Letters to the Editor
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Obama clearly, can change the tone of Washington...
*crickets*crickets*
Oh, or not so clearly it seems. He is supposed to bring people together, right? That's what he claims. But I've only seen him conflate anything Bill and Hillary say as racist and create the new game of "critiquing Obama is morally wrong".
Look at the supporters he's gathered. Inspired on one hand, hyper-sensitive, snarky as hell and extremely judgmental about his biggest rival: Hillary, on the other.
Sure, I'm supposed to believe that Obama is able to change the tone; he makes it seem so easy with the way the primary has gone so far. And with you passionate Obama supporters trailing behind and busily building that broad consensus, why I just fill up with warm fuzzies knowing and seeing how you hate Hillary more than republicans at this point.
Obama compares himself to the American icons MLK Jr. and JFK. For someone who hasn't done the hard work that they have, it clearly shows that he doesn't execute what he preaches very well. Do we have Alpha Male syndrome here, again?
I'm still searching for that "change" and "broad consensus" that must have occurred in the Senate after he joined in '05. It must be self-evident, right? I'm just puzzled how the Republicans managed to stand by Bush's extremely unpopular policies and obstruct the congress, considering 'The Obama' was staring at them in the face and inspiring them to reach across the aisle to sensible progressive policies. I'm also puzzled by the diving approval numbers of Congress, since Obama is there and must have produced all that positive change.
His campaign co-chair (not toastmaster) said this about Hillary right after the NH primary:
"Those tears also have to be analyzed," Jackson said. "They have to be looked at very, very carefully in light of Katrina, in light of other things that Mrs. Clinton did not cry for, particularly as we head to South Carolina where 45 percent of African-Americans will participate in the Democratic contest, and they see real hope in Barack Obama."
Jackson continued: "We saw something very clever in the last week of this campaign ... We saw a sensitivity factor, something that Mrs. Clinton has not been able to do with voters that she tried in New Hampshire. Not in response to voters. Not in response to Katrina, not in response to other issues that have devastated the American people -- the war in Iraq -- we saw tears in response to her appearance. So her appearance brought her to tears, but not Hurricane Katrina."
I find this incredibly more offensive than anything Hillary or Bill has said to date, but have not seen Obama taken to task by the media, or the justified firing of Jesse Jackson Jr.
It's clear to me he seems perfectly comfortable in the politics of the status quo and completely incapable of real change.
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CSPAN Candidate Coverage
You know, voters can always turn to CSPAN and see their coverage of campaign events, especially when Congress is not in session. They do an incredible job. I’ve been watching them for months. They have a great early morning show, “Washington Journal.” And their series “Road to the White House” plus “Campaign ’08 Coverage” are wonderful, often showing candidates full events. Voters do not have to rely on MSM and TV ads for candidate info. People should really latch on more to this gem on television. There website has a wealth of information about the candidates, videos to watch, etc. (campaignnetwork.org) and they are always updating their TV schedule on their website. This is really an American treasure and it sure is helping me to keep up with the candidates.
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Matter of Time
Being black and living in the south all my life and never want to be a part of the democratic party because of the things that I have learn while in my younger days of the 60s and 70s lead me to believe that this would happen, because back in the 60s there was a power scramble between the black man and white women. At that time it seen like that democratic party want to keep as much of their power with a plantation mentality, that all Black want to be part of the democratic party, for some of us who have done their best to feed and take care of their family in a very neg surrounding of the 50s,60s and 70s was going to come back and haunted them in later years was not a surprise, because this was bound to happen in the long run of history.
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It's time for American Idol!
Now that Obama and Clinton say they're calling off the dogs, can the media get back to the issues that America cares about?
Question for Sen Obama: Your Republican opponent in the 2004 Senate race dropped out after it was disclosed that he took his wife to a sex club. Why didn't encourage your opponent to stay in the race? Are you against threeways?
Question for Sen Clinton: How can you be a Yankees fan and claim you're in favor of equality? Follow-up: Would you support a salary cap in baseball?
Question for Sen Obama: How may dead people does it take to elect a Chicago Assemblyman?
Question for Sen Clinton: Did you rig the polls to make it seem like you had a great comeback in NH?
Question for both Senators: If elected, do you promise to send Britney Spears to Gitmo? Follow-up: What about Paris Hilton?
Question for Sen Obama: If you're all about transcending barriers, how can you claim you care about Katrina victims, yet root against the Saints in last year's NFC Championship game?
Question for Sen Clinton: Why should we elect you President, when Glenn Close was so indecisive as a VP in Air Force One? And really, was Joan Allen any better in The Contender?
Question for Sen Obama: Who was a better black President: Dennis Haysbert in 24 or Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact? Follow-up: If you said Dennis Haysbert, would you be willing to waterboard your National Security Advisor on Jack Bauer's say-so?
Question for Sen Clinton: Who provided better leadership: Madonna as Evita Peron in the movie, or whoever played her on Broadway? Follow-up: Can you sing as well as Madonna?
Question for both Senators: Who has better mobsters: New York or Chicago
Follow-up: Who has better movie mobsters: New York or Chicago?
Question for Sen Obama: Why isn't Magic Man by Heart one of your campagin songs? Are you intimidated by successful women?
Question for Sen Clinton: Why hasn't Monica Lewinsky publicly endorsed you?