Superdelegates matters, Obama now, We can't Wait four more years,

This post comes from BlackPerspective. net.Yobachi breaks down the voting process for the Democrats nominee:

"If you’ve been following the news for the last week, by now you should know about “superdelegates”. I first wrote about them back in early January after the New Hampshire primary, and how in that case they gave Obama an actual win when he and Clinton tied in voter delegates.

But let’s recap so that everyone understands what we’re talking about. Determining the party’s nominee is not decided by the overall popular vote from the primaries. State by state delegates are assigned to each candidate depending on percentage of votes, and this is decided based on congressional district for the democrats as far as I understand it.

To become the Democratic nominee you have to win 2025 delegates. But, on top of the delegates that are earned from voting in the primaries and caucuses, there is this group of people called super delegates. Super delegates are simply individuals who are party officials who are handed a delegate that is equal to the delegates earned in the voting. These folks include Congressmen, ex-presidents, some governors and mayors, and simple state party officials.

For example, in New Hampshire, 8 out to the 30 delegates were super delegates. That means 8 individual people made up 26% of the total vote by themselves. That’s right, it’s rigged.

Right now Hillary Clinton has a total delegate count of 1,148, with Obama closing fast, up to 1,121 after sweeping 4 primaries and caucuses this weekend. Clinton receives 924 from primary and caucus votes or what are called “pledged delegates”, and the other 224 are from super delegates. Obama takes 986 of his votes from pledged delegates and 135 from super delegates. So Barack Obama has to date actually won the voting and earned more delegates from the voters; yet, Hillary Clinton is in the lead!

THEY’RE STEALING THE ELECTION Y’ALL, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

Hillary is receiving support from 63 percent of the super delegates to Barack’s 37 percent. That’s an almost 2 to 1 split. If you take away the super delegates Barack would lead by 62 delegates, but because of the entrenched party machine folks favoring Hillary, she instead leads by 27. That’s an almost 90 point turn around.

It’s really simple here. Hillary Clinton is the entrenched party candidate. She’s worked for Congress since the 1970s; her husband was head of the Democratic Leadership Council; then they were in the white house for 8 years; now she’s been a Senator for 8 years.

The whole apparatus of the Democratic Party has loyalties to them. They’ve raised money for these folks to win, campaigned for them successfully; made back room deals with them for years, even decades. And the Clinton business interest can be a luring attraction to these folks who want to make big money on the side. Plus the Clintons are known for selling ambassadorships, cabinet positions, and even the Lincoln bedroom in the White House to their allies and friends. And these slick ass politicians who are the super delegates, these party bosses want part of that action.

The political bosses have the fix in. This is how it’s going to go. Obama is going to win the majority of delegates tonight, and may even sweep like he did this weekend, catapulting him further ahead in the pledged delegate count of the voters. Obama will win the voter delegates and be right on the cusp of the nomination; except, the party bosses will support Hillary, putting her over the top. The Democratic political machine will hand the election to Clinton in defiance of the voters and will of the party rank and file. They will steal this election from the voters the same way these same people complain about republicans stealing elections.

And if some how that doesn’t quite work, the folks that run the party will then seat the Florida and Michigan delegates that Clinton won overwhelming because Obama didn’t campaign there as agreed, due to those two states violating the Democratic National Committee rules on when they hold their primaries. That will give Clinton a net gain to put her over the top if it is close.

Either way, the Democratic Party Machine has politricks to make sure their patron gets elected.

The voters of the democratic primary and party members must demand that super delegates suspend their role, and not cast votes at the convention; letting the will of the people stand. For the voters to vote one way, then to have the party machine come behind them and hand the nomination to someone else is undemocratic. The people should not stand for this. Call the DNC and call on the Super Delegates to pledge to refrain from stealing this election!
If you still need help understanding the whole delegate thing, CNN has a graphic and more explanation.

Katric Couric: What's a girl to do?

Ms. Couric duing her debut as a serious news anchor,came out in a white blazer. Image definitely aimed to the youngster that she maybe seasoned but she is hip. Because old school still believes in packing in anything white right after labor day. But the problem that I have with Ms. Couric is she wasn't hired to be a fashion trendsetter, but to deliver some hard hitting news.

So what did we get when she interviewed President George Bush, Jr.? Ms. Couric couldn't hold eye contact with the lying President! Can't you call the President a liar, without being sent to some type of secret prison? Ms. Couric was so barbie-ladylike in allowing the President to correct her, when she didn't quite get her facts straight.

Sorry, Ms. Couric, the President is not running for office, so nail him. Just picture him naked or that someone that lied and said you had a face lift or eyebrow lift. We are counting on you to call him on his own lies. We have been listening to what you had to say,Ms. Couric, much longer than the President. So don't let us down.

Mayor Graham Richards

How many days before the election: 67? I posted this yesterday:

If your property value is not being reduced back to what it was in 2002, how is the property tax being reduced? Answer: its not.

Today, Ben Lanka of the Journal-Gazette reports on why the tax rate may go down but that don't mean your tax bill is going to be that less of a bill.

Aboite has just gotten punked, that's all, plain and simple.

Read what Bill Ruthhart of IndyStar reports about lowering tax rate when property values may go up on a yearly basis, and that's the rest of the story.

It's Election Time

Slave state

Update: If your property value is not being reduced back to what it was in 2002, how is the property tax being reduced? Answer: its not.

Will you be my neighbor?

County Consolidation Survey

These are the four questions, The Allen County Commissioners are seeking public input on the issue of government reorganization. This online poll is part of an information gathering process that has included public hearings and the acceptance of comments in writing.
Comments in writing may be submitted by e-mail (mailto:commissioner@allencounty.us ), by fax (260-449-7568) or by mail at 1 E. Main St., Room 200, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. You have to give name and address. Sent to your pals who don't have anything better to do, as a joke or to those who take it seriously.

*1. Do you believe that the current structure of local government is an obstacle to our community's progress and economic development?
Yes
No

*2. Do you support the creation of a committee for the purpose of studying reorganization of local government?
Strongly Support
Somewhat Support
Somewhat Oppose
Strongly Oppose
No Opinion

*3. How large do you believe that such a committee (comprised of representatives of cities, towns and unincorporated areas) should be in order to represent all interests that should be involved in a discussion of government reorganization?
0-5 members
5-15 members
15-30 members
30+ members

*4. Where do you live?
Unincorporated Allen County
A city or town outside the City of Fort Wayne
The City of Fort Wayne