Obama leads the party for two days and already hits two home runs:

[mckeown1128]

Obama keeps Dean:


The Obama campaign confirmed today that Howard Dean will remain chairman of the Democratic National Committee, even as Obama puts his own stamp on the DNC.

"Sen. Obama appreciates the hard work that Chairman Dean has done to grow our party at the grass-roots level and looks forward to working with him as the chairman of the Democratic Party as we go forward," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.

Dean has shed his lightning rod status in recent years and focused more heavily on building state party organizations — a mission that gave him a base of support in the states and that matches Obama's plan to use his resources to keep McCain on the defensive in a wide range of states.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0608/Dean_will_remain_as_DNC_chair.html#comments


AND loses the DNC lobbyists:


It's been less than two days since he crossed the delegate threshold to become the Democratic presidential nominee and Sen. Barack Obama's mark on the party is already being felt.

On Good Morning America Thursday, ABC News' Chief Washington Correspondent George Stephanopoulos reported "the Democratic National Committee will no longer accept contributions from federal lobbyists, will no longer take contributions from PACs" in keeping with Obama's well-publicized policy.


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/06/dnc-no-more-con.html

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. I expect more home runs in the weeks to come

and absolutely NO lying down when the repukes try dirty tricks.

[Max_powers94]

2. WOW!!!! Man this guy is going to change DC for good

[SharonRB]

3. Two good moves

I'm so glad he's keeping Howard on and I really respect Howard for following Obama's lead in not accepting PAC and lobbyist money.

[hisownpetard]

27. What about Lieberman? ALL THREE!!!

[SharonRB]

38. Very true n/t

[Eurobabe]

65. I heard he backed Joe to the wall yesterday

Didn't like what he said about Obama and Iran (?) Sounds like he chewed Joe-Mentum a new butthole.

[Arugula Latte]

68. Lieberman's up in his house with his disease!

;)

[keep_it_real]

35. Yea, I'm glad he's keeping Howard also

2 great moves; GoBama!

[Gore1FL]

61. well to the end of his term, at least

but his replacement will be Dean-like in strategy.

[K Gardner]

4. And backs Lieberman into a corner.. (literally ! ) Change is a comin' !!

[Aloha Spirit]

7. Oh man... I have been telling EVERYbody that story.

I know Obama is all about No Drama, but that was legendary.

[hisownpetard]

13. K - is there video of that, yet? I can't WAIT to see it, if there is any.

[uponit7771]

20. Someones got it, it's prolly worth a lot of money

[K Gardner]

33. I don't think there will be. Wasn't this in a place where video cameras aren't allowed? I thought

somebody posted here yesterday that there wouldn't be video of this. So I'm not sure :-)

[hisownpetard]

53. Oh, damn. I remember reading that Claire McCaskill let Obama know that there were a bunch

of people watching them and that Obama might want to lower his voice, and that he apparently
had been unaware till then that they had an audience.

So I thought maybe someone had used their phone to film it.

Damn, I'd love to see Lieberman cornered like that. If anyone did happen to film it, I bet they'd get more
money for that than the alleged Marilyn Monroe sex tape someone's trying to peddle!

[cottonseed]

30. I'd say Leiberman's soild undies was his 3rd Home Run.

[Stephanie]

5. THREE!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121262109484746703.html

WASHINGTON -- Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton suggested she would like to be Sen. Barack Obama's running mate, but close advisers to Sen. Obama are signaling that an Obama-Clinton ticket is highly unlikely.

[ShortnFiery]

6. Awesome! Plus very little fall-out. LOW DRAMA OBAMA!

:thumbsup:

[Aloha Spirit]

9. Same great taste, 50% less drama.

That doesn't really make sense, but I can't help myself today.
So many encouraging stories today!

[BklynChick]

8. he continues to amaze and surprise me!

[ampad]

10. How long have we been talking about this?

Change is coming and the people have finally started to take their party back.

