January 17, 2008
Posted: 06:47 PM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The campaigns of Hillary Clinton and John Edwards took aim at Barack Obama Thursday over radio ads in Nevada funded by a third-party group that is backing his candidacy.

The spot, running on Spanish-language radio in the state, criticizes Clinton for a lawsuit filed by some of her Nevada supporters that sought new restrictions workplace caucus sites this Saturday. The buy is allegedly being funded by the Unite Here Campaign Committee on behalf of the Culinary Workers Union, which has endorsed Obama.

“Hillary Clinton does not respect our people. Hillary Clinton supporters went to court to prevent working people to vote this Saturday – that is an embarrassment,” says the announcer, according to a translation of the script sent to reporters by the Clinton campaign.

“Hillary Clinton supporters want to prevent people from voting in their workplace on Saturday. This is unforgivable. Hillary Clinton is shameless. Hillary Clinton should not allow her friends to attack our people’s right to vote this Saturday. This is unforgivable, there’s no respect.

“Sen. Obama is defending our right to vote. Sen. Obama wants our votes. He respects our votes, our community, and our people. Sen. Obama’s campaign slogan is “Si Se Puede” (“Yes We Can”). Vote for a president that respects us, and that respects our right to vote. Obama for president.”

On a conference call with reporters late this afternoon, Hispanic supporters of Clinton’s presidential candidacy criticized the union for incorrectly implying that “Si Se Puede” – a slogan associated with the late activist Cesar Chavez – was also the Obama campaign’s official slogan.

The Clinton campaign also expressed frustration with the fact that the spots are continuing to run, even though a judge ruled against the suit today, the ad has continued to air.

John Edwards was criticized by Obama in Iowa for not calling an independent group that supported the former North Carolina senator to demand they pull ads they were running in support of his candidacy. “When Sen. Obama says ‘turn the page,’ he obviously means turn to whatever page is most convenient. He loudly and repeatedly attacked independent ads by unions in Iowa as the product of special interests,” said Edwards Deputy Campaign Manager Jonathan Prince.

“But when a different outside group starts running ads on his behalf in Nevada, there's not a peep from him or his campaign. It must be because he's burning up the phone lines calling the head of Unite Here personally to demand he pulls the ads down right away.”

Late Thursday, the Obama campaign responded to the criticism: “Sen. Obama believes, and has said clearly, that campaigns should fund themselves and discourages supporters from spending outside the campaign,” said campaign spokesman Bill Burton. “But no one should be confused about the effort that was run on behalf of John Edwards in Iowa. In that case, it was not the independent speech of individual union members, each contributing small amounts to amplify their voices. It was a special project of outside donors funding a massive 527 effort run by one of Edwards’ top political lieutenants.

“As for the Clinton campaign's comment, coming from a campaign that is repeatedly launching absolutely false attacks against Sen. Obama, it takes some chutzpah. The fact is their camp clearly would like to have worker's voices silenced and they need to live with that unfortunate position.”

--CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand

Filed under: Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Nevada


Georgia voter   January 19th, 2008 3:30 pm ET

Obama has a lot of the youth support–Democrats remember McGovern?!! Democrats, you are setting the party up for another great defeat in a year when I believe people really want change but it is not Obama or Clinton—Go Edwards!

Gary W, Roseville California   January 19th, 2008 5:38 am ET

Why in the United States are we going to allow a candidate (specifically Barack Obama) to allow his campaign to support segregation. His support and allowance of the Nevada radio againgst Hillary are nothing but poison in our "melting pot." That's unbelievably unAmerican and defeats the Unity of the Democratic party. Hmmm its EXACTLY the sort of thing Dr Martin Luther King would be fighting against.

And Obama is trying to tout himself as an individual who strongest ability is to bring people together. Well that's a complete contradiction to his own words and action.

How Disappointing.

Vote for Hillary, she been fighting for UNITY for 35 years and fighting on behalf of ALL AMERICANS.

Nevada voter...   January 18th, 2008 11:02 pm ET

Is it me…or does it just seem that Obama supporters just do not know how to spell…..Obama loves Reagan….Reagan hated unions….enough said….Obama is going to lose tomorrow in Nevada…..and the unions will not help him….there are a LOT more women in Nevada than union members who will be voting tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. PST for Hillary…..Mr. Obama will not get the vote of most of the democrats in Nevada…no way…no how!!!!

Lynette   January 18th, 2008 9:06 pm ET

I'm an registered Democrat (black) in Charleston, SC and I will remember this in the upcoming Dem. Primary next Saturday. This is the "dirty politics" that Sen. Obama has denounced from day one. I was strongly considering a vote for him, but his lack of fortitude to do the right thing (right is right, wrong is wrong). You just lost my vote, Mr. Obama. I've heard a lot of people in my office today, saying the same thing.

keith Pike   January 18th, 2008 8:49 pm ET

The Teacher Union had a wright to take it to court. This suit was not brought by the Hillary campaine, God Bless the Teachers Union.

Brian   January 18th, 2008 7:06 pm ET

January 18, 2008 7:06pm

This might not be posted:

Tom Davie-

You said it right. CNN is giving Obama a free ride. My question is: why?? The Nevada debate has been by far the best debate and I think because he was finally asked some tough questions, which he then stuttered to answer or didn't answer at all and/or couldn't answer, but redirected the question. He doesn't do well in these debates and I think it's because he doesn't have anyone but himself to rely on. He fumbles all tough or in depth questions posted to him. Watch the next debate and see this for yourselves.

Hillary on the other hand, doesn't stutter or fumble for answers. If Hillary had come out with this add the Obama supporters would be bashing her, but because it was Obama that came out with it, it's alright.

Also, what is this rumor I hear that the culinary union is intimating voters to vote for Obama? I hope the press investigates these rumors..they might be untrue, but they should be investigated just the same in case they are true. As they say where this smoke…there's fire.

Brian   January 18th, 2008 6:32 pm ET

January 18, 2008

Texan for Hillary-

I agree.

To all others: Why the double standard?

Teacher's union filed a law suit it was Clinton's fault because the Teacher's union endorsed Clinton.
The Union that supports Obama put's out this negetive ad, but it's not Obama's fault.
Again, I ask why the double standard???

Anonymous   January 18th, 2008 5:58 pm ET

Come on!!! The Chief Executive of the Country must be an organized person. If that person is going to allways depend upon aids, the aids will be ruling. Memory, organization, vision, and ability to lead, compromise, etc. are very important. Any manager would tell you that if you are disorganized that will travel down to all personnel and areas under you. It's bad for any office, shame on the person who says that's not important.

richie   January 18th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

If I get a chance, I'll ask Hillary if she's ever done illegal drugs.

Randolph Monroe, Chicago   January 18th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

Ole great ad, the latinos realize that Hillary is full of caca.

Wendy   January 18th, 2008 5:38 pm ET

Hillary Clinton needs to do more than have her picture taken with folks in a Hispanic neighborhood to get the Latino vote. She can start by explaining why she's taken so much money from lobbyists that are directly responsible for the health care and mortgage crises that is affecting these very Hispanic neighborhoods. The evasiveness and posturing of the Clinton Machine is at times a little too much to bear.

Joan   January 18th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

I will always support Obama no matter what the media want me to think of him.
My friends can not wait to vote!

Willy   January 18th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

Go Obama. I have heard enough with Clintons and their sarrogates!

Ken   January 18th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

Anything that is coming out of Obama is negative. Watch out the media people. Don't be sidetracked.

Geri Sacramento   January 18th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

It's gonna' backfire on him!

Judy   January 18th, 2008 4:32 pm ET

Whether you support Edwards or support having this be a three way race decided by the voters, not the media, donate today to John Edwards at his website…there is a grassroots effort today to raise $7 million in one day for John to garner some much deserved media attention and force them to cover this as the three way race it is!

SS   January 18th, 2008 4:26 pm ET

As Dick Morris says "who does it help." If you figure out who the tactics help then you figure out who is behind it. The lawsuit helped Hillary…she should have denounced the lawsuit if she wanted to seem fair.

