Letters to the Editor
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What?
Last I checked, it wasn't a stalemate. The media - including you - are simply portraying it as such. Thanks!
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Stalemate?
Um, last I checked, there was a well-defined frontrunner and an aggressive underdog, still running hard but with virutally no chance of winning by any conventional (pun unintended, but it works...) means.
Was there a McCain-Huckabee 'stalemate'? Didnt think so.
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Read The Rules
For months we have been hearing that Florida and Michigan don't count and Hillary broke this rule and on and on but the fact is that she didn't break any rules and you all need to go read the rules. The DNC rules provide for the seating of both
Michigan and Florida. http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/democratic1.download.akama i.com/8082/pdfs/2008delegateselectionrules.pdf
Are you willing to invest some time in knowing the truth?
Here are some Cliff Notes once you get there if you just want be lazy. 2008 Delegate Selection Rules for the Democratic National Convention (hereinafter “DNC Rules”), Rules 19-20, Sections C. 4-9, Section D.
DNC Rules, Rule 20, Section C.1.a.
DNC Rules, Rule 20.C.5-7 provide several remedies including empowering the Rules & Bylaws committee to implement processes to seat the delegates from an offending state
DNC Rules, Rule 20 C.7.
DNC Rules, Rule 20 C.6-7
DNC Rules, Rule 13 A.
DNC Rules, Rule 19 B., Rule 20.
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This Evil Nasty Voting Thing Angers The Media With Those Indecisive Commoners.
Y'know, it was THE MEDIA who decided one of the candidates needed 2025 or howeverthefuck many delegates for a clear win.
It wasn't written in the rules.
It is THE MEDIA who, apparently because they are bored, have picked up the OH NOES LONG PRIMARY IS THE DOOMZ :p
Where is there even a single poll in which the voting populace is saying, "Why yes, I'd much rather have my voting discounted because two qualified candidates are neck and neck. That's exactly the best process."
And as far as I can see, the only people who think a long primary equals giving John McCain a free pass in the media is the media itself. Funny how that works.
The media keeps making excuses for the bullshit devisive narratives they are peddling.
Meanwhile, I suspect the superdelegates are waiting to see who finishes in the lead. Like sane people who respect the process.
I didn't vote for the media narrative. No one did.
So stop saying it's broken because your little cadre with the pixels and cameras can't dictate the ending just yet.
It's not even about bias anymore. It's The People vs. The Pundits.
Which
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The Mystery Of Luck
Luck counts, whether you have all the skills in a particular endeavor or not, the uncertainty of benevolent unforeseen forces effecting fate is reality.The human factor of life's unpredictability, is part of politics too.
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Just a note...
"But superdelegates-- members of Congress and party officials who remain Clinton's only route to the nomination..."
This is also true of Obama.
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Enough over analysis
Enough over analysis. Clinton and Obama are essentially the exact same on policy issues. Because of this there are only 2 legitimate factors that can influence people.
1) Who's more electable?
2) What's more important, experience or being an outsider?
You want to know why they're running neck-and-neck? Because there are no clear answers to these questions.
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@ hatchshin and AJCalhoun
I'm always making massive typos in my rants, but you two express the real problem with clarity. Honestly, it's depressing to read so few sane posts amongst the lunatics who insist everything is The Other Candidates Fault.
hatchshin:
"Maybe, just maybe, the Democrats are fielding two very popular candidates with very passionate supporters. This campaign has been ridiculously over-analyzed. Obama cannot attract Hillary supporters because she is a very strong candidate with her supporters and vice versa. What is so hard to figure out about that? Why should a Hillary supporter switch to Obama and why should an Obama supporter switch to Hillary?...The bottom line is that Hillary supporters and Obama supporters are not going to vote for McCain in the fall no matter what pundits might think, or they might threaten in the passion of the moment...The American press has an obsession with calling a winner in everything and anything (witness the sad example of College Football)..."
AJCalhoun:
"You know damn well it's a contest because it's a contest, because the two candidates have very different backgrounds which raise very different questions as to which would make the better President and appeal to very different demographics, and while both have no doubt made errors which, had they not made them, might have shortened the race, that's stuff that already happened, and here we are now, with a very interesting race that neither candidate could possibly leave without shaking the faith of roughly half the qualified electorate and a lot of other good and earnest people who have become caught up in this most historic nomination contest in our rather brief national history...There's no way we'd let this stop just because you guys who get paid to blather about it are bored. We're not, and we're who count."
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I donno but things like this don't help much ... imho ... ymmv
Black Congressman Denounces Bill Clinton’s Remarks
By MARK LEIBOVICH 30 minutes ago
Representative James E. Clyburn criticized former President Bill Clinton for his “bizarre” conduct during the Democratic primary campaign.
Here we may be going again ... Clyburn (at this late date) resurrects the old controversy to accuse the Clintons (both) of trying to poison white voters against Obama. Apparently the idea that He (hisownself) might be poisoning black voters against Clinton is not raised -- and just in time for the next primary
I would not say that America is not ready for a black president, but I'm not certain at all Barack Obama is that black man ... similarly, I would not say that America is somehow not ready for a woman president, but I'm far from certain that Hilary Clinton is that woman.
My personal opinion is that Clyburn by resurrecting this "old business" is likely doing Obama more harm than good ... but god knows you may disagree ...
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The Problem with Hillary Clinton
is that throughout this campaign, she has played to her negatives.
We know that she is tough. We know that she is smart and can give detailed, wonkish answers to policy questions. However, throughout this campaign she has played into every negative attack ever made against her by her Republican (and other) detractors since 1992.
Republicans have painted her as divisive, harpy, bitchy and mean, overly ambitious, willing to throw anyone under the bus that didn't toe her line. But instead of showing us her humanity and her willingness to put the party and the country before her own ambitions, she fulfilled the awful caricature that preceded her bid for the presidency.
I never, NEVER would have expected her to repeat Republican talking points against one of our own. I would never have imagined that she and Bill would imply or tacitly support racist sentiments by people on their team. I never imagined that she would tell blatant lies about her experience particularly when her real experiences are credible arguments for her candidacy. I never, ever, ever thought that Hillary would essentially support the candidacy of a Republican above that of her Democratic colleague! And I am frankly surprised that she would play the actress, remaking herself and her background to fit the audience to which she was playing at the moment.
Her craven, nasty, and entitled attitude has turned me off. I have been hurt and offended that she and "the first black president" would treat their African-American supporters so crassly. I guess we, including Reverend Wright and Jesse Jackson who have stood by them in really tough times, are entirely expendable.
When this campaign began, I supported Obama, but truly would have been happy if Clinton had been the nominee. Her performance over these past several months has totally changed my mind about her. Now I believe, for the first time in my life, that the Republicans must have been RIGHT about something-- that Ms. Clinton is a pretty damn awful person. I HATE that I have reached that conclusion, because I never thought of her that way before the campaign, and I sure as hell have never wanted to agree with the damn Republicans.
I am so, so disappointed in Hillary. At one time, I would have been proud to support her in the general election had she run a clean campaign. But now, if she is the eventual nominee, I can at best hold my nose.