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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
A woman running for President is historic--somebody tell the media. Hillary's win in New Hampshire was the first time a female candidate had ever won a state primary.
Thanks, Mr. Fielding, for your efforts, your success, and your example. I'm a white, 55 year old Texas Democrat, and I can't wait to vote for Senator Obama. He is the only one who can transend the bitter politics of the last decade and create a vision that will allow America to move closer to our ideals. He moved me to hope when he appeared before 20,000 people at an Austin rally in the spring. He moved me to action when he asked for money to make his campaign possible. And now he has moved me to volunteer in his campaign.His experience as a community activist and state legislator show his sincerity. His skill at countering Billary's campaign mud shows he is tough enough. And being the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review shows how smart he is. But enough of that...you know I support the guy.
Within my circle of friends, mainly white and middle class, his African American heritage is a non-issue. He has shown the power of his character and we can trust this guy, and he can do the job like it's not been done Jack Kennedy.
Like he knows. He makes a lot of predictions that don't come true.
I am sure that HRC is going to mudsling and distort what he said, but to anyone with half a brain, he is talking about the Independents (who according to every bit of data will go to McCain over her) and Republicans, who would walk through glass to vote against her.
I say this and it's hard to say, but I don't think I can stomach pulling the lever for Clinton in this election. The reason:
because she has tried to beat Obama to a pulp.
because she has never so much as given a nosebleed to Bush.
I'm not an idealist--but I need some kind of leader in my leader. To me Bush = Clinton. Two double terms. Two revenge vendettas. (I can only assume that it is for revenge that the Clintons are campaigning so hard.) Pointless wars. Egoes. Loyalty oaths. Debt. Growing gap between rich and poor.
Though it may be puerile, Clinton has thrived on the fight--on making enemies. Some of these enemies will turn out to vote AGAINST her in the election day. Why is the Democratic party not electing the person with fewer enemies, fewer fights to pick, and his mind more focused on the pressing issues at hand? The more sane one? The more healthy one? The better-hearted one? The more ethical one? No, he's not a Messiah, but he can win by a large margin. She *might* be able to win.
Obama.
It appears that you and Ms. Walsh are supporters of Mr. Obama as a presidential candidate. If balanced reporting is an objective of Salon, which Salon reporter cover Ms. Clinton as a presidential candidate.
If HRC is the nominee the I will vote for her. But, I want you to pinkie swear that we will all meet on this site on election night and you can write a good long explanation on how you thought Hillary was going to get enough electoral votes to win the presidency. She is going to get trounced and the funny thing is that I haven't heard any of her supporters deny it.
Sure I have heard about Bill Richardson being the VP nominee (are you freakin' kidding me?!!) and some kind of magical coalition of Hispanics and women but I haven't heard any kind of case (be it reasonable or unreasonable) where someone has outlined how she is going to take away states that the GOP won in 2004.
And to the person from Utah who won't vote for Hillary. Don't worry Utah is just going to be one in the looooooong list of states she doesn't win.
I am not saying Obama is a sure bet but at least he doesn't start off with one foot in the electoral grave and another one on a banana peel.
"As far as I can tell ... neither Senator Obama nor Hillary have lost votes because of their race or gender. They are getting votes, to be sure, because of their race and gender -- which is why people tell me that Hillary doesn't have a chance to win here." --Bill Clinton
Because why, Mr. Clinton? There aren't any women in South Carolina?
Bah!! Voting on principles got us 8 years of George II. Gore would have won if people voting on principle did not slither over to the Nader camp. When will people learn to vote for the lesser of 2 evils? Do people honestly think that Obama is so squeaky clean? I know that Hillary is totally honest and I certainly know that Obama is not either. This is politics. When Obama makes a claim that his supporters will not vote for Hillary he is sending out a coded message. How does he know what his supporters will do? So now is he laying the groundwork for a third party run?
meant to say that I know that Hillary is NOT totally honest
Why don't you flip your comment the opposite direction:
Story line: Four years ago in a country not far away young people joined in in unprecidented numbers to support the campaign of Howard Dean.
The Democratic party's response: No Dean. He's not dignified enough for us. he's not a war hero.
Result: young people didn't bother. Screw politics. Effing politics.
Result: the Democratic party lost the election.
Flash forward 2008:
Story line: in a country not far away young people (and old) are joining in unprecidented numbers to support a candidate they can get behind: Barack Obama. Horray! I heart Obama! He's smart and he's a progressive. Groovy.
The Democratic Party's response: ?? No Obama. He doesn't have thirty-five years of experience. (But how could he--he's only 48--too bad! He should have been on the campaign trail at 13, working for the Rose Law Firm, married to a former president--but that doesn't make sense? How could he get that kind of experience? Gay marriage is illegal.....Suck it up kid....)
Result: ?? young people don't bother. Screw politics. Effing politicians.
Result: ?? Democratic party loses the white house.
Result: ?? Democrats win the white house by a close margin and lose senate seats and house seats and governorships....
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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