As for these death threats--this whole thing is getting ridiculous.  If I were BO I would address those overly-zealous supporters (and maybe tell JJ Jr to cool down too).

I've been looking for a place where I could hear discussions from a more liberal point of view, and it seems that the majority of places I've checked out (Kos, Democratic Underground, even the Politico blogs) seem to be frequented by many who seem to refuse to listen to other points of view, and discussions often seem to devolve fairly quickly into name-calling and obscenities.  I especially appreciate the fact that I don't often seem references to 'Shrillary' or 'McSlime' and such around here - One of my pet peeves ;-).

For the time being I'm just going to hang around and learn...  

The story deals with a Lesbian couple, Janice Langbehn and Lisa Pond, who had been together for 18 years and had adopted three children together.  While on vacation in Miami, Lisa Pond collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.  Once at the hospital the hospital refused to accept medical information about Pond from Langbehn.  Langbehn was was informed that she was in an antigay city and state, and she could expect to receive no information or acknowledgment as family.  Langbehn nor the children where allowed to see Pond for nearly eight hours after they arrived at the hospital.  Soon after Pond''s death, Langbehn tried to get her death certificate in order to get life insurance and Social Security benefits for their children. She was denied both by the State of Florida and the Dade County Medical Examiner.

Heres a link to the story:

Dying Lesbian Partner Denied Access to Her

Myself and my partner have been together for 16 years and stories like this both anger and frighten me.  Especially since this happened in Miami which is considered a "gay mecca" by many in the community.  I for one will support and throw every ounce of energy I have behind whichever Democrat, Hillary or Obama, wins the nomination.

Tavis Smiley is receiving threats from Obama supporters

Four highly respected reporters in the Washington bureau worked for months on the story and were pressed repeatedly to get sources on the record and to find documentary evidence like e-mail. If McCain had been having an affair with a lobbyist seeking his help on public policy issues, and The Times had proved it, it would have been a story of unquestionable importance.

But in the absence of a smoking gun, I asked Keller why he decided to run what he had.

"If the point of the story was to allege that McCain had an affair with a lobbyist, we'd have owed readers more compelling evidence than the conviction of senior staff members," he replied. "But that was not the point of the story. The point of the story was that he behaved in such a way that his close aides felt the relationship constituted reckless behavior and feared it would ruin his career."

I think that ignores the scarlet elephant in the room. A newspaper cannot begin a story about the all-but-certain Republican presidential nominee with the suggestion of an extramarital affair with an attractive lobbyist 31 years his junior and expect readers to focus on anything other than what most of them did. And if a newspaper is going to suggest an improper sexual affair, whether editors think that is the central point or not, it owes readers more proof than The Times was able to provide.

The crowd went nuts.  Clearly they did not respond to Jackson Lee's support for Hillary and her explanation.

On a Roll Electorally, Obama Injects His Manner With a Bit of Cockiness

Now, how is that for a headline. Seems the halo is a little slanted now days.

Mr. Obamais on an electoral roll, polls show him pulling closer in Ohio and Texas, crowds show him the Big Celebrity Love, what's not to like? A touch of cockiness is discernable in his manner now; he is like a gambler convinced his every dice roll will come up double sixes.

And of course he dad to take a shot at Hillary....

Then again, he has that lead and perhaps it is more fun playing the tease. In Edinburg, Tex., a town one consonant short of its namesake city, Mr. Obama briefly stuck his head through a blue curtain at the far end of the press room.

"Crank it up, guys," he yelled to reporters bent over their laptops. "Words matter. Don't listen to Hillary."

To which he added: "That's a joke."

A reporter asked a question. The candidate smiled. And he disappeared from sight.