Letters to the Editor
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The faux "polarizing" charge against Hillary
The reason Hillary is seen as polarizing is that the right wing slime machine has already had years to trash her. Anyone who thinks Republicans won't do the same to Obama, Edwards or any other Democrat is delusional. Just remember how they convinced millions of people that Gore was a serial liar when, in fact, it was Bush who was constantly misrepresenting the facts. And then there was the Swift Boating of Kerry. Managing to take an example of a man's true courage and turn it against him is quite a feat.
The propaganda from the right coupled with a compliant media and the wimpyness of Democrats is the reason that voters, while clearly preferring Democratic policies, vote for Republicans over and over. (Check out the shenanigans Republicans pulled in Mississipi against Paul Minor and Oliver Diaz if you don't think there is a vast right wing conspiracy against Democrats.)
Until Democrats wake up and realize that the problem is how to counter this attack machine and pressure the media to stop playing along with it, they will continue to lose. And it is not just the leaders that need to step up! The rank and file of the party need to stop trashing other Democrats and start protesting the unfair treatment ALL Democrats are getting. Until guys like loopy Guiliani get the scrutiny given to the Democratic candidates, the deck will remain stacked against us.