Look at all issues that way and you will see the true nature of your candidate…dont be fooled. Personally, I think if we nominate Hillary, we lose the independent vote in Nov. This is a lose lose all the way around.

Hispanic TEXAN   January 18th, 2008 4:19 pm ET

HUGH, TX:

Your comment is so racist! I’m Hispanic and I take offense to your comments and tone. You honestly think we believe that every single Hispanic in Vegas is illegal? I think you would like to think that and have people believe that. It's people like you that help keep discrimination alive and well in the “US”. Admit it–you don't like people of a different color or people who are different. We are all human beings and that includes illegal immigrants. I'm proud of my upbringing. I was not raised to hate any race, nor to believe that God made this country for just one particular race and gender.

I can see how you would support Huckabee. You’re from Texas so I'm sure you are familiar with the Texas Minutemen, and know that the founder has endorsed Huckabee. The Minutemen are nothing but a vigilante group! Even President Bush, called them vigilantes. The members are White men and women. They sit by the boarders on their lawn chairs armed with their weapons. Just waiting to “hunt them down” and shoot "them" immigrants. How dare them. People are people and should never be hunt down like some sort of wild animal.

You go ahead and support Huckabee. You fit right there with the Minutemen of Texas. There’s no doubt in my mind that there’s racism beneath all the attempts to try to stop immigrants from Mexico. How many illegal immigrants from Mexico were 9/11 terrorists? How many others have been traced back to other terrorist crimes? It’s just a national excuse, and I'm so sick of it!! Improve national security but don't limit it to just "Mexicans", and don't treat or talk about them as if there were not a human being!

Mario   January 18th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

Just a black eye for the Clinton's, these people of NV want you to know how they feel Hitlery, you tried to control them, you get "frustrated" when they still run the ads…good, I hope it teaches you a lesson you won't forget anytime soon. It shows that you aren't as popular as you think and will try to come into another state where working people have the right to vote and you want to silence them.

Good for Obama!

shirley.roybal,surprise,az.   January 18th, 2008 3:36 pm ET

LADE ,,SHAME ON YOU ,YOUR AFRAID OF WHAT A WOMEN CAN DO,AND YOUR TOTALLY PATHETIC,YOU DONT EVEN HAVE A CLUE ON WHATS AT STAKE FOR OUR FUTURE AND PROBABLY NEVER BEEN LAID, ITS THE MACHO MEN LIKE YOU THAT DONT HAVE ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE TO CONTRIBUTE,THERES ALWAYS BATHROOM STALLS WAITING FOR GUYS LIKE YOU . THE 90S WERE THE BEST YEARS, WHERE WERE YOU THEN?tapping / CLINTONS HAVE PROVEN THEMSELVES TO EVERYONE ,THEY WALKED THE WALK NOT JUST TALKED THE TALK AND THEY WILL PREVAIL WITH OR WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU,IM TOTALLY READY FOR HILLARY,ITS VOTERS LIKE YOU THAT GOT US IN THIS MESS TO BEGIN WITH AND ITS GOING TO TAKE ALL THE EXPERIENCE WE CAN GET TO GET US OUT,LET IT GO LADE YOU MIGHT LUCKY. GO HILLARY GO ///

Jake   January 18th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

More on Edwards from Feingold at Acropolis Review:

http://acropolisreview.com/2008/01/john-edwards-for-president_18.html

dan, tx   January 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

It is unfortunate that this ad was placed. They should have just pointed to Obama's strengths rather than the weaknesses of other candidates. I hope they stop those ads.

Rodney   January 18th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

I am from Louisiana. We like a little "hot sauce" with our politics. Let the mudslinging began. I love it.

Texan for Hillary!   January 18th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

TO JUAN:

As a Hispanic, DO NOT speak on my behalf. You don't know me. You know nothing about me so don't put me in your little category as a Hispanic that agrees with your nonintelligent assessment about Hillary. My parents were US citizens and I was born and raised in the US, AND HILLAY HAS MY VOTE! I sure am proud I do not jump on bandwagons. Hillary has a lot of Hispanic support. Did you know that Robert, the brother of the late Ceaser Chavez endorsed Hillary this week? He will join Clinton's National Hispanic Leadership Council. Richard is the Labor Rights' Leader and Activist. Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis of California has also endorsed Hillary as well. Patti Solis Doye is her campaign manager. She is the first Hispanic woman to manage a presidential campaign. You should think with your head instead of your mouth, you would find that Hillary has a lot of Hispanic's working for her and supporting her. So, no, Juan not all Hispanic's think the way you do nor are supporting Obama. Some of us actually have sense and make intillegent decisions when we vote!

marlene   January 18th, 2008 1:13 pm ET

Obama's supporters cannot and could never accept the bare fact and truth that Hillary had nothing to do with lawsuit. In desperation over Obama's loss in the last primary and unimpressive national poll ranking, his Nevada supporters now resort to distortions and lies to paint Hillary as the brains behind the lawsuit which she was not. Indeed, "something is happening". And that something is this: Obama's message of HOPE and CHANGE has lost wind and sway. His Nevada supporters who released the ad have lost HOPE and have ceased to believe in CHANGE, as evidenced by their desperate and untruthful ads conveying the impression to readers that Hillary's march to nomination victory is dashing such HOPE and CHANGE in the OBama camp to smithereens. Strange that Obama has not till this minute disowned the lies and prevarications in his Nevada supporters' ads. Is there HOPE that Obama will CHANGE the ill-advised and uncalled for behavior of his Nevada supporters who are behind the unAmerican ads? The only rationale for his having to rein in his undisciplined Nevada supporters is this: the anti-Hillary hatred ad will boomerang on Obama not only in Nevada but also in the other States closely watching the political heat there. It is a shame that the anti-Hillary hatred is becoming the proverbial WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. There has been so much howling being heard in the Obama camp, from many wolves in the clothing of HOPE and CHANGE. YES, THEY CAN howl all they want. The voters have been forwarned. Obama will be sorry for howling ads. He will politically live to regret it.

pam Eugene OR   January 18th, 2008 12:38 pm ET

I realize that Obama had nothing to do with airing this ad and I do support him. I do however, wish he would ask them to stop the ad.
This is not how Obama runs his campaign and I am sure the union will pull it the second he asks them to. It is the right thing to do Barack. You are better than the Clintons so please show it right away.

john L Cerrato, Rockville Centre, NY   January 18th, 2008 12:19 pm ET

Obama must be desperate for him to go negative so late in the Nevada game. His unite the country message isn't working as he travels across the country. He will not unite the women, the white, or the Hispanics. He can't even unite the Black Caucus.

Come Feb 5th, the horse race will take on a different look. Obama will be standing still as Hillary goes passed him. Obama will be so far behind, the media will then begin to realize this race was a marathon not a sprint.

You heard it here first, bye, bye, Obama see you in 8 years.

Sincerely, JOhn L Cerrato

Eric in Massachusetts   January 18th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

Kim, I'm pretty sure that the crux of the article and the Clinton complaints is that Obama is not doing anything to request the ads be pulled. No one said Obama's campaign is running the ads.

Farid, you are sounding a bit racist. A vote for an African American because of his color is racist. Use your mind and do some thinking about the issues. Then vote your conscience. If you still come up with Obama, then at least you are using your mind and not just your eyes.

I hope everyone takes a step back and looks at the big picture. Look at all the candidates carefully and assess their strengths and weaknesses. Ask yourself who can really deliver on their promises of hope and get things done in Washington? Obama has not shown any sign that he is able to get things done. He doesn't even do his current job of US Senator. He doesn't cast votes when needed. In the provate sector, he would have been fired.

Hillary 08

Hope LV,NV   January 18th, 2008 12:00 pm ET

To Me Check your facts Sen Obama is not a Closet Muslim any real Muslim would ever put politics Before God or denounce being Muslim to "fit in" it is considered a sin. if you are going to hate on the man let it be for a legitimate reason. And he just said in an interview on Fox5 news las vegas ( and there are Muslims here)that he is a christian and there is a story about his pastor on the fox network right now and also his book the audacity of hope is based on a sermon from his pastor/mentor. if you are assuming he is Muslim due to his name his name is a african version of the hebrew name baruch. Maybe if his name were joe smith you'd be more comfy. you just want him to come to your church so you can see him huh?

