Letters to the Editor
Asher Steinberg
Published Letters: 224 Editor's Choice: 12
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Spitzer For President
[Read the article: A look at exit polls from the Mississippi Democratic primary]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think you are totally dissing Obama's non-skin color qualities. He got into Harvard Law and did really well. He may have gotten a break getting into Harvard Law, but he had to have something going on to thrive in that environment. It's not like getting a gentleman's C at Yale. Obama also taught constitutional law at U. Chicago for years. So he learned how to speak, how to argue, how to write and how to keep an audience engaged and interested. When he got into politics, he learned how to campaign and organize. He has been in politics for over 12 years.
Spitzer got into Harvard Law without getting a break (perfect LSAT), he did really, really well there, he worked at some of NYC's best law firms, he's been in politics for over 12 years, he's accomplished way more than Obama has during his time in politics, so why not Spitzer for President? Or, take John Ashcroft. He attended Yale and received his law degree from the University of Chicago (no break for him either), was a popular Governor, a Senator, and our Attorney General. Maybe Ashcroft should be running for President too. The point being, a law degree from a great school and a little public service doesn't usually get you very far in a presidential race. If Obama were white, he'd probably be finished by now. What does he have that Edwards doesn't? It sure isn't experience or an edge on policy. Since he is black, he gets 90% of the black vote in every state. Hillary has to clobber him among white voters just to eke out a win.
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You Think Obama Would Be Winning 80-90% Of The Black Vote If He Were White?
[Read the article: Ferraro resigns from Clinton campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Come on people. There's some truth to what Ferraro says. Of course, being black does hurt him with some white voters, especially in southern states, but not nearly as much as it helps him with blacks, who, after all, comprise a huge percentage of the Democratic primary electorate.
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Mike:
[Read the article: Spitzer's escort's MySpace: Meet Ashley Alexandra Dupre]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree, but she and her mother did do interviews with the New York Times, so maybe they don't mind. The TV coverage is ridiculous though. CNN had those three pictures of her on the screen in a loop for about ten minutes. Then Anderson interviewed an ex-pimp.
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This "Fan" Video Is A Whole Lot Worse
[Read the article: "Hillary in the House"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'll give you a hint as to who it is; the speaker compares Obama to Jesus. Because Jesus, after all, was black.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAYe7MT5BxM
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Siebecker:
[Read the article: "Hillary in the House"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]So you're just cool with Obama's pastor being a bigot.
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Why Else Are 80-90% of Blacks Voting For Obama?
[Read the article: Reexamining the Ferraro fracas]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's not as if his policies are better for blacks in any way. I think he clearly benefits from his race. For Hillary to win a primary in any state with a sizeable black population, she has to get at least 60% of the white vote. Something which isn't so easy to do. Even in southern states, where some whites do appear to be voting on the basis of race, the nearly unanimous support of blacks ensures that he wins those states.
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Exactly, xufapemu
[Read the article: Reexamining the Ferraro fracas]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If Feingold had ran, he wouldn't have a chance. A black, slightly more moderate version of Feingold does. As for Hillary, she is where she is, to some extent, because she's a woman; all the exit polls show she wins women, who turn out at a higher rate than men. Nor would Ferraro disagree; she's said that she was nominated for VP because she was a woman. So basically, both candidates are benefiting from their "first" status (first serious female candidate, first serious black candidate). I don't see what's racist or sexist about that. Obama himself said back in 2005, in the Chicago Tribune:
“Obama acknowledges, with no small irony, that he benefits from his race.
If he were white, he once bluntly noted, he would simply be one of nine freshmen U.S. senators, almost certainly without a multimillion-dollar book deal and a shred of celebrity. Or would he have been elected at all?”
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The Best Words On This Subject Were Spoken By Obama, Three Years Ago
[Read the article: Geraldine Ferraro still needs to apologize]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]“Obama acknowledges, with no small irony, that he benefits from his race.
If he were white, he once bluntly noted, he would simply be one of nine freshmen U.S. senators, almost certainly without a multimillion-dollar book deal and a shred of celebrity. Or would he have been elected at all?” -- Chicago Tribune.
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She's totally right, and there's nothing racist about it
[Read the article: Scott Bateman: Geraldine Ferraro is terribly offended?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Chicago Tribune, June 26, 2005: “Obama acknowledges, with no small irony, that he benefits from his race.
If he were white, he once bluntly noted, he would simply be one of nine freshmen U.S. senators, almost certainly without a multimillion-dollar book deal and a shred of celebrity. Or would he have been elected at all?”
http://obama.senate.gov/news/050626-when_it_comes_to_race_obama_ma/
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Yeah
[Read the article: Who wants to be a Democrat?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I've thought about changing my registration to vote for Hillary in the PA primary, but she may be too liberal for me. Also, I don't think I could stand to be a registered Democrat for even a day. It's a tough call. Putting aside the total dishonesty of Obama's sales pitch (what change is he talking about?) and his seeming inability to control his professor-surrogates, they basically stand for all the same things, although Obama gives off occasional hints that he might be a little more moderate on trade or education or his appointments to the Court. But the stances he's officially taken belie that. So as a conservative I don't know who I'd prefer.