I think its time to look at Dailykos and the whole "progressive" movement in a new light.

I maintain that Kos is a lobbyist.  And Dailykos.com is a lobbyist tool

It has an agenda.  It solicits money.  It punishes politicians who don't vote the way he wants.  It Lobbies.

Sure Its agenda may be one that many of us are happy about but It does lobby.

The website is used to lobby specific legislation.  

As such when Obama takes money from the Dailykos lobby why is that different than taking it from the Union lobby or the car lobby etc?

Other than feeling more comfort with the lobby how are they different from the NRA in organization?  Certainly the NRA is a lobby.

Obama in that sense is the definition of a Lobbyist candidate as he is largely a creation of the Kos internet movement.

Obama isn't against lobbyists he is against lobbyists who don't support him.

He isn't against small groups of people wielding larger influence he just wants that small group to be his friends...

I just wanted to write a post about how I feel about Hillary.

I believe in Hillary because She tried 16 years ago to get universal health care when she was nearly the only one passionate about it.  A democratic senate and house were unable to pass it but Hillary tried.

I believe in Hillary because Rush hates her with the hate born out of fear.

I believe in Hillary because when she was first lady she took the talk to China and stood up for women in China.  Realize that when people tell you that China paid for Bills this or that remember that Hillary was the strongest international voice for Women's rights in china and didn't pull any punches.  

I believe in Hillary because she was able to work with Newt Gingrich a man that caused a lot of trouble for her and her husband.  Thats working with everyone to get things done.

I believe in Hillary because She has 8 years with first hand knowledge of how the country should be run.

I believe in Hillary because she kept her word not to run for president until serving a  complete term as senator.  She kept her word about not campaigning in Florida even when Obama ran adds there.

I believe in Hillary because she hasn't gone negative even when Obama's wife attacked her for Bills affiar and Chris Matthews disrespected her and MSNBC's idiots called her a pimp.

I believe in Hillary because when she was young she was Obama.  Maybe not as attractive, maybe not as skilled a speaker but she is an older version of Obama.  She was every bit as idealistic as him and thats why the GOP smeared her.  But even when many in her own party smear her she still fights.

I believe in Hillary because above all she is a fighter.  No one in the game of politics will deny that Hillary is TOUGH.  When Edwards and Obama took turns going negative on her in the debates she was Tough.  When Rush attacked her she was tough.  When we need her in the White house she will be tough.

Obama and Rezko is a familiar theme.

But Rezko is a lobbyist.

His problem with the FBI is that he wanted kickbacks or he would kill legislation.

Thats LOBBYING

Does the average guy know a LOBBYIST helped buy Obama's house ?

Cult messages for the true believers

http://barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com/

OK here are the swing states

First the states within 5% in 2000 (was last close election)

Florida, <0.0092%
New Mexico, 0.06%
Wisconsin, 0.22%
Iowa, 0.31%
Oregon, 0.44%
New Hampshire, 1.27%
Minnesota, 2.40%
Missouri, 3.34%
Ohio, 3.51%
Nevada, 3.55%
Tennessee, 3.86%
Pennsylvania, 4.17%

Then States Bill Clinon carried that weren't close in 2000.  
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Kentucky
Lousiana
Montana

The sum of these two lists is every close state in 2000 and every state that changed red to blue or vice versa between 1992 and 2004.  I believe there are no other swing states.

OK now break them down with electoral votes I will put a R on states that Bush carried  in 2000 and D on states Gore carried I am using 2004 delegate numbers to be closer to the 2008 numbers.

Hillary Won or will clearly win
R 27  Florida, <0.0092%
D 5   New Mexico, 0.06%
R 10  Arizona
R  6   Arkansas
R 11 Tennessee, 3.86%
R 20 Ohio, 3.51%  HRC is up 17 pts in polls over BHO
R 5   Nevada, 3.55%
R 4    New Hampshire, 1.27%

totals
R 83  D 5 total 88

Obama Won
R   9      Lousiana
D 11     Missouri, 3.34%
R  15     Georgia
D   7      Iowa, 0.31%
R    9     Colorado
D  10    Minnesota, 2.40%

R 33 D 28 total 61

Not yet voted
D 10    Wisconsin, 0.22%
D  7   Oregon, 0.44%
D  21    Pennsylvania, 4.17%
R   8    Kentucky
R   3    Montana

So the total democratic close states we won in 2000 delegate count is 71 and we lost by 4 delegates.

So roughly 75 delegates from the above are needed to win, the 71 gore carried and ~4 more.  The total delegates in the above swing states is 198.  My delegate numbers are 2004 numbers to be closer to 2008 but you get the point as this doesn't change much.

Obama Bush and his team want to win with fewer total popular votes cast for them than Hillary.

They don't want Florida to count.

They start petitions to have Florida not count.

They don't want super delegates to count unless they rubber stamp the pledged delegate count total.  Not the popular vote total.  Not the most electable candidate.

Obama Bush can't depend on Jeb Bush to steal Florida for him in the general election.

He needs you to do it in the primary for him.

Please support Obama Bush in his quest to win with fewer votes...so that the Bush legacy of election stealing can live on with Obama Bush

Obama fan 1:  Why don't you love obama like we love Obama he is so dreamy

Obama Fan 2:  Hillary is a corperation sponsored racist

Hillary Fan:  Fuck you

Obama Fan 1:  Why do you hate us we are full of love.

Obama Fan 2:  Fuck you we are winning all the red states and independents.

Hillary Fan:  Hillary will win if all the votes are counted that includes Florida and Michigan.

Obama Fan 2:  They better not count Florida thats not fair.  The super delegates better not vote for Hillary thats not fair.

Hillary Fan:  Fuck you

Obama Fan 1 :  Wow you Hillary fans are not lovers look at Obama he makes me happy.

Hillary Fan:  Fuck all you whiners we will laugh at you when Hillary wins.

Obama Fan 1:  Why are you so mean to us.  Why is Mydd not a haven for Obama love?

Hillary Fan:  Sigh

I saw Gwen Ifill on meet the press and I realized how much I miss watching the McNeil Laurer News Hour.  She was talking about Clinton/Obama and I realized from listening to her that I couldn't figure out who she wanted to win.

One of the things I really liked about watching Gergen Shields talk about politics way back when was that only very rarely could you tell which was the conservative and which was the liberal.  They both told the facts and worked very hard to hide their own bias.

I wish MSNBC, FOX, Daily show, Colber report were more like PBS in that regard.