Letters to the Editor
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Super Tuesday
"People in Feb. 5 States...
Please let us know when the Hillary camp starts saying Hussein in referring to Obama overtly in radio and tv ads, not just the robo-phones."
-- cckelsey
This is a real good example of why and maybe how Obama supporters are all heart and over-the-top feeling; yet are not getting the game.
Psst! The fucking Republicans are doing what you accuse Hillary of, already. You ain't seen nothin' yet.
Grow the hell up and stop crying about one delegate in a state that turned out thousands more people than the other side to make their voices heard.
That is what counts.
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why a caucuses?
What rocket scientists in the Nevada Democratic Party (and DNC) thought what we needed was another state doing caucuses? This is what you get with them. What did NV have in '04? If they went from a primary then to a caucus now, then the party got what it deserved.
There seems to have been quite a bit of whining associated with this event. In that regard, I think we need to remember that the rules for this thing were settled well over a year ago, when the dominant faction in the Democratic Party was the Clintons...
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you know--I just wanted to say for the posters on the forum here
that I love all of this arguing that we've been doing back and forth over the past several weeks. I didn't even start reading these letters until a couple of weeks ago when the race for the white house really got started. I know people may say that it's bad for the party--all this bickering--and maybe it is in some ways--I'm sure we all have our grievances.
But I'm really grateful to Obama for entering this race (I'm an Obama supporter) if nothing else for making Clinton work for this nomination. I haven't seen people who care about politics like this for a long time--maybe since college. And yes we're arguing about important issues--policy concerns and race and gender--but we're also living in a country where none of us get arrested for expressing our intense opinions. And we really do all hope that the best person wins. (although many of us for various reasons doubt that it will happen like that.)
Okay. I'm sure tomorrow I'll feel like bitching all over again. But I just wanted to say that tonight I have been pouring over all of your letters and thinking about the things you say, and I want to say thank-you for helping me to start feeling like I care about my country again. The past eight years under bush have been a bad dream. The economy is headed south--soldiers are dying. Hillary is not my first choice for president--she irritates me on many levels--but I'm still grateful for the opportunity to live in a country where people can debate and throw insults and care--we really need a change in this country--a seismic change....and if most of you think Clinton can do it, then I'll vote for her too when the general election comes along. And hope for the best.
I just wanted to say thank-you for the passionate discussions. I'm enjoying them more than I want to admit.
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A Touch of Class???
Ms. Walsh, no comment on Sen. Obama's less than graceful silence in the face of defeat? Barack Obama reminds us of a petulant, irate adolescent playing "Daddy", and refusing to acknowledge defeat when confronted fully by it. You know something? It was fun watching W. Mitt Romney spinning the results of the day. He walked away with yet another "Gold" from Nevada (failed to mention that he was pretty much unopposed), and placed at a high "loser" rank in South Carolina. His smile never slipped; his manners didn't suffer, even though he must have felt crushed with the South Carolina results. That is the definition of grace under fire.
Decency is limitless and does not cost a penny; whenever necessary, one can reach within to summon it, both the poor and rich alike. Yet, here we have the Great Uniter, the Grand Thinker, the Visionary, our Obama the Wonderful, who so inspires people to act in a Godly manner, that he does not have to micromanage people around him - oh, the joy of his company!
He has the manners of a bovine, and is completely bereft of the spirit of sportsmanship. You wonder what kind of father he will make in the long run, leave alone what he will do to the country, were we to be foolish enough to hand it over to him. It is good that both Ms. Obama and the children are "above average", or else this would be a tragedy.
Also, for someone who loathes “surrogates” vilifying opponents, he did a fine job of sticking Axelrod and Co. in front of the camera today. His friendly “527”s vilified the Clintons, yet he took exception to the garbage that Mark Penn and Co. were hauling towards him. Apparently, he never heard it said, “What’s food for the goose” etc.
We hope Chris Mathews is watching and taking note – far from being the moving and inspiring leader that Mathews thinks Sen. Obama is, he is just a man, with the same shortcomings, pettiness and narcissistic inflated-ego, as George W. has – only the package is different, especially because the kinks have been taken out of the shrink-wrap!
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I m not an HRC supporter
My current preferences are Edwards, Obama, Clinton. However, some of the posters have it right. If Clinton is the candidate she will get my vote. If there is some tragedy that leaves with Dennis Kuccinich as the Democratic candidate, he will get my vote. The stakes are too high to have the Nader effect stick us with any of the Republican candidates.
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to doloresflower--What a great post!
I am all for Clinton, and I enjoy throwing the occasional insult, but I try to do it with a mental reminder not to go over the top. I think the moral leader in all this is Congressman James Clyburn of S.C., who keeps reminding us all to stay civil, mind our words, and be serious about choosing a candidate who will make a fine President for the interests of us all. That said, of course, politics ain't beanbag!!