Senator Obama (D-IL) is a sexist.

This is a common attack and not without warrant or even merit. To better understand this, I've taken a few minutes to reflect on just what women go through; I've discussed this with my fiancée and mother and aunt; the first supports Senator Obama, the latter two support Senator Clinton.

My mother is an average woman, whose worked a large portion of her life, has been through the 60s and 70s and who has experienced the women's movement first hand. She doesn't dislike Senator Obama but she's someone who has passionately said she wants to vote for Senator Clinton (and did so in the Kansas Caucuses) and has largely said "because she's a woman and we NEED A WOMAN", the last part in a giddy, enthusiastic vote.

She often 'trolls' me on the phone, so to speak, especially when Senator Clinton does something exceptionally well by rubbing it in, but that's another story for another time.

My aunt is also a Kansan; she's different from my mother in that she's in her eighties - she loves Governor Sebelius but, as I've mentioned in a few comments, she's racist. Not the sort of racism that leads to trouble outside her home but the sort of racism that comes from that era, the era that still plagues people like Senator Byrd or 20% of West Virginia. She thinks Senator Obama is a wise-ass and calls him a "nigger" - but she surprised me when she said she'd vote for him over Senator McCain in November if it came to it.

And so I thought about these two people, both Clinton supporters, one racist, one not, one old, one at midlife and realize where a lot of people are coming from.

There is sexism in our media; one need look no further than Chris Matthews.

And I will admit to knowing the following: Senator Obama did say Senator Boxer was a cutie, did say 'the claws came out' and did say Senator Clinton was 'down' and that he did call a professional 'sweetie.'

But I believe strongly, that isn't sexism. Sexism is women making .58 or .70 to every dollar men make; sexism is Chris Matthews saying Senator Clinton is only where she is because her husband had an affair; sexism is saying women belong in the kitchen and should keep quiet.

That's sexism. What Senator Obama engaged in is what I have noticed both females and males engage in as a society - being coy with the other sex. Whether it be women saying men are stupid, mocking their laziness in commercials or calling groups of men "the boys", or saying "such a hottie", or the reverse: men saying women are emotional, mocking their cleanliness or saying "hot or cute". It's very light but the key is both sides do it.

Women engage in positive sexism every time they state "I'm voting for her because she's a woman," just as blacks engage in positive racism every time they vote for Senator Obama "because he's black like me".

Not everything is so black and white in our society - the people who think everything is clear, cut and dry are the Pat Buchanans and Ann Coulters of our world who seek to use that which we have pushed and progressed for against us. Senator Obama did apologize and he will do so, but we must understand that we all do this and that Senator Obama is not perfect.

He's not a misogynist and he's not sexist; he has a caring family with two girls and a strong wife, was raised by his mother, didn't feel comfortable around his grandfather and adored his grandmother Tutu, whom he dedicates "The Audacity of Hope" to. We all say little things that can be construed to be offensive; and some of it may hurt.

But I think to make the case that Senator Obama is a sexist or a chauvinist is a stretch.

Senator Obama (D-IL) did a lot to prevent Michigan and Florida from revoting and additionally broke the rules by having ads run in Florida

First, Michigan. Every five comments regarding Michigan involve Senator Obama "blocking" a revote; this is untrue because Senator Clinton pushed something that would eventually be her undoing regarding the cause to have Michigan revote:

Pushing that only Democrats vote and that only Democrats that voted in the first vote be allowed to vote.

The voter lists that would show this were locked away and the logistics of meeting that specific demand led to the April 4th ruling to not have a revote.

Senator Clinton had, at the time, been lobbying the media to portray it as if it were Senator Obama's fault. This was not the case and almost every poll at the time showed Senator Obama running dead-even with Senator Clinton in the state.

A revote would not have effected the outcome and would in fact favor Senator Obama.

A month later and a proposed revote would help Obama entirely, as he would carry the state whether it be an open or closed primary. Most polls now even show Senator Clinton losing Michigan to Senator McCain, a ridiculous notion, but perhaps insight into just how Michigan voters feel.

On "Advertising in Florida":

In the run-up to Super Tuesday on February 5, the Obama campaign ran a nationwide television advertising campaign that was shown in all states, including Florida. Obama's campaign asked for the ads not to be shown in Florida, but were told by the cable networks this was not possible. The campaign then sought and received permission to run the ad from South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler as at that point South Carolina had not already voted

Carol Fowler is one of the committee members who leveled the restriction on advertising in the state and furthermore, no one should have to be millions more to run advertisements in individual states; if Senator Clinton had the funds necessary to do so, she would have done the same.

Florida has more basis to be counted at half-delegation than Michigan because at least both were on the ballot - but by international standards, it was still an unfair contest as neither candidate was allowed to campaign there.

Senator Obama (D-IL) will lose in November.

This is an opinion stated as fact; no person can ascertain whether Senator Obama will or will not lose in November. Senator Kerry was pegged as a winner in early-April and even exit polling on the day of the election said he would win the 270 electoral votes necessary to become President.

The fact of the matter is, is polling is unreliable - one need only look at New Hampshire, Indiana, North Carolina and the myriad of other polls touted as 'reliable', which have, somewhere along the lines, failed to predict who would win. Predicting who will win isn't for the weak and at the same time, it's not a precise science.

Walter Mondale, Dukakis and various other losers have been predicted to win in November.

We have elections for a reason and while the superdelegates were created to prevent "crisis", being down 3 points in 6 or 7 battleground states isn't a crisis. Superdelegates seem to agree with the idea as only two weeks ago, Senator Clinton was up 20; now she's down by the same amount and since Super Tuesday, Senator Obama has gained 140 to her paltry 20.

People who nay-say and tell us of "Impending Republican Attacks" forget that they're already incoming; Senator Obama has been focused on by the Republicans not because he's weaker but because they realize they have issues. They've tried numerous attacks, have their strongest warriors Limbaugh and Hannity on the offensive and have seen losses.

The three special elections all involved Senator Obama in some form or another - whether it be the old Hastert seat that Obama campaigned and helped in or the two southern seats where the Republicans spent cool millions in an attempt to tie Democrats to Obama, it's obvious: the Republicans thought they could influence our opinions by trying to peg Obama as a potential spoiler of seats.

It's failed and concern trolling won't work. Both Senators Obama and Clinton are strong candidates with strengths, Senator Clintons in Appalachia and Florida, and Senator Obama in the Purple West, Midwest, Northwest and Swing states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

I see this a lot on Hillaryis44.org but Senator Obama's support is not restricted to "eggheads" and "blacks" - Senator Obama's support consists of working-class whites.

You forget Iowa and you'll likely forget Oregon, but both are filled with whites and few blacks. Oregon's nothing to shake your first at, either, as it's filled with working class whites.

And we don't decide elections by how many whites vote for Senator Obama; we decide it by how many delegates he received, and at this current juncture, it's 2025. It may raise on May 31st, but for the moment, that is the threshold.

Senator Obama is strong west of the Mississippi and that's where he'll look to hit 270+ in November.

I'll have other things to debunk later but I need to go help some neighbors.

I hope I've helped clear some things up. Thank you.