So Where's Obama?
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So Where's Obama?
Topic Author: Scott Saxton
Posted: 6:24 AM May 9, 2008
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama basically conceded West Virginia and Kentucky to opponent Hillary Clinton in a story on CNN Thursday.

Here's what the CNN story said:

"Sen. Clinton is a formidable candidate. She is very likely to win West Virginia and Kentucky. Those are two states where she has insurmountable leads. We're going to have spend some time there. But we're also going to Oregon, Montana, South Dakota and Puerto Rico," he said.

I spent some of my Thursday trying to track down where Obama might appear.  Since he is popular among younger voters, I figure a college campus would be a likely Obama spot.  It would make sense for him to appear in the state's biggest media market and that makes Marshall University a potential attractive area for a visit.  However, my friends at Marshall said they had nothing brewing.

We also heard rumors Thursday that Obama might be in the southern coalfields of West Virginia by the weekend.  Still no official word though.

Meanwhile, the Clintons threw the trifecta at voters Wednesday-Thursday with Hillary, former pres Bill and daughter Chelsea in different locations across the state.  Even with Obama admitting she'll win here, her camp isn't taking anything for granted.
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  • by rene on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:23 PM
    How can I organize a voting carpool for whites who need a ride to the polls. Will that be considered racist? I only know of Cleo Fields and his group who do this for every election. Who does it for the white voters? Heck I guess I would bring whoever wanted to vote. They could be white, black, green, purple or gold. GOOOOO McCain!!
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  • by Nicole on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:21 PM
    Obama isnt even allowed to be in the FBI or CIA because of who he associates himself with, and you feel safe with this man? You really think he can handle this " internation crisis" that his own V.P candidate stated would happen. Obama just seems to be a little shady and untrusting.
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  • by obama on Oct 21, 2008 at 08:11 PM
    obama was NOT born in hawaii.. and he is not an american.. against constitution .. he should not be prez or anything with the gov ever!!!
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  • by Denise on Oct 13, 2008 at 05:04 PM
    I will not vote for someone that is affilliated with a church that demote USA and with Bill Ayer. I am black and proud of it.
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  • by Mary on Jun 4, 2008 at 03:04 AM
    I believe WV ranks 48th in progress of growing etc because we have had people like Jay Rockefeller, Robert Byrd and others who dont want to give WV what the people want but want to "pease" the good ole boys elsewhere. WV is where it is because of the people voting for these dead brained politicans. Stand up and fight for WV this November. I am not a racist and I dont care what religion Obama is the fact remains he is a nobody and will lose in November and if he does win he will be nothing more than what people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton respesent. Somebody else will be calling the orders out and he will be jumping like a jelly bean around the White House. The Rep's we have now in office don't want Hillary because she doesnt do as they say. Yes they are SEXIST and that is no denying. It is better to be sexist than racist. I am not a racist but I would like a White History week, and one or two colleges that are White only and maybe a Miss White American. How does that sound???
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  • by Pauline on May 26, 2008 at 08:38 AM
    Where was Obama born?
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  • by Not Your Mom on May 23, 2008 at 11:33 PM
    "Posted by: RJS West Virginia is most noted for racism and inbreeding. It's a well know fact that smart people vote for Obama, hence the loss in West Virginia" and "Posted by: Kyle Dumb WV backwards hicks!!!! So who's going to sleep with their sister tonight?? lol Idiots" Where on God's good earth do you live? I know God makes no mistakes, but I think he could have tweaked you two a bit more. Maybe he forgot to put common sense, compassion and courtesy in your brains and heart. I can imagine how proud of you your Mom must be for you being such a kind human being. Or maybe you just have a face only a mother could love, SO you take it out on people you don't know. That's what I call school yard bullies.
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  • by Jack Morrison on May 21, 2008 at 07:14 PM
    I would like to know how Senator Byrd voted as a super delegate for Barack Obama but Hillary Clinton won the state by a landslide vote. Are the Obama people playing the race card and forcing people to support him or be called a racist. I can not understand how a Senator can vote exactly opposite of the will of his electorate.
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  • by Marcella on May 21, 2008 at 03:14 PM
    I will vote republican before I will vote for obama ,so if the Democratic delegates want's a democratic in for president why are they comimg out for obama? .Most people will vote republican ( I hope before they put obama in)I think we have seen good time's conpaired to what we will see if obama get's in for president .People better open there eye's and heart before they vote.
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  • by Mike on May 21, 2008 at 03:12 PM
    Why is it that every time I look at blogs I feel stupider and stupider by reading the crud you people write... First things first learn to spell, 2nd thing who cares if he's a muslim... if he were a jew or hindu would you feel the same... at best if he were a muslim that would say more than what we currently have, an Alchy. So lemme leave you with this Rednecks go back up your hollers and trailor trash get your kids back inside and just shut up
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  • by Jennifer on May 21, 2008 at 09:06 AM
