Bush Supporters

However, when Michigan broke the rules, the DNC not only penalized us, but they went far beyond the normal penalty (50% of the delegates) and took away all our delegates.

Obama decided to favor those partisans and spit in the face of Michigan voters, and he took his name off the ballot. One main consequence of this was that he received no votes in the Michigan primary.

In the end, Obama let have Hillary have a bit more than 50% of the delegates, but he still refused to let the delegates be apportioned according to the will of the voters, and he took a bunch of delegates that he was never awarded (including some delegates that the voters apportioned to Hillary).

oralloy wrote:

However, when Michigan broke the rules, the DNC not only penalized us, but they went far beyond the normal penalty (50% of the delegates) and took away all our delegates.

Ah? I thought the DNC not only seated all of the Michigan delegates, but also restored their full convention voting rights?

oralloy wrote:

Obama decided to favor those partisans and spit in the face of Michigan voters, and he took his name off the ballot. One main consequence of this was that he received no votes in the Michigan primary.

That's tough luck for Obama, but how did this disenfrenchise you? You would have been able to write in Obama, right?

oralloy wrote:

In the end, Obama let have Hillary have a bit more than 50% of the delegates, but he still refused to let the delegates be apportioned according to the will of the voters, and he took a bunch of delegates that he was never awarded (including some delegates that the voters apportioned to Hillary).

The split was 69 - 59 pledged delegates for Clinton.

Both Clinton and Obama accepted that proposal by the Michigan Democratic Party.

In the primary, Clinton won against "Uncommitted" 55-40%. According to exit polls, however, 46% of voters in Michigan would have voted for Clinton, 35% for Obama, 12% for Edwards and 3% other if all names had been on the ballot.

How many delegates have, in your opinion, been illegitimately been taken by Obama?

You see, oralloy, you have been put in your place by Old Europe. Why, it would seem, after reading old Europe's comments that you are quite mistaken about being disenfranchised.
Old Europe shows how you are mistaken,oralloy. He knows!!!

I'm just curious to know how many Bush supporters
there still are out there. Feel free to stop in and let us know
who you are.

<I do mean President Bush>

Not my party. I'm still a Democrat. A highly disgruntled Democrat, but still a Democrat.

After the way Obama and the DNC disenfranchised me in the Michigan primary, I'll probably vote only for Republicans for the rest of my life

They'd probably do better with an NPR talk radio audio feed and a BBC 24-hour news feed than they would with either Rush Limbaugh or Air America.

It’s just because this guy’s father was black? Is that why we’re supposed to all hope for his success?

“I disagree fervently with the people on our [Republican] side of the aisle who have caved and who say, ‘Well, I hope he succeeds.’”

…Limbaugh told his listeners that he was asked by “a major American print publication” to offer a 400-word statement explaining his “hope for the Obama presidency.” He responded:

So I’m thinking of replying to the guy, “Okay, I’ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.” (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here’s the point. Everybody thinks it’s outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, “Oh, you can’t do that.” Why not? Why is it any different, what’s new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what’s gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it? I don’t care what the Drive-By story is. I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: “Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails.” Somebody’s gotta say it.

Not my party. I'm still a Democrat. A highly disgruntled Democrat, but still a Democrat.

After the way Obama and the DNC disenfranchised me in the Michigan primary, I'll probably vote only for Republicans for the rest of my life (or at least for a very long time), but I still agree with more Democratic positions than Republican positions -- especially when it comes to economics and social spending.

I note that Iran has been bombed into the stone age

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I note that Iran has been bombed into the stone age

Who bombed Iran?
We havent.

So if that has happened, dont blame Bush.

Om Sig. You must forgive Blatham. He has not been the same since he had an unfortunate health issue. He sometimes makes egregious errors. I am happy that he was able to avail himself of our fantastically efficient and professional health services instead of having to subject himself to the questionable ministrations of the doctors in his home country-Canada, who operate under the burden of Socialized Medicine.