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- mntalkase, on 01/30/2008, -10/+106Damn... Obama's having a good week.
- Bobombom, on 01/30/2008, -26/+110Being someone who didn't really care about being American for the least, I can firmly say that Obama is the first to make me feel uncontainable and undying love for this country. I'm sure many of you agree with me as well.
- AzleGamer, on 01/30/2008, -7/+76Hopefully it turns into a few years.
- JazzCat25, on 01/30/2008, -19/+84Go Obama!
- Tex, on 07/28/2008, -12/+50Kathleen Sebelius would make a great running mate and eventual first woman president.
- inactive, on 01/30/2008, -7/+38Lesser evil? You know what someone might consider evil?
Someone who wants to overturn the legislation protecting the right to an abortion
Someone who wants to bar the surpeme court from even HEARING about cases regarding gay marraige, abortion, or prayer in school
Someone who wants to abolish the FDA, which is responsible for keeping unsafe drugs from the public that could literally kill then of thousands
Someone who wants to abolish all corporate regulation - leaving them with unchecked power
Someone who wants to cut ALL FEDERAL FUNDING for scientific/medical research.
Someone who wants to cut all Funding for not only student loans, but student grants too.
Someone who doesn't believe in the separation of church and state
Someone who wants to abolish the DOE, letting backassward states teach all the ***** they want
So no, forgive me if I don't vote for Paul. - macaca, on 01/30/2008, -5/+35I was there, So were many folks, young and old, black and white, Democrats and Independents and also ran into some Republicans too. Even though it was bitter cold with blowing snow, people stood in the line for hours to see and hear him. I have never seen something like this in Kansas. There was very good energy in the air, If he can bring crowds like this in Kansas, guess what he can do in the rest of the country. Go Obama!
- Shambla, on 01/30/2008, -7/+34I could tell by her post-SOTU speech yesterday that she would be leaning towards Obama. Even if you disagree with his stance on the issues he is making an effort greater than any other top candidate to reach across party lines. Some may believe that it's only a ploy for independent/republican votes and I suppose only time will tell. The Kansas governor seemed to echo this urgency to come together in unity last night.
- dinot, on 01/30/2008, -11/+36Why would anyone's opinions change anything? especially anonymous comments... on digg.
- papashawn, on 01/30/2008, -8/+32Loved this guy since the day he gave the keynote speech at the 2004 DNC. Go Obama!
- perryjoyce, on 01/30/2008, -6/+27You discredit him and his supporters just because he's popular? Obama has been the best candidate for over a year now. Everyone else is catching wind now that it's primary season. You think the media is going to ignore the top runners? An intelligent person would realize that he has no control over that, and even more importantly that his message hasn't changed.
- inactive, on 01/30/2008, -12/+31Digg never loved ron paul. It was simply overrun by a VERY vocal group of spammers, who by the very nature of being stuck in the worlds biggest echo chamber (the internet), believed they were more relevant then they actually were.
- fuzzmeister, on 01/30/2008, -3/+21Since when did the endorsement of the longest-serving US Senator become "meaningless"?
- Genshinx, on 01/30/2008, -2/+20He didn't lose anything important.
- ajwinder, on 01/30/2008, -2/+18I think the intent of the statement was he feels like Obama has finally gotten him into the political process and he feels like he can finally do something, be a part of something, that represents real change. Obama and Ron Paul both have had this effect on their supporters, and whatever you feel about these candidate (I'm not even a big Ron Paul fan), the one thing you can not deny is that their candidacies have gotten rid of a lot of the political apathy amongst young voters.
- gungaroo22, on 01/30/2008, -1/+17RTFA.
She's ranked as one of the most popular Governors in the country, and there are talks of a possible cabinet position or vice presidency.
Also, as one who lives in Kansas, any Democrat who manages to get elected in this state HAS to be something special. - iplayyouandme, on 01/30/2008, -0/+16Dead on. I was all for Billary or Obama but she's tarnishing her image with all of her dirty politics. Now I'm only for Obama. As President, image is everything. Real leadership is providing a vision of future while surrounding yourself with "doers" that can carry that vision out. After all, JFK didn't do anything to get us to the moon, rather he inspired us with the collective will to do it. Healthcare for every American will also require this popular will or it will die just like Billary's former fight. We don't need a fighter or a (evil)doer, rather we need a leader with the vision to bring us together.
I will never vote for her.
PS - Obama is not a Muslim. Obama is a Christian. You are not born a Muslim, Christian, Jew, etc, rather it's a choice to believe. - thankyousir, on 01/30/2008, -5/+20its weird how support has swung from paul to obama. I feel my own political ardor has swung from paul to obama as well. I am not sorry though, I love RP I voted for him in the primaries and have supported him, it is just hard to support a candidate who has very little chance of winning. I can't stand the two party system...
- Tex, on 07/28/2008, -7/+2208ama
- macaca, on 01/30/2008, -4/+18I second that being a Kansan.
- hbeierg, on 01/30/2008, -2/+16I live and Kansas so go to hell. I like my governor.
- MrTito, on 01/30/2008, -4/+17Just because RP supporters gamed Digg by having numerous fake accounts to digg up stories with and launched well orchestrated campaigns from their hives doesn't mean that Digg loved Ron Paul.
- fucknuggets, on 01/30/2008, -0/+13were not all backwood hicks you ignorant *****
- MrTito, on 01/30/2008, -1/+14Or tied for first, depending on how you count those delegates.
- Nougat, on 01/30/2008, -2/+14I am very excited to hear this news, as I am a supporter of Barack Obama as a presidential candidate. So excited, in fact, that I feel I must share my excitement with random people on the interwebs via a short, catchy phrase. It's very likely that those who have the same feeling will "digg up" my comment, and it pleases me to have been the first outlet for this emotion.
