Obama Primary Victory Speech

It's been nearly 3 months since my last post ya'll, but this week's victory brought me out of my slumber. Here's the man himself, more gracious and beautiful than his competitors can ever dare to dream. If ya missed it, hear it go......



Notice how, even after Bitchery Clinton spent FOREVER in her speech that night, still trying to convince people she was the better candidate even though she LOST, and didn't do jack didly to really acknowledge Obama at all.....and when Old Fart McCain was talking grimey about Obama that same night....OBAMA STILL GAVE THEM BOTH POSITIVE SHOUT OUTS DURING HIS OWN VICTORY SPEECH. And remember ya'll, Billary is the same she-devil that made those RFK assasination comments about him and McFart was the one talkin' bout Obama as the candidate of Al-Q.

It takes a REAL MAN to be able to brush his shoulders off like he did, basically say "Bump ya'll. I'm not gonna stoop to your gutter level. I won. I'ma keep it moving. Peace!"

Two States Don't Stop No Show....

So let's recap:

Clinton claims victory in 3 out of 4 of last week's primaries, and the media and her supporters practically party in the streets about the "underdog" breaking Obama's 11 state winning streak.

BUT HOLD UP, WAIT A MINUTE!

What did she really win? Here's the numbers before and after last week's primaries....


BACK ON FEBURARY 26
Obama: 1, 192 delegates

Clinton: 1, 036 delegates

NOW, AS OF MARCH 12
Obama: 1,379 delegates

Clinton: 1,230 delegates

[source]

Keep in mind that these current numbers only include the delegates Clinton and Obama got in the Texas primary, which is exactly the same since the results were so close - 92 delegates each, despite her "win." On top of that, the delegates alloted from the Texas caucuses, which Obama won with a significant margin, haven't been added to these numbers yet. This will increase his lead even more.

So ultimately, despite all the media "oohs" and "aahs" about Clinton's comeback, OBAMA WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE HIS LEAD!

I mean, how fly is that? Dude doesn't even have to win states to stay in the lead. Which makes you wonder what all the hoopla about Clinton was about. Hmmm. Maybe they were doing that "Hucka-math"..........

Debate: Tonight on MSNBC at 9pm (EST)

When have you ever felt electricity like this? I look forward to the Democratic Debates the way people anticipate the Superbowl or boxing matches. Let's get ready to RUMBLE!!!!!!.........

FYI, I just want to help clarify that tonight's debate will be on MSNBC at 9pm (eastern standard time), and NOT on CNN.

I've already gotten calls and messages asking "Where's the debate? I can't find it!!!!" While the last few have been on CNN, tonight it's MSNBC's turn.

Don't have MSNBC? Watch it streamed live on the internet on MSNBC.com.

Okay, it's 15 minutes till the debate, so I gotta get my popcorn and drinks ready. I might be too enthralled to check in with ya'll as things go along, but I promise for a debrief tonight or tomorrow.

Score Card: Obama in the lead. Period.

One of the worse things about being away from you for so long was not sharing the excitement over what the faithful always knew would happen (provided that this election is run FAIRLY)...Obama is in the lead:

Obama: 1, 192 delegates

Clinton: 1, 036 delegates

[source]

Remember peeps, here at G-n-B you get it straight, no chaser. No SUPER-DELEGATE confusion. As of today, Obama is in the lead in terms of delegates ALLOTTED BY THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE.

If Barack keeps on this winning streak and crushes the competition on March 4 in Texas and Ohio, it's basically a wrap.

