Letters to the Editor
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Shapiro parroting the MSM!
This is another Clinton-bashing media-driven piece of bias from Walter Shapiro. He just couldn't resist parroting the MSM!
Walter, I expect Pres. Clinton to campaign for his wife and to do it forcefully. No, I do not want Obama to get the nomination...that would absolutely ensure a Republican back in the White House in the general election. I'm not even sure Hillary can win, but she stands a better chance. Why do the Republicans praise Obama and strike at Hillary? Could it be they recognize that Hillary is a stronger force. I think the Democrats are frittering away their chances by not selecting a candidate whose appeal crosses all the lines. Too bad Edwards didn't catch on. He had it all and I'm still going to vote for him when the primaries finally get to my state, but he never stood a chance.
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It's time for some fresh blood.
I dearly wish both Clintons would just go away. There is something repugnant about two families trading the presidency back and forth for 6 terms. Bill has made a total ass of himself and has lost a vast amount of credibility.
The GOP desperately wants HRC to be the nominee. Why? We all know why. Half the country actively despises her. It's the only rallying point the Republicans have. Why in God's name would be hand that to them? If we do, I believe we are diggin our own grave.
We need Obama. Now.
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Dem party doesn't care about women
Isn't it funny that as soon as a woman is the most qualified candidate, suddenly qualifications don't matter anymore. It's sexist and insulting.
I just heard on CNN that Ted Kennedy will endorse Obama.
The Democratic Party does not care about women or women's issues, and neither does the media. It's just the black race 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
I will NOT vote for Obama in November. He isn't qualified. And I am a life-long Democrat.
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the real question
For those of us who haven't forgotten the actual objective of a presidential campaign, which is to elect a president, the real question remains: Will Obama's victory in SC actually translate to his ability to win SC in the general election?
And if not, why does anyone care about these primaries results?
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@Democratic party doesn't care about women
Apparently the women of South Carolina feel differently than anon.--they overwhelmingly voted for Obama.
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@ShawnWM
Again, what I mean by clinton having been a mediocre president, is not in comparison to only to a republican president. The thing is, we have had half a century of BAD presidents. Just because I'm in a room full of rapists, don't make me a saint.
I agree that a democratic president will be better, and any democratic president would have made the country much better economically. However, I think Clinton missed the chance to be Great. There was a lot I did not like about his admin, especially in regards to foreign policy and trade.
The problem is, there are not really many democratic presidents in the last 50 years to compare him to, and the bar has been set pretty low.
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Ouch! Now, that hurts!
Ok. I admit it, this hurts. But not as much as it might of, and here is why:
Looking at the numbers this was not--yet--a clear indication of whether Barack Obama has truly broad appeal. It is no spin of the facts to say that the Senator won because of a huge surge of support from the black community. I congratulate him on his victory, and heartily. But the fact remains that Hillary only won 18% of the black vote and he only won 24% of the white vote. That proves that the racial divide is both alive and well in this country. As sad as it is, a lot of white people are going to wake up tomorrow and view this victory as racially motivated. I am not sure if many of them are not going to be angered by it. These are NOT my personal feelings, but my observations and after talking to many of my friends tonight, I believe it may be the fact of the matter.
For the record, I am a total Hillary Clinton supporter. I was before this loss and I am after it. I firmly believe that SHE is the best person to run this county. I believe it with all of my heart. I do not believe that she will lose this primary election, or the general election. But, who knows? I have been wrong before...say, in 2000, and 2004 for instance.
Either way, the Democrats WILL win in November. It is a given. Our voters our turning up in almost twice that the Republicans are. All I can is that the Republicans must be afraid, very afraid.
I can only hope that Hillary will move forward on her own. She has always been better than her husband and this past week has proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Congratulations Barack Obama! You deserved this win! And good luck to you Hillary Clinton, I will the first one to the polls to cast my vote for you--and will do so proudly.
Cheers,
Robert Sandy
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Just 9 More Days
Until this flash-in-the-pan is sent packing back to Chicago, his tail between his legs. I can hardly wait.
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more on the generational divide
In South Carolina 50% of white voters under 30 supported Obama....could it be that the older generation has more race prejudice? Particularly in South Carolina? Just a thought.
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Bill shoulda stayed where he belongs:
At home, barefoot, pudgy, and working on his memoirs.
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Older Generation
Older voters are better able to see through empty rhetoric.
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Older Generation.
Or perhaps the older generation is just set in its ways, and has been too beaten down over the past 40 years to see a paradigm-changing candidate when s/he arrives.
Obama '08.
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Older Generation
better able to see through empty rhetoric?
um, maybe. But a lot of older people followed the likes of Cheney and Rumsfeld -- both very experienced -- into a pointless war. Sure, younger people did too, but my point is there's is nothing inherently true or self-evidence about your statement.
And arrogance and entitlement and condescension is no way to win over the growing movement in your party, that resonates with Obama and is very much done with the Clintons.
You may pull off a victory for Hillary in this nomination. But doing it by dismissing those who disagree with you in your own party is foolish and arrogant. And very Clintonian in alienating everyone except the narrow and calculated groups you need to win. All about you, all about winning.