Comments on: An Uneventful Day http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Lex http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169&cpage=1#comment-188016 Lex Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:46:14 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169#comment-188016 <i>...and nothing else matters.</i> It's tired, it's old, and it isn't even funny anymore. The quivering lip fear of the superdelegates is disgusting...and that's all that it is. The supers are afraid to raise the ire of the Clintons. But you know what they say, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." …and nothing else matters.

It’s tired, it’s old, and it isn’t even funny anymore. The quivering lip fear of the superdelegates is disgusting…and that’s all that it is. The supers are afraid to raise the ire of the Clintons. But you know what they say, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

]]> By: Ron Chusid http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169&cpage=1#comment-187994 Ron Chusid Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:25:25 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169#comment-187994 The outspent narrative really is absurd. Clinton started out with all the advantages with regards to fund raising. If Obama brought in more money it means two things--he ran a better organization and he has far more small donors willing to contribute to him. The first signs of this came early in the race when they were bringing in similar amounts of money. The difference is that Clinton received hers from big donors who maxed out, while Obama received small amounts from a larger number of people who kept on giving. Clinton wants to give the impression that having more money means being the candidate of the fat cats when actually the opposite is true. The outspent narrative really is absurd. Clinton started out with all the advantages with regards to fund raising. If Obama brought in more money it means two things–he ran a better organization and he has far more small donors willing to contribute to him.

The first signs of this came early in the race when they were bringing in similar amounts of money. The difference is that Clinton received hers from big donors who maxed out, while Obama received small amounts from a larger number of people who kept on giving.

Clinton wants to give the impression that having more money means being the candidate of the fat cats when actually the opposite is true.

]]> By: icrutchfield http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169&cpage=1#comment-187989 icrutchfield Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:00:44 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169#comment-187989 What a sad spectacle; the suble racism charge that Barack is only the 'black guy', and should go back to the end of the line always works with white racists democrats (older generations) who have helped HRC win, although less than 10%. Barack has much more integrity than Billary will ever have, and what i can never figure out how people can still vote for Billary, after all the corruption, conflict of interests taking millions from foreign govts. What will be given in return, should the Clintons get back into the WH? I hope the delegates take all this into account when making their decisions, and while I know that Barack is not flawless, I still think with a good team he may make a great president. What a sad spectacle; the suble racism charge that Barack is only the ‘black guy’, and should go back to the end of the line always works with white racists democrats (older generations) who have helped HRC win, although less than 10%.
Barack has much more integrity than Billary will ever have, and what i can never figure out how people can still vote for Billary, after all the corruption, conflict of interests taking millions from foreign govts. What will be given in return, should the Clintons get back into the WH?
I hope the delegates take all this into account when making their decisions, and while I know that Barack is not flawless, I still think with a good team he may make a great president.

]]> By: steve http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169&cpage=1#comment-187988 steve Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:34:00 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3169#comment-187988 I've noticed that in the last week, Hillary has been pushing the "I'm getting outspent" narrative. Although that's partly a plea to her supporters for more money, she's also sending a message to the superdelegates that Obama is essentially buying the nomination and she'd be winning "if only" she had more money. This is what irritates me about Hillary more than anything else; virtually everything out of her mouth is an attempt to create an alternate-universe narrative in which she's the rightful winner. It's hard to believe that there was ever a time that she talked about policy issues. I’ve noticed that in the last week, Hillary has been pushing the “I’m getting outspent” narrative. Although that’s partly a plea to her supporters for more money, she’s also sending a message to the superdelegates that Obama is essentially buying the nomination and she’d be winning “if only” she had more money.

This is what irritates me about Hillary more than anything else; virtually everything out of her mouth is an attempt to create an alternate-universe narrative in which she’s the rightful winner. It’s hard to believe that there was ever a time that she talked about policy issues.

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