In last night’s Ohio Democratic debate, Clinton puts one more spike into her campaign coffin with an attempt at rousing a chuckle from the crowd. The problem is that no one laughed.

It’s almost surreal watching her sink within the first moments of the debate. My mouth gaping at the obviousness of her misstep, Clinton needs to decide if she wants to be the victim, or the strong fighter. Trying to be both makes her sound bitchy, whiny, and petty.Until that happens, Obama doesn’t even have to try. And on the same token, neither does McCain.

Hat tip to Skitz.

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Hi, you don’t know me, but my name is Skitz M. Jones. I don’t lobby for anyone, I don’t donate money to any foundations, I’m not high on any lists, influential, or well-to-do… so you really have no reason at all to listen to me.

All of that said, for the Pete’s sake Listen To Me! Because this is fairly important. You’re all behaving in a fairly ridiculous and potentially self-defeating manor. You’ve been outsmarted by the Republicans- a party who gave us the wonderfully intellectual contribution of George W. Bush.

The maneuver to which I’m referring? Uniting. Granted Huckabee is still “running” for President, but really all he’s doing is sticking around to give McCain someone to contrast against and talk to while you all try to figure out what the hell you’re doing. The Republican party has all but announced it’s candidate in John McCain, and as a result, he looks stronger and safer than either of the Democratic candidates. Even with a scandal drudged up by the New York Times, McCain still looks better in many eyes, because the whole party backed him, defended him, and it slid off of him like water off a duck’s back.

But no, here you all are letting Obama and Hillary make veiled attacks and not-so-veiled attacks, respectively, on each other. The result? The Democratic front-runners are knocking themselves down before the Republicans even have to think about it. And don’t think the opposition isn’t noticing.

Throw Nader into the mix, and there’s a great potential for the Democrats to throw this one away before they even figure out who the candidate will be. The damage will already be done.

Now, I’ve made no secret my dislike and distrust of Hillary Clinton, anyone who runs basically on the platform of “I was married to the President, so I’ve got more experience than you do” leaves me with quite a sour taste in my mouth. Though I’m sure nothing like the taste her hubby Bill was leaving in at least a few people’s mouths. All joking aside-

Obama has been racking up nomination after nomination, and it’s really only this whole mess with delegates and super-delegates that leaves Hillary with the feeling of possible victory. It’s really time for someone to tell her to stop this foolishness, and everyone get together behind Obama. He’s clearly the choice of the majority of the country, the numbers have shown, and the less time members of his own party spend sniping at him, the better for everyone involved really.

Hillary- stop circulating stuff like this-

in an attempt to get American voters to distrust a man who you (or your staffers if you prefer) have been trying to cast as a Muslim, (one of the most frightening tag words to a portion of the American Public since “Commies” were being blacklisted in the McCarthy era) all the while pretending to be a gracious competitor at recent debates.I’m not even going to dignify this whole picture debacle with an explanation of what is going on in the photo, if anyone is curious as to why Obama was dressed like this, go here.Leaders within the Democratic party, why do you let crap like this go on? Don’t you realize it just provides more ammunition to the Republicans, by making Obama look suspect, and making Hillary look petty and cheap in her attacks?

I beg you, for the sake of at least a cleaner Presidential race, pick a candidate (preferably the one the majority of Democratic voters are actually voting for, no sense it putting off your own people, right?) and lets start the real campaign- between the red and the blue, and let the issues be the deciding factors, not who dressed like what when, and who may or may not have gone to what school or have what descendents in their past family history.

Do you think we could do that? Please?

All my best-

Skitz.

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I’m not making any endorsement here, I’m merely clearing up a few confusing rumors. The truth is what we all want anyway, right?

#1 Question

Did Barack Obama swear into the U.S. Senate with the Koran?

Answer: No. That was Keith Ellison (D-MN).

#2 Question

Is Obama (or was he ever) a practicing Muslim?

Answer: No. He comes from a religiously diverse family. Father= non-practicing Muslim from Kenya. Mother=Atheist from Witchita, Kansas. Quoteth Obama’s spokesman Robert Gibbs, January 2007; “To be clear, Senator Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is a committed Christian who attends the United Church of Christ in Chicago. Furthermore, the Indonesian school Obama attended in Jakarta is a public school that is not and never has been a Madrassa.”

#3 Question

Why doesn’t Obama wear the U.S. flag lapel pin like all the other candidates?

Answer: Perhaps he’s exercising his American right to freedom of choice. Just a guess on that one though.

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