Comments on: Puerto Rico Open Thread http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: hazmaq http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473719 hazmaq Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:47:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473719 <p>Hillary pointed herself out repeatedly as a friend of the Hispanics -while kicking the African American and Native Americans out her way as she did so - for todays election.<br /> Hillary pointed herself out repeatedly as a champion of ‘womens’ rights around the world - while kicking the Afghan women out of her way as she and Bill worked with the Taliban in the late 90’s over a gas pipeline.<br /> And Hillary points to herself as a champion on women’s rights’ and the education of women around the world - while kicking the Palestinian women out of her way by joining Israel in blocking all students -mostly women - who qualified for scholarships here - but are blocked from leaving the hovels in Gaza because Israel says so.</p> <p>As a woman who supports the rights of all women, all the time, this political pandering beast should be sent back to Arkansas -because she was never there when those women, when those ‘people’ really needed her.</p> <p>She wasn’t there when it counted.</p> Hillary pointed herself out repeatedly as a friend of the Hispanics -while kicking the African American and Native Americans out her way as she did so – for todays election.
Hillary pointed herself out repeatedly as a champion of ‘womens’ rights around the world – while kicking the Afghan women out of her way as she and Bill worked with the Taliban in the late 90’s over a gas pipeline.
And Hillary points to herself as a champion on women’s rights’ and the education of women around the world – while kicking the Palestinian women out of her way by joining Israel in blocking all students -mostly women – who qualified for scholarships here – but are blocked from leaving the hovels in Gaza because Israel says so.

As a woman who supports the rights of all women, all the time, this political pandering beast should be sent back to Arkansas -because she was never there when those women, when those ‘people’ really needed her.

She wasn’t there when it counted.

]]> By: Kitt http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473636 Kitt Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:54:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473636 <p><strong>Time in Puerto Rico:</strong></p> <p>The time in Puerto Rico runs three hours later than Pacific Time. So it must have been about 4:30 in Puerto Rico when they closed the polls. This being a Sunday, I guess that’s about reasonable.</p> Time in Puerto Rico:

The time in Puerto Rico runs three hours later than Pacific Time. So it must have been about 4:30 in Puerto Rico when they closed the polls. This being a Sunday, I guess that’s about reasonable.

]]> By: neurophius http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473558 neurophius Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:42:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473558 <p>hi nahant</p> <p>dugg</p> hi nahant

dugg

]]> By: nahant http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473554 nahant Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:36:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473554 <p>Ok if you haven’t yet <a href="http://digg.com/politics/Puerto_Rico_Open_Thread" rel="nofollow">digg</a> this</p> Ok if you haven’t yet digg this

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473546 rwcole Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:20:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473546 <p>I think that Hillary will “suspend” her campaign after tuesday. She will aknowledge that Obama is the presumptive nominee and lay down her weapons- but she won’t beat em into plowshares. She’ll leave open the possibility that Obama could fall on his ass before the convention and supers could come back to her.</p> I think that Hillary will “suspend” her campaign after tuesday. She will aknowledge that Obama is the presumptive nominee and lay down her weapons- but she won’t beat em into plowshares. She’ll leave open the possibility that Obama could fall on his ass before the convention and supers could come back to her.

]]> By: neurophius http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473534 neurophius Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:17:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473534 <p>I was not expecting Clinton to concede today right after a big victory</p> <p>but she could have done more to pledge a united front in November</p> <p>instead she dwelled on how she would be the candidate in November</p> <p>what if she isn’t? didn’t even acknowledge that is possible</p> I was not expecting Clinton to concede today right after a big victory

but she could have done more to pledge a united front in November

instead she dwelled on how she would be the candidate in November

what if she isn’t? didn’t even acknowledge that is possible

]]> By: MarkinAustin http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473524 MarkinAustin Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:14:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473524 <p><i>she would need 195 of the remaining 205 superdelegates</i></p> <p>obama would need 20</p> <p>per MSNBC</p> <p>I think they’re counting on some supers reversing their commitments, which isn’t going to happen to any large degree. If fact, once Obama clinches, quite a few Hillary supers will switch over to him. Remember, no one has made any legally binding votes yet, so any of the supers that have ‘committed’, that just means that they have made a public statement of who they <i>INTEND</i> to vote for. Nevertheless, I don’t expect a major shift. Even politicians don’t like to publicly go back on their word.</p> she would need 195 of the remaining 205 superdelegates

obama would need 20

per MSNBC

I think they’re counting on some supers reversing their commitments, which isn’t going to happen to any large degree. If fact, once Obama clinches, quite a few Hillary supers will switch over to him. Remember, no one has made any legally binding votes yet, so any of the supers that have ‘committed’, that just means that they have made a public statement of who they INTEND to vote for. Nevertheless, I don’t expect a major shift. Even politicians don’t like to publicly go back on their word.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473521 Petrocelli Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:13:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473521 <p>Wow … this campaign is closer than the last Super Bowl … <strong>/s</strong></p> Wow … this campaign is closer than the last Super Bowl … /s

]]> By: neurophius http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473515 neurophius Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:08:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473515 <p>she would need 195 of the remaining 205 superdelegates</p> <p>obama would need 20</p> <p>per MSNBC</p> she would need 195 of the remaining 205 superdelegates

obama would need 20

per MSNBC

]]> By: MarkinAustin http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473512 MarkinAustin Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:07:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/06/01/puerto-rico-open-thread/#comment-1473512 <p><i>no hint of concession in Clinton’s speech so far</i></p> <p>There’s still 2 more primaries. She has to keep the troops revved up. We’ll see what she does after Tuesday. I don’t any motivation to keep up the facade after that except pig headedness.</p> no hint of concession in Clinton’s speech so far

There’s still 2 more primaries. She has to keep the troops revved up. We’ll see what she does after Tuesday. I don’t any motivation to keep up the facade after that except pig headedness.

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