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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
practical dem
Published Letters: 21
"Do we really have to pretend to find policy reasons for this? Is it really that controversial to point out that you're going to find far more racism among not-so-smart, blue collar, caucasian liberals than you'll find among educated, affluent, white collar caucasian liberals, who vastly prefer Obama?"
What a bigoted comment. A good education doesn’t mean you are smart. It means you were lucky. Your education isn’t showing that you learned anything except how to look down your nose on people.
As one of those Ivy League Educated white collar professionals who actually knows and likes a lot of blue collar liberals, you might be surprised to find that many in this group are more worried about the dismantling of the social safety nets gained through the New Deal and Great Society, than if Clinton is female or Obama is black.
If people want to vote their pocketbooks, it’s OK with me.
Hey dataguyx –
A call out from the Rust Belt.
Since you are so adamant about protecting high tech jobs, I’m sure you feel the same way about only buying “American”. No? not so much? Bet you like your imported car, flat screen TV, sneakers, etc. You are only concerned now because you want to protect your little high tech universe.
Get over it, globalization is here to stay. You are going to need to learn a new trade in a few years, or get used to working for a more reasonable salary. Aggressively chasing the cheaper labor buck has been going on in American business since the 1960’s.
This genii was let out of the bottle a long time ago. Welcome to the 21st century.
Both Texas and Ohio allow cross-over voting. Texas has a combo primary and caucus system.
Back in the 70’s, when I was in engineering school at one of the top programs in the U.S., we had a lot of foreign students – Korean, Chinese, Indian, Arabs. They were some of the most brilliant minds in my classes, and unlike me and my fellow Americans they were not native English speakers. Did I like them – not always - because they killed the grading curve, even with the language deficiency! :-)
Scabs – what a nasty word – how are these workers breaking your strike? You aren’t in a union. You are just experiencing capitalism at its finest…You don’t have to like it. But your anger is misplaced. It should go towards the company executives who chase lower wages while giving themselves big bonuses for cost improvements and operational synergies. And some anger should go towards employees who think what they do is worth an inflated salary. Tech had its day at the trough, now it’s time to step away and accept the consequences.
As soon as I read the quote I was shocked that MSNBC would have another instance so soon. Guess Imus wasn’t enough. Too bad Schuster opened his big mouth and said something he didn’t “really” mean.
If I was in charge of HR at MSNBC, I would be wondering about the work environment and when the next harassment lawsuit was gong to be filed by an employee.
Pimping is an ugly word and as hard as you try to change the connotation, it doesn’t change the fact that the first thing most people think of when they hear "pimping" is a guy in a slick suit selling women for sex.
Can anyone seriously think that if that comment had referred to Michelle Obama that this would not have caused a large hue and cry from all. If you thnk it would have just passed by with no outrage, there's a bridge in Brooklyn that's up for sale.
And I don’t see how Chelsea’s career choice makes this comment even remotely OK. She has a JOB and she doesn't seem to be seeking your approval of her career choice.
First let me state that I loathe Fox News. They offered me a lucrative job and I turned it down, that‘s how much I dislike them. So it does pain me to admit that they have been no worse in their treatment of the Democratic candidates than the cackling heads at MSNBC.
There are a lot of Blue and Red Staters who love Fox and watch it religiously. They don’t spend a lot of time online. It’s smart that Clinton is going on Fox and Obama should too.
"You just look at her and think, 'Ergh'. But if you are poor and she is telling you some story about how Obama is going to take your job away, maybe it will be more effective. The amount of deceit she has put forward is really unattractive."
Elitist snobbery. Some change?!
Fans of Obama,
Look past your love of Obama and pretend you are a lunch bucket democrat or a swing voter. No way would you vote for Obama with Wright in his corner.
Sorry, but Wright acts like he is trying to prove that blue collar white people are prejudiced and won't vote for a black candidate - by scaring the crap out them - or he's a closet Republican.
Whatever his agenda is, it hurts Obama in the General Election.
The point isn't that Hillary is worse. This isn't about her.
Wright will alienate or scare voters that Obama needs. It is likely that Obama will get the Democratic nomination, but his chances in the general get worse everyday with Wright pushing himself to the front. (Hillary did not make Wright up, nor did she ask him to speak and appear all over the media.)
Gore and Kerry were torn to shreds for being "liars" and "cowards" and "elitists". Why do you think Obama is immune? He could easily be portrayed as a lefty radical - with a hidden agenda - and lefty radicals do not win votes in OH, IN, PA, FL, MI, MO, but a war hero will.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
