BY TAYLOR MARSH
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Subject: anti-Obana e-mail to Superdelegates
Message: The campaign to threaten superdelagates with your switching to vote
for McCain if Hillary Clinton doesn’t get the nomination is utterly despicable,
and totally devisive and destructive. Such tactics are hateful and silly.
Do you actually want to see McCain elected and then see Roe V Wade overturned
by his next Supreme Court appointment? do you think McCain would be a better
president to get the USA out of Iraq ? Really I was sickened by news of the
e-mail campaign launched yesterday by you and other bloggers, to discredit
Obama and make a last ditch effort to get your favorite Democrat as the nominee
of the party. She is losing that battle, Obama will be the nominee, and your
tactics are very Rovian. Shame on you and the bloggers who did this ugly action.Mary Jo Cannarella (via email, verbatim, as written)
Another one:
Subject: Super Delegates Threats
Message: Ms. Marsh, I am a white 50+, middle income female. I read how you
now have Hillary supporters sending threateining letters to Super Delagates.
This is hameful and disgusting. This action sets back feminism by 20 years.
By stomping your feet, holding your breath, and being a bully is not like
women of my age group worked so hard to attain for women. This negativity
is useless, and shows women to be less than they truly are, strong in their
beliefs, but gracious in loss. I too would have liked to have a female president,
however, there was no way that I would have EVER voted for Hillary. She is
not a role model for young women, but the worst type of hypocrite. This temper
tantrum will only divide they party. You and your followers do not want ot
be responsible for the potential overthrow of Roe v. Wade, or much more Civil
Rights that the Republicans have tried to destroy. Rather than compounding
this, show some class, and encourage your readers and listeners to stay with
the Democratic Party. It is not about the candidates, but it is what is best
for the party. I would appreciate an answer to this note. It will be interesting
how your try to justify this behavior.Susan (via email, verbatim, as written)
Now I’ll post my response, which has been cut and pasted into several emails,
because these people are so clueless as to be beyond hope. Maybe this will stop
their emails? I doubt it.
First, I was at 39,000 feet yesterday, coming back from Washington,
D.C.Secondly, do you have any proof that I’m personally involved in this
campaign?No, I didn’t think so.
Thirdly, have you read what I wrote recently?
Again, no, I didn’t think so.
http://www.taylormarsh.com/archives_view.php?id=27622
Hey, but that never stopped Obamabots from attacking me before, so
I doubt it will now. Facts nor truth have anything to do with your unhinged
harangues.Best,
Taylor
Clear enough for you? Again, I doubt it.
The right to vote your conscience is a sacred thing to me. I didn’t lobby my
big brother for his vote. I won’t lobby superdelegates for theirs, though sending emails to them making the case for Clinton is certainly something people can and should do if they feel strongly; the same goes for Obama supporters, all of which can be done without “threats.” It’s also why I respect, though adamantly disagree, with people who say in the comments and emails that they will not support the Democratic party if Obama is the nominee. It’s why I’m considering, though I haven’t made a final decision, having a guest post author dedicated to offering that side of the Democratic voting block, who will not support the Democratic ticket if Obama is the nominee.
I have made
the case for Clinton every day on this blog for months and month and will continue
to do so until the nominee is chosen. News flash to Obamabots like Susan and
Mary Jo Cannarella, though they’ve got lots of company: Obama doesn’t have the
magic number yet. He’s not the nominee yet. Clinton’s still in the race until
someone gets that magic number. It’s called democracy.
Once Barack Obama has the requisite delegate total to make him the nominee,
or Clinton pulls off a miracle, despite the stone wall being erected against
her, I will support the Democratic party.
More specifically, if Clinton is the nominee I will enthusiastically make
the case for her. If Obama is the nominee, which is quite
possible at this point, I simply cannot go from making the case against him,
which is very strong, to making the case for him. His fans will have to do that,
because it will take a very long time and a lot more evidence than I’ve seen
to date for me to ever change my opinion of Senator Obama. I do not believe
he is a strong Democrat or a strong progressive, and he’s certainly not “the
most liberal member of the Senate,” which is a laugh out loud label to
put on him.
Senator Obama has no ideological compass whatsoever. That’s just one of his
many problems. That said, any Democrat is better than what Cranky McSame
has to offer. On foreign policy, national security and military strategy, which
is the largest part of my vote, John McCain presents many deal breakers for
me, not the least of which is that in Iraq he’s still trying to get even for
Vietnam. Having lived through our debacle in Southeast Asia, which is one reason
I advocated loudly against a preemptive war in Iraq (including on a.m. radio),
I want no part of enabling another further disaster in the Middle East. So,
I will do everything in my power to make the case against John McCain.
To repeat, I’m an American first, a Democrat second. Clinton is the only candidate
I believe in. But this country cannot withstand a McCain presidency. That’s
the bottom line. All against McCain it will be.
UPDATE: Email from Ben:
I appreciate your commitment to beating john mccain in the fall, and I understand that you are annoyed by the emails you get insinuating otherwise (and other shenanigans pulled by obama supporters around here) but do you think it’s helpful or at all accurate to caricature all obama supporters? At least half the democrats in this country support him. You think we are all obamabots, set on voter intimidation, sexism, and general violence against democratic ideals? Thanks, ben
My response to him:
Hi Ben. Until I get evidence to the contrary, my answer is a very loud and unequivocal, YES.
Best, TM
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