RuthieM   January 18th, 2008 11:39 am ET

So let me get this straight: Hillary can attack, send out her attack dogs — Bill Clinton, Bob Johnson, Shehan, the 5 people she had to fire because of the mudslinging against Obama, and it doesn't stop there, but Obama is supposed to take her attacks with a smile, which he has? HA! That's the problem. Hillary and her cronies think this is still the shuffling bowing and moving to the side days and they just can't get it through their heads that it isn't as much as they would still love it to be at least with Obama. She has thrown more drit at Obama than anyone can shovel and she's still throwing it, and getting away with it, just by turning to the cameras and having her widdle eyes well up with tears. Oh poor victim lady Hillary, pooh pooh pooh…

Juan Markos Ganzalas de Mexico en Las Vegas   January 18th, 2008 11:26 am ET

No necesita hablo english par la VOTA. GO DEMOCRATOES!!

Kim, Sacramento, CA   January 18th, 2008 10:55 am ET

How is this ad something that Obama did? Doesn't the article say that an independent union took out the ad? Yep, I think it did! CNN gets more and more like the National Enquirer every day.

jp/michigan   January 18th, 2008 10:54 am ET

Mr.Obama smooth talking and the lack of real experience will not get you into the White House. You are drawing us back to the 60's.by your community organizing ways. Using young African-American and Latino adults to get you in the White House. The young lack experiences needed to make wise choices. You are mesmerizing the young with your speeches of change and hope's at the same time your campaign uses underhanded means of dividing the democratic party.

Sue McAdams   January 18th, 2008 10:46 am ET

The thing to look at in each of the controversies lately—WHO GAVE THE FIRST BLOW? In each, it was Clinton or someone connected to her. All Obama and his supporters have done is to ANSWER BACK TO THE FIRST PUNCH and then they get put down by some for it. Try to think if you can remember any time he has initiated a fight? Can you remember his lying about her? And don't get me started about the Muslim thing. Anyone who still believes that hasn't researched or done their homework at all.

Royce   January 18th, 2008 10:39 am ET

Shame on Obama how? Nothing wrong with presenting facts regardless of good or bad. People need to know the positive and negative aspects of each candidate and what their true agenda is.

When those issues are misconstrued its fair that the challenged candidate get a chance to defend themselves.

I will tell you right now, the only Democrats that really want to vote for Hillary Clinton are the following…

1) Democratic "Good Ol' Boy & Girls" club individuals that want to continue with the same type of politics that plagues America for PERSONAL monetary or political reasons.

2) Women that would vote for a women just because she is a women and want to see a first female present.

3) Ignorant Blacks that seem to think "Clinton was the first black president," and have no clue what Clinton actually did in office but just like him as a person.

Bottom Line…

Hillary is just popular and has no solid political (or even professional) background.

Edwards needs to quit the race as he is not even a factor in this race besides spliting votes between Obama and Hillary.

The Republican candidates are all Reagan wannabees that only want to shift the money going to Iraqi war contractors, to companies they want kick backs from. The Clintons are no exceptions.

The only true politician currently in this race that has a history of fighting for a noble cause is Barack Obama. Sorry to break the truth to you.

andrew k   January 18th, 2008 10:31 am ET

for anyone bashing obama for this , you are wrong. this is a third party group , in which candidates have no say in what is said or displayed. i have worked on many campaigns, and this is true, the same rules apply to all candidates.

and by the way, not allowing working people their right to vote, is not only illegal , (and i will never be suade by voter intimidation), but it is also a lot lower than having a third party group attack another candidates policies.

if clinton and edwards were really for a democracy they would do everything in their power to let everyone vote

Tony, Tulsa, OK   January 18th, 2008 10:29 am ET

You Obama cultists would be foaming at the mouth if Hillary had run this ad against him. Your hatred for Senator Clinton is childish and uninformed. You're destroying the Democratic party. I don't care if you support Obama, but don't take her down just because you are incapable of seeing a positive future without your savior at the helm.

farid shakur   January 18th, 2008 10:25 am ET

look , alot of people are noticing that cnn tries not to cover Barack Obama as much as the other candidates especially the coverage the GOP gets; Oh it's ridiculous what the tv stations and commentary analysts are doing to phase Barack Obama from the view of the people. But, that's the exact reason why people want to vote for him; because, whom ever we see is most viewed and pushed by the media and analysts we know we are being misled from who we should vote for. Hillary Clinton and John McClain are being shoved down our mind and everyone has been noticing this but works just the opposite, because we the people can see how phony the candidates being shown all the time are. I tell you African Americans have no other intentions with respect of this nation but to help it. Most European Americans have hidden agendas, that most of the time don't help the American People would you like to check all the Presidents before this. Barack Obama would have to show America that he will do all he can to help all that he can because he is the bottom coming up not the top coming down. All people need to awaken and vote for the one who has no hidden agenda because he's not able too !!

J   January 18th, 2008 10:08 am ET

It's interesting to see the different tone, writing ability, and level of critical thinking behind the HRC and Obama supporters. I think I'm generally neutral here (I'd be happy with either one–or Edwards–instead of any of the Republican candidates). But I find the HRC supporters' posts here to be, comparatively speaking, the equivalent of Republicans' crazy wingnut infantile postings when attacking the more well thought out, intelectually honest and intelligent postings of Democrats on any popular forum like USAToday. Of course these are generalizations, but it's still the impression I get. Fascinating.

Mary   January 18th, 2008 9:39 am ET

I really feel this will backfire on Obama, I agree with hayes.

me   January 18th, 2008 9:31 am ET

I am African American and I used to Love Bill Clinton. This whole thing has changed that in a big way. Remember, he can lie very well for what he wants. Remember, "I did not have sex with that woman." I do not care if he did. Do you Bill. What I do care about though is that he can and still does LIE!!!!!!!!

I say since Barak is really campaigning agaist him, Obama should attack him too.

Bill and Hill…that sold stuff.

Eric in Massachusetts   January 18th, 2008 9:25 am ET

Dear Obama,

Take a look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? Forgot your own message of hope? Wow.

I'm unimpressed. It's nice that you are showing more of yourself in the past days and weeks.

Prediction: You will self destruct by Super Tuesday.

The only ones left standing by convention time will be Edwards and Clinton.

Ray   January 18th, 2008 9:19 am ET

Obama Fans = CULT!

He will tell you anything and you will fall for it. Sad sad little kids!!

When we loose the Election to a Republican, This will be YOUR fault!

Mark J.   January 18th, 2008 9:16 am ET

All media outlets are giving Obama a free ride because he is black. Seems to me blacks would support any black candidate, at least that is the way the media is portraying them. What happens, if Obama is president, when he is questioned about any decision/or anything else will blacks have a conniption saying he is being picked on because he is black? Sorry, but the media is starting to scare me with this black situation. The media is so scared of being political incorrect they don't dare mention Obama's voting record since he has been in the US Senate. I've looked it up on the government web site, not all votes nor all positions are shown. From the looks of things Obama comes across as lazy and rarely stands up to serious questioning by other senate leaders. Rarely voices an opinion of any kind. He is a good stump/preacher speaker though. It's time the media starts doing a little more background checking on all the candidates, not just a handful. CNN gets their little group of male journalist together for a candidate analyst and automatically start bragging up Obama and then the Clinton bashing begins in earnest. SICK OF IT. That goes for the McCain free ride too. The Romney and Huckabee bashing is almost as bad. I do not plan to vote for a Democrat but do feel sorry for Hillary and Edwards because of the media bias.

Bob, VT   January 18th, 2008 9:14 am ET

Aj; Montpelier, VT,

Care to back up your comments with facts or are you just guessing since you support someone else? Which of his political campaign adds were sleazy and exactly where do you see corruption? You probably won't respond so I'll just assume ya got nothing, which is the same as the rest of the Hillary supporters on here that make false statements without any support.