    I voted for Obama! I am not ashamed that I have voted for a fellow American. I don't care if he is black. I bet most of you voted for Byrd and he was racist and belonged to the KKK. So your Obama being racist remark has no standing credit. I can't think of anything more patriotic then running for president other than joining the military and fighting a war. I bet none of you would run for president and put your life on the line to run for it either. I also bet most of you don't even own a flag pin to wear. I don't even see Hillary wearing a flag pin most of the time but that doesn't mean she is unpatriotic. Can you not find something less petty to preach about?
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  • by patriot on May 20, 2008 at 10:40 PM
    how can any american vote for someone who will not salute the flag our fathers have died for? Wake up America! Enough said!
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  • by kim bryan on May 20, 2008 at 09:16 PM
    i think that obama is as racist as they get against whites and it shows through his pastor and remarks. if whites dont start standing up for one another as most african americans do then we will continue to have a raist problem.
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  • by William on May 20, 2008 at 06:02 PM
    Well I will vote Republican for the first time in my life. As will a lot of my friends!
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  • by heather on May 20, 2008 at 03:57 PM
    I can't beleive that our community is actually going to consider voting for Obama, he will not even salute the American Flag. How low is that? And he is running for President of the U.S? What is wrong with you people?
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  • by Jennifer on May 18, 2008 at 12:22 PM
    It is what it is Lisa. You can't deny facts. I don't care if people vote for Hillary. that isn't the point. Its the votes that are made because of the color of someone's skin or because they have family members who aren't of a religion that they don't find to be "the right" religion. You may not have voted for Hillary because of race or religion but there are a lot of people out there who have. You are the one that needs to get off your high horse. If Hillary were to win I would vote for her instead of McCain. Its about politics but you can't deny the fact that there are people out there who don't even look at the actual issues that are most important.
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  • by LISA on May 16, 2008 at 09:23 PM
    JUST BECAUSE WE VOTED HILARY DOES NOT MAKE US RACISTS GET A LIFE AND GET OVER YOURSELF. WE VOTED HER BECAUSE WE KNOW SHE WILL DO A LOT BETTER AT BEING PRESIDENT THEN OBAMA WILL EVER BE.... GO HILARY WV ROCKS IF YOU DONT LIKE WV U KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GO. YOU JUST KNOW WE ARE BETTER. LOL
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  • by Jennifer on May 16, 2008 at 09:03 AM
    If you read in the Charleston Daily Mail newspaper there was a huge article about how race did play a part in how WV voted. Maybe you should check it out. And as far as church goes. I'm sure there were more Clinton fans there than Obama. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. The polls spoke for itself. Just read the article in the newspaper.
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  • by john on May 15, 2008 at 07:02 PM
    I fear it was all for not,their gonna put whomever they want in office anyway.If an indepent run's I will vote for them,as long as their not just doing it to help obama.
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  • by Dorthy on May 15, 2008 at 05:19 PM
    I feel sorry for all of you who THINK you know so much about WV and its people. YOU are the ones who are clueless. We are not poor dumb country folk who sleep with our sisters. You people who think that way are truly the ignorant ones!
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  • by FUMC member on May 15, 2008 at 12:50 PM
    Jennifer, FYI - Hillary wasn't accepted by everyone in the church, either. So would you consider that sexist or are you only worried about race? Go McCain!!!
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  • by Michelle on May 14, 2008 at 05:59 PM
    The only thing really bothering me about this whole primary is that now that WV was in the spotlight for Obama and Clinton, they are making a big deal out of Clinton winning because of the white population of this state. I hate hearing stereotypes put on this state. I'm sorry, but it just seems to me that Clinton and her family spent alot of time campaigning in WV. Where was Obama? Why doesn't CNN and all of the other national news channels bring out this fact and not play the racism card? What is it with people? I also saw on the news where a woman from the Clinton campaign called someone in Fayetteville and the person's answering machine caught the campaign person putting down WV as being poor and ignoring bill collectors. But anyways, I think it is low when the only thing that you can say because the candidate that you are against wins because, as someone's opinion, that it was racial.
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  • by Jennifer on May 14, 2008 at 04:27 PM
    And Obama's church probably has a couple of white people. who cares the point is that Obama would not have been welcomed by everyone in that church.
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  • by FUMC member on May 14, 2008 at 01:59 PM
    To Jennifer, FUMC has some African-Americans on the church membership, so it is NOT an all white church. Do some research. Go McCain!!!
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  • by Jennifer on May 14, 2008 at 09:49 AM
    To Kay and bevkipp. Clinton did go to an all white church the other day in Huntington and no one is calling her a racist. The white garb was presented to Obama by elders in Wajir, in Kenya. Obama's father was Kenyan and Obama visited the country in 2006. Kenya is in Africa not the middle east! He is not Muslim! He attends a Christian Church. You may say you are not racist but your line and I quote,"I don't vote for barack, not because he is black, because i have alot of black friends, it's because he is muslim and no matter how you sum it up HE"S MUSLIM" says you are racist against the Muslim population. Not every Muslim attended a madrassa (you probably don't even know what that is)and I know for a fact Obama never attended one! And for the record if hillary wins the nomination then I will support her 100% because her issues are so close to Obama's view on the same issues. Because it is the issues that are important, not religion, race or gender. Shame on you both!
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