Today in my email, I have recieved one of those fowards....It was against Obama and it was written by Leon A.Weinstein.
I have been trying desperatly to find rebuttals to this horrible letter. Would anyone know if it has been address by the campaign? Is there an official rebuttal? I willnot post it here as it is venomous and doesnt need to be here but will send it to anyone in private email. all anyone has to do is google his name and obama and the letter will come up.
How do I rebutt this?
According to CNN, many Hillary supporters will vote for McCain (I am not one of them). However, I am sure that with the proper guidance and knowledge many of those voters will be able to see the light and vote for Obama. It is nieve to beleive that Obama doesnt need Hillary's support in the election. It Is nieve to believe that he doesnt need her voters votes. Obama himself has said that he welcomes her support. Obvviously, should the shoe had been on the other foot, Hillary would have needed Obama's support also. That is why it is imperative that we stand united, stop yelling and baiting people into arguements and chose our workds wisely here. On another blog I wrote that our words here will be available for generations to come. I would like my great-grandchildren to read the history of this campaign as a time of uniting our country and how the citizens of our country worked TOGETHER to make it happen.
I am already privy to the fact that Obama does indeed listen to the voice of reason, as he and his headquarters listened to my idea on June 5th of putting up a welcome Hillary Supporters Page complete with short facts about Obama's stances on the issues. This gives creedance to his YES WE CAN! attitude and sharing how we can all make a difference. I have made a small difference even if just one person utilizes that information.
Here is the article from CNN and the link...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/08/clinton.voters/?iref=hpmostpop
(CNN) -- With Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign officially over, she is focusing on making sure her supporters back Sen. Barack Obama's bid.
Throughout the primary season, Clinton and Obama expressed confidence the Democrats would unify once a nominee emerged.
As Clinton closed her campaign Saturday, she urged the cheering crowd of thousands to support Obama in his run for the White House, saying she and supporters should "take our energy, our passion and our strength and do all we can to help elect Barack Obama ... I ask all of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have for me."
Her endorsement was met with a scattering of boos and thumbs downs from the crowd at the National Building Museum in Washington. Watch Clinton urge voters to back Obama »
In a CNN poll released Friday, 60 percent of Clinton supporters said they would vote for Obama, but 17 percent said they would vote for McCain and 22 percent, said they would not vote at all if Clinton were not the nominee. Watch how Clinton's speech might impact voters »
The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 7.5 percentage points. The poll was conducted after Obama clinched the Democratic nomination Tuesday.
Clinton has vowed to do whatever she could "to ensure that Democrats take the White House back and defeat John McCain."
Concern about the division in the party arose because Clinton and Obama appealed to such different segments of the electorate. Clinton did well with working-class voters and the elderly. Obama rallied the support of affluent, well-educated voters, African-Americans and the younger generation.
Some of Clinton's top supporters say the best way to get the New York senator's 18 million voters behind Obama is by putting Clinton on the ticket.
Democrats appear to like an Obama-Clinton ticket. A CNN poll released Friday suggested that nearly half of those voting Democrats, 54 percent, would support a joint ticket, but 43 percent would oppose it. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
"I've looked at every other possible candidate. No one brings to a ticket what Hillary brings," Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Sunday on ABC's "This Week."
But not everyone is behind the idea of a joint ticket. Former President Jimmy Carter said that would be "the worst mistake that could be made."
"That would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates," Carter told The Guardian, a London newspaper, saying that both candidates' vulnerabilities could overshadow the ticket if the two team up. iReport.com: Share your thoughts on a "joint ticket"
Feinstein said she thinks Obama needs to reach out to the Clinton supporters "using Sen. Clinton's help."
"He needs to reassure them as to what he would do in the agenda for change, because the comparisons with McCain are very stark. Certainly with respect to the economy, extending unemployment insurance, building infrastructure," she said.
Obama and Clinton met in Feinstein's Washington home on Thursday. They spoke alone for about an hour, in a move seen as the first step in healing the rifts in the party.
Feinstein said she chatted with Clinton before Obama arrived.
"She expressed to me the depth of her concern and caring, the fact that she had 18 million who put their hopes and dreams in her ability to create new opportunities for people. She wants to continue that. She recognizes that it's over, and I think every instinct in Hillary Clinton is to help," she said.
The main page on Obama's Web site has been updated with a message that says, "Thank you Senator Clinton," and links to a form where visitors can send a message to her.