Gbryant   January 18th, 2008 9:07 am ET

Yes Obama is lying to people who don't really understand what is going on. Why can't hospital workers vote at work, firefighters vote at work, factory workers have their own little place to vote at work? It makes no sense, and so now they have a message out to mislead these people. That is taking advantage of people who do not understand.

In the end it will not matter.

Go Hillary.

hayes   January 18th, 2008 9:03 am ET

Got to get the illegal immigrant vote, huh, Obama.

As a Republican I thank you. Only the Democrats could find a way to screw up an election.

AtlantaVoter   January 18th, 2008 8:55 am ET

Tom Davie, thanks for that post.

Your observations are spot on. I love CNN and have always considered them on the upside of fair but anyone who doesn't see the slant for Obama here is just reading with their eyes closed.

C'mon CNN…report the news. Leave it to the pundits to do the spin.

btw…I made a pro-Hillary post early last night here on the Ticker and it's still waiting to be moderated? What's that about? Should I not have pointed out how Obama being against the war when Senators Clinton and Edwards voted for it is a bogus comparison because he couldn't vote? Oh, yeah….that is the cornerstone of his spin machine…..

Step up, CNN. You're better than this.

Hillary Clinton '08!!

danielo   January 18th, 2008 8:51 am ET

The Clintons think that its unfair for some people to vote when they are legally allowed. That says a lot where they stnd on voters rights.

carol   January 18th, 2008 8:39 am ET

Obama plays the race card again.

This time using the Hispanic vote.

Obama - go away!

Tom, Boston MA   January 18th, 2008 8:35 am ET

Most of the hatred-spewing idiots on this blog are karl-Rovian-REPUBLICANS parading as either Obama supporters or Clinton supporters. CNN may think they got some hot button issue to report about, when it is only hot air stirred up by lying Rovian brain-dead heartless robots.

don't waste your time here, good thinking people!!!! CNN and corporate media do NOT have your best interest in their mind.

google Democracy Now, and get some real information and perspective!!!!!

Any one but HIllary God   January 18th, 2008 8:33 am ET

As I have said KEEP THE CLINTONS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE

Any one but HIllary God   January 18th, 2008 8:32 am ET

Bob, she is NOT a can do person, she is a "the he** with you person, YOU are nothing to her. She cares about no one but herself. KEEP THE CLINTONS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!

Any one but HIllary God   January 18th, 2008 8:29 am ET

Just goes to show you, the care ONLY about the votes they can get.
KEEP THE CLINTONS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE !!!

Truth   January 18th, 2008 8:27 am ET

Lee, NYC I know one person Obama isn't as dumb as you!!! Take your 3rd grade education and go watch Barney you are living in the past. We see through your comments.

Have Shanna sit down next to you

sairefgm   January 18th, 2008 8:27 am ET

I will be so happy when this is over. I am so tired of that old lady (hillary) attacking people i dont know what to do. It is th eAmerican people who do not want her to be in the white house at all.

it is a sh ame before god what they are trying to do in the south with those older blacks, they do not have to vote for the clintons.

Independent 08

jerzee gal   January 18th, 2008 8:27 am ET

tom davie, Obama is not the one who wanted the recount, even fox said so. check your facts Of course clinton supporters are going to say they (cnn) favor Obama. But she puts herself out there to be ridiculed. Don't hate because people don't hate Obama. If you don'y like the way cnn reports, don't watch. If so many people didn't watch , maybe they wouldn't do that. Ever think maybe clinton wanted people to think just that(to get more press). Trying to inject race didn't work, so complain about how the media reports all the stupid things she says. Doesn't she know the camera is rolling? He is careful not to mention his race, but she can definately play the woman card. I didn't see any of you complaining in mid 2007 when all media seemed to be against Obama. how soon we forget. He has paid his "black tax" , He knew going into this he had to be twice as great as everyone else, don't get upset because he rose to the challenge!!! Still a very educated and dignified man running for president, who happens to be black. Now everyone wants to be anti- Obama? He's is exactly what this country needs, and it scares Americia to death.!!!!!
GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!

cyrille   January 18th, 2008 8:26 am ET

This remind me of my childhood!!

my little bro used to spit on me…so i spit back on him and there u go;he will cry,screem and run to Mummy saying i had beaten him and etc.

This just the same with BILLARY CLINTON.

,,First they ignored Obama— they didn´t truly think this guy could gather so much
momentum

then they ridicule you— they tried in vain to sell Obama as inexperience,racist,
muslim.I remember Bill Clinton shouting in front of a
crowd that ,, Obama is a fairy tale, He is a fairy tale,,

then they fight you— every single word spoken by Obama is criticized to the
extend of even copying his message, designing their web
site just as Obama..if only they could get so much hits like
Obama!!!

then YOU WIN — and that´s what we are seeing people. Remember Obama is
underdog,outsider here.Months ago,no one knew about this
guy.He was far behind in the Polls…but TODAY HE IS KNOWN
AND MAKING THE HEAD LINES AND EVEN WINNING
CAUCUSES!!!

Only FOOLS don´t change Hillary!! U still have enough time to change your approach.u might have a good product but u are not selling it well.

Let´s agree on this one FACT….OBAMA HAS IT GOING ON ISN´T HE?

pam   January 18th, 2008 8:23 am ET

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

where is the justice for ALL the people in nevada in their working sites????

mylord   January 18th, 2008 8:15 am ET

Renee,
To have a Caucus in the work place is like Jim Crow all over again. There will be no debating those people will vote for whom ever the boss say's should win. Now, that's the problem i see with this in the work place caucusing. Will the people in the bar rooms be able to do the same, what about the nurses and doctors. Wow, there would be a lot of people laid off, if they didn't do what the boss said. I think it's a conflict of interest, and sholdn't happen, and it will divide the Democrats. If this thing keeps going like it is, get ready for four more years of Repub's.

Solomon Freeman   January 18th, 2008 8:08 am ET

While doing the same thing and wanting to see something different. Hilarry has nothing new to offer. she should step aside and surport Obama,so that she have be appointed to manage something with time. restricting people to vote is something too hard to handle. Go OBAMA.

mylord   January 18th, 2008 8:07 am ET

I say to all the blacks running around talking about how good Obama would be for the country, remember Clarence Thomas. He try's to roll back every good thing that Thurgood Marshall did on the Supreme Court. What a guy… Now Obama is talking about how good Reagan was for the country, and Clinton didn't do as much as Reagan. As a Black man i find his comments repulsive, and will vote for Hillary. What Clinton did was put many Black's in his cabinet, not just one's he groomed to do his bidding like Bush did. With Clinton if you were qualified and you put in for the job, skin color didn't matter, the only Black's on Bush team is the one's he made.

Obama08   January 18th, 2008 8:01 am ET

the only way to beat the Clinton machine is to hit them hard. You can't play nice and expect to win against the Clinton machine.

Only in Iowa is possible to play nice and win where the people are well informed.

AJ; Montpelier, VT   January 18th, 2008 7:24 am ET

Obama and his sleazy lying political ads again.
And he's supposed to be the candidate of hope?

The man is as corrupt as they come.

shanna   January 18th, 2008 7:04 am ET

obama is out for obama! and his radical church and friends! I wouldnt choose him to watch my children,much less 300 million people,He is a fake!

Lee, NYC   January 18th, 2008 6:33 am ET

Even if Obama had been in the Senate, he would not have shown up to vote against the war, or read anything either. This man is lazy and as dumb as a shoe.
Plans on following to GW Bush's footsteps, doesn't know anything and plans to have people around him that do, that's okay, if you are there to okay what they are doing, but he won't be like Bush. Therefore we'll have 4 years of bullcrap going on. Obama will be a puppet, is Leahy and Kerry looking for higher position, mmmm, I think so, but Obama will probably pick Karl Rove for his old job.

