Letters to the Editor
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Obama: just not right
Like others here, I too cannot stand the sight of Obama up there, acting all entitled. I mean the sight of him, the actual sight, next to which John McCain has a vague but definite reassuring quality that he shares with Hillary Clinton.
Yes, something about how Obama looks just turns me right off. That and his supporters — they're pushy, and loud, and in-your-face, and many of them, too, just don't look right. I don't really know what I mean by that, but I'm very certain about how I feel.
And in order to be sure it's not just me, I've asked every one of my friends. It turns out that, among the only people who will keep company with me, there is unanimous agreement. Who knew?
We all agree that Obama just isn't right. Here are all the reasons why:
- Not enough experience, by which we don't mean that he lacks actual experience, but rather that we wish he would run some other time. Like, preferably when we're dead and don't have to deal with the funny feeling we get whenever we see him.
- Doesn't look right. Already covered above. This is why McCain is such an oddly appealing prospect whenever we think about Obama.
- Don't trust him. Just a sense that we get. Is it that his supporters are so foul-mouthed? Or is it his own personal slimyness that turns us off? Maybe we're just sensing that he's a criminal.
Isn't it amazing that all of my friends and I agree about this? It must really show that Obama supporters are ignorant of what's going on among us "real people." It's almost as if we're completely socially isolated from their world. What a bunch of snobs! Why would they want to be isolated from us?
Maybe if I post my opinions here more it will help other "real people" like me to see Obama the same way my friends and I do. Then we can take back the Democratic party! Or join the Republicans — whichever lets us avoid voting for someone who "isn't right." Whatever that means. I'm sure I don't know!
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One man who won't be Hillary's VP
That's Obama. Who wants to compete with a VP who missed being president by a hair's breadth? And Obama has to consider than if HRC is successful, she'll run for another term and sitting VPs who follow 2-term presidents generally don't get a second term.
If he doesn't win the nomination, he might be wise to build his credentials in Congress, perhaps run for Governor somewhere and then in 8 years, he'd be a shoe-in. (
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locait
By saying that you will vote McCain over Obama you have demonstrated that you are not voting on issues (because Obama and Hillary are very close on the issues) and you are not voting on experience (Because McCain has more experience than Hillary, and thus would be getting your vote in the first place.)
You have demonstrated that you are voting based on personality politics. You are demonstrating the precise emotional decision making which Hillary supporters accuse Obama supporters of displaying.
Now if you don't support Obama that is fine. Plenty of reasonable people don't.
But do not claim that you will vote McCain before Obama and then try and sell the idea that you are voting on anything other than your emotions.
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To Obama Supporters
You support your candidate; we get that. He's getting about 50% of the popular vote in the various primaries/caucuses. It's good to see how energized you are about your candidate.
However, supporters of Hillary Clinton, of which I am one, are also energized by her candidacy. She's also getting about 50% of the popular vote in the various primaries/caucuses.
Both candidates are separated...for the moment...by about a hundred delegates, pledged and regular. It looks increasingly like there will NOT be a clear winner by the convention. That all having been said, may I offer a bit of unsolicited advice?
Don't build your candidate (Obama) up by tearing my candidate (Clinton) down with pejoratives straight from the Republican slime-book. If you won't vote for her, fine; I won't vote for Obama either.
My reason for not voting for Obama is strictly a lack of confidence that he could be an effective president from day one due to a lack of overall experience. That's it; nothing more.
Most of you Obama supporters, however, diss Clinton because (a) you think she's a "bitch", (b) we will have Bill Clinton as a co-president, (c) you're so young that the only presidents you remember have been either a Bush or a Clinton and we need a change to Obama because of that (which has to be the most inane reason ever!) or (d) Republicans will vote against her en masse (as if they're going to vote FOR Obama).
Obviously, her qualifications are not at issue. So, given that "experience" will be a key issue for voters this year on both sides of the political spectrum, who better to oppose John McCain than Hillary Clinton?
Since there will most likely NOT be a clear winner before the convention in Denver, I hope the Obama supporters will tone down the rhetoric, understand that it is the Republican Party who is the enemy and try to win over voters for your candidate.
Calling Hillary names and villifying her isn't the way to do that. Just my opinion...
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2+2=4
That Obama is the preferred candidate to the republicans, is 2+2=4 arithmetic. It's so obvious only Obama supporters can't see it.
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Ana
Her qualifications are an issue. She voted in favour of the Iraq war without reading the NIE, that throws into doubt her whole claim on experience.
In fact the whole experience claim is on very shaky ground, considering that Obama totals more years in elected office and Hillary's claims of foreign policy keep getting undermined by her statements on foreign policy.
Further she voted in favour of the flag burning amendment and has a history of going after computer gaming in a manner which is reminiscent of the Jack Trick tracts. This raises concerns from my point of view, based on her priorities.
Plus, over the course of the campaign she has endorsed McCain (Saying something along the lines of "I have years of experience, McCain has years of experience, Obama has a speech.")