2008 Woodie Awards
Hope and change for a third party
Eli Gottlieb, Collegian columnist
Issue date: 5/9/08 Section: Editorial / Opinion
At this point in the races, Barack Obama remains in the lead of the Democratic primaries, with 1,845 pledged delegates and 257 super delegates. Hilary Clinton has 1,686 delegates and 267 super delegates. These are the cold, hard numbers that underlie every last little ounce of speculation and hype America's news apparatus churns out.
We worry about how the remaining super delegates will vote. We worry about who either contender could pick as a running mate after such a heated contest. We worry desperately that our chosen candidate won't win, and, for the record, I do support Barack Obama. Some Obama supporters even worry he'd be assassinated if he got the nomination.
But all too few people even bother to wonder about the motivations driving public figures into this glorified spectacle. Why do our senators (and all the candidates this year are senators) perform the political equivalent of stripping for tuition money month after month, exposing every detail of themselves to leering scrutiny?
OK, I honestly can't tell you anything of Barack Obama's motivations. In all honesty, his words and actions betray nothing but an idealistic belief that he can dramatically improve the country we live in - which shows, in a politician, either excellent acting skills or the real deal.
But Mrs. Clinton does not act nearly so well. Every last attack advertisement and snide little remark show us exactly what she wants.
She is Hilary Clinton, political suicide bomber. The point of her campaign, from the lesser volleys to the spreading of blatant lies, is to ensure that either she winds up the Democratic nominee or she destroys the Democratic Party in her efforts.
Mrs. Clinton currently plans to try and win the support of additional super delegates, allowing her to win the nomination without needing the vote of the people. She continues to try to win votes among lower-class, uneducated working whites (the polite way of saying "hicks") by imbibing alcoholic drinks that, under normal circumstances, only us underage, poor college students have to put up with.
We worry about how the remaining super delegates will vote. We worry about who either contender could pick as a running mate after such a heated contest. We worry desperately that our chosen candidate won't win, and, for the record, I do support Barack Obama. Some Obama supporters even worry he'd be assassinated if he got the nomination.
But all too few people even bother to wonder about the motivations driving public figures into this glorified spectacle. Why do our senators (and all the candidates this year are senators) perform the political equivalent of stripping for tuition money month after month, exposing every detail of themselves to leering scrutiny?
OK, I honestly can't tell you anything of Barack Obama's motivations. In all honesty, his words and actions betray nothing but an idealistic belief that he can dramatically improve the country we live in - which shows, in a politician, either excellent acting skills or the real deal.
But Mrs. Clinton does not act nearly so well. Every last attack advertisement and snide little remark show us exactly what she wants.
She is Hilary Clinton, political suicide bomber. The point of her campaign, from the lesser volleys to the spreading of blatant lies, is to ensure that either she winds up the Democratic nominee or she destroys the Democratic Party in her efforts.
Mrs. Clinton currently plans to try and win the support of additional super delegates, allowing her to win the nomination without needing the vote of the people. She continues to try to win votes among lower-class, uneducated working whites (the polite way of saying "hicks") by imbibing alcoholic drinks that, under normal circumstances, only us underage, poor college students have to put up with.
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Democrats Rock
posted 5/10/08 @ 3:40 PM EST
John Kerry is the man!
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