Enough.

[democrank]

I was a Democratic Party activist when Robert Kennedy and Dr. King were shot and I remember feeling numb and sickened. Recently, Senator Clinton used Robert Kennedy`s assassination for the third time in an attempt to insert fear and doubt into the minds of any malleable voters. It was a very dark but very telling moment in this campaign. Almost as bad was the endless charge of sexism. Not for Hillary? You`re sexist. Not for Hillary? You want to run her out of the campaign just because she`s a woman. Really?

Here`s where I stand...I`m a mid-60`s woman who worked for, marched for, fought for women`s rights. I`m no sexist. Period. My reason for supporting Obama has nothing, N-O-T-H-I-N-G to do with Hillary Clinton. I`m for Obama because of his position against the invasion and occupation of Iraq and because he will help bring chnge. Real change.

As far as I`m concerned, this is a cleansing election for the country and our party. We get to toss Bush`s worthless ass out of the White House and replace him with someone with a conscience. We have the opportunity to reset the agenda to include all those people the Republicans ignored, degraded and demoralized. We can bring our troops home and develop a good energy policy, work toward health care for all and increase help for drug addicts. We can slam Gitmo shut and ground all the torture planes, build some new bridges and lower the burden of college loans. We can honor Native Americans and extend a hand to Muslims, give hope to the kid trapped in the projects and renew the spirit of children in Appalachia. We can return to New Orleans with hammers and show up in the Midwest with new business ideas. What we can`t have is more of the same people doing the same things in the same way.

I`m going to try to turn my attention to Barack Obama and do everyting I can to send this principled man, his uplifting wife and his two precious children to the White House.

[Bluerthanblue]

1. well said- there is a real distinction to be made about being FOR

a particular candidate because that candidate best represents our vision for the future, VERSUS voting for a candidate who runs on the platform of "my opponent isn't electable"-


I am voting for Obama because he is the president this nation desperately needs. We are being given an opportunity to begin turning our country around, led by a man who desires to bring out the best in all of us. It's time to stop the selfishness.

peace~

[Bluerthanblue]

23. edit nt

[bjobotts]

36. Well said

[noiretextatique]

2. i think it's great that obama inspires people

he will certainly be better than bush or mccain, and for that reason alone i will vote for him in november.

[papau]

3. Among mid-60's women you are also a minority - - but in any case good luck

[Bluerthanblue]

7. according to what? "Polls"?

I'm sick of people putting so much credibility in "polling"-

I'm sick of the way the American people are being segregated by race/age/wealth/poverty/education/religion etc, and told what "we" believe based on a "poll"-

Pardon be for ranting in this thread- but I say screw the damn "polls"-

What is their value? except to 'sway' public opinion?? what have they ever really accomplished for anyone?

peace~

[rucognizant]

46. I'll repost this!

The night or two, Before supertues. I got a call from AP ipsos polls ( canadian exchange). They asked if I was a female between 18 & 65....when I said I was 68, They thanked me & hung up. SO much for getting the opinion of old white ladies!
I and all my friends over 60 here, are supporting Obama!

I can't justify Clinton's vote AGAINST overturning the cluster bomb ban! What good does it do if she supports health care for American children, and allows Lebanese, Iraqi & Afghani children to get their limbs blown off in their family's orchard?
Most other countries have now voted to ban the use of cluster bombs. NOT the good ole' USA!

[eagertolearn]

67. I agree! This one of the many reasons we need Obama as our next president!

"We the people of the United States"!

[knixphan]

72. hear hear

[Carolina]

9. how the fuck do you know that?

Oh, yeah, you're the spokesfool for HRC's talking point du jour.

FYI, I am woman hear me roar and it ain't for HRC. Also I don't know of a woman in my area (demographic 55+) who is for Shrillary.

[emilyg]

34. I am proudly for Hillary.

[helderheid]

19. My mother is 63 and supports Obama. My God mother is in her 60s. Obama supporter. My step-mother is

60 and, you guessed it, supports Obama.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

28. Both of my parents are in their 60s and support Obama.

[CaptJasHook]

30. My 71 year old Mom and 65 year old Mother in law, both white, both PrObama

[helderheid]

51. forgot to say we're all white.

