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As an Obama supporter, I stopped reading Salon months ago because of the really sad decline in the level of civility and (therefore)thoughtful discussion here. I could no longer stomach an unwillingness by the Editor to even consider the privilege(s) that Clinton brought to the primaries and the racial difficulties confronting Obama's candidacy...
But I will have to say this: I found Clinton's speech wonderful - and I really hope that Obama follows her lead - as well as Kucinich's (sp)tone.
It is time to be very, very clear (not to be confused with "specific" as in a 10-point plan)about what values differentiate Democratic administrations from the most recent Republican administrations.**** Kucinich's speech was absolutely stunning in its clarity; i.e., Democrats stand for the good of ALL people - while Republicans facilitate the accumulation of wealth for the few.
I think I understand that some of this stuff is generational: Obama, Warner (Rice, too, maybe) and others are tail-end boomers, and did not come up through the movements of the 60s/70s. No matter what C. Rice says, they were child spectators who must (re)construct those times through history books, childhood memories and the stories passed on from their elders. I know: I'm a tail-end boomer.
But taking Clinton's and Kucinich's lead, I suspect Obama will (hopefully)ignore all the constraints of being considered too "angry" for undecided white Independents, and throw caution to the wind and confirm the "urgency of now." I really do believe that most people would respond to that message.
Good job, Hillary (Did I really say that???).
***why "most recent?" I don't know if it is useful in this election when there are so many disaffected Republicans to paint ALL Republicans with a broad stroke.
