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| What the press isn't tell you! | | | | Obama which will cause many Floridians to not vote |
| For those Democrats who care to remember, flash | | | | and will also alienate about 30 to 35% of |
| back to the year 2000 -- the person, who won the | | | | Clinton’s supporters. |
| popular vote, did not become President. And we | | | | Because the DNC has no spine, they will nominate |
| got seven years of disaster for our country. It | | | | Obama and our next president might well be Senator |
| happened because of Florida -- and Florida is in the | | | | McCain. A Republican President could win, in a year |
| middle of it again! | | | | when the Democrats have the absolutely best |
| Let’s review the situation -- according to the | | | | chance to win back the White House. Or we get |
| media, Florida moved up their primary, therefore they | | | | another President who has no experience, which is |
| were penalized by the Democratic National | | | | what we have now and look at the state of our |
| Committee by having their delegates and votes not | | | | nation!! It is almost laughable. |
| counting at the Democratic National Convention. | | | | The Super Delegates are suppose to vote for the |
| Now, let’s look at what really happened. | | | | candidate who can best win the general election -- |
| Several states were penalized by the DNC for | | | | that was what their original mandate was when the |
| moving up their primaries, but in a meeting held in | | | | Democratic Party came up with this system. I am |
| Atlanta, the DNC forgave and didn’t penalize | | | | tired of the Democratic Party and all of its silly rules |
| all the other states -- only Michigan and Florida. The | | | | -- there are probably many Democrats who feel the |
| news media has not reported this little known fact. | | | | same way I do. Our delegates are split up |
| And here is another one -- the decision to move up | | | | proportionally by the percentage of the vote that |
| the primary in Florida wasn’t even the | | | | each candidate won in each state, except for the |
| Democrat’s idea -- it was the Republican | | | | states that have caucuses, (don’t ask me to |
| Party. The Florida legislature, which is held by the | | | | explain that one) except in Texas where they have |
| Republican Party, voted for moving the primary | | | | both! Yes, that’s right -- Texas has both -- an |
| contest up. The media has not reported that | | | | election and then that night a caucus. They are not |
| either. So once again Florida’s Republican | | | | even sure right now how many delegates each |
| Party has control of our biggest political contest. | | | | candidate gets from Texas. (Leave it to my great |
| As for Michigan, I found this interesting bit of news | | | | state of Texas). The Republican’s have it |
| on a blog: | | | | right -- winner takes all. |
| Sources with Edwards, Dodd and Biden's | | | | What I want to know is why hasn’t the press |
| campaigns -- speaking on the condition of anonymity | | | | reported on any of this? It seems to be that the |
| -- said they discussed a plan, apparently floated by | | | | media drives public opinion and may actually control |
| the Obama campaign, to privately tell Clinton's team | | | | public policy. Is that what we want in our country, |
| they would remain on the ballot and at the last | | | | state controlled media? We do not have freedom |
| minute remove their names. Thus, Clinton would be | | | | of the press in this country. We have a few |
| the sole name on a renegade state's ballot. | | | | powerful owners of the major networks, who |
| I believe that when all this maneuvering was going | | | | control the media and decide the talking points for |
| on, no one in the DNC had any idea that Obama | | | | the day. Not exactly what our Founding Fathers |
| would develop such a cult following and sweep most | | | | meant when they wrote the Bill of Rights, and the |
| of the delegates in order to gain the nomination. No, | | | | Declaration of Independence. So, unless the few |
| they all figured Hillary had this one in the bag. Now, | | | | owners want the public to know, then the press |
| they have a problem of who is the best candidate to | | | | never reports it. |
| go against the Republicans -- a little known Senator | | | | Everyone needs to wake up. Our country is failing. |
| from Illinois, who has little if any foreign policy | | | | We are at war in two countries costing us 2 billion |
| experience, or Hillary Clinton, who has more | | | | dollars a week, we are trillions of dollars in debt (to a |
| experience in domestic and foreign policy not to | | | | communist country) a barrel of oil is about $135, by |
| mention that she and her husband are powerful | | | | the end of summer a gallon of gas could well be |
| leaders in the Democratic Party. Do they give the | | | | $6.00, our jobs are being shipped to other countries, |
| nomination to Senator Obama, the weaker of the | | | | our dollar is worth 300% less than 7 years ago, New |
| two or count all the votes and give the nomination | | | | Orleans is still not rebuilt, and 35 million Americans |
| to Senator Clinton, who probably really won the most | | | | have no health insurance. |
| votes if you counted Florida? If it’s Clinton, | | | | We need a leader!! |
| they risk the disapproval and rioting of 95% of the | | | | |