Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 5/8/08
Tonight, is Hillary Clinton injecting race into the race, again? We’ll show you what she said and you can decide for yourself.
We’ll also have Barack Obama’s first interview since his win in North Carolina. See what he says about Clinton and also what he said that upset the McCain campaign.
Plus, the latest news out of Burma where military dictators are keeping cyclone relief to a trickle while bodies rot and survivors go hungry.
And almost 40 years after Charles Manson and his twisted followers painted Southern California red with the blood of seven people there’s new evidence that the Manson Family body count may be even higher. We'll take you to the ranch where more bodies may be buried.
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Thanks for doing this Manson story. I don't know much about the whole story since it happened way before my time but Manson totally creeps me out
The Burmese junta is ruthless and rules with an Iron Hand....It does not care about it's populace and is perpetually mistrustful of external agencies.......This is really really sad!!!
More Manson. I'm not suprised if they find more killings.
I'm amazed that the a little insane dictator can make the entire world heel. What would happen if the UN would just go in and do their job? It's not a military intervention, so what would be so bad?
Jacqui, dectators don't care about people.
Human life is the least important thing in dictatorship.
I have seen it and felt it. Sadly.
Re Myanmar - as outrageous as this sound - with all the countries involved – media and aid agencies need to charter a few military cargo planes and just fly in and land. Is the Burmese Junta dictator going to open fire with all the world watching?
Sometimes extreme actions call for extreme measures to be used.
We are very lucky! It is difficult to imagine that a government could be so cruel.
Concerning the failure of the dictator "leaders" in Burma to let in aid...does anyone really expect civilized behavior from uncivilized people?
Anderson, is the area hit by the cyclone particularly anti-government? What's the advantage of letting all those people die?
does anyone know why planes did not fly over and drop food and supplies until know; is it that they feared being shot down??
Jacqui – I read that this would be considered an invasion.
Why is the Myanmar Goverment afraid to let outside help in?
WOW that was just really chilling and a powerful report on Myamar....so so sad.....
It is unbelievable what is happening in Burma. I think it's disgusting that the government there would rather let their own people die than accept help.
This makes me so angry!! What kind of government would not accept help in a horrible disaster?
Anderson, isn't there anything that we can do to help those people?
I think that the Chinese government should civilly try to intervene as McCain stated it would help their image
This is unreal. Not trying to sound judgmental, but someone will have to answer for these lives one day. It's nauseating.
Pundits constantly break down the white vote and black Vote percentages, during the primary elections. Are they racist? There has been an upward trend of white working class voters, especially women, which are supporting Senator Clinton by a minimum of twenty percentage points, ever since Obama’s elitist comments. Moreover, Rev. Wright is a measurable factor, lately. The exit polls are reasonably accurate, so what is wrong with the analysis. How can the pundits deny what they tell us?
What a horrible situation in Myanmar. It's hard to image the intensity of the suffering there.
When is the denial of a government to help it's people defined as genocide? If this is the case, then isn't the rest of the world responsible to address it??
Hopefully the red tape will be cut in time to help Burma. There's no excuse for aid to not be allowed in. Shameful
does anyone know why planes did not fly over and drop food and supplies until know; is it that they feared being shot down??
Thank goodness some aid is at least getting into Myanmar. I think the UN needs to ignore the red tape and just storm into that country and take care of the people. It's called doing the right thing rather than following the governmental rules.
Why is it against Burmese policy to accept help?! This is a terrible tragedy.
what do these dictators have to gain by letting so many of their people die from neglect???
The situation in Burma is so sad. Hopefully the people will get the help they so desperately need and deserve.
I have to admit I was a bit shocked at Hillary's reference to the "white" voter. But there is a method to the madness. The Clintons were always known for their "polls." Maybe they found one that said this would help her. Who knows?
I think it would be ludicrous to take this race to the convention. Superdelegates will have to decide after the primaries. I think the DNC will force them to.
I agree with Kathy that this is in the hands of the superdelegates. If they think Obama is the candidate of choice, they can speak up. I
the statements hillary made today was foul not because she said only white blue collar worker voter for her what about the african americans who did vote for her. what they don't count???
Even though she says otherwise, Hillary is in trouble. She is broke for fun. She recently had to take six million dollars of her own money to put into her campaign. Of course she is going to say and do anything at this point.
I hope Hill does take it to the convention; Teddy K took it to the convention when he was nearly 800 votes behind....why are folks so concerned about Hill taking it to the convention when she is only 200 (or less than) behind?
I totally agree Kathy. Once June 3rd has come and gone the superdelegates will put this to rest before convention
I think Sen. Mccain would be very ill-advised to bring openly dirty poltical tactics into the race. The voters are looking for someone more unaffiliated with the political in-crowd, old timey treachery and mudslinging will not play well.
Peb: i think that can be said of all the candidats,no?
Hillary won't be able to take it all the way to the convention if the super delegates step up. Surely they will do that after the primaries. They are just giving her breathing space right now.
I agree with that talk show host on the show... this is headed all the way to the convention. I think Hillary could make a good case that she has a better chance of winning the general election than Obama does.
I agree with Tony Perkins, I don't think Hillary will quit. She is taking this to the floor of the convention. Count on it.
Hillary's comment is not racially divisive. In fact, the way it is written shows she is qualifying the blue collar workers as she is speaking to distinguish between the two different groups within these workers she and Barack from whom they enjoy support. Honestly, this issue need not be so big.
Obama never said he has the black vote. The pundits are the ones who said it. That's why Hillary's statement doesn't sound right. She should leave that to the pundits.
Barack's voters are both black and white! And yes working class of both races too. He doesn't just have the black vote...
This is just the beginning of what McCain has up his sleeve. He has the experience in being the fighter, there is even a memorial in Vietnam built after him. He has the stomach to bring the dirty but politically correct game to win the presidency. Not that it is a good thing.
yes obama has won states without a huge black vote but most of those states were caucuses
This is really sad. It sounds that Clinton will say and do anthing to win.
Does Senator Clinton mean to continue attracting the humble workin' class folk by claiming the support of non-college graduate voters? Is that necessarily a positive?
Narrowing Obama's definition of what Middle Class is would be really helpful. Going from if your under 100k to not if your over 250k could use some refinement to know if he is working for me or not.
Cary, NC
@Chuck, Excellent point about Obama's voice more likely to be heard by Hamas. The Senator was offended by McCain's implication that he perhaps shares a commonality with them. It was clearly a dig from a politician who claims to abhor dirt slinging.
The fact that McCain thinks that to lose your bearings means your old is proof that he is old and losing something.
I don't think candidates should classify their voters. I'm an older white female so I'm supposed to be for Hillary except I made my own decision and voted for Obama. Now my son tells me today that his father who had never voted for a Republican in his life is voting for McCain because he won't vote for Hillary and he won't vote for a black man. Our son is one of those blue collar working white men. He is voting for Obama. I don't think we are that unusual.
Yvonne, her point was not that white blue collar vote not because he is black, but because he is perceived as elitist and they prefer Hilary on economy issues
Billi, I agree.
Let’s find out all the facts and not accuse the attempt of fact finding to being racist.
I thought this is what it was all about to have all the truth come out and make inform decisions.