Comments on: Michelle and Joe Looked Grim as Hillary Endorsed Obama in a Masterfully Minimal Way

By: Tina Trent

Tina Trent — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:14:53 +0000

Yes, Hillary is disciplined. Hillary has learned a great deal and is thus one of those rare politicians who learns anything. Hillary is accomplished. She is brilliant. I despair of the current generation of feminists. They have utterly internalized the sexism and loathing we tried to eliminate: how did this happen? I am hardly surprised that the faces of so many in the audience looked stricken, particularly Michelle Obama’s: nobody with the least bit of intellectual honesty could sit in that stadium without realizing what they have squandered in Hillary Clinton. What a tragedy for the Democrats and for America.

By: david levavi

david levavi — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:34:30 +0000

Like Hugh, I am the father of three daughters. A lone male in a family of four independent women. My wife and daughters find it laughable but I consider myself a radical feminist.

In our household, this election season began 4:1, Hillary:McCain.

I liked McCain before he announced. So did my wife but she was leaning toward Hillary. My kids were all voting Hillary. Obama was not a factor.

The ratio in my family remains 4:1. My oldest daughter (Disclaimer: She once worked as an intern for PC.)is the single member of the family voting Obama. The rest of us are voting McCain.

By: Marcia Pappas

Marcia Pappas — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:43:15 +0000

I don’t know how I will deal with the next 4 years. I feel like someone just made me drink poison. Hillary was and is the only person to lead this country. The Dems are going to be sorry in November. How could they pit an African American man against a woman and think they would have unity in the end? How stupid.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:33:03 +0000

Dear Ms.Chesler:………racism is being contained and vitiated but will be always with us as will tribalism, sexism , on the other hand will be a very difficult procedure. It requires a culturectomy , actually…I have been chewing the scenery for years as I am the father of three young women- all professionals. But, there are many men in this fight with you, do not despair, that would betray our decency and pursuit thereof…with pleasure to read you- do not yield your pen madam.

By: lLinda Clarke

lLinda Clarke — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:06:35 +0000

Chesler has become indispensable reading. Her gift to all of us: interpreting events on the national and world stage with a profound and original intelligence, wit, sensitivity and far-sightedness. What I most love is that she is so grounded in humanist logic and vision. Of course I always learn from her feminism which has always been so pure. She is one of our very best. Linda Clarke

By: Marion L

Marion L — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:47:39 +0000

Dear H McDonagh:

Bravo to you for placing the future of this country ahead of “[your] personal feelings as a feminist.”

May all American feminists follow your example so that we can elect Barack Obama and undue the damage caused by the amoral Bush administration.

By: H McDonagh

H McDonagh — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:14:34 +0000

Much to my surprise, I am in agreement in Ms. Chesler’s remarks about Clinton and where we are in this election. As the delegate from Penn. said with tears in her eyes, “I think we are running the wrong candidate”. I was also so very proud to cast my vote for Hillary, almost giddy, and now I am profoundly disappointed in the outcome of this primary; and yet I will not allow my personal feelings as a feminist, stop me from casting my vote for Obama come next November. I hope other feminists will follow my lead and stop the “in fighting” we as Democrats are so very good at.

By: George Jochnowitz

George Jochnowitz — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:22:49 +0000

There’s a lot the candidates have to tell us. Have they ever heard of Choudhury? Someone should ask them. Do they know that Nasrallah said about Jews, “If they all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide” (reported in a New York Sun editorial, March 11, 2005)? Someone should ask them. What do the candidates think about the close relationship between Chavez and Ahmadinejad?

Nobody ever talks about increasing public transportation in a country with an ever-growing population and with the threat of fuel shortages. We need more subways and rail lines in and near our cities. That will cost money. Candidates are afraid to talk about taxes, which is understandable. Reporters don’t need to share this fear.

By: enscout

enscout — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:26:43 +0000

“…presumptive First Lady”?

How presumptuous.

By: pickled herring

pickled herring — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:21:46 +0000

What it all boils down to is which candidate promises the least, because, that candidate will have the shortest list of failures.

George Bush didn’t campaign on a war effort to counter terrorism, but fate handed him his legacy.

Bill Clinton didn’t campaign on a super economy, the dot com revolution created his legacy, well, most of it. Monica gave him the rest, but neither was in his campaign remarks.

Obama’s campaign so far hasn’t promised much, except change, and even that has been compromised so that the only thing left is an increase in taxes. There might be a civil rights movement in there someplace, but aside from legislating what is in people’s hearts, there isn’t much left to there either.