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How Tomorrow Became Yesterday

Sadly for her supporters, Hillary is indeed as much of a unifier as Obama—but of Republicans.

By Jonathan Alter | NEWSWEEK
Jan 14, 2008 Issue

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  • Posted By: Far Away @ 01/22/2008 12:07:41 AM

    Comment: Kathy, is that all that is troubling you? GIVE ME A BREAK! what troubles me about Hillary is something that no one is addressing: They CLAIM to be for African Americans, yet history will show that the problems iof injustice against African Americans in education, poverty, in the courts have existed during the nineties. Nothing has changed. What bothers me is Hillary's cold, hard demeanour and her attempted ''put-downs' of Obama. She has met her match, because he is not afraid. He is looking better and better every day. .. Far Away

  • Posted By: dmondie @ 01/19/2008 7:33:38 PM

    Comment: What does Obama's religion have to do with his ability to run the country? Bush is a christian and we see what kind of mess he's made! I could care less if Obama was a Muslim, an atheist or a Buddist. the real question is he smart (which Bush is not) is he fair (which Bush is not) does he care about the people of the country he serves (Bush left the Katrina victims stranded for month but has not hesitated to got spend billions on a war no one agrees we should be fighting) and is he honest. I don't care if he but his hand on his ass while saying the pledge...if he can save this country; he has my vote!

  • Posted By: cliffk2 @ 01/16/2008 5:10:28 PM

    Comment: i think Obama comes across well but i am just learning things about him that are troubling to say the least. Is it true he will not put his hand over his heart to say the pledge of allegience? Is he a muslim? If either are true he should not expect my vote or any other person who cares who is in charge of our country... talk about getting us from within...Scary thought think about it ...Obviously the press is giving this guy a BIG pass wonder why???. Hillary is looking better and better ... kathy

  • Posted By: Alysons11 @ 01/11/2008 5:41:26 PM

    Comment: You people are ridiculous. This is the kind of fact-absent fear-mongering that led our country into this disasterous war in Iraq. I had forgotten what it was like to be "PROUD to be an American" until I saw Obama speak. In person. Sans a teleprompter. He is an absolute inspiration. Please, please, please. Choose to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. When you capitalize on intolerance and fear, you build a country like the one we've become in the last eight years...an enemy and bully to a majority of the world. We are not labels; we are all just people...and Senator Obama is an outstanding one. He absolutely has my vote.

  • Posted By: Alysons11 @ 01/11/2008 5:32:43 PM

    Comment: Are you people insane? This is exactly the sort of fact-absent fear-mongering that led our country into the disaster that is the Iraq War. I had forgotten what it meant to be "Proud to be an American" until I saw Senator Obama speak. He is an inspiration and a hope to lead us out of the intolerance and negativity that you are preaching. Every one of us makes a choice as to who we are...whether we are part of the problem or part of the solution. Please, please, don't be part of the problem.

  • Posted By: gnoss @ 01/11/2008 5:27:51 PM

    Comment: Obama gave very impressive and inspirational speeches on election nights in Iowa and New Hampshire. Several cable TV pundits on MSNBC and CNN commented that these speeches were the best they had ever heard and they were quick to compare Obama's speeches to the other candidate's speeches each night. What the TV announcers and pundits did not point out clearly was that Obama used a teleprompter each time and no other candidate did. By the time Obama's victory speech in Iowa was about half completed I had reached the conclusion he must be using a teleprompter but the TV coverage kept a tight head shot of him and only backed off to allow me to look for the teleprompter stands for seconds at a time and I did not see them. In New Hampshire I finally caught a fleeting glimpse of the two teleprompters to confirm my suspicions.

    I do not recall a single occasion over the last 30 years of when any candidate has used a teleprompter for a primary election night victory speech or concession speech. If I am right, then I believe it is imperative for print and especially the TV journalists to point this out each time so that the impressions and comparisons the public may draw from the eloquence they perceive in Obama's delivery can be tempered with the knowledge of the advantages of utilizing a teleprompter. I also would be interested to learn if Obama is the only candidate traveling with a teleprompter this year.

  • Posted By: Concerned American @ 01/11/2008 2:04:02 PM

    Comment: I would back HRC or John Edwards, not Obama. I am not confortable with someone who comes from a radical Muslim family. Have we forgotten about 9-11? If Obama gets the presidentail nomination, the Republicans will win. Please do not vote for Obama!!

  • Posted By: Concerned American @ 01/11/2008 2:00:57 PM

    Comment: Who is Barack Obama?

    Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white ATHEIST from Wichita, Kansas.
    Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii . When Obama was two years old, his paren ts divorced. Hi s father returned to Kenya . His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia.?

    When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocate to Indonesia . Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta . He also spent two years in a Catholic school.

    Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim. He is quick to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school."

    Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that
    that he is not a radical.

    Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this
    influence was temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over his son's education.

    Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta .

    Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world. Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major public office in the United States , Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background. ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into office he DID NOT use the Holy Bible, but instead the Koran.

    Barack Hussein Obama will NOT recite the Pledge of Allegiance nor will he show any reverence for our flag. While others place their hands over their hearts, Obama turns his back to the flag and slouches.

    Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential
    candidacy.

    The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside out, what better way to start than at the highest level - through the President of the United States , one of their own!!!!

    Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want this man leading our country?...... NOT ME!!!

    • Posted By: adam in iowa city @ 01/13/2008 23:31:36

      Comment: This bigoted, fear-mongering smear has been debunked over and over again, on snopes.com and right here on Newsweek. Either you knew this and are just a sleaze or you are ignorant and a fool. I pray that America is finally beyond the influence of slime like you.

  • Posted By: dg17256 @ 01/10/2008 10:32:46 PM

    Comment: Conciliatory speeches during a time of great anxiety, claims of change...it all feels good. It all felt good when G. W. Bush seemingly rallied the country after Sept. 11. When the inspiration wears off, as it undoubtedly will, the work of putting the pieces back together must still be accomplished and is best left to those that have been working for change their whole life. It is not an alleged attempt to maintain political power...that's pure rhetoric...it really is heartfelt when Hilary claims to want to lead this country. It's been her lifelong work. Bill Clinton, like his wife, had lifelong aspirations for the highest office, and they both spent their lives in pursuit of it. Bill had the experience of Attorney General and Governor before attempting a nomination. Obama just doesn't have the record. People should look within themselves for inspiration and not an inexperienced, albeit charismatic, Jr. Senator. Leave the hard work of policy making to the pros - Clintons.

