Ridiculous that this stuff even happens here on PB but oh well!

Together we can fight the GOP smear machine! 

Senator Clinton made history over the past 16 months -- not just because she has broken barriers, but because she has inspired millions of Americans with her strength, her courage, and her commitment to causes like universal health care that make a difference in the lives of hardworking Americans.

It's time for all of us to come together to take on John McCain in the general election.

Sign up now and share your story:

All day yesterday and today, we've heard from thousands of people who have shared their thanks and thoughts with Senator Hillary Clinton as this incredible primary draws to a close. We've seen Obama supporters expressing their admiration for Senator Clinton, Clinton supporters declaring their support in the general election for Barack, and people on both sides taking pause to acknowledge the historic nature of this  17 month contest...

Cee from MD…

Thank you so much for your undying love for this country and your attempt to repair America. Thank you so much for paving the way for me, a 20 year old African American young woman, to possibly be the President of the United States. You have run an outstanding campaign. I can say that in doing this you made Barack Obama stronger, as well as the Democratic party.

It has been a long tough fight for us all. Most importantly it has been historic. You and Barack have broken down many doors. Now that we move forward to the general election and John McCain, I expect nothing more than the tough, hard hitting fighter that you have always been.

Catherine from IL…

Dear Hillary,
Thank you so much for your outstanding example of what we as women can do if we strive to. Thank you for such a warm, kind, yet powerful endorsement of Barack Obama.

I could not help but notice the usual suspects who repost every e-mail they get from Hillary decided to NOT share this one--so I will.

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor May 29, 2008 01:33 PM

From The Boston Globe (not fox news, jenni)

It is one of the core complaints of Hillary Clinton's loyalists -- the media has been harsh toward her and soft on Barack Obama.

But an exhaustive new study out today suggests that if anyone has a bone to pick, it's Republican John McCain.

While the narratives about Obama's character were 69 percent positive and those about Clinton's were 67 percent positive, only 43 percent of them were positive for McCain, according to the analysis by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University.

"From January 1, just before the Iowa caucuses, through March 9, following the Texas and Ohio contests, the height of the primary season, the dominant personal narratives in the media about Obama and Clinton were almost identical in tone, and were both twice as positive as negative, according to the study, which examined the coverage of the candidates’ character, history, leadership and appeal -- apart from the electoral results and the tactics of their campaigns," according to a release about the study.

"The trajectory of the coverage, however, began to turn against Obama, and did so well before questions surfaced about his pastor Jeremiah Wright. Shortly after Clinton criticized the media for being soft on Obama during a debate, the narrative about him began to turn more skeptical -- and indeed became more negative than the coverage of Clinton herself. What’s more, an additional analysis of more general campaign topics suggests the Obama narrative became even more negative later in March, April and May," the summary continues.

"On the Republican side, John McCain, the candidate who quickly clinched his party’s nomination, has had a harder time controlling his message in the press. Fully 57% of the narratives studied about him were critical in nature, though a look back through 2007 reveals the storyline about the Republican nominee has steadily improved with time."

The study notes, however, that while "public perceptions of McCain and Obama ... largely tracked with the tenor of the press coverage’s major narrative themes," with Clinton, "the public seemed to have developed opinions about her that ran counter to the media coverage, perhaps based on a pre-existing negative disposition to her that unfolded over the course of the campaign."

The dominant positive character trait for Obama in the coverage was that he represents hope and change, while the most prominent negative theme was criticism that he is inexperienced, the study found.

For Clinton, the primary positive trait was that she is ready to lead on day one, and the dominant negative theme was that she represents the politics of the past.

And for McCain, his coverage was dominated by the assertion that he is not a true or reliable conservative, the study concluded.

May 30, 2008 | Issue 44•22

HINSDALE, IL—Upon arriving on the scene of a possible raccoon fatality, brothers Jason Everson, 11, and Tyler Everson, 9, were able to positively confirm the small rodent's demise by carefully prodding the lifeless creature several times with a stick, sources reported Tuesday. The Eversons resorted to the highly reliable jabbing test only after a thorough tossing of rocks and an empty soda can at the small mammal yielded no reaction. "We threw stuff at it and then ran away," Jason Everson said of their preliminary investigation. "But we couldn't tell if the stone moved it, or if it was one of those animals that played dead and then bites you." Once they had obtained conclusive proof that the raccoon was deceased, both of the brothers on the scene reportedly wished it was still alive.

  May 28, 2008 CHICAGO—As the 2008 presidential election draws closer, Democrat Barack Obama has reportedly been working tirelessly with his top political strategists to perfect his looking-off-into-the-future pose, which many believe is vital to the success of the Illinois senator's campaign.

When performed correctly, the pose involves Obama standing upright with his back arched and his chest thrust out, his shoulders positioned 1.3 feet apart and opened slightly at a 14-degree angle, and his eyes transfixed on a predetermined point between 500 and 600 yards away. Advisers say this creates the illusion that Obama is looking forward to a bright future, while the downturned corners of his lips indicate that he acknowledges the problems of the present.

WASHINGTON—Presidential hopefuls John McCain (R-AZ), Barack Obama (D-IL), and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) announced Monday their plans to form what many Beltway observers have already dubbed the "2008 Nightmare Ticket," a calculated move that political analysts say offers voters the worst of both worlds.

Read The Full Story 

The Onion

WASHINGTON--Significantly trailing Sen. Barack Obama in delegates, Sen. Hillary Clinton made a last-ditch effort to settle the hotly contested presidential race Monday, when she loudly shouted a proposal that the candidate who gets the next vote wins the Democratic nomination. "All sides have battled long and hard, and now it is time to take up a fair and impartial method for deciding this: next vote takes all," Clinton said, adding that she was crossing her fingers behind her back to ensure that the electoral process is allowed to take its course. "Although I am open to discussing the feasibility of implementing a best-two-out-of-three policy, it has become clear the only way to settle this historic campaign is whoever can run to that door first—go!" Members of the Obama campaign disputed the results of the footrace, pointing out that the Illinois senator had long ago called for ace of black magic times infinity with no backsies.

A Vote For McCain

Is A Vote For More Of The Same!

DEMS ONLY IN '08!!