tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post675595382704915215..comments2023-11-05T03:20:46.695-05:00Comments on The Ostroy Report: The Rise and Fall of Barack Obama. Is his Campaign Imploding?The Ostroy Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-53542468962033636322008-05-06T17:19:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:19:00.000-04:00If everybody that voted for Gore in 2000, voted fo...If everybody that voted for Gore in 2000, voted for him as a write in candidate in November, then he could take his rightful place as President and clean house as it were. S Bush F/W, Tx. I plan on it. Got to vote for sanity you know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-35575590414797022412008-05-02T05:21:00.000-04:002008-05-02T05:21:00.000-04:00If OBAMA WAS A REAL MAN HE WOULD CONCEDE TO HILLAR...If OBAMA WAS A REAL MAN HE WOULD CONCEDE TO HILLARY RIGHT NOW AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING HIS ACT TOGETHER FOR A FUTURE RUN. HE'S NOT READY NOW, AND SUCH A MOVE WOULD RALLY SET HIM UP FOR A FUTURE RUN WITHOUT ALL THIS CURRENT BAGGAGE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE. hE WOULD HAVE VERY TOUGH TIME WINNIG ANYWAY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-78102704821391722472008-04-28T20:11:00.000-04:002008-04-28T20:11:00.000-04:00hey Andy---why dont you do a story on the Ron Paul...hey Andy---why dont you do a story on the Ron Paul delegate fiasco in Nevada this weekend? The GOP walked OUT of the convention because Ron Paul's delegates were WINNING. This isnt really a Ron Paul story as much as it is a sad day for the GOP-----who has ever heard of the party WALKING OUT of a convention before????? Ive heard people on the videos say "man, the Democrats are really gonna eat this story up!" Go at it Andy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-62645036309328044382008-04-28T19:00:00.000-04:002008-04-28T19:00:00.000-04:00Once again with the "I've been a Dem my whole life...Once again with the "I've been a Dem my whole life" story..... "involved with politics for over 25 years"..... only to show how clueless with lines like "he should have run as VP".<BR/><BR/>Guess you missed that part that no one runs as VP. You'd think you'd learn something after more than 25 years.<BR/><BR/>Then again, since 4:46/4:49 is likely just a Republican troll, this kind of dissembling makes perfect sense.<BR/><BR/>What doesn't make sense though is why Ostroy hasn't done an update to his main post to correct his error about Texas. Why base your arguments on lies Andy?<BR/><BR/>Obama will do just fine in November IF the Democrats get their act together. A big task to be sure. We're all counting on Ostroy to help since he said he would.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-58592095242148480902008-04-28T18:23:00.000-04:002008-04-28T18:23:00.000-04:00"If you listened to Air America ..."The problem is...<I>"If you listened to Air America ..."</I><BR/><BR/>The problem is <B>nobody</B> listens to Air America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-59947240326557958942008-04-28T16:49:00.000-04:002008-04-28T16:49:00.000-04:00The reason Superdelegates won't declare is because...The reason Superdelegates won't declare is because they don't want another Nixon v McGovern election.<BR/><BR/>Obama will not win in November. He should have run as VP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-12552689224064302022008-04-28T16:46:00.000-04:002008-04-28T16:46:00.000-04:00I've been a Dem my whole life. I have been involve...I've been a Dem my whole life. I have been involved with politics for over 25 years. <BR/><BR/>Obama will not win in November. Take it to the bank. <BR/><BR/>BTW: Andy is not a Republican. If you listened to Air America you would hear him on the air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-9776817691763859072008-04-28T16:34:00.000-04:002008-04-28T16:34:00.000-04:00Obama won Texas. Obama has more delegates. Obama l...Obama won Texas. Obama has more delegates. Obama leads in the popular vote, despite Clinton's latest prevarications. Obama has won more staes. Obama leads against McCain in more states with more electoral votes. Your blog is so tiresome. Please give it a rest and discuss some issues. Obama will be the candidate, and soon. Clinton can run for governor and win. She might not even have to lie, although it seems to come so easily to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-48185997625976829702008-04-28T15:25:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:25:00.000-04:00Andy, you continue to draw the few Republicans tha...Andy, you continue to draw the few Republicans that still love their man Bush. I still can't believe that after 8 years of the Bush Crime Family there are still a few that think he has done no wrong. I guess it just proves that there are suckers born every day and they still love cool-aide, the drink of gullible Republicans.