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We’ve just heard of several longtime members of mydd being summarily kicked off mydd.

Guess I’m one of the lucky ones. Today I received a “warning” that I need to cut out the racist comments and diaries, with reference to my diary entitled “Obama’s Race Baiting: The Memo”. But I haven’t been kicked off. Not yet at least.

The above-referenced diary was removed. And here’s the kicker: That diary was

about 95% quotes from a Huffington Post article, plus the Obama campaign’s actual
memo, which is public knowledge. I did add a couple of editorial comments, including
one stating how deeply offensive it is to me when someone plays the race card.

Was THAT it? Or …

What gives?

Has the long arm of the Obama thought police reached into mydd, taken truth by the throat, and throttled it? Floods of hate mail directed at the admins, perhaps, as happened to Geraldine Ferraro? Threats? Intimidation?

A word of explanation from the admins might be helpful.

It’ll be a very interesting conversation to say the least….

transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0804/01/ec.01.html

BROWN: In this unusual election year, even nonpolitical radio shows are talking politics. Joining me now are three radio hosts that have been swept up in the excitement. Andrew Wilkow, host of the “Wilkow Majority,” on Sirius Radio, Russ Parr is the host of the syndicated “Russ Parr Morning Show” and Lady Fay Carmona, co-host of Univision’s “Luis Jimenez Show.” And they are all joining me now.

[SNIP]

BROWN: Russ, it’s kind of the say with you. You usually play music on your show. I understand that Hillary Clinton is going on your show tomorrow?

RUSS PARR, “RUSS PARR MORNING SHOW”: Yes, scheduled 7:45 in the morning Eastern Time.

BROWN: You ever think you would be interviewing a presidential candidate?

PARR: Well, I’ve talked to her one time before when she needed urban radio. After the things that transpired in South Carolina they went away and kind of targeted Latinos which is fine.

BROWN: Are you going few ask her tomorrow? The fact that African Americans have been back-burnered by the campaign.

PARR: Campbell, I have been wanting to talk to her for quite a while. So many things. Initially a lot of my listeners were kind of into Hillary, they talk the red phone moments. We had a couple red flag moments. Such as what happened with her husband in South Carolina, inferences there, little veiled reminder that hey, Obama is a black man.

Don’t forget about that. That is troubling. I think what happens as African-Americans we become defensive and we tend to defend our individual, that we believe is wrong. That’s what has really gone wrong for Hillary. Because I believe that she had something going there for a minute. What happened once they started doing that it just changed the whole landscape.

CARMONA: Wow.

1) We are all hyper-focused on daily micro change in the political winds. But unlike us here, most Americans, especially in states that have already voted, are paying only scant attention. The Wright scandal has left a lasting scar on Obama’s campaign and we will see this in the upcoming contests. It will have a larger impact in Democratic communities made up of working class folks, PA, IN, KY, WV, and PR. Don’t discount its impact in OR and NC. No matter what the media says, this will hit Obama where it counts (sorry guys). Do you really think this Bosnia stuff matters to the average voter? Boring. I think you will agree with me that they will just see this as usual campaign back and forth. But the Wright scandal!!!!!

2) When is all said and done, Obama’s wins are in small red states that voted without secret ballots, and states with large AA voters. Will anybody in their right minds (so this excludes the media and DNC) consider this any sort of mandate?

3) Hillary’s wins are in large states, both blue and red: NY, CA, MA, OH, TX, FL, MI, NJ, as well as variety of other smaller contests across the board; east, west, north, south, red, blue: NM, AZ, NV, OK, RI, TN, NH. Under the old system still in use by the GOP, she would have secured the nomination already. In other states she only lost by a few thousand votes like MO, WY. Add to these the above projected wins in #1 above (PA, KY, WV, IN, PR, perhaps OR/NC). Can you call this a mandate? Most certainly.

When seen in this light, you can see that the battle for delegates is not as important. Why?

1) Mandates are more vital. It is a nod, a seal of approval given by a group or community, in this case Democratic voters. No matter what other technicalities the opposing side attempts to drawn on, it is still the mandate that counts most.
2) The popular vote should reflect this mandate and most likely will when you include FL and MI. We are considering here what constitutes a mandate. Don’t let the other side get you bogged down in technicalities about FL and MI. It is a red herring.
3) Electability counts for a lot here. This nomination contest is about choosing someone to represent Democratic voters in November. Who represents them most accurately? The person with the mandate.

Keeping focused on the Big Picture, one can see that the soon to be had victories will seal the deal. The media’s impact going forward will be minimal. The voting public in the remaining states (excluding NC and perhaps OR) have already made up their minds. You can also safely ignore polling information that says otherwise. Don’t believe me? Grab a white pages and do some cold calls. Ask folks about Obama. I venture to say that three quarters are going to mention the Wright scandal. Until these next contests are held, barring any unforeseen catastrophe for either candidate, any noise we hear from polls, media and the DNC is just static. We are almost home. That is unless the Party ignores the mandate. They do so at their own peril.