OK. One more thing tonight. I was going to bed, but in signing out of my e-mail, I saw a headline that pulled me in.
The Governor of Pennsylvania is quoted as saying there are "some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate."
Sadly, I'm sure that's true.
The problem is that Hillary is so aggressively using this fact -- playing on it in a way that exacerbates racial tension and division -- in her campaign. Out of one side of her mouth, she's trying to present herself as a true progressive who's good for all Americans. Out of the other side, she's consciously -- I am absolutely convinced -- inflaming purely race-based opposition to her opponent. Governor Rendell, one of Hillary's early strong supporters, is not going to say something like this without vetting it with the campaign. It was a planned wink to racists telling them that it's OK for them not to feel guilty voting against Obama because he's Black. "Some of my best friends are Black, but even the Democratic governor of a large state says America is not ready for a Black president." It was just a couple of weeks ago that Bill made that remark comparing Obama and Jesse Jackson after the South Carolina primary. Just trying to remind folks that it was mainly the Black vote Hillary lost in in South Carolina. And Hillary, of course, retains "plausible deniability."
How do Hillary's Black supporters put up with it? I just don't know. The only way I can think of is that they think she's just doing what she has to do to get elected, and she's really their friend and will be good to them once she's the president.
It's no secret that I've never been a Clinton fan. This shit is why. It's just too bad that with heinous cryptofascist imbeciles like George Bush in charge, I can't be a Republican either.
Me, though I don't really like this.
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Dr. Politics says Sen. Clinton (me here: why do we call the one woman in the race by her first name? Sure, sure, if we say Clinton, we might forget we're not talking about Bill, jeez) ... ok, where was I? Oh yeah, Dr. Politics says the African American vote is going to Obama big time. So maybe Clinton has very few AA voters to alienate but since (he says) she needs to sew up the blue collar white vote, she's going to play on their fears.
This type of thing is the main reason I could never support this Clinton.
I also think dynasties (Bush/Bush/Clinton/Clinton) are bad for a democracy. Adams/Adams was a long time ago ...
And Dr. Politics was pretty funny. His take on why Guiliani didn't go to Iowa (like they're going to vote for a cross-dressing, gay-loving, womanizing New Yorker...) and why he didn't do well in Florida (oh, there are other things besides terrorism? And those are???) was a hoot.
And Huckabee? Our first pistol-packing minister candidate for President. Ain't we special.
I'm glad y'all (you and Dr. Politics) see the race-baiting thing the same way I do. (or at least close....)
I agree the dynasty thing is undesirable and is a reason not to vote for Clinton. I was going to mention it last night, but the post was getting too long and it was too late.
At least part of the reason, I believe, that people call Hillary by her first name is that's the way she apparently wants it. Most candidates use their last names on yard signs, for example. Many of Hillary's use her first name.
And if anyone could be worse than Bush, Huckabee would be the guy for the job.
I'm sorry again that I missed the night. Sounds like it was fun.
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