  • Posted By: JenniferAmelia @ 01/10/2008 9:20:16 PM

    Comment: Obama is the media darling isn't he? Too bad. I wish they would be more fair. Ok so there are some good ones. But a lot of them have been fawning over Obama for months. They've helped to build up his almost mythic image. Honestly, I've seen Obama in person. I was unimpressed. By his speech and by his appearance. I thought John Edwards was a better speaker. I haven't heard Hillary speak in person yet. Barack's supposed "magnetism" just wasn't there for me! But the news media never reports on people like me. All you ever hear about are the people who are ga-ga over him.

  • Posted By: beetee @ 01/10/2008 4:35:42 PM

    Comment: Hillary started the first "attack " in the 1st debate by calling Senator Obama naive'.

  • Posted By: Meri @ 01/10/2008 2:46:41 PM

    Comment: The first "attack" as you call it did not come from Hillary Clinton. It came from Obama, when he referred to Hillary Clinton's meetings with foreign leaders as "having teas." That was such a sexist comment, and yet the media said absolutely nothing. Or when his idiot of a national campaign manager (Axelrod) said if HRC had not voted for the Iraq War Bhutto would not have been. I think the backlash in NH was a harbinger of how women feel about men telling them how to vote, and they're sick of it.

  • Posted By: Meri @ 01/10/2008 2:41:07 PM

    Comment: You see Alter, like most of the media, still has egg on his face after predicting so badly on Tuesday. Talk about the media trying to jam Obama down everyone's throats. Women got angry after the media beat up on Hillary, and now they're even worse. Obama is not a change agent. You don't vote PRESENT in the Illinois Senate and stand for change. He's avoided change by not doing his job in the U.S. Senate and running for President. He's had plenty of time to shake things up in the U.S. Senate if he wanted to change the way things are done in Washington. He hasn't done it. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has bridged the bipartisanship that has held things up and got bills passed that benefit Americans. Jonathan Alter is just another media gadfly who hates women and hides behind his writing the way Bill O'Reilly hides behind his microphone. They hate women and don't want one to ever be President. They would rather take an underqualified black mail, who is going to be demolished by the Republicans anyway than ever support a woman. Well women of all ages and races make up more than 51% of the population, and our time has come. It's embarassing that other Democracies and even other third-world countries have gotten there before us. It's time for women and it's Hillary's time. Alter should be admitting he screwed up by announcing that he speaks for Bill Clinton and what "Clinton knows in his heart," because he doesn't speak for either Clinton and he certain doesn't speak for women voters.

  • Posted By: BabyBoomerToo @ 01/10/2008 2:04:40 PM

    Comment: How many of us remember when Kennedy was running our parents heard all about how the Pope would be running this country if Kennedy was elected. Hello, people this is not selecting a King, we still have Senators and Congress up there and in the two terms Bush hasn't gotten to do everything wants either. Clinton sure tried but he was not above their grasp either. This is why I am registered INDEPENDENT, from a family of Yellow Dog Democrats.

  • Posted By: hope2008 @ 01/10/2008 1:11:01 PM

    Comment: Stop spreading the fear that has handicapped the US since the Bush regime took charge. Obama is NOT a member of any organization or religion that is sworn to destroy the US. Educate yourself on Obama's religion, schooling, and upbringing here: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/obamas-religion-and-schooling/ Stop spreading rumors that are unfounded and untrue. Obama offers hope in the face of fear. Change in the face of a failing status quo. Educate yourself on who this man is, what he stands for, and what he has in store for the future before you jump to conclusions....especially if those conclusions have no foundation.

  • Posted By: hope2008 @ 01/10/2008 1:02:41 PM

    Comment: Educate yourself and stop spreading the same plague of fear that has enveloped this country since the Bush regime took charge. Its that fear that is preventing any progressive change in the US. Obama is not a member of any organization or religion that has sworn to destroy the US. Are you kidding me? Read this article and educate yourself. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/obamas-religion-and-schooling/ Stop spreading rumors and playing on people's fear. Obama is the hope America needs for a real change in politics and beyond.

  • Posted By: Marine0302 @ 01/10/2008 11:13:52 AM

    Comment: I did'nt write Kerry's "after Acton reports he did.He's a real liberal , and so is Obama.
    Ivan't see someone so far left getting elected.
    Kerry endorsement of Obamahelps the republicans.

  • Posted By: Marine0302 @ 01/10/2008 11:13:52 AM

    Comment: I did'nt write Kerry's "after Acton reports he did.He's a real liberal , and so is Obama.
    Ivan't see someone so far left getting elected.
    Kerry endorsement of Obamahelps the republicans.

  • Posted By: wanting "REAL" change @ 01/10/2008 9:17:30 AM

    Comment: What does it say about us, as Americans that we can be influenced by a "short-lived" teary eye? Quite frankly, to imply that sex appeal is needed to achieve a vote..................is equal to the fact that it is assumed that to show a tear will humanize a person and achieve a vote.........both strategies lie outside of real issues. The sombering realization is that there are people who will decide their vote on sex appeal and there are those who will decide on a strategically placed tear.......What we need is "REAL" change in America!!! I am simply tired of the same old politics, we need someone who is "Driven" who seeks a New/different america.........an America restored! Being well-traveled; We need an America that other countries would want to emulate............It is definitely time to pick up, America.....dust off, America and truly let America's brillance shine!!

  • Posted By: Be- Real @ 01/10/2008 5:31:39 AM

    Comment: Mr Alter is just justifying is premature support for Obama after Iowa. What he doesnt know is politics these days puts more emphasis on connecting with people and getting the job done. Hillary showed the emitional side very few politicians are scrared to show, she connects well with the people and is ready to listen to them. . Good leadership is one who connects to the masses and is down to earth and not about sex appeal. We should stop being over iconic and rely on other people to feel good about ourselves. If one looks at the leaders who Hillary reminds me of its people lwho show empathy such as Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela or even John Lennon. We need pasionate people that care for the masses and the world. Hillary Clinton has the credentials from the time she put Richard Nixon on the spot in the early 70's. I think Mr Alter should reconsider working for such a prestigous organisation as TIME and intead be a columnist for Playboy Magazine

    • Posted By: Meri @ 01/10/2008 14:52:46

      Comment: Be - Real you said it. I think Playboy would be perfect for Alter. He could spew his sexist dogma without so much as a single real editor watching his typos. What I don't understand is why can't these men who predicted New Hampshire -- in effect telling women how they should and would vote -- just apologize and say they were wrong. Brian Williams had the guts to do it, but instead of admitting they were just plain wrong, they now want to cry race. So now those women who came out for Hillary are racist!!!! Oh PLEASE make them stop. Everytime they write another Obama worshipping column, they alienate more women, and I know it will surprise them to know that some of those women are African-American.

