Letters to the Editor
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Saturday March 8, 2008 06:41 EST
OBAMA SENDS PEACE FEELER TO HILLARY
Sources in the Clinton camp revealed that Senator Clinton is considering an appropriate response to the hand delivered letter from her rival. The letter has been leaked on the internet with both camps vehemently denying responsibility.
March 4, 2008
Dear Hillary,
I first want to say that I learned a lot having our emotional experiences once again reversed on Tuesday. And again, my congratulations. You have drawn closer and, according to the media, we have a race.
But it would be tragic for our country not to have the chance to elect a NEW president (who WILL change our direction) that is not already tarnished by his or her own allies. The new president would certainly begin with a serious handicap, given all the ramifications. Fewer allies and more opponents at the least.
Therefore, I want to propose a truce on generic references to the suitability of the candidates. I believe that accountability on specific issues and the candidates' records and positions are and should be fair game and I intend to focus my critisisms on our very vulnerable opponent who has recently garnered the support of the president. We have our differences but I know I will find far greater disagreement over there in any case.
That does not mean however, that I will remain silent if I or my supporters are attacked. Please remember that we also sincerely believe that we are doing good for America. We Democrats WILL eventually need to work together to make the needed changes we all desire.
It DOES mean that we all - country, party and personally - will benefit in the long run if we do NOT engage in personal attacks that are based on someone's feelings or intuition. The voters I've met have plenty of feelings of their own and astute political intuition as well. At the end of the day I think they understand that neither of us is perfect and will choose who they think best represents their interests and will be best for their country. Let's not find ourselves asking any of our party's supporters to ultimately vote for a candidate they've come to doubt or resent. Too many may not agree to do so.
With respect to Florida and Michigan, I agree with you that it would be unfair to deny participation to the citizens of those states. This, in effect, is exactly what the governments of those states chose to do when they scheduled their primaries. I would support allowing these states to rerun their primaries per the agreed timetable or party funded caucuses prior to the convention if agreed to per DNC rules. It would be as unfair to deny a voice to those who did NOT participate in the original primaries believing them void, as it is to deny those who made the effort to vote originally. Hopefully, we needn't disagree on this issue.
Let us have a healthy competition in the best American tradition. Who can more thoroughly perceive and effectively illuminate the many flaws in the many positions of our worthy opponent, Senator John McCain? We can let the voters decide.
Yours respectfully,
Barak Obama
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