Typical

In a follow up interview on a Philly radio station after his "transendent and nuanced" speech on race Senator Obama referred to his grandmother as "a typical white person, who, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, well there's a reaction that's in our experiences that won't go away and can sometimes come out in the wrong way."

The intrepid Maureen Dowd sees the problem with this soundbite and recommends that he not do it again. She's certainly not going to castigate him for saying it the way she would, if say, Senator Clinton called any African-American a "typical black person."

Ms. Dowd also refers to Senator Clinton as the "Terminator" because she just won't lay down at the feet of the great one and get out of the way of his ascendency. According to Ms. Dowd, Senator Clinton will have to use the Super Delegates to win because she won't have enough regular delegates. She doesn't say that the same holds true for Senator Obama. She also doesn't bother to point out when talking about Governor Richardson's endorsement that he went against the will of the people of his state who voted for Senator Clinton (in a caucus) two to one.

Remember back at the beginning of this campaign, what, ten, fifteen years ago, when the talk on Senator Obama was that he wasn't black enough? You would imagine a REPORTER of news might have tracked down the Reverand Wright story. Or perhaps his links with William Ayers as John points out below. The media decided not to look into Senator Obama or, if they did, decided not to report it.

Senator Clinton said from the onset that we know all there is to know about the bad stuff on her and she was right. Has there been any new scandals associated with Senator Clinton? Sure, some old stuff has been dredged up but compared to what has been brought to light on Senator Obama it's a non-starter.

Senator Obama campaigned with complete confidence knowing that the Reverand Wright story was out there. Reverand Wright said in 2007 that perhaps Senator Obama would have to distance himself from the good Reverand if he got the nod. But where did that confidence come from? He had ties to an indicted slum lord, links to an unapoligetic Black Panther, plagerized speeches and still he acted as though butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. The press went along for the ride and gave him a pass every step of the way. Whether it was a fear of being called racist, a dislike of Senator Clinton or just wanting to keep the narrative going of a tight race they didn't do their jobs.

So what are we left with? Neither candidate is going to have enough delegates to win the nomination outright unless we count Florida and Michigan. Senator Obama's supporters in the Michigan state house blocked a revote. Oh, you didn't hear that in the news? Shocking! There's a law suit here in Florida to get our delegates counted since the States get to decide when they vote, not the party. What the super delegates need to look at is who won the states we need to win the general. Then they need to vote for Senator Clinton.