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Many of my fellow Democrats are in a tizzy over something President Bush said to the Israeli parliament. From the BBC:

“Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals,” said Mr Bush in his speech.

“We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: ‘Lord, if I could only have talked to Hitler, all this might have been avoided.’ We have an obligation to call this what it is - the false comfort of appeasement.”

Why is everyone — including Barack Obama — assuming that Bush was referring to Obama?

When I first heard about the comment, I assumed Bush was referring to Jimmy Carter, not Barack Obama. Jimmy Carter is the one who recently met with leaders of Hamas, a terrorist organization dedicated to the destruction of Israel.

Funny that nobody thought he was referring to Hillary Clinton. Then again, she made is quite clear what her response would if she was president if and when Iran were to ever launch a nuclear attack against Israel.

Now that I think about it, many of my fellow Democrats got in a tizzy over that too. Go figure.

Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Hamas, Hillary Clinton, Hitler, Israel, Jimmy Carter, Nazis, Terrorists

While touring a Chrysler car plant in Detroit, Michigan, Barack Obama used a sexist slur while giving a reporter — who happened to be female — the dust off. Reporter Peggy Agar dared to ask Barry a question on how he was planning to help American auto workers. It’s never a good idea to ask Barry for specifics.

From BBC News:

Mr Obama said: “Hold on one second, sweetie” and did not answer.

He later left a message for Ms Agar saying it was a “bad habit” and he “meant no disrespect”.

Ms Agar told the Detroit News: “I’ve been called worse.”

At least she didn’t tell Ms Agar to go home, take her shoes off, make some babies, and fix her husband his supper. It’s not just a “bad habit”. Smoking is a bad habit.

Sexism is not a habit.

Tags: Barack Obama, Michigan, Peggy Agar, Sexism

Formal Presidential hopeful John Edwards got off the fence and is now endorsing Barack Obama. Not that I’m surprised that the guy who enjoys $250 haircuts and owns his own squash court is endorsing the fella that likes to bitch about the high cost of arugula.

What a surprise!

If you’ve been following my ramblings on this blog, you know I never have been a big fan John Edwards. He always pegged the red on my internal fake-o meter.

I don’t have much respect for personal injury lawyers. Though I am more then willing to admit that they serve an important function in society, that doesn’t mean I admire a man that made millions because a young girl had her lower intestines sucked out by a faulty pool filter. I admire millionaires that made their fortune by building something or creating something. Two things had to happen for Edwards to make money; A doctor had to make a mistake and a patient had to suffer because of it.

Edwards dropped out of the race over three months ago. Why did it take this long to pick a bandwagon to jump on? Good thing he came in third-place for the Democratic nomination. Making quick, decisive decisions obviously ain’t the man’s thing.

Unless of course it’s about where to get a haircut.

Tags: Arugula, Barack Obama, Guys That Own Their Own Squash Court, John Edwards

I decided to make the switch from XM Satellite Radio to Sirius Satellite Radio. My reasons are many. I looked around and decided to buy the Sportster 5. It retails at $169 no matter what retailer you purchase it from. I stopped in at the Hagerstown Best Buy, found the unit on the sales floor, and took one up the the register at the front of the store.

The employee at the register started to go through the motions of selling me the radio unit when she asked me for my phone number. I gave her the standard fake phone number I usually give out in situations where a retailer asks for it. She typed it into the computer and told me that I wasn’t in the system. She asked for my name and address. I asked her why she wanted that information. She told me that she needed it to process the sale. I told her that I didn’t want to give out my personal information. I just wanted to buy a Sirius radio. She went on to tell me that she had to enter my personal information because it needed to be assigned to the radio. That way no one else but me could activate my radio.

This sounded like a load of crap. I never had to go through this when I bough my XM radio. I told her thanks, but no thanks. I would just activate it on my own without their help.

I was told that they could not sell me the Sirius radio without taking my personal information. It was a requirement from Sirius. This too sounded like crap. Since they were refusing to sell me the radio without giving them my personal information, I left without getting the radio.

When I got home, I called customer service at Sirius. I told them what I just went through and I asked them if there was any shred of truth to what I was told at Best Buy. They assured me that there was not. They do not require a customer’s personal information to be taken by the retailer when making a sale. In fact, they had no clue what Best Buy was talking about.

I went to Circuit City. I bought the same radio at the same price without having to give out any of my personal information. Imagine that.

I hate when I am lied to. I understand that a company like Best Buy would like to have my personal information. That doesn’t mean they have any right to it. What does it say about a company’s integrity if they will stoop to lying to get hold of your personal information?

It says nothing good.

Tags: Best Buy, Personal Information, Privacy Rights, Sirius Radio, Sportster 5, XM Radio

The numbers from yesterday’s West Virgina primary are in and Hillary beat Barry by 41 points. Haven’t these people heard that Tim Russert already declared Barack Obama the Democratic nominee?

We of course don’t really have a Democratic nominee yet. Neither candidate has the required 2,025 delegates needed for the nomination. There are still 5 primaries left to go. There are still a good many people left who haven’t voted yet.

The only thing clear at this point is that neither Hillary or Barry will have the required 2,025 delegates when the remaining primaries are completed. That means the superdelegates — not Tim Russert — at the Democratic National Convention will be deciding which one of these two candidates will be the Democratic nominee.

It’s important to stress the point that these superdelegates wont be deciding till the convention. It doesn’t who they favor now, next week, next month, or even three days before the convention. The only thing that matters is how they will actually vote in August. From Talk Left:

Superdelegates can make up their mind any time before the convention. They can switch, as many have done, from one candidate to another.

My only hope is that in August, these superdelegates look at both candidates and decide which one of the two is truly the most electable. In my opinion, it wont be the one that lost West Virgina by 41 points.

Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton, Superdelegates, West Virgina