Comments on: Thoughts on New Hampshire at 11:00pm EST http://slanttruth.com/2008/01/08/thoughts-on-new-hampshire-at-1100pm-est/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://slanttruth.com/2008/01/08/thoughts-on-new-hampshire-at-1100pm-est/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 Kevin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:47:49 +0000 http://slanttruth.com/2008/01/08/thoughts-on-new-hampshire-at-1100pm-est/#comment-1848 Changeseeker - I'm well aware that Hillary's eye-welling incident may have been a ploy on her part. It doesn't matter to me. The responses were sexist and if the sexists see that sexism might not work in their favor, all the better. And I say the same for Hillary's recent race-baiting. If her remarks cause anti-racists to say "fuck it, I'm not voting for her," and she loses some primaries, good! That's what's so frustrating to me about this election. I can't let this shit slide. I don't support Clinton or Obama (I'll be voting for a black woman, as of today, although that may change come election time), yet, I end up defending both of them against blatantly sexist and racist bullshit. And of course, every time I do so, it looks like I'm supporting them, when really I'm just saying enough of the sexist and racist bullshit. Changeseeker – I’m well aware that Hillary’s eye-welling incident may have been a ploy on her part. It doesn’t matter to me. The responses were sexist and if the sexists see that sexism might not work in their favor, all the better.

And I say the same for Hillary’s recent race-baiting. If her remarks cause anti-racists to say “fuck it, I’m not voting for her,” and she loses some primaries, good!

That’s what’s so frustrating to me about this election. I can’t let this shit slide. I don’t support Clinton or Obama (I’ll be voting for a black woman, as of today, although that may change come election time), yet, I end up defending both of them against blatantly sexist and racist bullshit. And of course, every time I do so, it looks like I’m supporting them, when really I’m just saying enough of the sexist and racist bullshit.

]]> By: Changeseeker http://slanttruth.com/2008/01/08/thoughts-on-new-hampshire-at-1100pm-est/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Changeseeker Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:16:00 +0000 http://slanttruth.com/2008/01/08/thoughts-on-new-hampshire-at-1100pm-est/#comment-1846 I hate to further complicate your political processing, Kevin, but Hillary's eyes welling up was probably a planned strategy that worked (even the "backlash" helped her campaign as evidenced by your positive response to her win, not because she's the best one for the job but because she "deserved" a warm fuzzy for being attacked by sexists). She's a pro -- and I'm not criticizing her for using whatever technique works (they all do it) -- but I was a little disappointed to see that piece of emotional drama parlayed into a win in New Hampshire. Personally, I'd like to see Obama and Kucinich paired up. I think they could take it. The only reason people haven't jumped on the Kucinich bandwagon is because they don't think he's viable. If Obama got the nomination for President and tapped Kucinich for his VP, I think voters would pour out of the woodwork all over the U.S. Just my bead on it. I hate to further complicate your political processing, Kevin, but Hillary’s eyes welling up was probably a planned strategy that worked (even the “backlash” helped her campaign as evidenced by your positive response to her win, not because she’s the best one for the job but because she “deserved” a warm fuzzy for being attacked by sexists). She’s a pro — and I’m not criticizing her for using whatever technique works (they all do it) — but I was a little disappointed to see that piece of emotional drama parlayed into a win in New Hampshire. Personally, I’d like to see Obama and Kucinich paired up. I think they could take it. The only reason people haven’t jumped on the Kucinich bandwagon is because they don’t think he’s viable. If Obama got the nomination for President and tapped Kucinich for his VP, I think voters would pour out of the woodwork all over the U.S. Just my bead on it.

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