Letters to the Editor
ljwalker53
Published Letters: 559 Editor's Choice: 9
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@ Xrandadu Hutman: Reply
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Those of you Clinton supporters who have been defending Ferraro's statement, how do you square your defense with Clinton's repudiation of the statement?
Well, hutman, I'm not one who *defended* her statement. It was a truly "Ferraro moment" IMO. She got herself into some hot water in 1984, too, for her outspokenness. In some ways, she is like the Rev. Al Sharpton -- an outspoken, highly critical, opinionated, in-your-face New Yorker: you don't always agree with what they say or how they say it, but you know what you're getting...
On a related note: I had my own "intimate" encounter today with an angry Obama follower (see earlier posting here). I have to say: It doesn't make anybody feel very good to be personally attacked on any level...
End note: I believe that Hillary Clinton's apologies tonight were from her heart. And, no, I haven't changed my support, but I am rethinking what I will do in November.
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@ Uncle Fester: Thanks For The Hug
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Seriously! You are one of the few bright spots in letters thread -- no name-calling/ad-hominem attacks, no using foul language, seeing the good and the bad in both candidates and in this process.
Your post re: the war against Islam and its implications in a McCain presidency is revealing of how most neo-cons think, I imagine. Nothing would surprise me with a John McCain presidency, particularly not after eight years of Bush-Cheney.
Maybe you're right: maybe we have reached or are reaching a peak in the candidate/supporter/follower bashing that's been going on. I'll have to think more about that, because I'm not sure. I'll let you know in a couple of days when I'm feeling less depressed and demoralizaed...
Keep posting, though. I DO read your posts and appreciate the goodwill inherent in them.
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@ KateTex: Glad To See You're Back! Also, DoloresFlower: Thanks
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Kate --
I agree with you about Obama's resume -- too thin. I, too, would vote for him in a New York minute if I felt he had the experience necessary to govern. I'm also troubled that his Senate colleagues say that his accomplishments there really haven't been all that stellar, and that he, himself, has been "antsy" to move on, almost from the moment he was elected. I personally don't see the limited national experience AND his unwillingness to stay with it awhile to learn from it as very reassuring. But, everybody is entitled to their opinion. Keep posting!
DoloresFlower --
Always good to see your posts. Thanks for your kind words. You don't get angered very easily; frustrated at times, yes, as we all do. You have a way of sharing your opinions about Obama that don't insult those of us who support Clinton, which I appreciate. We can each point to our candidate's experience, background, public service and find both the good and the not-so-good in them without resorting to childish labels and name-calling. Hope you'll keep posting!
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@ Xrandadu Hutman: Broadcasting Political Convictions
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have NEVER had this happen and I can't recall any of my friends or relatives having this happen. It was the most surreal moment of the day...
On a related note: In the 1970s I owned this great Super Beetle (metal flake gold, all spiffy). This was when we were boycotting COORS for its anti-affirmative action and union-busting. I displayed a bumper sticker on the rear window, driver's side. Of course, the sticker was fluorescent yellow with big black letters:
BOYCOTT COORS
Anyway, as I was driving through one of the neighborhoods close to Boeing (where I worked at the time), I heard a huge "boom" as I drove by a group of houses, turned around, and my window was completely shattered. Turned out that somebody shot out my window as I drove by. We found the bullet when I went to get the window replaced. It took me awhile to get over that one, too -- I didn't put bumper stickers on my cars for YEARS afterward.
Ya live 'n learn...
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Xrandadu Hutman: Correction
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have NEVER had this happen and I can't recall any of my friends or relatives having this happen. It was the most surreal moment of the day...
The definition of "this" in this case is having anybody trash my car because I had a candidate's bumper sticker on it.
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@ Xrandadu Hutman: No Silver Bullet Moment
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Very good! I hadn't thought about that, but COORS did come out with the "Silver Bullet" didn't they?
We used to say, in Colorado, "Brewed with pure Rocky Mountain piss water."