[hisownpetard]

11. Rec#6. This is fantastic news!!!

[writes3000]

12. I have been so impressed with him. Absolutely Presidential.

And thank you for a post like this.

It's what we need here.

[Indenturedebtor]

17. Yes he makes me proud in the pit of my stomach n/t

[Starlight]

14. excellent

:toast:

[Whisp]

15. this is such good news!

i wonder if he had this in mind before the clintonian money assholes threatened to withdraw their donations.

nice smack back.

yes you can, Barack.

[ErinBerin84]

16. McSellout raised 22 million in May.

but we are still going to kick major Republican ass.





http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/obama_camp_hits_mccain_demands.php

Obama Camp Hits McCain, Demands Real Campaign Finance Standards
By Greg Sargent - June 5, 2008, 1:08PM
Signaling a very aggressive effort to outflank John McCain on the question of who's the genuine reformer in the race, the Obama camp is already trumpeting the DNC's decision to nix lobbyist and PAC contributions as proof of his superiority on campaign finance reform.

The Obama camp sends out this strongly worded statement from Obama himself...

"I've sent a strong signal in this campaign by refusing the contributions of registered federal lobbyists and PACs," Senator Obama said. "And today, I'm announcing that going forward, the Democratic National Committee will uphold the same standard and won't take another dime from Washington lobbyists or special interest PACs. They do not fund my campaign. They will not fund our party. And they will not drown out the voices of the American people when I'm President of the United States."
Obama is openly asserting that the DNC's decision was made at his behest, an effort to project a sense that he's forcefully grabbing the party's levers of power and remaking it in his own reformist image. "John McCain has not adopted any such standards," the Obama campaign statement adds.

[billybob537]

18. How about Replace ICKY with someone intelligent.

[uponit7771]

19. Obama has ALREADY changed Washington and isn't even president yet!

[cbc5g]

21. Obama kicks ass n/t

[EFerrari]

22. K&R

[caseycoon]

23. I am truly impressed!

GOBAMA!!
:woohoo:

[berni_mccoy]

24. Make that THREE HOMERUNS. He Literally Backed Lieberman against a Wall in the Senate

It was a thing of beauty. McCain better stock up on Depends.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15766.html

[Labors of Hercules]

31. I really want to see a picture or video of this!

ANYBODY GOT ONE???

[Greyskye]

34. Not much so far.

Here is the beginning, where he first greets Holy Joe. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5006126

Unfortunately, they go out of frame for the 'good part' of the conversation. :(

[Hokie]

37. You beat me to it

This is very significant. I would suspect Obama was pointing out to Joe what his life will be like when he is president and the Democratic majority is much larger. Joe will no longer be needed on any committees.

[cbc5g]

47. I really want to see the Pic of Obama leaning over Lieberman and putting him against the wall

That would make my day =)

[vaberella]

48. You know this isn't a compliment, right?! They're spinning it where Obama looks like a thug.

[berni_mccoy]

54. OH NOES!!1! WHAT WILL WE DOES!!!1!

Please, take your hand-wringing elsewhere.

[cliffordu]

62. NAh, Smokin' joe has been stabbing the democratic party in the back

for a couple of years now. I'll bet Obama was real genteel...lol.

[TexasObserver]

25. and the monied interests that bought and paid for Hillary and McCain are pissed

[newmajority]

26. The New and Improved Democratic Party!!

Looks like a damn good team to me.

[ContinentalOp]

39. Damn, is Dean really that much shorter than Obama?

[Skidmore]

57. Both are giants in my book.

[Lugnut]

74. Oh yeah!

That works. :)

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

28. Yay! Hillary would have ditched Dean. Yay Obama, Yay Dean!

Good choice!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

29. Yay! Hillary would have ditched Dean. Yay Obama, Yay Dean!

Good choice!

[Yotun]

32. So where does the party get its money from?

Serious question, I don't know. How does the party get income? I can see a campaign gets donations from people, but when not in an electoral setting, how does the party get its regular income?

[Maraya1969]

I know most of Obama's money came from small donors over the net.

