Should Hillary Hang It Up?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Buster

Ineresting omission by the media.

Free Concert by Popular Band Preceded Obama’s Big Rally | NewsBusters.org

Yeah, but those kinds of things are pretty common. Repubs and Dems often use bands, celebrities and other politicians to help draw crowds. It's pretty hard to deny that Obama has a big and devoted "fan base."

[MTK]

I'm sure that 75,000 people weren't there just to see The Decemberists. I'm pretty up to date with music and I have no idea who they even are. Their last album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200, I guess they're not exactly a household name so maybe that's why some papers didn't report it? I mean if it was Springsteen or someone like that I'm sure that would have been news.

[love them hogs]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I think we all agree that racism, in whatever form, should cease. The question here is whether it is racist to vote for a presidential candidate in part or whole because that candidate is black.

If your answer is yes, why? I assume your response is that any decision which is affected by someone's race is inherently a racist one. If that is the case, does that mean President Nixon was a racist because his administration aggressively pushed affirmative action? Or how about people who choose not to date people from a similar ethnic background? Does that mean that people who won't adopt kids from outside their race are racist?

I think it's sometimes difficult to discern what is really racist.

Im sorry but the answer to all of your questions is yes.It is racist to not adopt a kid just because of race.It is racist to not date someone just because of race.And when it comes down to it, affirmitve action is racist ,even though it was needed and has probably done a lot of good.To me, anything that gives someone an advantage or disadvatage based only on race is racist.I believe the words race, age, and sex should be wiped off of any and all applications and tests.That information is just not relevent and grouping people like that only serves to push a wedge between people.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm sure that 75,000 people weren't there just to see The Decemberists. I'm pretty up to date with music and I have no idea who they even are. Their last album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200, I guess they're not exactly a household name so maybe that's why some papers didn't report it? I mean if it was Springsteen or someone like that I'm sure that would have been news.

Its a Partland based band which means that the people in Partland (which was the site of the rally" would know them before they hit the big times. I saw the Dave Matthews Band before they went big time and if I would have posted it on a National site who I saw about 99% of the people would have said "Dave WHo" and a year latter about 90% would know the name. I think he was very smart to use the band but the media was just doing what the media does best. Thats why like 85% of the media admitted to voting Dem. and it shows in their reporting.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Its a Partland based band which means that the people in Partland (which was the site of the rally" would know them before they hit the big times. I saw the Dave Matthews Band before they went big time and if I would have posted it on a National site who I saw about 99% of the people would have said "Dave WHo" and a year latter about 90% would know the name. I think he was very smart to use the band but the media was just doing what the media does best. Thats why like 85% of the media admitted to voting Dem. and it shows in their reporting.

That's basically my point. A local band isn't going to get much of a mention nationally.

[saden1]

People started lining up 7 hours prior to hear a great local band, after the band was done they stuck around for Obama's speech because the weather was simply too good to pass up. The whole thing wasn't even a political rally, it was a free concert!!!

p.s. I'm curious, when is McCain going to start piggybacking on great local bands?

[djnemo65]

I know, it's a joke the way the media reports these things. Like earlier in February when Tom Petty rocked a concert for over a billion worldwide viewers and all anyone wanted to report about was some football game.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

That's basically my point. A local band isn't going to get much of a mention nationally.

I thought your point was that The Decemeberists could not help draw 75,000 people because you had never heard of them and you are pretty up to date on music.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

I know, it's a joke the way the media reports these things. Like earlier in February when Tom Petty rocked a concert for over a billion worldwide viewers and all anyone wanted to report about was some football game.

Classic

[itvnetop]

The Decemberists are pretty big in the west coast indie scene... I like their song, "Los Angeles, I'm Yours." It would have been pretty funny if they performed that one before Obama's speech. Not sure how the lines "Oh ladies pleasant and demure, Sallow-cheeked and sure... I can see your undies" would have played out.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I thought your point was that The Decemeberists could not help draw 75,000 people because you had never heard of them and you are pretty up to date on music.

I said this:

I guess they're not exactly a household name so maybe that's why some papers didn't report it? I mean if it was Springsteen or someone like that I'm sure that would have been news.

[The Goat]

Last I heard Clinton will wind up w/ more popular votes than Obama, which means a lot of people will be scratching their head when he is the nominee. Basically, he is the guy unless he implodes i.e. scandal, insanity, spontaneous combustion... but Clinton will have more legitimacy than him. I think there will be a lot of pressure on Obama to pick her as VP because she will have won the popular vote even though she may not be the best choice.

Also, i think Obama should have put an apostrophe in his name (not f'ing around here). Lots of immigrants have done this to "Americanize" their names and it actually works.

O ' b a m a. Now he's like a black irishman or something. I wonder if the two of my employees who believe he is Muslim and not an American citizen might have thought twice about their assumptions if they'd seen O'bama four years ago instead of Obama. Just a thought.

[70Chip]

I know you wouldn't want to be taken out of context:

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm sure that 75,000 people weren't there just to see The Decemberists. I'm pretty up to date with music and I have no idea who they even are. Their last album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200, I guess they're not exactly a household name so maybe that's why some papers didn't report it? I mean if it was Springsteen or someone like that I'm sure that would have been news.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Last I heard Clinton will wind up w/ more popular votes than Obama, which means a lot of people will be scratching their head when he is the nominee. Basically, he is the guy unless he implodes i.e. scandal, insanity, spontaneous combustion... but Clinton will have more legitimacy than him. I think there will be a lot of pressure on Obama to pick her as VP because she will have won the popular vote even though she may not be the best choice.

That's if you include Michigan and Florida. Unlike Hillary, Obama didn't campaign in either of those states. The counts I've seen so far which exclude MI and FL show that Obama has a 500k vote lead.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I know you wouldn't want to be taken out of context:

I'm aware of what my full post said the second part was my primary point... never mind.