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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 3:31 p.m.

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AUSTIN -- Obama Texas State Director Adrian Saenz issued a statement on the projected primary and caucus results that show Senator Obama won more Texas delegates than Senator Clinton.

"By fighting the primary to a near-draw and earning a resounding victory in the caucus, the people of Texas have moved Barack Obama one step closer to claiming the Democratic nomination for president," said Adrian Saenz. "Texans in both parties and of all ages sent a clear message that the American people are ready for the kind of change that Barack Obama will bring to Washington, DC as our 44th President."

Because of the close finish, Senator Clinton will likely net only two delegates up-for-grabs in the Texas Primary. Based on a large sample of caucus results in all 31 state senate districts, Senator Obama is projected to post a substantial victory in the Texas caucus and, thereby, net at least seven delegates. This means that Senator Obama will win at least five more pledged delegates from Texas than Senator Clinton.

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Posted by J D, Amarillo - Monday, March 24, 2008 at 5:49 a.m.

Well since our troops are hunting down people trying to kill them,whos names are HUSSEIN,thats why the name means so much....
HUSSEIN obama lied( he didn't never hear his racist preacher man speak of hate for america),then in his speech,oopps he did hear it after all....
HUSSEIN should be ran out of the senate,we wouldn't put up with anyone else that attends (hate america rallies)...His name should be taken off the ballots...Many people voted for him BEFORE we all knew he was racist.....
When I go to church,after church we all go to eat,after that home where when the kids are taken care of,bit by bit ,the words of the preacher sink in (when things slow down),how can anyone not think about it?....the guy is a LIAR and a Racist....
Email or call the DNC ..tell them you wany your vote back,Obama to step down from the senate and HUSSEIN obama's name taken off the ballots....
WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!

LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD ABOUT HILLARY!!!

Posted by Pedro Matos, New York - Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 12:34 p.m.

Hillary and Bill Clinton have made a significant issue about how the press is treating Hillary unfairly in their hyper-critical reporting on her and their “softball” reporting on Barak Obama. Hillary maintains she has been fully investigated by the media and Barak hasn’t!

As the Tony Rezko trial begins in Chicago, Clinton and her surrogates are linking Obama to Rezko and the media is speculating about whether Obama will be called to testify as a witness in the case. Obama has always admitted he received $85,000 in contributions from Rezko which Obama has now donated to charity rather than keep.

Yet the civil fraud trial of Bill Clinton for defrauduing Hillary’s largest donor in 2000 into giving her campaign more than $1.2 million, pending in Los Angeles courts since 2003, is now preparing for a November, 2008 trial. The discovery that is now proceeding after a February 21 hearing, and the pending trial, have NEVER been announced by the mainstream media.

Hillary was able to extricate herself as a co-defendant in the case in January, 2008 after years of appeals to be protected by the First Amendment from tort claims arising out of federal campaign solicitations she made. Her abuse of the intent of California’s anti-SLAPP law after the California Supreme Court refused to dismiss her from the case in 2004 is emblematic of her contempt for the Rule of Law.

Hillary will be called as a witness in both discovery and the trial according to the trial court Judge who so-advised Hillary’s attorney David Kendall when he dismissed Hillary as a co-defendant in 2007. A subpoena is being prepared this month and will be served personally on Hillary, along with Chelsea, Pa Gov. Ed Rendell, Al Gore and other well known political and media figures.

Yet the media has refused to report about this landmark civil fraud case- brought by Hillary’s biggest 2000 donor to her Senate race, regarding allegations that were corroborated by the Department of Justice in the criminal trial of Hillary’s finance director David Rosen in May, 2005. That indictment and trial was credited as resulting from the civil suit’s allegations by Peter Paul, the Hollywood dot com millionaire Bill Clinton convinced to donate more than $1.2 million (according to the DOJ prosecutors and the FBI) to Hillary’s Senate campaign as part of a post White House business deal with Bill.

The media - except for World Net Daily- has also suspiciously refused to report on Hillary’s last FEC report regarding her 2000 Senate campaign, filed in January 30, 2006. In a secret settlement of an FEC complaint by the plaintiff in Paul v Clinton, Peter Paul, the FEC fined Hillary’s campaign $35,000 for hiding more than $720,000 in donations from Paul, and it required Hillary’s campaign to file a 4th amended FEC report.

In that report Hillary and her campaign again hid Paul’s $1.2 million contribution to her campaign and falsely attributed $250,000 as being donated by Paul’s partner, Spider Man creator Stan Lee, who swore in a video taped deposition he never gave Hillary or her campaign any money.

