Oh, lordy, who to vote for now?
Margaret Cho writes this excellent piece for Huffington Post. And it has become a dilemma now. I thought I would breeze right through this primary, choice made for months now, and here I am without a candidate. I’m sure all you readers out there will put up comments, make suggestions why I should pick one or the other. But I like Cho’s take on this:
CNN received dozens of e-mails shortly after posting the story, which focuses largely on conversations about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama that a CNN reporter observed at a hair salon in South Carolina whose customers are predominantly African-American.
The story states: “For these women, a unique, and most unexpected dilemma, presents itself: Should they vote their race, or should they vote their gender?”
An e-mailer named Tiffany responded sarcastically: “Duh, I’m a black woman and here I am at the voting booth. Duh, since I’m illiterate I’ll pull down the lever for someone. Hm… Well, he black so I may vote for him… oh wait she a woman I may vote for her… What Ise gon’ do? Oh lordy!”
(snip)
Why are white men allowed to look at the issues and judge for themselves and the rest of us are expected to take sides grade school style? That is racist and sexist and dumb. That is like if all the stupid people voted for Huckabee (please God let this not happen).[This is me-Please,please,pleaseGod]
Should they vote their race, or vote their gender? Hmmmm, I don’t know. Perhaps they should vote the issues.
Yeah, that’s what I’m gonna hafta do. Ok, readers-hit me with your best shot.
this issue is what pissed me off about NOW-NY’s ‘betrayal’ press release. they focused on gender over agenda. i guess in the end though we all have our own reasons to pull that lever, and it is no one else’s business.
but no matter the line, if i see mc or o in front of a name, i am voting irish. it always works out…
So, you’re goin for McCain, huh?
unless shaquille o’neal enters the race. or if obama switches to o’bama.
I love it!
As I recall NOW NY supported Jeanine Pirro in her bid to become Attorney General. AFTER it came out she felt she was above the law.
Single issue focus ultimately leads to blindness. In NOWs case (the NY chapter) it is OK to illegally wiretap your husband because you are a woman. Bull
I once believed that voting the issues was the only way to go. Then I saw everyone around me. They could be struck repeatly in the head by the issues and they still couldn’t recognize a good candidate.
Leaving the issues out of it this time around (and also knowing how close Obama and Hillary are on the issues), I’m voting the the candidate who excites me, as well as others, and has the awesome ability to inspire.
Yeah, good strategy. I hear Hitler was quite the orator. If it’s not about the issues then you have no one to blame when your leader takes the country into 2 wars and is eyeing a third.
I think this is a fair comment.
It recognizes ever so slight differences between Obama and Clinton. it would be different if Bernie Sanders or Feingold were opposing either Obama or Clinton . Tom - Recognizes that for him Obama inspires more than Clinton.
For me - I’ve been in a small room with both Obama and Clinton on different occasions and seen them together. I have had a difference experience. I don’t think Tom is “wrong” because it is his belief - nor I would hope Tom think my experience is “wrong”.
Me - I’m going to look at the differences between the health care proposals. They is what I will base my choice on.
Leaving the issues out of it this time around
I was mainly referring to that part of Tom’s post. I can’t “leave out the issues.” Good point about the small differences between Hillary and Obama (which is why I am an Edwards supporter).
I don’t think anyone’s experience is “wrong,” just worrisome if issues are left out.