Maya Angelou Supports Hillary

Celebrating Women: A Note from Dr. Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits end, but she has always risen, always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends.

Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you is that you do not give up on her.

There is a world of difference between being a woman and being an old female. If you’re born a girl, grow up, and live long enough, you can become an old female. But, to become a woman is a serious matter. A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies.

Hillary Clinton is a woman. She has been there and done that and has still risen. She is in this race for the long haul. She intends to make a difference in our country.

She is the prayer of every woman and man who long for fair play, healthy families, good schools, and a balanced economy.

She declares she wants to see more smiles in the families, more courtesies between men and women, more honesty in the marketplace. Hillary Clinton intends to help our country to what it can become.

She means to rise.

She means to help our country rise. Don’t give up on her, ever.

In fact, if you help her to rise, you will rise with her and help her make this country a wonderful, wonderful place where every man and every woman can live freely without sanctimonious piety, without crippling fear.

Rise Hillary.

Rise.

Obama: “There is no place for politics in this debate – no room for those who feel they can gain a partisan advantage by keeping people away from the

“There are some issues in this country that are inherently difficult and political. Making sure that every American can cast a ballot shouldn't be one of them. There is no place for politics in this debate--no room for those who feel that they can gain a partisan advantage by keeping people away from the polls.” [Obama Floor Speech on Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007, S 453, 1/31/07]

Obama ad touts his work as a ‘civil rights attorney to make sure that everybody's vote counted.’

“OBAMA: “From the time that I moved to Chicago to be a community organizer. Working as a civil rights attorney to make sure that everybody's vote counted. In each instance, there were naysayers who said it couldn't be done, but when millions of voices join together and insist on change, change happens and that's what we have to do in this election." [Obama ad, “Hope and Change,” 11/20/07]

Obama: ‘One of our most sacred rights as Americans is the right to make our voice heard at the polls.’

"’One of our most sacred rights as Americans is the right to make our voice heard at the polls,’ said Obama. ‘But too often, we hear reports of mysterious phone calls and mailers arriving just days before an election that seek to mislead and threaten voters to keep them from the polls. And those who engage in these deceptive and underhanded campaign tactics usually target voters living in minority or low-income neighborhoods. This legislation would ensure that for the first time, these incidents are fully investigated and that those found guilty are punished.’" [Obama Statement on Legislation to Prevent Election Fraud, 11/8/05]

SurveyUSA: Clinton Crushing Obama, 58 - 29 Percent

SurveyUSA: Obama Not Competitive in Kentucky

A new SurveyUSA poll in Kentucky shows Sen. Hillary Clinton crushing Sen. Barack Obama, 58% to 29%, in the closed Democratic primary to be held on May 20.

Key findings: Clinton leads narrowly in greater Louisville, but leads decisively in other parts of the state, including 4:1 in Eastern KY. Obama trails by 20 among men, trails by 37 among women.

Obama's Kenyan Cousin's Bid for Presidency and Violent Elections in Kenya

Not wanting to just spread hateful misinformation, I have not posted the following information until it was confirmed with reliable sources that it is correct and true.

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We've all been waiting for more fodder for the Repubican opposition to Obama. Well here it is. Obama's cousin in Kenya is seeking to be president there. And violence is the means to an end:

Excerpt:

Former Clinton aides currently working for Obama were the “mutual acquaintances” who directed Dick Morris to Kenya to advise the Odinga campaign in November of 2007, shortly after Odinga visited with Obama in America. Morris was an extremely divisive factor in the Kenyan elections, as a foreigner, a white man, and the creator of an antagonistic “have vs. have nots” campaign platform for Odinga’s ODM. He also suggested the current campaign of civil disobedience to protest the election result, including a “Million Person March”, a la Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam.

