I was merely curious. I thought the fundrace site by Huffington was oodles of fun when I stumbled across it, and I couldn't resist plugging your name into it when you said you hadn't donated to the campaigns.

Truthfully, I have not been a faithful reader of late, but I was back during the campaign season. I detected a heavy lean towards the Clinton campaign at that point but correct me if I'm wrong.

And for the record, you look way younger than Secretary Clinton.

Love,

Amy

According to the Huffington Post's fundrace site, a Joan Walsh in California donated 1250.00 to Hilary Clinton's campaign. Was that not you? Just curious.

http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Walsh&fname=Joan&search=Search

As a native of Alabama, I've grown up with all shades of racists. I encounter racism on social, economic, and personal levels. I feel safe in saying that Nader's comments are both asinine and racist.

As to Obama, I've been a firm supporter since the first glimmer of his campaign. That said, I disagree with him on the FISA turnaround, and I disagree with him on the death penalty. In fact, given the disproportionate number of African-Americans who are the victims of capital punishment, I view the death penalty as institutionalized racism.

Nice article! You've got a really nice writing style, and it was a fitting tribute to a hard fighting candidate. Well done! I, myself, have been an Obama supporter from the get-go, and there were certainly many times, during this primary where I cringed at what was coming from the Clinton camp, but I always held out hope that eventually all would be healed. I s'pose we'll see come November.

I've been trying to give you the benefit of the doubt, and I suppose you are editorializing here and that you don't really have to present any sort of "fair and balanced" view. (Ack! It makes me sick that Terry McAuliffe lauded Fox as presenting a fair and balanced view after all the bile they've spewed about both candidates!)

And I suppose you are merely trying to promote the candidate whom you feel most worthy, and really there shouldn't be anything wrong with that, and yet, and yet, it makes me feel sad and tired and so very disappointed in you, Joan, and in Salon.

I have found the slantiness of Joan Walsh's articles of late to be somewhat annoying, but perhaps that's merely because she seems to be stuck in the same rut as the Clinton campaign,Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulis (talk about an unbiased moderator! Let's pick someone to moderate the debate who owes their whole career to the Clintons! Nicely done ABC!) Politics as usual is destroying one candidate in order to elevate another. It works very effectively.

But how about giving the voters some credit? We have two emminently qualified candidates here. That is why the race is close. Not because one sucks eggs and the other doesn't. They both have strengths and weaknesses. I, for one, am pulling for Obama. He strikes me as a truly inspired and inspirational leader who is already changing the face of American politics. If Clinton pulls the rabbit out of the hat, then she will have my support in November. No matter what happens, we're going to be better off than we've been for the past 8 years.

videodog it will be too soon!!!

i don't care who has the cutest pet! i don't care what their pets do! give us some real content!!!!!

Wow! It amazes me that such a seemingly innocuous article about a carpet remnant has provoked so much rage and bitterness! A fifty dollar lesson in self-awareness and forgiveness seems like a pretty good deal by today's standards.

And as to protecting her fellow consumers from that wascally carpet man, who's to say she hasn't?

This life is full of twists and blindspots and we would all do well to help each other along the way. Here's to hoping you find joy and beauty on your own journey.