help Barack Obama. Neither could waffles and cheesesteaks. But the Democratic presidential contender's hopes of riding his message of change into the White House in November could hinge on finding a way to connect with white working-class voters who so far have been cool to his campaign. The Illinois senator's decisive loss to rival Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania on Tuesday was the latest in a series of big-state setbacks fueled in part by his inability to win over blue-collar and low-income Democrats. By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent - Analysis

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1058)	4/24/2008 6:44:48 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 6579

That was a terrible thing to say, but it certainly shows your concern for servicemen. It is a good thing we have good men in this country that risk their lives for you. Bet you hate the cops too. People like you should have patch that gives off a signal..."Don't risk your life for me, I don't respect your work" That would sure help. but people risk their lives for you anyway, without asking. You are just the stench that represents selfishness.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1058)	4/24/2008 7:20:35 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6579

I noticed you can't name a job Obama had that wasn't paid with a government check! Message 24527629

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1058)	4/24/2008 8:12:20 AM
From: tonto	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6579

Sucking off the public teet? Kenneth, even for you, that is low. You have no problem that Ted Kennedy has been around forever...public service is not the issue with you, you are just angry that Obama lost big time and now have your new approach to attacking another candidate. You are not fooling anyone. Yes, John McCain has far more experience than Obama, and you unknowingly are pointing that out, but trust me...that will be covered during the final campaign. Obama shall have difficulty with that. Change is a slogan, not a reality. Thesystem in Washington is too big for anyone to defeat...not when your own party members are protecting it...