Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 239 Editor's Choice: 7
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the Clinton's supported Lieberman
[Read the article: "We Don't Know This Sen. Joe"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]President Clinton Defends Lieberman
Speaking at an Aspen Institute conference last Friday, former President Bill Clinton went out of his way to defend Joe Lieberman and in the process punctured several holes in the irrational campaign to purge Lieberman from the Democratic Party.
First, Clinton, who strongly backed the war in Iraq from the outset, called the efforts of some Democrats to punish other Democrats who supported the war "the nuttiest strategy I ever heard in my life." Second, he took Lieberman's side in opposing a fixed timetable for removing troops from Iraq, saying, "it’d be an error to say we’re going to leave by X date."
And third, in noting Lieberman's strong Democratic credentials, Clinton said, "you think of all the other issues – he got endorsed in Connecticut by labor, by the environmental groups, by the gay groups, by all these other groups – we’ve got a world of differences between ourselves and the Republicans. So, I think the Democrats are making a mistake to go after each other."
http://lieberdem.blogspot.com/2006/07/president-clinton-defends-lieberman.html
But in fairness, they mostly withheld their support once Lieberman lost the Democratic primary.
By the way, 5 minutes on Google.
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So they both supported Lieberman when he was still a Democrat
[Read the article: "We Don't Know This Sen. Joe"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'll call that a draw.
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Irony....
[Read the article: "We Don't Know This Sen. Joe"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hillary Clinton to Lieberman: 'Do what is best'
By "best," the Democratic senator from New York appears to be asking her colleague from Connecticut to rethink his decision to seek reelection as an independent now that he's lost the Democratic primary to businessman Ned Lamont.
Clinton, USA TODAY's Kathy Kiely tells us, said today that "the voters in Connecticut, the Democratic voters, have expressed their strong opinion and we should unite behind Ned Lamont."
She spoke with Lamont today, Clinton said, and pledged to donate "the maximum I can provide" as well as campaign for him. "I'll do whatever he needs done. I think it's very important we keep that senate seat in Democratic hands."
Clinton said she has called Lieberman, but had not yet reached him. "I'm going to just hope Sen. Lieberman will take a hard look at this and do what is best for Connecticut and the Democratic Party," she said.
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To Equate Wright with David Duke - horrifying
[Read the article: Clinton: Wright "would not have been my pastor"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]is the height of hubris and insult. The Klu Klux Klan murdered tens of thousands of African-Americans after Reconstruction and throughout the Civil Rights Era. They continue to preach hate and murder to this day. Ricky Byrdsong was killed by white supremacist. My grandfather's childhood home was burned to the ground by white supremacists, I don't understand how you equate the speech of Rev. Wright with speech that defines African-americans as second class citizens, monkeys, and slaves. Speech that advocates genocide.
Clinton lacks the class of Mike Huckabee. She lacks the class of John McCain, she lacks the class of Chris Wallace. Each day Clinton campaigns pushes me further away from her. She is slipping in Pennsylvania, slipping in North Carolina, and now she wants to wallow in the mud. Good luck to her. And her more vapid supporters here.
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You have failed to cover stories about -
[Read the article: Michelle Obama on "ignorant" America]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Ferraro, Hillary's Bosnia lie, the letter to Pelosi, Clinton call for a nomination fight and so on, in this campaign. Yet you never fail to mention Wright or any number of Fox News talking points. You must watch Fox News and salivate, that is where you get the inspiration for 90% of your articles.
You are absolutely and completely biased and you have lost much credibility. I don't know if it will ever return.
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Maturity - post a link
[Read the article: Michelle Obama on "ignorant" America]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]to Michelle Obama's 1985 thesis, and let people decided for themselves.
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I suggest Pittsburgh voters not make a decision
[Read the article: The Bus is on the bus]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]until we know who Terry Bradshaw supports. And why aren't there more defensive players coming out? Rod Woodson, voters need your input!
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Lost is a good show
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But some people don't like it. Big deal. Don't watch. I personally think its the best thing on TV. Although, in fairness, I don't have cable. So...
And MikeBC - Lost has far better writing than Heroes. But again, just an opinion.
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@ lolcait
[Read the article: Why John Edwards hasn't endorsed Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What qualifies Hillary Clinton to be president? Why are you voting for her?
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Great Cartoon
[Read the article: This Modern World]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Get ready for the attacks. But the sad fact of the matter is that this is all true.
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No Electro Dork
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Its making a comment based on an opinion instead of going from thread to thread attempting to pick fights with people. But please enlighten us, is a television worthy of watching?
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Feminine Obama / Masculine Hillary
[Read the article: Book news and media campaign coverage]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As a person who has done some study of sex discrimination and sex stereotyping, one of the most extraordinary things (well, only extraordinary to me) is how sex stereotypes pervade the media's coverage of the presidential campaign. Both Hillary and Obama are essentially taken to task by people in the media for supposedly crossing gender norms. Hillary is mocked for wearing pants suits and being pushy or overly aggressive - stereotypically masculine traits. Obama is mocked for being conciliatory and wanting to find compromise - stereotypical feminine traits. Democratic candidates, no matter the gender, are always mocked for failure to live up to gender norms. That is why, for me, it is so frustrating to here Hillary supporters claim that Obama is sexist or here Hillary try to show "strength" in the face of terror. And I admit sometimes I have to stop myself from criticizing Hillary for being "too ambitious" as if only males can aspire to the highest office in the land. The gender stereotyping goes beyond the media, although Glenn is correct in pointing out how they prop it up, but it is ingrained in the way we have to come to view the candidates.
They both are, and will continue to be, the victims of sex-stereotyping. And no matter how strong Hillary seeks to appear in the face of the grave terrorists threat, she will never be strong enough. Neither will Obama. Neither was Kerry, despite Vietnam service. And neither was Gore, despite serving as vice president. They will never pass the media or the right wing test, because the test is designed for the Democrats to fail. To buy in to their framing is to concede defeat.
Democrats/Progressives need to find a new way to frame the conversation and push journalists to end this gender identity coverage.