Bob   January 18th, 2008 6:24 am ET

Folks, please do not write Hillary off to soon. Look what happen during the New Hampshire event. Several voters will change their mind at the last second. Please do not count Hillary out. She has the "CAN DO" to go all the way.

Renee   January 18th, 2008 6:16 am ET

Everyone need to calm down and stop this!!! Obama had not done anything unfair. Clinton and Edwards had to know how to work thier own campaign they knew the rules. I don't see where Obama is dividing anyone. These worker have the hardest time in getting off from work and you all know that!! and all Obama is doing is making it easy for them to be able to vote and that is a good thing. and if others wanted to vote do what you need to do.. Obama is uniting all those worker who in all honesty can't take off. The problem here is that it was not the Clintons who the endorsment went to and they are not happy about that. When the Clintons cause the lawsuit to come into play those hard working people felt she was trying to stop thier votes and so they express that feeling. Obama is a good candidate to be a President.

wavey   January 18th, 2008 5:32 am ET

HEADLINE:
CLINTON MACHINE SUPPORTS COURT ACTION TO STOP LATINO VOTERS FROM CAUCUSING!!

HEADLINE:
CLINTON MACHINE LOSES IN COURT- BIG TIME!!

HEADLINE:
LATINO VOTERS IN NV HAVE WON A TREMENDOUS VICTORY AGAINST THE CLINTON MACHINE!!

Yes We Can!!

Si Se Puede!!

Yes We Can!!

Si Se Puede!!

Wilhemina   January 18th, 2008 5:26 am ET

Yeah Latinos unite and vote for Hillary, so she can send you to Iraq, she already voiced during her pushing the war how hard it is to tell the difference between Hispanics and Middle Easterners, ha! ha!, yeah, be kiss butt and vote for her, then send us a postcard from the Middle East, to funny!LOL

REALITY   January 18th, 2008 5:18 am ET

EVERYBODY IS BEING MANIPULATED BY THE PRESS. THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE BEING GIVEN ANY COVERAGE ARE HILLARY AND OBAMA. THE REPUBLICANS WOULD LOVE TO RUN AGAINST EITHER OF THESE CANDIDATES AS IT WOULD MOST CERTAINLY GIVE THEM THE WHITE HOUSE AGAIN. HILLARY SAYS SHE'S GOT 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO DRAW UPON IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THE FIRST QUESTION ANY REPUBLICAN WOULD ASK IS WHAT EXPERIENCE EXACTLY IS IT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. AS FOR OBAMA, THE FIRST QUESTIONS A REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WOULD ASK IS WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID DRUGS, HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN ANYONE DRUGS AND HAVE YOU EVER SOLD ANYONE DRUGS. IF HE WAS CAUCASION THE PRESS WOULD BE ASKING A LOT MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT IS A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC WHO ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF DOING BLOW AND LOOK AT WHERE THAT'S GOTTEN US. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT EDWARDS, AS HE HAS LIVED HIS LIFE TO THIS POINT JUST LIKE HE SAYS HE'LL RUN THE WHITE HOUSE.

Richard, Mckinney, Texas   January 18th, 2008 4:53 am ET

The Klinton's invented dirt….they can't stand it when people don't acknowledge her as queen…

allan   January 18th, 2008 4:50 am ET

Obama's balloon will be broken soon.

James Brown ( Independent )   January 18th, 2008 4:14 am ET

MSN and News Week have both looked into Clinton and Obama's experience. It's not even close , Obama has more time in elected office , and a track record of pulling people together……….he has the ability to unite people.

Clinton has a history of pulverization , and the experience she tries to claim , is the same as the White House pastry chef. She is considered a Washington insider , and that means "NOTHING CHANGES" , because SHE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM.

OBAMA 08

Krossroads   January 18th, 2008 3:52 am ET

She better start crying so she can get that "hidden" vote!!

YES WE CAN…..

Clintons_destroy_cities   January 18th, 2008 3:43 am ET

can somebody explain to me why African-Americans and Latinos would ever support the Clintons anyway? most Blacks and Latinos live in disadvantaged urban areas, which the Clintons helped smash into abject poverty and oblivion in the nineties, by conintuing with the basically the same policies as Reagan and Bush the First in the eighties and nineties. thanks to the Clintons, poor urban areas (ie the main places where Blacks and Latinos live) had BILLIONS of dollars taken away or withheld from them, and the Clintons did nothing to restore the myriad social programs that the Republicans pulverized during their 12-year reign. a vote for Hillary is a vote for our cities to turn even more into third-world garbage dumps that are less inhabitable than many areas in Africa or Latin America. Obama (and his wife) have at least been there and might think about turning around the sad state American's urban areas have slipped into, thanks to the lack of action by the Clintons and their cronies. if we want any hope to turn places like Los Angeles (about 70% of which is simply a no-go zone for white people) from Gaza-style war zones into pleasant places where anyone could live, Hillary Clinton is not the person for the job.

Marsha, Portland, OR   January 18th, 2008 3:36 am ET

Hillary Clinton has traditionally had a lot of support from the Latino community. I think it is going to be a very sick thing if Obama wins Navada and South Carolina by first playing on the comments of her speech earlier in the week and distorting those and now there is this screwy campaign add. This campaign is becoming all about race. I don't want to vote for a candidate based on race.

What really matters   January 18th, 2008 3:01 am ET

of course they were in agreement 10 months ago..everything was fair and square..I live in northern Ohio,,and I can tell you…we would have no problem if they wanted to hold a caucus in a United Auto Workers Union building, but if that union gave their support to one of the candidates before the caucus, there would be cars overturned before they would allow such a clear discrimination. The Culinary Union knew 10 months ago the situation when their election was going to take place, that's plenty of time to apply for an absentee ballot, which is what I did, or find a way to get to the poles and cast their vote the same as the rest of Nevada has to. This once again is big money at it's best…theirs no way they were going to rule in favor of that lawsuit and get those big mob bosses mad at them….can you blame them…I think there's a lot more to all of this ..First the thing in Michigan, now this…I have a feeling there's going to be some kind of stir in every state that normally would not support Obama…The press was so sure that they disgraced Hilliary enough with that one tear and all 6 polls that they didn't even have anything writen to respond to Hillarys win. My local new reporter was literally speachless and you could hear the shock in their voices..If the press wants him in so bad, then I want anyone but him,,,but if he is nominated, I will vote democratic anyway.

Mike, Milwaukee, WI   January 18th, 2008 2:51 am ET

Shame on Hillary. The Clintons are not above the law though. The court system saw through this BS. Voters are going to show Hillary the door.

Obama 08

Californian   January 18th, 2008 2:46 am ET

Obama gave a sarcastic speech today in Nevada decrying and imitating his opponents, making fun of their answers at the debates, he has not denounced ads against his opponents that he would call dirty politics if anyone else did them. My relatives in Nevada have told me that the real rule breaker in the Casino workers lawsuit was the head of the Culinary union who agreed with Nevada's other unions to stay nuetral to be fair to all the candidates so the dems would agree to the worksite voting arrangements and then popped up before the election with an endorsement of one candidate after all the other unions agreed to stay nuetral. Sneaky and underhanded and probably planned in advance. Not a man of honor, his word, or of any of the qualities that make a good president but very much like Bush and Rove together in one nasty sarcastic package. Nobama

Ito, Yokosuka Japan   January 18th, 2008 2:30 am ET

I couldn't have said it better than that radio add.

HRC IS a SHAME and an EMBARASSMENT. Nice add…hope they keep up the heat. She deserves it.

John   January 18th, 2008 2:18 am ET

Obama is a fraud!

f   January 18th, 2008 2:15 am ET

To the semi-literate idiots on this board who support Obama:

get a clue

HRC '08

Angela   January 18th, 2008 2:14 am ET

these kinds of caucus's should be outlawed anyway.
Obama has obviously descended to the reptilian depths of Rove-style campaigning.
Dirty, Dirty, Dirty.
Omama is showing his colors and is defending this type of caucus because it will benefit him and him only.
Just another politician.

