Letters to the Editor
-
@ AKA Smith
You make a valid point. Not that I'm never shrill or strident...ahem...but about the Obama supporters who are more anti-Clinton (or possibly anti-woman) than pro-Obama.
I believe the phrase is "politics makes strange bedfellows." I have to admit that I had a moment of (quiet) rage when I found out that my boyfriend had voted for McCain in the primary--he's an independent and says he will vote for a Democrat in the main race but he didn't want to choose between Clinton and Obama and he didn't want Romney to win. I was upset because this is California and I knew the contest was going to be tight here--but then I thought, deep breath. People do the best they can when they vote.
I "love" Obama probably mostly because I "love" his book Dreams from my father, like Gary Kamilaya it made me believe he's a good, deep, compassionate person. My further research on him confirms this--although some of his corporate ties do concern me. Do I agree with all of his supporters, no. But I don't agree with all of Clintons' supporters tenor either. It's also tricky in this race because if you "go negative" you risk being accused of attacking a woman, and if you sing Obama cheerleading songs, you are accused of being a cultist groupie.
I don't watch television news or I do get upset. I think that t.v. news pundits bother me more than the Obama supporters on these boards. The paid pundits should really know better. Joan's right, they're probably having the opposite effect from the one that they want.
I read some of your posts earlier today (I have a boring terrible job at the moment--and a bad political addiction) and I thought you might like this article from the Atlantic Monthly if you haven't already read it exploring the personal relationship between Obama and Clinton in the senate. It seems like these personal relationships "matter" to you. They do to me too. Anyway, I found it interesting:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200712/clinton-obama
Cheers. I think I should sleep now instead of "politickin'"