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Re: Duke Energy CEO up for Obama post?

ncpoli — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:26:17 -0500

Wouldn't THAT throw the BlueNC crowd into hysterics!!

Re: Kromm: Is Obama leaving the South?

FFC1304 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:26:37 -0400

The AJC.com today is reporting that NObama has pulled out of Georgia with his tail betwixt his legs...

The GOP is blessed

Isaac136 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:10:51 -0400

Clearly, God favors the GOP becuse he has provided them such outstanding models of intellect and insight as FFC and Tangoz (Paul Terrell III).

One can only envy the swell of party pride a John Hood or Carter Wrenn must feel upon reading comments from either of their aforementioned brethren.

One can only pity comedy writers, whose skill for parody is so far outmatched by the genuine extremes represented by these characters.

tangoz you couldn't be more wrong

zoobatmania — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:01:35 -0400

The doors we are knocking on belong to strong Democrats, sporadic Democrats, all Unaffiliated voters, and Republicans who have signed up - of which there are a lot.

Re: Kromm: Is Obama leaving the South?

tangoz — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:52:19 -0400

The difference between the Republicans and the Democrats are that Republicans are looking at all the voters and the Democrats are narrwoly focused on getting out the traditional Democratic vote.

And, our neighbor Jimmy Carter.

zoobatmania — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:15:11 -0400

two ex-Presidents could do a lot of good.

Leaving versus Visiting

zoobatmania — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:14:40 -0400

Two very different things. Maybe he should send Clinton down here. Bill Clinton.

Re: Obama campaign is so not leaving NC.

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:55:29 -0400

A fair point, but he may not visit the state as much.

— RTB

Obama campaign is so not leaving NC.

zoobatmania — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:53:16 -0400

Why start a rumor? He has hard-working offices all over the state. He's identified every potential voter in the state and is knocking on their doors. When GOTV starts every house will be visited up to 3 times until they vote.

THAT, is not leaving the state.

Re: D.C. group behind robocalls

markg8 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:51:50 -0400

Women's Voices Women Vote made robocalls in at least 11 states just prior to their primaries aimed at African Americans (not single women) intent on confusing them about registration. They illegally blocked the caller's name, didn't identify the organization and misled voters into thinking they had to return a mail-in registration after the registration period had ended. This wasn't a "mistake" as they now claim. It's illegal. There were all kinds of complaints about these calls in other states.

This is a multi million dollar voter disenfranchisement campaign run by John Podesta and other Hillary minions. Maggie Williams herself sat on their board until she became Hillary's campaign manager.

If the Clintons hadn't entirely alienated the black vote they surely have by now. Can somebody explain to me how she can possibly win the general without it?

They know exactly what they're doing

Isaac136 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:46:12 -0400

I think Obama's response was beyond gracious, but that he knows, everybody knows, this was an effort to confuse people into thinking they can't vote without having received a package in the mail.

Re: D.C. group behind robocalls

dbcooper41@aol.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:38:31 -0400

a quick glance at the biographies of the Women's Voices Women Vote board members reveals several former clinton staffers and advisors. hardly political novices who would make such a mistake. there is also a "lady" who came from accenture, formerly know as arthur anderson consulting. some may recall they had an involvement in the enron scam as well as the florida voter roles purge of black voters( of course there was no voter suppresion in that little stunt).

Re: D.C. group behind robocalls

liam — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:12:16 -0400

Why would an org called "Women's voices, women vote" send a robocall featuring a guy named Lamont? Why do it the week before the primary? It's just dumb.

I'm not insinuating some conspiracy to disenfranchise the electorate, I'm just saying that this group is incompetent.

Re: D.C. group behind robocalls

greenlamp — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:27:43 -0400

Joe Goode, Executive Director of Women's Voices Women Vote. Goode was the Campaign Manager for North Carolina Congressman David Price. After serving as the Congressman's District Director in 1997..... - (WVWV website)

Re: Lamont also called in Ohio, Virginia

riverrd — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:19:43 -0400

This is just another racist repoblican trick that the "Corporate Media" will not cover in fear they will lose their place on the 'Straight-Talk Express' bus of 'Fellower-Travelers'.