  • Posted By: 1goldengirl @ 01/10/2008 3:30:47 AM

    Comment: J ONATHAN WRITES: "Like most women in politics, she lacks a critical asset. Male candidates can establish a magnetic and often sexual connection to women in the audience. (Just watch Bill Clinton, Obama or Edwards work a rope line.) Women candidates can't use sex appeal (except in France), which leaves them playing the sisterhood card."

    wHAT an incredible sexist and male chauvanistic, passe -- not to speak of incorrect --think to say. SHAME ON YOU. Had you said that Obama lacks a critical asset because he is black, you may well have lost your job! -- other media commentators, pundits, presidential hopefuls have lost their job for saying less that is racially offensive!. Your sexistcomment and the fact that you can get away with it ALONE DEMONSTATE S WHY THIS COUNTRY NEEDS TO ELECT A WOMAN. I guess, it will take a Woman President before women will be freed from having to put up with the sort of sexism.

    GO HILLARY -- WE NEED A WOMAN PRESIDENT, BADLY..

  • Posted By: 1goldengirl @ 01/10/2008 3:03:03 AM

    Comment: Alter says: "to win in November, Democrats must do better with college-educated men and with independents, the two groups where Obama is strongest and Hillary is weakest. "

    Let me remind that --to win in November, Democrats must also have the traditional Democrat and the older woman vote, the two groups were Hillary is strong and Obama is weak.

  • Posted By: 1goldengirl @ 01/10/2008 2:47:03 AM

    Comment: Jonathan Alter shows his unjournalistic bias and unwashed arrogance when he presumes to speak for the Democrats with the unqualified assertion: "Even if they're not for him (Obama), they're proud of him and of themselves for being in his party."
    Perhaps it's so, Mr.. Alter, -- it was so, I think. But, that was before Obama's brash: "forget-the-old Democratic-party-faithful-they're-passe-message-andet-the Independents-vote" assault became obvious. The surprising NH Hillary comeback rebellion, I think , shows that many faithful "Democrats" have begun to question whether Obama Obama truly IS a party.Democrat, or is in the process of creating a NEW Independents party for himself. The surprising NH results may be the signal that the old faithful Democrats have been awakened from their slumber. And, the battle for the hearts and minds of Democrats that Obama has announced in Iowa will now begin The old, faithful vote that reared its head in NH warns and reminds that all CHANGE is always for the best --that, what is needed is specified, considered CHANGE FOR THE BETTER and not merely undefined, impulsive CHANGE.
    Afterall, did not George W. Bush run on the promise of bringing change? And, yes, he certainly did bring us change. The NH Democratic primary results message is: Change for the better also means restoring what was good in the era before GWB, that we need to go carefully into the future and not throw everything "old" out with the bathwater.

  • Posted By: anti_trust101 @ 01/09/2008 2:01:05 PM

    Comment: Mr Alter. Please stop Providing us with the inept opinios of pundits and instead cocentrate on securing a positive alternative to your horrifying haircut!

  • Posted By: alstonj1 @ 01/09/2008 1:38:44 PM

    Comment: I say to all of the political pundits and news pollsters, you are irrelevant to the political process. Hillary Clinton showed you that last night in N.H. You can't predict how people will vote or who they will support until it actually happens. " I am perplexed at the "current hate the Clintons disease phenomena" that seems to affect so my people. . I wish you news people and pundits would do a story on what this hate the Clintons is all about. Please don't tell me any thing about Monica..

  • Posted By: Joe in Key West @ 01/09/2008 12:01:23 PM

    Comment: Bill Clinton's second place finish in NH back in the day that eventually put him in the White House should show everyone that it ain't over yet. Both Hillary and Barack (and Edwards) are still strong candidates who, as Hillary learned this week, can still be taught a trick to two. I wouldn't count any of them out just yet - there may still be some surprises in the coming weeks. Good luck to all. Joe in Key West

  • Posted By: jramon1212 @ 01/09/2008 11:46:32 AM

    Comment: I believe that Hillary will not only beat Obama but she will be the next president of the United States,
    she wiil have a strong support from most women and the support from many man that wants changes
    to happen in america.


    Juan hungria

  • Posted By: doesitreallymatter @ 01/09/2008 10:48:27 AM

    Comment: . I am a 51 year old white woman recently transplanted from one ???don???t matter??? state???Nebraska???to another???Indiana. I am a veteran of the Vietnam era having served my country in the USAF from 1974 until 1978. Granted, I wasn???t a prisoner in the Hanoi Hilton but I served nonetheless. Having said that I have to admit I have voted in one presidential election???period. I assumed, correctly I fear, that my vote means nothing. For the first time, after seeing Barack Obama win in Iowa, I had hope. NOW, after the New Hampshire primaries I can see how foolish and naive I was. Obama has no chance. No one does, not against Hillary Clinton. When the entire nation can ignore what she so blatantly IS, what point is there in my getting all shook up? Oh, and for the record, McCain has no shot. He was allowed to get to the point he is because he is impotent against the Clinton machine and they just don???t sweat him. I???m sorry to sound so jaded but after last night all of the good people, good American people, who actually effected change in the country are dead. Dead at the hands of what I HAD always thought were a collection of nutcases. Now I seriously have to wonder. Please understand that I have always, all of my life, believed in the inherent goodness of this nation and it???s people and now I can???t. Audacity of hope indeed.

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/09/2008 6:49:09 AM

    Comment: Obama grills Petraeus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9wtAqXq7Sg

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/09/2008 6:46:30 AM

    Comment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9wtAqXq7Sg

  • Posted By: Mwalimu @ 01/09/2008 1:06:47 AM

    Comment: As an Angeleno, I'd really like to have a chance to vote before every one decides who the winner is. As John Edwards pointed out, Iowa and New Hampshire are only 1 % of the population. As a Democrat, I find much to admire in Hillary Clinton. However, I was really impressed by Obama's speech in New Hampshire where he congratulated Hillary Clinton for her victory. That was true statesmanship. I find also much to admire in John Edward's so-called "populism:" - which for real consists of "telling it like it IS." I have not made my decision yet. I would appreciate it if the media would not make that decision for me.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 01/09/2008 12:30:28 AM

    Comment: Congratulations to Hillary Clinton you proved you are a fighter. She cried, and I think that changed eveything. I think the older women especially those with kids came out for Hillary and showed us that they are in charge of the Household in New Hampshire . I think Hillary Clinton really has been humbled and seems to appreciate her second chance. Obama needs to stress that winning is the easy part and getting things done once you get into power is the challenge. Obama was the underdog and he needs to keep that persona. He still has the nomination. I think Hillary has found herself. How Hillary got her groove back.

