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[winterbadger]

My friend JRC pointed out to me this rather astounding statement from Geraldine Ferraro (not surprisingly, given the tenor of the remark, a Clinton supporter)

"Besides, the delegate totals from primaries and caucuses do not necessarily reflect the will of rank-and-file Democrats. Most Democrats have not been heard from at the polls. We have all been impressed by the turnout for this year’s primaries — clearly both candidates have excited and engaged the party’s membership — but, even so, turnout for primaries and caucuses is notoriously low. It would be shocking if 30 percent of registered Democrats have participated.

If that is the case, we could end up with a nominee who has been actively supported by, at most, 15 percent of registered Democrats. That’s hardly a grassroots mandate."

Another sad, pathetic attempt by a Clinton supporter to rubbish the Democratic Party's own process in order to see their own candidate nominated.

I wasn't really expecting to find even more ways that I could be disgusted with US politicians, but it seems that there is always room for more.

Comments

[ginmar.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're fucking stupid. You lived through Ronnie Raygun and you can't see the fucking difference? You graduated the same year as me, you picked military----well, okay, you picked the Air Force---and you still make that claim with a straight face?

Dude, get laid now and then. Let go of high school. It's okay that you joined the Girl Scouts of the military. I'm a girl and I still joined the Army and saw combat. Fuck is your excuse? A pathetically small dick?

[winterbadger]

Scott, I apologise for this obnoxious person being allowed to comment in this abusive and offensive way. It won't happen again.

[snolan.livejournal.com]

Nah - no worries - forgive and forget - we are all a little passionate about the election right now... which IMHO is a good thing. An uncaring populace gets the leadership it deserves...

Clearly people care.

[winterbadger]

Passion is no excuse for abusiveness.

[snolan.livejournal.com]

For the record, I didn't exactly pick the military; my (lack of) finances did. I was faced with a decision between military or prison guard because of Reaganomics. I knew full well why the economy was in the crapper, and I knew full well that Reagan would have to help at least the active-duty military members out a little or look bad. So I chose the branch where I'd be least likely to have to do anything violent (I am a pacifist after all). In hindsight, I should have considered Coast Guard, though I am against the drug war too.

Through 10 years of Air Force propaganda (most of it Army, btw), I always knew I was reading/seeing/hearing only one side of the story, and my critical thinking skills (given to me by excellent parents) enabled me to call BS on most of the junk they were trying to sell us as facts. I know what a screw up Reagan was, and was one of several troops disciplined in 1986 for turning backs on him rather than saluting when he visited my base (we were particularly incensed that he was sheltering Ferdinand Markos at tax-payer expense).

Yes, I hate Reagan. His administration represents a great deal of the self-loathing that educated Americans must deal with today.

And I repeat my comparison with H.R. Clinton and Reagan, with a straight and disgusted face, further more I stand by it. While I disagree with our host winterbadger on comparing her to Bush (IMHO she's clearly better than Bush, but that's not saying much). I totally think she is much alike with Bush the senior and Reagan. She is pro-corporate profits, pro-rich, and not good for labor.