Comments on: Dittos http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Marc Davidson http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137391 Marc Davidson Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:35:28 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137391 What is amazing is that the Obama advisers don't understand that one million people have contributed to this campaign in the hope that this will be a transformative election and not just politics as usual. Clearly the nation is hungry for real change. It is obvious to everyone but the tin-eared advisers that running on a progressive agenda is a winning strategy. Truly the Wellstones out there are very few. Wake up Obama and Clinton. What is amazing is that the Obama advisers don’t understand that one million people have contributed to this campaign in the hope that this will be a transformative election and not just politics as usual. Clearly the nation is hungry for real change. It is obvious to everyone but the tin-eared advisers that running on a progressive agenda is a winning strategy.
Truly the Wellstones out there are very few.
Wake up Obama and Clinton.

]]> By: Ron http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137387 Ron Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:19:37 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137387 I think you've nailed the character of the Dem primary discourse and I think Macjazz gets the why. Neither candidate is a progressive or can offer anything in the way of true progressive rhetoric or leadership. I think you’ve nailed the character of the Dem primary discourse and I think Macjazz gets the why. Neither candidate is a progressive or can offer anything in the way of true progressive rhetoric or leadership.

]]> By: Macjazz http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137380 Macjazz Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:15:35 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137380 Anyone who expects Obama to generate true progressive "Change" is in for a rude awakening, I think. I say this as someone who is rooting for him to be the Dem nominee at this point, simply because I think he's got the best chance to beat McCain. I could be wrong about that, and I'll certainly vote for either of 'em against the Republicans in November. But I'm not fooling myself about who he is. He's just less bad than what the other side has to offer. Bowers is right, Obama is no savior, and he's not going to fix things on his own. It's no accident that his rhetoric at times echoes Republican talking points (as does Hillary's as well). He ain't Paul Wellstone. Anyone who expects Obama to generate true progressive “Change” is in for a rude awakening, I think. I say this as someone who is rooting for him to be the Dem nominee at this point, simply because I think he’s got the best chance to beat McCain. I could be wrong about that, and I’ll certainly vote for either of ‘em against the Republicans in November.

But I’m not fooling myself about who he is. He’s just less bad than what the other side has to offer. Bowers is right, Obama is no savior, and he’s not going to fix things on his own. It’s no accident that his rhetoric at times echoes Republican talking points (as does Hillary’s as well). He ain’t Paul Wellstone.

]]> By: brendancalling http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137378 brendancalling Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:38:59 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137378 yeah, you won't hear me arguing with that statement. that shit, no matter who the candidate is, is a bad omen. house dems floated a trial balloon about caving on FISA today. Not impressed with the democrats today. yeah, you won’t hear me arguing with that statement.
that shit, no matter who the candidate is, is a bad omen.

house dems floated a trial balloon about caving on FISA today. Not impressed with the democrats today.

]]> By: Barry Walden http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137375 Barry Walden Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:00:38 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2008/02/29/16/08/dittos-79/#comment-137375 I couldn't agree more. I had this sense that this time around, the electorate is going to utterly reject and ignore the right wing slime machine, because of the enthusiasm they have for the possibility that we can talk seriously about the important things for America, and that Obama is the embodiment of that hope. Look at the turnouts in the primaries. Obama is in danger of squandering that enthusiasm if he doesn't back off from this gutter issue backbiting. So far, he has done pretty well, no thanks to Hillary's continually drawing him into these non-issue bickerings. Hopefully, she will be done by next week, and the real challenge will begin for Obama. He must show himself to be solid on the important issues, with specifics on his plans and his accomplishments. If he does, and with Hillary's enthusiastic support, the Democrats will overwhelm the wingnuts and the rest of the Republican party (what's left of them). I couldn’t agree more. I had this sense that this time around, the electorate is going to utterly reject and ignore the right wing slime machine, because of the enthusiasm they have for the possibility that we can talk seriously about the important things for America, and that Obama is the embodiment of that hope. Look at the turnouts in the primaries.
Obama is in danger of squandering that enthusiasm if he doesn’t back off from this gutter issue backbiting. So far, he has done pretty well, no thanks to Hillary’s continually drawing him into these non-issue bickerings. Hopefully, she will be done by next week, and the real challenge will begin for Obama. He must show himself to be solid on the important issues, with specifics on his plans and his accomplishments. If he does, and with Hillary’s enthusiastic support, the Democrats will overwhelm the wingnuts and the rest of the Republican party (what’s left of them).

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