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Obama in the Women's Building!
The Illinois senator tries to take back the women's vote with an intimate conversation with four Northern California moms -- and more than 100 reporters.
Joan Walsh [2008-01-17]

  • Joan's been absent

    Joan -

    I have to ask again; you went silent when all the gender/race craziness was happening. My belief, as an unabashed Obama supporter, is that it all started with Gloria Steinem and got worse and worse all the way to Bob Johnson. I honestly think the Clintons bear much more responsibility than Obama does for it all.

    Instead, with this snippet, I see a grudging attitude from you that maybe he might have done some things right talking to these moms. I can't take it if you don't own up to what has happened over the last ten days. It's your responsibility - if you want to frame it that it's Obama's fault about the intra-party acrimony, do it. I don't care, just take a position.

    Obama, at the request of Illinois Planned Parenthood, voted present at certain times in Springfield. The Clintons (omitting the Planned Parenthood requests) have said this was not courageous. Joan, you haven't even been here to vote present on the biggest story of the primary. Honestly, I think this is because you fear hurting HRC's chances. Please take a stand.

    -- joemartin64
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    Thursday, January 17, 2008 05:48 PM
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