When things got out of hand following the election, Obama called Odinga repeatedly, but Mwai Kibaki, the leader of the Government would not return his calls as he perceives Obama to be biased toward his Luo relative Odinga in the conflict. Obama is featured prominently in ODM campaign posters, slogans, and songs in Kenya, and the plaintive phrase “A Luo will become President in America before a Luo will become President in Kenya” is often heard.



Obama also is providing the Republicans with the equivalent of an ammunition dump for destroying his candidacy should he become the nominee. The following articles are a preview of shit storm that will be unleashed on Obama.

Jerusalem Post:

But even in this atmosphere Obama stands out - for not only does he theoretically support appeasement, he is actively advancing the interests of Islamists seeking to take control over a state allied with the US.

Kenya currently teeters at the edge of political chaos and civil war in the wake of the disputed Dec. 27 presidential elections. Those elections pitted incumbent President Mwai Kibaki against Raila Odinga who leads the Orange Democratic Movement. While the polls showed the public favoring Odinga, Kibaki was declared the winner. Odinga rejected the results and his supporters have gone on rampages throughout the country that have killed some 700 people so far. Fifty people were murdered when a pro-Odinga mob set ablaze a church in which they were hiding.

Kibaki is close ally of the US in the war against Islamic terror. In stark contrast, Odinga is an ally of Islamic extremists. On August 29 Odinga wrote a letter to Kenya’s pro-jihadist National Muslim Leaders Forum. There he pledged that if elected he would establish Sharia courts throughout the country; enact Islamic dress codes for women; ban alcohol and pork; indoctrinate schoolchildren in the tenets of Islam; ban Christian missionary activities, and dismiss the police commissioner, “Who has allowed himself to be used by heathens and Zionists.”

Daniel Johnson, NY Sun:

Who is behind these massacres? The opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has had a good press in the West, after he accused the president, Mwai Kibaki, of rigging the election. But the victims of the recent violence have mostly been members of Mr. Kibaki’s tribe, the Kikuyu, while those who have gone berserk are supporters of Mr. Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement, which is dominated by the rival Luo tribe.

Whether Mr. Odinga has ordered his men to commit murder and arson is unclear. But his own background does not exactly suggest enthusiasm for democracy and the rule of law. Mr. Odinga’s father, Oginga Odinga, led the Communist opposition during the Cold War and Raila Odinga was educated in Communist East Germany.

Obama Subverts Democratic Vote in Pennsylvania

I have long maintained that Obama is trying to subvert the will of the Democratic Party by using Indpendents and Republicans as "Democrats for a Day." Here is an excerpt from Time Magazine.

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"Pennsylvania's April 22 closed primary — in which only registered Democrats may vote — is a problem for Obama, who has done better in states where Republicans and Independents can just show up at polls and register on-site. In an attempt to compensate, the Obama campaign for weeks has been running a quiet but massive effort in Pennsylvania to register tens of thousands of new Democrats, many of them traditional Independents and Republicans but also new voters. To the exclusion of virtually all else, his 150 campaign staffers and more than 2,000 volunteers across 25 offices have focused the power of Obama's grassroots organization on the registration effort, which ended at midnight Monday night when the state closed its books."

22% of Democrats Want Clinton to Drop Out; 22% Say Obama Should Withdraw

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Rasmussen: 22% of Democrats Want Clinton to Drop Out; 22% Say Obama Should Withdraw
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Twenty-two percent (22%) of Democratic voters nationwide say that Hillary Clinton should drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. However, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that an identical number—22%--say that Barack Obama should drop out.

A solid majority of Democrats, 62%, aren’t ready for either candidate to leave the race. Nationally, Clinton and Obama are running essentially even among Likely Democratic Primary Voters in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.

Forty-seven percent (47%) of Obama supporters think Clinton should drop out. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Clinton supporters say Obama should drop out. Those who remain undecided are a bit more likely to suggest that Obama should leave. But, it’s worth noting that less than half of Obama supporters say Clinton should withdraw, less than half of Clinton supporters say Obama should withdraw, and less than half of undecided voters say either should withdraw at this time.

