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on the History Guy, the origin of the
website, along with commentaries
and a site
map. "I didn't vote for him,
but he's my president, and I
hope he does a good
job."--John
Wayne, following Richard
Nixon's defeat by Senator John
F. Kennedy in the 1960
election. "Now is the time to lift
our nation from the quicksands
of racial injustice to the
solid rock of brotherhood. Now
is the time to make justice a
reality for all of God's
children... I have a dream that one
day this nation will rise up
and live out the true meaning
of its creed: "We hold these
truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created
equal." I have a dream that one
day on the red hills of
Georgia, the sons of former
slaves and the sons of former
slave owners will be able to
sit down together at the table
of brotherhood. I have a dream that one
day even the state of
Mississippi, a state
sweltering with the heat of
injustice, sweltering with the
heat of oppression, will be
transformed into an oasis of
freedom and justice. I have a dream that my
four little children will one
day live in a nation where
they will not be judged by the
color of their skin but by the
content of their character.
I have a dream
today!... With this faith, we will
be able to hew out of the
mountain of despair a stone of
hope. With this faith, we will
be able to transform the
jangling discords of our
nation into a beautiful
symphony of brotherhood. With
this faith, we will be able to
work together, to pray
together, to struggle
together, to go to jail
together, to stand up for
freedom together, knowing that
we will be free one
day. And this will be the day
-- this will be the day when
all of God's children will be
able to sing with new
meaning: My country 'tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty, of thee
I sing. Land where my fathers
died, land of the Pilgrim's
pride, From every mountainside,
let freedom ring! And if America is to be
a great nation, this must
become
true."--The
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., August 28, 1963, at
the height of the Civil Rights
Movement
Barack Obama's
Victory Speech, Nov. 4,
2008--President-Elect
Obama's Victory Speech in Grant
Park, Chicago the night of his
election.
CNN declared
Barack Obama to be the winner of
the 2008 U.S. Presidential
Election at 7:58 PM PT
November 4,
2008 McCain aides
see 'no path to
victory' Posted: 7:23
PM PT From CNN
Correspondent Dana
Bash (CNN) —
Two senior aides to John McCain
see "no path to victory," given
the night's results so
far. The two
advisors, who were crunching
numbers for the Republican
contender, were responding to a
question from CNN's Dana Bash,
who has been covering the McCain
campaign. The aides
asked not to named because the
campaign is not commenting on
internal discussions. Three states
that went Republican in 2004 have
gone for Democrat Barack Obama,
according to CNN projections
— Iowa, New Mexico and
Ohio.
The
Electoral College
Explained
The
American
helicopter raid into
Syria
this week which targeted an
al-Qaida leader based there, may
presage a similar attack into
Iran in the near future. Just as
missile strikes and a very
similar commando
raid into Pakistan's border
region
in September may have
foreshadowed this raid into
Syria's border area, the next
logical target in the ongoing
attempt to curtail cross-border
aid and supply to al-Qaida and
other insurgents into Iraq may be
Iran. Many analysts
and pundits have mulled over the
possibility of an "October
Surprise" in the middle east
which could affect the American
Presidential race. The
theory being that an
international crisis or event
could highlight the foreign
policy experience of John McCain
over his opponent, Barack
Obama. Also, if a major
military event took place, the
American public may automatically
back the party in power (the
Republican), and this close to
Election Day, that may translate
into more votes for
McCain. This theory is
faulty on several fronts.
First, the economy will continue
to be Issue #1, and little short
of a major terror attack on the
U.S. homeland will change
that. Second, at this point
in the war and in the election
campaign, the American public
would likely turn on the Bush
Administration and, by extension,
John McCain if it perceived an
attempt to manipulate the
election with the lives of
American service
members. And then there
is the real danger. George
W. Bush and Dick Cheney have been
clear that they view the
development of Iranian nuclear
weapons to be a grave and mortal
danger the the United States and
its allies, particularly
Israel. Rather than start
something with Iran before the
election, in what the history
books and public opinion would
surely condemn as a blatant and
heavy-handed attempt to influence
the election, it is far more
likely that the long-feared "Iran
War" will begin after Barack
Obama wins the election, which,
as of this writing, seems very
likely to occur. Were McCain to
take office, Bush and Cheney
would likely feel assured that
their policies on Iran and the
nuclear issue would be carried on
by McCain. The same is not
true of a likely Obama
Administration. Thus, in
order to save America, Israel,
and much of Europe from a
nuclear-armed Iran, it is highly
likely that at some point in the
77 day transition period between
Election Day and Inauguration
Day, an incident will occur, or a
commando raid similar to those
carried out on Pakistan and Syria
will take place on Iranian
soil. Or, Israel may elect
to attack Iran itself, with the
full assurance of American
support and
involvement. If Obama wins,
watch for signs of military
buildup and preparation.