<BR/><BR/>The Ostroy Report, where Republicans come to learn the truth.Priushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581012414696707033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-51734751528786527572008-04-28T15:19:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:19:00.000-04:00Writh's two recent speeches have ruined it for Oba...Writh's two recent speeches have ruined it for Obama. He simply can't be elected after the comments by Wright that Obama heard for twenty years. We've now heard what Wright has to say "in context" and it's hypocritcal at the least. He says don't condemn, and then he procees to mock and deride two presidents and white worshipers. He says blacks learn with the "right" brain, yet he supports schools that would include two types of learming processes. He would rant if it went back to black shoolds separate from white schoosl. It would also need black school bands and white school bands because of differnt mucical tendencies. Teachers have a hard enough job now just teaching a large number of students in a classroom who are at different levels of learning, never mind who learn in a totally different manner. He said he would aaccept the vice presidency. These are just a few of the remaeks Obama "sat for" during the twenty years. They did not just "happen" over the weekend.<BR/><BR/>Hillary is the only choice -- like it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-82576801755218178212008-04-28T08:36:00.000-04:002008-04-28T08:36:00.000-04:00"the party's moronic proportional system"Andy, sto...<I>"the party's moronic proportional system"</I><BR/><BR/>Andy, stop whining.<BR/><BR/>If for no other reason than this same "moronic proportional system" is what is used in the general election, to wit, Gore v Bush in 2000. This is the system we're still stuck with after 8 years, so we'd best get used to the idea that this is how it will be done this cycle. Maybe it'll be different in 2012, but maybe not. Learn the rules of the game.<BR/><BR/>Pretending that caucuses are irrelevant and don't represent REAL PEOPLE is pathetic and desperate.<BR/><BR/>Obama won Texas - fair and square. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-24241292200045924052008-04-27T22:20:00.000-04:002008-04-27T22:20:00.000-04:00Thank you for your answer. I'm sincere when I say ...Thank you for your answer. I'm sincere when I say it is much appreciated.<BR/><BR/>The will of the people of Texas was carried out, not disregarded, and I feel quite comfortable in stating this since I am actually a lifetime resident of the state while you are not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-43412953296186193042008-04-27T22:13:00.000-04:002008-04-27T22:13:00.000-04:00Ok, Anon, just remember your disregard of the "wil...Ok, Anon, just remember your disregard of the "will of the people" when/if the super-D's back Clinton.<BR/><BR/>As for your five questions, out of respect to you as a reader of my blog, I will answer it even though, as I sugested to you yesterday, if you had actually read more than a week of my stuff you'd already know the answer. <BR/><BR/>And the answer is....of course. Only a fool would support either Obama or Clinton in the primary yet vote for McCain in the general. I repeat...a downright, misguided <EM>fool</EM>.The Ostroy Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-35177718886744522172008-04-27T22:07:00.000-04:002008-04-27T22:07:00.000-04:00Too funny, Andy. Is this the whining you speak of?...Too funny, Andy. Is this the whining you speak of?<BR/><BR/>I happen to LIVE in Texas and we the people of Texas used our primacaucus system in order to help Bill Clinton earn the Dem nomination in 1992 and 1996. We used the same system again this time around and Barack Obama won fair and square.<BR/><BR/>This will be at least the fifth time I've asked this of you - will you support the eventual nominee of the Democratic Party regardless of who that nominee is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-74925644075728731802008-04-27T21:58:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:58:00.000-04:00Anon 9:41....Hillary won Texas' pop vote 51-47. Be...Anon 9:41....Hillary won Texas' pop vote 51-47. Because the party's moronic proportional system somehow gives Obama 4 more delegates than Hillary does not take away from the fact that the people of Texas gave her the win. I love how Obama's supporters are always so concerned with the super delegates not overturning the "will of the people"...yet they don't seem to care much for the will of the Texas people.The Ostroy Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-75474911382522117072008-04-27T21:41:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:41:00.000-04:00"Since February, he's only manged (sic) to squeak ..."Since February, he's only manged (sic) to squeak out victories in Wyoming and Mississippi,"<BR/><BR/>It's helpful to your argument if this were true, but it's not. Since February's remarkable run, Obama has won Wyoming, Mississippi, Vermont, Hawaii and Texas (yes, Texas since delegates select the nominee, not popular votes - so that's 5 states won) while Clinton has won Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island (3 states). It's also worth noting that Obama's delegate lead since February has increased over Clinton despite her "big" victories.