I Heart NPR
they are interviewing top advisors from both the Clinton and Obama campaigns on NPR, and the difference between the two are staggering.
basically Clinton’s guy, Harold Ickes, was a total dick and avoided actually answering the simplest questions about the campaign. his answers were either short and pretentious or long and blundering.
Obama’s guy, David Something (sounded like Blupp – i didn’t catch it clearly), seemed to answer everything to the best of his ability and also seemed to be much more conversational and open about things surrounding the campaign.
it seems like more and more, All-Things-Clinton are annoying and off-putting. ugh. and there’s no reason to be dickish to anyone on NPR. they’re all so nice and cuddly and fairly-unbiased.
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I was reading that this was part of the Clinton campaign strategy; to accuse media of not doing their job. I read on some article, I forget which, something like “if you accuse a journalist of being too hard on someone, they kick into self-justification mode. But if you accuse them of being too soft, they turn into pussies and do your bidding.”
Or something like that.
So the Clinton campaign guy has been bullying and mocking the press to try to come around to their side. And it’s working.
he was such an asshole and i wanted to punch his voice. if Clinton ends up winning i am probably voting for McCain, as every interview i have read with him has been open and interesting.
Campaign strategy aside, I don’t know how you can be pro-Obama and then say you’d vote for mccain over clinton.
John said:Campaign strategy aside, I don’t know how you can be pro-Obama and then say you’d vote for mccain over clinton.
Because you’re Anti-Clinton, retard.
nothing is set in stone.
Sammy said:John said:Campaign strategy aside, I don’t know how you can be pro-Obama and then say you’d vote for mccain over clinton.
Because you’re Anti-Clinton, retard.
But Clinton’s policies are absurdly closer to Obama than McCain’s policies. Once all is said and done, isnt’ that what counts?
i’m also a bit of a supporter of “no more clinton/bush in charge”.
Yeah, the anti-dynastic vote. I can see that. But still. I’m more anti-war-and-torture-and-spying-forever than I am anti-dynastic.
yes but (forgive me and provide sources if i’m mistaken), mccain isn’t notoriously FOR torture and spying forever. he also seems to want to end the war(s) in a logical way that won’t destroy the various countries we’re involved in.
But he has gone on record saying he is for waterboarding and domestic spying and he has gone on record that he sees us in Iraq for perhaps another 100 years or however long it takes to get the job done.
interesting. i’ve never caught any of that in anything i have read, but then again i’m only just recently getting into this whole thing. if you have any direct sources, i’d like to read it.
1 year ago McCain saying we’ll tell the president “no waterboarding.” → http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIHHZ59aWoA
3 weeks ago, McCain voting against a waterboarding ban → http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/13/mccain-waterboarding-fail/
McCain claiming “100 years would be fine with me” → http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFknKVjuyNk
McCain voting to give immunity to Telcos for domestic spying: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00015 (he also voted to re-authorize FISA)
thanks!