[Erin] Get over it?
Thursday June 26, 2008
Categories: Democrats
First we had this story from last week, where Barack Obama apparently ruffled some feathers with his use of a certain phrase: Obama agreed that a lot of work needs to be done to heal the Democratic Party, and that...
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It isn't about processing everyone's hurt feelings anymore, it is about winning the election.
And there's probably a factor of 'time to establish who's in charge now,' going on.
It's got to be better than "you might want to put some ice on that."
How about 'walk it off'?
I've been talking with a number of African-Americans of late. They are being quiet and watching the Clinton's and their followers. Right now, their question is simple: will these voters get in line behind the Democratic nominee like the African-American voters have been asked to do for years?
If Clinton and her rabid followers follow through on their threats to not vote for Obama, the Democratic Party will cease to exist as we know it. Period. African-Americans will desert the party in droves. After having been told to get in line behind candidates they may not have viewed as best representing their views, they now are saying to the rest of the Democratic party, "will you get in line as you have asked us to do so many times?"
If the answer is no, we will witness one of the greatest political transformations of modern time...the death of the Democratic Party.
RJohnson,
You are most likely right; the question is, is John McCain also going to be the death of the Republican party?
At the end of the day, I have a sneaking suspicion that it's just going to be business as usual. I can't remember the last time I had a presidential candidate to vote for that I actually believed in.
I hope enough of both parties realize the nomination process laid eggs and they through their conventions open.
How about, "Rub some dirt on it?" Or maybe just a simple, "Grow the hell up."
"Get over it" just doesn't rank with "please forgive us." The just man falls seventy times, but the just man's response to the divine reproach had better not be "get over it."
As a Hillary supporter, I am not going to "Get Over It." I am voting for Obama, but not wearing any buttons. Not because I think Obama will be a good President. Actually, I like McCain better as a person. And I agree with McCain about Iraq.
My problem is that I am fearful about what I see as McCain's reckless, unpredictable streak. As my brother, who voted for Bush twice, said, "McCain might push the button." Even though I think Obama might be the second coming of Jimmy Carter, I'll risk that rather than voting for someone whose judgment may be reckless enough to launch WWIII.
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