This Iran War scenario is all the
more likely after the raids on
Pakistan and Syria. After
all, what do President Bush and
Vice-President Cheney have to
worry about if the American
public disapproves of such a
war? Elect them out of
office? President Obama may
be faced with a much more
dangerous, chaotic, and violent
world than now exists.
Veep
Pick Biden Now Under Secret
Service
Protection--August
22, 2008 The U.S.
Secret Service dispatched a
protective detail to the home of
Senator Joseph Biden prior to
Saturday's public announcement in
Illinois that Biden is Senator
Barack Obama's vice-presidential
choice. ABC
News
reported on the night of August
22 that: Joe
Biden ran for the Democratic
presidential nomination in 1988
and 2004, but never advanced to
the point where he received
Secret Service
protection. Biden
Named by CNN as Obama's Veep
Choice At 9:43 PM
(West Coast Time), CNN reported
that Senator Joseph Biden of
Deleware, has accepted Barack
Obama's offer to serve as his
vice-presidential running
mate. Throughout the
night, reports came in that other
leading possibilities, including
Evan Bayh and Hillary Clinton,
reported that they were not the
vice-presidential
picks. Obama
veep still a mystery
--Associate
Press, August 22, 2008 On a day and
night of political suspense,
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden emerged
as a leading contender Friday to
become Barack Obama's vice
presidential pick as two running
mate rivals learned they had been
eliminated. Virginia Gov.
Tim Kaine spread word
...(more) Paris
Hilton Presidential Video--August
6, 2008 Paris Hilton,
celebrity debutante, today aired
a video
response to John McCain's
unauthorized use of her image in
a campaign commercial. Hilton's
video, released on the
website
Funny or
Die,
compares John McCain to other
older Americans, such as the
Golden Girls, Colonel Sanders,
Larry King, and Yoda, before then
cutting to an image of the
white-haired Republican
candidate. Paris Hilton, whose
political party allegiance
remains a mystery, outlined a
compromise economic policy
blending elements of both
McCain's and Obama's stated
policy positions.
John
Edwards Affair Story--July 27,
2008 John Edwards,
former candidate for President in
both the 2004 and 2008 election
campaigns, has, according to
FOX
News,
been engaging in an affair with a
woman named Rielle Hunter, and he
was seen running and hiding from
reporters in the Beverly Hills
Hilton recently. Hunter was
supposedly a guest in the hotel
that night. FOX News quoted a
hotel security guard, who said
that he found the former
presidential candidate trapped in
a men's room, with reporters
outside shouting questions at
Edwards about his relationship
with Rielle Hunter. Rumors of an
Edwards affair with Hunter have
surfaced before, but this, if
confirmed, would be more than a
rumor. Video supposedly exists
showing Hunter entering a hotel
room, and then of Edwards leaving
the same room later. John Edwards
is married, and his wife,
Elizabeth is battling an
incurable form of cancer. Edwards
suspended his presidential
campaign in January, after
defeats in the early primaries
and caucuses. He has endorsed
Barack Obama, and has been
mentioned as a possible
vice-presidential candidate, a
role he played in the 2004
election. Any talk of Edwards
running on a national ticket as
the veep again, is now sure to
end whether this hotel tyst story
turns out to be true or
not. Guard
Confirms Late-Night Hotel
Encounter Between Ex-Sen. John
Edwards, Tabloid
Reporters--FOX
News John
Edwards' Concession (text and
video)
Speech--Jan.
30, 2008
Washington
State Caucus Results
(Republican) About
half of the Republican delegates
will be allocated through the
caucus system. The rest are to be
determined through the Feb. 19
primary election. McCain had
3,468 votes for 26% Huckabee had
3,226 votes for 24% Ron Paul had
2,799 votes for 21% **As of
Sunday evening, Feb. 10, Huckabee
is disputing the results of the
Washington Republican Caucuses,
claiming that the party, led by
Luke Esser, called the race for
McCain too soon. Legal action may
follow. Washington
State Caucus Results
(Democrat) All
of the Democrat's Washington
delegates were allocated through
the caucus system. The primary
election on Feb. 19 is
essentially meaningless for
Democrats in terms of delagate
allocation. Obama had
21,696 votes for 68%, which gives
him 25 pledged
delegates Clinton had
9,992 votes for 31%, which gives
her 12 pledged
delegates Feb.
