Letters to the Editor
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Clueless
Those who think Barrak Obam stumbled must be mistifeid by teh largest corwd ever sho saw him in Philly 35,000.
The whole idea that teh replbican are ogin gto go after hime on wright, bitter nd ayeers and willnot go after Hillaryis silly.
teh reason nohtingis being raised angist Hillary right now iw twofold:
1. Obama does not like to play dirty politics like Hillary.
2. The republicans want Hillary to be the nominee, as they are afraid they cannot beat Obama. They are holding back on Hillary's negatives for now, but just wait. If she gets the nomination the right will be out in force. They have lots to work with.
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@Bernbart
Your last sentence was the understatement of the century. From her husband's scandalous tenure to Bosnia to NAFTA to her failed healthcare reform initiative, the Repubs will have a treasure trove to work with if Clinton's the nominee.
BTW- Joan, are you EVER going to discuss Hillary Clinton's dishonest and hypocritical attack on MoveOn.org?
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Yes!! This tells us Obama is nothing but Bull Manure more and more each day.
I can see The Media support for him as being a negative for him as more and more things are learned, despite the effort of The Media to keep it hidden. There is so much BAD about him and this BAD stuff is only coming to light via the Internet. Much of this BAD stuff goes back to more than 20 [twenty] years and is now only being made available to the people.
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Desperation
The desperation of the Clinton supporters is becoming quite sickening.
Not that the Obama supporters are any paragons of virtue, but the Clinton backers are really shameless and disgusting.
At this point it seems that regardless of which Democrat gets the nomination, McCain will be the next president.
At least the Democrats can look forward to at least four years of blaming each other for their self-destruction.
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Bill Maher, John Mellencamp
I saw one where Maher basically asked Mellencamp to explain/justify the trend of rural folk voting against their economic interests (often in the name of "values").
Mellencamp, A Dem, looked sad, said it's a shame
that basically good people are manipulated by the GOP to their own detriment.
Maher spoke pretty disparagingly about the ignorance and prejudices in these groups, saying well don't these people have themselves to blame?
Mellencamp, aware of the irony, wasn't ready to throw his people overboard.
Forgive my crude paraphrasing (and check it out yourself if you're curious http://youtube.com/watch?v=v4oln8TPwCc).
I can see why people might call Maher an "elitist." I also get awfully frustrated with good friends I have who toe the GOP line.
I come from a pretty rural, blue collar background and think a lot about this.
It's a difficult moment, the kind Cary Tennis might negotiate.
I think there are a lot of us who feel this way and have someting to contribute toward a meaningful discussion...
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*blagh*
I'm not exactly sure who 'most of the people' are that Joan Walsh professes to speak for. Obama's neatly brushed the dirt off his shoulder...no stumbling there. And BTW...what's with the vanity video thing?? Barack Obama at his most tired is way better than Walsh's fake teleprompted monotone super-imposed on cheesy music.
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jesus, you ARE pushing Clinton
The only thing I hear from news source after news source is what an embarrassment the debate is was, how fatuous its line of questioning and the clearly out-of-touch nature of the moderators. What's the first thing you say? What's the most striking thing you can find about it? "Obama stumbled a little bit." Fuck you Joan Walsh, I used to like you and this site. I won't be renewing my premium membership next time.
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@ damnthatxanadu
Bullshit. I live in Boulder, Colorado, a huge moveon.org community and let me tell you they RAN and over ran the caucuses here. They intimidated Clinton supporters by screaming at them for supporting her and, while complaints were lodged, of course nothing was ever done.
I used to be a big moveon.org supporter but after what I have seen, to hell with them. Now THAT IS ROVE tactics!
I've heard this charge again and again, that Obama supporters shouted down and beat up on Hillary's folks at the caucuses, and that's why Hillary's performed so poorly at them. Now, I admit that I haven't done a ton of research into the matter, but I find it extremely odd that, with such widespread abuses of the system, that I haven't heard of one single charge of voter intimidation or voter fraud sticking.
Even curiouser, in this age of the ubiquitous cellphone video camera, I'd have thought that footage of these strong-arm tactics would have wound up on YouTube within hours, with a media frenzy following shortly thereafter. You're telling me that an ex-Seinfeld star can be caught dropping N-bombs in a comedy club, but Hillary's supporters apparently don't consider being forcibly disenfranchised to be the kind of thing they might want to capture for posterity?
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The press sees things that aren't there.
What Joan Walsh saw is not what I saw. I saw an intelligent, thoughtful and NOT stumbling Obama. I wonder if Joan Walsh noted that there were no WMD either? like most of the press, who see what they think will make good stories, not the truth.
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Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor 1993-1997, Chooses Obama.
On Friday, April 18, Professor Reich (UC Berkeley) formally endorsed Barack Obama. He knows the Clintons very well.
In seven major policy areas Mr. Reich prefers Senator Obama. These are:
1. Obama's plans for reforming Social Security have a better chance of succeeding.
2. Likewise his plans for reforming health care have a better chance of succeeding.
3. His approaches to the housing crisis are sounder than hers.
4. So too his approaches to the failures of our financial markets are sounder than hers.
5. His ideas for improving our public schools and confronting the problems of poverty and inequality are more coherent and compelling.
6. He has put forward the more enlightened foreign policy.
7. He has put forward the more thoughtful plan for controlling global warming.
Mr. Reich's relationship with the Clintons dates back to their law school days at Yale.
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Will Obama's debate stumble hurt him
I believe if he is nominated that will be the tip of the iceberg. There is a lot more we will find out and of course it will hurt him, John McCain will win the election.
Meanwhile, there is not much more we can know about Hillary, love her or hate her, she has served her country for 40 years and she is more ready to be President now than OBama is.
Hillary's debate answers were right on the money, and I congratulate ABC for their bravery and for finally asking the questions we needed answers to, even though we did not get the answers we did see the arrogance he showed because he thinks he is so perfect and his past does not matter. It does!!!!
It may not show in the primaries but he will never be President.