Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 1212 Editor's Choice: 98
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Take note, C-Bob
[Read the article: Saudi Arabia goes old school]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The new drone is trolling at War Room this afternoon as well. I think it best to ignore it.
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It's not just name recognition, either.
[Read the article: Obama picks up labor endorsements]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That is not quite an apt way to put it, I think. It is more emotional than her name. I have a warm, nostalgiac feeling about her even now. She was the National Mom for eight years when I was in college and grad school, and a very influential person - emotionally - for me. When I hear her voice, I think, "It takes a village." I LIKE HER. So I don't think "name recognition" quite gets there. She is not particularly charismatic, but for me, she is still the National Mom, who deep down wants what is best for us. Vote Hillary! You would never want to have a beer with her, but she'll make you brownies! And fight the hospitals tooth and nail on your behalf!
You see, this is why it's silly that people complain about Obama having no substance. Votes are always somewhat emotional, and Clinton has a cult of personality too - not just a name.
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Texas Dem!
[Read the article: Mr. Penn, pot and kettle called]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The latest paid Republican troll! You and cythera ought to get a room! And make ridiculous exclamations to one another! In private! Thx!
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FTR, pubius
[Read the article: Obama picks up labor endorsements]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I was not "pining." I was trying to explain the elusive psychology behind the fact that Clinton still has a campaign, despite her association with a whole lot of nastiness and nasty people. I think part of the "brand" is that she was America's Mother for eight years. And, honestly, I think there is a certain amount of truth behind the brand. I have nostalgia for Clinton Classic myself. But I have leisure time to follow politics more closely than a lot of other people do, so I'm NOT planning to base my vote on which brand I trust more.
I think Slackie is right that people vote for Clinton because they know her name; it's just that I think they know more than her name. They feel they know who she is, and they trust and believe in her. Thus, there is little basis for criticizing Obama for being a brand, when you are banking on being a name brand yourself. Frankly, I see the two of them as Coke and Pepsi. And the Odwalla juice I preferred dropped out, so now I'm having trouble making up my mind.
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"You are an Irish harridan with nothing better to do than spew hatred of Obama."
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Actually, Anon, I think it is a garden variety Republican troll.
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um...um...uhhhhhh...
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]After reading the quote, I couldn't believe he would say Hillary "felt down." I am glad some people posted the clip, though, because "feeling" and "down" are so far apart that he obviously didn't intend to put them together. Katherine, you need to put all the ums and ellipses in.
I agree with those who say that the weirdly rambling answer is more telling than the actual words. I think he chose the word "feeling" and it was a poor choice and he had no idea what to put after it. Because he probably meant to say "feeling like she's losing," but, ironically enough, that sounded too ... insulting. Those who are saying it was "calculated"? That is laughable. In fact, I think he was rambling like this specifically because he really doesn't like her and was afraid of saying something nasty and was trying to avoid a Howard-Dean-type "scream" moment. And in the process, he may have just had that moment. What a disappointment. I was enjoying being undecided, because even though it was uncomfortable, it meant I still had a choice. I hope he doesn't get "screamed" out of the race by this stupidity. Especially since the bigger issue is not what he said but why he couldn't figure out what the hell to say!
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"since she's Irish"
[Read the article: Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My point is that it isn't Irish. It spends so much of its posts pointing out all its Irish creds that I've become certain that it isn't actually Irish. Nor, probably, a she. And I used to think it was the same person as Thrasher, since they used to post alternately anti- and pro-Obama and they disappeared at the same time. Maybe I'm completely wrong, but my troll-dar goes off whenever I read its faux Celtic drivel. And since it contributes virtually nothing to the conversation, I guess I don't see a reason to give it the benefit of the doubt.