(2008-05-22) — Sen. Barack Obama has finally agreed to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s demand that delegates from Michigan and Florida be seated at the Democrat convention in violation of party rules, on the condition that the votes of “disenfranchised delegates” from the seven remaining states also get counted.
“Our objection to seating the illegal delegates, of course, had nothing to do with the rule of law,” said Sen. Obama, “but it came from a sense of fairness and justice — a moral imperative if you will — that voters from all 57 states in which I campaigned should have a place at the table.”
Sen. Clinton who won in Florida, where Sen. Obama did not campaign due to party rules, and also won in Michigan, where her rival’s name did not appear on the ballot, expressed relief today.
“Finally,” she said, “the glass ceiling of rules and ethics which has held women down for decades has been broken.”
Democrat National Committee chairman Howard Dean, who brokered the deal, said, “As always, the Democrat Party will pull together and set aside our differences to capture the White House just as we have done twice in the past 40 years.”
Mr. Dean added, “All that remains to be decided is how to appoint delegates from seven more states without offending the other 20 European Union members.”
47 responses so far ↓
1 camojack // May 22, 2008 at 8:44 am
State of…confusion, denial, etc.
Feel free to help me out here…
2 onlineanalyst // May 22, 2008 at 8:44 am
Live by affirmative action; die by affirmative action.
Heck, why not break the race barrier and the gender barrier by making Michelle OhBummer proud to be an American for the second time in her life! by crowning her dictator for life. Skip the elections; they are so mean!
WV: back power (No kidding- Is that the latest biracial slogan? Or is it one for the “sisterhood for Hillary!”?)
Let’s see if my post comes through. Not having much success commenting at Scrappleville these days
3 Libby Gone // May 22, 2008 at 8:47 am
The “other” states are in Johnboy Edwards “other” America.
4 camojack // May 22, 2008 at 8:47 am
I’ve just had a flash of inspiration!
(I know, wonders never cease)
We should elect Obama President of the “other” America…which must be where those other States are. I’d bet little Johnny Edwards could tell us…
5 camojack // May 22, 2008 at 8:48 am
Ha! GMTA!!!
(Photo finish)
6 onlineanalyst // May 22, 2008 at 8:49 am
Mr. Chairman (Dean), tear up the rules. Saskatchewan feels disenfranchised!
To quote Ms. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed, “What is this? Zimbabwe?”
7 Maggie // May 22, 2008 at 8:59 am
Camo,
You stole my thunder….:>(
Is Mexico a state?
8 camojack // May 22, 2008 at 9:05 am
Maggie // May 22, 2008 at 8:59 am
Camo,
You stole my thunder….:>(
Is Mexico a state?
Sorry, dear. To answer your question (unless I’m mistaken
) Mexico consists of 37 States…
9 camojack // May 22, 2008 at 9:07 am
BTW, I added a few, like Obama.
10 Maggie // May 22, 2008 at 9:11 am
Ot(so what’s new)
I’m bummed out today because my pick for American Idol came up short by 12 million votes. I demand a recount.
11 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 9:23 am
Perfect! I’d be happy to vote for B. Hussein Obama, if he was running for president of Iran; he would never do that though, because the current president of Iran is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and B. Hussein would never run against his best buddy, (it just wouldn’t be kosher, you know?)
Maybe he could go down and run against President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Now that would be interesting ( to say the least).
Heirborn Ranger
12 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 9:36 am
Yesterday I saw a cartoon that showed President Bush wearing a lapel pin flag, upside down. My first and only thought was “I love it!”
I like President Bush’s upside down flag of distress lapel pin better than the surrender pin that Dingy Harry (Reid) wears on his lapel-(in his innermost thoughts) “Nothing, on a field of purest fresh snow.” (and what’s worse is that he’s proud of it!)
Heirborn Ranger
13 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 9:37 am
/.//
14 Just Ranting // May 22, 2008 at 9:55 am
Let’s assume BO picks Edwards as his running mate…since BO says there’s 57 states, and John Edwards says there’s two Americas does that mean there would actually be 114 states?
They can’t count states or countries, how can they be expected to balance the federal budget?
wv: Shoe commando … the mrs is out shopping again.
15 boberinyetagain // May 22, 2008 at 10:01 am
JR, just think of the revenue that’s been missed all these years from the other 7 states! Just collect that retoractively and…poof…budget balanced just like that…
manpower forbes…one magazine that hasn’t given in to women…yet
16 Just Ranting // May 22, 2008 at 10:11 am
/././.?
17 Joe Stuhl // May 22, 2008 at 10:35 am
Mr. Dean, “Who are the 20 European Union Members?”
18 Amena B // May 22, 2008 at 11:10 am
Haha… I think the important thing to bear in mind is that we can all now be audaciously hopeful (ebooks version) about this election. I’m looking forward to an Obama-Clinton ticket… think of all the hilarious slogans!!!!
19 da Bunny // May 22, 2008 at 11:16 am
camo and Libby #3 & #4…Heh, heh. You two are obviously on the same wavelength! GMTA, indeed!!
