POLITICS: IT’S OVER AND THE WINNER IS…
Wednesday, June 4, 2008

On Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination following an epic battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Barack Obama’s speech in Minnesota
With a victory in the Montana Democratic primary, Obama captured the 2,118 delegates needed to be nominated at the party’s convention in August. After the polls closed in Montana and South Dakota, the Obama campaign also announced the endorsement of 26.5 superdelegates.
This marks, as the Obama campaign quoted the Washington Post, “an historic achievement that for the first time will place an African American at the top of a major political party’s ticket“.
“You chose to listen not to your doubts or your fears, but to your greatest hopes and highest aspirations,” Obama declared in his speech in St. Paul. “Tonight, we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another — a journey that will bring a new and better day to America. Because of you, tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.”
Hillary Clinton’s speech in New York
During a speech to supporters in New York, Clinton commended Obama and acknowledged her path to the nomination had closed. However, she did not leave the race.
Clinton won South Dakota’s Democratic primary and during her speech, commented that she had received nearly 18 million votes. “Even when the pundits and the naysayers proclaimed week after week that this race was over, you kept on voting.”
“Now, the question is, Where do we go from here, and given how far we’ve come and where we need to go as a party, it’s a question I don’t take lightly,” Clinton said. “This has been a long campaign, and I will be making no decisions tonight.”
She said she’d be speaking with party officials about her next move and also presented her case that she was the stronger candidate and argued she had won the popular vote.
According to a source on a conference call earlier Tuesday with Clinton and NY lawmakers, Clinton said she would be interested in serving as Obama’s running mate. The Clinton campaign, however, says she merely said she would do whatever is in the party’s best interest. The source added that everyone on the call thought Clinton needed to be on the ticket.








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151.
shannon
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
I don’t know what made Hillary think that she could run her campaign the way that she did and still get the nomination…oh yes I do, both her AND McCain underestimated Obama. Rather they underestimated that mabye the tides are turning when it comes to what America REALLY wants. Her campaign was total smut and if she would have ran a cleaner one, mabye things would have played out differently-she did not “respect” the black vote-her and her husband trivialized our influence in this race and not only that, she single handedly damaged the DEM Party almost beyond repair.
I was watching on You Tube how all of her supporters were whining like spoiled brats that didn’t get their way. Their arrogant, self-intitlement is astounding. McCan’t still has that attitude about him-like Obama is still a novelty-and you can tell he still has no respect for this man who ran a clean fair and square campaign.
I don’t know how this is going to end but I do know that no matter what, Obama’s integrity has definately raised the bar for what a true leader is supposed to be.
Obama 08′
152.
JUDAH
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
—-See what I’m takin about. Look at comment 135. You few black men out there
—-payin attention, I hope that you understand what’s going on and what’s coming for
—-you. Obama is supposed to replace Christ as your savior. He is the new model
—-that many of these black women will use for what the black man is supposed to
—-be. He won’t stop or change a damn thing but what he will do is cause more
—-confusion. He’ll be used as a diversion while the government continues to put guns
—-and drugs in the black community for simple black men to use on each other.
—-While the bodies continue to pile up, the white man will say, “What excuse are
—-the ni**ers gonna use now?”.
153.
Key~Cyra The CEO
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
154.
And the Winner Is....O!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Through the Fire! Against all Odds! OBAMA ‘08!
155.
jus my opinion
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
obamo 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im sooooo proud of him! yes we can! i love michelle, she is truly a strong, beautiful, intelligent and classy black woman.
personally i think he should choose edwards or michael bloomberg for vp
156.
fiffj1234
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
There Clinton goes again with that entitlement stuff, as if Obama better pick her for vice president or else he won’t get her voters by saying she wants her 18million voters to be heard and respected and not ignored. Who has been ignoring her supporters?!!! There she goes again with that slipping in an offense with her supporters. That’s why she is a liar when she says she wants to unify the party. She has this you better pick me or else smugness to her and is using her supporters like pawns as leverage to get what she wants( “what does Hillary want?” she says) She is sneaky!!!
157.
ff21
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
just like some dumbass black folk! he aint won shit!
158.
ASH
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
IM SO HAPPY THAT BARACK IS THE DEMOCRATIC CANIDATE!!! I BELIEVE IS GONNA GO ALL THE WAY WITH GETTING THIS COUNTRY BACK IN ORDER!! GO OBAMA!!!!
159.
Bart
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
black people! so stupid!
160.
