Hillary Goes Negative...on Martin Luther King, Jr!!! [UPDATED]

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Monday January 07, 2008 · 1:12 PM PST

2008/01/07 · 13:12

Trying to keep up here "words vs. action" argument, Hillary flubbed it big-time:

"Dr. King's dream began to be realized when President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act," Clinton said. "It took a president to get it done."

Oy...I am pretty sure she just said MLK was simply a talker and only the "experienced" white man, LBJ, could get anything done.

I am sure this will play well in the AA community.

More, from Ben Smith:

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AFSCME Board BLASTS AFSCME Chief: "Stop attacking Obama"

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Saturday January 05, 2008 · 12:47 PM PST

2008/01/05 · 12:47

Finally, some honesty.

From the scathing letter from the Board to AFSCME chief McEntee:

We are writing to protest in the strongest terms the negative campaign that AFSCME is conducting against Barack Obama. We do not believe that such a wholesale assault on one of the great friends of our union was ever contemplated when the International Executive Board (IEB) made its decision to endorse Hillary Clinton.

Oh, but it gets better...

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Wednesday December 19, 2007 · 4:36 AM PST

2007/12/19 · 04:36

UPDATE: Man, you can't fake having cute kids...nice ad.

So much for this fictional storyline. (Just goes to show that you shouldn't rely on polling outfits that haven't polled Iowa before and model it based on a 15% turnout for those under 45 years of age...)

Rather, ABCNews/WashingtonPost, which has been polling Iowa all year (here is last month's poll), have the race close, but with Obama maintaining his lead:

Obama: 33 (+3)

Clinton: 29 (+3)

Edwards: 20 (-2)

DemDog

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Sunday December 16, 2007 · 11:45 AM PST

2007/12/16 · 11:45

Shocked?

I'm not.

Democratic and Republican sources say that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut and fierce supporter of the war in Iraq, will formally endorse Sen. John McCain tomorrow in New Hampshire.

Ugh...

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Wednesday December 12, 2007 · 12:31 PM PST

2007/12/12 · 12:31

Wow...the Clinton campaign reached a new low today.

Via it's New Hampshire co-chair, Bill Shaheen:

Billy Shaheen, the co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's campaign in New Hampshire, raised the issue of Sen. Barack Obama's past admissions of drug use in discussing the relative electability of the Democrats seeking the presidential nomination today.

There the Clinton's go again...saying actually being truthful will hurt Obama with the American people...

But it gets even more disgusting.

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Newsweek Iowa Poll--OBAMA SURGING! [AND IN SC!!!]

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Friday December 07, 2007 · 2:24 PM PST

2007/12/07 · 14:24

Newsweek has a new poll out today, and it seems to confirm what everyone has long thought: for casual Democrats, Hillary is the default choice.

But for those paying attention--and those prepared to actually caucus--Obama is SURGING!

For ALL Democratic voters, here are the numbers:

Clinton 30----Obama 29----Edwards 21

[NOTE: Obama has picked up 6 points from the same question in September (was Clinton 31, Obama 25) thanks, Geekesque!]

But let's be honest--Polling "Democratic voters" in Iowa is useless. As everyone here knows, the caucuses involve a real investment of time, and any polling outfit worth anything will poll based on one's likelihood of actually attending the caucus.

So what's really meaningful about the poll...

DemDog

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Thursday December 06, 2007 · 8:08 AM PST

2007/12/06 · 08:08

Barack Obama might not have the answers to all of America's questions.

He may not have the solutions to all of America's problems.

But a President Obama will force this country to look at itself anew, to strive for something better, and, hopefully, to work again to form a "more perfect union."

If this ad doesn't make the hair on the back your neck stand up, then I'd have your pulse checked:

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Is dynamite!

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MSNBC: Obama's Iowa Field Game is the REAL DEAL

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Sunday December 02, 2007 · 12:58 PM PST

2007/12/02 · 12:58

Much has been said about the similarities between Barack Obama and Howard Dean's presidential campaigns:

-Both ran as Washington outsiders

-Both ran as agents of Change

-Both rightly, smartly and justly opposed the war from the start

Both also developed a VERY loyal following, and many in the media tried to frame the narrative as "Barack's support can't/won't translate into votes."

Well, it seems they're eating their words (but at least admitting it!).

Via Carrie Dunn at FirstRead:

DemDog

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Saturday December 01, 2007 · 8:48 AM PST

2007/12/01 · 08:48

Much has been made of Barack Obama's decision not to take PAC or lobbyist money. I applaud it.

Others, however, point to his past and call him a hypocrite. Obama, after all, did take lobbyist money earlier in his career--a fact Obama has readily admitted.

But here is the problem, one Obama himself has lamented: if we demonize those who try to improve the system by attacking them for not being perfect in the past, how will we ever achieve the reforms we need?

The APhas a good write up of Obama's history with lobbyists, and I think Obama supporters and detractors would benefit by reading it.

Excerpts after the jump:

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Monday November 19, 2007 · 2:10 PM PST

2007/11/19 · 14:10

The hard numbers:

Obama 30, Clinton 26, Edwards 22

The money quote:

Obama Finds Help in Iowa With a Focus on New Ideas

A growing focus on fresh ideas coupled with lingering doubts about Hillary Clinton’s honesty and forthrightness are keeping the Democratic presidential contest close in Iowa, with Barack Obama in particular mounting a strong race against the national front-runner.

Most Democratic likely voters in Iowa, 55 percent, say they’re more interested in a "new direction and new ideas" than in strength and experience, compared with 49 percent in July – a help to Obama, who holds a substantial lead among "new direction" voters.

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Saturday November 17, 2007 · 9:40 AM PST

2007/11/17 · 09:40

This, from the woman who accused her rivals of "Mud Slinging:"

Agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles that she has scandalous information about her principal opponent for the party's presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama, but has decided not to use it. The nature of the alleged scandal was not disclosed.

Obama is quick to respond to these Swift Boat-like tactics:

"During our debate in Las Vegas on Thursday, we heard Senator Clinton rail against the politics of ‘throwing mud.’

"At the very same time, in Washington, Robert Novak was publishing a column in which he reported the following: ‘Agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles that she has scandalous information about her principal opponent for the party’s presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama...’

Good.

More after the jump.

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Thursday November 15, 2007 · 2:47 PM PST

2007/11/15 · 14:47

Obama just picked up a major Iowa endorsement:

Via Mark Halperin (who annoys the hell out of me):

UAW Region 4 Delegates Throw Support to Obama’s Campaign for President

DUBUQUE - Delegates of United Auto Workers Region 4, which includes 30,000 members and retirees in Iowa, voted today to support Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The group announced its overwhelming support at the close of a weeklong conference where seven of the major Democratic presidential candidates addressed the group earlier this week.

"There are many talented Democrats in the presidential field this year, but Barack Obama is the leader who will bring the kind of change to Washington that America’s working men and women can believe in," said UAW Local 442 (Webster City, IA) President Paul Erickson. "For the last two decades, working families have been able to count on Barack Obama to stand up for us and our values. We are supporting him, because we know he’ll do the same thing in the White House."

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