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Titolo: Michael Moore : "It's the War," Says Iowa to Hillary

"It's the War," Says Iowa to Hillary -- And a "Happy Blue Year" To All!
..from Michael Moore
Friends, 
There was no doubt about it. The message from Iowa tonight was simple, but
deafening: 
If you're a candidate for President, and you voted for the war, you lose.
And if you voted and voted and voted for the war -- and never once showed
any remorse -- you really lose. 
In short, if you had something to do with keeping us in this war for
four-plus years, you are not allowed to be the next president of the
United States. 
Over 70% of Iowan Democrats voted for candidates who either never voted
for the invasion of Iraq (Obama, Richardson, Kucinich) or who have since
admitted their mistake (Edwards, Biden, Dodd). I can't tell you how bad I
feel for Senator Clinton tonight. I don't believe she was ever really for
this war. But she did -- and continued to do -- what she thought was the
politically expedient thing to eventually get elected. And she was wrong.
And tonight she must go to sleep wondering what would have happened if she
had voted her conscience instead of her calculator. 
John Edwards was supposed to have come in third. He had been written off.
He was outspent by the other front-runners six to one. But somewhere along
the road he threw off the old politico hack jacket and turned into a real
person, a fighter for the poor, for the uninsured, for peace. And for
that, he came in a surprise second, ending up with just one less delegate
than the man who was against the war from the beginning. But, as Joshua
Holland of AlterNet pointed out earlier today, Edwards is still the only
front-runner who will pull out all the troops and do it as quickly as
possible. His speech tonight was brilliant and moving. 
What an amazing night, not just for Barack Obama, but for America. I know
that Senator Obama is so much more than simply the color of his skin, but
all of us must acknowledge -- and celebrate -- the fact that one of the
whitest states in the U.S. just voted for a black man to be our next
president. Thank you, Iowa, for this historic moment. Thank you for at
least letting us believe that we are better than what we often seem to be.
And to have so many young people come out and vote -- and vote for Obama
-- this is a proud moment. It all began with the record youth turnout in
2004 -- the ONLY age group that Kerry won -- and they came back out
tonight en force. Good on every single one of you! 
As the only top candidate who was anti-war before the war began, Barack
Obama became the vessel through which the people of this Midwestern state
were able to say loud and clear: "Bring 'Em Home!" Most pundits won't read
the election this way because, well, most pundits merrily led us down the
path to war. For them to call this vote tonight a repudiation of the war
-- and of Senator Clinton's four years' worth of votes for it -- might
require the pundit class to remind their viewers and readers that they
share some culpability in starting this war. And, like Hillary, damn few
of them have offered us an apology. 
With all due respect to Senator Obama's victory, the most important news
out of the caucus this evening was the whopping, room-busting turnout of
Democrats. 239,000 people showed up to vote Democratic tonight (93% more
than in '04, which was a record year), while only 115,000 showed up to
vote Republican. And this is a red state! The Republican caucuses looked
anemic. The looks on their faces were glum, tired. As the camera followed
some of them into their caucus sites, they held their heads down or turned
away, sorta like criminals on a perp walk. They know their days of power
are over. They know their guy blew it. Their only hope was to vote for a
man who has a direct line to heaven. Huckabee is their Hail Mary pass. But
don't rule him out. He's got a sense of humor, he's downhome, and he said
that if elected, he'd put me on a boat to Cuba. Hey, a free Caribbean
vacation! 
Bottom line: People have had it. Iowa will go blue (Happy Blue Year,
Hawkeyes!). Whomever your candidate is on the Dem side, this was a good
night. Get some sleep. The Republicans won't go down without a fight. Look
what happened when Kerry tried to play nice. So Barack, you can talk all
you want about "let's put the partisanship aside, let's all get along,"
but the other side has no intention of being anything but the bullies they
are. Get your game face on now. And, if you can, tell me why you are now
the second largest recipient of health industry payola after Hillary. You
now take more money from the people committed to stopping universal health
care than any of the Republican candidates. 
Despite what your answer may be, I was proud to sit in my living room
tonight and see you and your family up on that stage. We became a bit
better tonight, and on that I will close by saying, sweet dreams -- and on
to that other totally white state of New Hampshire! 
Yours, 
Michael Moore
MMF...@aol.com
MichaelMoore.com
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 once showed any remorse -- you really lose.
ROTFL, e il messaggio dal New-Hampshier allora qual'e'? Che se hai
votato per la guerra vinci?
Il gabibbo americano non vale niente neanche come commentatore a
posteriori.
-- 
  Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'