Sender: John From Cape Cod. Ma
Ya''teeh!
I share my reply to John in the hope that if any of you will be travelling to the area, stop over and visit with our Wampanoag family. I pray to the Great Spirit Grandfather to be there, if not physically, then surely in Spirit. We are going to try, would be highly honored to be there for the Pow Wow, as we are honored for the invitation.

Subject: Wampanoag Annual Pow Wow
Received: 5/16/08 9:30PM
Its every year on the 4th of July Tribal Grounds. If your in the area..let me know..love to meet you both and its always a Great Event...Fireball contests etc plus alot of nice handmade stuff from the Locals, Quillworks a specialty round here,

PEACE

John

PS Thanksgiving has long been a National Day of Mouring here and celebrated at Plymouth Rock..of course.

T'A'A' IIYISI AHE'HEE JOHN SIR.
Grandpa and I will be honored to be there if possible.
I pray the Great Spirit Grandfather make it come to pass my grandpa is not in good health.
Peace to you also and blessings from the Great Spirit Grandfather We bid our Wampanoag family extension.

Little Dine'

That meaning is... For Fifty States. So ADD THE MISSING STATES- DNC! PEOPLE VOTED...AND WILL BE COUNTED. ALL 50 STATES = UNITED.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WomenCount, a newly formed political action committee, has received an unanticipated and overwhelming response to an appeal to help fund a full-page ad to run this week in support of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

The new PAC was formed this week as a vehicle to fund ads in USA Today, the New York Times, and some regional newspapers. Within 48 hours, WomenCount had received more than $170,000 from women all around the country. Its formation and plans to run the ad were announced through e-mail and phone contact among networks of supporters of Sen. Clinton.

The ad, which will run initially on Friday in USA Today, is designed to represent the voices of millions of women around the country who support Sen. Clinton's presidential campaign and want her to stay in this contest. "We know that when women vote, Democrats win. Now it is the responsibility of our party to hear our voices and count all of our votes."

WomenCount PAC was created to ensure that the 51 percent of American citizens who are women have their values and votes counted in the political process.

Thanks ladies. We need your help. But I don't know where to contribute.

http://www.examiner.com/p-167277~WomenCount_Raises__170K_in_Two_Days_for_HRC_Ad.html

WomenCount PAC Denounces NARAL Endorsement of Barack Obama

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The newly formed WomenCount PAC strongly denounces the endorsement of Barack Obama by NARAL Pro-Choice America, joining mounting opposition to the move from Emily's
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Counting Every Vote in Oregon, Montana, Florida and Michigan
by Congressman Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL)
5/13/2008
http://blog.hillaryclinton.com/blog/main/2008/05/13/185232

Over the last few days I’ve had the tremendous opportunity to tour Montana and Oregon with President Clinton. As I fly back to the East Coast I do have to say my first trip to the Pacific Northwest and Big Sky Country was absolutely incredible.

From Billings to Newport I met thousands of people from all walks of life who have been uplifted by Hillary’s message. In small towns like Pendleton and big cities like Portland, Hillary’s appeal is vast and strong. I saw it in Tillamook, Oregon where hundreds came to the Tillamook Cheese Factory to see the former President and in Newport where nearly 1,000 Oregonians crowded the marina on a chilly day �" much colder than what I am used to in the Sunshine State. The looks on their faces said enough. Oregonians and Montanans are excited to have their say in this election and have their votes count.

Now I know one thing when it comes to votes counting as a Floridian. Our voices were silenced in 2000 and we are in danger of a repeat. This entire primary campaign has done wonders for expanding the Democratic Party. Registration is up. Voters are energized. Everyone is counting down the final days of George Bush’s time in the Oval Office.

But our voices in Florida -- and Michigan -- are being silenced again. Simply put, we won’t be able to win back the White House without either of these two states. Millions of people went to the polls in both states. The delegates in these two states deserve to be seated and the votes in all of the 56 contests need to be counted because at the end of the day, we must allow democracy to prevail and count every single vote.

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Paid for by Hillary Clinton for President

May 16, 2008 - Kentucky Democratic Primary Preference

Kentucky
Democrats May 14-15

Clinton 65%
Obama 29%
Someone else* 4%
Undecided 2%
* John Edwards and "uncommitted" are on the ballot in Kentucky - both lines are combined here

Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama 56% to 38% among men (45% of likely Democratic primary voters). Among women, Clinton leads 72% to 21%.

Clinton leads 73% to 21% among white voters (87% of likely Democratic primary voters). Obama leads 91% to 7% among African American voters (11% of likely Democratic primary voters).