UNLESS Billary tries to play one of her parlor tricks and cheat Obama out of the nomination by

1) Having the Florida and Michigan delegates counted (even though she knew DANG WELL that those states would be penalized for having their primaries early), AND/OR

2) Pulling strings with Super-Delegates to get them to vote for her, DESPITE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

You might be thinking, "Oh, no super delegate would vote for Billary if the majority of their constituents voted for Obama." Well, normally, the backlash from the voters would be enough to convince someone to go the path of the popular vote. However, one has to keep in mind that A LOT OF PEOPLE OWE BILLARY A FAVOR. Especially some of our well-established Negro politicians. Every time you see big business, so-called "gentrification," and other "improvements" in a Black neighborhood, you better believe there's some Negro politician somewhere who's sold his soul (and super delegate vote) to get it. Don't let them get away with it! If you know that one of your local politicians just happen to be a super delegate, WRITE TO THEM AND URGE THEM VOTE IN A WAY THAT REFLECTS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

Garden State Lady suggests this resource to help get your voice heard (click here). Thanks, GSL!

Obama's Clean Sweep / Billary Cleans House

Billary has had a tough weekend ya'll, so I ain't even gonna try to diss. I'll just state the facts....

After winning ALL of the democratic contests this weekend, including Maine just yesterday, the current DELEGATE (not super delegate) score is:

Obama: 943

Billary: 895

(Source)

After such a crushing defeat, it should come as no surprise that Billary decided to switch it up a bit, and gave her old campaign manager (Patti Solis Doyle) the boot, replacing her with some new woman (Maggie Williams). The word that her camp is putting out is that old girl left voluntarily, but we all know the deal......

The fact that Billary's trading a Latino (Solis Doyle is Mexican American) for an African-American might also be a sign that she finally sees that she can't take the Black vote for granted.....Then again, could it be that she thinks a Black woman would be the best one to turn to in order to take down a Black man??? I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

Let's see what happens tomorrow with the Maryland, D.C., and Virginia primaries.

Feb. 9 - Obama SLAUGHTERS the Competition!!!

Oh snap! Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana, and The Virgin Islands - All for Obama. And with some HUGE margins!!!!

East, West, North, South, even in the Caribbean, HE WON'T STOP, WON'T QUIT. And just to be clear.....

OBAMA IS STILL AHEAD IN PLEDGED DELEGATES.

Bump the speculation on what the super delegates are gonna do, we're talking about the ones that Obama has gained due to proportional allocations based on the Democratic primaries and caucuses.

Let's all stay tuned to get the exact total once all the precincts report.

Cash-Money-Candidates

Wow! Check out this article from Money Magazine about the net worth of the leading presidential candidates (keep in mind, this was written before Romney, Edwards, and others dropped out). Before you click on the link, make a prediction - Who do you think has the highest net worth?...Now take a look:

CANDIDATES' NET WORTH

In light of recent attention to who's got money, who's lending money, and who's begging /borrowing/or stealing money to continue in this campaign, it's incredibly interesting.

Billary: $34.9 million (This couple doesn't represent the wealthiest candidate, but with Bill's books and speaking engagements, Hillary's corporate sponsors, and their shady real estate deals, they make an incredible team.)

Edwards: $54.7 ($20 million of that is cash and fixed income. Dang, the mill worker's son made good! I ain't mad at John, you've come a long way. Too bad you couldn't have stayed in the game a bit longer....)

Gool-i-ani: $52.2 million (most likely profits from posing as an incredibly realistic hob-goblin for annual Halloween parties)

McCain: $40.4 million (Hey Soulja Boy, we know the military don't hit you off like THAT. Lucky for you, wifey's raking in the dough pushing 40 ounces. And what's up with most of your assets being in your WIFE's name? Hmmmmm....)

Obama: $1.3 million (Yo! I knew he wasn't rolling in dough, but I ain't know brotha man was THAT hard up compared to everybody else. I mean, next to the rest of these folks he look like he need to be standing on the cheese and butter line....By the way, I don't care what nobody say, that government cheese was GOOD back in the day!)

Rommey: $202 million (Now this is a dang shame. Mitt, you out the game now, but how you have like 4 times as much as your competitors couldn't even PAY to win a nomination. Maybe that goes to show that you were just plain WACK.)