Tj
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
I am just so proud and this means so much. He will win and there is nothing that anyone can do or say to tell me otherwise. Change is here and there is more to come! Thank God!
161.
yo
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
Michelle Obama looks like she smells real good…..Barack too.
162.
Just Jenn
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
Watching the speech from the UK I was truly in awe. This is a fantastic day for American Politics and an even greater day for the progress & plight of African actually, ethnic Americans point blank. Glad to have witnessed history in the making. Wish Mr Obama every success & I hope Hilary runs alongside him as his Vice.
Then I might consider moving over!
163.
HARLEMWORLD
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 /
Michele Obama always look nice. she be stylin
164.
CJ Springs
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
Go Obama!!! Straight to the top!
165.
Mommy x 2
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
Judah you can rant all you want, this is a wonderful moment for the Obamas and for all Americans. You can not rain on our parade. No matter what happens after this, it is a defining historic moment, to be savored, to be celebrated and to be proud of.
GOBAMA!! T
166.
SouthernGoddess
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
……….I NEVER DOUBTED FOR A MOMENT THAT OBAMA WOULD WIN!
……….IM SORRY, BUT NO HILLARY WAS NOT THE STRONGER CANDIDATE!
……….THAT “I WON THE POPULAR VOTE” TALK IS RIDICULOUS! BLAH BLAH!
……….SHE JUST NEEDS TO BE A WOMAN ABOUT IT & FOCUS ON HELPING
……….THE DEMOCRATS TAKE BACK THE WHITE HOUSE!
…………………..OBAMA 2008! CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!!
167.
ddai
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Waow i dunno why but im so proud even though im not american (french btw) but i ‘m still proud to see a brother succeed in that way! Oh my God not only america but The entire world needs this guy at the head of the american presidency!
The next step …..Mc Cain it will be easy believe it!
168.
SayIt
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
yea buddy OBAMA 08 iMMA BE FIRST AT MY POLLING PLACE!
169.
ms dynomite
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
Very historic.
It’s too bad we nominated our weakest candidate, however.
170.
LOL
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
@169, aka rabid Purto Rican cunt:
You didn’t nominate him. Now get back to eating d*cks…
171.
WhatIThinkIs
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
To all the Hillary supporters…….
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
What do you have to say now????
Barack the VOTE!!!!!!!
172.
TS
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
Hey J. Dakar,
Do you plan on making a post about Barack’s speech at the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee)? This speech was on CNN yesterday and I find it to be rather INTERESTING.
Thanks!
173.
HOTMOMMA001
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
Go OBAMA! I just felt it in my heart that he’d go far! Our black community should be proud and acknowledge this moment in history!
It’s time for CHANGE America!
174.
the floacist
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
Dang, just under 200 comments? Come on…
175.
BOSTONIAN
Thursday, June 5, 2008 /
Yea I agree #174…posts about Beyonce and Rihanna are flooded with comments but when a defining moment in black history happens, where is everyone?
Congrats Barack…although we’ve only won half the battle. I’m sure those who voted for Hillary and are soo liberal might even vote for McCain come November because God forbid a black man run America and tell them what to do. smh….
176.
the floacist
Friday, June 6, 2008 /
Seriously. What does Obama have to do? Choose Beyonce has his running mate Vice President? LOL.
I hope (and looking forward to) the Democrats joining forces. Hillary be crazy, but she’s a bold b—-.
177.
tianni
Friday, June 6, 2008 /
The WHITE MANS worst FEAR is about to come TRUE!! LOL!! I hope he takes his VICTORY all the way to the WHITE HOUSE!!
All alot of people out there are saying is that they are afraid for him, or that he may get killed etc…But please, I feel like if this is in GODS will for this black man to run the nation, thats what he will do & nobody/no man will be able to take that away from him, no matter how hard they try. That would be really Jacked up for someone to try & assasinate this man after 8 straight years of BUSH fuckin up the world!! And no body tried to kill him?!?!? So for them to attempt that would be jacked up if this black man wins the Presidency.
As far as Hillary goes, I wouldn’t trust her on my team, after all that cat fighting she did along the campaign run!! HELL NO! He made it this far without her help, or her votes. If she is willing to assist him sincerely in a DEMOCRATIC way okay, but to join in and still be crying about her loss…I wouldn’t want her on team. He can round up his own people anyway!
And if McCaine wins, that is officially the end of the world as it barely stands as it is presently after the 8 TRAGIC years of BUSH.
NO-NO MORE REPUBLICANS!!!
178.
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