[rebel with a cause]

33. I am 62 and have supported Obama for over 4 years

The ladies from SI that helped get him on the ballet in Illinois were in their 70s and 80s. My sisters are 65 and 71, and their husbands are 68 and 72. Yeah, all the old women are sure for Hillary. My one sister was going to vote for McCain over Hillary and we informed her about Barack and she voted for him in the primary. Ignorance/unimformedness sometimes scares me. :grr:

[Pushed To The Left]

60. My mom is a 74-year-old Republican and she supports Obama!! n/t

[sweetroxie]

39. I'm all a mid-sixties woman. And also a staunch feminist. And I'm not for HRC

and I think I have a lot of company in this demographic. I won't vote for someone because she has 2 X chromosomes. What this world needs is to insert more of the "feminine principal" and values into the public square. Obama represents that much better than HRC.

[Zambero]

50. Ha! Tell that to my wife

Better yet, don't. Her Irish temper might reveal itself!

[eagertolearn]

68. I am an Obama supporter (white 50 and a woman)and volunteer in whit rural Oregon

and most of the people I volunteer with are over fifty white and very much for Obama. Many Men over 50 too. The most enthusiastic volunteers i would put in the over 60 category. Their thinking "finely after all these years"! Where are they doing these polls in WV? Obviously not in Oregon!

[Swamp Rat]

4. k&r

We'll be here in New Orleans, working with what we got until more help arrives.

[H2O Man]

5. Thank you

for this rational, positive message.

Nominated.

[TexasObserver]

6. Thank you

[phrigndumass]

8. K/R Thanks for posting this.

[bonito]

10. K&R n/t

[frickaline]

11. K&R

[Carolina]

12. K&R K&R K&R K&R K&R!!!

[Faygo Kid]

13. Excellent. Beautifully written.

Yes we can.

[MethuenProgressive]

14. "My reason for supporting Obama has nothing, N-O-T-H-I-N-G to do with Hillary Clinton."

On DU, that puts you in a very small subset.
Thanks for the post.

[Name removed]

27. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[iconicgnom]

38. that's called "talking thru' your ass"

[The Doctor.]

15. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

Someone will have to pick up the slack.

My support for Obama is twofold;

One; He's a great candidate with great promise.

Two; Clinton was a poor candidate. That is the extent to which she factored in.

If she were a better candidate and didn't resort to the dirty tactics, It would not have been so easy a choice.

[Blue_Roses]

16. thank-you

:applause:

[NC_Nurse]

17. Amen. K&R

[bluethruandthru]

18. Great post!

We need real change!

[WillyT]

20. Excellent Post !!! - K & R !!!

:applause::yourock::applause:

:kick:

[VolcanoJen]

21. What a terrific post.

Huge K&R!!!!!!

:dem: :dem: :dem:

[mopinko]

22. right there with ya.

thank you hill, for putting a crack in the glass ceiling. now, strap on the yoke, and get to work. there is not room for sore losers in a democracy. sorry.

[Bluerthanblue]

24. K & R

:hi:

[suffragette]

25. Perfectly stated

And I am also for Obama for all the reasons you named.

[yellerpup]

26. You said it, democrank.

You said it for me the way Obama says it for me. We all want the same things and the rest of the world will be so relieved when we achieve them. :kick:

[barack the house]

29. Sounds like a plan to me. WTG.

:bounce:

[bjobotts]

31. Thank you.How refreshing. Most here can't tell you why they support Obama

[bjobotts]

35. Only why they hate Clinton. Glad to see one talking about Obama

[raystorm7]

32. Democratic Party exfoliation =)

[Diamonique]

37. Woo hoo! I love this post!

k&r

[DrZeeLit]

40. Exactly! Thank you... seems like we're women of the same mind. Cheers!

[crankychatter]

41. you're a good egg... thanks for posting... nt

.

[myrna minx]

42. Thank you K&R n/t

[me b zola]

43. K&R

:kick:

[Dystopian]

44. Very nice. K&R

peace~

[beac]

45. Brava, democrank, brava! n/t

[Vattel]

47. another psychic for Obama

"Recently, Senator Clinton used Robert Kennedy`s assassination for the third time in an attempt to insert fear and doubt into the minds of any malleable voters." You know for a fact that she was attempting to do that. I wish politics was cleansed of stupid smears like yours.

