Watch Out for the Knife

Originally I planned to write about this new report that military members have given substantially more money to Barack Obama than John McCain. In fact, not only has Obama raised six times as much money as McCain among military members, but Ron Paul, who quit his campaign months ago, has raised four times as much as McCain. The only thing Obama and Paul have in common is that they are both against the war in Iraq.

Tells you something, doesn't it?

But, just as a I was sitting down to pen a piece that would destroy the "McCain is a beloved war hero" myth, I stumbled across something else that just shocked me. It was so unbelievable I just had to discuss it with y'all.

WTF is Obama thinking?

Check the link. Apparently Obama the Great has decided that he needs to put Hillary's name "in nomination" at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in show of party unity. From what I've gathered, putting a name "in nomination" is like giving them the chance to get voted as the party's nominee.

Is this nigger high?

Look, I know that Clinton and Obama came out with a joint statement recognizing him as the party's nominee. I noticed that the Obama camp said this was a way to honor Clinton's historic campaign. I read her quote talking about uniting behind Obama. And to all those comments I just have one thing to say:

The short yellow bus does not stop at my house.

Obama is smart dude, but sometimes he does some dumb stuff in his attempt to be "above" the petty bullshit. I know that's because he has to operate by a different set of rules than everybody else, but this thing is going too far. I even heard he was talking about giving Florida and Michigan full voting rights. Now, he's doing this "in nomination" crap, which opens up the door for Hillary and her crazy ass supporters to unseat him at the convention.

I am not qualified to offer a seasoned politician like Barack Obama advice on how to run a political campaign. But, as a semi-paranoid black man who grew up in the South I am qualified to offer advice on the ways of white folks. And my advice is to never, EVER let white folks get close to power once you have defeated them in battle. Never, ever, ever, ever, ever...

Has Obama not noticed that Hillary and her crazy husband have been throwing darts at him and his nomination since she got whupped? They are even talking about doing away with caucuses for the next election because of how well Obama used them during this election cycle. I know Big Homie is an optimist, but I hope he hasn't closed his eyes to the fact that Billy Boy is actually calling him an uppity, unprepared Negro who only got where he is because of Affirmative Action. I hope he sees that.

With all of his campaign's web savvy they should have noticed that Hillary has some die-hard supporters who are willing to do anything to see her become the Democratic nominee. As I noted in yesterday's post, these fuckers are seriously deranged. They are convinced that it is Hillary's destiny to be the nominee and they are willing to employ Shermanesque Scorched Earth tactics to secure a victory for her.

All of these factors lead me to believe that the last thing Obama needs to do is give Hillary any opportunity to usurp his position and overturn the decision of Democratic voters. She does not need her name in the hat because that wily heifer will steal the damn hat in a heartbeat!

Seriously, even if she and her supporters cannot steal the nomination they can turn an event that should be a coronation into an embarrassing forum for them to air their grievances. Can y'all imagine all the wrinkled, angry white women who will flock to Denver with the sole purpose of righting all the wrongs men have done them in their lives? Those women will make love to the news cameras if given the opportunity to discuss why Obama is "inadequate" and Hillary is the one with "cojones."

I see the benefits of Obama's decision, but I also see the pitfalls and because of my cynical and cautious nature the pitfalls look way too threatening. I don't trust Hillary or anybody who supports the darkside to do the right thing. These people are evil. The Good Book says to resist the Devil and he will flee, it does not say welcome the Devil to your table and ask him if he wants some Chardonnay.

This could be one dangerous dinner party.