Why the media has been so nice to Obama: For the past 16 years or so, it’s been their job to get Republicans elected. So they trump up things to knock out Dem candidates which they perceive to be a threat: Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dean, Edwards, Hillary…contrariwise, if they like a Dem, that’s a big red flag: they want the weakest Dems on the ticket.
As far as Republicans go , they defend the strong ones as best they can, knock out the weak ones so as to leave the strongest.
Of course, they may intead see Obama as weak and able to pushed around as President; which is their real view we’ll find out in the post-convention pre-election period (should he be nominated).

I find it funny that she claims to be able to relate to women with kids and a career, given that she has a nanny…sheesh. I saw an article over on MYDD (no link, apologies) on her which linked to an interview where she was quoted as saying that she *had* to buy fresh fruit every day because her kids wouldn’t eat it unless it was fresh ever morning. Makes me wonder if she did grow up poor, if that’s an excuse she accepts – where is the evidence of the values one gains from having to do with less? It also doesn’t reflect well on her that she’s letting her kids grow up so spoiled. (And one wonders what becomes of all the uneaten fruit.)

What she has told me anecdotally for months now mirrors what Delphine and Storyteller have shared: the Europeans are completely enamored with the Golden Boy because he is the opposite of Bush, and they can’t stand Bush. This merits us providing another point of view. Most definitely.
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bythelake – thanks for sharing the Don Fowler letter. Heh, heh, heh….they sound worried. Don’t you think they sound worried? They want their “loyal” dems to stop complaining? They are tired? Hell, we’re just getting started!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing the link about your meetup group. I just reviewed it quickly, but I’m going to read your notes about the meeting. Wonderful enthusiasm!

No give backs sorry you’re stck with 15, and that picture is a little out of reach right now but I will find it

Top Dem Party Officials Send Sharply-Worded Email Demanding That Hillary Donors And Supporters Get Behind Obama
By Greg Sargent – July 19, 2008, 12:20PM
In a sign that senior Democratic officials remain deeply concerned that post-primary bitterness could imperil Barack Obama’s chances, two top Democratic officials have emailed a sharply-worded letter to major donors and other leading Dems confessing “fatigue and irritation” at those withholding full support from Obama and demanding that they get behind him “without conditions or demands.”

“I supported Hillary Clinton and am proud and pleased that I did,” reads the email, which was written by Donald Fowler, a former DNC chair and DNC member-at-large who was one of Hillary’s most prominent supporters. Alice Germond, the Secretary of the DNC, is also a signatory.

“But she lost,” continues the email, which was sent our way by a source. Barack Obama won. It’s over.”

“It is time for all Democrats, supporters of Senator Clinton and all other contenders for the nomination, to stand with him to secure his election and the election of Democrats at all levels of competition,” the email continues.

The email also laces sharply into Hillary supporters who remain embittered by the primary and are demanding things in exchange for their support.

“I must confess a bit of fatigue and irritation with people who continue to carp, complain, and criticize the results of the primary and lay down conditions for their support,” it reads. “It is time to act in a mature and resourceful fashion. It’s time to put the primaries behind us. It’s time to support Barack Obama without conditions or demands.”

Pretty stern stuff. The full email after the jump.

Dear Democratic Friends:
2008 is a Democratic year-at all levels in all the states. The opportunity is ours. We just have to seize it.

We experienced an exciting, intense, sometimes difficult, campaign to nominate our presidential candidate. Now it’s over. Barack Obama won.

I supported Hillary Clinton and am proud and pleased that I did. But she lost. Barack Obama won. It’s over.

It is time for all Democrats, supporters of Senator Clinton and all other contenders for the nomination, to stand with him to secure his election and the election of Democrats at all levels of competition.

I must confess a bit of fatigue and irritation with people who continue to carp, complain, and criticize the results of the primary and lay down conditions for their support. The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t establish conditions to recognize the Boston Celtics as NBA Champions; Roger Federer did not demand concessions before recognizing that Rafael Nadal defeated him at Wimbledon.

It is time to act in a mature and resourceful fashion. It’s time to put the primaries behind us. It’s time to support Barack Obama without conditions or demands.

It’s time to WIN for Barack Obama, the Democratic Party, America, and our future. We have an unparalleled opportunity. I hope we will all do everything we can to seize the moment.

See you at the Inauguration.

Sincerely,

Don Fowler
DNC Member At-Large, South Carolina
Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Alice Germond
Secretary, Democratic National Committee

Arianna Huffington said that on her blog site, Huffington Post.
But……..I feel the same way…heheheh