7, 2008--Mitt
Romney Exits the Republican
Presidential
Race--Super
Tuesday knocks Romney out of the
race. Florida
Republican Primary--Jan. 29,
2008 2nd
Place--Mitt
Romney 3rd
Place--Rudy Giuliani
(Dropped
out of the race on
01.30.08) 4th
Place--Mike
Huckabee 5th
Place--Ron Paul Florida
Democratic Primary--Jan. 29,
2008 2nd
Place--Barack
Obama 3rd
Place--John Edwards
(Dropped
out of the race on
01.30.08) South
Carolina Democratic
Primary--Jan.
26, 2008 2nd
Place-Senator Hillary
Clinton 3rd
Place-Senator John Edwards
Jan.
25, 2008--Dennis Kucinich
Drops
out of the Democratic
Race --Read
the Kucinich
Biography
Jan.
22, 2008--Fred
Thompson Drops out of the
Republican
Race
South
Carolina Republican
Primary Jan
19, 2008 Senator
John McCain--Won
with 33% of South Carolina
Primary votes= 19 Delegates to
Republican Convention Former
Governor Mike
Huckabee--Took 2nd
with 30% of South Carolina
Primary votes= 5 Delegates to
Republican Convention Former
Senator Fred Thompson
--Came in 3rd with
16% of South Carolina Primary
votes= 4 Delegates to Republican
Convention Former
Governor Mitt Romney
--Came
in 4th with 15% of South Carolina
Primary votes= 0 Delegates to
Republican Convention Representative
Ron Paul
--Came
in 5th with 48% of South Carolina
Primary votes= 0 Delegates to
Republican Convention Former
Mayor Rudy
Giuliani
--Came
in 6th with 2% of South Carolina
Primary votes=0 Delegates to
Republican Convention Nevada
Republican Caucuses
Jan
19, 2008 Former
Governor Mitt
Romney--Won with
51% of Nevada Caucus votes= 18
Delegates to Republican
Convention Representative
Ron Paul--Took 2nd
with 14% of Nevada Caucus votes=
4 Delegates to Republican
Convention Senator
John McCain--Came
in 3rd with 13% of Nevada Caucus
votes= 4 Delegates to Republican
Convention Former
Governor Mike
Huckabee--Came in
4th with 8% of Nevada Caucus
votes= 2 Delegates to Republican
Convention Former
Senator Fred
Thompson--Came in
5th with 8% of Nevada Caucus
votes= 2 Delegates to Republican
Convention Former
Mayor Rudy
Giuliani
--Came
in 6th with 14% of Nevada Caucus
votes= 1 Delegate to Republican
Convention Nevada
Democratic Caucuses
Jan
19, 2008 Senator
Hillary Clinton
--
Won with 51% of Nevada Caucus
votes= 12 Delegates to Democratic
Convention Senator
Barack Obama
--Came
in 2nd 45% of Nevada Caucus
votes= 13 Delegates to Democratic
Convention Former
Senator John
Edwards
--Finished
a very distant 4% of Nevada
Caucus votes= 0 Delegates to
Democratic
Convention Representative
Dennis Kucinich
--
0% of Nevada Caucus votes= 0
Delegates to Democratic
Convention Governor
Bill Richardson
--0%
of Nevada Caucus votes= 0
Delegates to Democratic
Convention Michigan
Primary Update: Updated
Jan. 15, 2008 Democrats: Clinton
wins nearly-uncontested Michigan
Primary. Obama and Edwards did
not compete in
Michigan. Republicans: Romney
wins hotly-contested Republican
Michigan Primary, McCain takes
second, Huckabee takes a distant
third, while Giuliani comes in
behind Ron Paul and Fred
Thompson. New
Hampshire Primary
Update: Updated
Jan. 9, 2008 Democrats: At
Stake: 27 total delegates: 22
decided in the Jan. 8 primary, 5
"superdelegates" Candidates
in the January 8, 2008 New
Hampshire Primary: Senator
Barack Obama--104,757
votes=36%--A very close
second--Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
9 Former Senator John
Edwards--48,666=17%--
A distant third place
finish. He may do well in
parts of the South, especially
in South Carolina, and in
strong union states, but at
this point, his best hope is
to end up with enough pledged
delegates in the Democratic
Convention to be a king or
queen maker in the event
Clinton and Obama finish in a
virtual dead heat by
summer-time.--Number
of Delegates from New
Hampshire: 4 Governor Bill
Richardson--13,245
votes=5%--Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
0 Representative
Dennis Kucinich--3,912
votes=1%--Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
0 Next Up:
Nevada
Democratic Precinct Caucuses
on Jan. 19 South
Carolina Democratic Primary on
Jan. 26 Republicans: At
Stake: 12 total delegates: All 12
decided in the Jan. 8
primary Candidates
in the January 8, 2008 New
Hampshire Primary: John McCain--88,447
votes=37%--The
Winner--Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
7 Mitt Romney--75,202
votes=31%--Even though he took
second place, as in Iowa, he
was expected to do better in
New Hampshire, which is
literally in his neck of the
woods, as Romney is a former
governor of
Massachusetts.--Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
4 Mike
Huckabee--26,760
votes=11%--New Hampshire
prides itself on ignoring the
Iowa results, and the
Evangelical base in N.H. is
not comparable to that found
in Iowa. Upcoming Southern
States (The Bible Belt), may
be good to Huckabee, perhaps
at the expense of
Romney.--Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
1 Rudy
Giuliani--20,387
votes=9%--Did not run in New
Hampshire. Giuliani is waiting
for the Southern Primaries,
where he has put most of his
time, energy, resources, and
his political
future.--Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
0 Ron Paul--18,276
votes=8%--Paul is still
hanging in there, representing
the true Libertarian and
anti-Iraq War wing of the
Republican Party.--Number
of Delegates from New
Hampshire: 0 Fred Thompson--2,884
votes=1%--Thompson did not
look good in the last debate.