Libby, “Johnboy Edwards. ”
camo #1…how about State of Shock? State of Panic? Apoplectic State?…
20 Garnzo // May 22, 2008 at 11:36 am
So far both Obama and Hillary have demonstrated a startling inability to count. If those two ever did form a “dream ticket”, I’m afraid their campaign signs would read, “Obama-Clinton ‘11″.
21 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 11:39 am
JS #17 - thanks, I read right over that and missed it. I guess EVERYBODY’S a Union Member…right? The way the Liberal/Socialist Party kowtows to Europe one might just consider Europe to be “East USA” or would the USA just be “Western Europe”?
I no longer recognize Rep or Dem I vote Rep since I need a handle but to me there are still two parties (1.) The Conservative/Constitutional Party and the (2.) Liberal/Socialist Party. Since I find most of the Conservative/Constitutionalists in the Republican Party, that’s the current “handle” I must use. Since the Liberal/Socialists are in the Democrat party, they are the ones I must attack! All of the former RINOS are in the #2 party. While former conservative Dems are in the #1 party ala Joe Lieberman, Senator from Connecticut, I agree with Rush, “When Conservatives attack, we always win.”
Come to think about it, there have been numerous Republican losses over the years but with the exception of Barry Goldwater (and I’m not totally sure about him) I cannot recall a single Conservative loss in my lifetime.
The only way Conservatives can lose is to become complacent, fail to attack and underestimate the attacks of the Liberal/Socialists.
The only way the Sodomites have gotten to where they are is by constantly attacking. They accept defeat, regroup and come back with a new attack. Another defeat, a new attack. Another defeat, a new and different attack,
Someone wrote, (I forget who) “There are no impregnable fortresses, only those ineptly attacked.” The Conservatives grow complacent, the Libs sense a weakness and attack.
The Commies have been playing that game throughout most of the 20th century.
The time is ripening for an all out attack by the likes of Jim Inhofe, Duncan Hunter, etc. The libs won’t really fight (put on a show of course but that’s all).
The majority of Americans are conservative.
Heirborn Ranger
22 Just Ranting // May 22, 2008 at 12:26 pm
OT:
For those who are fans of Steven Curtis Chapman you should know that his family suffered a great loss yesterday afternoon. Their youngest daughter Maria Sue died after being struck by a vehicle driven by her brother. Condolences can be expressed through their website:
http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/
23 RedPepper // May 22, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Rats, I must’ve been watching American Idol that night & missed it !
Can somebody tell me who won the caucuses in Oman ?
And the Hezbollistan primary ?
24 MajorDomo // May 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm
It’s not so much that Democrats can’t count; it’s that they don’t understand numbers, period!
25 mig // May 22, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Go 7714!
Period Comedians- Right here everyday!
26 mig // May 22, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Oh it’s the wrong kinda 4… It’s supposed to say Go Hill but upside down. Oh forget it, I’m no comedian!
runaway essential: I’m essentially outa here!
27 nylecoj // May 22, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Gosh!
This is the first time I’ve been able to get on here in weeks! YAY!
Thank-you to the vast Scrappleface IT dept.
Hi all.
28 Ms RightWing, Ink // May 22, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Isn’t Lower Gastric Distress a state? Seems like a lot of Liberal thinking comes from that area (region).
What a gas
29 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 2:58 pm
mig #25,26 - sorry, 77!H OG is the best I can come up with, right now.
Heirborn Ranger
30 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 3:01 pm
yeah, yeah - OG don’t work, but at least I tried and 77!H wasn;t bad.
Heirborn Ranger
31 woodnwheel // May 22, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Just Ranting re. #22: I was just coming on here to post about Maria’s passing. I’m glad you already mentioned it. The Chapmans are certainly in my prayers.
32 Joe Stuhl // May 22, 2008 at 4:52 pm
My Prayers are for Maria and the Chapman Family.
33 JamesonLewis3rd // May 22, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Bias in the news is in the news lately, but not in the biased news.
It’s been good for a laugh or two. Sorta.
~~~~~
Every time MI and FL and the upcoming Democrat days of chaos are mentioned, one cannot help but think of the word “anarchy”.
“Party rules” is such a gag-inducing misnomer to the extent that, in the context of the Democrat party, it is actually a better definition of Mealy-Mouthed Hypocrite. Yippee! It’s all about me! It’s a free-for-all! No, it’s all about me! Me! No, me! No, me! Wheee!
Thank you
34 da Bunny // May 22, 2008 at 8:57 pm
camo…continuing the “theme”: Delusional State, Catatonic State.
“57 States.” Seems like Barry was referring to the islamic states, huh? And, with him running off his mouth about how we “can’t eat as much as we want, keep our thermostats at 72 degrees, and drive our SUV’s, and have the rest of the world say it’s ‘OK’,” I just wonder what he’s running to be president of…the UN? The world? How anyone can consider voting for this naive Marxist elitist is beyond all reason.
35 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 11:09 pm
The death of 5 year old Maria Chapman is a horrible tragedy. I pray for God’s comfort for the Chapman family in these trying times,.
