Well, Now.

How odd.

The Hillary Forum has been locked down now, so that outsiders cannot view its contents. Fortunately, Hawkins went over there and grabbed some typical quotes:

Bella: Buuuuurn Obama Buuuurn! What a slap in the face. If it's Palin, I will put blood and sweat into campaigning for that team.

MaryinOregon: OMG! Republican candidate chooses a woman!!! Take that Democrats,party of sexism!!! ROFLMAO!!

Eddie3dfx: All this B.S. that the Republicans are racist and sexist, yet colin powell and condi rice were some of the biggest players in the rnc. Now Sarah has been confirmed. What does that tell you about the DNC.. Hypocrits.

movingtous: Ok, can anyone confirm this for me? Is it true that we must donate to McCain by Aug. 30th in order for him to accept it? I need this response, ASAP!

swannyj: If this is true, this moves me from staying at home to voting McCain.

Florida Dawn: McCain has picked PALIN!!! I am THRILLED! AS for the Dums whining that she doens't have experience running things--SHE HAS FIVE KIDS!! TRUST ME! SHE KNOWS HOW TO RUN THINGS! GOD BLESS MCCAIN/PALIN!!!

John Hawkins doesn't drink, doesn't swear, and doesn't lie. If he says those quotes are representative of what was going on in the Hillary forum when he pulled them out—then they were.

And the answer to that financial question, as millions roll in each day to McCain's campaign (it started on Friday, for reasons I can't quite suss out) is that we need to get our money in by this Thursday in order to have it applied directly to the McCain-Palin campaign, but that after that the RNC will still need funding. Since McCain-Palin will have more discretion in using money they get directly, it's best to get that dough in over the next few days. I'd use a debit or credit card at this point, and do it online, rather than trusting a check to arrive on time. (That link went directly to the financial donations page; if you want general news, or if you want to volunteer, here's the main campaign page.)