    My girlfriend told me that I would be wrong and she was right.

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 11:22:31 PM

    Comment: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/8/185438/7845/186/433066

    RON PAUL'S RACIST NEWSLETTERS REVEALED. and he ADMITS IT!

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 10:17:29 PM

    Comment: CNN debunks Bill Clinton's recent attacks about Obama's record right before the primary:
    it's worth a watch.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOe01_ww29U

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 10:17:22 PM

    Comment: CNN debunks Bill Clinton's recent attacks about Obama's record right before the primary:
    it's worth a watch.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOe01_ww29U

  • Posted By: bharvey @ 01/08/2008 10:17:13 PM

    Comment: CNN debunks Bill Clinton's recent attacks about Obama's record right before the primary:
    it's worth a watch.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOe01_ww29U

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 01/08/2008 6:45:37 PM

    Comment: The Clintons strength has always been their ability to "REINVENT" themselves. Most notably, after the ninety four congressional elections. They lost that election to a movement, led by Gingrich. What did they do to counter this movement, they made life better for the average American.

    Hillary needs to reinvent herself as the candidate for the future. She needs to stop talking about the ninety's and start telling the people about her current proposals. Is Hillary's plan going to keep the American people safe. Is her "MIDDLE CLASS" tax cut going to be "BIGGER THAN OBAMA"S? , CAN HILLARY"S plan bring factions together for the common good more effectively than OBAMA's plan for the future.Somehow you have to convince voters, that your plan for a "prosperous and peaceful" future for AMerica is "STRONGER" than OBAMA"S. You have to stick to this message. What was once the Clinton's greatest strength, in now a big WEAKNESS. "REINVENTION". REINVENTION, is one of the principles that have been rejected by voters. They do not want you to keep changing yourself. They want someone who is genuine and who does not change every week. It makes people feel comfortable. In this case Hillary has no choice but to reinvent her message and plans for the future.
    What HILLARY SHOULDN'T DO,
    Hillary has to avoid going negative.She should attack her opponents with her plan and not with her ego. For example she laughed at Obama and dismissed his campaign as "JUST WORDS". What she failed to realize is that his words have inspired a nation. This made her look mean and arrogant. Hillary do not be afraid of rejection.
    Emphasize that your plan for the future is stronger and how it is going to improve the live of miniorities. You need to launch your new plan like a "blitzkrieg". Keep your message positive expecially in California and NEW YORK, the two states you must win.

    Do not play the race card= it is a lazy way out for a hard working individual. Be honest. If you use race you will be forced to lie. Remember that the masses can see through mirages. Do not use them anymore.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 01/08/2008 6:44:46 PM

    Comment: Comment: The Clintons strength has always been their ability to "REINVENT" themselves. Most notably, after the ninety four congressional elections. They lost that election to a movement, led by Gingrich. What did they do to counter this movement, they made life better for the average American.

    Hillary needs to reinvent herself as the candidate for the future. She needs to stop talking about the ninety's and start telling the people about her current proposals. Is Hillary's plan going to keep the American people safe. Is her "MIDDLE CLASS" tax cut going to be "BIGGER THAN OBAMA"S? , CAN HILLARY"S plan bring factions together for the common good more effectively than OBAMA's plan for the future.Somehow you have to convince voters, that your plan for a "prosperous and peaceful" future for AMerica is "STRONGER" than OBAMA"S. You have to stick to this message. What was once the Clinton's greatest strength, in now a big WEAKNESS. "REINVENTION". REINVENTION, is one of the principles that have been rejected by voters. They do not want you to keep changing yourself. They want someone who is genuine and who does not change every week. It makes people feel comfortable. In this case Hillary has no choice but to reinvent her message and plans for the future.
    What HILLARY SHOULDN'T DO,
    Hillary has to avoid going negative.She should attack her opponents with her plan and not with her ego. For example she laughed at Obama and dismissed his campaign as "JUST WORDS". What she failed to realize is that his words have inspired a nation. This made her look mean and arrogant. Hillary do not be afraid of rejection.
    Emphasize that your plan for the future is stronger and how it is going to improve the live of miniorities. You need to launch your new plan like a "blitzkrieg". Keep your message positive expecially in California and NEW YORK, the two states you must win.

    Do not play the race card= it is a lazy way out for a hard working individual. Be honest. If you use race you will be forced to lie. Remember that the masses can see through mirages. Do not use them anymore.

    • Posted By: 1goldengirl @ 01/10/2008 04:52:30

      Comment: HILLARY WILL WIN IF SHE PLAYS UP THE GENDER CARD. Jonathan Alter's stupid, sexist comment about Hillary lacking the "critical assest" --sex appeal -- which (he implies) motivates the women's vote and which, incedably, passed the Newsweek editorial scruitiny, substantiates that a Hillary presidency is the CHANGE we need to make America great again and be able to hold up its head in the sisterhood --or maybe its brotherhoood -- of civilized nations. A comment like the one Alter just made, and got awy with motivates woman to come out and support her..candidacy.

  • Posted By: pear_pactor @ 01/08/2008 6:14:40 PM

    Comment: OBAMA all the way!!!, for you people that are not comfortable about the fact that Barrack has taken a mass lead to this primary ,maybe it's time for you to STOP! LOOK! and LISTEN! thats all it takes rather than those silly politicians that are always making promises and manipulating the system try something new ;don't have to live your daily lives same thing everyday, let change takes is course.

  • Posted By: Show Me @ 01/08/2008 4:45:38 PM

    Comment: Thanks Mr. Alter for your kind and compassionate piece. As a Hillary supporter and a baby boomer I am very sad that our time may have passed. It will be hard to support Obama when I really feel Hillary would be a great president but i know in the end I will. Very , very few of the supposed reporters have earned my respect through out this process and more than a few have earned my eternal disrespect. I have gone from an avid MSNBC watcher to retreating to C-Span other than David Schuster and oddly Pat Buchannan the adolescent piling on with glee is too much to bear. I truely wish that Chris Matthews would be fired for his complete lack of professionalism along with Andrea Mitchell and I have been shocked and disappointed in Olberman.

  • Posted By: av3who @ 01/08/2008 3:38:35 PM

    Comment: idealism defines leaders j.frederick. ask LINCOLN, JFK OR ANY OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS.