Clinton leads 59% to 35% among voters age 18 to 49 (46% of likely Democratic primary voters) and Clinton leads 71% to 23% among voters age 50 and older.

12% of likely Democratic primary voters say they would never vote for Hillary Clinton in the primary and 50% of likely Democratic primary voters say they would never vote for Barack Obama in the primary.

For details, click on the R or D for each state in the column on the left under 2008 Presidential Polls.

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May 16, 2008 - Oregon Democratic Primary Preference

Oregon
Democrats May 14-16

Clinton 45%
Obama 50%
Undecided 5%

Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton 57% to 39% among men (48% of likely Democratic primary voters). Among women, Clinton leads 51% to 44%.

Obama leads 51% to 44% among white voters (88% of likely Democratic primary voters). Clinton leads 50% to 46% among Hispanic voters (6% of likely Democratic primary voters).

Obama leads 55% to 38% among voters age 18 to 49 (49% of likely Democratic primary voters) and Clinton leads 52% to 45% among voters age 50 and older.

Clinton and Obama are tied at 49% each among voters saying they have returned their ballots (58% of likely Democratic primary voters) and Obama leads 52% to 40% among voters saying they will definitely return their ballots by May 20th.

20% of likely Democratic primary voters say they would never vote for Hillary Clinton in the primary and 22% of likely Democratic primary voters say they would never vote for Barack Obama in the primary.

http://americanresearchgroup.com/

She said that she feels that Barack can win but she feels that she will win the General Election.

Notes from HRC Call 5/16/08
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I was justing listening to the radio as I responded to Blue's post and the host asked viewers to call in and let them know if they found Obama honest and trustworthy-

This is basically what he said.

I support Hillary Clinton and I know he has been less then truthful many times when talking about her and her agenda and record. He is dishonest, just look at his speeches and ads about Senator Clinton. If he lied about her I KNOW he is lying when he talks about McCain. No I do not find him honest and trustworthy at all. He says he can win my vote back? How? I don't trust him he lied, why would I believe him NOW?

He hit on an excellent point as a Hillary supporter I to know he has twisted the facts almost unrecognizable at times to portray her in a bad light. How can I possibly honestly say anything he tells me about the Republicans is the truth if he would try to destroy a member of his own party with false facts and accusations? Excellent point!

ONE OF THEM IS FOR HILLARY AND ONE IS WEARING A RED DRESS! I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO SEE WHO DOES WHAT! LOL!

Looks like everyone has been busy here today.
I am trying to keep up to date, with working 16 hrs+ in KY until Wednesday, but I have missed some things and some heated exchanges. This website was experiencing problems the other day with dead links and bad logins but they appear to be fixed now. If anyone knows why please let me know.

Hillary 08

P.S. For those giving annie b a hard time, look out, it will be your turn next.

SPIRITED DONA SAYS-- I AM INVITING YOU TO MY GROUP. I FINALLY FOUND THE FEATURE, WHEER I CAN INVITE PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW ALL HILLARY SUPPORTERS! IT TAKES SO LONG TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO STUFF AND THE TIME FLEW BY, ALTHOUGH I WORKED TOO LONG ON MY BLOG.  YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING!   Read More »

My family has had roots in the Democratic Party since the Civil War. I've been a reliably voting Democratic since 1972.

I was estatic when Bill Clinton brought the Democratic Party back from the grave and which provided less fodder for late night show hosts and comedians.

Somehow, the party has changed from moderate-to- moderate-left, to progressive left. And I don't like the direction. Perhaps I would if the new standard-bearer were any other person than Senator Obama.

The once heralded Clinton's are now both respected and despised at the same time by the same leaders who helped get him elected.

I don't recognize my own party any longer. Hillary knows her campaign is over and she plans to gracefully bow out soon.

Newsweek: May 16, 2008

On CBS's "Early Show" Tuesday, co-host Harry Smith asked former Clinton Administration Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers a key question: "Why is Hillary Clinton still running?" Her response? "I don't think there's any question that she's going to get out. The only remaining question is when and how. And I think she'll do it in a way that's classy and helps the party." Although some Barack Obama supporters would disagree--in the heat of battle it's hard to give an opponent the benefit of the doubt--I think Myers is absolutely correct. Two signs from the past 24 hours:

