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Breaking: Washington Governor Chris Gregoire endorses Obama

my.barackobama.com — Washington Governor Chris Gregoire endorses Obama

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beamergm 245 days ago, made popular 245 days ago

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toastybeast, on 02/09/2008, -9/+13w00t!
- gyrfalcon, on 02/09/2008, -10/+4W000!! more Obama spam.
- oolatin79, on 02/09/2008, -1/+4Yeah, I'm also wooting for Obama in the primaries too.
  
  although it's pointless here in Washington state since the democratic party "allocates all 78 of their elelcted national delegates through their caucus on staturday" according to the Seattle PI, essentially making voting in the primaries pointless if you're a democrat (unless you had time to attend a caucus)
  
  also here: www.wa-democrats.org/
  - z28com, on 02/09/2008, -1/+1What is so Democratic about having your wages garnished for stuff you did not approve of yourself? This is why we need Ron Paul. I don't need to give out free hand-outs. This is why I don't like Democrats. They want to take all of our money whether you like it or not.
- konspence, on 02/09/2008, -0/+5I was just at the rally where she announced her endorsement, and I think this will give him a huge advantage in Washington, where Gregoire is generally respected among democrats. The energy there was so outstanding, it was amazing to see.
- Vigilo, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1Amazing!!! Only politically knowledgeable people even know who he is but i guess it matters to some. Hillary will start to win more primaries and the talking heads will say, "Hillary is winning because the republicans that hate Mcacain are voting for her now wow what a development she is making a big comeback!!" wait and see people. A carefully crafted drama is unfolding and we are just the audience.
Napoleone, on 02/09/2008, -14/+9Another endorsement to power the bandwagon.
- Hortnon, on 02/09/2008, -5/+13I was at Obama's speech yesterday in Omaha, where the Iowa governor announced his endorsement. The mayor of Omaha also did, and 'allowed' Omaha to be called 'Obamaha'. Good times. :)
RuffRidr, on 02/09/2008, -23/+8Who? Or should I say 'Who cares?'
- DeadElephantORG, on 02/09/2008, -4/+24The elected governor of the next big prize state full of delegates. The people of Washington very likely care.
  - venir, on 02/09/2008, -2/+10I am happy to see our Governer's endorsement of Obama, especially considering how many people told her it was a bad idea. I will be caucusing on Obama's behalf tomorrow. Anyone else in Washington get off your butts tomorrow and vote and make sure you are at your caucus location by 1:00pm!
    - OHaloThar, on 02/09/2008, -2/+1Now that she endorses him, I'm reconsidering my vote...
fakeshapes, on 02/09/2008, -4/+14This cancels out former governor Gary Locke's endorsement of Clinton, in some Washington State circles. Personally, Gregoire's the kind of politician I'd hope Clinton would be, but it's not looking that way. Enjoy the caucus tomorrow! I'll be on Barry's side of the room.
- OHaloThar, on 02/09/2008, -1/+5You mean you want Clinton to spend millions on a stadium rather than deteriorating roads and metro system? Sounds good!
  - ralphie81, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1And ban smoking indoors nationwide.
whatthefu, on 02/09/2008, -8/+48Breaking: the most overused and unnecessary word in digg titles.
- franklymister, on 02/09/2008, -1/+19Especially when it's inappropriate, as it is here. "Breaking" implies some ongoing news event that is unfolding as the news breaks. This is just a politician endorsing another politician.
  Done.
  Not breaking.
- lololololol, on 02/09/2008, -2/+2Exactly. It's not like we're not going to ***** click it.
- proficient, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2AMAZING.
dubspyracer, on 02/09/2008, -8/+10Way to do us Washingtonians proud, guvnor.

Sadly I can't make it to the caucus tomorrow, but I voted Obama on my absentee ballot. Everyone else here should do the same, if they know whats good for 'em.
- TheWestExit, on 02/09/2008, -0/+23As a Washington State resident aswell, you should know that your absentee ballot means absolutly nothing to the Democrats. They're not useing the primary to decide any of their delegates, it's all the caucus. If you're a Republican it means 51%, the other 49% is the primary.
  - trevorjez, on 02/09/2008, -0/+7glad someone is paying attention. i can't tell you how many people i've had to correct on that today.
    - ralphie81, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1Why can't you tell him? Is it a secret?
dubspyracer, on 02/09/2008, -10/+1Way to do us Washingtonians proud, guvnor.

