Letters to the Editor
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theory vs. reality
I get that many Salon writers are erudite, educated people who want a rational American public to elect someone based on rational, logical arguments. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! Many Americans are (bless their little hearts) completely non-rational when it comes to electing their President. What I (and a very few others) say is this: you can wish all you want for people to elect Obama based on his logical arguements, BUT THEY WILL NOT! One of my relatives, a completely sane, educated, Democratically-minded voter, will not vote for Obama. Why??? Because she's convinced he'll let Muslims into the country and they will overtake us!! Unfortunately, MILLIONS of Americans feel like her. So, here's the crossroads: Obama, to get their votes, MUST convince people that he IS a patriotic American (I have no doubt that he is), OR, he can talk all the logic he wants, and McCain will be the next President. Period, end of statement. It's times like this when theory needs to be tempered by reality, and all the philosophical BS in the world doesn't amount to a hill of beans, especially when that's all we'll be eating when McCain is elected.