Letters to the Editor
darknesse
Published Letters: 46 Editor's Choice: 1
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What do you think?
[Read the article: The knives come out in South Carolina]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There is nothing wrong with being Muslim, unless you are running for President and want to win. There are far too many intolerant idiots in this country for a Muslim to be elected president.
What makes me laugh is that you say he can't take it, but when he fights back (like by pointing out that he is a Christian), you somehow point to that as proof that he can't take it....
Your logic fails.
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I won't vote for HRC. Here is why.
[Read the article: Obama's historic run heads south]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Any Obama supporter who is childish and puerile enough to throw a hissy fit and vote for a Republican or not at all instead of Clinton in a general election richly, richly deserves the next 100 years in Iraq and the next several trillion dollars in debt.
I am a registered Democrat. I am an Obama supporter. I will not vote for Hillary in the general if she is not the candidate that I prefer.
It's not a "hissy fit", I vote for my principals, and due to the way she has acted during this primary, with the lies and mudslinging and racebaiting, I do not believe that HRC has the moral authority to be president. Now, if I see the same kind of Rovian tactics from anyone, EVEN OBAMA, I would turn on them just as quickly.
I would vote for McCain over her for sure. That hurts to say, but at this point, I would.
Of course, I live in Utah, so it doesn't matter, but still, I am sure there are alot of people, NOT just Obama supporters that feel the same way.
We have an opportunity to grow the Democratic party and the Progressive movement, but the HRC campaign would rather win at any cost rather than try to win cleanly without damaging the party.
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ya know...
[Read the article: Obama's historic run heads south]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am sure that HRC is going to mudsling and distort what he said, but to anyone with half a brain, he is talking about the Independents (who according to every bit of data will go to McCain over her) and Republicans, who would walk through glass to vote against her.
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Well...
[Read the article: Obama's historic run heads south]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The thing is, this Primary campaign has shown me that HRC is close to 4 more years of Bush. More years of lying, more years of unchecked executive power.
We need to trust our next president to give back ALOT of powers that this administration has stolen. Do you think Hillary would do it? Honestly?
Edwards wouldn't because he would want to use those powers to help people, leaving the door open for when someone with less laudable goals holds that office.
Obama I could see doing it, because of his background as a constitutional law professor, and his reverence for the Constitution.
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@-- AKA Smith
[Read the article: Obama's historic run heads south]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]IF he loses, which is still a coinflip, I am sure he will encourage all Democrats to back the winner.
If that winner is Edwards, then yes, he will have my vote. If it is HRC, against McCain, then I will cross party lines and vote for McCain.
He can tell me to do whatever he wants. Last I checked, this is a Democracy, and I will make up my own mind, which means that I will not vote for someone who is running a dirty campaign. Ever.
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I like him but...
[Read the article: When principles aren't enough]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Going into this thing, I was Obama, Biden, Hillary, in that order. Now, I am Obama, Edwards, Nobody.
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More Distortions?
[Read the article: An old-fashioned thumpin' in South Carolina]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Easily - it's called cherry-picking. He cherry-picked 20% of his votes and didn't show up for the other 80%.
Bur really, I'm sure the GOP and the press will let him get by with it once the help him finish off the candidate that could beat McCain (HRC).
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400629
Statistic: Barack Obama missed 179 of 1088 votes (16%) since Jan 6, 2005
That's not great, but...
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300071
John McCain missed 584 of 3710 votes (16%) since Jan 22, 1997
So how exactly is the GOP (most likely McCain) going to attack him on that again?
Stop being a tool and look at the facts.
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Same HRC MO
[Read the article: An old-fashioned thumpin' in South Carolina]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Look at the current ones , not statistics that are nearly three years old.
I would submit that data from his ENTIRE time as a Senator is more valid than some small "Cherry Picked" sample of data.
Kinda like reading the whole quote.
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Wow.. Just.. Wow.
[Read the article: An old-fashioned thumpin' in South Carolina]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]All he has is Black Voters?
To be more accurate, he has most of the voters under age 65, regardless of Race.
I don't think that the HRC Slime machine has been effective enough to take away his broad appeal, despite Bubba's race baiting, and the upcoming polls will show this.
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So what did we learn?
[Read the article: Florida polls close]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]We learned 2 things.
1: We learned that Clinton's name recognition, which is all she has in a state that nobody can campaign in, can carry a state where the voters are not very well informed (no campaigning, no seeing the candidate).
2: We learned that she will do anything to get elected, including trying to change the rules of the election to get those delegates seated now that she has "won" them. I wasn't surprised by Clinton trying it though.
Honestly, I don't see either Edwards or Obama trying that, do you? If so, what past behavior makes you think they would, besides your love for HRC?
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#3
[Read the article: Florida polls close]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And apparently the early voters went overwhelimingly for Clinton. The voters going to the polls today satrted going in Obama's direction.
#3: We learned that people who voted before learning about the candidates (I wonder how many would take those back after seeing Billary in action in SC) go overwhelmingly towards Clinton, along with people with high school or less education, and people over 65.
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Looking like it's McCain
[Read the article: Florida polls close]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Are Democrats going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory... AGAIN?
If HRC gets the nomination, you can forget about the Independent vote, you can forget about a good portion of the young people vote, and you can forget about a Democrat in the White House in 2009.
We all should be hoping that either Edwards or Obama gets the nomination, so that we don't have to endure another 4 years of Republican rule.