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a FP diary, but FWIW, pledged Edwards delegate Sharon Nordgren has endorsed Obama:

"I think the primary process has ended and it is important for the party to unite behind one candidate," Nordgren told PolitickerNH.com. "I feel comfortable enough with his positions to endorse him."

Nordgren also paid homage to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY).

"I admire Senator Clinton for her commitment to causes that we both share like healthcare."

Back in my college counseling days, that might be what was seen in some college rec letters as "damning with faint praise."

Wonder if Sununu's fired now.

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by: Dean Barker @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 17:12:55 PM CDT

woohooo n/t (0.00 / 0)

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

   Dorothy Parker

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by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 17:14:29 PM CDT

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It was a creed written into the Founding Documents (4.00 / 1)

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

   Dorothy Parker

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by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 17:15:50 PM CDT

Como Se Dice? Como Se Llama? Obama, Obama (2.00 / 2)

Hope > Fear

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by: Mike Hoefer @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 17:56:38 PM CDT

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Si, se puede! n/f (0.00 / 0)

Wonder if Sununu's fired now.

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by: Dean Barker @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 18:11:43 PM CDT

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YES WE CAN! (4.00 / 1)

Thanks for the vid Jonny

Support the campaign to elect NH's Young Democrats:

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by: Garth Corriveau @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 19:02:10 PM CDT

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The said this day would never come. (4.00 / 1)

Today is truly a testament to the vision and ideals of the Democratic party and the millions of people across the country who have taken up the mantle of progress to write a new chapter in the history of this great party.  The fact that Sen. Obama has won the nomination is not just an indication of where our country wishes to go but it is also a sign that our nation is ready to put the years of a disastrous administration behind us and to look forward rather than behind.  There are few precious moments in our history where we can definitively say that the organization of ordinary people has been able to, at the very least, send a message through the halls of power that we can overcome our common obstacles and can make an effort to reach out beyond our homes, neighborhoods and our nation's borders to bridge the gaps that have divided us for too long.  

I am fully confident that Sen. Obama will be able to assiduously carry the Democratic message through the next few months to people who for the longest time have felt disaffected and apathetic.  We now have an opportunity to expunge ourselves and friends of the apathetic notions that we can't make a difference and we can breathe new life into the democratic republic envisioned by our founders and many of our most extraordinary leaders throughout our existence.

The paramount impact that we can make this election season is to continue our vigilance in being messengers of a positive agenda.  We can bring many new people into our fold, as we did in this primary season, by putting to work the same operational resources that we know have worked so well.  In having direct communication with our neighbors and friends we put our best foot forward in doing our part in electing our next Democratic president.

Many said that this day would never come.  Critics, cynics and experts alike often predicted the conclusion of this race before the inception of even our first primary contest.  But at each turn we have proved critics wrong. We have endured a primary season that has seen the respective Democratic candidates crisscross the nation looking to gain support from voters from all backgrounds and worldviews.  If we can achieve party unity in moving forward, there is no reason to hesitate in stating that we will be victorious in November.  

I am personally most grateful for all the experiences that I've had throughout the life of this most omnibus political showdown and I'm glad  that it has concluded with the candidate I've supported for more than sixteen months now capturing the nomination.  But I'm also most grateful for all the people I've gotten to meet and exchange views and stories with.  We have so much to be thankful for that it may take us months or even years to realize just we have been able to bring to pass as the carriers of the mantle of the Democratic party.    

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by: Northwoods @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 17:47:36 PM CDT

History, baby (4.00 / 1)

As another early Obama supporter (starting the day he announced!!) this is so cool to actually see this day arrive!

Heartfelt congratulations to all of the Clinton supporters for a hard fought, historic campaign.

I think I'm going to write a separate diary about this, but given that we spent most of 2007 20 points down to Sen. Clinton in NH and 30 points down nationally, this is almost surreal.

Now let's (as united Democrats) beat John McCain!!

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by: Shaun Stewart @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 17:51:23 PM CDT

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also supported Senator Obama from the day he spoke at our Democratic victory celebration in Manchester (before he announced, even), I am overcome on so many levels.

Until now, all the years I've been voting, my first choice has not won the nomination. I'm still in shock.

We can do this, we have a chance to really change the status quo, change history.

And thank you to the NH state party leaders who made unity a priority at the state convention. It went a long way in energizing NH Dems for November.

