History will reveal these as two representatives of a wheezing, dying culture. It is just as revealing that most Americans believe in them as well, and would be happy to have either of them in power. Adios, D.C.

Hillary Clinton Wins Puerto Rico

Hillary Clinton has easily won the Puerto Rico democratic primary. Currently, 3% of the vote is in and she is ahead at 67% to Obama’s 33%. Obama has called Hillary to congratulate her on her win and Hillary is p…

Didn’t the Clintons receive a lot of donations from a Puerto Rico druglord back in 1996?

logis on June 1, 2008 at 2:05 PM

Huh? Never heard of that one!

The relation of Puerto Rico as an indicator of the “Latino vote” is at best tenuous and probably non-existent, as Puerto Rico and its residents have different concerns and political issues than Cuban refugees, Mexican-Americans, and Americans of Central American and South American descent. The Latino vote is a lot more complicated than the simple shorthand used by the media.

While this is a very accurate summation, the plain truth is that facts matter not a whit when it comes to reasoning with the general voting public, especially “moderates” and “liberals”. Perception is the overriding factor, and the MSM is all about manipulating perception.

And while the MSM will attempt to manipulate, or “translate” the Puerto Rican voting results, Hillary Clinton will be busy manipulating the results in a completely different fashion….for the benefit of the superdelegates, to make sure that their “perception” of what it all means relating to the bigger picture of winning the “Latino” votes in the General Election….is the utmost favorable for her and her arguments to them that she is the strongest nominee in the realm of winning the Latin American votes in the General.

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Darkest of night
With the moon shinin’ bright
There’s a set goin’ strong
Lotta things goin’ on
The man of the hour
Has an air of great power
The dudes have envied him for so long

Oooh, Superfly
You’re gonna make your fortune by and by
But if you lose, don’t ask no questions why
The only game you know is “Do or Die”
Ah-ha-ha

Hard to understand
What a hell of a man
This cat of the slum
Had a mind, wasn’t dumb
But a weakness was shown
‘Cause his hustle was wrong
His mind was his own
But the man lived alone

Oooh, Superfly
You’re gonna make your fortune by and by
But if you lose, don’t ask no questions why
The only game you know is “Do or Die”
Ah-ha-ha

The game he plays he plays for keeps
Hustlin’ cards on ghetto streets
Tryin’ ta get over
(That’s what he tryin’ to do, y’all)
Takin’ all that he can take
Gamblin’ with the odds of fate
Tryin’ ta get over
Tryin’ ta get over
Tryin’ ta get over
Tryin’ ta get over
Woo, Superfly

The aim of his role
Was to move a lot of blow
Ask him his dream
What does it mean
He wouldn’t know
“Can’t be like the rest”
Is the most he’ll confess
But the time’s running out
And there’s no happiness

Oooh, Superfly
You’re gonna make your fortune by and by
But if you lose, don’t ask no questions why
The only game you know is “Do or Die”
Ah-ha-ha

Superfly
Superfly
Superfly
Superfly

One day after DNC party head honchos decided the fates of the disputed Michigan and Florida delegates, the debate rages on as to whether or not it was “fair,” what this means for the future in terms of the nomination, and whether or not the…

Puerto Rico is important for this primary season because of 1 thing…

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ernesto

So Hillary has become the new Thirsty Traveller? I love it!

In the wake of yesterday’s decision by a committee of the Democratic Party to give Michigan and Florida delegates each one-half vote at the national convention in Denver this August, some supporters of Lady Macbeth are a wee bit unhappy:…

Why is Puerto Rico important in the primary?

Puerto Rico is important in the primary because it’s good for tourism.

VinceP1974 on June 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM

Vince, those are New Yoricans – totally different.

That’s a trick question…
It Isn’t!
A landslide victory would bolster Clinton’s argument to superdelegates that she has received more votes than Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and is better equipped to win important Latino votes in a gen…

ernesto on June 1, 2008 at 10:25 AM

Primary/Caucus analysis by Rupert Holmes?

In other words, the Puerto Rico primary is utterly useless as an argument for a general-election advantage. Puerto Rico residents do not vote in the general election.

Quite true. However, it does once again bolster her argument that she can pull in the Hispanic vote. It’s yet another example of her being able to pull in a demographic McCain will make quite a dent in with Obama as the nominee.

Why is Puerto Rico important in the primary?

Errr… because they’re the 57th state?

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