    • Posted By: j.frederick @ 01/08/2008 17:58:20

      Comment: Being a native of the Land of Lincoln, I don't consider Abrahom Lincoln an idealist - he was quite realistic about the state of the country and what needed to be done. Furthermore his legacy includes plenty of people who hated him - he was not appreciated for what he did for this country until years after his death. It takes a very strong person to walk alone.

  • Posted By: VVhome @ 01/08/2008 1:36:30 PM

    Comment: I have been in the US for about a year now, and I continue to be amazed by this media spectacle. My observatons: with a few - very few - honorable exceptions, all the so called pundits - especially on TV - have no clue. In order to grab TV time they have taken - rather squeezed into - any vacant position in the political spectrum, regardless of what they truly believe in. They are as driven and guided by poll numbers as the politicians themselves, exhibit classic herd mentality, do not say anything original, and are subjective. To boot, they are extremely defensive when somebody questions them and the methods they adopt and immediately adopt a 'how dare you question us' stance. Hillary may or many not be 'phony' and 'insencere' as the media likes to portray her. Obama appears a great candidate. But, it does seem to me that the media does not scrutinize Obama substantively on policy matters, leave alone personal. When he responds to any question in his characteristic soothing abtractions, the media seems to be satisfied and does not follow through with the same rigor that they do with Hillary. So long as they believed Hillary's nomination was 'inevitable' they treated and wrote about her deferentially but when they saw that she is vulnerable they are going after her like bloodhounds. They created the Fred Thomson myth and are abandoning him now. For them, this is all a circus that could help them garner more eyeballs, ears or readership. In this cacaphony, the American public does not get the right kind of information that it deserves.

  • Posted By: j.frederick @ 01/08/2008 1:34:11 PM

    Comment: Do you really believe that if Barack Obama is elected the world will change? Take off your rose colored glasses - they are all just people. Idealism should not rule your decision, reason and factual information should be the basis for our vote for president. We should be choosing a leader - there aren't any savior's running for election.

  • Posted By: True American x 10 @ 01/08/2008 1:32:20 PM

    Comment: When is comes right down to it what have any of the candidates done that says they will fight for America? Have they filabustered in order to achieve a congressional goal, Have they had a "Disney" moment when the world stands still while they work their magic,accomplishing something for the people or are they special merely because they happen to be at the right or wrong place at the right time. Everyone of these candidates could have at any time during the Bush mess stood up and called upon citizens and politicians
    to act for the good of America, the only one even close to standing up for what they believe is John Edwards, that's where I got my tools to support the troops without supporting the war, where was everyone else. Huckabee strums the guitar while rome burns, Thompson was playing at acting, Rudy was too busy with his love life, McCain needs to put his family first (I couldn't believe he would shake hands with Bush after how they treated his family, if he can't stand for them do you really think he will stand for us?) Hillary had her time in the Senate to set herself apart if she did I missed it. Obama started to run for president before he accomplished anything in congress. Everyone of these candidates has failed so I guess we just try to figure who will fail in the most painless manner. If we really are looking for change, we need someone else and I don't mean Bloomberg how pompous is he? And talk about flip flopping he can't even pick a political party and stick to it how can he unify when he can't seem to make up his mind about who he really is or exactly what he hopes to accomplish.

  • Posted By: LadyDoc44 @ 01/08/2008 1:28:23 PM

    Comment: Obama has a lot to offer the American public beside just hope. He has been a civil rights leader and civil servant, since his college days. (This is a lot more then what most people I know do.) Also, Obama???s background is from a poor household and an absent biological father, so he has insight to what most common American???s feel today and have experienced in their own life. Isn't an understanding of the average American relevant? Shouldn???t a President understand human nature and the human struggle? Then use this understanding as an important tool for communicating to publics of all countries? Isn???t understanding how to a person needs to compromise or how to hold restraint when provoked, such as Kennedy did during the Cuba missile crisis, important and a critical for foreign politics? Obama is a symbol to the world that America is not a Texan money hungry bully scared of the big bad world, but a man who is looking for unification of the world. To bring America back from these sad Bush years of mismanaging our government. Showing that we can stand for American believes of freedom and equality, yet we stand up with kindness and diplomacy. America wants peace and harmony. We are tried of war. I know this view is a little sappy, but why the hell not! I am tried of fear and oppression. I want to believe. I want a hero. I want to be proud. I want hope. I am voting Obama!

  • Posted By: j.frederick @ 01/08/2008 1:28:15 PM

    Comment: Enter Your Comment

  • Posted By: Judytruth @ 01/08/2008 1:12:21 PM

    Comment: If you say Bill Clinton did nothing for this country, that's because you know nothing about the history. Even Greenspan said Bill Clinton was one of the best presidents of Amercian history. If our next president can achieve what Bill Clinton achieved as a president, we are lucky

  • Posted By: tkinn @ 01/08/2008 12:58:09 PM

    Comment: The Clintons are both figures of the past. She speaks of her experience ... in what ?? She is a master of "I didn't mean that ", i.e. deceit and dirty tricks. Ex-President Clinton demeaned the office. She speaks of change. The best change for the country is to fix this political mess and truly move forward... their past record speaks for itself. The Clintons really did nothing for this country except for teaching everyone how to run a campaign and a government based on opinion polls and not what was truly needed .

    • Posted By: Judytruth @ 01/08/2008 13:09:20

      Comment: Read the history, you'll know Bill Clinton achieved a lot in the 8 years of presidency, the 8 years is one of the best time of our history. Even Greenspan said Bill Clinton was one of the best president of our country.

      • Posted By: adam in iowa city @ 01/13/2008 23:35:59

        Comment: That's because BIll Clinton was the best Republican president we've ever had.

  • Posted By: IowaObserver @ 01/08/2008 12:33:37 PM

    Comment: The rich pay the taxes in this country by an overwhelming percentage. Immigrants come here to seek the American Dream - of making it in America, yes! of getting rich! Jimmy Carter tried to "damn" the richh people and it caused one of the worst recessions and duoble digit interest rates this country has ever seen.

    Yes, I'd love to see a woman as President of the US, but not THIS woman. She is an elitist and a socialist at heart. She is also controlling and power hungry. She will make Jimmy Carter look like a piker when it comes to ruining our economy. No one wants to listen to a harpie and a shrew for 4 years, let alone 8. She is not as slick as her husband. O'Bama has probably, wisely, studied JFK. He offers hope in a very fractious contentious time in our history. Will I vote for him? Probably not. I don't want National Healthcare brought to me by the same people who brought me the DMV, but I get O'Bama. A lot of voters, young and old, would rather vote for an optimist than a woman who shrieks at us that its her turn.

