Letters to the Editor
BryanS
Published Letters: 329 Editor's Choice: 1
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@ chanayut
[Read the article: Clinton writes to Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Who number almost 50 between the Clinton supporters and undeclared delegates in FL and MI. That's enough to get things uncomfortably close for Obama.
Yeah, but even if the pledged delegates were seated as-is, that would still give Obama a 100-delegate lead. Assuming they split the remaining pledged delegates evenly, as well as the non-FL and MI supers (which is a very generous gift for Hillary), she could take all 50 FL and MI supers and still lose the delegate race.
At this point, you almost have to think that it's worth it for Obama to just sign on to whatever plan the DNC and Clinton campaign approves, just to kick Hillary's last remaining crutch out from under her. Of course, he's going to win any way you slice it, so maybe he's just going to kick back and enjoy a month of low-pressure campaigning before he tears into McCain.
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@ KStone
[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I must have had a sex change last night and didn't know it. Oh well, it's a good excuse to buy some new clothes.
See ladies? Being shrill isn't specifically a female trait after all!
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@ CeliaInSF
[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Celia, this isn't going to do you any good whatsoever on these boards, especially with the trolls that are circling around this one, so if you need to denounce and reject me for this, go right ahead. But that was a fantastic response, and I couldn't agree more with everything you just said.
I hate this goddamn fundamentalist feminism with a passion. It is to women's rights what Code Pink is to the anti-war movement, what the Nation of Islam is to the struggle against racism, and what the Earth Liberation Front is to environmentalism. It's the extreme, you're-with-us-or-you're-against-us fringe, and all it ever does is provide a convenient caricature for more moderate (and potentially successful) movements to be slandered with.
So, congratulations on getting kicked out of their club with the rest of us. I hope you wear that as a badge of honor.
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@ Celia, again
[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Er, that was in response to your 2:22 post. Not that I didn't enjoy the others as well. :)
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What took you so long?
[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]From AKA Smith:
What do you think of the sexism of BryanS?
Wow, didn't see that one coming...
Smith, if I've ever said or done anything to make you think that I have no respect for you because you're a woman, please rest assured that that's not the case. In actuality, the reason that I have no respect for you is because you're a screechy, narrow-minded asshole who cries "sexism" the way bored shepherds cry "wolf."
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@ Buckshot Roberts
[Read the article: McAuliffe: "I don't see it going to the convention"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]First of all, awesome handle for a Hillary supporter. Just fire a spray of lead in a direction and hope that you hit something. Very "kitchen sink."
Secondly, in response to this:
I for one would love for her to take it all the way to the convention, no matter what. A great number of people have supported her candidacy, and continue to do so; should their concerns, their efforts be dismissed so casually, just because her numbers fall short of the lead? Anything's possible; why not have an active candidate ready to take the reins should say, another Rev. Wright-style dust-up arise? Don't tell us it can't happen. If you're so sure your candidate's got it in the bag, can't you just be happy and STFU?
At a certain point, you've got to take the training wheels off and trust that the candidate you've selected can ride all the way to the White House. Hillary's had more than enough time to present her strengths and expose Obama's weaknesses. If she hasn't made her case by now, she's not gonna make it. This has already been the longest primary in the history of the Democratic party.
It's also been one of the most divisive. That's not a huge problem if Hillary does the right thing and officially concedes in early June, because that leaves five months to reunite the party and come together to whip John McCain's wrinkled ass. But if Hillary is still nominally a candidate, even one with no legitimate chance of winning, she'll be preventing the party from rallying behind their nominee until late August. And considering that this thing isn't exactly getting friendlier as it drags on, that's a huge problem.
Besides, Hillary said that if Obama wins the nomination, she'll work her heart out campaigning for him. Obama's going to capture a majority of the pledged delegates when my fair state of Oregon votes on May 20th. Every candidate who's ever won a majority of the pledged delegates has gone on to become the nominee. So at that point, for all intents and purposes, Obama will be the Democratic nominee for president, and I expect Hillary will throw her full support behind him. Unless, of course, she's one of those people who says one thing and does another...
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@ Xrandadu
[Read the article: Clinton writes to Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Renegade Iconoclast: "Stop stealing my jokes! Who are you, Robin Williams?"
I have about 1/10 the body hair he has.
Damn, son. You are one hairy motherfucker.
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@ manyctnj
[Read the article: What does Hillary want?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Anyway, time to board the McCain for president bus...
And what a short bus it is, full of retards who used to support Hillary but are now throwing their support behind a candidate who opposes almost all of her policy positions. Good luck keeping abortion safe and legal!
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Clarification, please
[Read the article: Was Hillary channeling George Wallace?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Over the past several months they have found themselves standing against the ambitions and talents of the first black American who could become president. In a situation that demanded sensitivity and caution, both they and their associates have too often spoken and acted carelessly. That the same charge can plausibly be made against the Obama camp does not absolve them.
Joe, what did you mean by that last sentence, exactly? Are you implying that the Obama campaign intentionally or inadvertently used sexist language during their campaign against the first legitimate female candidate for president? Or are you saying that the Obama campaign played the race card and unfairly painted the Clintons as bigots? Neither rings true for me, so I'd appreciate some clarification.