Lee did testify to trading $100,000 checks with Paul to make it appear he gave $100,000 to Hillary’s campaign (admission of a felony) but none of that has been reported by the “overly critical” media!

Where is the outrage from Obama that the press is engaging in a double standard relating to his possible role in the Rezko trial and his refunding the $85,000 contributed to his campaign by Rezko- which Obama has always admitted taking. The media makes no mention of Hillary’s role as a witness in Bill’s fraud trial for defrauding Hillary’s largest donor- and Hillary’s refusal to refund the $1.2 million she illegally received from Paul, which she has denied taking from Paul ever since the Washington Post asked her about Paul and his felony convictions from the 1970’s before her first Senate election in 2000?legally received from Paul, which she has denied taking from Paul ever since the Washington Post asked her about Paul and his felony convictions from the 1970’s before her first Senate election in 2000?


Visit Hillcap.org for videos and info. See the video that had over 6 million hit which was taken out, and back again in youtube. Let the truth be told.

Name?

Posted by elyced ellington, San Diego/UT Austin Grad - Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 1:00 a.m.

So, since Barack Hussien Obama is a muslim.
Following that logic,
then
Jesus
Was hispanic?
And Abraham is a muslim?
Paul must have been white like Jesus...no wait they were born in the arab world.
I am really confused, because of where they were born they were arabs, but his name means he's hispanic, and all his pictures he's blue eyed and blond haired...like ummm his name should have been
Justin, Right?
Right?

So, that means Mary was white, in the arab world surounded by dark skinned people. Wonder why that's not mentioned in the bible?

BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MATTER TO GOD, and according to the gospel of Jesus, any man can be saved. But then again, the radicals have a new revelation that excludes those with Arabic sounding names. The church of everyone is saved by christ's death on the cross except people we don't like their nameses. Amen.

Not all texans are stupid

Posted by Scott millspaugh, Dallas - Monday, March 10, 2008 at 4:28 p.m.

Believe it or not but not all Texans are stupid and dumb, after all Obama is ahead....

Hatred is the wedge that keeps us divided.

Posted by P C, Amarillo - Monday, March 10, 2008 at 3:03 a.m.

Always, always, remember folks. When they start attacking someone for their frickin' MIDDLE NAME, it's cost they got nothing else better to say other than to use hate as a wedge to divide our great nation.

That said, anyone who says to vote for Clinton or McCain is following Clinton's lead. Clinton would rather McCain win than lose to Obama.

Come on, people

Posted by Reign Alexander, Amarillo, TX - Monday, March 10, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.

What does the man's name have to do with anything? If names were so important, why don't we equate Bush with marijuana? Now, do you see how stupid it is? Goodness, what kind of fools do we have voting in this election who base the fate of the entire economy upon a middle name?

Finally Proud?!?

Posted by Ryan Neusch, Amarillo - Sunday, March 09, 2008 at 8:57 p.m.

It seems that most of you replying to this article are 100% against Bush, so to try and win you over to him seems like lost effort. For my part, let me simply say that while serving our country in both Iraq and Afghanistan, he made me and my fellow soldier's proud of who we were, who we were doing it for, and what we were accomplishing. I wish you all could have seen the amazing accomplishments that the brave men and women of our great nation were able to achieve over there under the leadership of our president.
Again, to talk you out of your support of Obama would only result in fueling more anger in your responses, yet there is a point during his run for presidency that I can't seem to get out of my mind. After winning Hawaii, his wife was quoted saying that this is the first time she has been proud to be an American. It seems to me that both her and her husband have partaken of the best our country has to offer, and only now is she proud? I would hope that those who are trying to lead our nation would first be proud of our freedom and great history, not because of what we have given them, but because of who we are and what we stand for.

Winning at all Costs!!!!

Posted by robert guinto, west roxbury, MA - Sunday, March 09, 2008 at 3:43 p.m.

As a person whom has been involved in both Democratic and republican campaigns and party rules I have been amazed of Hillary Clinton's back and forth on what democratic party rules she supports. If she wins something the voters spoke, if she loses there is something wrong with the system. She supports sanctions, she does not support sanctions. She supports the party, she does not support the party.

Hillary Clinton are you a Republican?

Real Americans

Posted by Writer Writer, Planet - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 7:48 p.m.

Oh man. Texas is obviously full of idiots.

