Michelle Obama Speaks in Bethesda, Maryland

Please join Michelle Obama at a 'Stand for Change' Rally at Chevy Chase High School, where she'll talk about why Barack is the one candidate in this election who can bring about change we can believe in.

Stand for Change Rally with Michelle Obama

Chevy Chase High School
4301 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD

Monday, February 11, 2008
Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.
Program Begins: 5:30 p.m.

[Update February 13, 2008;Note this is an email message: A reader states the name of the school is Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School]

Fannie Lou Hamer-Sick and Tired and Uncompromising

Fannie Lou Hamer fought for representation of the African-American voters of Mississippi within the Democrat Party. Hamer was beaten and lost her job when she decided to stand up for what she believed in, the right to vote. Hamer lead a group of African-Americans, belonging to the Mississippi Freedom Democrats Party, to become delegates to the Democratic Convention floor to represents African-Americans. that would cause President Lyndon Johnson felt so threaten by the action of Hamer that he called a press conference to block out the power of this woman.

Hamer, the voice of the Mississippi civil right struggle was famous for the words I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.


"We didn't come all the way up here to compromise for no more than we’d gotten here. We didn't come all this way for no two seats, 'cause all of us is tired."

"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."



Some in the Afrosphere is suggesting that Obama is getting the same type of treatment from the superdelegates that Hamer received from the late President Johnson. The same discussion is now taking place with other bloggers such as Cuba Journal and within the Democratic Party.

"The job of putting a candidate over the top would then fall to superdelegates -- the nearly 800 party leaders who can cast ballots for the candidate of their choice.

Asked whether she would be troubled by a brokered Democratic convention in which superdelegates would determine the party's nominee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her party's system.

"These superdelegates are all part of their state delegation, so that state will speak," Pelosi said. The superdelegates "work out their preference, working with the people of their state."

Superdelegates were established, Pelosi explained, to allow grass-roots Democratic activists to attend the nominating convention without having to compete with high-ranking Democratic party officials for a coveted spot on the convention floor.


'So, again, I don't think that members of Congress, governors and senators are not attuned to what's happening in their states and in their districts,' Pelosi said."

Donna Brazile is threatening to leave the Democratic Party if it is left up to the Superdelegate to determine the nominee.

"CNN political analyst Donna Brazile railed against the scenario.

"If 795 of my colleagues decide this election, I will quit the Democratic Party. I feel very strongly about this," Brazile said.

And Hilliary is battling for certain delegates to be seated on the floor.

The second fight is likely to be over seating delegates from Michigan and Florida. The Democratic Party has already voted not to seat their delegates because they held early primaries.

Clinton won both contests, and she wants those delegates seated.

WSJ-Tuesday Night Lights

Online Wall Street Journal online gives a review and outlook on Super Tuesday.

"So much for the best laid plans of Terry McAuliffe. The former Democratic Party chairman helped to design the first national Presidential primary in the expectation that its sheer expanse would sink any challenger to Hillary Clinton. Instead, the most important result from Super Tuesday is that Barack Obama showed how broad his appeal to Democratic voters really is." Read the rest here.

It was nice to see my link to my blog there as well as on CNN.

Obama on Fire

The Obama and Hillary Battle is close. If anyone thought it was a given for Hillary in winning the nomination, they were sadly mistaken. CNN reports the total number of delegates to get the party's nod is 2025 delegates. Hillary after Super Tuesday is leading with 823 to Obama's 731. Amazing. Obama's first time out of the box, compared to John Edwards second run, is less than 100 delegates away from taking the lead from the well branded second Bill Clinton.

According to CNN, on Super Tuesday, the votes were spit 582 for Clinton and 562 for Obama. Talk about closing the gap, Hillary captured only 20 more delegates than Obama. And this was after Edwards dropped out of the race !!!

The next round of caucuses should have Hillary's fan worried. On Super Tuesday Obama won 13 states and Hillary won only 8. This means the closet Obamaholics must stand front and center in supporting a victory for Obama. According to CNN, althought Obama lost both California and New York, money is on his side. Four states hold contests this weekend; three other races set for next Tuesday

"Heading into the next states ... Barack Obama has a money advantage," Borger said. "And now Hillary Clinton wants to debate every single week because she doesn't have the money to compete with him for paid media. I think we'll be seeing a lot more Obama and Hillary Clinton one-on-one."

The Democratic campaigns now turn their attention to the Louisiana primary and Nebraska and Washington caucuses Saturday, the Maine caucuses Sunday and the so-called Potomac primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia next Tuesday.

The candidates also have circled February 19 when Wisconsin holds its primary, March 4 when voters in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont head to the polls, and April 22 in Pennsylvania.

While failing to win the biggest prizes of California and New York, Obama should see many positive trends in the Super Tuesday results as he battles Clinton, the presumptive nominee a few months ago."


For those folks who doubted Obama ability to win, it appears Obama is in it to win.