This is just damning news.  It was revealed today that Obama won every single county in Washington State.  Big cities, small towns, rural backwaters.  EVERY COUNTY.

I guess this fits within Hillary's "If you're not a big state then F&*k you" strategy.

Read the Article: Obama swept every Washington county

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I was wondering with a couple friends today, in light of the recent revelations (which are just the tip of the iceberg) about the CIA using Water Torture (the correct term to use, rather than "Waterboarding") on "high value" detainees:

Which Democratic candidate for President would be most likely to follow the Bush administration's policy of torturing detainees in the war on terror?

Would it be Hillary, perpetually looking to prove her national security "I'm real tough!"bona fides?
   Update: See the comments for Hillary's exact quotes regarding her support for torture.

or

Would it be Obama?

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The response to the petition to stop Hillary from pushing to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida without holding a fair vote has gotten an enormous response.  In two short weeks, it's garnered over 3,200 signatures from regular people all over the country, including a substantial number from Michigan and Florida.  

With each signature, many people also add their thoughts to the rapidly growing petition.  

Go here to sign the petition.

Here are a few of my recent favorites:

Feb 12, 2008, P. Fox, Washington - Fair is fair, I want to seat Michigan and Floridian delegates, heaven knows I was born in Michigan and lived most of my life in Florida (including in 2000- so I know what THAT feels like). But if they're going to be pledged and seated, there needs to be a fair and equal campaign first.

Feb 11, 2008, S. Vaziri, Florida - I am from Florida, Obama did not campaign here. It would totally unfair if Hillary gets these delegates- If she does this cycle of voter apathy we are just breaking out of will be reinstated and I will do everything in my power to ensure a republican win the elections in order to punish the democrats for their corruption/favoritism.

Feb 12, 2008, W. Turner , Ohio - In regards to the delegates in Michigan and Florida, the Democratic Party had a valid reason for stripping voters in Michigan and Florida of their role in the primary process. Changing your mind now degrades the process and makes your decisions seem tainted.

Feb 12, 2008, T. Smith , New Jersey - I think this shows why I choose Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. This behavior is polarizing. Imagine any game being played and while playing the rules are being changed. This behavior shows a huge distinction in character between the candidates. If you vote for Hillary believing in what she says during her campaign, when she gets to the White House she may behave the same way making your vote/voice stand for something you do not agree with. Barack continues to demonstrate that if you vote for him your vote/voice will stand for something you do agree with in the White House.

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Look at the map of states that Clinton and Obama have won.  Obama has swept the center of the country in contests where tons of new voters and independents turned out.  

You want the same red state/blue state divide we got in the Bush elections?  You want the same "Well, we won the coasts so we squeaked by"?  Then vote for Hillary.  

If you want a truly new dynamic that will have these calcified pundits blown apart in an entirely new Democratic election calculus?  Then vote for Obama!

I realize that this appeal won't get much attention due to the rabid Hillary lovers that dominate this site but, I'll give it a shot anyway.

For those of you who want to see Obama elected, this is the time that your donations will matter.  See him through to November and donate anything you can spare!

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A friend just forwarded me a new video that the Clinton campaign released to promote her to a youth audience on YouTube.

I would otherwise write up a pithy, perhaps clever review of the video here but I have to step out to brush my teeth due to throwing up in my mouth a little bit while watching it.

Go here to see the YouTube video

 

Update: Here's the totally radical experience right here on MyDD. She is way jiggy with it.

I hate to say that she's working in a profound state of denial but this really takes the cake:

Hillary Clinton on Monday explained away Barack Obama's clean sweep of the weekend's caucuses and primaries as a product of a caucus system that favors "activists" and, in the case of the Louisiana primary, an energized African-American community.

"These are caucus states by and large, or in the case of Louisiana, you know, a very strong and very proud African-American electorate, which I totally respect and understand."

Gotcha, so he won because you can't compete in caucus states and, well, he's a black guy so of course he won Louisiana. Remember Bill's "Well, Jesse Jackson won South Carolina too" line?

Update: Whoops, forgot to post the link the the article entitled: Clinton dismisses weekend losses

A new tally by CBS News shows Obama leads Clinton (1134 to 1131) in total delegates, even when factoring in the superdelegates:

There is a great piece in the Financial Times today I just read that sums up a lot of the reasons to vote for Obama and his contrasts with Hillary:

The manager or the visionary. Hillary Clinton's own supporters - the candidate herself, in speech after speech - have cast the fight this way[:] ... Do not be blinded by passion and excitement. Do not gamble on a dream that way. Rise to the challenge of being dull. "I am Hillary Clinton, and I endorsed this message."...

The US is tired and discouraged these days. The country is right to seek a little inspiration, a lifting of the spirits, a sense of renewal. Mrs Clinton is the perfect antithesis of those things. She is commanding in debate; she knows her facts. But she is dreary and angry at the same time, which is no easy feat. She personifies partisan division...

What makes Mr Obama remarkable is that his message of hope, resonating so powerfully with black America, is cast to every American, regardless of colour, to Democrats and Republicans alike. This is surpassingly important: a man of outstanding intellect and magnetic personality, he is running on a one-nation platform, as though he merely happened to be black. And the best part is, the whole country is paying attention: polls say that he is more electable in November than Mrs Clinton. In a close election, he could make the difference.

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Here is a great reader comment over at Andrew Sullivan's blog that sums up what I've been saying for weeks. People too readily poo-poo the idea that Obama would repair America's image in the world simply by being elected. Fortunately for us, soft power can be really simple:

My wife and I are serving overseas in Yemen and I wanted to share a quick anecdote with you about Obama-buzz here in Sanaa. While getting my haircut several weeks ago, I was surprised when my barber Mohammed drifted from his usual aspersions about George Bush to suddenly inquire about Barack Obama. My Arabic is fairly limited, so it took me some time to understand that Mohammed and the other Yemeni patrons had seen Obama during an appearance with Oprah on Al-Jazeera. All of them agreed that of the people seeking to become President, Obama offered the only redemptive option for America.

After my haircut was nearing an end - a nearly 60 minute process - Mohammed said that "if a black man can become President, then maybe the story of America isn't a lie after all."

A few weeks later I was surprised at the end of a meeting with Yemeni government officials, when my hosts broke out into spontaneous praise for Obama and simultaneous incredulity that a man of color could win the American presidency. These two stories are just blips on the Yemeni consciousness, but it's worth noting that the advent of satellite television enables even the poorest families in the Middle East's poorest country to follow the US election. Those two stories stand out as the most dramatic to me, but they're not the only ones. Obama's mere candidacy has restored a fraction of the prestige and credibility we've lost - at least in Sanaa.

I have been incensed by Hillary trying to steal the Democratic nomination by changing the rules in the middle of the game. Please sign the petition I created and speak out on this outrage! OVER 2,500+ SIGNERS SO FAR!

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