Clinton leads Obama in Pennsylvania while Obama leads Clinton in North Carolina. New polling released today show that both candidates have lost ground in Missouri to Republican John McCain over the past month.

Interestingly, Republicans are more eager to see Clinton drop out rather than Obama. Forty-one percent (41%) of GOP voters say the former First Lady should withdraw while just 24% say the same about the Senator from Illinois. Among unaffiliated voters, 30% say Clinton should drop out while 25% say the same about Obama.

Six percent (6%) of Democrats would like both Clinton and Obama to drop out of the race.

The national telephone survey also found that 85% of all Democrats—and 87% of all voters—believe it is at least somewhat likely the Democratic nomination will remain unresolved until the Democratic convention in August. Fifty-two percent (52%) of all Democrats believe that a decision at the convention is Very Likely.

Forty-seven percent (47%) of all voters say that Barack Obama would be the stronger general election candidate against John McCain. Thirty-five percent (35%) say Clinton would provide the bigger challenge. Among Democratic voters, 47% say Obama would be the stronger candidate while 42% say Clinton. Both Democrats currently trail John McCain nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.

Fifty-four percent (54%) of all voters say that Obama is likely to win the nomination. Twenty-four percent (24%) say Clinton is the likely nominee while 22% are not sure. Among Democrats 52% expect Obama to win while 28% say Clinton.

Overall, the race for the White House remains very competitive. The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator shows Democrats leading in states with 200 Electoral Votes while the GOP has the advantage in states with 189. When “leaners” are added, the Democrats lead 247 to 240. A Rasmussen Reports video analysis notes that while John McCain has had a great month of March, it takes a good day in November to win the White House.

Let North Carolina Vote!

My letter to Senator Leahy
senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov

Sen. Leahy,

As a longtime financial supporter of local Democrats, the DNC, and the DCCC, I find it troubling that you and other leaders of the Democratic Party are attempting to unduly influence our elections in North Carolina. Your recent call for Sen. Hillary Clinton to pull out of the race for the presidency is destructive to our democratic process.

It is leaders like you and Howard Dean who are trying to disenfranchise voters who have yet to vote, and voters who have already voted. It is leaders like you who are destroying our Democratic Party. You are allowing Independents and Republicans to come into the Democratic Party "for a day" and cast a FALSE vote for Barack Obama in an attempt to subvert the actual will of the Democratic Party.

Let North Carolina voters vote.

If we, as a Party, were to award our Delegates in a "winner takes all" election, the FACT is that Hillary Clinton would already be our Nominee. This fact is telling of the fraud that you and other leaders are attempting to commit in this election.

I respectfully request that you refrain from ending this Primary, and refrain from calling for either candidate to pull out of this election process. Let our votes be counted. Let ALL our votes be counted, including Florida and Michigan, and all of the voters who have yet to vote in this Primary. Then let the Delegates VOTE for their choice for President. It is the will OF THE PEOPLE. NOT THE WILL OF THE DNC LEADERS!

Objection to Bev Perdue's Endorsement of Barack Obama

My letter to North Carolina Lt. Governor, Beverly Perdue.

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Mdme. Lt. Gov. Perdue,

As a longtime financial supporter of local Democrats, the DNC, and the DCCC, I find it troubling that you have chosen to support Sen. Barack Obama for President. It is becoming clearer to me that Independents and Republicans are influencing our Democratic Primary Process. Your including your name behind such a candidate is telling of your desire to simply have "change for change's sake."

At 37, I would still be considered a young voter by many standards. I take issue with the notion that Barack Obama is good change. I take issue with the notion that Barack Obama is supported by young people. If this were the basis for supporting a candidate for the President of the United States of America, we should simply hold an "American Idol"-style election for every young person to text in their vote.

This type of reasoning is absurd.

Based on your choice to support Barack Obama, I will not be "pulling the Democratic lever" in November.