tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7113041409482068941..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Unexpected (Mildly) Good NewsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-58761197951656745882007-12-29T16:44:00.000-05:002007-12-29T16:44:00.000-05:00The Obama/Hillary equation is quite simple in my o...The Obama/Hillary equation is quite simple in my opinion. <BR/> <BR/>In the beginning, the emotionally based pollitically correct Demo-Emo's felt they <I>had to</I> vote for Hillary because she's a woman (Hear her roar!). Having the Clinton name, of course, got her entry to the game (<I>Can you imagine Hillary as a successful poltician without the Clinton Factor?</I>) but the fact she is female has kept her in the game.<BR/><BR/>However, the fact that Obama's Black makes him a permissible politically correct substitution for Hillary the White not-so-nice female. Nobody likes Hillary - period.<BR/><BR/>Nothing either of them says really matters to their supporters - neither can do any wrong. <BR/><BR/>How they will play with the broader electorate is a different quesiton.<BR/><BR/>Obama is just too fresh and naive.<BR/>Hillary is just too mean and cynical.<BR/><BR/>If the Republicans could field a decent candidate they'd win easily.... unfortunately, I think it's going to be another very close devisive election.Lokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005273848309086765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-52444116180442652662007-12-26T11:24:00.000-05:002007-12-26T11:24:00.000-05:00I grit my teeth every time I hear him intone "Don'...I grit my teeth every time I hear him intone "Don't just tell [the American] people what they want to hear, tell them what they need to hear". (Since I'm in Iowa I'm doing it a lot these days).<BR/><BR/>This grates for a similar reason. You're not telling people what they need to hear, you're telling people what *you think* they need to hear, Mr Obama.<BR/><BR/>Same-old same-old liberal self-flattery ... our disagreements are based on *your* (conservative's) ignorance.Der Hahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967487071137862252noreply@blogger.com