So on Saturday, the leaders of the Democratic National Committee are going to sit down and decide what to do about Florida and Michigan. Personally, I think there's only one option--
Leave it how it is now. Don't seat the delegates.
Boo-hoo, Hillary, but you agreed that you weren't going to care about Florida and Michigan, because they moved their primaries. They violated the rules of the DNC and they HAVE to pay the consequences.
Howard Dean's gonna look terrible if he doesn't follow the rules his party has set forth. He's gonna look terrible if he does follow the rules, come to think of it... the people in Florida are pretty angry.
I was reading an article today that really got me thinking about this whole mess. It said that people in Florida are crying foul on the DNC not seating the delegates. One woman compared it to disenfranchisement of African Americans, and another said that, after all Florida went through with hanging chads, they shouldn't have their voices stomped on.
Because you had a messed up system of voting in 2000, you should be able to mess up our system of voting in 2008? I THINK NOT!
So anyway, they'll be deciding what to do this Saturday. CNN.com/LIVE is going to have LIVE COVERAGE of the meeting. I know I'll be glued to my laptop... how about you guys?
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
We All Remember When Hillary's Foot Got Stuck In Her Mouth...
"We have seen an X-ray into a very dark soul." -- Michael Goodwin, 'The Daily News'
They're talking about Hillary Clinton. She made some comments the other day about Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, yet ANOTHER example of how far the media is taking everything. They're scrutinizing everybody UNBELIEVABLY hard, and it's insane how angry they're getting over the smallest of comments.
Hillary made a comment the other day about Robert F. Kennedy being assassinated in June, giving that as a reason for why she should stay in the primary campaign until then. That seems tasteless, sure, but look at it in context:
"My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don't understand it."
She's giving examples of Democratic primaries that have lasted until June. Any reason why we should FREAK OUT?!
No, but I'm reading comments from people who are saying she's suggesting she needs to be here in case Obama gets assassinated, and people saying she's a racist, and that she's insensitive. I'm sorry, but I don't get that at ALL.
And get this. A FoxNews analyst, Liz Trotta, was talking about this with another analyst and said,
"And now we have what some are reading as a suggestion that somebody knock off Osama, uh, Obama. Well, both, if we could."
Wha...?!?!?! Is she SERIOUS?! She's apologized, as you'd expect, but WHA?!!?! Obama, Osama, what's the diff, right? Kill 'em both! GAH come ON woman! You call yourself an American?!
That's about all for me for tonight. My head's spinning.
They're talking about Hillary Clinton. She made some comments the other day about Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, yet ANOTHER example of how far the media is taking everything. They're scrutinizing everybody UNBELIEVABLY hard, and it's insane how angry they're getting over the smallest of comments.
Hillary made a comment the other day about Robert F. Kennedy being assassinated in June, giving that as a reason for why she should stay in the primary campaign until then. That seems tasteless, sure, but look at it in context:
"My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don't understand it."
She's giving examples of Democratic primaries that have lasted until June. Any reason why we should FREAK OUT?!
No, but I'm reading comments from people who are saying she's suggesting she needs to be here in case Obama gets assassinated, and people saying she's a racist, and that she's insensitive. I'm sorry, but I don't get that at ALL.
And get this. A FoxNews analyst, Liz Trotta, was talking about this with another analyst and said,
"And now we have what some are reading as a suggestion that somebody knock off Osama, uh, Obama. Well, both, if we could."
Wha...?!?!?! Is she SERIOUS?! She's apologized, as you'd expect, but WHA?!!?! Obama, Osama, what's the diff, right? Kill 'em both! GAH come ON woman! You call yourself an American?!
That's about all for me for tonight. My head's spinning.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Sweetiegate? PLEASE.
OK, so the other day Barack Obama was rushing from place to place and Peggy Agar, a reporter for an ABC affiliate in Detroit, asked him a question. He said, "Hold on a second, sweetie, we'll do a press avail."
A video of Obama calling the reporter sweetie raced its way around the Internet and people everywhere started calling him misogynistic and sexist.
I don't get it, I must admit. Sweetie. It's a term of endearment. Since when did sweetie become a bad thing?! I understand the reporter was angry that he didn't answer her question, which I totally understand, but why is it such a big deal that he called her sweetie?
I think this election the media has been ridiculously hard on all of the contestants. Everything they say, everything they do, and everything everyone they've ever met says and does is scrutinized unbelievably, and they've taken a lot of heat for it. I think the media is influencing this election perhaps a bit more than they should, and I really would like it to change. However, it's probably not going to.
Strike that... it's definitely not going to. It is what it is and it's only going to get worse as we move into general election time.
Barack later apologized to Peggy about his slip-up, telling her that it's a bad habit of his and he does it to all kinds of people. Personally I don't see why it's such a big deal, at all... he should be proud that he's got some manners, not upset that he refers to women with a term of endearment. Grow up, girls.
To Peggy Agar: Listen, sweetie, be glad he didn't call you 'ho' like Don Imus would've. At least Barack's got some class.
A video of Obama calling the reporter sweetie raced its way around the Internet and people everywhere started calling him misogynistic and sexist.
I don't get it, I must admit. Sweetie. It's a term of endearment. Since when did sweetie become a bad thing?! I understand the reporter was angry that he didn't answer her question, which I totally understand, but why is it such a big deal that he called her sweetie?
I think this election the media has been ridiculously hard on all of the contestants. Everything they say, everything they do, and everything everyone they've ever met says and does is scrutinized unbelievably, and they've taken a lot of heat for it. I think the media is influencing this election perhaps a bit more than they should, and I really would like it to change. However, it's probably not going to.
Strike that... it's definitely not going to. It is what it is and it's only going to get worse as we move into general election time.
Barack later apologized to Peggy about his slip-up, telling her that it's a bad habit of his and he does it to all kinds of people. Personally I don't see why it's such a big deal, at all... he should be proud that he's got some manners, not upset that he refers to women with a term of endearment. Grow up, girls.
To Peggy Agar: Listen, sweetie, be glad he didn't call you 'ho' like Don Imus would've. At least Barack's got some class.
Friday, May 16, 2008
A Bit About Jessi
Hi, everyone. My name's Jessi, and I decided last week that I should start this blog to put my views on the election and politics in general out there. I'm a pretty opinionated person, I guess, and people have told me for years I should get a blog.
So I hope you'll stick around as I blog about whatever's on my political mind. Scandals, controversies, election results... it'll all be here!
So I hope you'll stick around as I blog about whatever's on my political mind. Scandals, controversies, election results... it'll all be here!
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