LOLLERSKATES

Weren't you going to open a White Castle franchise here once? In San Antonio, that is?

If Washington ever got an In-N-Out I don't know what I'd do but once I did it then I'd go get in line and order a doubledouble and be full of happieness.

Texas needs Portillo's and Cheeburger Cheeburger.

That is all.

I've recently eaten at SA's lone, bizzare, truck-stop-attached Carl's Jr. Man, that Six Dollar Burger and Cap'n Crunch shake is some tasty fast food.

I don't recall that specifically, but it wouldn't surprise me if I'd toyed with the idea.

No matter. We've got us a Krystal, which serves the tiny burgers the exact same way. The woman doesn't like it, but I can eat a sackful of those bad boys.

Jesus, I really hope this isn't true...



"Questions Raised Whether Hillary Ad Darkened Obama"



http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/04/qu...darkened-obama/

"It was my understanding that there would be no math..."

http://www.newsweek.com/id/118240

Word. That place is delicious.

Though we just got a Five Guys Burgers and Fries, so I dunno- it's pretty dang tasty.

There's not any way Hillary can still win, is there?

click link

D'oh'd

They're calling Vermont for Obama...

...and they seem to be calling all the other states for Hillary, which seems to put us right back to where we were yesterday, in terms of how many delegates they have separating them.

Hooray for back to where we started!

Hooray for mediocrity!

John McCain is going to win the election. There's no way that Clinton can catch Obama, and there's no way that she will drop out.

Obama needs to turn his campaign around though. Clinton has been viciously attacking him and it shows with the results from yesterday. He needs to start coming forth and clarify some things and actually say something other than "change" to get people to vote.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...o-joint-ticket/

Because they're the only ones who count?

Yup. Iowa doesn't count because it is a caucus state. Can you tell I'm a little bitter?

*shakes fist*

You damn caucuses! This is all your fault!

Them and Florida and Michigan...

The thing is, with a joint ticket, all of these "I'm better in ______ states" arguments are nullified because they'd both be on the ticket anyway. So it would come down to who's got the lead in the popular vote and delegates...

HOWEVER, there is a strong likelihood that if Obama picks Clinton as his running mate, a lot of Obama supporters will say "fuck this" and stay home. One thing this election has shown is that Obama's supporters are more supportive of him than of the Democratic party per se; the opposite has been true for Clinton.

I'll be voting for McCain if Clinton is on the ticket...

Yeah...I'm pretty sure I want to stay far away from Hillary, in every regard.

I'm not convinced I'd vote McCain over Obama/Clinton. I would over Clinton/Obama.

It'll be hard to say what will happen, though. Clearly Clinton would have no problem using Obama to get votes, but if Obama isn't just bullshitting us all (and indications so far are that he hasn't been), he's not been that interested in political expediency as a path to victory. So if all the Democratic people got together at the convention and were like "okay Obama, you'll be the nominee but Clinton has to be your running mate," I honestly wonder how he would respond.

I would also vote McCain over this scenario.

Well, based on what he's been saying so far, his response should be a prettied up "Powerglide you".

Honestly, I would go "AMERICA F*CK YEAH!!" if he did that.

With Obama as Veep...

Oh gee. No one saw any of this coming like.. last year or anything.

The Obama campaign did... their national strategy thingy, which got leaked to the press last year, has predicted accurately every single outcome to date, with the exception of Maine (they thought Clinton would win that state).

Shows what they know. 'Tards.

This whole thing smells of that special kind of hubris that simmers for weeks and weeks, allowing the downtrodden side time to polarize and assemble their troops...

Ahh. So then the Obama campaign should't be shocked or surprised by any of this.

Let's put it this way: Obama had the momentum and the national networks were getting their "Hillary Concedes" graphic packages ready for the last two weeks...and Obama couldn't pull the trigger, so to speak. Now all that momentum means squat, and his refusal to play "dirty" looks like a mistake. The 24-hour News Cycle giveth and taketh away.

If he couldn't close out Clinton, there are doubts, naturally, about his ability to take down McCain.

A very good point was made last night... what we aren't seeing is so much the playing out of an election drama, but merely the primary schedule. Some states are going to go for one candidate, some states for another. Which ones go for whom, and where they fall in the schedule, account for much of the up and down of this race. In other words, it's largely a false narrative. The same voting blocks tend to vote for the same candidate, no matter what state they are in.

I'm not a fan of dirty politics or fear mongering like what Clinton has been doing the last week. She's ambitious and is desperate and so she is doing this. Obama still has the delegate lead and will most likely continue to have it unless Clinton manages to pull off wins around 70% and I don't see that happening.

What Obama needs to do is focus more on the issues and give some details and make a stance instead of saying "change" all the time. That could have hurt him this week as well. People might be sick of hearing "we can change the world" and actually want to hear about some of these changes he keeps talking about. If Obama wins the nomination and is elected as President, he has a lot to prove.

Also, let's not forget that Edwards still has his delegates IIRC. Should he choose to side with Obama, I would have to say that it's all over for Clinton and vice versa. Personally, I think an Obama/Edwards ticket would be great but I doubt that'll happen.

Vote the Goddam Issues, or I Will Release the Robot Bees Prematurely.

This drives me up the wall. If you guys would listen to what he's actually saying in his much-maligned speeches (as if there's some other way to communicate your ideas to people), you'll find quite a few policy prescriptions.

Maybe he should be using semaphore or Morse code...

But, but, but, it's easier to just go with his public perception and stuffs!

Let's not forget, it was public perception that kick-started his candidacy. A rousing speech from a junior Senator at the 2004 Democratic National Convention that made that year's candidate out to be a boring placeholder, anyone?

I remember thinking at the time, "um, can I vote for that guy instead...?"

That should be "soon-to-be junior Senator," but you get the drift. Kerry never stood a chance, especially when he wouldn't stop windsurfing.

I wouldn't exactly say that speech kickstarted his candidacy...until he won in Iowa, his candidacy wasn't really taken seriously.

Well, as seriously as Bill Richardson's, or Christopher Dodd's, or Joe Biden's...


yeah

Damn. This actually makes a hell of a lot of sense.

http://thecurrent.theatlantic.com/archives...aclinton-08.php

It does make some good points...

Hillary Clinton = America's Margaret Thatcher?

I actually read the PDF document that's on his site so I do know what he wants to change/do when in office. However, I am terrible at following the 'speeches' by the candidates apparently. I know he has plans on what he wants to accomplish but it's not getting out there for the public, the only thing we know about is 'change'. Hopefully his TV and Radio ads are getting this stuff out there. When MN had its caucuses I saw a lot of Obama ads and they were all about 'change' and didn't go into specifics. Granted you can't do much but you can say more than just 'change' right?