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, Obama did not "squeak out" a victories in Wyoming and Mississippi. He wiped the floor with Clinton in those two states, winning over 60% of the vote in both. He also won Vermont with 59% and Hawaii with 75% of the vote. THOSE, amigo, are convincing victories.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the latest polling in IN and NC has Obama leading Clinton in both states. In fact, the only polls I know of that have been conducted twice in the last three weeks (ARG and Research 2000) in Indiana both show a swing of 4% in Obama's favor over that time, a time which encapsulates all the supposed Obama "controversies" and Hillary's win in Pennsylvania. So much for big mo being on Clinton's side.<BR/><BR/>With continued use of selective polling numbers as well as empty rhetorical device to bolster your case for Clinton and pulling out a quote that simply shows you to be a pinwheel prognosticator of tidal shifts, you don't bolster your bona fides as a writer. Rather your latest column paints you as someone who got his feelings hurt last night. That was not my intention and I apologize if it is the case. <BR/><BR/>However, I read the masthead of the site upon coming here via a link provided at another site and hoped this would be a place to find unity of purpose and cause. Sadly, I seem not to have found what I was looking for. Unlike a strident Republican, though, I'm willing to hear from you if this really is a place of unity or simply a Hillboy waste of my time. <BR/><BR/>On multiple occasions I have stated my preference of candidate while at the same time recognizing that if the other candidate wins the nomination, I will vote for the Democratic standard-bearer.<BR/><BR/>Will you pledge the same, Mr. Ostroy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-74104772193624298082008-04-27T21:27:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:27:00.000-04:00Andy - "Stick your head in the sand if you want to...Andy - <BR/><BR/>"Stick your head in the sand if you want to, but it's not gonna change the outcome one bit."<BR/><BR/>What outcome is it that you are predicting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-52870055142836386212008-04-27T21:26:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:26:00.000-04:00Give it a rest Ostroy.While (dubiously) claiming a...Give it a rest Ostroy.<BR/><BR/>While (dubiously) claiming a "decisive" Clinton victory in PA you fail to mention that Clinton at one point had a 26% lead in PA. She ended up with 9%.....in case you're interested.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile this error remains uncorrected:<BR/><BR/><I>"Clinton has won key states like Texas"</I><BR/><BR/>Clinton lost Texas.....in case you're interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-21101724866429654422008-04-27T21:04:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:04:00.000-04:00Anon 8:35...You cite the Newsweek poll (among othe...Anon 8:35...You cite the Newsweek poll (among others) giving Obama a 7% pt lead, but what you fail to also mention is that 7% is less than half of what his lead was a week ago. Stick your head in the sand if you want to, but it's not gonna change the outcome one bit.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the other polls have similar drops too....in case you're interested.<BR/>AndyThe Ostroy Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-59248377888727905332008-04-27T20:35:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:35:00.000-04:00What a silly, self-indulgent blog. Since the Pa pr...What a silly, self-indulgent blog. Since the Pa primary, that winner Hillary picked up 3 superdelegates, while that loser Obama picked up 4. <BR/><BR/>Polls? Sure, here you go - <BR/><BR/>As of Friday April 26:<BR/><BR/>Rasmussen Tracking 48% 42% Obama +6.0% <BR/>Newsweek 48% 41% Obama +7.0% <BR/>USA Today/Gallup 50% 40% Obama +10.0% <BR/>ABC/Wash Post 51% 41% Obama +10.0% <BR/>Here's some more for you - <BR/><BR/>Hillary is behind by 156 delegates with 408 remaining in the upcoming primaries. She needs to win almost 70% of the remaining delegates to pull even. We all know that is impossible at this point. Assume they split the remaining delegates evenly, a tall task for her since the biggest prize is NC where Obama has a double digit lead. At that point she will need to persuade 156 of the remaining 298unpledged superdelegates (approx 53%) to jump into her corner despite being behind in delegates, popular votes and states won. There is no compelling reason for them to do it and they won't. When the majority of the superdelegates move to Obama, what does she do? Does she bow out gracefully and campaign for Obama like a good Democratic soldier should and help to unite the party, or does she continue to tear the party apart for her own selfish ambition and fight to the convention?