What would happen if everyone who wanted her to win the nomination, wrote Hillary in on their ballot in November?

Dear Hillary,

Thank you. You have once again inspired me. You will always have my support, financially and emotionally. I always thought you were the better choice and tonight you proved it once again. I’m glad that the rest of the country FINALLY got to see the class act that you are. They finally got to see the real you. Not the version of you that was demonized by the media. Not a sound byte out of context. But the real you. Strong, intelligent, capable, experienced and presidential you. The rest of the nation finally got to see the woman that so many of us have believed in and continue to believe in.

I will cast my vote for Barack Obama in November, in honor of you. And because as a true democrat I would have never voted for McCain and all that he stands for. I still believe that you belong in the White House. I know that one day you will get to the White House. I can’t wait for that day.

Love,

Eliza

American Research Group (ARG) just posted the (very encouraging) results of polls for Montana and South Dakota:

I know it’s extremely unlikely for Hillary to win both these states — but, HEY! If we don’t have a dream, what else is there?

Let’s all make calls for Hillary tonight and keep our dreams alive.

This is an Open Thread.

Ma name is John Smith.

Ah, been in dis here plantation since a

was a young chile..sold offin’

my Mama befo’ I was ten.

But Ah memba’ my Mama face

and my Mama hands.

My Mama face wuz brown

tired and sad. 

She wore a ole’ faded

red head rag.   She would

take me wid her to clean

the chicken coups

and feed the cows.

Ah would play and chase

the chickens!

One day the master

of  da house came and

picked me out from

ma friends and told

my Mama it wuz time

fo’ me to go!

I wuz too big to

be playin’ anymo’.

The master sent ole’

Joe, the helper to carry me off

to the market to be

sold. 

Ah cried and kicked and

screamed fo’ my

Mama. 

She just stood a lookin’

after me and did not

move to help me!

Ah watched my Mama

grow tiny as the horse,

cart  pulled me and the otha’ slaves who

was packed into it away from

my birth plantation to a

new and dangerous beginin’!

Ah wuz sold to the Williams.

Mr. Williams was kind, but

his son was the mean one.

He liked to beat slaves fo’ nuthin’

and then leave um to die if they

put up a fuss.

He would jus’ buy mo’

slaves the next day.

The Williams plantation

was a cotton plantation.

Hard work, pickin’ cotton,

cuts up yo’ hands and stuff.

Ah grew big and strong.

I could carry three times my weight

on a good day.

So young master Williams took

good care uh me. 

But ah hated ta see

my friends suffer so.

One day we heard of the

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

Ah  decided to run awa’.

No, Ah told ye, that Master Williams

wuz good to me.  Ah just wanted to see

my Mama so bad.

Ah did not care about good treatment.

Ah wanted to be free! 

Ah made a chance run fo’ it

one night.

Ah wuz tryin’ ta meet

up wid the UnderGround RailRoad

in the forest.

Ah, made a mistake.

I told ole’ Buck, who curries the

Master’s horses.  He warn’ me

not to try it!  Ah, told him to minds his business!

I could out run any dog, or horse….cause the master

fed me the best food cause ah carried the heavy loads and pulled

plows when the horses went lame.

Sos’  I think that is why I wuz caught so fast.

When they draggs’ me back to the

plantation, there was ole’ Buck a lookin’

at me.  From a distance he kept gettin’

bigger, and bigger.  He stood right at

the wipping post and look at me….just starin’

and shaking his ole’ grey head.

When they tied me up I could see dried

blood where other slaves had been beat.

It wuz a cloudy day.

It wuz a hot night.

They found me in the day and wup me

deep into da night.

Young Master Williams took a break

from his workin’ my back, and

then told his workers to continue on

till the next mornin’ just wupin’

my back.

I stop yellin’ and then I don’t

member nothin after dat.

All I know is that I found ma’self

sittin up here wit Jesus, and da

Angels.

Oh, and I found Mama too!

Except  she got a big smile on

huh face, and she wearing a white

dress and she don’t look tired no’ mo’.

Fini~~~

Fiction Depiction of Slavery

by Riveroflifelisajoy

I was checking out Hillary Clinton’s website and saw a letter of endorsement from Maya Angelou.  While I support Hillary Clinton for reasons all my own, it was nice to see someone whose work I both enjoy and respect feels the same.

Read Maya Angelou’s endorsement here.  And congratulations, Hillary!

This has got to be the least respectful run democratic fight for the presidency of the United States that I have lived to see.  What is the point of this non-moderated debate?

Does being president of the United States mean that you must have open debates,  thinking on your feet sessions at all times while holding office?  Is that really the case?  How often will a president have to debate while in office? 

How much of his job, as president  will include being challenged by the consitutients? 

Yes,  President Bush has had to answer for his views on his actions taken after 911,  Afganistan,  Iraq,  and the prisoner holding and detention centers. 

 But  it would appear that all of those media infested Presidenticial addresses have never ever been “under controled.” 

 The president states his views on his actions, takes several questions from hand picked verbally controled journalists and then takes his leave of the podium as the democrates, and republicans state their views of the presidents actions and statements. 

Let the presidenticial elections take their natural course.  Obama and Clinton should continue to campaign and let the people of the United States decide. 

With all of the issues that I need answered as American Citizen,  I would hope that Hillary Clinton,  does not “bate” other other nations into issues and discussions in this way.  Challenging countries and flexing our muscles may work on some smaller countries…but it may not work on those challenging democracy who  may  have help from larger countries who supply  them  with weapons.

Whether Clinton  states JOBS, JOBS, JOBS…..OR OBAMA STATES,  HOPE AND CHANGE….IT ALL SPELLS THE SAME THING!!!!!!

Did Hillary Clinton state that she would raise the minimum wage?!!!!  NO!   Obama stated that he would raise the minimum wage—–YEARLY!

Thus Obama and Clinton are both pushing the same agenda.  To state that Hillary is talking jobs…without increasing the earnings of those already working is counterproductive. 

Obama wants to increase the minimum wage…which will increase the wage of all Americans retroactively! 

Let the campaigns continue and be decent and in order.

Let the democrats seek their president elect and proceed to battle it out with the republican hopeful. 

Let the games stop and a serious level of respect be given  to the       democrats  constituents   intelligence.  

Is the willingness to debate a form of weakness shown by the Clinton camp?  ;To show up Obama’s weakness.  How about decision making at *****3:00 in the morning? 

 How  about waking up each candidate at 3 AM and ask them a question of global proportions?  Especially since Clinton camp wants to dwell on such a logic.  

 Sorry….but I clearly remember  the  castrophic   “911″ event took place in broad day light and decisions were made while President Bush was wide awake….not asleep at 3AM!

Please let us move forward,  let the best candiate for the position be picked,  and let the NIT PICKING stop!