  • Posted By: jvill @ 01/08/2008 11:56:48 AM

    Comment: Marine0302: "This country is becoming a third world nation if you look into its ifrastruture,currency,debt,and the way we are seen in the world. I feel bad for these young kids swept up by O'Ba,ma,because they are going to be hurting.Do you think companies like Exxon/Mobile ,Haliburtn are going to loosen their grip with a nubie?"

    And you think the people who stood around while all these problems unfolded, aiding and abetting many of them, building up that experience, are the ones to change it? McCain has been a Washington "maverick" since 1977. He thinks the war in Iraq is going great, attempts to pander to some of this nation's most divisive forces, and disvows his own campaign finance reform legislation. Change is one thing this man does not represent.

  • Posted By: jvill @ 01/08/2008 11:35:28 AM

    Comment: Marine0302: "Obama,I can't vote for ,he has no plan that I know of to make the chages wened in foreign,or domestic policy.
    I could of voted for Joe Biden,because of his experince.
    Also, hillary has the know how,but because of her steel Lady personality people are tuned off. She could do the job.
    so ,I'm going republican and vote for Mc Cain. I can't votea word"change" show me.or tell me how to bring about change. I'm from Mo."

    I'm sorry, but that's just rank laziness, a total cop out.

    Go to Obama's website: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

    Download all the whitepapers and read about all the plans you want. There are plenty, all articulating what Obama wants to do. IF you actually care, and are not just using the standard empty talking point.

  • Posted By: sailorman66 @ 01/08/2008 11:04:35 AM

    Comment: she may be wearing a skirt, but she's still a member of the "OLD BOYS CLUB". america has had with the "GOOD OLD BOYS club"

  • Posted By: CA2NY @ 01/08/2008 10:21:29 AM

    Comment: Hope, change, dream. These are powerful words evoking poignant feelings. But Obama is as shallow as he is eloquent. There really isn't much there. He has almost no relevant experience required to lead this country. He even missed 80% of the votes in the Senate this year, since he's been campaigning. What does that tell you?

    • Posted By: melaniebeth76 @ 01/08/2008 13:11:01

      Comment: I think many officials miss votes, etc when they are campaigning.

    • Posted By: melaniebeth76 @ 01/08/2008 13:10:18

      Comment: I think many officials miss votes, etc when they are campaigning.

  • Posted By: thinkingdem @ 01/08/2008 10:16:19 AM

    Comment: Did the author really say male politicians win over female voters by establishing a magnetic or sexual connection with them? I can't believe the sexist rhetoric circulating around the press these days. I'm a female voter and I can tell you I care about actual issues facing our country and vote accordingly.

  • Posted By: lonestarkaty @ 01/08/2008 8:51:19 AM

    Comment: Everyone says that special interest will not give up their power . That is a given. Scenerio if Obama is elected and goes after this powerfull lobbyist and the others, Do you think that John Edwards would sit on the sidelines and let Obama fail or do you think they would team up along with the Congress to bring about change. No President gets anything done without his advisor and support staff.
    no matter who you elect HRC, John Edwards, Obama or McCain they will have these people to help accomplish their agenda. Am I right?

  • Posted By: lonestarkaty @ 01/08/2008 8:44:36 AM

    Comment: Comment: No one has mentioned Obama's secret weapon. He has not played it to it's full extent, but Michelle Obama is an intelligent , well spoken, successfull women who can and does speak passionately for her husband and she would fullfill the role of First Lady very well. She and his daughter compliment his image as a person who wants the Presidency not for his ego, but to protect his family and their future. this will enhance his appeal to Democratics, republicans and Independents. Any thoughts on this?

    • Posted By: firststate @ 01/08/2008 09:09:36

      Comment: I think your are right on about Michelle. Unlike the Clintons, wherein Bill could be an asset or a hinderance, depending what you thought of him when he was in the white house, I think one can only find positives about Michelle. I think she will make a fantastic First Lady who, like her husband, is what our country needs right now.

      • Posted By: melaniebeth76 @ 01/08/2008 13:12:36

        Comment: me, too. I saw her on CNN on one of the townhalls in NH and she is just as impressive as he is. What an asset and wonderful thing for the American people if they were elected into the presidential office! Anyone can go to CNN and they play repeats if people were really concerned about learning what the candidates have to say.

  • Posted By: chiels @ 01/08/2008 8:13:12 AM

    Comment: It's wonderful to witness history in front of our eyes and tear at how we have finally come as a nation...

  • Posted By: Jsquaredrev @ 01/08/2008 8:10:59 AM

    Comment: It''s a generational thing -- not a gender thing, stupid.

  • Posted By: Jsquaredrev @ 01/08/2008 8:10:11 AM

    Comment: It's a generational thing stupid -- not a gender thing.

  • Posted By: chiels @ 01/08/2008 8:08:47 AM

    Comment: It is great to witness history in the making and how far we have come as a country!! Go Obama

  • Posted By: joanna38 @ 01/08/2008 8:00:05 AM

    Comment: When all of you have taken your jabs and your kicks and your stabs at Hillary Clinton...I will be elated when you have to eat crow after you have elected the next president. LIke a bunch of baboons on a corn cart, that is what this election preview is to me.
    From what I make of it, I will not even cast a vote in order to cast a vote against someone. If Hillary is NOT the Democratic candidate I will not even waste the gyasonline to go to a polling station. But I guess she cut her own throat yesterday, by breaking down in public. Nevermind that the men are a bunch of flipfloppers and no different from any of the liars that stepped into the White House before. Same old same old...mark my words

  • Posted By: mollycoddle @ 01/08/2008 6:35:07 AM

    Comment: Not THIS democrat, Jonathan. I'm so disgusted by the media hype and favoritism toward Obama that I might just not vote for him. You would be surprised at how many of us are watching this in amazement-and dismay. This untried, untested guy might be the nominee. Change is good, but change is also how we got stuck with Jimmy Carter and George Bush. No thanks.


    • Posted By: wanting "REAL" change @ 01/10/2008 09:34:06

      Comment: Actually....that's not how we got stuck with Bush (if your speaking of the one currently in office)

    • Posted By: thebrownhornet @ 01/08/2008 13:02:39

      Comment: NO Change is not how we got GWB and J.Carter Luck of the draw got us Jimmy C and stupidity got us GWB. Obama is as much tried and tested as our last three Govenor/ Presidents and alot smarter than both of the Bush presidents. Hillary has only served one full term in the Senate and the only experience she had before that was being a politicians wife. So what is the real problem you have with Obama? Could his lack of experience and the flaws in his character be the result of his skin color? Funny how all the scutiny you guys put on Obama missed GWB when he was running for President. Maybe if you had paid attetion to some of his flaw 7 1/2 or 8 years ago our country wouldn't be in the shape it's in today.