[dixiegrrrrl]

48. I'm with you

same age
same activist background
same reasons to support Obama.

Been there, done that with the sexist, racist, ageist, division BS.

And THIS time, we got a rather large reason






to do it right.

[Mira]

49. K&R Your words touched my heart

[cliffordu]

52. Kicked and recommended. That has it nailed.

[Bette Noir]

53. Thanks for this.

I've been pro-Obama for at least a year. All the times Hillary has insulted those of us who support him, calling us cultists, naive,and sexist, while pandering to white racists, gun nuts, and warhawks, I've come to really, really hate Clinton.

Thanks for reminding us why we began to support Obama before Hillary lost her marbles. He's a good man. He's against the war, for education, for ordinary working folks of any color, and all that good stuff we've always believed, as Americans and as Democrats.

[elocs]

54. Nicely said and I happy to rec it above all those who beg for recommends for their threads. n/t

[Hatalles]

55. Thank you! K/R.

[AntiFascist]

56. K&R n/t

[eridani]

57. Something you should remember abou FDR

Eleanor was always pushing him to do more New Deal programs. He would always answer that he had political problems with that right now, and that if she wanted to get it done she'd have to just tell her friends to get organized and MAKE him do it.

Another reason for backing Obama is that he is asking people to stay involved. This is important. Karatekas are advised to focus THROUGH the board if they want to break it. Likewise, we need to be thinking passt the election in order to get anything done.

[TeamsterDem]

58. W.O.W! Very well said. n/t

[Raine]

59. YES!!!

:applause: :yourock:

[rosesaylavee]

61. K & R

[katerinasmommy]

62. Two White Women

I'm in my forties and my mom is in her sixties and we are BOTH for Obama!

[LiberalEsto]

63. Amen, amen, amen!

After my favorite candidate, John Edwards, left the race, I initially decided to support Hillary. I'm 56, white, a dedicated feminist. My grandmother was a suffragette in Estonia, and my mother belonged to NOW, so feminism is my family heritage.

But the more I learned about Obama, the more excited I got about his vision and leadership ability.

At the same time, the behavior of Hillary and her supporters made me think less and less of them, to the point where I am today.

Her corporatistic stances and her mean-minded campaign have left me utterly disgusted. I once owned a Hillary Clinton Fan Club button and was an avid supporter of hers. But the more I've learned, the less I've liked.

As far as I'm concerned, it is Hillary, and Hillary alone, who has cost herself the Democratic nomination. I lost respect for her when she voted in favor of the Iraq war. I wouldn't vote for her for dog-catcher.

[BayjanDem]

64. At some point

You get tired of the non-issues, lies and stupidity ruling the day: William Ayers is Obama's best friend, Obama and Qaddafi planed the PANAM flight 103 bombing. Obama is a white hating, fist raising, Black Panther. He's retarded and clearly unqualified. His wife is an America hating Jihadist. He's run a sexist campaign like some kind of Bi-racial Archie Bunker. He's lived an elitist, charmed life of ease where his father and grandfather did everything for him (including getting him into Harvard)Exaggeration, sure. But when listening to some of the Hillary supporters, (and Freepers pretending to be) That's what they sound like. After 8 years of Bush, a lot of people are talking and acting like him.

[agingdem]

65. Almost 60...

This election is is not about us (baby boomers)...this election is about our children and our grandchildren...our parents had Kennedy, we had Clinton...our children have Obama...our generation has to make sure that happens.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

66. What a beautiful future you paint

K&R #142.

[HopeforChange]

69. This is one of the best and most uplifting posts I have read

You are So Right. We all need to get up off the couch and get out and make calls, or send postcards or just talk to everyone we meet about this once in a lifetime opportunity to lift our Country up.

Thank You !

[Robeson]

70. "We get to toss Bush`s worthless ass out of the...

...White House...."

Now THAT will be something to celebrate.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

71. I'm with you. Time for us to unite and take back the Whitehouse.

[knixphan]

73. Kick for naked truth.

[Imagevision]

74. Obama can find a new church that's close to the White House...