Thompson: $8.1 million (My man from "Law and Order"!!!! Well, you're out too, but maybe if you had did a few more cameos on the small screen you could have put your face out there more and raised some duckets at the same time.)

Larry King Messed Up.....

Wow.....Here I was about to "big-up" Larry King's old azz for having Will.i.am (Obama supporter and creator of the "Yes We Can" video), America Ferrera ("Ugly Betty" and Clinton supporter), and others on his show tonight to talk about youth voter participation this year....

and the conversation was okay (if not simplistic and at times downright corny and preachy in a "ABC Afterschool Special" sort of way; like "Okay kids, now that we've paraded this cool entertainment folk in front of you, be like them and vote too"...)....

then he F-ed it up by playing a clip of that dumb-azz "Obama Girl" video. I know from reading other blogs that I'm not the only one that was a bit suspicious of that chic when she first came out on You Tube, running around half nekked, with "Obama" on her butt cheeks talkin' bout she in love with Obama. What about his wife and kids, bitch??? Being an Obama fan is all good (and he is cute), but don't you think the way you expressed it was a tad bit disrespectful? Is she really a fan or a saboteur (ya'll remember that movie Undercover Brother?; who did they send after him to bring him down??)?

Bottom Line: Larry, your intentions were good, but the so-called "Obama Girl" was not the best chic to roll out as a role model. And according to you, it turned out her tawdry behind ain't even end up voting no-how!!!

Also, please stop using lingo like "fo-shizzle"...I don't even like it when some Black folk use it. Geeeshhh!!!!

Race or Gender: The REAL Decision 2008???

Much thanks to Garden State Lady for sending me this article that highlights the dilemma that many Black women are finding themselves in when it comes to choosing Obama or Clinton:

http://www.theroot.com/id/44656

Quote: "During the 1950's and 1960's black women willingly subordinated their feminist aspirations for the larger goal of black civil rights."

Quote: "Even today black girls are taught, implicitly or indirectly, to be loyal to family and community first. And many of us see ourselves, above all, as part of the collective black family."

It's funny, as a Black woman today, I can't recall a time where I've ever felt that I was in a situation where the choices that I made were, in effect, putting my race ahead of my needs as a woman. Instead, I think I've often felt that whatever I'm doing for myself or my community as a Black person also speaks to the needs of my sistren at the same time.

Yet, as the author points out, there are apparently a lot of you out there that feel torn. What's up with that? I was on another blog where it was suggested that some Black women are going with Billary due to a deep distrust and dissastifaction with Black men. Yet many of the women I know consistently band together to support Black men (and women) the sake of the community as a whole. When we do this, do our needs as women suffer?

On top of that, what about the fact that a lot of Black women simply don't trust white women and feel that the so-called "feminist" movement has been so dominated by, and served the interests of whites, that it leaves sisters in the dust? Think about it. How many Black female candidates has NOW come out publicly to support?

In the end, I flow like Oprah and say "I am a FREE woman," and who I vote for has nothing to do with favoring or sacrificing the interests of my Black community or my sisters in the struggle, yet everything to do with who I feel will be best for the country as a whole and the world.

Who's Got More Delegates? The Answer is....

If you've been asking this very question "So who's got more delegates now? Who's in the lead? Obama or Clinton?" for the past few days, then you already know that the news media are not helping to relieve your confusion one bit.

At first I thought it was me, but then I read this Wall Street Journal blog that confirmed my suspicians: The media, once again, is playing us for the okey-doke.

What do I mean? If you read Delegates and Super Delegates 101, you know that the only the delegates gained from the primary votes really count right now. The "super delegates" don't officially pledge their vote to a candidate until the Democratic National Convention. So if you are reading the newspaper, internet, or watching a news program and report how many delegates a candidate has CHECK TO SEE IF THEY ARE COUNTING JUST DELEGATES, OR ADDING A PREDICTION ABOUT SUPER DELEGATES ALSO. If they say that the tally includes super delegates, then their total is pure speculation!