Ok. First of all, you racist freaks need to get into the 21st century. A name does not indicate nationality.
Bush? a tree. Dead at best.
McCain!? Irish, convicted and married to another convicted thief
Clinton? Probably British or Irish. Prone to secrecy, lies, hyperbole (that means exageration) and aligator tears.

So WHAT if the man's name doesn't please your ears! You're supposed to be voting for who will bring your country out of the dark ages wherein your monkey for president has plunged it.

Oh never mind. Back under your rock. Please don't vote. You obviously can't read.

Finally some one gets it@

Posted by LJ Walker, Us then UK - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 6:59 p.m.

I quote
"WAKE UP!!! Obama is what America needs

Obama is the ONLY candidate who will not take money from special interest groups. That says VOLUMES about his vision and dedication to Americans. If a pharmecutical loggyists group donates $1 million to your campaign, do you think America will be able to have reasonable health care costs?

Obama is FOR the people and has a better chance of restoring credibility in the international community which WILL keep us safe. America just can't piss everyone off and then expect to fight terrorism on our own. There are allies mad with the U.S., friendly Islamic nations and even some of our troops. I have a cousin who is on their 3rd tour of duty!!!!

Americans, we gotta get past the pettiness and fear to go outside our comfort zones and seek change.

It is killing our troops, ruining our children's future's, hitting our pockets and bringing down our country.

OBAMA 2008!!!

— Robyn D, Houston"

McCain

Posted by Ray Chandler, Ft Worth - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 5:53 p.m.

Is it just me or does McCain look unhinged? Too many years as a prisoner? He keeps confusing wars saying 'we can't let Charley win this one'.

The Republican's are so weak and stupid they've let 200 criminals with cell phones, a couple thousand lightly armed losers and a couple of million dollars pin down the US military for 5 years now. I don't really like Obama, but we have to get rid of the war profiteers and those who need to constantly refight Hue.

Thanks, Texas!

Posted by Jim Snaders, Colorado - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 5:07 p.m.

Thank you, Texans! We appreciate it elsewhere!

Jim from Colorado

Sigh...

Posted by Paul H, Iowa - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 2:44 p.m.

JD from Texas, I can only pray that you're comment was sarcastic. Its comments like that that make me lose all faith in humanity. Seriously, finish high school before posting on the internet again.

Barack's middle name

Posted by L S, Austin, TX - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 2:31 p.m.

To "J D", of Amarillo:

Barack's middle name couldn't be a more meaningless thing to criticize. If names matter so much, maybe we should take a second look at our 16th president. Someone named ABRAHAM Lincoln must have been secretly Jewish, right? If we had let your kind of thinking take over, we wouldn't have allowed GEORGE Washington to lead us to victory against the British, since anyone with that name must've been loyal to King George III.

Thankfully, in our nation's history, better thinking has prevailed, and we've let great people become great leaders, rather than focusing on meaningless things like names.

To JD in Amarillo

Posted by Steven M, East Texas - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 2:10 p.m.

"Barack HUSSAIN Obama is the mans name. Does that sound like the name of a man that the UNITED STATES of AMERICA should support. Hussain is his middle name, not that he wants anyone to know that. Lets support someone who is truely American, whether its Clinton, Bush, McCain or whomever."

Firstly, its Hussein. Secondly, whats in a middle name? What is your middle name? What does your middle name represent about you? My guess is that the answer to these questions are "nothing." If the only fact you have managed to grasp is what his middle name is in all the time he's been on the public stage, you are not entitled to an opinion.

Our current president's middle name is Walker. I wonder if Walker means starting wars on false information, gutting the economy and overall idiocy. With him as an example it has to.

Lastly, who is more American, the person who lies cheats and steals to gain power or the person who shuns special interest money and corrupt political control? Who is more American, the person who wants to remove us from Iraq to go after the terrorists in Pakistan or the person that is satisfied with building a city-sized base in the middle of Iraq and remaining there indefinitely? Nothing further diminishes our image in the world than our continued agitation of the middle east through our nationalistic foreign policy.

Wow... talk about Stupid

Posted by Chuck Smith, Buffalo, NY - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 2:04 p.m.

"Barack HUSSAIN Obama is the mans name. Does that sound like the name of a man that the UNITED STATES of AMERICA should support. Hussain is his middle name, not that he wants anyone to know that. Lets support someone who is truely American, whether its Clinton, Bush, McCain or whomever."

— J D, AMARILLO, TX
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What an informed voter. Yeah, lets vote for someone based on their name. Barack Obama is more of an American than you because he's tolerant of others beliefs and he's not a bigot. People that share your beliefs are holding this country back. Thank god the majority of Americans know what America is really about and can get passed ignorance like this.

