Letters to the Editor
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High level Democrats who support Obama don't really understand swing voters
They don't truly understand hard times and the psychology of swing voters.
Swing voters tend to be more no-nonsense people. Idealism and talk only goes so far. And there are too many questions and doubts about Obama for most swing voters.
Hillary was part of her husband's enormously socio-economically successful administration. That's why she's had the support she's had with swing voters, and people who are struggling. They remember the peace and prosperity of her husband's administration. They care less about all personal attacks and ugly politics than the media and the Dems who focus on it.
I fear this will be a very bitter election if it is McCain vs. Obama - you couldn't have two more polarized sides. There will be much bitterness, clinging, opposing-side hatred, accusations, and vitriol.
Obama and McCain going negative on each other will not be pretty. And it will not be better with their supporters.
Some high level Dems like Rendell get it, and support Hillary. But I fear it is high level Dems who overestimate Obama's chances of winning, are too out of touch with swing voters. Those dems are thinking either more conventionally or idealistically, than realistically.
Thanks Shaun.
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You must be insane
"I fear this will be a very bitter election if it is McCain vs. Obama - you couldn't have two more polarized sides. There will be much bitterness, clinging, opposing-side hatred, accusations, and vitriol."
There would be no more bitter and divisive election than anything involving Shrillary and Bill the Fuck. These are the most divisive politicians I have ever seen. They care nothing about principles, caring only for principals - themselves. Their lack of standards and focus on winning at all costs will make for a totally polarizing election. That's why Shrillary cannot be the Democratic candidate.
Shrillary has an ABSOLUTE MAX of 51 % of the electorate. Plus, there are thousands and thousands of persons who will be less motivated by this twit of a woman. And her ability to attract non-partisans is miniscule if not absent.
There is a reason that more and more border state politicians, like Claire McCaskill, the Gov of Kansas, every politician in Colorado, Montana, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Nevada are backing Barack. They see a winner, who can motivate the swing voter.
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Obama Vs. Clinton
The country needs someone who has the courage to set things right both in the US and abroad. Clinton is highly unlikely to do it being so much part of the status quo. Obama might.
The question is will Obama have the courage to stand up to the Israel Lobby which supports some of the Middle East's worst terrorists to the detriment of American national interests?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/our-reign-of-terror-by-the-israeli-army-811769.html
Remember when you read this article that the Israeli army is financed by US taxpayers and donations from the Israel Lobby! Is this what we want America to stand for?
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Joan's 2 favorite black guys
Out of idle curiosity, I checked to see if Joan had ever discussed her 2 favorite blacks guys in the same column, and found this:
Tuesday August 7, 2007 21:00 EST
Obama's big blunder
OK, I'm on record as a Barry Bonds fan. Not a completely blind Bonds fan, as I used to be, but even I admit my judgment could be clouded here. Still, I'm pretty clear about it: I think Barack Obama's decision to duck Keith Olbermann's question about whether he'd invite Barry Bonds to the White House when he breaks baseball's home run record was one of his biggest political blunders yet.
It was a tough question: Say no, and he'll alienate a lot of black voters, who tend to think as I do that there's an element of racism in the crusade against Bonds. (Yes, I know Hank Aaron is black, but the enmity predates Bonds chasing Aaron, and predates even the steroid rumors.) Say yes, and he'll alienate a whole lot of sports fans who hate Bonds. Say "he hasn't done it yet; we'll answer the question when it comes," and you look like a typical politician ducking a question that requires courage, and it can't help costing you support.
It was a mistake, because it will dog him: Bonds will break the record, perhaps even tonight. I think Obama the civil rights litigator could have said: Bonds has never tested positive for steroids and he deserves the presumption of innocence, and yes, I'll invite him to the White House. Obama the crossover African-American post-civil rights leader, the one who's not afraid to say tough things about work, family and responsibility to black audiences, could have gotten away with saying he wouldn't. I'm not sure he'll get away with this mealy-mouthed reply, not when he's trying to be the man who represents change. I was disappointed, and I'm a big Obama fan. But I'd have loved to see what the rest of the field said.
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Obama's Performance SHOULD Hurt Him
There is truly no excuse for Obama's abysmal performance in the last debate. He stumbled, was ill at ease, angry and yes, bitter. And it was shocking.
There is no excuse for being as unprepared as he was, and those attempting to blame ABC and anyone else for his failure do him no favors. He needs to stop living in a bubble.
I ran for Congress in Tennessee and even I went through media training, where cold-eyed realists made me lay bare all of my past, my transgressions and sins, so that we could figure out how to respond when they were brought up. What's in the closet, they asked. Tell us now, they said, so we can prepare, because that door will be opened. There was never a doubt that any perceived problem or misstep in my history was going to be brought to the fore and used against me.
That lesson was also hammered during Campaign Camp, put on by the Democrat group Grassroots Solutions. Being ready to answer even scurrilous charges is key; there is no excuse for being taken by surprise.
Obama has been on the campaign trail for 15 months. The kid-gloves treatment directed his way to date has hurt him. And it will continue to hurt him unless he wises up and realizes that nothing is off limits in politics. Enough with the thin skin of him and his most ardent supporters. He needs to face reality before he faces the electorate.