You're not gonna like this, but I can't read the words Clinton and dark stain in that article and not think blue dress. Misogyny cuts a lot of ways; the vast-right-wing-conspiracy mantra that Bill Clinton was/is a serial rapist is hard to completely ignore if one tries to stay objective. Hillary's high negatives have a lot to do with the many (mostly unfair) attacks on her husband's presidency, but I know a lot of progressive and women-supporting people who have a hard time swallowing (sorry! it's hard to use common English words once the images of Bill's shenanigan's have made a distinguishing mark in your brain) her candidacy, and are happy to Move On to Obama. It sucks (sorry) for Hillary, but that's reality.

Long story, bear with me:

I grew up in KY, Louisville suburbs. White, with college-educated parents (Yankees from Illinois). Dad worked at GE Appliance Park (they just announced they're getting out of that business this week -- GE will not be making refrigerators, can you belive that!) When the local kids asked me if I was on the side of the Yanks or Rebs in the war, I said "well, the North won that war 100 years ago, right?" WRONG!

I went to Seneca High School, about 30-40% Black. Wes Unseld's school. His brother George, a huge black mountain of a man, walked the halls as our "human relations advisor" or some-such, ostensibly to keep the peace. Oh, I was scared to go into the bathrooms alone as a 7th grader for fear of getting beaten up, but I feared whites and blacks equally. In 11th grade I transferred to Ballard, over on the upper-class east side, but court-ordered busing came in 1976 and we had a diverse school population. To quote the often-ridiculed phrase, "some of my best friends were Black." I mean, I used to hang with John McHenry on the weekends, and visited his house downtown. John, if you're reading this 30 years later, I hope you are well.

Here's the thing -- I was fortunate to be raised in a liberal home without prejudice. Dad voted republican and Mom democrat -- he worked for GE and she was a teacher -- but they were both liberal in the sense that they gave me a progressive education and world-view. So here I am, 30 years later, a professional, latte-sipping Obama supporter (who would gladly vote for Clinton, too, either way is cool with me.)

But the point I came to make is that when we used to drive to Appalachia to go hiking or camping, and we accidentally took a back road through some dark holler, and those toothless red-heads would stare at us city folk from their ramshackle porches and junk-strewn yards, I would feel a chill up my spine and my neck hairs would stand on end. Those people were different, I thought, and even before I read Deliverance, they scared the hell out of me.

I don't know what Obama can do to buy some hillbilly love, but it won't be easy to get them to vote their economic self-interest. The best outcome would be to hope they and their kin who have dispersed to the 100s of Walmarts from Ohio to North Carolina just stay home and don't vote, so maybe the latte-sippers like me who live in Charlotte and Columbus and Pittsburg can deliver the electoral votes we're gonna need.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/20/mccain-adviser-steps-down-to-avoid-working-against-obama/

Says Obama's a uniter; he won't work the GE! Cool Beans.

Alex, can you run this story in War Room???

With friends like you, Obama hardly needs enemies.

So Obama is Bush 2000, and Clinton is Gore, and she should give up for the good of the country?

I'm not buying it. There's nothing fishy about Obama's lead. No hanging chads in Oregon. No butterfly ballots in Iowa.

I guess I admire Hillary's fighting spirit, and the way she connects with voters in a lot of states. I hope she acquiesces gracefully on June.

Not funny, even though I'm an Obama supporter. Isn't there anything important or relevant to report on? Congressional hearings with oil execs? Farm bill? McCain ethical problems? Isreali-Syrian meetings? The War?

Obama also sounds better live than in the studio!

Si se puede!

yes, the popular vote argument is bogus. example -- the Iowa caucuses, and caucuses in other states, had larger turnouts than every before because Obama's a uniquely inspiring candidate and has a good organization. But had those states held simple elections, the turnout, and Obama's vote total, would have been larger.

Also, I voted uncommitted in Michigan -- count that as an Obana vote. Plus, many of the Obama supporters didn't bother to show up and vote for uncommitted.

Plus, Neither Hillary nor Obama's going to beat Mccain in Kentucky.

As has been suggested, the one who's running behind pushes for more debates, hoping for a gaffe by the front-runner. And McCain does pretty well in the town hall format, with his "straight talk" style.

But also, and more significantly, Mccain always tries to drum up free media because he's so far behind in the money race. The proposal would give him 15 hours free media, and present him as Obama's equal. In paid media, he'll be at a tremendous disadvantage.

Stiil Obama is a quick study and should accept the proposal in some way or another. He is much younger, taller and has a longer reach. He should be able to land enough jabs to win the decision.

HRC values universal health care, education, abortion rights, effective government that protects the disadvantaged and helps them advance.

Some of her primary supporters (5-10%) seem to value keeping the black guy down and creating chaos in the democrat ranks.

I'd like to hear her disavow those elements, and work heartily for Obama.

And let him pick his own damn VP.

if it means Obama can pick another VP

Baseball's played in a park

Obama landslide