Obama Clinches Democratic Nomination

I was surprised how emotional I got when Obama clinched the nomination. The Democratic Presidential campaign was well-fought, and Hillary Clinton was a worthy adversary.

Not to worry, If he doesn't win.  You can always fall back to the Election was stolen or rigged.  Amazing how it was stolen or rigged in 2000, 2002, 2004, but in 2006 the voting machines worked just fine. Now we have Acorn where Obama donated 800K and 235K too.  Acorn that non-partisan get out to vote group that endorsed Barack Hussein Obama.

I overheard a number of remarks about Obama today. "He's a 'socialist' and will raise our taxes sky high." was one of the more coherent (though utterly ridiculous) ones. Another: "He sure is the whitest black guy they could find."Actually, Obama is just another typical Chicago Democratic politician with the gift of gab. I believe - if elected - he'd be less destructive than McWorse, but I fear the Great White Hope will win and we'll continue the rapid decline of the nation at perhaps an even more rapid pace than under the heel of W.UPDATEWISDOM FROM THE HEARTLAND

50 years ago, when much of the Democrat party still favored segregation, who could have guessed that they would be the first major party to run a black for president?

Yeah because he is "kind of" black and may be president-I believe the American people are fed up with the Republican Party, what the GOP needs is another Jimmy Carter like president such as Obama to screw things up. Now if the GOP can find another Reagan...

Great, now I'm going to get called a bigot when I don't vote for him...

Update: Fox's comment >> http://www.rateitall.com/r-2752033.aspx#ReviewsStart Offer?! Offer what?! EO and myself brought up the fact that most blacks are racist, Fox says they have historical justification to be racist. I am astonished by this comment. On Ridge's thread he lectured me about contributing to the fight to eliminate Racism (He Means White Racism). What a convoluted mess he created. BLACK POWER FOX! 6/4/08: The first African American became the presumptive Democratic nominee? The guys half white for gods sake. It doesnt take a smart man to raise taxes, institute massive entitlement programs, appease dictators and damage the economy even more by supporting legislation (climate Change) that will impose caps (more taxes) on Industries which will add up in the trillions of dollars. Lets push the remaining companies over seas, boy does that takes brilliance...

Yes this is a big deal.and quite frankly I'm glad an african american won and could possibly be our next president.Will I vote for him? can't say who I will vote for.dem or republican.but for a black guy to win the dem nomination is a big deal and a sign to everyone that maybe our country is not as racist as alot of people think.

"Clinch" is such a bombastic word....some may say even it's "Ombastic". Nonetheless, unlike us, Karl Marx never bothered to mince words.

A major event.  Not because he is black, or half black.  It is a big story because he has interrupted the coronation of Hillary.  (By the way, regarding racism: if over 90% of blacks vote for Obama while a statistically small contingent of whites refuse to vote for this guy because he's black, which contingent is racist?)He will be nominated, if he avoids any further crazy stories about who he hangs with, who he raises funds with and who he does business with, but he will not be elected.  Republicans, particularly conservatives are motivated to keep him out of the White House due to a voting and belief record he cannot separate himself from.  Very few democrats other than the 17 million zealots who voted for him in the primaries, will be particularly motivated to keep John McCain out of the White House.  Democrats need every vote in national elections just to come close.John McCain is not objectionable enough to Joe Lunchbox to be defeated by a gimmick newbie with a two year track reco... Read more

This is a historically relevant event, since a minority has never been selected as the candidate of the Republican or Democratic parties for the Presidential election. Whether you agree with his nomination or not, I find it hard to believe that a person couldn't find this extremely important in terms of events this year.

As Magellan noted below, we've made some progress. For the first time in our history, the leading candidates for a political party were a woman and a man of color, and an African-American became the presumptive Democratic nominee. It's about time we had leading candidates who weren't male Anglo-Saxons (of whom I'm one). I admire Obama and would like to see him as our President, but I have misgivings about the voting public's racial prejudice. He's one of the smartest men in our nation, but too many people aren't going to vote for him simply because of his skin color (even though he's half white). Obama is an Ivy Leaguer who, as President of Harvard Law School's Law Review, the most prestigious position in all of legal academia, was the brightest of the bright and could have had any legal job in the country. He chose to help the average Joe instead of corporate America and its lobbyists. How anyone who doesn't match his brilliance can feel superior to him simply because of his skin c... Read more

Obviously, this is a very big story that will become bigger when he is officially nominated, and bigger still should he win the presidency.I'm not sold on the guy as a great saviour, but I prefer him over Hillary, and on balance, over McCain.Whether he wins the election or not, a step forward has been made.  We may not always like the standard bearers that are the visible sign of a forward step, but there should be some acknowledgement of them.  Jackie Robinson was an abrasive, difficult man, but he helped changed the face of baseball (and America, I would argue) for the better.  Jesse Jackson is a self-aggrandizing, pompous ass, but his run for the Democratic nomination laid the groundwork for blacks to seek the presidency.Obama is hard to pin down, seems to have an elusive quality to him, and its unclear exactly where he stands on a range of issues.  As an ex-apparatchik, that doesn't bother me a whole bunch, because I've seen (and worked for) more than a few politicians who drew lin... Read more

Okay...whats going on here? Racism is a worldwide plague...much worse in other parts of the world. Human beings are being slaughtered because of their race, as we speak. Were supposed to be evolving here in the US and racism has obviously diminished over the years as is evidenced by Obama's apparent Democratic nomination. Up until today, he has consistently run on vague notions of change. Today, we wake up to the following (the highlighted words are as they were published):"The victory for Mr. Obama, the son of a black Kenyan father" (New York Times)..."History Is Made: Barack Obama Becomes First Black Presidential Nominee" (The Daily Voice)... "Obama makes history as first African-American presidential nomination" (CNN)... "Pondering The Words: Black President" (CBS News)..."Obama becomes first black candidate for White House" (EiTB)..."Obama Becomes First Black Democratic Presidential Nominee" (ABC News)... "Obama becomes the first African American to be nominated."  (Chicago Sun-Tim... Read more

I'm not buying all the media hype concerning this as a big moment.  I was waiting for a bigger story- how would Hillary, her cabal, and the entrenched party elders would steal the nomination and then justify the actions to democrats.  (And I must confess my huge mistake of believing she wasn't electable- still doesn't improve my opinion of her.)  Again, that Hillary won't 'steal' it to me is the bigger story- Obama interrupted her coronation and that's driving many people bonkers.  But concerning Obama's moment as the 'first'  I just think he's a superior candidate who had a better staff with a better strategy- not so much as a 'story' but the actual end result that many predicted weeks or months ago.  Much noise today, but the campaign will offer much bigger moments than last night- let's not get carried away with an important night for big O because other 'events' in 2008 could (for better or worse) affect many more people directly or indirectly. . .

This is going to be interesting. I was fortunate this year, as I was able to attend Obama and Clinton rallies as well as rallies for some of the GOPpers who are not in issue here. Conclusion. The Obama crowd was chablis and brie. The Clinton crowd was shot, beer and pork rinds. I have attended political rallies for years, and I can't remember such a divide within a political party since the time of George Wallace and the other "pointy head Democrats" as George so colorfully noted.The Obama crowd was yuppie central, if yuppies are still a current phenomenon. How this is going to work out remains to be seen. Watch http://realclearpolitics.com for articles covering this aspect of the campaign.

It's big.  He's black, he was a huge underdog going into the primaries, and he has energized the young vote like not too many in history.  It wasn't too long ago in parts of this country that blacks weren't allowed to drink from the same water fountains as whites.  We're making progress.