“the death of a young daughter of Christian music superstar
Steven Curtis Chapman “looks like a tragic accident.”
Five-year-old Maria was struck and killed by an SUV driven by a
teenage brother on the driveway of the family’s Nashville-area
home.
The brother, whose name and exact age weren’t available,
apparently didn’t see his sister. No charges are expected. Several
family members witnessed the accident.
Chapman and his wife have promoted international adoption and
have three daughters from China, including Maria. They have three
biological children.”
Why would the mention of a SUV be relevant to the story?
Heirborn Ranger
36 Fred Sinclair // May 22, 2008 at 11:23 pm
da Bunny #34 - Your comment caused me to check my dictionary -
Under “Democrat” -
democrat |ˈdeməˌkrat|
noun
an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.
ORIGIN late 18th cent. (originally denoting an opponent of the aristocrats in the French Revolution of 1790): from French démocrate, on the pattern of aristocrate ‘aristocrat.’
Does that answer your question sufficiently?
You’re welcome.
Heirborn Ranger
37 camojack // May 23, 2008 at 3:37 am
camojack // May 22, 2008 at 8:44 am
State of…confusion, denial, etc.
Feel free to help me out here…
da Bunny // May 22, 2008 at 11:16 am
camo #1…how about State of Shock? State of Panic? Apoplectic State?…
da Bunny // May 22, 2008 at 8:57 pm
camo…continuing the “themeâ€: Delusional State, Catatonic State.
OK; I think we’ve figured out the 7…
38 Darthmeister // May 23, 2008 at 4:11 am
Lighten up, Scott. You know by the time Obamessiah’s first term is over there will be an extra seven states … New Hamasland, Hezzbollandia, al Qaedia, Palifornia, North Korealina, Mexizona, and Afroshire. The guy is not only a messiah … he’s a freakin’ prophet! And you know from your Bible that a prophet is never honored by his own people.
These following facts flying in the face of the lying filth that has been promoted by liberals that “Bush stirred up a hornet’s nest” and “we’re less safe now than before 9/11 thanks to McChimpy’s bumpersticker war on terror.”
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A study released on Wednesday reports a decline in fatal attacks of terrorism worldwide and says U.S. think-tank data showing sharp increases were distorted due to the inclusion of killings in Iraq.
“Even if the Iraq ‘terrorism’ data are included, there has still been a substantial decline in the global terrorism toll,†said the 2007 Human Security Brief, an annual report funded by the governments of Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and Britain.
For example, global terrorism fatalities declined by 40 percent between July and September 2007, driven by a 55 percent decline in the “terrorism†death toll in Iraq after the so-called surge of new U.S. troops and a cease-fire by the Shi’ite militant Mehdi Army, the brief said.
“We have concluded that the expert consensus (on terrorism) is probably misleading,†Andrew Mack, director of the Human Security Report Project, told a news conference.
39 Darthmeister // May 23, 2008 at 4:11 am
… too early to be pushin’!
40 Democratic Compromise — Dean’s World // May 23, 2008 at 8:00 am
[...] The Obama campaign has formulated a solution to the Florida and Michigan problem. [...]
41 Libby Gone // May 23, 2008 at 8:33 am
Camo #5,
Coming from you sir, that IS a compliment!
42 Fred Sinclair // May 23, 2008 at 11:53 am
What’s a “GMTA” ???
From Media Research -
“On the other hand,
Costello described Michelle Obama’s Vogue spread more glowingly: “Michelle
Obama chose a traditional black dress with pearl earrings for her Vogue
spread. As The Washington Post described it, it was if Michelle Obama was
saying ‘I am not some scary other….I am Camelot with a tan.’”
He just finished bashing Cindy McCain as being a Stepford Wife, standing ‘By her man’ in the background - and then Mrs. B. Hussein Obama is “Camolot with a tan”???
When he loses to McCain in November, he can look to his wife’s mouth as a major contributing factor in his defeat.
Of course the fact that I consider him to be a despicable excuse for a hunan being and the fact that I’m not alone with my consideration, could be another mitigating factor.
Unless he buys the election outright or manages to get away with massive voter fraud; his potential of becoming President of these United States are so closely identical to my own as to be mathematically indistinguishable from zero. On a temperature scale, maybe I should re-name him “Lord Kelvin” (folks in Rio Linda won’t get that)
Heirborn Ranger
43 Fred Sinclair // May 23, 2008 at 11:54 am
//./
44 da Bunny // May 23, 2008 at 12:40 pm
camo #37…heh, heh. You knew I’d have your back on #1, didn’t you my friend?
45 da Bunny // May 23, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Fred #36…Thanks!
46 Fred Sinclair // May 23, 2008 at 3:03 pm
An interesting fact, so often overlooked, forgotten or taken for granted - “Just so long as it doesn’t cost ME anything” (in the way of money or blood.”)
“…whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security…” From The Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776
Wake up America!
Heirborn Ranger
47 Fred Sinclair // May 23, 2008 at 3:07 pm
de Bunny - btw that was taken from MY dictionary (of satire)
Heirborn Ranger
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