Can we please get our priorities straight?

[Bjorn Against]

I never wanted to be in this role. I never wanted to feel like I needed to come to the defense of candidates who I do not support and do not want to see get the nomination. But I feel that when things sink too low I need to stand up and say something to come to the defense of people who I never thought I would be defending.

I must say that some of the comments I have seen about Hillary's emotional speech have really bothered me. Yes, Hillary got emotional. There is nothing wrong with that, I am sure everyone reading this gets emotional from time to time. And if you were spending the last several years of your life dreaming about being President and then seeing that dream collapse before your eyes I am sure you would be very emotional about it as well. I have no doubt that those emotions are real, there was nothing phony about them.

We have very real issues that need to be discussed. If you want to go after Hillary go after her on her vote for the Iraq war, go after her on her close relationship with the pharmaceutical companies, go after her on her ties to Mark Penn, go after her on the issues, but don't try and pretend she is not a human being with real emotions.

I don't want Hillary to be our next President, but I would one day love to see a different woman as President of the United States and all of this focus on one candidate's emotions is not helping to make that dream a reality. This is the type of attack that whether it is meant in a sexist manner or not sets back women's opportunities to reach these types of goals.

It doesn't matter whether Hillary cries or not, it matters what her policy positions are. If this is the type of issue we are focused on then we really need to get our priorities in order.

Can we please go back to talking about the war and the influence that lobbyists have in Washington?

[ColesCountyDem]

1. Thank you!

I have real, substantive differences with Sen. Clinton on the *issues*, but I don't hate or loathe her. What's more, I will work my rear end off to help her win in November, should she be our party's nominee. She is not my first choice, or even my second, but she is so much better than any of those slugs seeking the other party's nod that it's hardly worth mentioning.

Let's stick to the issues, folks.

:)

[no name no slogan]

2. Eh, it's the normal circual firing squad in GDP

It has little or no resemblance to the real world.

[sellitman]

3. Imagine if she had been the one with the $400 haircut?

Voted & Kicked.

[Uncle Sinister]

4. Well said!

I joined here when I saw free-wheling,witty, even intelligent debate.

I wonder now if I looked hard enough.

We Dems are awfully good at eating our own young, but dang, it gets disheartening.

I don't support Hillary, but she ain't that bad, people. We've got the finest bunch of candidates I can ever remember. (and I've been voting since the bicentenial) Any one of the top three has the potential to make an excellent president. Better than Bill, even better than Jimmy. The reich-wing does a good enough job distorting, attacking, and downright lying about our candidates.

Let's not do their job for them. :grouphug:

[chknltl]

9. BINGO

Welcome to the big DU Uncle Sinister. We DO INDEED have a fine bunch of candidates. Dare I say it: The Democratic Party has EXACTLY what this country needs right here, right now! We truly live in an historic time. I do not support Clinton either but I feel she will do wonderful things for our nation, she will get my full enthusiastic support if she gets the nomination. That said, I feel there are two EVEN BETTER prospects out there and my hopes are riding high because of this.

[midlife_mo_Jo]

5. Hear, hear!

[gateley]

6. K&R. nt

[asjr]

7. The media have always told us

how cold and aloof Clinton is. She is definitely my candidate now. Her "emotional moment" cinched it for me. I saw a person who is genuinely a patriot. She wants more for this country than 7 years of crime. She wants desperately to turn us around and be again what we once were. She is no robot. We have been told she is. I don't agree with her on everything--don't agree with others on everything--but I truly believe she is the best candidate although they are all good ones. I really like Obama but it seems he has become the opening show on Broadway and everyone wants to be at the first show. Everyone on the bandwagon. I can see how people like him. He is so very charismatic and new and different. But I have to go with my gut feeling on this and Clinton is the one.

[Luminous Animal]

8. Edwards supporter here and I agree! (k/r)

It is utterly depressing to see Democrats gleefully ripping apart our candidates over petty (and very human) actions.

[eridani]

10. I'm down with that n/t