Letters to the Editor
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There you go again.....
Heavens to Betsy, those Hillary people just will say and do anything; all women should be their own persons--until they intrepret that freedom to include NOT supporting Hillary. And Hillary can drag out that old skunk of a husband and try to, again, use his power to enhance her own, and that's just dandy. But if a national star like Oprah (or any other, for that matter) decides as a matter of conscience to support Obama, that's forbidden.
That old dog just don't hunt. If you doubt it, check out the shifting polls. Hillary is going to bring the Democratic Party down (again, as the Clintons did in the '90's) and hand the presidency to the Republicans.
She's yesterday.
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I'm sorry, but did Oprah tell people to NOT vote for the best candidate?
I may have misunderstood, but I thought (haven't heard the whole thing) that Oprah said she was offended by arguments that she couldn't vote for the candidate that she thought was best for the country without "betraying" people. She went on to say that she thought the best candidate was Obama. What is wrong with that?
It seems to me that there is a group of people out there that somehow think that the rich, the famous, the influential shouldn't have a voice. That they shouldn't be allowed to support anyone. I've heard this same sentiment about Bill Clinton--people seem to think that it is almost unfair that the man is supporting his wife!
Where is it written that a candidate should only seek the support of schmendricks like me, that won't influence anyone? I also notice that for most people this ban on celebrity endorsements only applies to the other man. Or woman.
Oh, and despite what some people say, the best thing that can EVER happen to your cause is that Oprah takes an interest in it. She doesn't look for the spotlight, she BRINGS the spotlight. I mean, come on!
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"If we had more time..."
This campaign has already gone on for two years and we still have nine more months to go. How much frickin' time does she want?
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What is the crazy victim stuff about HRC?
I keep reading that the right or the left or the press or obamabots are some how mistreating the Clintons. Lots of people don't like them. So what? There is no entitlement to fair public opinion. I mean is sucks if you have a thing for HRC and everybody hates her but that is their option.
Cry all you want about it but a lot of people are over them. That is why it is a bad idea to nominate her. It doesn't really matter why or who they are. They hate her and it will make her less likely to get elected and more likely to have a weaker administration.
I mean you have to be crazy to wanna be president. But you _don't_ have to do it. If you submit yourself to the whims of the ultimate popularity contest you can't really complain that that it is a popularity contest. I mean you signed up.
HRC fans are pissed at the Kennedy's then Oprah then whoever. You don't see the Obama fan's crying about all the super delegates that have already gone Hillary's way. Yeah there was some complaining that she wants to change the rules on Michigan and Florida but it isn't the same deal.
Right now the HRC side in these letters sounds like they are losing. They sounds desperate and the can't make a positive argument to support her. It is all about trying to rip Obama down.
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Realities
If the show woman can energize a crowd and motivate battalions of new voters, hooray.
I can't believe all of the small minded waaaambulance posts about Oprah's choice and her public promotion of it.
And hooray to Obama, too.
The United States never was, or will be, the nation that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution aspires to. Sometimes, the sum of it's parts strives for the realization of such lofty notions, nonetheless. We even arrive at moments of greatness here and there; particularly when we believe we can.
All candidates are afflicted with human error and fallibility. Nobody is a perfect choice for the office; such a being isn't on the planet.
Obama wasn't my first choice. Laughably, he's a little too old boy's school for my taste, but he's basically right minded and can kindle fires in the heart.
We need some of that in this time of darkness and woe.
I'll vote for that.
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Punditocracy exposed
Check out this op-ed in NY Daily News about pundits racial and gender bias:
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/02/03/2008-02-03_pundits_need_a_new_playbook_when_it_come.html
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Prisoners of identity
I guess that if Oprah had endorsed Hillary she would have been called a traitor to her race.
But as a woman who makes a fantastic living catering to women, I wish she had thought this through some more.
It will be a long time before we have a talented, experienced female presidential candidate of Hillary's caliber.
The most sexist, discriminatory anti-Hillary argument is that she's being blamed and held responsible for her husband's sins. Before Hillary Clinton was Hillary Clinton she was Hillary Rodham, a young woman with dreams of her own.
Being a woman of certain age, I know for sure that if Hillary doesn't win, I'll never get to see a woman president.
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Voting for a Candidate, not a woman (or ______, insert identifier identity)
Beautiful Señorita,
I am sorry you think you may never see a woman rise to presidential office. However, is this truly a good reason to support HRC? Since you offer no other explanation, I can't but suspect that this is the reason you support her.
I agree with you that for anyone to condemn Hillary for her Bill's embarassemnts while in office is ludicrous. However again, Hillary does not get a sympathy vote from me.
I'm a white, female, 42 yr old professional. Who knows, I also may never see another viable woman candidate. But my job, and I think the job of every citizen, is to consider the candidates and issues, and which candidate will make the best president. If we can get off the identity politics, maybe we can actually begin to elect some decent people in this country.
For my money, Obama is the best candidate for the job. I have made this decision based on looking at both his and Hillary's positions on foreign policy, healthcare, and other issues. Well I have to also admit that the vicious campaigning by the Clintons in SC sealed the deal for me.
I do feel doubly sorry for Hillary. Not only did her husband humiliate her while in office, but he went a long way toward increasing negativity towards her with his campaigning. But ultimately, she needs to be responsible for all this. She married the guy, stayed with him, and let him campaign for her. Lots of wrong choices in my book, but not really my business, other than when folks give her the sympathy vote or when her and her husbands campaign tactics serve to further polarize the democratic party.