This may be the beginning of
the end for his latest
co-starring role.--Number
of Delegates from New
Hampshire: 0 Next Up: Nevada
Republican Precinct Caucus
on
Jan. 19 South
Carolina Republican Primary on
Jan. 19 Hawaii
Republican Precinct Caucuses
on Jan. 25 Iowa
Update: Democrats: Candidates
in the January 3, 2008 Iowa
Caucuses: Former Senator John
Edwards--29%--Still alive
as the campaign heads for New
Hampshire Senator
Hillary Clinton--29%--Huge
defeat for Hillary as she
entered Iowa the clear
front-runner, and is now in
3rd place. She can still pick
it up in New Hampshire and
hopes the Clinton magic can
transform her into a new
"Comeback Kid," like another
Clinton did sixteen years
ago. Governor Bill
Richardson--2% Senator Joseph
Biden--1% Uncommitted--Less than
1% Senator Christopher
Dodd--Less than 1% Former Senator Mike
Gravel--Less than 1% Representative
Dennis Kucinich--Less than
1% Republicans: Candidates
in the January 3, 2008 Iowa
Caucuses: Mike Huckabee--34%--The
winner. Helped by the
Evangelical turnout, and by
Chuck Norris standing over his
shoulder. Mitt Romney--25%--Even
though he took second place,
he far outspent Huckabee, and
losing by nine percentage
points represents a big fall.
May do better in New
Hampshire. Fred Thompson--13%--Not bad
considering he entered the
race late. John McCain--13%--Not a bad
considering he did not really
run in Iowa and devoted his
resources to New Hampshire.
Must win next week in the
Granite State to survive. Ron Paul--10%--May do well
in libertarian-minded New
Hampshire. Rudy
Giuliani--4%--Did not run
in Iowa. Competing in Iowa and
then losing badly would have
hurt him more than not
competing Duncan
Hunter--1%--Irrelevant before,
much more irrelevant now. Tom Tancredo--Dropped
out of the race on October 28,
2007. He endorsed Mitt
Romney 2008
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Quotes
to help unify the nation on
the eve of Barack Obama's
historic election
victory.
Nov. 6--Barack Obama
chooses Rahm
Emanuel
as his White House Chief of
Staff
John
McCain's Concession Speech, Nov.
4,
2008--John
McCain's gracious speech
congratulating Senator Barack
Obama on his victory.
See the CNN article below. It
looks like the McCain camp is not
seeing light at the end of the
tunnel. At this point (7:28 PT),
CNN shows Obama with 207
Electoral Votes to McCain's 135.
When the results from Washington,
Oregon, and California come in,
Obama will be over 270 Electoral
Votes. The McCain campaign is
over.
Does
Syria Raid Foreshadow an "October
Surprise?"
The
United States Secret Service
has dispatched a protective
detail to assume the immediate
protection of Sen. Joseph
Biden, D-Del., a source tells
ABC News, indicating in all
likelihood that Biden has been
officially notified that Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Illinois, has
selected him to be his running
mate.
1st
Place--John McCain
1st
Place--Hillary
Clinton
1st
Place-Senator Barack Obama
Senator
Hillary
Clinton--112,
238 votes=39%--The
winner---Number of
Delegates from New Hampshire:
9
Michigan
Democratic Primary on Jan.
15
Michigan
Republican Primary on Jan.
15
Senator
Barack Obama--38%--The
winner
Barack
Obama's Candidacy Announcement
Speech-Feb. 10,
2007*-New*-
