Letters to the Editor
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LeCastor
Absolutely not. That is just mindless and disnefranchises others who vote for better reasons than mere party affiliation.
I voted for a Republican once (William Weld, MA) and didn't regret it much either as the man he was running against was an idiot. However, I'll vote as Progressive as I can and these days Republicans don't fit the bill, not even locally. An independant local politician that has a chance to win? Sure, but those are few and far between.
Voting Republican has come to mean voting for hate and fear and I can't do that. If that means voting a straight Dem ticket 'cause there are no other viable candidates, then so be it.
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@ Lynx
Actually, the lessons of Carter are that the economy is incredibly important, image matters a lot in modern politics and that Republicans are willing to do anything, including make deals with America's enemies, to gain and retain power.
Yup, and that ties into the question of "what will the repugs dig up and misrepresent about Obama if he gets the nomination?"
Because he's been running for president his whole life, he's been too busy to make any landmark legislation.
And Clinton's been... what? Married to a politician? What Landmark Legislation has she created?
Well, she was the first woman partner at the Rose Law Firm. She tried to get universal healthcare to happen, remember that? I mean, i love how you say that it doesn't matter to you that one of your bases for supporing obama, that he has more experience, is flat out wrong. I guess once we step over the line to "facts don't matter" then there's no way to make a rational case for either candidate. And THIS is why people like be are completely mystified by Obamamania and call it cultish and religious -- because you abandon logic, facts, reasoning in your support for him.
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regarding Michelle Obama
I look forward to a matchup of the potential first ladies...Michelle Obama versus Cindy McCain.
Google Cindy McCain.
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@ slakey, tangerine, lynx
2) I read through Obama's website liked how in depth he went into the issues. I liked his Fiscal Plan (pay as you go), his Immigration Plan (provide citizenship for immigrant soldiers which I like.) Not new ideas, but so what. Nothing is ever new, in my opinion.
Yeah, those aren't new ideas. i read through his website too. I really liked his civil rights ideas, but I was shocked at his pandering to the rural communities, and the lack of detail on a lot of items, including immigration, which was not elaborated at all. I also support CLinton's healthcare plan much more than Obama's (even though I have, knock on wood, excellent health insurance myself).
To be honest, I've never actually listened to one of his speeches all of the way through, so for me, it has less to do with inspiring rhetoric and drinking the kool-aid. I like his policies; the same as I like Clinton's.
I think you should listen to one of his speeches all the way through. And then another, and then another. And it might set in with you that the man is... not big on specifics.
@tangerine - "Obama has been conspicuously silent on topics such as the prison industrial complex, the Zionist occupation of Palestine, and the economic underdevelopment of Africa." Yes, these are winning issues for anyone .. on Neptune, perhaps.
Or maybe "plant black people" aka theroot.com, where this article came from? wtf?!
Bottom line: half the country hates Hillary Clinton and will NEVER vote for her. Obama will crush McCain in the fall. End of story. If you don't care, fine.
You seem very confident. Why do you think OBama will crush McCain?
@ lynx - i voted for a republican in massachusetts also. all i'm saying is that "straight down the ticket" seems really sad to me.
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LeCastor
And yet you don't listen.
I've said over and over that I'll support either in November and that I voted for Obama primarily because I think he's more persuasive and a better communicator.
She tried to get universal healthcare to happen, remember that?
Yes, I do remember that collosal failure. The one that didn't have to be a failure except for her inability to communicate or work the media.
Well, she was the first woman partner at the Rose Law Firm.
Hooray, she had some local connections. Obama taught classes in Constitutional Law. What'd she do at the Rose Law Firm?
And what does any of that have to do with Landmark Legislation? You said Obama hadn't passed any and implied Clinton had, so what've you got?
Yup, and that ties into the question of "what will the repugs dig up and misrepresent about Obama if he gets the nomination?"
They already have a train-full about Clinton. You really want to hear them screaming about Vince Foster again or Whitewater or Travelgate or her husband's philanderings? It doesn't matter to them that there's nothing there and I don't really care what they try to dig up about either, it won't change how I vote.
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LeCastor
all i'm saying is that "straight down the ticket" seems really sad to me.
It is really sad, but that's a failing of the Republican Party and the Two Party System. Since one of the two major parties has gone out of its way at all levels to make itself something repugnant to me, what choice do I have when voting? Vote for something I hate occasionally just so I'm not voting "straight down the ticket"? I'd consider a 3rd party candidate locally, but in MA, NJ, PA and OH, I've never found one who either had a chance or matched my concerns. Quite a few of the smaller parties come off as Nuts. Libertarian and Natrual Law to name two.
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@ Lynx
Yes, I do remember that collosal failure. The one that didn't have to be a failure except for her inability to communicate or work the media.
It was a failure, but she's committed to that idea, 15 years later. Doesn't that say something to you?
Well, she was the first woman partner at the Rose Law Firm.
Hooray, she had some local connections. Obama taught classes in Constitutional Law. What'd she do at the Rose Law Firm?
Whoa! What a way to denigrate her accomplishments. Do you know what it takes to become a partner in a law firm? A whole lot of very hard work.
"In August 1974, she moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and became one of two female faculty members in the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville,[62] where Bill Clinton also taught."
Rodham joined the venerable Rose Law Firm, a bastion of Arkansan political and economic influence,[68] in February 1977,[69] specializing in patent infringement and intellectual property law,[33] while also working pro bono in child advocacy;[70] she rarely performed litigation work in court.[71]
And what does any of that have to do with Landmark Legislation? You said Obama hadn't passed any and implied Clinton had, so what've you got?
Not much, it's true.
They already have a train-full about Clinton. You really want to hear them screaming about Vince Foster again or Whitewater or Travelgate or her husband's philanderings? It doesn't matter to them that there's nothing there and I don't really care what they try to dig up about either, it won't change how I vote.
Well, now, how long do you want to keep hearing about Obama and madrassas? And how do you like the following (Barry's parents were communists! Run!):
And yet, all of my mixed race, black/white classmates throughout my youth, some of whom I am still in contact with, were the product of very culturally specific unions. They were always the offspring of a white mother, (in my circles, she was usually Jewish, but elsewhere not necessarily) and usually a highly educated black father. And how had these two come together at a time when it was neither natural nor easy for such relationships to flourish? Always through politics. No, not the young Republicans. Usually the Communist Youth League. Or maybe a different arm of the CPUSA. But, for a white woman to marry a black man in 1958, or 60, there was almost inevitably a connection to explicit Communist politics.
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Time for some investigative journalism about the Obama family’s background, now that his chances of being president have increased so much.