Oh yeah, CNN, please don't delete this just because I'm pro Hillary.

Nic   January 18th, 2008 2:03 am ET

I am glad Hillary used one union to go after another union in order to suppress the vote - especially for working class workers. Where would we be without Hillary to inform us that Obama is a radical Muslim extremeist who was educated at anextremeist school, and had radical ambitions of being president as a kindergarten student. We don't need a southside crackhead as our president, we need real leadership to have unions fight unions, to suppress voting, and to always remind us that only she has NO weaknesses as a leader… Just like President Bush.

Go Hillary!

Me   January 18th, 2008 2:00 am ET

Ok, I think rational people are able to see why Senator Obama supports Mr. Farrakhan. They speak the same language. Obama is Muslim, and refuses to admit it. If Senator wanted to unite the country, why has he not gone to a white church or a mixed church?

If he is a Christian man at heart, why does he not confess his faith in the Lord, the true Messiah.

If he does, he'll offend hi Muslim brothers, including Mr. Farrakhan.

Don't be deceived, there is something secretive lurking in the shadows of darkness. Somebody turn on the lights, please, it's pretty dark in here. LOL

swede   January 18th, 2008 1:37 am ET

OBAMA IS JUST ANOTHER POLITCIAN..GET THE POLLS THAT FAVOR HIM THAT IS ONLY A HOP AWAY! I CANNOT STAND HIM> FAKE FAKE FAKE!

Eric   January 18th, 2008 1:25 am ET

Obama attacked these types of ads in Iowa when Edwards supporters ran them but he stands quiet when a 527 does the same for him in Nevada. Just goes to show he is the same type of political candidate as everyone else and thinks something is bad when it opposes him but good when it supports him. The other problem with the ad is it targets Hispanics with a nasty ad about Clinton which fans the flames of race politics that Obama said he would not do.

Hispanic Point of view   January 18th, 2008 1:24 am ET

Ho soon we forget! The bottom line our Country's economy was the best its every been, when Bill Clinton was our President, and you all seem to forget! Its nice to be a manipulated mind by the media and join in as followers of those who want the rapid fall of our Country. Can you realistically think that a man that has done nothing for his own state of Illinois, that has only two years in the Senaate with no call of victory of change and hope on his side of accomplishments. I was in Illinois a few years ago, my aunt and uncle thought Obama was the new God, we went to a ralley and his speach was wonderful, full of change and hope, well the people of Illinois are still waiting for the change and hope. Obama left them and all its citizens with empty words. Is Obama what we are going to trust our precious Country in these cruciall times we are in? Do your homework. I don't care what you think of the Clintons, there is no denying, Hillary has passion, conviction, perserverance, experience and so does Bill. The bottom line my friends Life was better with the Clintons nd it will be even better with Hillary.
She has passion, stregnth, because lets face it..no one has been so unjustly scrrutinized, morally battered and yet so many accomplishment continue to happen. No in all conscience, I love my country to much to vote this time around for an inexperience man. For a man that I personally heard his speaches in Illinos full of empty promises. We can not put our country in the hands of empty pomises, specially with the challenges that we face. Its clearly Mr. Obama is a nice guy, a very nice guy, howeve weak in experience that is needed to run this country. After all people its our County,its our livelyhood, its the future of our Nation. We need experience to bring our economy as it was with a surplus, we need the Global respect we once had.

Anthony   January 18th, 2008 1:24 am ET

Clinton Supporters wake-up. We all know that Hillary sanctioned the lawsuit against the Culinary workers. She use to be a LAWYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jerzee gal   January 18th, 2008 1:21 am ET

why should he go defend her, she said she was tough enough. He didn't put out the ad!!! What a whiner, i swear hillary is taking women back to before I was even born. Please stop!!!!

Hondre'   January 18th, 2008 1:20 am ET

I really wish that the folk that support Clinton REALLY understood the issue at hand or are they just appearing not to understand. The decision was made over a year ago to allow workers to caucus at those 9 sites, but the day after the union throw their support to Obama, NOW it becomes a problem. People give me a break. Stop whinning and win fairly…..NOT Gonna happen…gO Obama GO!!!

joe   January 18th, 2008 1:19 am ET

obama supporters –all of your hatred and devisive behavior combined with misongyny will not equal a win for your candidate — just a place in hell where all that belongs.

jerzee gal   January 18th, 2008 1:18 am ET

poor hillary always looking for something to blame on Obama!!!

Boca   January 18th, 2008 1:14 am ET

IT IS NOT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN THAT IS RUNNING THE ADS, IT IS A UNION, THAT ALTHOUGH SUPPORTS OBAMA, IS IN NO WAY CONTROLLED BY HIS CAMPAIGN.

Kalen   January 18th, 2008 1:11 am ET

Everytime I turn on the television to CNN and they bring up politics, it is like watching one of the bloodiest boxing matches of the whole year. It's getting tiring to watch these people go at it like this. The Democratic candidates ought to be ashamed of themselves. They have accomplished what I thought would be impossible. They are making the Republicans look better everytime I watch them. I'm still voting for Obama, but I'm beginning to wonder if he is worth it.

Wynter, Loudon, NH   January 18th, 2008 1:11 am ET

And despite Obama's clean campaign image… this is another example of his camp condoning a "free fire zone" on Hillary. For all the pure and ethical image this man claims to have, his campaign is about as dirty as they come. When Clinton supporters voice their opinion in a matter it tends to be informed, clear and balanced. But when Obama supporters voice their opinion it tends to be loud, vicious, and highly inflammatory rhetoric. Is this what we want? No.

Wynter

lade   January 18th, 2008 1:10 am ET

i have nothing against woman, but it makes no sense for Bill Clinton to have sex again in the white house. Especially while running a sneaky third term through his wife.

Needless to say , how would it feel to know that your Female president is getting laid in the white house.. NOw WHOSE REALLY IN CHARGE ! , the reciever or the giver.
Picture what he would say.. Who is ur DADDY or President ?

GO OBAMA.. question to all i'll chose a semi experince smart guy ! over just a person that spent time chilling and things she has experience. all she has is a coach. and not even the bag.

stanz   January 18th, 2008 1:10 am ET

People become angry when someone tries to take away their right to vote.
Another apology from Hillary Clinton's camp for remarks about what Barack did as a teenager.

I also came from a single parent household. Hillary should be glad she had two parents.

aisha naeem   January 18th, 2008 1:10 am ET

go hillary .u will win nomination and if u dont because of obama,s dirty politics ,then i will vote for mccain atleast he is got some record other than drugs andobama not knowing what obama will do in war issue
GO HILLARY
GO HILLARY
WOMAN POWER
EXPERIENCE POWER
GO HILLARY

Luke   January 18th, 2008 1:08 am ET

LisaMpls,
Aj is not splitting hairs, 527's are worse in the fact that its a way to funnel money from anyone unregulated into a campaign so that its not directly linked to a candidate (you know that little max donation of $2,300 per person, this is a side step for lobbyist and people with a lot of money to throw influence around). Even though especially in this situation people in Edward's campaign knowingly took part in and ran it. Although I don't agree with the Union taking it upon themselves to attack Hillary, I believe they felt like they were being silenced by another group (the teachers union) which is although not endorsed by; strongly backs Hillary. The teachers union filed the suit stating that this should not be legal only after the support of the culinary union was expressed towards Obama. Coincidentally I'm sure the main group of people that work all over Nevada on Sat. which would be the only people effected by revoking this law are service industry…not teachers… I'm not trying to sway anyone's vote here but please don't let ignorance win this election don't vote with your heart for any candidate vote with your head.

Robert Schuetz,
Glad to see there's people like you still around to make me feel better about how I was raised and educated… Sad to see that an ignorant voice and probably less than a high school education (based on your written word) is what the rest of the world sees North America as. In all fairness you should probably thank Barak as previous editor for the Harvard Law Review as well as, a strong believer and lecturer in Constitutional Law in the fact that he would defend your right to free speech.

To a better tomorrow, make it better for the next generation.