1. When George W. Bush "attacked" Obama in the Knesset yesterday, Clinton rushed to his defense. "President Bush's comparison of any Democrat to Nazi appeasers is both offensive and outrageous on the face of it, especially in light of his failures in foreign policy," she told reporters in Rapid City, S.D. "There is a very clear difference between Democrats and Republicans on foreign policy and that difference will be evident once we take back the White House." Clinton's intervention was remarkable not because of what she said but because of what she didn't say. At the July 23, 2007 YouTube debate in South Carolina, a questioner asked Obama whether he would be "willing to meet--without precondition--in the first year of his presidency with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea." "I would," he responded. Clinton immediately disagreed--""I thought that was irresponsible and frankly naive," she told Iowa's Quad-City Times--and went on to spend much of the remainder of the year pummeling Obama on this particular point. Yesterday, McCain used nearly the same language as Clinton--"naivete and inexperience and lack of judgment"--to characterize Obama's stance. But Clinton made no effort to reinforce her long-running contrast with Obama. That she passed up a priceless opportunity to make headlines at a point when the press is largely ignoring her--and chose instead to boost her rival's standing, even though she disagrees with him on the details--shows how little interest the New York senator has in battling Obama at this stage of the game. She's letting go, and allowing--even encouraging--the general election to begin.
2. In a series of three news ads launched today on Kentucky and Oregon TV, Clinton vows to stand up for the middle class...promises to close corporate tax loopholes...and dismisses the punditocracy's calls for withdrawal to focus on her opposition to Bush's energy bill, which "removed local control over the siting of liquefied natural gas terminals on Oregon�s coast":

But she doesn't mention Obama's name once, let alone draw a single contrast. In the twilight of her campaign, then, Clinton's message is "here's what I can do" rather than "here's what my opponent can't." With that, she has every right to stay in the race through the final primaries on June 3--and may even help Obama by doing so. Barring a drastic change of course, I'd even say she's being pretty classy.

http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/05/16/clinton-s-classy-exit-strategy.aspx

In lieu of everything I have stopped donating to the Clinton campaign, won't donate to the DNC, and I will not be voting for Obama. I hope McCain wins to have some sense of balance in government because there will be a huge Democratic Congressional victory in November.

I supposed I will be called names of all stripes and colors for leaving. Even by my fellow die-hard Clintonites. And I imagine I'll get a few hollow sentiments of "sorry to see you go."

I just hope there's a support group and a 12-step program for lost Democrats and despondent Hillary supporters.

For old time's sake and hope for the future:

Clinton '08

As a kid I was a republican.



At that time Reagan was President, and the country had Reagan fever. The "great communicator" did just that; he was a great speech giver. All I knew was that, and that he looked like a friendly old man.



After being in the US Army, I saw some of the world and later went to college; studying politics, government, law, economics, and philosophy. After actually studying these subjects I became aware, slowly at first, but then more quickly, that there was nothing American about being a Republican. Our country was not set up as Republicans believe: that "might makes right" or even majority rule. The founding fathers were greatly concerned with a "tyranny of the majority" and rightly set up a system in which ANY one popular thought might not make sweeping inroads into our government in one election year. This is why we have our House of Representatives elected every 2 years, US Senators every 6, and the President every 4 years.



The great political minds in our nation's history have always been from the liberal left. The things that have been most important to me have always been at the forefront for those great thinkers on the left:

Human Rights

Minority Rights

Civil Rights



In 1992 I was able to vote. As an educated man, I clearly saw that the ideals more closely resembling justice were espoused by the Democratic Party, not the Republicans. My choice in the Dem Primary that year was Paul Tsongas, a university professor, and a leader reminiscent of what a real leader should be based on the writing of the ancient Greeks. (i.e. Aristotle) 'No more,' I thought, 'should this country's President be so ignorant of economics to advocate for "trickle down" theory.' (Supply side.) No more should this country's President be able to give a good speech but say absolutely nothing. No more should this country's President put the good of the wealthy above the good of the entire country. In other words: the few, the proud, the....Capitalists.



I believe in nationalizing "public" utilities. I believe in nationalizing raw resources of the country. No "private" for profit entity should have a right to:

Drill for oil

Mine coal

Mine gold

Log our forests and keep the profits for themselves,

As if the resources of this country belong to them and not the people.



Production, on the other hand, is and should be a private enterprise venture. After all, cars, or cell phones or anything that is a product or a service should belong to the sphere of the private capitalist system.



And so I voted for the person who I thought could deliver on at least some of the things that were important to me and right for the country. Bill Clinton ended up being the nominee. I went along.



In 2000 the election was stolen from the better of the two candidates.

In 2004 I was for Edwards, the party chose Kerry. I went along.

In 2008 I will not go along.



I vote "Democratic" because I know that I can get some of the left leaning things I want with the Dems. We get ZERO of the things the country needs or wants with the Republicans.

