Letters to the Editor
Uncle Fester
Published Letters: 1346 Editor's Choice: 12
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@doloresflower
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think you do a pretty good job of getting your point across, and I'm always looking for additional viewpoints and nuance. Plus, it's good to see other people not lose their temper or write overly florid prose. Not sure which is the worse sin.
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@ljwalker53 Hang in there
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As I mentioned last night, I may be a fool, but I'm still optimistic.
Here's a little tasty bit from a McCain advisor (mother jones from 5 things on Salon) for perspective:
[...]In a chapter titled "Islam: The Deception of Allah," Parsley warns there is a "war between Islam and Christian civilization." He continues:
I cannot tell you how important it is that we understand the true nature of Islam, that we see it for what it really is. In fact, I will tell you this: I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore.
Parsley is not shy about his desire to obliterate Islam [...]
Not only is this stuff way in the deep end of the pool, it's historically not true. The founding fathers cut the Muslims religous slack during the early years of our country.
So, yeah, we're getting a little freaked out and it's a little over the top. But I'm encouraged that a lot of people are starting to think it's getting out of hand. It could be that reason will reassert itself. We may end up stronger and more determined from this process.
A lot of dems may end up pissed at Obama and/or Hillary, but one of them will probably be better than a religous war forever.
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K A T E !
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]How can anyone possibly posit that Obama's position at this point in the primaries doesn't have a great deal to do with race?
I think I've done so, at some length tonight. You don't buy the fact that he had a better strategy (50 state) and a better ground game?
He simultaneously became the 'feel good' candidate for a lot of whites, a seemingly painless solution to our nation's long history of racial difficulty. Anybody who believes that is dumb and/or naive.
I don't trust this rush to practically anoint him
I don't we should just give it to Hillary either. She's not entitled to it either, despite those stating that Obama should wait his turn. Be real. A lot of folks are worried about self-inflicted damage, which is exactly what is happening now. Will the wounds toughen us, or bleed us out?
What happens if he does become president - and screws up? What then? Will doubters and dissenters be tarred with the 'racist' brush, just as they've been tarred in the primaries
Sorry, but I worry about Hillary's judgement as well. It's one of the factors why I put her lower on my list at the start of this campaign, Pre-Obama feelgoodathon.
The reality is that the future is unpredictable. In some situations Hillary may have the best instincts, in others Obama. There can be only one.
Deval Patrick is my governor. Never really liked him, I thought he was a little too preppy for my taste. People have had no problem dumping on him once he got into office for stupid stuff like new drapes and a caddy (all the other govs have one!) Never heard anybody pull the race card.
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@ljwalker (from the other side of the sun)
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thanks for your kind words. I'll keep plunking along when real life doesn't intrude.
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@billcap creating reality is the issue here
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You can say a stupid thing and not be stupid. You can say a racially insensitive thing and not be a racist. She is no more or less stupid or evil than Powers--they both said stupid things; neither is a stupid person. Give it a rest on trying to make their stupid thing encapsulate their lives or be representative of their candidates (neither of which had taken possession of either's vocal cords last time I checked)
This is all very true and I agree with it 110%. But I think we in this thread are fighting over something else entirely, though it may not seem like it. This thread is just a microcosm of what is going in the campaigns. Humans are mythical creatures, we surround our lives with it.We are continously creating it. We have a marvelous ability to take a great deal of information and crunch it into a soundbite or metaphor. "It's the economy, stupid!", is one recent political example.
Right now, there's an epic fight to define both Hillary and Obama. Whoever gets the most favorable myth implanted in the minds of the most will win. Done.
I notice that very few want to discuss details like campaign strategy or give credit to Obama for teaching constitutional law. They'd rather stick to the myth that they have adopted. Likewise, oppenents of Hillary stick to their story as well, and seem reluctant to consider that Hillary might have actually accomplished something during her tour as First Lady.
Those are the straw dogs.
Meanwhile, McCain has allied himself with another Megachurch dude that thinks it is role of the US to fight several billion muslims until one side is converted or dead. How Jesus fits into that is unclear.