Letters to the Editor
rebecalouise
Published Letters: 152 Editor's Choice: 9
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Great analysis...a couple of comments...
[Read the article: Goodbye, Super Tuesday]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am don't agree 100% but it was an even-handed look at the situation.
A couple of comments:
Obama got most of the Red and Purple States and Obama got more Latinos that HRC got African Americans. Look how close it was in New Mexico. Richarson did not endorse Obama -- but, more importantly -- he did not endorse his old friends and benefactors, the Clintons.
And, I think when all is said and done it will show that Obama got more Independents and Under 30 year olds than HRC got women...
Also, everything indicates that Hillary was "relieved" to win "traditional," overwhelmingly Democratic States. I don't think that is a good sign.
So, I wonder who is in a better position to beat McCain?
I am sorry, but it seems that Hillary cares more about herself than about the Party and winning a BIG victory in November.
But, finally, as someone who has spent most of my adult life in the Developing World, Hillary's winning will not look like the "First American Woman President" to people overseas. She will look like "Another wife or family member of a rich, powerful Leader of one Party taking office after the Opposing Party loses favor." Nothing historic about that in the Third World!
Such a shame for women and girls in our country...
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yes...but it looks good for Obama...
[Read the article: A day later, New Mexico too close to call]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Obama is beating Hillary by almost 4% in Bernallio County where a bit more than 16,000 of those provisional ballots are located.
Even if half of the ballots are "bad," it still looks good for Obama.
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I am a Latina -- Hillary is NO Latina!
[Read the article: Hillary Clinton, the first Latina in chief?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My Grandmother was an FDR Liberal and spoke of FDR in the hushed tones she used when she spoke about the Pope. My Great-Grandmother spoke almost no English -- although I always suspected she understood more than she let on. My Grandfather fought bigotry all his life. My grand-parents stopped speaking Spainish to their children because they didn't want them to have "accents."
My father, the oldest of 7 children, got an ROTC scholarship and became one of the few Hispanic Officers in the Air Force in the 1950s.
No one can pronounce my last name. It has two l's that are pronounced with a 'ee' sound. We have tamales for Christmas and eat green chile with our eggs.
I am proudly and happily supporting Barack Obama and know many other Latina woman who are too. Including my sister.
No, Mr. Rodriguez, Latinas do NOT walk in lockstep with ANYONE -- least of all with Hillary Clinton -- someone who seems to be doing everything she can to divide the Party I was taught to love, support and stay loyal to.
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@lelectra
[Read the article: The Shuster fallout]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am a woman and the phrase Shuster used was to shame Hillary for using her daughter for political gain by having the poor child sweet-talk Super Delegates. It was NOT a slam on Chelsea.
What is Chelsea supposed to say to those folks? "Vote for my Mom -- because I love her!" Huh?
Oh, yes -- that's a good reason to elect a president!
So -- next -- Obama can put his 6 year old daughter on the phone and she can tell Super Delegates (who are still on the fence), an with a little quiver to her sweet little voice, "I am going to cwy mysewf to sweep if you don't vote for my Daddy!"
Your rant was sickening and makes me cringe. I only hope you are a GOP troll. I don't think I have met any Democrats hateful as you were in your diatribe.
YUK.
But, finally -- in the end -- you have no right to tell me, as a woman -- what I should think of feel! Just take care of your own issues.
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It's obvious, the GOP are scared
[Read the article: Quote of the day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Stupid, stupid, stupid...I will waste no more time on this silly column...
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And this is relevant today for what reason?
[Read the article: A gay-marriage anniversary]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Really, Joan...this seems to have come out of Left Field...what are we to think?
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Obama's thousands of volunteers want THEIR lives back -- even if Hillary doesn't!
[Read the article: Should Hillary Clinton drop out?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wouldn't write so blithely about the race continuing if you were phone-banking 10 hours a day or canvassing door to door in Midwestern snowstorms for Barack Obams, Joan!
I came to work for Obama from Virginia for 2 weeks and am staying at the home of complete strangers. Very nice and sweet complete strangers -- so I can try to get this stupid race finished!
I am spending a lot of money, time and sweat -- as are thousands of others SIMPLY because Hillary Clinton won't face reality!
Hillary is causing Obama to have to spend tons more money than needed and is also continuing the non-stop bickering and bitterness between members of the Democratic Party -- for what? For what, Joan? You should hear some of the comments I have to hear from people over the phone. It is scary!
Hillary needs to concede, go on a nice vacation and then come back and work on bringing the Party back together again. She needs to go back to work in the Senate and get lot's of great things done there before working her ass off to make sure we have a Democratic President elected next November.
I want to go home to clean out my basement and get a pedicure. Maybe take my elderly mother to lunch and help my sister with my niece's upcoming wedding...I don't want to go to Pennsylvania! Please God, no!!!
Please Hillary, get out of the damn race -- if not now -- then after Ohio and Texas! PLEASE!!
We want to go home and we want our lives back -- even if you don't Joan and Hillary!