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Traditionalism Rocks, Neo-liberalism Fails Again

The Left loves to hate Karl Rove. But like him, or not - he does know politics, almost as much as Barone knows election demographics. I pointed this out in  post or comment yesterday.

Republicans received a hard shot in Mississippi. Greg Davis (for whom I campaigned and who was a well-qualified candidate) narrowly lost a special congressional election in a district President George W. Bush carried four years ago with 62% of the vote. Democrats pulled off the win by smartly nominating a conservative, Travis Childers, from a rural swing part of the district who disavowed Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and hit Mr. Davis from the right.

Putting aside the words conservative and liberal for a moment, what much of America supports is traditionalism. And that ain't Barack Obama or the current Democrat elite. While the GOP is imploding, the neo-liberals (who are really anything but liberal) that comprise the Left, better be careful about over-estimating their draw.

Americans reject the Left more than they do the far-Right. Recent election results may spell trouble for a currently misguided GOP. But they still speak volumes in support of a traditional America.

And that is much more akin to genuine conservative-thinking than that of the new libs we see in the blogosphere. Unfortunately, we haven't seen much genuine conservatism from the GOP in a while either. And there-in lies their problem.

Infamous Loser Weighs In On Dem Race

Oh, yawn. John "Nobody" Edwards endorses Obama. Gee, could the idiot have waited just a little longer, like maybe until December?

He's a pissant trial lawyer and one-term Senator incapable of winning anything other than fabulist driven legal cases. Sure, it made him a good buck. But when it comes to politics, the dude is a stone-cold loser.

Really, who cares? ... um, besides some few other liberal morons who slobbered over the guy and his spittle-flecked rhetoric until it became apparent what a loser he was. John Kerry's wouldbe Veep is such a fitting title for glamour boy. He'd go down in history as an infamous loser, if it weren't for the fact that history won't pay him any attention at all.

Way to go, Obama! Whoopie! :::smirk:::

And So It Begins

It would appear that the Clintons are at least floating the idea that she will eventually drop out of the race. That's how I interpret Carville's remarks and another recent report that Hillary hinted she may leave after WV and KY. That report was based upon a campaign video and pretty thin. The Carville remarks aren't.

With that in mind, it's time for the liberal media to do its job and start playing the race card for Obama. Gawd! If Obama were to win, why not just call him President Victim? The MSM is going to do everything it can to guilt people into supporting Obama because he's their guy and they also love beating the racism drum.

Here's the worst: In Muncie, a factory town in the east-central part of Indiana, Ross and her cohorts were soliciting support for Obama at malls, on street corners and in a Wal-Mart parking lot, and they ran into "a horrible response," as Ross put it, a level of anti-black sentiment that none of them had anticipated.

"The first person I encountered was like, 'I'll never vote for a black person,' " recalled Ross, who is white and just turned 20. "People just weren't receptive."

I have a news flash for the news guys. That white guilt thing isn't going to play. If Obama is going to win, and I am far from sure he can, he's going to have to earn it. I don't believe he has the experience or the positions to do it. Of course, that's assuming we ever get to hear a real position from him on anything.

All hail President Platitude. The policies the guy is advocating are still wrong for America. In about ten years his crap might sell, given the direction of the country. But demographics may not yet be enough in his favor.

There might be just enough traditional Americans left who love freedom and independence to keep Obama out of the White House. Hopefully his positions and his baggage will keep him out. We don't need an empty suit with pie in the sky rhetoric as President right now.

"O" So Wonderful?

Gee, if Barack Obama is such a wonder candidate, why is he trailing by double digits in polls out of both Kentucky and West Virginia?

Liberals can scream racism all they want. But while simply race may be a factor for some, Obama's liberal ideology and negative associations also figure into those numbers. And those numbers add up to a potential disaster for Dems in the Fall when it matters. They are on the verge of nominating a candidate destined to drive Reagan Democrats back to the GOP for yet one more election. And you realize that the local pols in those areas aren't going to want an Obama and Me meme going on in their own races, right?

Gawd, it's hilarious to watch, even if it is sad. Of course the GOP has its issues, too - what with Barr and Ron Paul making noise. The whole November election could turn out to be a mess with no one knowing which main candidate will squeak by.

But, all in all, it should definitely be advantage McCain.

That gem in the eyes of elitist Democrats, Obama, doesn't sparkle for many Americans the way he does for them.

No matter what, the hand wringing, second guessing and anguish of the Democrats over the next several months is going to be fun to watch. And if, as may well be, they wind up losing to what they are calling a third Bush term ... I predict more bridge collapses as Democrats around the country line up in droves to jump off of them.

That's politics entertainment!

Ain't Buying The Simplistic "Racist" Meme

Update: The Other McCain pretty much agrees with my take on this.

The LA Times has another in a long line of media stories on why whites may not vote for Obama because he is black. But every story I've read leaves out some important details.