- ZPWeeks, on 01/30/2008, -1/+12Jeez, stop speaking for most diggers already! Speak for yourself, let everyone else do the same, and we will see what "most diggers" believe.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -2/+13You people have a real boner for the CFR
- LucasVB, on 01/30/2008, -0/+10"The worlds biggest echo chamber". That's a ***** brilliant way to put it, man.
- mark_c08, on 01/30/2008, -1/+11Ditto. What do you have against Kansans and our governor, corevette?
- inactive, on 01/30/2008, -3/+13Then people realized he was a demagogue who had a 19th view on social policy?
- inactive, on 01/30/2008, -3/+13The CFR is a think tank, you can see their meetings on C-SPAN, but oh no! It's a big conspiracy!...
- Kschreck, on 01/30/2008, -4/+13Obama is the man, people need to go out and spread the word of Obama, get people to vote for him.
- iplayyouandme, on 01/30/2008, -0/+9No, she's just not an uninformed bigot.
Obama is not a Muslim. Obama is a Christian. You are not born a Muslim, Christian, Jew, etc, rather it's a choice. - scottsolo, on 01/30/2008, -4/+13i love you obama
- iplayyouandme, on 01/30/2008, -0/+9Surprise, surprise... I call *****!
Judicial Watch describes itself as "a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation". Judicial Watch receives funding from mainly conservative sources.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Watch - fuzzmeister, on 01/30/2008, -1/+9You realize that socialism and fascism are entirely different, right? Socialism emphasizes less corporate influence and fairness for all (in exchange for having big government), while fascism is what happens when the government is run purely in the interests of companies or the military (big government for big government's sake).
- fuzzmeister, on 01/30/2008, -2/+9Where are you getting the idea that they would?
- darienphoenix, on 01/30/2008, -0/+7Are you kidding? It hasn't been hard to find bad things about being American for the last 8 years.
- iofthestorm, on 01/30/2008, -0/+7Well, technically those delegates don't exist but if Clinton has her way... which seems probable but really horrible considering how underhandedly Clinton stayed in the Michigan and Florida races while everyone else dropped out.
- ajwinder, on 01/30/2008, -1/+8Because they have their own group of supporters, and this group of supporters likely doesnt overlap in total with Obama. These endorsements mean that these people are going to go out and support Obama's message, in speeches, in rallies, etc. So maybe one of their supporters goes out, and they end up learning a lot about Obama. The polling often shows something in the teens to twenties of undecided voters. This is one way to swing an undecided voter.
They also oftentimes represent superdelegate votes, which figure directly into a candidates nomination chances. If you think endorsements don't matter, you're clearly not well read on how we nominate candidates in this country. They are a big deal, and you'd be hard pressed to find a successful presidential nominee who had no big name endorsements. Its not a direct thing. Its not that Kennedy supporters all go and vote for Obama. Its that tapping into Kennedy's supporters gives you a broad base of voters to go after in a more direct, meaningful way.
Kerry had an email list in the millions. Now they're being contacted with Pro-Obama emails, from Kerry and Obama. Of course that matters. - rationalist, on 01/30/2008, -0/+7I am willing to bet you have never actually met and gotten to know a single politician in your life. Most people get involved in politics because they genuinely want to make a contribution to society. It is damned hard, and damned unpleasant, and downright demeaning, to run for office in today's America. Fewer and fewer people are even willing to give it a shot - particularly since, by nature of our system, the overwhelming majority of political candidates in this country lose every election they run in.
- inactive, on 01/30/2008, -6/+12Why would so many paul supporters on digg support kucinich as well?
Same answer. It's because they either don't care/are ignorant of their positions, or they are simply joining the latest buzzword internet fad bandwagon. - xartion, on 01/30/2008, -0/+6Yeah, destroyed where it didn't even matter at this point.. Woo hoo!
- S7aind, on 01/30/2008, -0/+6Kathleen Sebelius for VP?
- rationalist, on 01/30/2008, -4/+10Just because you are too lazy to read doesn't mean there is nothing specific to read. Start here:
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/
As a candidate, Barack Obama has issued more detailed policy statements than most presidential candidates ever have.
And, like all the other candidates' positions, they are freely available on his website for you to study, so that you can make an informed decision as an American citizen, rather than letting talk radio use you as a puppet. - Rbstr, on 01/30/2008, -2/+8The republican party here split. The neo-cons tried to take over the mostly moderate GOP here and it backfired big time.
- rationalist, on 01/30/2008, -1/+7As opposed to a pseudonymous commenter on Digg, whose own accomplishments eclipse those of Kennedy's 45 years of service in the US Senate - more than half his life - how, exactly?
At age 30, Teddy Kennedy dedicated his life to public service and never looked back. Much of his work in the Senate consists of protecting and helping the least among us and around the world; most of his generosity toward people who don't even vote in this country.
He lost two brothers who ran for the presidency and still had the courage to make a run for it himself - and then, had the generosity of spirit and humility to accept defeat and continue to serve our country for decades in the Senate.
What have you done with your life, except go out of your way to tear everyone down, in the spirit of cockroaches in a jar? And you don't even do it with honest critique, but with shallow ad hominems you cut and paste from talk radio websites who care more about a person's personal habits than how many sons and daughters they send off to die to line their pockets. How pathetic. - Jordan117, on 01/30/2008, -3/+9This is big. Sibelius is one of the rising stars in the Democratic Party -- a popular and respected leader in a traditionally red state. Her endorsement is great news for the Obama campaign -- especially coming off of her high public visibility as the one giving the official Democratic response to the State of the Union address.
- hbeierg, on 01/30/2008, -2/+7Have you ever seen her speak any other time? she was just nervous.
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