The only media outlet that seems to be just counting delegates in its reporting is NBC. Check out their nifty graphics here. According to them, without all this super delegate non-sense that we can't be sure of until the August convention, the score looks like this:

Obama: 861

Clinton: 855

Edwards: 26 (remember, even though he's out of the race, he still got delegates from previous primaries)

So as of Friday, February 8th at 4pm, BARACK OBAMA HAS MORE DELEGATES THAN BILLARY.

These numbers will change:
1. After the rest of the country has its primaries and caucuses.

2. When all this stuff with the close call in New Mexico, and the Florida and Michigan exclusion is figured out.

3. At the Democratic National Convention when the mysterious super delegates cast their votes.

That #3 is the messed up part, ya'll....

Delegates and SuperDelegates 101

Am I the only one who's irked about this delegate system? Or to be more precise, the Super Delegate thing?....Or maybe you're one of those that don't really know how this system works. Well, you can check out this spiffy professional type link here... but here's how I understand on the Democratic side, in G-n-B terms.....

- Delegates are people who get to go to the Democratic National Convention (this year it's in August) and vote for who will be the party's presidential nominee.

- Delegates can be any Democrat registered to vote. You. Joe Schmo. Anybody. If you wanna be one, you just go to your local party chapter and they will break down the selection process.

- When the primary or caucus occurs, in most states, delegates are awarded on a proportional basis. For example, if Jack got 30% of the vote in Texas and Jill got 70%, then 30% of the Texas delegates pledge to vote for Jack at the convention, and the other 70% pledge to vote for Jill.

- Each state has a different number of delegates depending on their population. There are 3,253 Democratic party delegates in all. See your state number here.

Actually sounds simple, right? But wait! There are also these Super Delegates...

- Super Delegates also go to the Democratic National Convention and vote for who the party's presidential candidate will be. However, they're different from regular delegates because they can vote for whomever they want, regardless of how average citizens voted in the primary. Why? I have no idea.

- Super-delegates are congressman, Democratic party big-wigs, governers, big ballers and shot-callers. Why? I have no idea.

- There are 796 Democratic super-delegates.



So in the case of candidates Jack and Jill (above), Jack might have won the majority of the popular vote around the country during the primaries, but if Bob the super delegate is really feeling Jill, he could say "Bump Jack! Jill gets my vote." If enough super delegates think and vote like this, a candidate (in this case, Jack) could lose the nomination even though most of the average citizens around the country actually chose him.

With 4,049 delegates total (that's delegates plus super-delegates), and a big portion of that number being the "anything goes" super delegates, that means that Jack and Jill scenario is a very real possibility.

Does that sound fair to you?


Here's another take on this issue:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/108697?gt1=10856

(Thanks to S. in the Garden State for sending me this Newsweek article)

Relieved...but VEXED 48 hours after the battle...

So the last time I checked in, I was having a major anxiety over all the speculation about the Super Tuesday results. In fact, I was so angst that I turned the tv off till 11:30pm to see things a bit more conclusive, but the pundits still befuddled. The next morning things became clearer, but here we are on Thursday and stuff STILL ain't totally figured out. Here's what I do know....

Obama: 13 states won (Illinois, Georgia, Alabama, Connecticut, Missouri, Utah, Deleware, Minnesota, Colorado, Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota)

Clinton: 8 states won (who cares...)

Some thoughts...

1. What's up with Obama winning states like N. Dakota and Idaho? I didn't know POTATO FARMERS were feeling him like that. Dang!

2. Doesn't the above go to show that all this speculation about "Will he be able to do well in places without a lot of Blacks?" was a bunch of horse manure? As Chris Rock said, ain't Black folk up in Minnesota but Prince and they STILL voted for him.