      • Posted By: melaniebeth76 @ 01/08/2008 13:15:21

        Comment: I also have wondered where in the hell were Mothers Against Drunk Driving when President Bush II was running for president?

    • Posted By: julian7 @ 01/08/2008 06:50:01

      Comment: the greatest of humans were always rediculed in the beginning by comparing them to those who could not make it down the same road before. Yet, today we bask in all that they did during all those yester-years. Once in a while someone great comes along and who can stop the tides of change anyway!!

  • Posted By: tmasman @ 01/08/2008 5:22:17 AM

    Comment: At some point Obama has got to give us some specifics about what he'll do for change and NOT just platitudes of hope. Go HIllary!

    • Posted By: melaniebeth76 @ 01/08/2008 13:16:33

      Comment: Be hopeful! It enrages me to see on all the news shows (I mean all of them) people continue to say that Senator Obama is not clear or has not stated his positions! On his website, he has detailed policies and/or ideas from economy, health care, supporting individuals with disabilties to foreign policy. They are well thought out and researched ideas and plans. I wish that more people would find out for themselves rather than accepting what tidbits that "haters" spew to the news. Obama is my man for sure. No other candidates are as detailed as he is on positions- Democrat or Republican.

  • Posted By: julian7 @ 01/08/2008 4:19:31 AM

    Comment: It is time, America showed the world the true meaning of what Democracy is, by seeing the american in Borack Obama and his vision of bringing America to the greatness it once was.
    Julian Michael
    Kuwait.

  • Posted By: cybercitizen @ 01/08/2008 4:00:25 AM

    Comment: John Edwards is right--entrenched interests never willingly give power away. The discipline among Republicans in Congress is strictly enforced; they march in lockstep. Congressional Republicans show no signs of being enthralled by Obama; they couldn't care less that Nancy Pelosi is the first woman Speaker ever. Hope that the young people Obama seems to enthrall are willing to work hard on campaigns to vote Republicans out of office.

  • Posted By: cybercitizen @ 01/08/2008 3:56:42 AM

    Comment: John Edwards is right in that entrenched interests never willingly give their power away. The discipline among Republicans in Congress is strictly enforced, and they march in lockstep. These Congressional Republicans show no signs of being enthralled by Obama; they couldn't care less that Nancy Pelosi is the first woman Speaker ever. I do hope that the young people Obama seems to enthralled are willing to work on future campaigns and make things happen to vote entrenched interests out of power.

  • Posted By: dixie@alaska.com @ 01/08/2008 3:39:05 AM

    Comment: I wanted to see Hillary stay in the Senate. I know if she would stay in the the Senate, she would be so prowerfull for the things for women and the world that I believe in. I will vote for her, and just getting her back in the White House will put us in good graces with most of the rest of the world, and I know she will be so good, she is so prepared. But if she ends up back in the Senate, I won't feel to sad.

  • Posted By: Quantum Dave @ 01/08/2008 3:01:14 AM

    Comment: Comment: Barack Obama transcends the field of presidential candidates. His message of hope vs. fear is resonating big time across the country. Millions are awakening to the dawn of a new age for America and the world. He is the Tiger Woods of this campaign. Barack will win later today by 10 to12 shots...I mean percent. Obama '08! Be the change you wish to see in the world! Peace. and so it is.

  • Posted By: Northbound @ 01/08/2008 1:38:27 AM

    Comment: You know what? If you took all the Presidential hopefulls from both parties and threw them all in a sack and shook them up, then reached in and picked one, you still wouldn't come up with a candidate worth their salt! Get over it, this country will not nominate a woman into the presidency anymore than they'll elect a young black man, shameful as it is.

    • Posted By: wanting "REAL" change @ 01/10/2008 09:52:45

      Comment: YOU! are "this country"

    • Posted By: candlelight @ 01/09/2008 01:07:00

      Comment: And I hope for the good of America that anyone who is voting with race or sexism as part of their equation chooses to stay home, because that is not what America is about. Results of change we so desparately are seeking. We are being watched the world over and are always asking "What can I do to change things?" Show the other countries that we are a strong and democratic nation that pulls together in desparate times. Become a part of history.

    • Posted By: ladyphoenix3 @ 01/08/2008 11:31:52

      Comment: I think you are wrong. Our country will elect a black man as president just as Virginia elected a black governor. I also believe Hillary can get elected president. She is the first woman to come along who can be elected president. I believe we will se a black man president before a woman can be due to the prejudices of the uneducated American public. Whoever is nominated Democrat candidate, it is time for the Republicans to move over. No matter how many times it is said, taking care of the rich never did anything for the poor or even middle class (whick has grown smaller during the Republican rule).

    • Posted By: ladyphoenix3 @ 01/08/2008 11:23:40

      Comment: I think you are wrong. But I believe a black man will be president before a woman will. I also believe Hillary will be president, if not this time then later. Whomever wins the Democrat nomination, it is time for the Republicans to move to the back burner.

  • Posted By: KEldridge @ 01/08/2008 1:35:14 AM

    Comment: Today the Clintons represent an end of an era. Perhaps their time has come and gone. As with the end of a dynasty, a championship quarterback, whose love for the game has out paced his physical ability, a coach that has taken its team as far has he can, but can???t reach the big game. The passing of the torch is no easy matter, yet the torch must be passed, willingly or by force. I applaud the Clintons for their service, but the 21st century demands a new cast of characters with a new durable vision for a drastically changing world.

  • Posted By: K Eldridge @ 01/08/2008 1:34:01 AM

    Comment: Today the Clintons represent an end of an era. Perhaps their time has come and gone. As with the end of a dynasty, a championship quarterback, whose love for the game has out paced his physical ability, a coach that has taken its team as far has he can, but can???t reach the big game. The passing of the torch is no easy matter, yet the torch must be passed, willingly or by force. I applaud the Clintons for their service, but the 21st century demands a new cast of characters with a new durable vision for a drastically changing world.

  • Posted By: PrezHillary @ 01/08/2008 12:30:21 AM

    Comment: Same old tired propaganda from mainstream media. If you're dumb enough to buy into it, you deserve to get another GW Bush.

