US News & World Report Finally Gets It – Why Should Clinton Supporters Be Happy?

Over the past few days we have heard a chorus of reporters, pundits, and Obama campaign spokespeople essentially say “Fine, her names in nomination!  Are you happy now?  Will you shut up now?”

The miss the point…  big time.

Bonnie Erbe in USWR gets at least part of it….  while she is still focused on the ends and misses out on the problems that PUMAs have with the process, at least she isn’t dismissive about the concerns we have of Obama as a candidate….

No one can report on how all 18 million Clinton voters reacted to the decision [to put Clinton's name in nomination.] Clearly, overall they must have been at least somewhat pleased with the decision. But to ask, “Are you happy now?” carries with it an implication that Clinton supporters are a complaining bunch who won’t be happy no matter what the DNC or the Obama campaign does to try to please them. I am in close touch with the PUMA folks and other Democratic anti-Obama bloggers as I will be covering their activities in Denver next week. To ask the question, “Are you happy now?” is to dismiss the seriousness of their concerns.

From where many of them sit, the Democratic Party blew a perfectly good opportunity to nominate a moderate (instead of liberal), seasoned (instead of inexperienced) party leader (instead of Senate newcomer) with a long track record in international relations. Clinton’s “3 a.m. call” commercial is still resounding in blogs and media reports because when Russia invaded Georgia, Obama at first issued an appeasement statement, then the next day did a 180-degree turn, pressuring Russia to withdraw quickly. Such flip-flops on war policy are unacceptable but typical of what the party should have expected from a newbie. They also help explain why Obama is now tied with McCain in daily presidential tracking polls, rather than winning by double digits.

As far as the ends go and the PUMA unhappiness with Obama as a candidate goes, she hits the nail on the head…  dead on.  She also gives the respect that is due to the concerns of millions of voters, rather than minimizing them like the party has done.

This minimization from the party is some thing I don’t understand.  Simply from looking at the polls we know that millions and millions of Democrats are very unhappy with Obama.  I don’t get why they would insult us, call us Republicans, lunatics, racists, fringe radicals and more…

Regardless, the concerns are beginning to bubble up to the surface…

Anti-Obama Books Topping Best Seller Lists – Narrative Changing

The Anti Obama Books that have come out recently are topping best seller lists everywhere…  3 of them are in the top 20 at Amazon, Barnes and Noble stores are selling out…  and all this without a peep from the mainstream media or critical review.

So I guess Obama doesn’t get to write the only story about his own life… 

From CBS

Going negative against Democrat Barack Obama isn’t just a campaign strategy for Republican John McCain. It’s also a good formula for selling books.

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Until recently, the most widely read narrative of Obama’s life was written by Obama, in the million-selling “Dreams From My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope.” The new releases, like McCain’s campaign ads, attempt a counter-narrative.

Looks like his fairy tale (yeah, i said it…  fairy tale) life is not gonna be the only picture on the wall-o-obama.

Fox News Picks Up On The PUMA Blogger Shut Down!

Maybe the Obama Net Attack Dogs will get their come uppance, some negative publicity, and we might get some justice…  probably not, but a boy can dream, can’t he?

Well, Fox is at least giving us some publicity…  (Why is it always Fox!?!?!)  And one of my fave bloggers even got some press!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,382452,00.html

Some bloggers opposed to Barack Obama say they suspect Obama’s supporters — with the assistance of Google — may have tried to censor them when the Internet giant froze their Web sites for five days last month.

Seven blogs run by Democrats who oppose Obama’s nomination for the presidency were incorrectly flagged as spam sites by Blogger, the hosting service Google has owned since 2003. Google says it was an automated response from a spam filter.

But the bloggers believe that Web surfers who support Obama took advantage of a loophole in Blogger’s system that allows readers to report spam blogs, the artificial Web sites that abound on the Internet and are used to promote other sites.

“It appears that [Blogger's] policy can be manipulated by people determined to shut down the free exchange of ideas,” said Carissa Snedeker, whose blog, BlueLyon, was among those that were frozen.

This was crazy…  and it had to have been intentional…  and it made me incredibly angry.

I have watched the “netroots” get taken over by an army of Obamatrons for the last year and a half and I am done with it, as it seems are many PUMAs.  We are taking back out territory, as we should.

I never thought that I would actually say this…  but thanks Fox.  I appreciate it.

(OMG – wtf is going on!!!)