Letters to the Editor
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Asking the media to be fair to Clinton...
... is like asking Bill the definition of "is".
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What Happened to the UNITY?
Joan: I am just dumbfounded by some of the supporters of Obama. I have been on all of the political sites and cannot believe what some of these supporters think about women.
I really think the media has pushed Obama and is still doing it today. Everytime I turn on a political channel, be it MSNBC, Fox or CNN, all I see is Obama. I do not understand why they feel it is their obligation to push this candidate, especially at no cost to his campaign...free advertising.
I hope the people of America open their eyes and see what is being made of this man. His supporters are showing me daily what they want and who they will put down to get it.
I am very upset that they feel it is the obligation of America to vote for him and they will go to great lengths to put down what they call the "unemployed housewife" and the "little old ladies". I am very dissapointed in his supporteres and their statements, which are always negative.
I am also very dissapointed in Obama, since he was the one to allow this negativity towards women. Obama showed his supporters what he thought of the "little old ladies" when he imitated the walk and talk of a "little old lady" at one of his rallys.
It is so obvious to me that "Unity" is just a word and not an action for the Obama campaign.
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End of 2007?
What difference did where Clinton was in the polls at the end of 2007? She was the only nationally known candidate. Did you ever believe she was going to carry the Black vote of Obama?
Name one Media voice outside of Joe Conason and perhaps Dan Abrams who is not consistently anti-Clinton? You combine Media's pro-Obama, anti-Clinton, stance with the piling on of establishment endorsements and how is it that Obama can't put Clinton away?
Obama is a movement, post-partisan, candidate in a line with McCarthy, McGovern, Hart and Bradley. All losers. However, he unlike them can get Black votes. Is a movement that is suspect among working and middle class Democrats a key to winning and can it keep up the momentum?
Clinton may never be the most inspirational speaker in this race. However, she knows more about policy and how to get policy done than anyone else in this race. This is how is keeps winning big states and garnering delegates. That and the fact that many Americans have noticed the hatred of the Media toward her and their willingness to distort the truth for their position.
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@ncawley
Yes, I'd have to totally agree with you. Let me itemize just where we agree:
"I have been on all of the political sites and cannot believe what some of these supporters think about women"
Sure, like I've been to ALL the Hillary sites (ever made, in the entire universe, just like you), and every single one of them have nothing but goodness and love for all black men.
"I really think the media has pushed Obama and is still doing it today."
Like they've never, EVER done for Hillary, right? Right on, Sister!!
"I am very upset that they feel it is the obligation of America to vote for him and they will go to great lengths to put down what they call the 'unemployed housewife' and the 'little old ladies'. I am very dissapointed in his supporteres and their statements, which are always negative."
Gosh, yes... why can't Obama supporters be more positive and high-minded like... oh, I dunno... Hillary Supporters? You know, like the HIllary-posters on this thread, right?
"I am also very dissapointed in Obama, since he was the one to allow this negativity towards women."
Yes, gosh-darn that Obama for hating women. Doesn't he realize that Hillary could've also said something deragotary about race... oh, wait... she did, didn't she? Um, never mind....
Anyway, I still agree with you that Hillary should be viewed as the victim and Obama is the evil black man looking to encroach on her God-given right to become our first female president.
You go, Girl!!
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Making sense of Super Tuesday
I am an Obama supporter and would like to state that the comments made by other supporters (like the "racist" tags applied to the Asian voter) do not represent Senator Obama nor most of his supporters. As in all campaigns, certain supporters (for example NYC Now president's "you've betrayed us, Senator Kennedy") may make statements that should not be used as representative. I agree with your comments that there are voting groups that Senator Obama needs to reach and where Senator Kennedy may not be enough help. I do believe that when voters get to know Obama, he stands a much greater chance of getting their support.
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California`
Joan,
Please note that a massive percentage of California voters received mail-in ballots a month before Super Tuesday, marked them and mailed them in.
This was when Clinton had a double-digit lead and Obama was beneath everybody's radar.
His "surge," if you will, didn't happen until after Jan. 26 in South Carolina. Obama's poll numbers had pulled him even with Clinton by Feb. 5, but it was too late to recall all those mail-in ballots.
And note: There were thousands of votes for Edwards, Biden, Dodd and Kucinich, who had long disappeared from the contest.
Robert Bruce
rbruce07@comcast.net
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Anonymous:
It's weak that you can't put your name to your bleatings, especially when you choose to call someone a liar.
First and foremost, you cannot really talk about image ads without considering Hillary's "mom of america" stuff. As to the MLK remark, you should read Joan's blogs more often: She claims it originated on MSNBC with her colleagues in the media, not some mysterious Obama staffer or talking head. At the end of the day, it's up to black people to decide whether or not to be offended. So far the record on that score is crystal clear, so you're just wrong: she said something that was offensive. If you don't like people's reactions to your candidate, too bad, but that can't be called playing the race card.
Bill rolled it out first with his fairy tale talk (about his Iraq position, not his candidacy), which was demeaning and dismissive of Obama's positions. I respect Bill's opinions, but the way he delivered them was clearly intended to be derisive of Baracks experience.
He played it even more strongly in South Carolina, with the Jesse Jackson remark. There is no possible way to spin his remarks as anything short of an attempt to push Barack (and the black voters of SC) into a ghetto. It was shameful, and a clear racial ploy.
If you'd bothered to check facts, you'd realize that Michelle Obama was asked why his support was WEAK among black voters, who early on were not supporting Barack because there was a sense that he would wind up in the very box Bill shoved him into after SC. They presumed whites wouldn't back him, so they were backing The Devil We Know. Michelle was explaining the gap in his support among black voters that set them so far apart from whites and other groups. So, if anyone was playing the race card there, it was the questioner.
And by the way, please don't talk about Obama's diction, until you watch Aunt JaHillary in front of a black audience, where she puts on a phony southern black accent. Obama actually is a black man. Hillary's attempts to be folksy are painful to watch... she could only do worse in black face!
Where's the beef, Anonymous? Find an example that doesn't prove my point next time. Bottom line, you've scored no points because you lack a clue (and the guts to sign your name to your squeals).