<BR/><BR/>Kids - like him or not, he's going to be the nominee. Either get on board or take responsibility for Bush III.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-10485617262261802922008-04-27T19:12:00.000-04:002008-04-27T19:12:00.000-04:00i hope americans are not to dumb to see what is go...i hope americans are not to dumb to see what is going on.....what is going on now is that hilliary wants to give as many people another reason not to vote for obama,besides the the reason he's black.....that is why she brought up farrakan and jeremaih wright in the last debate.....she is trying to get voters to think about flag pins,and bittergate..and religious beliefs ....she's trying to make people forget they are poor and struggling to keep their heads above water...trying to make people forget about nafta....the bill she advocated loudly....she's trying to get voters to focus on things that don't really matter in their daily lives ...it's called polictics of distraction...that's all it is......i'm tired of people calling hilliary a fighter..(she's a better liar).....hell jerry coney was a fighter...if you remember him then you should know his won\lost record...dismal!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-26803073441472767542008-04-27T16:53:00.000-04:002008-04-27T16:53:00.000-04:00For the record, Obama won Texas. The delegate tal...For the record, Obama won Texas. <BR/>The delegate tally from TX is Obama 99, Clinton 94.<BR/><BR/>Once again Ostroy fudges the numbers.<BR/><BR/>Obama's campaign is flush with cash, with fresh influxes from former Hillary donors.<BR/><BR/>Hillary's campaign is in debt and has left many small businesses hanging out to dry having still not paid them for their services.<BR/><BR/>Obama continues to pick up superdelegates at a steady pace.<BR/><BR/>Clinton continues to lose superdelegates.<BR/><BR/>Stop whining about MI and FL if for no other reason than because ALL of Hillary's 12 representatives on the 30 member DNC rules panel voted for Florida's full disenfranchisement, which, under party rules, applied to Michigan, as well.<BR/><BR/>Obama's campaign is not imploding, no matter how much you wish it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-61146259350776179392008-04-27T15:48:00.000-04:002008-04-27T15:48:00.000-04:00Almost all of the Clinton's "stuff" has been scrut...Almost all of the Clinton's "stuff" has been scrutinized before and it came to nought. And it would seem that to the extent of the trouble our country is in, we might grow into beoming a little more sophisticated when it comes to judging personal relationships and dalliances. <BR/><BR/>Nothing anyone can sling at the Clintons can be as bad as that which can be claimed about the other two candidates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-65697420682708952152008-04-27T14:37:00.000-04:002008-04-27T14:37:00.000-04:00Why would his campaign implode just when we're fin...Why would his campaign implode just when we're finally hearing what his AND her past records are??<BR/><BR/><BR/>Barack Hussein Obama<BR/>http://bhobama.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/><BR/>And people are finally showing their memory has returned about the Clintons as well;<BR/><BR/>Hillary Can't Wait: Screw'emGate<BR/>http://conservativesuperiority.com/?p=205<BR/> <BR/>Hildabeast<BR/>http://hilldabeast.com/index.php?m=s<BR/> <BR/>Downside Legacy at Two Degrees of Bill Clinton<BR/>http://alamo-girl.com/index.htm<BR/> <BR/>The Clinton Legacy<BR/>http://clinton-legacy.org/Winghunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340380277806513471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-13135013076624188472008-04-27T13:48:00.000-04:002008-04-27T13:48:00.000-04:00Hendrick Hertzberg in this week's New Yorker:"Hill...Hendrick Hertzberg in this week's New Yorker:<BR/><BR/>"Hillary Clinton has not, in fact, survived the worst that the Republican attack machine (and its pilotless drones online and on talk radio) can dish out. We will learn what the worst really means if she is nominated. The Commie law firm will be only the beginning. Many tempting targets—from Bill’s little-examined fund-raising and business activities during the past seven years to the prospect of his hanging around the White House in some as yet undefined role for another four or eight years to whatever leftovers from the Clinton “scandals” of the nineteen-nineties can be retrieved from the dumpster and reheated—remain to be machine-gunned. The whole Clinton marital soap opera, obviously off limits within the Democratic fold, will offer ample material for what Obama calls “distractions.” To take the most obvious example, the former President’s social life since leaving the White House will become, if not “fair game,” big game—and some of these right-wing dirtbags are already hiring bearers and trying on pith helmets for the safari. Is this a “there” where the Democratic Party really wants to go?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com