[sandnsea]

44. Same people

We have to support the DNC just like we support our candidates. That way they're always accountable to US.

[knixphan]

50. YES, yes and YES.

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[raging_moderate]

36. ta ta to lobbyists

.....and NOW I can tell the DNC I can and will join the party I have been voting for, and will tell exactly why I've waited so long. I suggest everyone else does the same.

[TBF]

40. Barack's on the ball - excellent work.

[moondust]

41. Bravo!!

This is known as the "right track."

[Doityourself]

42. I think Obama's tougher than a lot of people give him credit for ...he's one of those

hurricanes beneath a calm surface!

[SoCalDem]

55. He HAD to bite his tongue while running against a white First Lady

or he would have been pegged as an angry black man beating up on poor little Mizzz Hillie..But now that he's won, he's free to express himself..:)

[Skidmore]

59. He knows when to hold his peace and when to speak his piece.

When he does either, he does so with eloquence and grace. Some would call that wisdom; some would call it character; some would call it the hallmark of a good leader.

[LuckyLib]

64. Well said. A class act all the way.

[anonymous171]

72. I knew he couldn't be weak. You don't get elected in Chicago unless you know how to fight.

[sandnsea]

43. Wow. I'm crying again. He really is going to change DC

Finally. I've only waited my whole life for this.

:cry:

[polichick]

45. He hit the ground running - GO OBAMABABY!

[cbc5g]

46. AND he gave the verbal bitchslap to Joe Lieberman , Obama ROCKS.

No regrets... He's the best candidate for the job, period.

[crickets]

49. "Howard Dean will remain chairman of the Democratic National Committee" - YES!

YESYESyesyesyes. YAY! That's been a nagging worry; Howard needs to stay right where he is.

the Democratic National Committee will no longer accept contributions from federal lobbyists, will no longer take contributions from PACs

Don't let the door hit you on the way out, ya greasy little creeps.

Well, Obama sure is starting things out on the right foot. O happy day! Methinks this would be a nice time to send to DNC some money.

[EstimatedProphet]

51. Good for him!

That's the kind of action we need!

[cottonseed]

52. Question about donations -- will Obama continue to run through his Web site?

The question is, will Obama continue taking donations through barackobama.com which will be used for the DNC and the General Election or will that be shut down?

I'm positive this is a dumb question, but I just want to make sure that little money machine he setup won't have to be rebranded as something else.

[workinclasszero]

56. Not even President yet and making great decisions!

GOBAMA!!!!:applause:

[IndependentDem]

58. i actually have goose bumps and a tear in my eye...

change is coming to America and WE are all responsible for it.

[sellitman]

60. As a Deaniac I am thrilled!

What a great way to start!

[Occam Bandage]

63. Fan. Fucking. Tastic. Today we shake up the party,

tomorrow we shake up Washington.

[tekisui]

67. EXACTLY!

The People took back the Democratic Party. Washington and the Country next.

[Califooyah Operative]

66. Indeed. nt

[mckeown1128]

69. kick.nt

[catgirl]

70. Great post

K & R

[Laelth]

71. The Party of the People ... AT LAST.

Remember that the internet made this possible, and remember how fragile the internet is. Let us guard it, for if it is taken from us, the party of the people will go back to being the party of "other" big, special interests (just different ones than the Republicans serve).

For now ... happy days are not far away.

:patriot:

:dem:

-Laelth

[Zhade]

73. DON'T. GET. COMPLACENT!

I remember what happened after the Dem win in '92.

NEVER FORGET NAFTA - or any of the other nasty surprises we weren't ready to combat.

I'm not saying Obama's going to do anything like that, but let's stay vigilant! He isn't perfect and must be reminded that we're serious about liberal, progressive change.

: )

[myrna minx]

75. This is what we've been waiting for.

:applause:

[liberalla]

76. Impressive. . . . this bodes well for the future

Bravo 'Bama!

[NJmaverick]

77. Now that is what I call leadership!

Well done Obama!:applause: