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• Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:11 AM

  Response to Carol Richards circa page 3

  Carol,

  I appreciate the point you make about Obama's extreme supporters. However, I am disgusted with the extreme elements on both sides. This ongoing rancor serves only to exacerbate the party problems that already exist. Because of that, any dialog that feeds the Republican spin machine is damaging. I am very concerned that HRC's people continue to attack and often support McCain in subtle ways. That doesn't mean Obama's people aren't busy behind the scenes, but whatever any of these factions have to say is a plus for the Republicans.

  Joan may be concerned with Hillary fanatics, as well, but what disturbs me is the lack of parity from a political source that I hoped would remain less partisan. Because Joan pushes Hillary and I take exception to that does not make me an Obama supporter. Rather, my point is that the partisan rhetoric does not improve the Dem's chances in the election.

  Let's face it- there will always be fringe elements in both parties. But how much we let these factions dictate news coverage is troubling. Case in point: the bitter discussion. CNN beat it to death yesterday and MSNBC wasn't far behind. Instead of talking about the issues, once more we are talking about the diverson. I despair of the Democartic party ever rising above the petty wedge issues the right dictates. If this party is about the people, then we need to stop swimming in the darkest part of the pool.

  People are desperate to be heard. Joan has a voice and I think some responsibility not to feed into the daily gossip, but to bring the focus back to what is happening in this country. This is old, old stuff and once again we are falling into the Rovian cess pool that speaks always to humanity's lowest common denominator. More succinctly (after all these words!), if you aren't part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Hold both candidates accountable; don't beat them to death with petty grievances.

  Thanks so much for you comments. I enjoy your letters. Luan

  —luansos Read luansos's other letters
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