Letters to the Editor
dataguyx
Published Letters: 838 Editor's Choice: 10
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The enraged Hillary supporters
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]"The sad thing is that the squabbling going on right now is only going to guarantee that the people who get sick of the arguing will go with McCain."
I have been amazed at the passion of the Hillary supporters. It goes well beyond enthusiasm. It is, in many cases, some sort of derangement. NOTHING can get in the way of Hillary, and if it does, there is no limit to the weapon or damage to that person.
It's Rovian. It's destructive. It's unhealthy. It's not Democratic.
I have been sickened by many of Hillary's supporters, and many others have too. If Hillary is to be the Democratic nominee, the Hillary supporters had better not piss us normal non-enraged Democrats off. If you take all of the fervent, committed Hillary supporters in the US, add in the Hillary republicans (ha-ha-ha, now there's a funny) and the Hillary independents, you got 30-35 % max.
You Hillary supporters need us and you ain't winnin' over many by this scorched earth take no prisoners crap fest. Play nice, or we're taking our votes and going home. I'll still vote for Hillary but you need more than me, and some of the crappy little deals going on are GENUINELY ANNOYING.
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Parental notification
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]The problem with this is not the law.
I am for gun control. I feel that handguns should be banned. But most Americans feel that guns are fine. They say, "I am responsible. I am not one of those nuts. WHY ARE YOU BLAMING ME FOR THE NUTS AND THEIR BAD BEHAVIOR?"
That's the deal here. 99.9 % of parents are not abusers. They feel, rightly, that they would not abuse their child, and that they are not sexual perverts. The very notion that we are being blamed for sexual problems is, quite frankly, insulting, and pisses many people off. They say, "I'm not like that. WHY DO YOU CONSIDER ME TO BE A PERVERT?"
The issue here is that for the normal person this law merely restates the obvious - we are not perverts, we are not abusers, and you had better not get in the way of a normal family relationship with our children. Lynn, you see it as protecting the minority, but the majority, who are the voters, see it as a terrible imposition.
It's very much of a piece with gun control.
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ezhik2
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]People like you, and there are a bunch, are exactly why Hillary is losing and losing big, and why she will continue to lose. Your strident line of BS, dished out at top volume without consideration of logic, reason, history, reading or anything else, drives away possible Hillary supporters.
Every time you post, Hillary loses another voter. Kind of like Peter Pan in reverse.
So, keep posting. You are the best friend that Obama has. You are killing Hillary by loving her too much. And, as a Hillary opponent, I have to say, "Thanks Hon!"
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Media adoration may hurt Obama, but
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]the adoration of Hillary's fans is definently damaging her. I have never in my life seen such a bunch of vindictive, self-righteous, single-minded, seek-and-destroy partisans in my life. Whenever any threat arises against Her Holiness, the Hillary nuns ATTACK! And the attack is merciless, and quite often just obviously unfair and hypocritical. They have pilloried Barack for a few votes in the Illinois Senate, while ignoring Hillary's votes to authorize the Iraq war. They have pilloried Barack for his contributors, while ignoring the Hillary contributors like Chu now in jail. The Hillary supporters have castigated Barack for his supporters' dubious connections, while ignoring Mark Penn's shilling for Blackwater.
I want to be able to vote for the Democratic nominee. The Hillary forces need to train their guns on Republicans, not fellow Democrats. They need to fight fairly, not badly.
Many many persons have already been driven from considering Hillary by the deranged fans she has attracted.
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Hillary wants a Fox debate
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm shocked! shocked!
What a surprise that the Queen of the Lobbyists wants a debate on Fox.
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swilldog
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]There are fair and reasonable ways to compare and contrast competing campaigns.
That's not the Clinton way.
In the Clinton way, and in the manner of her DERANGED and IDIOTIC PARTISANS whose names you are well familiar with, attacks are without bounds. Nothing is out of limits, even though this is a Democratic primary. You can destroy your fellow democrat, accuse them of whatever you want, and other Clinton partisans applaud and tell you what a good job you are doing.
A month ago, I was for Edwards and Richardson and Dodd. They dropped out, unfortunately. So, I had to choose. The vitriol dripping from the Clinton supporters, and their simple blatant stupidity, convinced me that Hillary was not my girl.
Obama is not a perfect guy, that's for sure. I have plenty of questions. I am also not entirely averse to Hillary, and would vote for her. But I WILL NOT GIVE HER A DIME AS LONG THESE TOTAL MORONS POST THESE DISGUSTING AND STUPID POSTS "SUPPORTING" her.
Every time the CLinton supporters post crap, another vote for Hillary goes to Obama.
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Really?
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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Since Nov, Hillary has gone from 30 pts ahead of Barack to dead even. So, "Dataguyz (sic), has it ever occured to you that every time you post calling people names several votes may move over to the Hillary column? It is not as if you are exactly Dale Carnegie." No, it's never occurred to me. I see hundreds of people nauseated by Clintonite racist card playing, Clintonite garbage about the abortion vote, etc. Hillary has pretty much maxed out, and the votes are going to Barack. We'll see what happens in the Potomac primary, but I predict good results for Barack, and a consequent bump in his ratings.
I suggest that instead of attacking Barack, you Hillary folks start focussing on McCain. He's beating Hillary by 3 pt, while dead even with Barack. You got your work cut out for you.