June 4, 2008

OBAMA officially wins POPULAR VOTE – not Hillary

Although Hillary claims to have won the popular vote, the final primary count is:
Obama: 17,535,458
Clinton: 17,493,836
If you add in the Caucus votes (which, by the way, Hillary never did), it looks like this:
Obama: 17,869,542
Clinton: 17, 717,698
The popular vote was one big mess anyway given Michigan. It’s all a moot point. So can she please [...]

June 4, 2008

Hillary shows party unity!…. oops

June 4, 2008

“What does Hillary want?”

Unless she wants to throw the entire Democratic party under the bus, not to mention her own reputation, her future and her legacy, she better “want” unity. She better want it enough to actually joyfully campaign for Obama in whatever ways she can and help bring victory in November. At this point, if Obama loses, [...]

June 4, 2008

America the Beautiful

America, congratulations, we’ve selected a person of color to be a nominee for President.
We’ve come a long way, and no matter the general election outcome, we’ve truly broken through to a brighter place.
I’m white. And today, I take real pride in America.
God bless.

June 4, 2008

Letter to Hillary Rodham Clinton

June 4, 2008
Hillary, I stood with you. I voted for you in the California primary. And now I stand apart. I have for some months now. Why? Because true leadership embodies humility, generosity, and self-sacrifice. It involves that your greater ambition be not for yourself, but for the greater good.
It saddens me that [...]