Clinton's Web site now urges visitors to "support Senator Obama today."
CNN analyst Gloria Borger said Clinton must speak to the female voters who supported her, "many of whom are so angry about this race."
"She really has to tell women why Barack Obama is the best candidate for president," Borger said. "She has to go a long way to try [to] get rid of that anger."
CNN senior political producer Sasha Johnson said Clinton's speech was a "first step" in making inroads to persuade her supporters to back Obama, but she said it's too early to tell what the effect will be.
"I would argue that most of the people in that room want a Democratic president and will come around, and those that still aren't sure yet will probably come around, but again, I think some won't. This was a hard primary for Democrats," she said.
Shortly after the speech, Obama released a statement praising Clinton's presidential run.
"Obviously, I am thrilled and honored to have Sen. Clinton's support. But more than that, I honor her today for the valiant and historic campaign she has run. She shattered barriers on behalf of my daughters and women everywhere, who now know that there are no limits to their dreams. And she inspired millions with her strength, courage and unyielding commitment to the cause of working Americans."
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Reposting to keep my thoughts out there...I am so very excited today. I feel like I can bring real change to Washington...Today I did by my suggestion and the blogs I posted to last week. I am humbled and excited and now know YES WE CAN!
Obama/Clinton Dream Team Why?1. My first reflection as a Democrat is that we required 16 years of astonishing democratic rule here. My scheme was a Hillary/Obama ticket. (Hillary for 8 years as president and Obama for 8.) That would have taken care of the “inexperience” concern for me. 2. Several of their political positions are moderately parallel. I am convinced they would work for constructive transformation mutually in Washington. 3. Clinton undeniably has familiarity of the fine points of Washington. Obama desires change. Clinton will know how to modify it pragmatically and smooth the progress his requests. 4. Historically, this lineup would be inspiring. I would love to live in the age where the 2 most admired leaders of our country connect together to unify our party and our country. This is a healing that will facilitate our disunity immediately. 5. Obama and Clinton appeal to different demographic groups. With Obama only holding about half of the democratic organizations votes, he stands a good probability of beating McCain. With Clinton on the ticket, they would be inexorable. 6. I believe Obama is a progressive voice in Washington and Clinton is a tough one. If ANYTHING goes erroneous with his first 4 years, his naïveté will be blamed. If Hillary is his VP, they cannot use that against him. 7. Obama and Clinton can collaborate to move forward the Health Care Reform our country desires so desperately. 8. Obama and Clinton will assure that our troops come home safe and sound from Iraq. Clinton does have excellent foreign policy experience and will be able to aid Obama closely in assuring the end of the war in irag and on terroirism.
You have all ready my blogs and are all so very supportive of me...
Would you like to donate to my fundraising?
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/PattyH
I will match the first donation!
I recieved this message today and had to share it with you all...
Please read her blog of unity...
to unite these two campaigns. i cut/pasted it here for you...
A hillary supporter that recently joined this site had a great idea to add a "welcome" page to hillary supporters to go to. I read this after I had actually donated $50 to Hillary Clinton's campaign and sent her and her staff a letter thanking them for their concession and commitment to back Senator Obama. I was vocal about what I did in a few posts, and got mixed reviews, to say the least. Well, I have something radical to propose, that would only require those of us willing to reach out to Hillary supporters to put our money on the line. Remember that Obama can't just write a check. If he is truly going to help her pay off her debt, he will NEED US to help do just that. Just like if we want to win in November, we will NEED HER SUPPORTERS to lay down their swords and accept an olive branch instead.
I'm sure Obama's web people could make this happen in terms of the technical side of it and pairing us up with Hillary supporters. If you like this idea, let me know. I'll keep reposting it and maybe it will get some traction. Read on... This is what I propose...
"Joining Forces"
Dear Hillary Supporter,
Just for being here, just for opening this page, we want to sincerely thank you for considering to join forces to help Barack Obama to win the general election in November against Senator John McCain. This has been a long and hard fought campaign by both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama. It has been historic for both candidates and for our nation. In the end, we do have a nominee, and that nominee is Senator Obama. We are incredibly proud of Senator Obama, and we are incredibly grateful for each and every passionate Hillary supporter that has decided to join our movement. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all of Hillary's supporters who have recently joined forces with us. We too are ready to unite.
