Remember the "first time [really] proud of country" flap?

Remember how MSNBC deliberately clipped out the word "really," giving the quote a very different meaning?  Well now the AP is doing the same thing, intentionally or not:

Am I crazy?  I ask not because my own notion wasn't reflected in yesterday's "Why Clinton Lost" stories, but because I could've sworn that lots of, if not most kossacks, shared my ideas of why Clinton lost.  For God's sake, it was the Iraq War vote, wasn't it?

Sure this is late, but I've been traveling and offline for weeks:

I urge Obama supporters to thank Senator Robert Byrd for endorsing Obama.

I realize most DKos readers are for Obama, but I'm not yet taking a break from trying to convince actual voters to support him.  So if you agree with my theme below, and know people in the remaining primary states, share this with them:

Obama knew it would be hard to get out of Iraq; it's part of why he opposed going in! FORTUNATELY,

Okay, no way on earth should it replace "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," but maybe add to the rotation as maybe the third or fourth song after a speech "One World" by The Police?  Check out the lyrics at the end:

I don’t want to bring a sour note
Remember this before you vote
We can all sink or we all float
’cos we’re all in the same big boat

One world is enough
For all of us

It may seem a million miles away
But it gets a little closer everyday

One world...
One world...

If you like this theme, please share it with any undecideds you might know.  First, the short version:

No matter what you, I, or the most hawkish neocons think of our involvement in Iraq, withdrawal from Iraq is probably going to get onto the national agenda under the next president, whoever it may be.  

In order to leave Iraq in the most stable condition possible, we are going to need other countries to contribute.  The next president should be one most capable of recruiting that help.

Right or wrong, Barack Obama did speak out more forcefully than the other candidates against invading in the first place.  For that, he is the most likely to command the international respect and goodwill necessary to help Iraq find stability.

If you like the point I make and you know any PA voters who are on the fence, please share it with them graciously.

To get out of Iraq honorably, other countries are going to have to work with us more.  Obama is the most likely to inspire them to contribute.  Explained:

I am definitely going to volunteer in Eastern PA this weekend for Obama, but I need help deciding where I'll do the most good, among three places:

1. Philly (I'd go wherever the main office told me to go)

2. Doylestown

3. Allentown

(To others considering volunteering: this is NOT to say those are the only places worth volunteering!  They're just the places that I know how to get to.)

             The Associated Press says that patriotic Pennsylvania want the next President to get the U.S. out of Iraq, but responsibly:  

To get out of Iraq safely and responsibly, we're going to need help from other countries.  Because he did not help enable the war to start, and in fact spoke out against it even starting, Obama is the most likely to command international goodwill and recruit that help.

A couple weeks ago, in response to supporters asking how they could help, the Obama campaign e-mailed supporters asking for personal statements about our individual reasons for supporting Obama.  Here's mine.  If you think any undecided Dems in OH, TX, RI, or VT might like the story, please rec it and/or copy it and share it.

Some ego I have to say that, sure, fine, but it is Election Eve, and I want to do what I can:

Clinton, whose campaign may have benefitted from those mysterious robo-calls in Nevada (which repeated "Barack Hussein Obama" several times) the night before that state's caucuses, should probably not throw around the Karl Rove label too freely.

To my memory, this is the only time I have ever bothered making the "bias" accusation about a news organization.

Consider passing this on to friends who like Obama but don't normally donate to political campaigns.

Here is the most naive argument I can make in favor of Obama today.  It's naive, and it's right.

Something quick from the NY area "Tri-State Transportation Campaign."

It's embarrassing for its naive tone, its liberal use of italics and boldface, and some misconceptions (foreign policy ideas; an implied prediction that Kerry would run again).

Nevertheless, after coming across it today while cleaning out some old papers and being reminded of those first rumbles of excitement I ever felt about a possible Obama run, I decided to post it--in all its vulnerably unedited glory.  Enjoy:

Excerpted...

Here's why the past on Iraq really does matter, and why it really does make Obama the better candidate.