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"Mr. Cool just does not appeal to those of us who are not interested in being cool. We will never buy his message and that is all he has going for him (as his experience is non-existent.) For those of you born yesterday, the 60ies are over and Obama is just another well advertised politician. A politician who does not appeal to enough people to get elected in a general election. Maybe he'll be back in 8 years after he has created a record of hard work in the senate. In the meantime, if you are a dedicated democrat, who doesn't want to give McCain the presidency, write to the super delegates in your state and district. Let them know that we want a candidate who has a chance against John McCain. It's their job to make sure we do. If they are just supposed to anoint whoever has more pledged delegates, why do we have them?"
Not interested in being cool? What is this a high school drama we are now a part of? Mr. Cool? Why? Because he keeps his wits about him under crisis and doesn't over react and start yelling at an old women in a crowd over his failed health care plan? Yeah, that would be the worst guy to have as president: someone who is calm, cool, collected, rational and engaged. Why would you want to be that? You're not interested in being cool -- you're interested in being reactionary, illogical and irrational, that’s why! For those of you born yesterday the 60ies (what exactly are the 60"ies"?) are over. Okay -- then why are you supporting the candidate still fighting the battles of the 60s? McCain and Clinton are still arguing over 1960s Era arguments. McCain is a Vietnam Vet still angry with the Hippies and protestors as is his entire party -- the Republicans. The Clintons and a bulk of her supporters came of age during the political battlefields of the 1960s. They're still fighting that fight, old school style. The refreshing thing about Obama is he's not part of that never ending cycle stuck on the 1960s. And, how the hell do you know he doesn't appeal to enough people? Why, because Hillary told you so? Because polling done in certain areas of certain states by calling the homes of rural voters and "working class" whites? What about the millions of people who use only cell phones? What about the entire 50 States, including white bread places like Iowa and Kansas? They didn't have a problem with Obama. He's got young, old, black, white, all colors of the rainbow, social and educational levels voting for him all over the country -- just like Clinton and yes, just like McCain. It's a fallacy to believe that in the general election no one but blacks and a few college educated whites will vote for Barack. How could he have gotten as far as he's gotten without getting votes from every demographic? It's not only a ridiculous argument, it's a mind-numbingly stupid one. At the end of the day, Obama will have the most pledged delegates, the popular vote and probably more superdelegates (he's only 1 super delegate away right now). So, your argument only holds up if you believe that the person you are voting for is the one who is the best candidate. That's really arrogant. I'm sure supporters of Guiliani, Ron Paul, John Edwards, etc. feel the same -- but they realize that their candidate didn't have the numbers. Why does everyone feel we need to coddle the Clintons and their supports so much? Everybody who has a candidate they supported knocked out of the race has to suck it up and deal with it. Write all the letters you want. But you're just painting yourself, and Hillary Clinton, as being more "special" than everybody else. To me, that's completely unAmerican. This is about America -- not about Clintonia! As Peter Griffin of "Family Guy" so aptly stated: "Enough with thiiiiiiiis".
"Mr. Cool just does not appeal to those of us who are not interested in being cool. We will never buy his message and that is all he has going for him (as his experience is non-existent.) For those of you born yesterday, the 60ies are over and Obama is just another well advertised politician. A politician who does not appeal to enough people to get elected in a general election. Maybe he'll be back in 8 years after he has created a record of hard work in the senate. In the meantime, if you are a dedicated democrat, who doesn't want to give McCain the presidency, write to the super delegates in your state and district. Let them know that we want a candidate who has a chance against John McCain. It's their job to make sure we do. If they are just supposed to anoint whoever has more pledged delegates, why do we have them?"
Not interested in being cool? What is this a high school drama we are now a part of? Mr. Cool? Why? Because he keeps his wits about him under crisis and doesn't over react and start yelling at an old women in a crowd over his failed health care plan? Yeah, that would be the worst guy to have as president: someone who is calm, cool, collected, rational and engaged. Why would you want to be that? You're not interested in being cool -- you're interested in being reactionary, illogical and irrational, that’s why! For those of you born yesterday the 60ies (what exactly are the 60"ies"?) are over. Okay -- then why are you supporting the candidate still fighting the battles of the 60s? McCain and Clinton are still arguing over 1960s Era arguments. McCain is a Vietnam Vet still angry with the Hippies and protestors as is his entire party -- the Republicans. The Clintons and a bulk of her supporters came of age during the political battlefields of the 1960s. They're still fighting that fight, old school style. The refreshing thing about Obama is he's not part of that never ending cycle stuck on the 1960s. And, how the hell do you know he doesn't appeal to enough people? Why, because Hillary told you so? Because polling done in certain areas of certain states by calling the homes of rural voters and "working class" whites? What about the millions of people who use only cell phones? What about the entire 50 States, including white bread places like Iowa and Kansas? They didn't have a problem with Obama. He's got young, old, black, white, all colors of the rainbow, social and educational levels voting for him all over the country -- just like Clinton and yes, just like McCain. It's a fallacy to believe that in the general election no one but blacks and a few college educated whites will vote for Barack. How could he have gotten as far as he's gotten without getting votes from every demographic? It's not only a ridiculous argument, it's a mind-numbingly stupid one. At the end of the day, Obama will have the most pledged delegates, the popular vote and probably more superdelegates (he's only 1 super delegate away right now). So, your argument only holds up if you believe that the person you are voting for is the one who is the best candidate. That's really arrogant. I'm sure supporters of Guiliani, Ron Paul, John Edwards, etc. feel the same -- but they realize that their candidate didn't have the numbers. Why does everyone feel we need to coddle the Clintons and their supports so much? Everybody who has a candidate they supported knocked out of the race has to suck it up and deal with it. Write all the letters you want. But you're just painting yourself, and Hillary Clinton, as being more "special" than everybody else. To me, that's completely unAmerican. This is about America -- not about Clintonia! As Peter Griffin of "Family Guy" so aptly stated: "Enough with thiiiiiiiis".