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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/13/west.virginia.analysis/index.html

The only stat they don’t mention is that 87% of the people who voted for her said race was an issue. What an honorable way to ‘win’.

Clinton, as expected, trounced Democratic front-runner Sen. Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary. In the process, she underscored Obama’s weakness with blue-collar, working-class white voters — a segment of the electorate that may prove pivotal in November.

Clinton’s victory in West Virginia was decisive. She won men and women. She carried a majority of voters in every age group. She captured liberals, moderates, and conservatives. She took a majority in every income bracket.

Clinton’s largest margins, as expected, were registered among voters at the lower end of the socioeconomic ladder. Among white voters without a college degree, Clinton defeated Obama by 50 points. Among white voters making less than $30,000 a year, Clinton’s margin of victory was more than 60 points.

In theaters, January 2009.

Very Rat Pack picture - I like it. Of course, finding a pic of him smoking these days is worth some moolah - this pic is old.
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The next big press buzz - Obama flipped Hillary off during a speech. That’s right, he ‘pretended’ to ’scratch’ his ‘face’ and flipped off hillary.

I swear, if this becomes more than a laugh segment on the comedy shows,I will hurt someone.

[From Barack Obama makes a one-fingered gesture while speaking of Hillary Clinton : Top of the Ticket : Los Angeles Times]

[From Bruce Springsteen Endorses Obama: "He speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years"]

Dear Friends and Fans:

Like most of you, I’ve been following the campaign and I have now seen and heard enough to know where I stand. Senator Obama, in my view, is head and shoulders above the rest.

He has the depth, the reflectiveness, and the resilience to be our next President. He speaks to the America I’ve envisioned in my music for the past 35 years, a generous nation with a citizenry willing to tackle nuanced and complex problems, a country that’s interested in its collective destiny and in the potential of its gathered spirit. A place where “…nobody crowds you, and nobody goes it alone.”

At the moment, critics have tried to diminish Senator Obama through the exaggeration of certain of his comments and relationships. While these matters are worthy of some discussion, they have been ripped out of the context and fabric of the man’s life and vision, so well described in his excellent book, Dreams of My Father, often in order to distract us from discussing the real issues: war and peace, the fight for economic and racial justice, reaffirming our Constitution, and the protection and enhancement of our environment.

After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great American reclamation project needs to be undertaken. I believe that Senator Obama is the best candidate to lead that project and to lead us into the 21st Century with a renewed sense of moral purpose and of ourselves as Americans.

Over here on E Street, we’re proud to support Obama for President.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/14/michelle-obama-to-go-on-t_n_96603.html