But why should I vote for only HALF of what I want, when the Party goes with the nominee who will lose in the general election to the candidate that will give us ZERO of what is good for the country?



If I have to endure a big fat ZERO with the Republicans because the Democratic Party cannot put up a winner, I might as well vote for ALL the things I think are important. I will vote Socialist, I will vote for the party that espouses 100% of what is (in my opinion) right for this country instead of voting for half of and getting nothing anyway.



Do I believe the Socialist party can win? No, of course not.

Do I believe Obama can win the general? No, of course not.



But why should I be left holding a bag half filled with principles on an election night when the bag I will be holding can be full of principles.



When the republicans win again, because the Democratic Party went with the candidate who can't win, we will all be left holding the bag anyway. At least mine will be full.



I came into this Party with a Clinton and I leave this Party with a Clinton.

As this party is OVER!

Someone criticized McCain for missing 59.9% of votes in the current Congress. Playing devil's advocate, it's interesting that:

Obama missed 80% of all votes and Clinton 63%.

I'd be angry if Obama was my senator.

YA''T'EEH!

Should Mccain be elected, with all of the infighting in the party following is America 2013 state of the union.

My felloow American Citizen's, I am sorry that things did not workout the way I planned. As you all know in in April 1st of 09 we were forced to institute the draft. All the illegals we were hiring as cannon fodder for a green card got smart, they will no longer play the game. It was hoped to have won the war in Iraq.

However as you all know Israel decided to attack Iran, and we were obligated to go into the war on behalf of our ally. We are at risk of losing in Afganistan. We were not counting on war in Pakistan, but since our man Musharafe got overthrown we were forced to declare war there. Bin laden is still alive and doing well. Syria decided to get into the act, and now we have added problems south of here in the conflict with Venezuela.
The KIAs in the handful of conflicts we have now Have gone beyond 200,000 We presently have 1,000,000 soldiers in several war fronts and another couple hundred thousand as advisors in a couple of other hotspots in South America.


There are about 2,000,000 million young men scattered about Europe, Canada, and Mexico that have avoided the draft. Nine out of ten Americans are homeless, and several million more war returnes can not find a job. Half a mil more have commited suicide. THey did us a favor becuase we did not have any way to help them in the first place.They were just dead weight. Oil is holding at $400.00 dollars per barrel and our economy is just a tad slow.

Support me as your president four four more years, and I can insure peace and prosperity within the first 2 years of my second term. No matter how many more young Americans die. We still have plenty of blacks, Hispanics, and a few Native Americans that will do the job for you and I.
JUST BE THANKFUL BLACKS HISPANICS AND A HANDFUL OF NATIVE AMERICANS WE HAVE LEFT, ARE BORN TO BE CANNON FODDER.

Thank you
John McCain
POTUS
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Who here does not agree? If I left anything out list iot.
Republican in 08 is not an option. T'a'a' iiyisi ahe'hee
Little Dine'

The latest comments by George W. Bush against Obama seems to have the effect of bringing the party closer together. Clinton, Biden, Edwards, and others are coming to Barack's defense.

Edwards comments to Wolf Blitzer indicated that he was not considering the VP spot. His endorsement I feel was in exchange for furthering his own causes (health care, lifting up the poor, etc.).

An Obama/Clinton ticket seems a real possibility at this point if the candidates can put personal differences aside.

SPIRTED DONA SAYS-- I AM A FRIEND OF BOBBY KENNEDY, JR, HERE. IT IS, ALSO, A GROUP. I JOINED GUESSING HE WAS PRO HILLARY! HE SAYS SHE IS A FRIEND WE HAVE KNOWN LONG. INDEED! I LOVE THE SHOTS OUTSIDE THE ED SULLIVAN THEATRE, WHERE THIS PHOTO IS HE. HE TAPED A DAVE LETTERMAN. IT WILL BE SHOWN, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 08! I BET HE REMEMBERS WATCHING ED SULLIVAN WITH HIS DAD AND MOM! I SURE DO! I AM A FRIEND TO THE KENNEDYS ALWAYS, AND NOW A FRIEND OF EXTRA PROPORTION TO THE KENNEDYS FOR HILLARY FRIENDS! YOU LIKE BOBBY, YOU LIKE HILLARY! YOU ARE ONE OF US!   Read More »

Standing Up For Montana Families: Kalispell, MT, Mayor Pam Kennedy endorsed Hillary yesterday. At a rally with former President Bill Clinton, she explained why Hillary is her choice: “Hillary Clinton has been standing up for women and families throughout her long career in public service. She is the candidate who best understands the issues facing Montana families.”

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