Well Said Olbermann

Great work by Keith Olbermann on today's special comment. For far too long, Sen. Clinton has been forgiven for her vicious below the belt attacks. Bringing the dark specter of assassination was simply a callous act intentional or not, on her part. Well said my man!

UPDATE: Here is the video:

Can Obama Win Over Racists?

"There are too many Husseins in this country" remarked one West Virginia voter to an increduled journalist. This typifies the uphill task of winning over what the Main Stream Media has come to refer to as the "white blue collar voters with no college education" that Sen Clinton proudly proclaims as her base.

But this begs the question, is it worth it for Sen. Obama to try and re-introduce himself to these voter demographic. There is a hint of deep seated racism in a person who is willing to proclaim Obama as a Muslim while at the same time admonishing him for his associations with Rev. Wright. Can such a person be convinced to admire and respect a black presidential candidate. Will they instead choose to vote for President McCain? Or will they abstain from voting? Like it or not, Obama cannot win the election without them and the only way to win them of may involve signing up Hillary on the VP ticket!

West Virginia Rejected Obama because he is Black

After a day of digesting the results from the West Virginia primary, one can easily see why Obama avoided campaigning in the Mountain state. It was not because of economic issues such as gas prices and mortgages. Not because of the Iraq issue. Not even because one candidate was deemed more qualified than the other. It came down to one simple thing : race. The political pundits tried their best to dance around the issue, but it was abundantly clear from two voters who were asked why they did not want to vote for Obama (both elderly white women). One said because she heard he was a Muslim, the reporter even pointed out to her that he has denied this, and she still stood her ground.



Another lady said she could not get over the name "Hussein". The startling thing about this is that if you would ask these voters if the Rev. Wright issue had affected their decision, they would more than likely say yes. So clearly, Muslim here is code for Black. Obama, has to face the reality that he will have to try and win over a group of racist voters come November.

SNL's Rare Moment of Genius

I am not a great fan of Saturday Night Live. On a few occasions, I have managed to muster up a snicker or two on some of their skits. But tonight's was worth it to see them take a dig at Hillary Clinton. The premise of the joke is based around three reasons that Clinton gives for not getting out of the race:

1. She is a sore loser (Refusing to get out of the race despite all the mathematical metrics showing the race is over).
2. Her supporters are racists and would therefore not vote for a black man in a general election (See her USA Today interview here
3. She has no ethical standards (she has often accused Obama of being too nice for the General election)

The skit reminds me of the phrase "it is funny because it is true"!

UPDATE: Here is the video!!

Atrocious Debate

Just gotten a chance to see what other's think of the debate, and it looks like I am not alone. The general consesus is this is one of the worst Presidential debates in recent memory, totally lacking in substance. I honestly don't think that a voter watching the candidates debate for the first time came a way with a substantiative understanding of their stand on issues. Instead we were treated to an embarassing analysis of non-issues. Truly a sad day for democracy!

Shame on you George Stephanopoulos!

I was willing to give George Stephanopoulos the benefit of the doubt when I heard he would moderate tonight's debate. Even though he was Bill Clinton's former Chief of Staff.He has proved himself to be relatively fair during this campaign cycle. But tonight, he certainly did not do himself any favors by raising William Ayers. For some reason it all seemed to be a calculated ambush co-ordinated with his former boss. For almost 45 minutes he chose to hammer away at gaffes, pins and an innocous relationship with a 70's radical. In future all future moderators should be vetted for being former employees of the candidates.

Shame on You Hillary

On a weekend that Hillary attacked Obama for pointing out the truth, Hillary should be ashamed of carrying out such a dastardly campaign. I guess this is an issue of cost versus reward. That is, run the risk of continuing the narrative of "Hillary is part of the negative old-style Washington politics" versus hoping that the photo will plant a seed of doubt in any undecided who will be gullible enough to believe this.