Thanks for this. (Yoda -- for different reasons -- thanks for your post, too.)

Getting angry keeps me moving. I was watching people starting to come together on TPM. I don't want to become too negative about Clinton, nor will I smear her as a person. However, I cannot ignore the fact that her campaign has flagrantly used racism to its own benefit.

Everyone keeps using this "under the bus" metaphor today.

Aren't African Americans always getting thrown under the bus? I mean, forget the back of the bus, with mortality rates the way they are, and imprisonment rates the way they are (for minor crimes), things seem almost worse than they ever have been.

I'm not black, but I am kind of Jewish (I go to temple -- my dad's Jewish), so I am getting especially angry at Clinton for her campaign's strange efforts to align with one group and play to the denigration of another.

"Obliterate Iran" was code -- a very dangerous, very racist one -- that states we will kill brown people to protect Israel.

Of course, this is dangerous for Jewish people, too, because I don't think the interests Clinton or McCain represents represent the will of the Israeli people or what is best for Israel. Indeed, I feel as if we are falling for some strange trap.

I don't think these so called friends are friends at all.

I do think that African Americans and Jewish people should be -- for both are historically oppressed.

But we are set against each other so that we might be more conveniently targeted and used as weapons.

Anyway, I'm getting sick and tired of this demagoguery. I want the fight because I am sick of bad rhetoric winning.

Bad rhetoric is poison.

While Hillary has Bill and McCain and the whole GOP to help her, Obama has US. We the people.

You're absolutely right. No time for weariness right now. The media and political machinery are trying to steal this thing from us.

NOT THIS TIME!!!

Relax folks. There is plenty of time to worry after May 6th, if those primaries don't go well. Till then, just relaaax.

Great diary. My husband and I just signed up to canvass for Obama in Portland (OR) this weekend. We'll drag our cute little daughter along, too (I'm shameless bribing her with ice cream afterward)

Watching videos of Obama are exactly the right antidote to the endless blog/pundit gnashing and thrashing over the Wright business. Enough already! He's doing great in all his town halls etc. he needs to just keep on keeping on and not give a quarter on Hillary's BS like the gas tax "holiday."

Go Obama!

Hey, ruth, keep on taking that snake oil he sold you, might even cure your shamelessness.

I'm not weary. I just cowboy up and make another donation. I believe in this guy and we'll get our innings.

Yeppers - like I said I just threw another twofiddy in and it was matched - it's matching night.

Good night to give.

Tonight is a good night to be an Obama-mite.

After todays press conference and seeing the HUMAN side of Obama -- I am even more of a supporter than I originally was. The man IS presidential and is waiting to take his place at the helm.

Face facts, Obama is associated with and likely shares much of the hate and racism of Wright. It is not credible that he would have shared 20 years with his pastor, friend, spiritual advisor, and mentor without hearing, discussing, and either agreeing to or accepting Wright's hate and racism. Wright now calls him a liar and simply acting as a politiciam for expediency. How true.

You can try and find distractions to give you some positive thoughts, but just like Obama cannot run and hide from 20 years of association with Wright (and don't forget Meeks who is almost worse in some respects), you cannot ignore these incredible problems Obama carries. By ignoring this, you too become facilitators and may be likewise tarred for hate and racism.

Matthew
http://www.TheIndependentView.com

Yesterday; Hillary Clinton stood beside the Governor of North Carolina as he said the following:

From CBS News’ Fernando Suarez:

"RALEIGH, N.C. – “This lady right here makes Rocky Balboa look like a pansy,” said Governor Mike Easley, D-N.C., today, referring to Hillary Clinton."

Isn't "pansy" a demeaning way of refering to a gay man.

Why has the Media not asked Hillary to denounce and reject what her supporter, Governor Mike Easley said yesterday, while Hillary was standing by his side?

Also, what do genuine feminists think about the way Hillary likes being described as being more of a man than a violence prone punch drunk boxer character!

Your right tarnish,

Thanks for the fresh bit of encouragement. After this long and dirty primary i have been in sore need of some the last few weeks.

Whoa. Nice avatar. I may have to steeeeal it.

Never get to high or too low. Senator Obama doesn't, so why should we. Keep the faith, and keep soldiering on. He will get the nomination.

What gives hilLIARy her drive and determination is that if she loses this nomination, politically, her life is over. She is getting up there in age, the people of NY, IL, and AZ have all had to settle for less than 100% representation in the senate for 2-3 years, and they may not want her back either. Her whole life since the last days of Clinton #1 (hope I don't have to get used to that) has been carefully choreographed. Pick a big state, even if you have no REAL connections to its people, and climb the political ladder. Oh and by the way, Bill, you owe me big for Monica, so get your ass out there and campaign, because if I lose, I can write a book. And what a book! If hilLIARy loses she will take her ball and go home. Remember Nixon in 1960?? Hopefully, we won't have hilLIARy to kick around any more.

The beauty of the Internet is that every time you get pissed at some unfair election tactic or bad result, you can contribute some trifling amount (depends on individual) to a campaign and get immediate satisfaction.

Works every time for me.

Just keep the amount small so you can do this over and over and over.

Si Se Puede!

Gracias!