Where do you start when you hear everything at once?
What’s saddest to me about Geraldine Ferraro’s remarks? I won’t say they’re “racist,” since she has a right to make a claim about a candidate without being, in effect, censored in the face of such accusations. But they’re certainly “racially charged,” and definitely inappropriate coming from a Democratic “leader” of her stature. If anything positive [...]
Exactly. Added 3/15/08: Here’s an example of what I’m alluding to. OK, so Clinton seems to be way ahead in Pennsylvania at the moment (although, Obama will almost certainly close that gap–if not pull ahead–by April 22). But it’s gonna take more than Democrats to elect the next president; and a win among Democrats doesn’t [...]
With each (infrequent) loss, Barack has refused to return to the old-fashioned politics of divisiveness. He reaches out, comforts, and inspires again. Just words? The Clintons tell us they’ll bring actual change, not just words. We must remember that, in the end, those are just words. Whether or not they are good speakers–and I think [...]
Tangents for the Chasing
