Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 21 Editor's Choice: 1
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if there is one thing you do not discuss amongst friends...
[Read the article: Our best friends are scarily, heedlessly in debt]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's money. Your friends are adults and more than capable of making their own decisions, even if they are bad ones. Moreover, money can ruin freindships, and drive wedges between even the most well meaning friends and family. Step into the fray, and sooner or later you will be loaning money to your friends, all with good intentions. They won't pay it back. It always happens that way, and you will start to resent everything you have done for them. Soon, you won't be friends. If your friends ask for your advice, give it, but only to point them in the direction of debt relief, or a bankruptcy attorney.
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Hillary and History
[Read the article: Undecided '08: Should I vote for Clinton or Obama?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am amazed at the hostility of the Hillary Clinton crowd at those of us voting for Obama. It also amazes me that some of you just can't fathom how a black man might be as much an inspiration to generations of blacks and other minorities as much, if not more so, than Clinton to women. White women are not an endangered demographic being imprisoned at astronomical rates, or dropping out of high school in record numbers. Obama could be someone many in the black community could look to as inspiration to what they could aspire to, instead of the steady stream of rappers and sports stars. Even Oprah is limited by her status as an entertainer. Obama is college educated, professionally successful, and running for the highest office in the nation. A black president could be just as inspiring to blacks as a Hillary would be to the many women and girls out there.
It is the result of SOME in the white democratic establishment demanding that we not abandon Hillary to a man (let alone a black man), and that we somehow OWE it to her to support her. That seems to be one of the reoccurring themes of Hillary Clinton supporters. I know why I'm voting for Obama, and I don't need to justify my reasons for anyone. Don't condescend to me that I really don't know what I'm doing, or that I'm a fool for believing in ideas. We need someone who can inspire on a national level, and I'm willing to give Obama the chance at following up his words and ideas with action. Hillary has not inspired me (though I will vote for her in the election) and I just don't believe that she is right person for this time and place. I'm not going to say "maybe next time", because that's what Obama is being told, and I simply believe it is his time and not HRC. I would love to see a female president one day, but that does not mean that has to be HRC. We don't owe her anything.
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gloat all you want
[Read the article: Massachusetts for Clinton]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]HRC will lose, and lose big in the general election. You people are fooling yourselves, and I will be disappointed and laughing all at the same time. Once again the dem establishment picks a loser. If Romney is the nominee, HRC might be able to win, but again McCain she will not. Huckabee, I'm not so sure. He might just scare off enough independents that she can pull it off.
And really, HRC is soooo tuff that all her supporters come out and boo hoo about how they treated so bad by Obama supporters. Please. Queen dirty tricks herself and suddenly she's snow white?
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it's a primary...
[Read the article: Exits: Latinos, Catholics for Clinton, youth for Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"How stupid ARE you?
Clinton's winning in all the places Dems NEED and MUST win to win the election against McCain. REmember that electoral system? She's winning handily in Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, TN, all states Gore and Kerry lost.
As it were, she's the one who has turned out to be not polarizing rather than featherweight Obambi. Did you really think Kennedy endorsing Obambi would unify Republicans and independents. Again, I ask how stupid ARE you?"
1. The Obambi thing is tired already.
2. It's a primary. A fact you don't seem to understand. Die hard dems voting, die hard repubs. Your really think that will translate in a general election?
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not everyone
[Read the article: Clinton: "Tonight is America's night"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm in CA and I don't love her, and neither, apparently; do at least 33% of the primary voters. Oh well, I just hope the Repubs are foolish enough to go with Romney.
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no need to go far
[Read the article: California exits are looking up for Clinton]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Do you honestly believe if Obama were to take the nomination, there will be no more political polarization? I know better,so should you, and I can hardly credit this type of wishful thinking. How many "Obama is a Muslim" emails have you personally answered so far? From your "concerned" white friends, I mean. There is no telling what is next, except we ought to know by now, it will be absolutely polarizing and irrational and designed to divide us!"
1. Or you could just stay withing the boundaries of the democratic party, and here from all the so called liberals who would vote for a black, but since their friends won't, they'll just vote for HRC. But in 8 years!
One thing that makes me like Hillary is precisely *because* so many Republicans hate her; it's irrational on their parts. This goes for "Independents" too.
2. Some of it's irrational, but not all of it, and not all of it is from conservatives. It's hard to separate truth from fiction some times, but even after all is said and done, plenty of people don't like her for legit reasons.