We Love HRC !!!   January 18th, 2008 1:00 am ET

LATINO'S UNIDOS FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON…..!!!

C Martin   January 18th, 2008 12:58 am ET

First of All Obama is not running the ad…a third party is running the ad….read people. Second….10 months ago every candidate knew the rules and weren't opposed to the voting process….soon as Barack got the backing of the largest Union…..there is a Lawsuit.

Pretty sad day in Politics. Hilary isn't part of the Lawsuit and Obama isn't part of the ad. Makes you go HMMMMMMMM

C Martin   January 18th, 2008 12:56 am ET

First of All Obama is running the campaing…a third party is running the campaing….read people. Second….10 month ago every candidate knew the rules and weren't opposed to how it was….soon as Barack got the backing of the largest Union…..there is a Lawsuit.

Pretty sad in Politics that Hilary isn't part of the Lawsuit and Obama isn't part of the ad. Makes you go HMMMMMMMM

DP   January 18th, 2008 12:55 am ET

This is unbelievable the Clintons have been launching attacks at Obama all day long. I know Obama is not against the add, he is the one who quieted the attacks on race in South Carolina. What is President Clinton doing he is going after Obama? What is he doing? Clintons are unbelievable they are also dirty. She will get murdered if she wins the nomimation. The Republicans will eat her alive. Obama is the best of all the people running. Are we naive as a country and act like our White House is not dirty, please get real. Obama would shake up Washington

Go Obama

rw   January 18th, 2008 12:45 am ET

Watch Obama lose Nevada.

Jose Card - Independent   January 18th, 2008 12:43 am ET

Hillary thinks she is bigger than her party.
She won't mind taking her party down on her way to the White House.
She is far from the little girl being pushed around.
Google 'Newsweek Hillary's Hidden Hand' and you will know more about her.

How can you expect Hillary to respect you as a restaurant worker?
You are not in her 'good American' category, which belongs to the lobbyists in D.C. who gave her the biggest donation, larger than every other candidate combined.

Unfortunately, big donations do not represent many votes,
while many small donations mean many votes.
We are not that stupid after all.

J, Ca   January 18th, 2008 12:43 am ET

Jim,

What Kerry said was Obama won't allow anyone to switboat him.
What Kerry didn't say was that Obama would inherit it.
boy, isn't he a master of switboating?
so much for charming prince of change.

charlieblaze   January 18th, 2008 12:39 am ET

I don't get it. The ad was paid for by a 3rd party, and it is truthful. It is condemning Hillary for her bogus lawsuit to keep the caucus workers from voting. If she had not did what she did, then she wouldn't be the subject of it. I'm sorry, I do get it now. Hillary makes mistakes and yet Obama is blamed if he does what any politician should do: capitalize off it. Here's the thing. Either Clinton, Obama, or Edwards would be better than the Republican candidates, especially Huckabee. But Hillary only has herself to blame for her mistakes, and everyone knows that she would do the same to Obama. Obama has been more genteel than Clinton so far, and there is no "race card" being played here. Just the card of letting Hillary hurt herself.

Javier   January 18th, 2008 12:24 am ET

Latinos! Unite for Hillary!!

KMK, Chicago, Illinois   January 18th, 2008 12:22 am ET

Based on what I've read, the lawsuit seems to be an appalling political game and here's why I say that:

You may have noticed that a Mr. Randy Slovacek wrote: "First of all, the issue of 'at large' caucus locations ISN'T fair to everyone in Nevada. I live in Las Vegas. No one else is being catered to, so why make a special effort to the Strip workers? That simply isn't fair."

If anyone who put forth the lawsuit was interested in fairness and the issue is that no one else is being catered to, then the logical course of action would be to seek additional at-large locations instead of closing the casino sites down.

Additionally, though backers of the suit claim they didn't learn of the caucus rules until recently, they were approved at a party convention NINE MONTHS AGO. Nevada Democrats are free to set their own rules for a caucus, it isn't a government-run election. If this were an issue that the supporters of the lawsuit were genuinely passionate about, you would think they would have been carefully watching this nine months ago.

I'll give the Clintons the benefit of the doubt and will assume that they weren't behind the lawsuit directly. However, both Bill and Hillary have publicly voiced their support for the lawsuit.

The people paying for the ad are really just calling the lawsuit as they see it and since the ad is based on truth and opinion, I don't see anything wrong with it.

Karen, Jersey City   January 18th, 2008 12:21 am ET

There's nothing wrong with a 3rd party placing an ad… oh wait.. it's not for the Bill and Hillary show so I guess it's wrong right?

Only support for the Bill and Hillary show, all others say silent.

The Clintons are pathetic!

ddorsey   January 18th, 2008 12:17 am ET

The fact is, that she tried to take votes away from casino workers to benefit her campaign. That is un-democratic and un-american. She was completely with them last year when they made the decision to put these caucuses into the casinos, and when the culinary union supports Obama, she sends her cronies to take down the caucus locations.

Sad for her, she probably lost all of those votes. Before, I'm sure some would have voted for her, but since they found out that she was trying to silence their vote; they won't vote for her. Edwards just had to jump in, you know, since he's in third place and all.

I think that if you are a passionate political group, and you want to run an ad, then do it. As long as it is not official, then Hillary should have no buisness going at Obama like that. It's not his job to change their message, it's not like he endorsed it.

umcanes800@yahoo.com   January 18th, 2008 12:17 am ET

To Joeseph Pierre: Before you call Clinton and Edwards hypocrites, perhaps you should refer back to the Iowa debates where Obama was blasting Edwards when interests groups were doing this for him.

Tony   January 18th, 2008 12:13 am ET

Trying to stop democrats from voting just goes too far. I can see why people are ortraged. Go OBAMA!!!

Jet   January 18th, 2008 12:09 am ET

Hilary, we want a president who reads the Intelligence reports before going to war,
not filing papers and getting angry at incompetent loyal staff who keep sending apologies.
GO BO

Adam, Sacramento   January 18th, 2008 12:03 am ET

Ends justify the means campaigns indicate ends justify the means presidents. That's not change that's status quo.

MARIETTA,GA   January 17th, 2008 11:57 pm ET

Do we all realize that the tiger woods of politics is here and here to stay? Obama is going to make America the most powerful country in the world once more by restoring our credibility and support. All you Obama haters will come to love this great American pretty soon, he might have lost a primary but he will win the majors.

jj, honolulu   January 17th, 2008 11:56 pm ET

I am not a Nevada resident, but I am trying to understand the issue here. This matter of holding a caucus for casino workers at their place of employment was put in play serveral months ago. Why didn't the good people of Nevada let their objections be known then. Why do you folks wait until a couple of days prior to the planned caucus event to file a law suit to prevent it. I cannot understand the logic behind it. Also, from what I understand teachers work Mon - Fri, I am not aware of children in Nevada attending class on Saturday, so you folks are free to caucus without any conflict. So, could someone please explain the outrage and unfairness in the whole HOT MESS!

len, sparks Nv   January 17th, 2008 11:54 pm ET

Hillary deserves to be taken down a notch for the ruthless way they at least approved of (through Bill Clinton), if not secretly initiated, this shameless lawsuit. It was a voter suppression tactic worthy of a Republican not a Democrat. I cannot vote for a Democrat who acts like a Republican, so that is why I hope Obama wins. I want to have a candidate in November. How could a Democrat try to stop workers from voting? I still can't believe it.

Sue   January 17th, 2008 11:51 pm ET

January 17, 2008 7:49 pm ET

people, use your brains. ALL the candidates knew the rules 10 months ago, and no one complained. NOW THAT THE CULINARY WORKERS UNION BACKS OBAMA, THE CLINTON SUPPORTERS ARE GOING TO COURT TO STOP THE UNION VOTE FOR OBAMA. Is this democratic? is this respect for the working class that hilary is supposed to represent? DONT BE FOOLED BY THE CLINTONS, WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!

