Letters to the Editor
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Salon as a Journalistic Incarnation of HRC
To: Joan Walsh, Editor
From: Little Ole Me
Subject: Joan Walsh
From the graphic to the article itself, you sure know how to edit a tendentious magazine.
This would not be a problem if Salon just had the nerve to come out and announce proudly that it has endorsed HRC. That would be fine.
But this insidious, surreptitious kind of support you are lending her doesn't do Salon's rep any good, and, in fact, kind of mimics the campaign tactics that HRC has used to secure defeat for herself.
I hope Salon does not, therefore, have the same fate for itself, because overall I enjoy having Salon around.
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do the autopsy already
it's over, almost just a memory now
HRC is dead
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so, let's talk issues obamatons
I agree,no more fluff pieces. Let's get down to the nitty gritty. Let's talk about the story that appeared yesterday in a major PA newspaper about Reverend Wright and Barack Obama. Since you feel that he is God's answer to what is wrong in politics--especially the lying and misleading the public for personal gain--let's go there.
According to the article, when Mr. Obama attempted to excuse the words (if you forgot them, let me remind you of some of the best "God Damn America," "911 is God's revenge on America," and, "those long-nosed Italians") of his mentor and the long-standing reverend of his church, Trinity Church in Chicago, IL, Mr. Obama said that we should not judge Rev. Wright because he had a very hard life rife with prejudice, suffering, he went hungry many times, just had it real rough mostly because of racism.
NOT. NOT. NOT. Reverend Wright was raised in a middle to upper middle class neighborhood, went to one of the best public schools and excelled (both academically and in sports), was well liked and considered very popular. They interviewed BLACK friends who went to school with him and lived on the same street and they said that he never went hungry, could have gone to any college (and did) and did very well his whole life (excelled in everything both professionally, personally, and financially).
Thus, Mr. Obama lied about Rev. Wright in order to advance his career and what the heck is new about this. Furthermore, it shows how truly heinous both of these men are to exploit their NON-SUFFERING when many do and have and are suffering. What is new, non-political, or different about lying to advance an agenda and using stereotypes to justify a lie. NOT A DAMN THING.
He could barely answer questions the other night during the debate because people weren't spoon feeding him easy questions and fawning over the answers. BALONEY he is eloguent or quick on his feet--I could out debate him in my sleep and I am not running to be our President. He cannot describe his policies because he has none, and he cannot outline a plan because he has none, and he is not smart enough to lie well and if you people would just WAKE UP you would see this.
I work with poor people--really poor, and they are not buying Mr. Obama not one little bit. They do not have the luxury to see what is not there because they live, and sometimes die, in reality. What they see is a big self-interested goof ball. A big know-nothing smarty pants. Just another egotistical know-it all. How can they see this and you can't? Are we still in the garden of eden but you didn't eat the apple? Or, is this some awful nightmare and I just can't wake up?
Even though many of you here are horribly misogynistic and rather mean, I still think that it is sad that Mr. Obama has lied to you and is abusing your good faith. You are better than this, and while I may not support your words I support your right to be protected by a smart President that actually cares about you. You deserve a lot better than Obama, and God willing tomorrow she will whoop up on that man and we will all be cheering. Me for me and me for you. GO HILLARY. Double Digit win because PA is too smart for Obama and so is this whole country. GO HILLARY. YES SHE CAN. YES SHE CAN. YES SHE CAN.
Oh, and she can win it all too. This race hasn't even really begun.....
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Yer Welomce, AnOptomist
Amen! Just keep the faith. A change is gonna come. (I'm an inveterate Obomatist, but I'll settle for a Democrat).
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@ALG2008
Priceless! Right in the eye. Ow!!
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Attention, Salon: Um, yeah, it's pretty much over
You might want to do the math at some point.
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@Proud TexasGirl
You really are stuck on that Wright speech/sermon, aren't you? I addressed this at length, directly to you, in another thread, to the tune of 2000 words. I just don't feel like doing it again.
You prefer Clinton, I must assume you voted for her in the primary or the caucus, and if she makes it to the nomination you'll vote for her for President. Good for you! You'll have done your duty to yourself and your conscience will be clear. If Ms. Clinton wins we'll at least be better off than we are now.
That doesn't change the facts. The tired, long-winded, worn out, going-to-bed-now facts.
I wish you peace.
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Democracy in action
It is heartwarming to see Democracy in action and to read about Hillary's dogged campaign in the face of calls from Obama supporters that she exit the race. Incredible! No way! Hillary should see it through...her supporters want her to and the Democratic Party should be glad that so much interest in their candidates is being generated.
I am happy to hear that Hillary devotees are being respectful of Obama and not parroting the vicious rhetoric I read in the comments section of CBS, ABC, and others where Hillary is described in the cheapest, most unfair, and most disrespectful terms by her detractors.
I hope she wins big because I still think she is the best choice.
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Oh hell, TexasGirl, here's this -- now stick a fork in me, 'cuz I'm done
"And one other thing I think we’ve gotta remember. As easy as it is for those of us who are white, to look back and say “That’s a terrible statement!”…I grew up in a very segregated south. And I think that you have to cut some slack — and I’m gonna be probably the only Conservative in America who’s gonna say something like this, but I’m just tellin’ you — we’ve gotta cut some slack to people who grew up being called names, being told “you have to sit in the balcony when you go to the movie. You have to go to the back door to go into the restaurant. And you can’t sit out there with everyone else. There’s a separate waiting room in the doctor’s office. Here’s where you sit on the bus…” And you know what? Sometimes people do have a chip on their shoulder and resentment. And you have to just say, I probably would too. I probably would too. In fact, I may have had more of a chip on my shoulder had it been me."
-Mike Huckabee