An audio tape has been released. It plays what her staff has confirmed is Hillary Clinton's voice attacking MoveOn.org during one of her fund-raisers, claiming it is almost solely responsible for how poorly she has shown in the various state caucuses this primary season. As you may know, MoveOn.org was started to support Pres. Bill Clinton when the GOP was impeaching him (its name at that time was CensureAndMoveOn.org).
So Hillary could play King Lear. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child."
And John McCain today released HIS tax returns last for the last two years, but not his wife's . . . except for their mutual charitable contributions. Well, she does run her family's Budweiser distributorship, and is worth a high seven figures. I wonder if McCain thinks this makes plausible his attacking Barack Obama for being "elitist." It doesn't. We all know McCain comes from privilege and is wealthy in his own right.
I love politics and I love my country, but the tenor and course of this primary season is making me want to puke. Don't know how I'm going to last until November.
Will Shakespeare said it best: "A pox on both your houses!" And to think, I used to LIKE irony.
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As always, your political analyais is spot on! No one deserves my vote as of now, but the only two I'd vote for have been behaving themselves recently. So there's hope.
Saw a clip of Clinton with Reilly this morning (MAY 1). He was couching his questions in lies and she (after refusing to appear for a long time) stood her ground. He asked if she expected Moses to come down and help her. She said that would be nice. I'm less down on her than I have been for awhile.
Obama's finally blasted his minister. Too little, too late for me, but better than the mealy mouth crap he was spouting. Better to blast him than his primary opponant.
Sadly, it doesn't matter which Dem is nominated. They're both much better than the Rep and the current incumbent. Heard today that the current ins have raised the national debt significantly since taking offices. Seems they feel that the country should be spending lots of money that no one is paying -- at least, no one who can afford it.
Glad to see you're back writing.
Thank you, Judy! I'm glad to be back blogging, too. I don't hold out as much hope as you do, however. You're doing better than I am . . .
I saw part of that "interview," too. I was disappointed that Hillary didn't call O'Reilly on his assertion that he pays 33% of his income in taxes. (1) The 33% rate is charged against only the portion of his income that rises above a certain, high level. I can't remember the number right now, but I'm pretty sure it's 6 figures. (2) I don't care what O'Reilly says, NO ONE ever refused to make money because his taxes thus would increase. If that were true, everyone in the world would be on welfare. (3) O'Reilly is an embarrassment to people of Irish ancestry everywhere.
What really ticks me off the most about Hillary is that she doesn't have to get down in the gutter or lie about her experiences ore even exaggerate. When she maintains a calm, cool demeanor, she's more than impressive enough. But I don't trust her anymore.
I know our perspectives on Obama differ, but I understand why he didn't want to throw the Rev. Wright under the bus until he had no choice. I keep thinking about what I'd do if I were running for office and the truth about some of my relatives and friends was put into the media meat grinder. This is why I'll never run for office, even though I know I could do some good if I did.
What's worst about the current regime isn't even so much that it's spectacularly fiscally irresponsible, but on what it's wasting the money it's spending. We wouldn't be having bridge collapses and other infrastructure crises if those presently in power would take care of business in its proper order of importance to the US people.
P.S. Please pardon the typos.
Did I sound hopeful? Well, maybe a little bit -- haven't heard the infighting which was the hallmark of the Dem primary stumping -- in a long time. [These days, definition of "a long time" varies from Weeks to 30 second increments!] However, I really don't feel that positive.
As age settles in, I find myself concerned that I'm seeing more commercials for violent video gams than for Barbie Dolls. I never collected Barbie or any of her friends and paraphernalia, but I can't help wondering about a society which offers virtual opportunities to commit mass murder. The fact that these killings are disguised as righteous vengence is even more discouraging -- especially with the spate of kids killing kids. When did violence become the acceptable mode for dealing with your problems?
Like you, I've lost interest in the election. I don't want to hear anymore -- even if one of them suddenly, and miraculously, decided to start talking about something I want to hear in the way I want to hear it. My cousin and disagree violently about politics, but there's one thing upon which we are in firm agreement: we tend to vote for the candidate who tells the lies we want to hear. Except right now, I don't even want to hear the lies.
I agree 100% with your observations about what the current crop of kids' "toys" commercials say about our culture. Our "society" has coarsened considerably over my lifetime. In some respects, this is not a bad thing: we are less shy about speaking forthrightly when circumstances warrant (as in frank discussions of certain types of cancer and its causes). But we collectively haven't been able to draw the proper distinction between when it's OK to be frank and when a little discretion should still be in order. I cringe every time a Viagra or Viagra-type commercial comes on in prime time or during a sporting event. Little kids have no business being exposed to that.
What's worse, Barbie, while still popular, isn't the only game in town. I cannot understand why we should glorify a line of dolls called "Bratz." What is socially desirable about glorifying bad, selfish, bratty behavior?
I'm not sick of the election, per se. I think it's vital to stay informed. As my mom puts it, only the informed people who go out and vote have a right to complain (loudly and often) when they're on the losing end of an election.
But I get tired of the contstant media talking-head reshashing of things that were worth maybe 2 minutes' attention.
Your comment about people voting for the lies they want to hear is so right! It's why Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter. No one wanted to hear what we had to do to fix things--we collectively wanted a friendly Grandpa who told us everything was already fine.
One of the reasons I favor Obama (among the candidates who are left) is that he's managed to make that "unpleasant truths we need to hear" sound like something we want to hear. When he gets the chance to stay "on message," anyway.
I wonder whether we can start a "Draft John Edwards" movement at the Democratic Party convention?
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