3. Shout out to my peoples in Alaska for having Obama's back. Again, who knew...One love!

4. To BLACK UTAH DUDE....okay, you got me! Ya'll came out for the O-man, while my wack -ass state went the Billary route. One point for you....

Yet....Billary still has more delegates. More on that later....

Anxious.....at 9:15 pm "Super Tuesday"

Am I the only one that feels like it is wickedly NERVE RACKING to watch the news just after the pols close? I mean, with all this "predicted" winner crap, I've gone through several emotional highs and low in a matter of minutes - not cool.

CURRENT SCORE CARD:

Obama Winning (projected): Alabama, Georgia, Conneticut, Minnesota, Delaware

Clinton Winning (projected): New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri

Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy some aspect of the speculation and political commentary, especially when it features the "All-Stars," but the bottom line is that since it's all based on exit polling at this point, it doesn't make sense to sit back in victory or defeat yet. So....

I'm gonna try my best to stay off of the net (and off of the television netWORKS) and try to enjoy some tea, burn a little incense, and maybe finish reading one of the tons of books I promise that I will finish soon.....(let's see if I can hold back)

Not again! More Billary Tears??.....

Can ya'll believe this?....

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/02/breaking_hillary_reemploys_the.html

It seems like every time Obama is ahead, this woman busts out the waterworks - now, just in time for Super Tuesday. Will you buy it this time?

Geeshh....

"BLACK UTAH DUDE" SPEAKS....

Hey Gang,

Some Black dude in Utah (yes, I said a BLACK DUDE in UTAH – they do exist) had the nerve to imply that my commentaries were unobjective….can you believe that –ish???? Now ya’ll know from all my past posts that I just present the info, 98% of the time with links to some outside story so that you can DECIDE FO’ YO’ DANG SELF….just like I hope you’ll do today on (come on, let’s say it together now….)

SUPER TUESDAY!!!!!!

Well, so that Black Utah Dude can’t say I’m not fair, I’m showing you this message and a link he sent me about Billary, Health Care, and Lies….

“…we've become so brainwashed as a public, that we get bent out of shape because of Billary's mandated insurance proposal (which we now see is also Obama's plan in a different way); however, look at your paycheck and ask why this is any different from the HUGE gash that social security also makes in your check. I'm sorry, but my wages are already being garnished. Can you get out of paying Social Security as well? Universal health care is just as big as Social Security -- so it wouldn't be surprising to see it as another minus on your paycheck.

Any, I'm not kissing up to the Clintons. The biggest problems with the Clintons is that both are habitual liars, and to quote David Geffen, "lie with such ease": "

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=M2MyYjE0MjRhYzU3YTA1Y2E3YmQzNDRkZjFmN2M0ZGY=#more

Funny thing is that ultimately, I still stand by my previous comments, but it’s always good to hear all sides. Thanks Black Utah Dude!!!!!

It's Super Tuesday!!!!....Yeah!!!!!

It's SUPER TUESDAY and I'm SUPER EXCITED!.....Aren't you?

I've been accused of being just a tad bit biased, but in all honesty, I don't care who you vote for, just vote. Still.... I figured I'd take this occasion to make what has, up until now, amounted to a private blog and make it go public.

Below you'll send the post that I sent to you "A-Listers" a few days ago, but now you can share it with yo' friends. Don't worry about re-sending your comments from the past (but feel free to do so if ya want).

I even wrote a little intro in case ya'll don't know what the heck this is about. In any case...

VOTE, mi gente!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hide Your Paychecks From Billary!!!!

Hi Peeps,

IF YOU STILL THINK OBAMA AND BILLARY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME ON POLICY, THEN LOOK AT THIS:

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1709472,00.html

Ya'll hear this -ish Billary is talking now about garnishing people's paychecks? If you watched the last CNN Smackdown....er, I mean "debate"...then you heard how Barack explained and defended his reasons for not imposing health care on everyone flatout. One of his reasons had to do with the question of what happens to folks who don't want to opt into the universal coverage. Billary didn't really address that question comprehensively...until now.

