On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Francis Drouillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > Wendy Button, speechifier for Edwards, Clinton and Obama, is now > disgusted with the Democratic Party and will vote for McCain: > > <http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-28/so-long- > obama/1/> > > "Since I started writing speeches more than ten years ago, I have > always believed in the Democratic Party. Not anymore. Not after the > election of 2008. This transformation has been swift and complete and > since I'm a woman writing in the election of 2008, 'very emotional.'" > > "The final straw came the other week when Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher > (a.k.a Joe the Plumber) asked a question about higher taxes for small > businesses. Instead of celebrating his aspirations, they were mocked. > He wasn't "a real plumber," and "They're fighting for Joe the Hedge- > Fund manager," and the patronizing, "I've got nothing but love for > Joe the Plumber." > > "Not only has this party belittled working people in this campaign > from Joe the Plumber to the bitter comments, it has also been part of > tearing down two female candidates. At first, certain Democrats and > the press called Senator Clinton "dishonest." They went after her > cleavage. They said her experience as First Lady consisted of having > tea parties. There was no outrage over "Bros before Hoes" or "Iron My > Shirt." Did Senator Clinton make mistakes? Of course. She's human. > > "But here we are about a week out and it's déjà vu all over again. > Really, front-page news is how the Republican National Committee paid > for Governor Sarah Palin's wardrobe? Where's the op-ed about how > Obama tucks in his shirt when he plays basketball or how Senator > Biden buttons the top button on his golf shirt?" > > "Here we are discussing Governor Palin's clothes—oh wait, now we're > on to the make-up—not what either man is going to do to save our > economy. This isn't an accident. It is part of a manufactured > narrative that she is stupid." > > "Has [Palin] made mistakes? Of course, she's human too. But the > attention paid to her mistakes has been unprecedented compared to > Senator Obama's '57 states' remarks or Senator Biden using a version > of the Samuel Johnson quote, 'There's nothing like a hanging in the > morning to focus a man's thoughts.'" > > "I can no longer justify what this party has done and can't dismiss > the treatment of women and working people as just part of the new > kind of politics. It's wrong and someone has to say that. And also > say that the Democratic Party's talking points—that Senator John > McCain is just four more years of the same and that he's President > Bush—are now just hooker lines that fit a very effective and perhaps > wave-winning political argument…doesn't mean they're true. After all, > he is the only one who's worked in a bipartisan way on big challenges." > > Seems there are still some sane Democrats -- they just don't belong > in the Democratic Party any more. > > Let's see how the Obamacons on this list spin this one, without > changing the subject. > > her vote only counts as one, just like yours and mine. -- "...don't tell them anything! they haven't even tortured you yet!" TRAC! TRAC! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
