Comments on: Brief thoughts on Presidential Candidates

By: bloggingzoom.com

bloggingzoom.com — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:54:13 +0000

Brief thoughts on Presidential Candidates | VirusHead…

I haven’t been posting on the Presidential race, mostly because the discourse is depressing. The change/experience framing is trite, and I’m already more than sick of it. But here are some thoughts about the presidential candidates across the board…

By: ann adams

ann adams — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:24:44 +0000

Unless I change my mind, I'll vote for Dennis in the Primary (he'll lose) on principle and then wait to see who comes out on top at the convention. I liked Bill Richardson too but he didn't stand a chance in the beauty contest. ann adams's last blog post..Show Yourselves Please (Figuratively I Mean)

By: Don Thieme

Don Thieme — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:09:21 +0000

I am supporting Obama, but I agree with much if not all of what you have said here. To me there is not actually that much division in political philosophy and legislative agenda between the Democratic candidates. Kucinich does have the longest track record for the progressive agenda.

I think that it is very important for the Democratic party to have a candidate with mass appeal and charisma. I am confident that Obama will be able to unite the party. He does listen to everyone. I think that progressives will have a stronger voice with him than if they opt out and support a Green party candidate, for example. I never felt that the DLC and the Clintons even listen to much of what we have been saying. I do hope that Hillary and other women activists can force Obama to take a stronger position in terms of advocacy for reproductive rights. I think that he is definitely weak on that count.

By: VanceH

VanceH — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:40:40 +0000

I like that you covered both the Democratic and Republican front-runners. Most people can’t manage to do this without lurching into heavy rhetoric on the candidates they consider to be on the “dark side.”
It’s hard to me to imagine that the Republicans will have a chance this time around, but I can see that both Obama and Hillary might have trouble lining up the swing voters in the middle of the political spectrum. Huckabee is very comfortable in front of a camera–reminds me of Regan. This is obviously a huge asset to his campaign. Hillary on the other hand usually looks tight.
— Vance

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By: JollyRoger

JollyRoger — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:10:18 +0000

Heidi, I do like the way you think

You’re exactly correct. Obama is as much a religion to his worshipers as Chimpy is to his. The way to fight the Chimpletons is not to BECOME the Chimpletons. We must question, criticize, keep our eyes and our ears open.

I have. I have looked hard at Obama’s record. It is qualitatively no different than Hill’s. Since I see no differences between him and Hill worth mentioning, I’d probably be more inclined to go with Hill. I do know something about her, at least, and I do know that Barack is doing exactly what you said he’s doing. No thanks to that; I’ve seen the “have a beer with” show before, and I don’t like it much.

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