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• Monday, June 2, 2008 07:16 AM

  Obama is Hard Left?

  Seriously? Who are you kidding? I'm moderately left, and I see both Obama and Clinton as both fairly centrist with Clinton a little bit right of center. Honestly, the last 20 years of right-wing slant have distorted the hell out of what left actually is.

  The most disappointing thing about this extended campaign is that it has acted like chum for the trolls out there and it is almost impossible to have a reasonable discussion on these threads. The republicans know that a large % of their block can't stomach McCain and that as attention grows on him in the coming months, his Bush-esque policy stance will drive away the Independents and strengthen Democratic turn-out. Their only hope is to stir up anger and manufacture a split in the Dems. The media loves a soap-opera, so they'll play along. I feel fairly comfortable saying that among the negative posts here (against either camp) the rhetoric and so forth is straight from Republicans. As are the posters.

  Oh, and Shawn? Don't feel singled out. Last week Joan dumped post from a bunch of trolls who slinging some pretty vile, sexist crap around, esp. at AKA Smith. Haven't seen her post since, which is a sad because she could be a lot of fun to debate.

  Seriously people, I know we're all frustrated and all of that, but why behave like a total ass the moment you get some anonymity? Lame!

  —micro ms. Read micro ms.'s other letters
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