Sadly I can't make it to the caucus tomorrow, but I voted Obama on my absentee ballot. Everyone else here should do the same, if they know whats good for 'em.
- 0megaMagus, on 02/09/2008, -2/+3Too bad your vote won't get counted seeing how the Washington Democratic Party only assigns delegates through their caucus.
  - dubspyracer, on 02/09/2008, -0/+0Well thats too bad then, guess my vote doesnt count.
dball48, on 02/09/2008, -17/+4I became interested in obama when he said he was opposed to iraq from the beginning. I lost interest when he said he couldn't promise to have the troops out in five ***** years. I was interested when he said he was for decriminalization of pot. I lost interest when his handlers decided that this may hurt his polling numbers and he obediently flip-flopped. There were candidates who really had the best interest of the American people at heart, those candidates have all been eliminated because you all wanted someone who is "cool" and "hip." Come on everybody, let's get out there and vote for obama, yes we can put a black puppet on the left hand this election.
Schul983, on 02/09/2008, -10/+21how many more endorsements is it gonna take before people realize that Obama is the answer?
- Richandler, on 02/09/2008, -11/+4Endorsements from the status quo though. It's about change isn't it?
  - Schul983, on 02/09/2008, -2/+9what is he supposed to do, tell them not to endorse him?
    - pintomp3, on 02/09/2008, -0/+4he's supposed to seek the endorsement of anonymous digg users.
- mooseontheloose, on 02/09/2008, -15/+5Who gives a flying ***** about endorsements? Only you Bamabots would be dumb enough to be swayed by such meaningless recommendations. Bush got a ton of endorsements too.
  
  Vote on the issues, morons.
  - onetimer, on 02/09/2008, -5/+9You are one to talk, paulbot. For months you guys were submitting stories every time even some no name state legislature politician even mentioned paul's name.
    - mooseontheloose, on 02/09/2008, -5/+2And yet nobody ever said you should vote for Paul for anything but the issues. But hey, I hope Sting doesn't endorse Clinton tomorrow otherwise that'll make your decision REALLY hard.
      - onetimer, on 02/09/2008, -1/+7Anything but the issues? *****. We've been hearing (and still do) that if we don't vote for paul, the "economy is going to collpase!!" and "we'll be imprisoned in fema camps!!" and "amerika will be turned into a police state!!"
        
        You people are the biggest fear mongers of all.
- guestworker, on 02/09/2008, -3/+0Obama is not the answer, but he is closer to the answer than Clinton ever will be.
  ABC - Anybody But Clinton
heypetray, on 02/09/2008, -4/+24How exactly is this breaking news again?
- slugicide, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1Because the news just broke? I don't really see the point of putting breaking news on digg, where it takes half a day to reach the front page.
- pintomp3, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2it breaks hillary's heart.
- dacjames, on 02/09/2008, -0/+0The title, obviously
kprooney, on 02/09/2008, -14/+7who gives a *****?
- beankitty, on 02/09/2008, -2/+6Americans who aren't worthless care.
macjaeh, on 02/09/2008, -8/+3Barack Obama is my 2nd favorite bandwagon. Next to Jenkem.
- Malevolant, on 02/09/2008, -3/+1Yum!
sobe86, on 02/09/2008, -4/+17HOLY *****, BREAKING NEWS
bonds, on 02/09/2008, -4/+2And now, back to Diane being a bitch....Diane?
0megaMagus, on 02/09/2008, -6/+11HOLY ***** BREAKING NEWS THAT IS TWO DAYS OLD!
- Kristnej, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2It was announced today...how is it 2 days old? Traveling time, are you?
vagrantwade, on 02/09/2008, -1/+14"Endorsements from the status quo though. It's about change isn't it?"

Endorsements by elected officals = super delegates = necessary to win the candidacy. Fool.
thirdeyeopen, on 02/09/2008, -13/+7"...she said Obama is a charismatic and skilled leader who can bring the country together, help solve nagging problems, "
Is there a problem with naggers in washington?
- illspaz, on 02/09/2008, -6/+0yeah, we don't want N_GGERS running our country and annoying everyone
  - illspaz, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1south park? anyone? no?
Malevolant, on 02/09/2008, -8/+2Yes endorsements are huge and hopefully this one will translate into a big win like the Kennedy's....
BTW, worse use of the word "BREAKING"....ever
- guestworker, on 02/09/2008, -3/+0Too bad he got Kennedy's endorsement. That is a big negative for me. Give Teddy a drink, but take away the car keys.
msk275, on 02/09/2008, -2/+1It is the governor on Obama's side vs. the 2 senators from the state on Clinton's side..
They are probably already asking for a recount before the voting even begins...
stugatz, on 02/09/2008, -7/+4It's ChrisTINE Gregoire, I think she's a bitch, but I suppose it's nice to have a woman endorse Obama over Clin-ton.

