Hillary Clinton's Love Affair - With The Main Stream Media

I am simply fascinated by the love-hate relationship that Sen. Clinton and the MSM have had over this campaign season. The Clintons have a long rocky history with media stretching back to Bill's Monica Lewinsky scandal. As a result of the investigation's that followed, they both went us far as to lump the MSM together with the Republicans as a Right Wing conspiracy.

MSNBC's Dan Abrams will also be happy to point out how the MSM has been incredibly infatuated with Hillary's chief Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama. He will also point out their rush to - on several occasions- declare her White House campaign dead after every Obama success. Part of this is comes from Obama's extraoridinary background but the real reason, as Abrams would say - is the rough treatment the press corps have received from the Clintonista. David Shuster and Chris Matthews have recently attested to that.

But what makes me amused most is how carefully the media now treads in covering Obama's perceived momentum. They were burned once prior to the New Hampshire primary by gleefuly proclaiming that the race was now over. Now, they tentatively cover every Obama's success with a qualifier - dont' count out the Clintons, after all they are the powerful comeback kids!

David Shuster - You Had to go There Didn't You!

Oh Shuster, Shuster, Shuster - you had to go there. You had stir up the hornet's nest didn't you. Didn't you learn from your colleague's debacle! Surely Chris Matthews spoke to you about the hazards of being critical in any way of the Clintons. It is as good as kissing your career goodbye. Well, you only have to blame yourself for the suspension. Thank you though for extending my vocubalary - prejorative - very nice.

John Mccain - A Case for the War on Terror

As those in the political circles continue to recover from the after effects of Mitt Romney's withdrawal, one cannot help but ruminate on his main reason of giving up the race for the White House. This is what he said:

If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

Now this statement is outrageous on two fronts. First it is obvious to everyone that Romney withdrew for one reason, and one reason alone - he realized that there was no way he was going to beat Mccain! Furthermore, no serious business man would continue to throw away millions into an investment that is destined not to yield any returns. So Romney basically calculated that to save face, and position himself for a future run, now was the best time to withdraw.

Secondly, on the issue of aiding a surrender to terror - yeesh! Where do I start. This is exactly the same Bush-Rove rhetoric that has served to divide a country and isolate us from the rest of the world. Romney expects us to believe that if we stay in Iraq for a hundred years that that will be a victory! Please!

If that is going to be the Republicans main campaign issue, and if Mccain does win, I will hazard to say that we will have surrendered to ourselves, our own morbid fears! The same fears that have served to divide us and isolate us from the rest of the world. In the meantime as trillions of dollars are spent abroad, lives are lost, we make no headway in solving domestic issues like the economy - which Mccain will no doubt choose to conveniently avoid in the campaign.

Having said that, Mccains case for war is the strongest issue they can harp on to help them win against the Democrats. Hey it worked for Bush. Will wait and see if Americans are hoodwinked again this Fall into caving it to their fears instead of facing head on the issues that confront us domestically.

Say It Ain't So Romney! Say It Ain't So!

In somewhat of a surprise, Mitt Romney dropped out of the Republican Primary race, after it became abundantly clear he was not going to win. This came us a shock , though, to his supporters as well as the conservative wing of the party. Conservatives have only themselves to blame for coalescing late around their preferred candidate. This means that Mccain can now start to focus his campaign against the Democrats.

Who'da thunk it?! A few months ago, we expected the DNC would have chosen their candidate by now and the Republicans would see not clear candidate at this point. Shows how incredibly unpredictable this campaign season has been.

Why Does Obama Make Them Cry!!

A few days ago, I noted the strange movement that is taking place in the Obama campaign. Well, on Super Duper Tuesday, I saw something that really takes the cake! Fox news camera's at the Obama's speech caught a woman who was overcome by Obama's words. She literally hung on his every word and at one point, had to be comforted by her neighbor as she struggled to hold back tears. Take a look. She is the white blonde lady on the extreme right. Watch out for the moment he starts to speak about his community organizing days.





This is so eerie. It speaks to the insipirational quality of Obama, but at the same time, you wonder if his supporters are setting themselves for a massive disappointment if he actually does win the presidency! ABC's Jake Tapper has an interesting piece - And Obama Wept - that explores this phenomena in detail!

Whatever happened to the John Edwards -Rielle Hunter Story

I am not one to follow the latest gossip stories from the National Enquirer. But I could not help but be intrigued by a story that broke out late last year. It alleged that the former presidential candidate, John Edwards, had an affair with a former campaign consultant - Rielle Hunter. She is even rumored to be pregnant. What is even more intriguing, is the blackout that the main stream media gave to this story? How Edwards escaped the media scrutiny of such a scandal escapes me. One wonders why? Was it one of those rare occassions that the media chose not to tear down a media darling? Mondoreb explores the likely reasons why in this interesting post.

The Obama Experience

I just got over watching an emotional California campaing rally, headlined by Oprah, Caroline Kennedy and Michelle Obama. There was even the suprise appreance of Stevie Wonder and Maria Shriver! What struck me was the emotional chord that this event brought out of the audience. Michelle suprisingly outshined Oprah in making a strong forceful case as to why Californians should consider voting for Obama. It was enough to bring a tears to a grown old man. Shriver's argument was the icing on the cake! My favorite quote was:

"The more I thought about it, I thought you know if Barack Obama was a state, he'd be California," Shriver said to fierce applause. "I mean, think about it - diverse, open, smart, independent, bucks tradition, innovative, inspiring, dreamer, leader. And the thing I like the best ... he's not about himself. He's about us."

Now will these passionate arguments make a difference for Obama? It may be a little too late to make a difference. But there is a trend that is beginning to take place nationwide as noted in this article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-cooper/can-obama-beat-the-clock_b_84707.html

Latest polls indicate that the more people get to know Obama, the more they tend to decide to vote for him. Indeed his dead even in some polls nationally. But make no mistake, Obama is a huge underdog to win substantially on Super Tuesday. The one thing he has against him is time and little name recognition compared to Hillary Clinton.

Even if Obama ends up losing, this has truly been a memorable Obama experience!