Nice of you to break up Kitchen sink day here at 1GM

My eyes!

Do one of these on Hillary please!

Tedious. Very tedious.

I should send you some of the Hillary supporters I've met in Iowa. Yes, she has her counterparts to Barack's followers, just as I laughed when I attended a John Edwards event (I caucused for him). People acted like they would just pee in their pants when he finally arrived. Whatever. I actually liked what he had to say about his policy ideas.

There are those who look at the issues and those who just follow their gut and or heart. The organs speak louder than the brain, so that's what people tned to hear about candidates.

I see enough support for Clinton in my daily NYT; only Dowd and some guest contributors aren't on the bandwagon of regular writers columnists there. Maybe because I don't watch TV I don't get pummeled with the inane rhetoric on Obama - the front runner, so he's getting more coverage these days, OK? - any more than I hear it for Clinton or Nader.

i guess this debate will go on until November. So be it. Enjoy the redundancy of this folks. There are other posts on 1gm that I'll get into. I hope to get to corn before the evening is over.

Here's one reason not to. How throws me under the bus in Beaumont, Texas:

Obama's rally in Beaumont today was the highest-energy of this Texas swing, with a crowd that was about three-quarters black cheering at almost every turn.

An interesting moment came when he was asked a question about LGBT rights and delivered an answer that seemed to suit the questioner, listing the various attributes — race, gender, etc. — that shouldn't trigger discrimination, to successive cheers. When he came to saying that gays and lesbians deserve equality, though, the crowd fell silent.

So he took a different tack:

"Now I’m a Christian, and I praise Jesus every Sunday," he said, to a sudden wave of noisy applause and cheers.

"I hear people saying things that I don’t think are very Christian with respect to people who are gay and lesbian," he said, and the crowd seemed to come along with him this time.

Exactly what I want to hear. Take a hike Barack.

Exactly what I want to hear. Take a hike Barack.

Dan Savage actually praised these comments as pro gay and turning the crowds religion against them when they went silent on gay issues.

How are you interpreting this?

I think that the one about Obama seeming to be more "real" and the accusation by the NOW member are the most important because they deal with the same issue. Clinton is the establishment, and she is playing the same game under the existing rules. Accusing Obama of not supporting choice is just one example. Obama in contrast tries to connect people on a personal basis, he is in some ways the George W Bush (I mean the GW of the 2000 election) of the Democratic party, by which I mean that he appeals to people as a human being rather than as a politician. This has dangers in it, but Obama does have enough of a record to show that his core values are liberal, which at least I consider to be a good thing. That he appeals to people as a person is a bonus, I dont think the same can be said for Hillary. its also the reason why I think Obama will win the nomination and the presidency.

I have to agree - this really is tiring because I don't think we're going to hear anything new. Gotta say I thought the cartoon was not particularly clever or relevant. I think people can agree - Obama isn't winning because he's got this amazing strategy - he's not winning because his game is so superior to Hillary's and I certainly don't think he's any brighter than she is - she is a very smart woman. So - how is this cartoon anything but some kind of graphic trashtalk... (And yes, I'm voting for Obama because I think he can win against McCain and I'm not sure that Hillary can.)

8 – “. . . the thing that people can’t stand is the lie”:

You mean like telling the press just last week that his campaign has never met with Canadian officials and certainly would never suggest to Canadian officials that his campaign would say one thing but do another.

Well liar, liars, pants on fire Senator Barack Obama.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/politics/04nafta.html?ref=worldbusiness

While Hillary’s throwing the red telephone at us,

Yet another sexist comment. The implication is that women throw tantrums. The sexism and misogynistic remarks must stop.

i looked for the posts charles responded to and can't find them. have they already been deleted? yet charles gets to respond and call people sexist and misogynist, for an innocous line like that? i can't believe that at one time, i myself took a lot of flack here for being too pc. shades of orwell!

"no, i called their comments sexist and misogynist".

please.

it's getting crazy around here.

Yet another sexist comment. The implication is that women throw tantrums. The sexism and misogynistic remarks must stop.

It implies that Hillary has been known to throw things at Bill. Need any help getting down off of that cross?

Yet another sexist comment. The implication is that women throw tantrums. The sexism and misogynistic remarks must stop.

I think it is throw, like the Kitchen Sink in this context Charles. Sorry we can't be more hateful and inappropriate for you.

hey, dee-zee wonka, long time no see! missed your combative, viciously funny comments and personal attacks!

oh, wait, c'mere, we gotta talk...

in memory of JoAnn, who once made me feel welcome after i hadn't posted for a long time.

i looked for the posts Charles responded to and can't find them. have they already been deleted?

He is commenting on the post, not the comments