Here's a diary from an African American DKos Blogger and here is one from a Clinton supporter.

They're both poignant.

From the first:

For an African American to become the nominee of a major party in this country is something we did not expect at all.

We started in the fields, fresh off the slave ships. We were whipped, chained, raped, sold from our families and treated worse than dirt. Yet we thrived.

We lived through KKK, Jim Crow, poll taxes, reverse discrimination and everything else thrown in our way. Yet we still thrived.

Now emerges this man whose lineage is not from slavery, who is now the Democratic nominee, Barack Hussein Obama. He is the leader of the Joshua generation.

I know my deceased dad, relatives, uncles and all the ancestors are cheering about this. God, we've come such a long way. I am so fuckin' happy I can barely think straight.

From the second:

Congratulations.

You did it.  You came from out of nowhere to build a tremendous coalition of all colors, all ages, all religions.

And you won.

I'll admit it -- I'm a little sad today.  That dream I've had for the past eight months, the dream of finally, finally hearing those glorious words -- Madame President -- is dead.

It's hard, though.  It's hard to accept that the dream is dead.  It's hard to know this is another lost battle in a seemingly endless war to achieve true gender equality.  We're not there yet; we're far from it.  We have so much work to do.  Women comprise only 16% of Congress.  We have a long, long way to go.

But today is about something else.

It's about a different dream.  An important dream.  The dream of Frederick Douglass; the dream of Harriet Tubman; the dream of Martin Luther King; and yes, the dream of a boy named Barack Obama.

Today, we are one step closer to realizing those dreams.  And for that, I am proud.  Very, very proud.

Let's go make history.

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by: jbd @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 18:12:11 PM CDT

Now Madame Speaker, soon Madame President. (0.00 / 0)

In 2004 there was one name out there for a woman president and none for VP.

In 2012, there will be at least two, Clinton and Pelosi, though you could likely count 2 or 3 more. Plus there could be a half dozen beyond that, that would make great VP pics.

Hillary has moved a mountain this cycle.

The giant finds its gait.

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 18:21:44 PM CDT

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Chuck Todd (0.00 / 0)

one of the very few in the MSM for whom my respect has gone up instead of down this cycle:

Wonder if Sununu's fired now.

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by: Dean Barker @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 19:11:37 PM CDT

Chuck Todd has proven his professionalism by his analysis and lack thereof. (4.00 / 1)

He does the math, he presents the numbers, and he doesn't presume he knows the future; he doesn't create self-fulfilling prophecies.  I respect that.

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 19:33:42 PM CDT

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he's my friend (0.00 / 0)

on Facebook as of tonight !

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

   Dorothy Parker

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by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 20:10:40 PM CDT

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I'm pleased by by the rise of Rachel Maddow as well. n/t (4.00 / 1)

Hope > Fear

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by: Mike Hoefer @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 20:38:42 PM CDT

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Green background McCain ("A Leader We Can Believe In", predictable manipulation of the Obama signs) says: (0.00 / 0)

This election is a choice between "the right change and the wrong change", between "going forward and going backward."  Yup, those things are true, Senator.

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 19:42:54 PM CDT

OK, I'm nitpicking, but (0.00 / 0)

I don't think "the first Western democracy ever to nominate a non-white individual for its highest political office" is accurate.

A couple of western democracies with non-white Prime Ministers or Presidents in the past from off the top of my head: Haiti, Bolivia, Venezuela, Jamaica, Belize, Barbados, Guyana, Peru.

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by: Alex Gallichon @ Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 01:03:43 AM CDT

Has ever a nation not dominated by people of African descent been led by someone of African descent? (0.00 / 0)

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 11:24:17 AM CDT

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Guyana (0.00 / 0)

Arguably Canada. Possibly others.

That's a different question, though.

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by: Alex Gallichon @ Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 11:51:57 AM CDT

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I dispute Canada. (0.00 / 0)

The Governor-General is neither a head of government nor a head of state; she is a representative of the head of state.  Canadian Monarchs and Prime Ministers have been white.

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by: Douglas E. Lindner @ Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 13:00:26 PM CDT

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I said it's arguable (0.00 / 0)

In the Commonwealth countries, Governors General perform the duties of Head of State in right of the Queen and are able to invoke royal prerogatives. They're essentially heads of state. It is probably fair to count them among national "leaders," though.

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by: Alex Gallichon @ Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 13:34:51 PM CDT

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