Why Lorna Brett Howard Switched from Clinton to Obama

[Hope And Change]

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[aquart]

1. I'm guessing she's from a fine old Southern family.

Brett? Howard?

[logandren]

4. HuH

I am a republican who for the first time in over 30 years have decided to go democratic and vote for Obama. If you want to leave re-pub's out you might as well vote for hrc so we all can live through years of Dem's Vs re-pubs while nothing gets done.
PS if hrc is nominated i will revert back to re-pub, not that i want to but putting the clinton's back in office would accomplish nothing. logic being Obama now if not re-pub now then Obama in 4.

[muyojoe]

6. YOU SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN VOTE

Don't try to strong arm me with your decisions. I don't like the guy, because things he said that are straight republican, that were in his book. I also don't see much substance in his campaign. If he gets the nom, he'll get my vote, but he is not getting my vote for nom.

[Bicoastal]

2. Somebody I ignored just responded to this...

...so I'm guessing it got the reaction I was expecting.

Presonally, I feel thrilled and vindicated, and I hope more Obamites have the same reaction to this switcheroo.

[The Wielding Truth]

3. Here's some research on this.

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/obama_campaign_mounts_defense.html
(edit to add ref site)
The literature against Obama has focused on a series of “present” votes Obama cast as a state legislator on controversial measures to restrict abortion rights. A present vote allows a legislator to avoid a public stand for or against a measure. The Clinton campaign and two pro-abortion rights groups supportive of her candidacy—EMILY’s List and National Organization for Women—have used those votes to question Obama’s commitment to abortion rights.

The Obama campaign has argued his present votes were part of a legislative strategy devised by the Illinois chapter of Planned Parenthood to counter a Republican leadership strategy to force pro-abortion rights Democrats into politically damaging “no” votes against popular abortion restrictions. The legislators wound then be attacked at election time for voting no legislation with names such as “The Born Alive Infant Protection Act.” The present votes would provide political cover and still have the same effect as a no vote.

The Tribune last year found few lawmakers remembered such a strategy and many of those who joined with Obama to vote present were, like him, in politically safe districts. But leaders of Illinois Planned Parenthood have maintained since the controversy erupted that they did in fact devise the present-vote strategy and asked Obama to participate.

Pam Sutherland, president and CEO of the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council, vouched again in the conference call that Obama’s present votes were made a the request of Illinois abortion-rights advocates.

“It was our strategy from Planned Parenthood,” Sutherland said.

“Sen. Obama was key to that present-vote strategy,” She continued. “He was always gong to be no votes on all of these bills. But we specifically asked him to vote present because he was so respected among his fellow Democrats that, if he did the present vote, they would follow suit. And that ended up being the case. They did follow suit. And not only did many of the Democrats follow suit. So did a couple of Republicans follow suit."

“It actually worked, because the then-Senate President was no longer able to use these votes against candidates in their races,” Sutherland

[fletcherwalker]

5. in other words they were too concerned about re-election to stand up...

...and publicly support womans rights. In the end I think it's more damaging that a democratic candidate for POTUS could not take a stand for the rights of women. Maybe he should have used his "Special Judgment" and "Super Vision" and explained to Pam that women expect more than that.
Does that mean he would have just not showed up for the Iraq war vote? Why sure it does! It wouldn't have mattered and it would have been so unpopular.
He sure knows how to hide under his desk when the going gets rough.

[Laurab]

10. Can you read?

A post above yours explains EXACTLY why Obama did what he did. It was the right thing to do, according to the people it affected, but apparently your reading comprehension skills aren't all that good, if you bothered reading it at all.

[papau]

16. It explains a few votes - another 50 are explained as "a tactic" - the other 70 appear cowardly IMO

[obamian]

18. This article explains it pretty well

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&oref=slogin

Do you have any specific votes where you're confused as to why he voted present?

[Kahuna]

7. She's a ringer for Julia Roberts back in the day. nt

[peoli]

8. Good for her. More and more people by the hour are sick of Hillarys LIES.

[AwesomeFreak]

9. Lorna who?

Who is she?

[Connie_Corleone]

12. If you push "play", then you'll find out.

:eyes:

[Laurab]

11. K & R n/t

[1corona4u]

13. "Former president of Chicago Now"

says it all....what a shocker...not.

[obamian]

14. Exactly. So she knows Obama's strong record on choice

When Hillary's campaign misrepresented his record, she switched to an Obama supporter. She donated $4,200 to the Clinton campaign. She wasn't just your average supporter.
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?zip=10003&last=Howard&first=Lorna

[1corona4u]

15. I think her story is bullshit, and it seems contrived.

She seems to have a lot of disposable income for political donations.....especially for a 'consultant'. $37,500 last year alone...she must have married well.

[obamian]

17. She's currently a board member of NARAL NY

http://www.mapendo.org/about_blog_links.cfm?blogID=55&type=bio

What part of her story do you think is contrived?

[1corona4u]

19. She's also on the board of directors.....

for Civicfed, based in Chicago. Needless to say, she has an interest in Illinois. She had to find an excuse to leave Hillary.

She also has an interest in Kenya....much like Obama.

I wonder if her husband, a New York 'investment banker' will be switching to Obama as well....

No matter though, only she thinks she's important. I bet the average person on the street has no clue who she is.

[obamian]

20. I'm not following...

She donates $4,200 to Hillary's senate campaign, $5000 to her PAC, and $4,200 on like the day she announces for president, but secretly wanted to support Obama because she belongs to organizations in Chicago. So after the second time Hillary misrepresents Obama's perfect record on choice, she decides to switch to Obama, motivated by her Chicago ties, using Hillary's lies as an excuse?

[1corona4u]

21. Keep thinking...you'll get it.

[Elidor]

24. Do you have a point to make?

It's clear you're trying to imply something, but apparently you're afraid to say it.

[jefferson_dem]

22. Kick and Rec.

:kick:

[Perry Logan]

23. Far out. Every accusation that the Clintons have lied proves to be a lie.