P.S. as a WA resident who considers myself an informed voter, seriously WTF is up with us having caucuses all of a sudden? And how come I haven't heard about it until yesterday? I took the time to read my voters pamphlet (unlike many) and there is a total of 1/4 of a page that mentions a caucus at all. If I had simply looked at my ballot, filled in a democratic candidate, and SIGNED THEIR OATH, then mailed it in, that "vote" would have counted for nothing. Why even put democratic candidates on a ballot that is meaningless to the democratic party primary???
- slugicide, on 02/09/2008, -0/+3A: She calls herself Chris.
  B: We had caucuses last election, too.
  C: The Democratic voters *are* the Democratic party.
- pcghost, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2The two parties sued us years ago(the residents of Washington) to take away our wonderful open primary system of the past. They still ask us to vote in the primary to make us feel like we matter. It is sad.
  
  And the unelected Governor can kiss my ass. Dead felons carried the election for Chris Gregoire, who actually was a decent Attorney General, and only after they repeatedly counted the ballots until she came out on top. It was the counter-sham to the 2004 federal election.
  While I am voting for Senator Obama anyway, her endorsement means *****.
- illspaz, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1dugg for "Clin-ton." that should be standard from now on
trevorjez, on 02/09/2008, -6/+1gregoire looks like skeletor. oh, and when the seahawks went to the playoffs she did the superman dance with some of the players. i wonder if she realizes what that really means...
maiku00, on 02/09/2008, -0/+9contact your senators/representatives if you live in a state/district that voted for Obama. Tell them you expect them to abide by the choice of the constituents they claim to represent.
Pyehole, on 02/09/2008, -2/+10Wow. I haven't lived in Washington for three years but I still get angry every time I hear her name. There were simply too many instances of incompetence that cost the state many millions of dollars during her stay in various state government jobs.

I think that anger reflex will be gone now.

Way to go!
- Shakawkaw, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2I live in Washington and really don't like that chain smoking gag-oire but I do like Obama.
RedHerringHack, on 02/09/2008, -4/+7I am a white guy. White and nerdy. I will cross the line and vote for obama. If he kicks ass and takes names. Please don't disappoint me. Hillary is an elaborate magic trick. Don't fall for it. Remember you are watching TV.
- Rapter09, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2I don't really think we need to bring race into it. If enough Americans are racist enough to not have Obama elected (Regardless of his stance, vs hillary's -- whatever, the politics don't matter) strictly on the basis of his race, then you lot deserve whatever nutbag president, economic recession, and hardships you get. We're past that stage in human history.
siphre, on 02/09/2008, -5/+4BREAKING: beamergm just ended up on my ignore list.
test5477, on 02/09/2008, -5/+4more obama spam...this just in Clinton has plenty of Wash endorsements, like the 2 senators.
Jedimasterjohns, on 02/09/2008, -1/+1I was there when it happened. I'm pretty sure the expression on everybodies face there was, "bbut shes a woman....."
WikiEasy, on 02/09/2008, -6/+3Digg, the Fox News Channel for Liberals and SEO spammers.
Pinkertinkle, on 02/09/2008, -0/+3Obama needs to swing the elderly female vote and this contest is over.
bgfinkel, on 02/09/2008, -2/+4I live in Seattle and I'm really happy. However it's unfortunate she couldn't come out w/ it sooner, the caucuses s being tomorrow...
wizeguy, on 02/09/2008, -6/+4Oh great our Governor who is sending the state into a deficit is supporting a guy that's going to do the same thing to the country. Who could have guessed that? Not that Bush isn't already.

Man I really hate the what Republicans are doing at a National Level and what the Democrats are doing at a local level. What happened to saving some money?

Did I hear him today say that Fat people would be healthy under his plan? Wow If I heard that correctly I'm impressed. He can do everything!