  • Posted By: johncabell @ 01/07/2008 11:30:53 PM

    Comment: I'll go you one further: In a world without Hillary, Bill would be Obama's biggest booster (http://planetabell.blogspot.com/2008/01/imagining-world-without-hillary.html)

  • Posted By: cowen123456 @ 01/07/2008 11:26:55 PM

    Comment: Obama's typical speech messages:
    "???.stand by me and we will change the country and the world???".
    " The country needs a real change???."
    "???folks, change is what this country need right now!",
    "???we don't want the same people in the white house, we need change"
    "???I am an agent for change, help me implement change???"
    "???this is a revolution for change!"
    "???..if you vote for me you will be voting for change"

    Notice the lack of content. Notice the repetitive term "change". Notice the lack of willingness to point to any realistic records for change. Notice the lack of details to the changes that he is proposing. Most importantly, notice how broad the definition of 'change' is and how VAGUE it is. A vote for Obama is a vote to confirm that you this country can not be bother with specifics. A vote for Obama is a vote to say???"don't ask don't tell"???..A vote for Obama is a vote for ignorance. The country is at a cross road, we need a Woman who has defy the odds to get where she is now???.a woman who has done the tough battles???.a woman who knows what it really takes to make change happen and know too well that talk is cheap.

    • Posted By: Marine0302 @ 01/08/2008 11:36:01

      Comment: Enter Your Comment Well, i don't know if we need a woman,but Biden has the experiece,Clinton does, McCain does and O'Bama doesn't. I think a few more years in the senate and I could vote for him. Clinton is the brightest of them all,but comes on w/o Obama 's smoothness,She's America's Maggie Thatcher.
      O'Bama voters are young and dreamers change doesn't happen over nightespecially in Washington.
      This country is becoming a third world nation if you look into its ifrastruture,currency,debt,and the way we are seen in the world.
      I feel bad for these young kids swept up by O'Ba,ma,because they are going to be hurting.Do you think companies like Exxon/Mobile ,Haliburtn are going to loosen their grip with a nubie?

    • Posted By: tjlinko @ 01/08/2008 03:33:04

      Comment: This is what is interesting to me about those criticizing Obama. They say he has no "substance" because he doesn't bore people to death with endless policy minutiae in his speeches. People respond to him because he inspires them. Makes them believe in hope over fear etc... What Dems have needed to learn for a long time is that policy wonkishnness doesn't inspire people or win eliections. Just ask President Gore and President Kerry, both of whom wonked circles around GWB. Bill Clinton is as much ofa wonk as they come too, but he doesn't put it in his speeches. When you listened to him,talk, it was all about personal stories, and such, just like Obama. As of thers have said,if you want the substance, go to his website. Better yet, if you want to konwn what he's about, look at where he comes trom, and his background as a community organizer on the south side of Chicago. But remember, policies are important, but an equally important quality for a president is the ability to lead, to inspire, and to be a statesman. And Obama has all of that in spades.

    • Posted By: Apollyon @ 01/08/2008 01:38:42

      Comment: Obviously you only listen to the sound bites. "cowen123456". If you really want to know Obamas positions and plans read his "BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE" plan. All the answers to your whiny questions are in there.

      A vote for Obama is a vote for bringing back the good times of the 90's, without having to battle each other all the time.

      • Posted By: Texayorker @ 01/08/2008 12:47:11

        Comment: As they say down here in Texas, Obaba is all hat and no cattle. He has not connected on a single issue with me, a lifelong Democrat who was campaigning for George McGovern before I was old enough to vote. Obama began running for president practically as soon as he began in the Senate. His record is empty of achievements and substance. He is not electable and the Republicans will eat his lunch, dinner and midnight snack if he's the nominee. I won;t vote for him.

    • Posted By: oldstuff @ 01/08/2008 01:17:49

      Comment: ridiculous Hillary pandering.

  • Posted By: enicholson @ 01/07/2008 10:34:16 PM

    Comment: All those religious rights believe marriage for life; then the ultra liberals accuse her of staying in the relationship b/c she had ulterior motives. What about... perhaps.... they might actually love and respect each other? Every marriage has its issues, and some are more complcated than others, but no one outside of their marriage is in a position to judge. Furthermore, Hillary has worked for every "opportunity" she's had. These were not handed to her on a silver platter. I'd like to see any of you work so hard for something you believe in.

    • Posted By: Northbound @ 01/08/2008 02:14:46

      Comment: Your right enicholson, we as americans have become so obsessed with living our neighbors lives that we seem to forget we have faults of our own.
      I live in the south, and if what we have here is religous values I think the majority needs to re-read their bible.
      Mind your own business people and don't judge the capability of someone to do a job based on their personal life.
      If we're going to judge politicians lets us even up the playing field and look at the people leading our congregations on Sundays or the doctor whom we visit to make us well.

  • Posted By: fleetwood95 @ 01/07/2008 10:02:07 PM

    Comment: As people began to notice, Bill Clinton is to this day, a "womanizer". Now, finally, his wife has shown herself to be nothing more than an "opportunist", of the highest order. When Bill was found out with Jennifer Flowers, Hillary had to go against the quick reaction of the world, and realize if she stayed with her man, she might become "First Lady". Even in Arkansas, she stayed behind him and his womanizing. If Rudy Guliani, had not step out the the race, for his health crisis, we would not even be having this discussion, for the Senate was beyond her against Rudi. Now she has parlayed her years in the Senate, and another "Opportunity" is at hand........ That is all she is and has ever been, and the "White, farmers of Iowa, saw her for that, and embraced a young black man,,,,, who carries himself with "class". Hillary is indeed "TOAST".

  • Posted By: Hipoint @ 01/07/2008 8:59:03 PM

    Comment: Hillary is TOAST. Dead Woman Walking !

    • Posted By: mac2007 @ 01/07/2008 21:28:12

      Comment: No. She is not. Now is only the early stage of primary race. We should not jump our conclusion so quickly. Otherwise, we just do ourselves and do our democracy a disservice.

      • Posted By: Hipoint @ 01/07/2008 21:32:37

        Comment: We'll see if you're singing the same tune tomorrow night. She is going to be beaten DECISIVELY, mark it down.

  • Posted By: gwhitt @ 01/07/2008 8:50:02 PM

    Comment: To the editor: Mr. Alter, I notice that there is a sponsored link "Barack Obama Exposed" but I also found another link that explains the purpose of a lot of this propaganda: http://thepage.time.com/letter-to-afscme-president-mcentee/
    Why not advertise the counter links as well? If the media uses its power to manipulate, why not expose it all!!

  • Posted By: mac2007 @ 01/07/2008 8:45:23 PM

    Comment: Mainstream media is the most snobbery crowd.

    When Clinton's poll looks good, nobody dares to raise voice to challenge her.

    Now, everybody is in a hurry to join the Hillary-attack bandwagon.

    Now, it is in