As for Hillary's supporters who are on the fence, considering to stay home in November, and even to those Hillary supporters who have proclaimed that they would vote for McCain… we want you to know that we understand your passion, that many of us have said the same things in the heat of the primary race, and we know that we need to earn your support. We know that we are not automatically entitled to your support by party affiliation, or by any other equation, and we are prepared to earn it. We know that the loyalties among the two camps' supporters have sometimes manifested in inappropriate insults and accusations at the candidates and their supporters. For our part in that, we extend our heartfelt and humble apologies.
We know that if the tables were turned, for many of us it would be devastating to see the end of Senator Obama's campaign. For that reason we also extend our empathy, patience and grace during this time of transition and healing of our party.
It is apparent that the decision to support Senator Obama for many of Hillary Clinton supporters may be a difficult thing to do. You are choosing to support a candidate that Senator Clinton fought vehemently against for months on end. You have come to know her, trust her, admire her, and have pledged your loyalty to her. One thing that we share with you is that incredible passion in support of our candidate. We know that we need to start the healing by doing what Senator Clinton called us to do - show respect to her historic number of loyal supporters. We are ready to do that.
One concrete way that we can show our admiration and respect to Senator Clinton for her historic campaign and life of public service, as well as to her vast base of passionate supporters, is to join together to help pay off her campaign's debt. This has been a hot topic that the bloggers and pundits have been having a field day with. We are ready to prove that we are ready to move on, extend an olive branch, and do it in an unexpected way. We are ready to welcome you to this movement, and as a thank you for showing your support to Barack Obama, we will in turn show our support to Hillary Clinton.
We are pairing up Obama supporters willing to match Hillary supporter's donations to Obama's campaign TWO FOR ONE. If you join forces with an Obama supporter who has pledged to join forces and unite this party and show your support by donating to Senator Obama's campaign, that supporter matched to you will DOUBLE your donation to Hillary's campaign fund.
This is not some trick to get you to join up and drop your hard earned money into this campaign. In fact, it would be much easier to just write a check from the Obama campaign treasury. It's not that easy. Campaign regulations would not allow one candidate to retire the other candidate's debt with a simple pay off. So, as a means to accomplish that goal and to truly reach out to Hillary's supporters in an incredibly concrete and personal manner, we are turning once again to the grassroots movement that started 17 months ago for BOTH campaigns. These grassroots campaigns have forever changed this country. We can harness that energy right here, right now, from both sides, and unite and win in November by a landslide. Supporter to supporter, let's treat each other with respect, let's do what we can to thank Hillary for putting her unrelenting hard work, passion, and even her own money into her campaign, and let's unite.
Sincerely,
The Welcoming Committee
I have been a Hillary supporter since her it takes a Village Book. As a woman I was thrilled to be part of her campaign. As a small girl I sat on my grandfather’s lap while Nixon resigned. I told my loving grandfather that I wanted to grow up to be a President. He gently told me that I couldn’t. As a woman, I wouldn’t be president. He didn’t want to hurt my feelings. He guided me to become a teacher or a nurse. I ran away happy with a new found future career. I could become a teacher! I was the first in my family to go to college. I find this primary to be historical in all aspects. I am proud to be a part of it.It sickens me to read negativity in the blogs from Hillary supporters against Obama and from Obama supporters against Hillary. WE ARE ALL DEMOCRATS! WE ARE ALL AMERICANS! WE ALL CREATED HISTORY! WE ALL NEED TO BE PROUD!We need to unite and ensure the DEMOCRATS take over the oval office. I think in the wake of last nights primaries, there was no reason for her to concede the race right than and there. Superdelagates can change their mind right up to the convention. Give her a change to absorb it all. I do have one issue with Obama. It is the racist church he chose to attend for 20 years. I grew up in a diverse community where racism wasn’t an issue. I actually didn’t know racism existed until I went to college. I want my world and all of America to be like the neighborhood I live in and grew up in. While he did denounce this pastor, you simply can’t sit in that church for 20 years and listen to his sermons has to grate into ones soul. I do think he has tried to expel that racist notion. I would love to see the dream team together. I think it is necessary for the good of the party. I hope and pray that this will happen. I will also say that if Hillary had received the nomination, I would have wanted Obama as her VP. They will compliment each other.I will do whatever I need to do ensure a Democrat is in the Oval office in Jan.
As discussed on the blogs today, i think that a Hillary supporters welcome page on the home page of this site would be an excellent idea to promote unity. It would also need to include brief statements about his policies and his positions on several critical voting points for people to print out and share with other Hillary supporters.