Now what do you think will happen if she wins the nomination and goes up against the Republican candidate? THEY WILL USE HER WORDS TO ANNHIALATE HER at the ballot box in November. Think about it. No matter what her intentions, her stance sounds too much like "big brother" and will scare the crap out of voters. Then we'll go into the next decade with Mitt-Mc-Huck as president. Yet look at what she says in the middle of the article: she STILL thinks that she'd be more viable against the Republican candidate bc she has more experience....yeah, right! More experience putting her foot in her mouth!

Criticize B. Obama all you want about being mainly an eloquent wordsmith, but so far, he hasn't made any mega-blunders like this (and the 5 million other ones Billary's made, like the Dr. King thing....what will Billary pull out next to make sure the Reps win????)

So....still think this race is just a matter of differences in "likability." Still think Barack and Billary are the same re: policy?

Think and grow wise, mi gente......

Oh Snap! Maria Shriver....

My People,

BREAKING NEWS. LIVE AT 5:50PM SUNDAY, FEB. 3, 2008:

I'm watching Michelle, Oprah, Caroline Kennedy live from California. I thought Stevie Wonder busting his azz to get up on stage and endorse Obama was something, but then guess what??

MICHELLE JUST PULLED MARIA SHRIVER OUT THE CROWD!!!!

In case ya'll don't know, she's a Kennedy AND first lady of California AND ARNOLD SCHWARTZENEGGER'S BABY MAMA!!!!

Now ya'll know Arnold, as a REPUBLICAN governor just supported McCain. But his wife Maria just pulled a debo like "Bump my husband! I'm down with Barack..WHAT!"

This is live play by play...

- she talking about conquering her fears

- alluding to the fact (not coming out and saying it), that this hard to do considering her man supports McCain

- saying she's standing here not bc she best friends with Oprah or cousins with Caroline, but bc she wants to be here!

- she keep talking about how she giving "Shout Outs"..no kidding, those are here words; she giving a shout out to her little daughter right now

- she saying how she just decided to run out and do this THIS MORNING (and she look like it, too, bc that head ain't combed and that outfit is a nice orange but a little wrinkled)

- DANG! she rocking the crowd with some call and response type stuff like calling Barack LEADER and other words and audience is cheering back each time like "yeah"

(My personal thoughts: THIS IS THE BEST DANG CAMPAIGN IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!! SO EXCITING!!!!)

(My thougts as she's speaking: BILLARY must be angry as hell!!!!)

What ya'l think about THAT???

Signing out for now.....

Another Day, Another Kennedy

What It Is, Folks,

So with all these Kennedy's flying around it shouldn't be surprising that one more has popped up to get behind a candidate. This time it's Ethel for Obama:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethel-skakel-kennedy/why-im-supporting-barack_b_84604.html

That makes the score:

Obama: 4 Kennedys (one JFK seed + one JFK brother + one JFK nephew + one RFK wife)

Billary: 3 Kennedys (all seed of RFK)

Now, some would say that aside from the 1 extra Kenneday advantage, Obama also has an edge because while Billary has RFK's seed, Obama actually has RFK's WIFE. And not for nothing, but who knows a man (for better or worse) than the wife? So now you got Kennedys saying Obama is like John AND Bobby! Dang! Let's hope he stays safer than those two did....

And on another note, why do we care so much about what "A Kennedy" thinks anyway? Is this about any true political merit of the family today, or some left-over romanticism about the "Camelot" of yesteryear?

I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

Obama Music Video: Yes We Can

Hey!

Have any of ya'll seen this new music video by Will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) and all these celebrities featuring Barack's speech?:

http://www.dipdive.com/



Dang! Now this song is in my head and I'm floating around talkin' bout..."Yes we can....oooohhhhh, yeah!.....Yes we can....."

What do you think?