My Anniversary

On June 5th 2008 I went to the post office and changed my party registration from Democratic to "Decline to State" ("Independent" in California).

Why?

Nell's comment last night says it better than I could:

To expand on Jeannie's question #4: Why did Obama receive MI's delegates from the DNC when his name wasn't on the ballot in that state?

It's actually far worse than that. Not only was Obama awarded all of the "uncommitted" delegates in Michigan, the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the DNC thoroughly subverted democracy on that infamous day [May 31, 2008] when they transferred four of Hillary Clinton's earned delegates to Barack Obama based on nothing more than speculation on the outcome of the MI primary had Obama's name been on the ballot. On that day the Democratic Party officially abandoned the principle of "one person one vote" and became a banana
republic.

Watching the DNC rules committee glibly destroy its own stated values made it impossible for me to remain a Democrat. The fact that they handed four earned Clinton delegates to a person who was not on the ballot made my decision easy. The DNC remains a shameful bunch of base, vulgar criminals.

I've been happier ever since last June 5th.

More Rappy Winners

2 more Rappy winners!

Most under reported scandal of the year. The nominees are:

The inner workings of the DNC to promote Obama over Clinton
Obama's repeated dishonesty about his past and present.
Obama's 1 million dollar earmark for a hospital while Michelle sat its board.
MSNBC's employment of small rodent like mammals to host television shows
John Edward's affair.
Penny Pritzker and the collapse of Superior bank.
The government's complicity in Fannie Mae corruption

The Winner is: The inner workings of the DNC to promote Obama over Clinton. Hard to miss this little elephant in the room - from the wild over reaction of Donna Brazille to the impossible situation the Florida GOP put the Florida Democrats in, thereby removing any possibility that that a massive win might give Clinton momentum. Then there is Michigan. My God the plan was thorough - these people were going to defeat Clinton no matter what. The removal of Michigan - another large state, certain Clinton win, which also held its primary in all important January - was only topped by the supremely arrogant insult of re seating the MI delegates and handing Obama 4 of Clinton's though he had taken his own name off the ballot. The chutzpah was astonishing and vulgar. The amorality was breathtaking. The disappearance of the media appalling. Guess, they were packing to head to Alaska en mass to viciously attack a teenager.

The nominees for hypocrite of the year are:

Barack Obama
The National Organization for Women
70% of Black Voters in California
Gloria Steinem
The Mormon Church
Rod Blagojevich

And the winner is:

Barack Obama

The P.R. was hope change hope change hope change, I am new. I am different.

The reality was a politician who had risen through the most corrupt city machine this side of Tijuana, who deceitfully removed all record of his actual past and replaced it with a flimsy, loosely constructed cornucopia of imaginings. After railing against the system Obama chucked principle overboard and opted out of public financing. A galling move, only topped by the FISA flip flop. Let's not forget the race card 52 pick up and the lies about NAFTA and Canada. All this, plus the remarkable string of creepy crawlers Barry and Michelle have cavorted with over the years from Wright to Ayres to Rezko made BHO the hands down winner for Hypocrite of the Year.

For more on the rank corruption of Obama please see this piece in the Black Agenda Report I found through the always thoughtful Cannonfire.