Letters to the Editor
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This name calling is idiotic
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]First, none of us on this penny ante web site represents anyone but ourselves. I don't speak for Obama anymore than stenton speaks for Clinton. Further, if I piss you off and call you names, that isn't going to cause every single Clinton voter in the country to oppose Obama in solidarity with you.
I would support Clinton were she the nominee. I believe either Obama or Clinton would likely win in November.
Reality is, Clinton will not win the nomination. She took her shot and lost. Obama's people will sit down and talk with her people to figure out what she needs, but in the end to the vicotr goes the spoils. Doesn't matter if she or her supporters like the way the race went; that's politics.
And the professional members of her team understand that and will support Obama 100%. What's the alternative?
Do we allow bruised egos to let McCain win?
4 more years of anti-choice judges?
4 more years of endless war in Iraq?
4 more years of cowboy diplomacy?
4 more years of no health care?
and on and on..
When Clinton supporters start hearing McCain attack the very issues that are their core principles; the petty bickering will end.
We always fight hardest and dirtiest within the family.
Some of the roughest play I've ever seen from my son's hockey team is when the team scrimmages against itself in practice.
But let the otherside attack our nominee and then we'll come together.
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@ katetex
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Kate, who is the far left?
Is it Moveon.org? What is THE policy differnece between moveon, or dailykos, or even Obama that makes him further left than Hillary?
I have to laugh how all of a sudden Hillary Clinton isn't a liberal. When the hell did that happen?
It seems to me that the only problem most had with Hillary from the beginning is her Iraq vote and unwillingness to say that it was a mistake.
Other than Iraq, name one single policy difference that makes these people or organizations more liberal than Mrs. Clinton.
I've said from the beginning that I'd support Mrs. Clinton were she the nominee. As a proud Democrat who puts my beliefs above personality, I could never praise McCain and denigrate the presumptive nominee of my party the way you have in your last post.
Do you believe in something or do you only believe in Clinton becoming President? Because on the issues, there isn't a hair's worth of distance between Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama and miles between Clinton and McCain.
Again, I keep hearing Clinton supporters talk about how liberals are "they" or "them". What are the policy differences between liberals and Mrs. Clinton that makes her more centrist?
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Why are Clinton supporters use the right's "liberal" label as a smear?
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label "Liberal?" If by "Liberal" they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer's dollar, then the record of this party and its members demonstrate that we are not that kind of "Liberal." But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."
- JFK
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@ MaddieP
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Frankly, I couldn't agree more. I never felt ill will toward the Clintons.
As a Vietnam Vet for peace, I campaigned for Obama in the Senate primary and Senate general, going round to VFW and vet meetings. He worked with vets in IL and helped get some of the best comprehensive health care for vets in the country.
Coal miners love him here, he pushed for the clean coal power plant in Mattoon.
When he threw his hat in the ring, I was lucky enough to be in the VIP section at his announcement in Springfield.
Again, I had no problems with Hillary, I'd just been with Obama longer a knew him better.
Truth is, in the beginning I didn't think he had a chance.
Hillary is great, hell all the candidates were great. But Obama tapped into something.
It was a close race, but its over. If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd be here today saying Barack put up a good fight but now its time to get behind Hillary as our nominee.
It doesn't appear any of her supporters on these message boards is willing to do that.
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Whatever
[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Kate - I've never attacked you or called you names. I've never said I wouldn't support Mrs. Clinton. I've tried to pay every Clinton supporter respect. From here on, kiss my ass. If you think by me telling you to kiss my ass on this message board somehow every Clinton supporter will bolt the party in solidarity with you you're a bit deluded.
To the other guy - your history is a bit impaired. Bill Clinton never won a majority of the white vote. Not in 92 not in 96. He won, barely, with near 90% of the black vote and with youth.
In fact Clinton got about the same percentage of the white vote in 92 that Carter got in 80. 38% and 36% respectively.
But Carter had less black support and less support from those under 40 than Clinton. Dukakis also lost the under 40 too. He also lost California and every other western state. He also lost Illinois.