It remains unclear how racial unease will factor into election-day decisions come November. Those hidden impulses are elusively difficult to capture in polling. But seasoned Democratic players here reckon that some racially tinged voting will inevitably occur far beyond Hardy County's cresting hills.

Whether it's politically correct to say it, or not, additional facts are worth acknowledging. This isn't someone named Colin Powell. The candidate's full name is Barack Hussein Obama. Tell me, how many Americans do you know by the first name of Barack, let alone his middle-name? Have you ever known one?

Yes, there may be some white voters who will shun Obama simply because he is black. But that strikes me as a bit simplistic in this case. Frankly, I'm not sure a white individual by the name of Barack Hussein Obama could win the presidency.

Ultimately, Obama may be one too politically correct bridge too far to go given current demographics. Like it or not, along with whatever number of whites harbor concerns over Obama's color, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that an equal number have more concerns over his ancestry and given name.

Frankly put, even in 2008, the name Barack Obama just doesn't sound American. He is. I am not questioning that. But appearances mean a great deal. And Obama appears to be some configuration that probably strikes a good percentage of the population as something other than mainstream American. And that, more than just his color, will likely spell his doom when it comes to a general election.

The media obsession with the racism meme, without acknowledging the entire picture, is simply a symptom of a media that's stuck on old stupid, offering little if any genuinely intelligent, deep, or honest analysis of the entire picture.

But then, there's nothing new in that, I suppose.

Is Hillary Too Legit To Quit?

So, like a bad cold, Hillary says she isn't going away. Heh!

Who would have believed at the start of all this, it would end with Democrats despising the Clinton's more than the Right?

So, what's the plan? Is something telling her she actually has a shot with the "He can't win" argument? Or does she simply want to bruise him up as badly as possible so he loses and she gets another shot in 2012?

I realize some are suggesting that's the deal. Frankly, I'm not so sure. I suspect she knows it is now or never and she isn't going down until the bell rings, or the Dem machine offers some serious plum. Could we end up seeing Hillary in a prospective Obama Cabinet if he wins?

I'm not even sure that would satisfy her ambition. But you never know.

Yeah, Blame It On The White Folks

This whole racism as regards Obama deal is really starting to irritate. As Geraghty points out, Obama is carrying the black vote by over ninety percent.

Whites aren't voting nearly as monolithically for the color of the candidate, as are blacks. Yet, because many white voters don't support Obama, obviously the bulk of them must be racists.

So, when will the media start asking the black community why it is so racist in their rejection of the wife of "the first black president?"

Oh, I forgot, they'll get a pass. No tough questions allowed, what with the affirmative action-oriented curiosity of the mainstream media. They're an oppressed people, after all.

What a crock!

Losers: Hillary, McCain And Republicans

Well, the Indiana and NC results are in and the buzz is Hillary didn't accomplish enough to stop Obama with her slim Indiana win and huge NC loss. It'll be interesting to see what she does. The media is pouring on the heat for her to drop out.

As for Republicans, including McCain, they continue to be their worst enemy, not Obama. Gingrich issued a warning, but the bad news is everywhere for them. And McCain isn't doing very well for the nominee.

Add that to his poor performance as a fund raiser and the GOP has major troubles, indeed. Gee, does McCain think speaking at a La Raza event is going to get him the support he needs to win?

He can pander to that and other groups all he wants. Guess what? Come election day, the Democrat machine will turn them out for the Dems. And McCain's BS will just cost him support from the base.

Might we actually have a President Obama with the middle name of Hussein?

Don't kid yourself if you think he can't win. As if America needed a Carter II, and potentially worse.

Good grief. Hopefully something will change between now and November.

Obama Plays The Race Card

Someone must have spiked the Kool-Aid at The New York Times. I can't believe I'm reading this in their copy. To paraphrase Lyndon Johnson, if he's beginning to lose The New York Times, he's starting to lose liberal America.

Sure campaigns stack audiences at these events. But that's a perfect rationale for the Times to leave the detail out. Instead they play it up in a story on the race tightening in North Carolina? That's not a good sign for the Big O's Big Mo'.

Advisers to Mr. Obama concede he lost support among some white voters in the wake of the storm surrounding Mr. Wright. Since then, the campaign has sought to increase its appeal to white voters. At Mr. Obama’s first stop in the state on Friday, a rally in Charlotte, most seats in the Cricket Arena were filled with black supporters. Yet many of the seats directly behind Mr. Obama — in the view of news cameras — were filled by white supporters.

So, You Think Liberals Could Get Any More Disgusting?

What the hell is wrong with some of these idiots? It looks like Iowa Politics and the Des Moines Register have the story. I guess they're fighting for the Mike Stark Award now. What a shame they let these idiots roam around unsupervised. Time was they'd all be on a back ward somewhere drooling on their underwear.

AllahPundit reported that at a town hall meeting today a questioner asked Senator McCain if he called his wife a c*nt. Huffington Post called the questioner a "Baptist Minister." HotAir discovered he's a former campaign worker for Joe Biden.