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Subject: Obama Hysteria
Hey Bart,
Regarding Ann in Philly and her post on Bartcop,
"Why
I'm Switching My Vote to Hillary."
In it she attributes to Obama that "...he
has also made it very clear that his supporters,
and his voters, will not work for or vote
for Senator Clinton should she win the nomination."
I have read Clinton supporters making this claim
before, but I have never seen any of them
provide the exact quotes where Obama specifically,
and clearly, as Ann claims, make this statement.
That's becuase they can't, because there is no
such statement. At least as far as I know.
If I'm wrong set me straight. But I doubt
it.
In fact, supporters of both sides are guilty of
over-the-top accusations and outright
manufacturing of "facts" and quotes about the
candidates.
As for me, it doesn't matter if Clinton or Obama
gets the nomination. Neither one is going to be
the savior their supporters think they are.
But either one will be a damn sight better than any
republican, so we all need to get a grip, ratchet
down the intramural hatin', and make it our
business to support the party by standing by
whoever gets the nomination.
Regards,
Clark
Clark, I have e-mailed Ann - perhaps we'll get an answer to your question.
A couple of thoughts...
Michelle did say what she said, which I attribute to a newbie mistake.
Second, how can Obama ask his people to vote for a racist?
Not only that, but a racist with bad judgment who drove the bus into
a ditch
and a racist who can't be expected to change anything because she's
part of the problem?
When you demonize your opponent, how can you ask your followers to vote for a demon?
Last - your final paragraph was perfect - and it's something we've never talked about.
Obama's expectations are sky f-ing high and nobody can live up
to that.
With no specifics given, he's become a vessel to store people's individual
hopes.
When he fails to turn those hopes into concrete, tangible realities,
Democrats will
certainly turn on him like they turned on the Clintons and guess what
that means?
He's got nowhere to go but down and it's going to hurt when he crashes.
Remember, the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference.
The people who love him the most will be the most disappointed,
like I was when the most important site on the Internet turned whore.
Obama could end up leaving the troops in Iraq or amping up NAFTA, etc.
When he does, his choir could turn into an angry mob with torches.
It might end up making Hillary-hate look like a hippie lovefest by comparison.
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