Butrflynet wrote:blatham wrote:pssst....
The rationale of 'truce' applies here as well.
(solidarity lesson number one)
Blatham, you've spent the last year acting as traffic cop, devil's advocate and nanny anytime someone expresses opinions about Hillary's character and tactics. You usually frame your argument around the perceived brainwashing job done on us by the media.
In the above post I made there is some clear evidence of exactly what people are talking about regarding Hillary's campaign tactics and it comes directly from Hillary's campaign and not filtered through any media spin.
Have you looked at the Hillary campaign website lately to see all the attacks on Obama's record there? She doesn't allow comments or feedback on her website the way Obama does so the only method of response/rebuttal is by not being mute and fighting back. Is this what Democratic unity looks like to you?
Actually, I've defended both candidates when this sort of stuff has come up (and it isn't one-sided) and I have refused to attack or forward an attack on either one of them.
I have come to Hillary's defense more than Obama (or Edwards) because negative commentary directed towards Hillary has been far far more common both here and in the media. I also consider that little of the critical commentary on Hillary is accurate or fair or relevant.
Believe it or not, as you choose, but I have now no preference on which one of the two might gain the nomination because I have concluded that I simply don't have the means to determine which will be more likely to either win the election or be the most effective president (and I'm a pretty serious liberal philosophically).
What the democratic constituency is trying to do right now at this point in time is remarkably unique, progressive and brave...and morally correct ini my opinion. At an absolutely critical point in American history when the stakes are perhaps as high as in any earlier election, you are about to present to yourselves and to the rest of the American public either a woman or an african american as options to become President.
Sexism and racism run deep in your culture (and mine) still. It is simply and unfortunately delusional to think this experiment at THIS point in time will leave you unscathed.
You not only have a huge and effective propaganda machine backed by more financial resources and more real expertise than the world has ever before brought to bear upon a community's perceptions and emotions. And into this line of fire you've put two representatives with cultural targets on their foreheads. And they are in contest with each other even before the real fight begins. So what the hell do you expect?
I'll just tell you straight out that if you guys here continue to play this game of trying to hurt each other, whatever justification you might deem sufficient to that end, then you are being self-destructive and bloody stupid.
Adopt Barack's wisdom and shut the phuck up.