Thanks for the straight information

Posted by Daniel Martin, Chicago - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 1:06 p.m.

Thanks for posting the truth about the outcome in the Texas vote. I'm concerned that most news organizations continue to refer to a Clinton "win" in Texas when, at best, the outcome is incomplete pending the final caucus results.

War on Terror?

Posted by William Nett, Fort Lauderdale FL - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 12:57 p.m.

Is going about as well as Nancy's war on drugs. You cannot declare war on a method, only a body... since the body refuses to avail itself, the 'war' is over. On a counterpoint, (not defending terrorists) How would you feel if we Americans woke up one day to bombings and people shouting orders at us that you could not understand wearing uniforms you could not recognize. Would you take up arms to defend your country? I would.

Please Wake Up

Posted by Mike Harris, Australia - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 12:33 p.m.

I am not an American.

From the outside you guys are looking pretty screwed up. 200 years ago you had the best democracy around, but times move on and things change. Now it just seems that you guys live a blinkered existence where most of you think that you are the shining light on the hill while the rest of the world just shakes its head. Crazy voting systems with no real regulation other than to trust that the overseers aren't corrupt. Dis-proportional voting. Institutionalised bribery and obviously corrupt bill authoring. Cowboy leadership and law enforcement. Rampant capitalism and class divisions. Just because someone waves a flag in your face and says "God bless America", you shouldn't throw your common sense out the window! Learn about the rest of the world of ideas and think outside your red, white and blue painted box. Once you get over the conceit that "USA is number one!", you might start improving things for yourselves and those around you.

Good luck! We'll need it....

to jd in amarillo

Posted by j thomas, brooklyn - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 12:06 p.m.

are you actually serious? you take the man's midle name into account? it's people like you that hld this country back. what a moron. you actually think the man's middle name is grounds for consideration as to whether or not he can lead the country.

it's so infuriating to intelligent citizens that people like you have a say in anything. if it weren't for that kind of just UTTER IGNORANCE we wouldn't be in the horrible mess idiot W has put us in by being such a greedy, evil little tool.

thanks you so so much SO MUCH for you valuable contributions to our culture and society.

idiot.

How nice.

Posted by Adam P., The U.K. - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 11:36 a.m.

Obama is what America needs right now to be honest, I feel he will do the best for the country as a whole, definately a step up from Bush. And J D, is your comment serious?? Because I find it hard to believe that someone could seriously hold the opinion that Obama Doesn't deserve to be president based on his middle name.

Some pretty dumb people

Posted by Mike Derrik, Amarillo - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 11:35 a.m.

Vote for someone who has a real American name? You must mean we should vote for Geronimo, because Bush, Clinton and McCain are all European names. Duh!

Middle name... seriously?

Posted by R S, Ohio - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 11:35 a.m.

So if someone's middle name was Adolf, they'd automatically be unpatriotic and a danger to the country? Get a grip, JD. It's that kind of ignorance which has our country mired in idiocy and gives Texans a bad name.

Wow, appealing to fear and prejudice much?

Posted by Rich Porter, USA - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 11:33 a.m.

"Barack HUSSAIN Obama is the mans name. Does that sound like the name of a man that the UNITED STATES of AMERICA should support. Hussain is his middle name, not that he wants anyone to know that. Lets support someone who is truely American, whether its Clinton, Bush, McCain or whomever."

Where did you learn your propaganda techniques, mister? I must admit they are quite good. Besides the fact you can't even spell this horrible, horrible Muslim name correctly, you do a great job at appealing to fear and prejudice of the American people. You're a robot. Do the rest of us decent Americans a favor and drop off the earth, right now.

Ignorant People

Posted by Obama Is, The - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 11:21 a.m.

The comments here are exactly why anti-americanism is around the world is stronger than ever.

1) We have a guy saying that we should not vote for Obama due to his middle name
2) A guy saying that the economic problem which is happening is Bush's SECOND term as president is somehow Bill Clinton's Fault
3) Someone saying that fostering hate for the US by fighting in the middle east will be a solution to terrorism (just wait till the kids who lived through the war grows up and wants revenge cuz their parents got killed by "preicision" guided missles)

Did you post this because you pride your ingnorance?

Posted by Jeff T, Ca - Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 11:02 a.m.

"Barack HUSSAIN Obama is the mans name. Does that sound like the name of a man that the UNITED STATES of AMERICA should support. Hussain is his middle name, not that he wants anyone to know that. Lets support someone who is truely American, whether its Clinton, Bush, McCain or whomever"

WAKE UP!!! Obama is what America needs

Posted by Robyn D, Houston - Friday, March 07, 2008 at 12:04 p.m.