Sending this in from Olympia, Washington.
- ralphie81, on 02/09/2008, -2/+2About time someone realized that this isn't a good thing.
tkaStryc9, on 02/09/2008, -4/+4For people who aren't from Washington State you should also know that our wonderful governor also cheated her way into office.
- ralphie81, on 02/09/2008, -3/+2Poor, poor Dino. Darn all those dead people that voted for Gregoire!
mixmastabeef, on 02/09/2008, -6/+3washington sucks.
faizal5k, on 02/09/2008, -3/+3w000t! OBAMA!
say no to hillary :)
http://digg.com/politics/Why_you_shouldn_t_vote_fo ...
saska, on 02/09/2008, -1/+5The popular support for Obama is overwhelming in Washington state, but our Superdelegates are squarely in the Clinton camp. Gregoire is a Superdelegate, but she's one of only three openly endorsing Obama.

I was outside Obama's rally in Seattle today (third in line to get in when they shut the doors) and in addition to the 18,000 in the arena, there were at least 3,000 more outside listening to the speech on the PA system. I didn't hear much of anything about Clinton's appearance the night before. Too bad our Superdelegates are probably going to play politics and ignore the public mandate.
swany1012, on 02/09/2008, -1/+4Dino Rossi should be governor...but we wont go into that :)
illspaz, on 02/09/2008, -3/+1obama > mccain > hitler > clinton
xlar54, on 02/09/2008, -5/+2Breaking? Some no-name Washington governor endorses Obama? I miss the top 20 Digg submitters. This place is going nuts.
tehWhisp, on 02/09/2008, -1/+3I was in that arena today. Skipped school to take a bus down to Seattle with some friends, go there an hour before the doors opened, and still had to wait in a mile long line.

And yet it was definitely not a waste of time. I've never heard a crowd cheer that loud in my entire life.
- swany1012, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1You obviously have never been to a Seahawks game
underdugg, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2This is good news -- especially because so many women are being told to "vote their gender."

Yes, I really heard that one , today -- on NPR's radio program "Day-to-Day."
bwchambers, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1Governor Gregoire puts out her endorsement of Obama the same day that the Seattle Mariners send George "The Governor" Sherrill (with 4 others) to Baltimore for Eric Bedard. Coincidence? I think not. There's only room for one Governor in this town and she's backing Obama.
eagles2k3, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2This isn't really that big of a deal. Gregoire didn't even really win the election here. If you think Bush stole an election, Gregoire has him beat hands down. She has no chance of bein re-elected.
SleighBoy, on 02/09/2008, -1/+1As a Washintonian, I say Booooooooooooooo to Gov. Gregoire, Obama, Hillary, McCain and Huckabee!
BigJ4236, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2This shouldn't be seen as anything positive...

As a life long Washingtonian, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, that no one except those in Seattle like Gregoire. She has a horrible reputation in this state and we can't wait for her term to end.
hydrokool, on 02/09/2008, -0/+2It cracks me up to see people hate on Gregoire. Have you no clue that we're (Washington State) the only state that does not have a completely destroyed housing market, an economy that's doing very well and hiring like crazy (my company can't fill positions fast enough due to competition with other companies hiring too), and much more. Gregoire has done a great job if you look at the pile of crap she was handed while the worst president in our history destroys the rest of the nation. Dino wanted to hand his real estate buddies big bucks to destroy any chance at a realistic housing market. You think housing is expensive now, he'd have made it 3 times as expensive. He's a slimeball salesman.
- z28com, on 02/09/2008, -0/+1It cracks me up that people love to keep those poor soldiers in Iraq by voting for people other than Ron Paul who is anti-gov't and all about freedom. Why anyone would vote for somebody other than Ron Paul is beyond me. Too many people I talk to about him have never heard about him and don't know anything about him thanks to the media supressing him. That's very, very sad. You guys have no idea what kind of disaster is coming by not having Ron Paul in the White House. It's sad that none of you have taken a good look at this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2PUZoukfA
droche, on 02/09/2008, -0/+0Just got back from the caucus - from what I saw, and what I heard from friends in other parts of Seattle, Obama took about 2/3 of the delegates in most precincts
dreamflows, on 02/10/2008, -0/+1Obama has subtance:

OBAMA TALKS ABOUT ATHEISM
http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Talks_ ...
chickenbig, on 02/10/2008, -0/+0Good old Chrissie stuck her finger up in the wind and felt it blowing for Obama...dreams of a Cabinet position dancing in her head. Her airbrushed pictures always crack me up. When you see her in person, she looks like ET. C.G, call home!
pacsurf, on 02/12/2008, -0/+0The truth about Ron Paul

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Fantasy_fallacy_ ...
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