Quotes Of The Day: On Edwards And Clinton
San Diego Union Tribune columnist Ruben Nvarrette Jr writing on race and the primaries:
Well, at least Barack Obama got the support of one white Southerner last week. John Edwards’ endorsement came one day after Obama got pounded in West Virginia. Maybe Edwards, a North Carolinian, saw something in this contest that made him queasy?
Columnist George Will on Hillary Clinton and her followers:
Some of Clinton’s supporters seem to be cultivating, for a purpose, a permutation of the entitlement mentality that many voters thought they discerned in her candidacy and found off-putting. She seemed to feel entitled to the Democrats’ nomination, and having been denied it, she may feel really entitled to be Obama’s running mate. But for him, choosing her would be even more dangerous than Bosnian sniper fire. She would solve none of his problems, and would create others.
….More than 300 million Americans living at this hour will never be president. They will never even be senator from New York. That office is not chopped liver. Neither is it a form of disregard.
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My quibble with Will's analysis:
Reading some of the pro-Hillary blogs, it appears that many women really have their hearts set on electing a 'woman president' and Hillary is the woman available,. She seems to be a symboll for them. Given that this is the first opportunity to get a 'woman elected and may be the last chance for some time to come,, I can understand their passion.
I also see in a new light, a statement I read that Hillary feels a deep sense of repsonsiblity to her supporters. Being a symbol has its burdens.
Of course, people should not be voting for gender or race, but there it tis, the nature of people. I'm sure JFK's good looks didn't hurt him in elections.
As Hillary's motives, intentions, strategies and maneuvers are being parsed, I'm surprised that this angle, her feeling of obligation toward her supporters, is not ever mentioned.
Now I wonder if Obama feels the same kind of obligation to his supporters, as he is definitely a symbol, as well.
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runasim, interesting comments. I agree with you that women (and others) see Hillary as a symbol, just as some folks see Obama as a symbol. As far as Hillary's feeling obligated to her supporters, I would hope she is staying in the race (which **may** be causing damage to the Democratic Party) because she wants to stay in the race, not because she feels obligated.
As far as Obama feeling obligated to his supporters… I don't think he does. Given Obama's background as a constitutional law professor and community organizer (and the opportunities he received growing up), I think Obama feels a responsibility to the citizens of the USA to make this country a “more perfect union” (a phrase he used in his race/Wright speech in Philadelphia, at least I think that's where he said it). IMO Obama feels government service should benefit Americans.
I also think Obama will address social injustices that in the past have largely been ignored by politicians who want to reward their big business donors. Bush definitely sees the role of government as protecting business, rather than protecting the individual rights of citizens.
So Obama's obligation is to all the citizens of the USA.
Of course this is just my opinion.