Pete, thanks for saying it for me! Saved me some typing. It's scary how some Folk believe falsities off the bat, and even scarier when a Campaign twists the truth as the Clintons do. Actually, they morph REALITY to suit their purposes. They attack Obama, he defends, then they accuse HIM of attacking or staring the exchange….(interchange "attack" with race-bait, lie about…) There really seems to be a pattern of this. It is disconcerting. I don't blame the Voter. They are only guilty of taking the word of those in power. Of trusting. To print half-truths or partial truths is unethical and should not be rewarded by the Voter. Is honesty and personal accountability an asset for a President? I'd say yes and I struggle to find any in the Clintons.

Leo   January 17th, 2008 11:49 pm ET

The funniest thing about all this negative campaigning is that things were all rosey when Clinton was considered a shoo in for the nomination but as soon as Obama became a legitimate threat to her campaign things got dirty… coincidence ? .. I think not . I had a ton of respect for Hillary up until that point and felt a Clinton-Obama or an Obama-Clinton Ticket would wipe the map with any Republican duo easily … but with all this unecessary BS going on it will never be a reality and they are giving the republicans hope which thye should have ZERO after the past 8 years of destroying Americas reputation in the worlds eye while burrying the common man for big business.

Paul   January 17th, 2008 11:49 pm ET

ANYONE BUT OBAMA!!!!

Carlos   January 17th, 2008 11:42 pm ET

Those who think what has happened in the Nevada campaign over the last few days is dirty and shameful and think it might turn off people around the world are not students of political campaigns. This campaign nowhere nears the nastiness of campains in England and many other countrys (like Russia, where death or imprisonment may be the price you pay). Even Kennedy would not have become president had his father not delivered thousands of dollars and pulled strings to buy votes. Kennedy knew what was happening but said nothing.

Strong willed and politically savvy people like the Clintons will do what is necessary to win. During Bill's two campaigns, he and Hillary learned how to fight hard and mean. Bill is going to use all the arrows in his political quiver to get a win for Hillary. He owes her that in light of her support for him during his beleaguered presidency brought on by numerous acts of disrespect and deceipt. Although he puts on a good act to appear a nice guy, I think he is very wiley and hasn't fully changed his ways.

Obama has undoubtedly read some of the many books about the Clintons and how they operate. He knows he is in for the fight of his life, and, being a winner, he is not about to back down and allow the Clintons run over him. One can tell by the nature of his relationship with his wife, Michelle, that Obama is a good man. Michelle would not have him if he was any other way. Obama is also studied enough in politics to know that you sometimes have to use fire to fight fire. He knows the Clinton Machine (which goes beyond Bill and Hillary) and he knows he will have to be excedingly tough and determined to be successful.

I haven't seen many hard fought political campaigns where TV and radio ads don't purposely mislead the voters about the opponent or his/her position on issues. Carl Rove and the RNC were great for that. What is happening in Nevada is a far cry from how the RNC operates, so I think we should cut the candidates a little slack and support whomever we favor.

I don't think Obama likes or trusts the Clintons, and I don't think the Clintons are about to allow Obama to win a race that they think is destined for Hillary. So, let them go at it. Both would make good presidents. What would be a loss for either would be a win for our country.

LisaMpls   January 17th, 2008 11:42 pm ET

AJ for IL (at 11:14 p.m.): don't you see you are falling for Obama's hair-splitting tactics again?? Who cares whether it is a 527 or a union putting out the commercials? Obama is only making that distinction so he can benefit from the nasty ads. Please explain to me why Edwards' supporters' 527 ads are any worse. You say the union can say whatever it wants as a means of getting info to its members…so you support telling their members how to vote, and in such a nasty tone? Since when does where you work mean you have to be subjected to your bosses controlling the hand with which you vote??

Hillary, I am with you all the way!!

jef wallace   January 17th, 2008 11:41 pm ET

Hi everyone ! Thanks for taking an interest in this pointless back-and-forth between Hillary and Barack ! I am entertained by everyone's conspiracy theories ! I am very amused, you guys are all amazing :)

EDWARDS/BIDEN 2008 !!!!!

KUCINICH FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL !!!

PUT CHENEY IN GUANTANAMO !!!

-jef

Cybil   January 17th, 2008 11:41 pm ET

I'm a Republican, and this coming November, I'm voting for Hillary Clinton.

HILLARY '08!

agron   January 17th, 2008 11:35 pm ET

I hop Latinos are smart,Wake up Latinos…only Hillary help Latinos….Obama its Fake…[OPRAH]

Go Hillary

Latinos For Hillary…

aisha naeem   January 17th, 2008 11:35 pm ET

now people will see what kinda guy obama is.if somebody else sued its hillary fault but he will claim ads not his fault.his people talking about clinton,his preacher saying stupid stuffabout clinton,his staff flashed hillary statements evrywhere .i dont see any reason for anybody to vote for him go hillaryyyyyyyyyyyyyy

rj   January 17th, 2008 11:34 pm ET

Clinton supporters sound afraid!!! what is it your afraid of?

josh   January 17th, 2008 11:32 pm ET

I only hope they repair themselves for the nomination, its funny because the democrats have clearly shown they could blow this, in any case the suit against the culinary union was inevitable if hillary would have won it an edwards union would have filed the suit etc… its expected. Im still suprised however how cicvil iowa forces one to be lol, this is how the elections are going to be times 100%, Its no fluex the clinton's are persistant politicians that never seem to die which is why i strongly believe she can pull the election despite her negatives. If she wins Nevada and i think she's got it, despite her probable loss in south carolina. Polls in nevada project her show her ahead by about 2-9 points but polls have lost all their credability atleast untill the nomination is rapped up.

Nancy   January 17th, 2008 11:31 pm ET

This may be the first year I vote republican. I just feel that O'Bama says one thing then does another. He supposedly is against old Washington yet who are the Senators that keep giving there support to him but the old senators. The only policies he comes up with are what another campaign states first. If he is such a great, honorable person he would not stand for favorable sites set up to benefit his election in Nevada.

Rob   January 17th, 2008 11:30 pm ET

Only people who blog on political sites like this care about this. Yawn…next story please. This is stupid.

Chaunda,IN   January 17th, 2008 11:29 pm ET

I find it interesting that Obama supporter tear Hillary up for the same behavior they find refreshing in Obama. I had hoped when the candidates had a great and civil debate that the posts would follow suit. I guess that was too much to ask of such an angry crowd.

Obama is not MLK or a savior or a demigod. He is just a man. A man riding on a crest of good favor that could crash at any time. Hillary is not the devil or the devil's wife. She is a woman who has had to take an unbelievable amount of crap off the the republicans and now off her own party members who seem to be taking their notes from republican playbooks.

I heard a woman on the russ parr show call Hillary a scank today. A scank? This is how low our people and country have sunk when women parrot the same misogynistic degrading talk we abhor from men. At least that woman was a comedian doing it for the money. To the people in these posts, particularly the women, who say the hateful and angry things and out of the other side of their mouth talk about the hope, change and unity I ask is this what the "Yes we can" slogan means?

Christine NJ   January 17th, 2008 11:24 pm ET

My opinion is that, the media backing the Culinary Union ad paying in favor of Barack Obama, but when puting Hillary's ads or news, they cut the whole sentence of meaning,and try to knock down her.

Paul   January 17th, 2008 11:23 pm ET

Shame on you Barack Obama! I thought your campaign was about "HOPE" and "CHANGE"! It seems to me its politics as usual, he just says things that sound good. VOTE HILLARY 08!!

TE Roswell Georgia   January 17th, 2008 11:19 pm ET

Nando, Obama had a problem when John Edwards did it in IOWA. That is hypocritical.

The big question is, what has Obama done apart from talk and move your soul but at the end of the day your house is still in foreclosure and your son is still in Iraq. Please check his record before you vote otherwise we are getting ready to hand this election to the Republicans again.

He went to Kenya a couple of years ago to a hero's welcome but now his people are dying there and where is he? Yes he made a couple of calls but no action. Please remember there are story tellers and there are doers.

Here is a chance for him to show his foreign policy savvy especially since it