Letters to the Editor
loper2008
Published Letters: 29 Editor's Choice: 5
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His argument is the same as David Brooks
[Read the article: Krugman asks "what's gone wrong" with Obama campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is silly. These guys are trying to say that because Obama's campaign message has evolved that shows he has a serious problem. Remember when Hillary was the "above the fray" candidate because everybody thought she would sail to the nomination? Krugman could just as easily write an article about her message changing.
If Obama was a one-note hopemonger he would not be winning. His arguments have to become increasingly sophisticated and fresh as the electorate gets to know him. He is proving that he is not an "empty suit" but in fact the winner and the person best likely to hold off the Republican machine in the general election.
Any so-called lefty like Krugman who agrees with David Brooks is problematic.
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the bias is evident in what Ms. Walsh chooses to post
[Read the article: Keith Olbermann apologizes for his Clinton remark]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]She completely ignores any news item that she cannot spin for Clinton. Any mention of Mark Penn and Colombia? No. Any mention of Hillary's questionable religious affiliations? Any mention of Hillary's repeated talk of nuclear obliteration in Iran? No. Any mention of Bill's accusing Obama of playing the race card and then denying it the very next day? No. Any mention of Hillary's problem with Black voters (including Black women)? No.
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Some things never change
[Read the article: Can Democrats learn to talk about race?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Joan is still making rationalizations for Hillary Clinton.
Brazile comments were not dismissive of working class whites and Latinos. She didn't say thte Obama camp was writing off their importance. She recognizes there are new ways to increase the Democratic base. As you point out, losing white working class voters is not a new problem for Dems, therefore it is not a unique deficit to Obama. We have no way of knowing if Clinton would carry them come November when she would be competing against a white male.
Clinton's remarks were far more offensive, especially since she and Bill are not surrogates, but the candidates. Disgusting.