Four days ago, I signed up at the Hillary Clinton campaign website to get more information about Bill Clinton's trip to Abingdon that afternoon.
Today, I got an e-mail from Hillary Clinton which opened as follows: "Dear Paige, You and I have taken a remarkable journey together through this entire campaign. Through all the ups and downs, you have been there when I needed you most." Really? Wow!
We only saw a few minutes of Bill Clinton's speech, so I can't say much about the content, but here's something that really bugged me: Clinton referred to Obama as "Hillary's challenger." Maybe I'm being overly nitpicky here, but to me, a two-person race either consists of (a) an incumbent and a challenger or (b) two opponents. This choice of language struck me as one of those sly little ways we are made to feel like Hillary Clinton IS the incumbent, which of course, she is not. Bill also said that he was "so proud of Hillary when she kept fighting even after Senator Kennedy came out against us." Boo, again. Endorsing a candidate, as Ted Kennedy has done, is not about sticking it to another candidate. This primary, in particular, is not about voting against somebody; something like 85% of likely Democratic voters said they'd be content to vote for either Clinton or Obama in November. So really, especially now, the climate is not about who we strike down, but who we choose.
Anyway, last time I heard the whole "if you're not with us, you're against us," bit, George Bush was changing the cafeteria menu at the capitol to "Freedom Fries" because France hadn't committed to send troops to Iraq.
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Well, I am getting very nice e-mails from my good friends "Barack" and "Michelle" - it's the nature of the beast. I know they are not really my friends, but it's nice anyway.
I loved this post! You write so well and I love your subtle sense of humor when you're talking about something totally serious.
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