Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 540 Editor's Choice: 17
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@Linda
[Read the article: Why not let Clinton keep the four Michigan delegates?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Every time Democrats have nominated someone who can not relate to ordinary Americans, those candidates have lost. Obama can not currently relate to ordinary Americans and I do not see anyway that he will be able to change that situation.
Couple questions:
1) Who are these so-called ordinary Americans you speak of? Yourself, I assume? What about the millions of Americans who are energized and encouraged by Obama's message? I suppose they aren't ordinary enough for you.
2) What makes Hillary more of an ordinary American than Obama?
3) For that matter, when have we ever elected a president who was an ordinary American? Remember, Bush was elected becasue his ruse fooled people into thinking he was the "type of guy you could have a beer with." Hillary's transparent pandering seems to be geared towards making us feel the same way about her. What was it Bush said about getting fooled twice?
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The "New" Feminism
[Read the article: Why not let Clinton keep the four Michigan delegates?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Feminism used to mean allowing women to compete fairly with men on their own merits.
Today, it means:
1) Changing the rules so the woman wins, and crying until you get your way.
2) When step one fails, feminism means voting for anti-choice, pro-war candidates who call their wives "cunts" in front of reporters.
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Hey everyone! I'm a popular vote leader too!
[Read the article: Why not let Clinton keep the four Michigan delegates?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I just made a ballot asking people to vote for who should be the 3rd baseman for the New York Yankees. People had two choices:
1) gezelligtexas
2) uncommitted
I voted for myself. A bunch of other jokers voted "uncommitted." However, with my 1 vote, I have beaten A-Rod.
Woo-hoo! I'm the popular vote winner! The people have spoken!
When do I start?
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The sooner the better
[Read the article: Obama's delegate roundup]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Someone needs to put an end to this counterproductive infighting. Dean, love you, man, but you've really dropped the ball on this whole primary.
Still, I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary didn't find another stupid excuse to keep going. New numbers. New math. New goalposts. New reasons why the old numbers don't matter. Ugh.
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Does Hillary have it in her to bow out graciously?
[Read the article: Obama's delegate roundup]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Nothing I've seen from her campaign would indicate that she is capable of conceding with grace and getting behind the nominee.
I will be very shocked if she does this. More than likely, she will continue to whip her supporters into a frenzy of faux outrage, spoil the general election for Obama, and get her 2012 campaign started (and all the pandering to the right-wing that comes with it) immediately. The question is, after her scorched-earth campaign, who (besides her die-hard supporters) will be left to vote for her in 2012?
Here's hoping I'm wrong. My opinion of her would shift immediately.
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None of this is any of my business
[Read the article: More on "the YouTube divorcée"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Why do we celebrate people who have no concept of other people's personal boundaries?
I don't give a shit about this lady's divorce or any of her dramatic online musings. Why must we be subjected to this crap?
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Popular vote
[Read the article: One way or another, tonight is Obama's]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's possible they aren't including any of the caucus states as well in that count.
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The million dollar question
[Read the article: Obama makes veep search team official]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Angling for the VP slot may be Hillary's only chance to eventually win the presidency. On the same token, it may be Obama's as well. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, as the old saying goes, and a lot of women of a..ahem..certain generation are convinced that Hillary was somehow entitled to the presidency and the very nature of Obama's candidacy was sexist. This is completely absurd, of course, but perception is reality, and Hillary can use this to her advantage if she wants to. She's 60 now. If Obama wins the election and is a two-termer, she won't have another shot until she's 68. While America may be ready for a 70 year old man in the White house, they probably aren't ready for a 70 year old woman. Therefore Hillary may try to be a spoiler for Obama's chances so she's got another shot in 2012 (never mind the fact that her scorched-earth campaign burned a lot of bridges and she will have a hell of a time trying to get even Democrats to vote for her), like many argue she was for Kerry's campaign. If this is the case, she may see being VP during a popular two-term presidency as her only shot at being a 70 year old lady president. This could work in Obama's favor. If she's on the ticket, it would behoove her to make sure that his administration is as effective and popular as possible so she can ride that wave into office. It would also appease all those bitter Clinton supporters who are threatening to vote McCain. He really can't afford to lose them.
That said, I don't think she'd make a good VP. She's too narcissistic to play 2nd fiddle, and Cheney has already set the precident for a strong VP who pretty much runs the show. S
Personally, I like Webb, the Virginia senator. He's a little nuts, but he's charismatic and a real scrapper. He also has some crossover appeal because he was Reagan's Secretary of the Navy. I also like Clarke for the same reasons. Richardson would be a good choice, and it seemed during his campaign that he was really running for VP anyway. Obama could decide to tell those racist whites in WV and KY to go screw themselves, and instead make a play for the working-class folks in the West who seem to really like him. Having Richardsom on the ticket would not only help him with this, but could also help him pick up the Latino vote, which he missed during the primaries.
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I'm with CrunchyFrog
[Read the article: Clinton writes to her supporters]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And for starters, I extend my apologies to any Clinton supporters I may have offended in this letters section during the course of this primary campaign.
Tensions ran high, and bullets were flying from both directions. Sometimes in the flay my Irish temper got the best of me, and I said a things that were cold and lost sight of the big picture: that both candidates are ultimately fighting for the same thing.
Let's try and put that ugliness behind us if we can. There are more important things at stake now.