Obama is the ONLY candidate who will not take money from special interest groups. That says VOLUMES about his vision and dedication to Americans. If a pharmecutical loggyists group donates $1 million to your campaign, do you think America will be able to have reasonable health care costs?

Obama is FOR the people and has a better chance of restoring credibility in the international community which WILL keep us safe. America just can't piss everyone off and then expect to fight terrorism on our own. There are allies mad with the U.S., friendly Islamic nations and even some of our troops. I have a cousin who is on their 3rd tour of duty!!!!

Americans, we gotta get past the pettiness and fear to go outside our comfort zones and seek change.

It is killing our troops, ruining our children's future's, hitting our pockets and bringing down our country.

OBAMA 2008!!!

what WAS THAT!

Posted by tERESA rODRIGUEZ, PHOENIX AZ - Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 5:36 p.m.

what have you been eating or did you inhaled something, I cannot beleive that you just said what you said BUSH is the BEST what? and he is cleaning up and leaving something GOOD? Where have you been you moron ? Do the Doctors know you escaped? WOW what a Pea brain! because I am not suppose to use other words in this column .

Some facts

Posted by Johnny Leigh, Amarillo - Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 3:44 p.m.

Clinton did try to wage a conflict in Africa. When the going got tough he pulled out. Then the embassy's were bombed.
Once a conflict is started it needs to be won. If not terror mongrels will continue to attack. Since 9/11 our country has not been attacked.
The economy and other stuff will always change. Consumers do have power. Protecting America and Americans is always step one.

responding to posts on this story...

Posted by K Wise, Amarillo - Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 12:11 p.m.

the Clintons are not to blame for the war. when two of our embassy's were bombed, and the attacks were linked to al queda in Afghanistan, Clinton immediatly retaliated. He ordered the launch of cruise missles on al queda camps. the republican response was that he was trying to "wag the dog" by shifting the public eye elsewhere. republicans left our country open to attack by not allowing our Commander in Cheif to do his job.

Wow, are you all that stupid...

Posted by J D, AMARILLO, TX - Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 8:59 a.m.

Barack HUSSAIN Obama is the mans name. Does that sound like the name of a man that the UNITED STATES of AMERICA should support. Hussain is his middle name, not that he wants anyone to know that. Lets support someone who is truely American, whether its Clinton, Bush, McCain or whomever.

Time to wake up to the worst President in U.S. history

Posted by Wayne Doering, Clarendon, Texas - Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 8:09 p.m.

It's so ludicrous to read the comments of people who are so blind and out of step to believe that George W. Bush walks on water!!!!!
He is by far the worst President this country has ever had in it's history.
He's a first class LIAR that thinks he's from Texas and can bully the whole world into thinking he's god Almighty.
It's high time to wake up to the facts.

"turning his back on the flag" (WTF BTW does that even mean?)

Posted by Jay Sears, Idaho - Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 5:33 p.m.

Everyone knows the guy who's grand-dad sold Nazi war bond has got to be the more patriotic, right? I mean, they even named it the PATRIOT Act, so of course they are the more patriotic, right? Screw the Constitution & Bill of Rights, its who's flag is bigger, who can wave it the most, thats the only patriotism that counts, right? Wrong. My co-workers like to joke, "Where' your staff?" to the type of people that wouldn't understand that.

Small Minds and Ignorant People

Posted by R B, Amarillo - Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 5:28 p.m.

Another View you must have slipped and hit you head and injured your brain in the fall or you might just be an idiot if you really beleive in the comments that you posted. Bush is the worst thing that happened to the state of Texas and the United States.

Obama, yuck!

Posted by Another View, TX - Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.

Well, well Mr. Joe again,... It takes years for a law to make it through congress. Mr. Clinton is the one who messed up the war, the economy, etc.. and Bush is having to clean up his crap. Over the past years it looks like it Bush's fault when infact it has been Clintons mistakes all along. Something can't just happen over night it takes years. So all the good things Bush is doing now, whoever the next president is, is going to get credit when all and all Bush did it. And NO, "Obama isn't the man". A real man will look and wear our United States of America flag instead of turning his back at it like the coward he is!!

time for a change

Posted by joe martinez, amarillo - Wednesday, March 05, 2008 at 3:57 p.m.

obama is the man. hes got millions and millions of supporters. people are waking up and seeing all the bush lies, its time for change, vote democrat,

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