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Words to live byWars are the clock ticking off the time of Israeli history: World War I; the "riots" of 1929 and 1936; World War II; the War of Independence, 1948; the Sinai Campaign, 1956; the Six Day War, 1967; the War of Attrition, 1969-1971; the Yom Kippur War, 1973; the Labanon War, 1982; the Gulf War, 1991. Not all these conflicts were equally significant in their cultural impact, and surely not in the same way, but together they create a ghastly rhythm in which every calm period is seen in Israel as a pause before future violence. [Editor's Note: I would say this explains a great deal about Israel...and I would add that a similar statement could be made about Palestine] Subscribe Buttons                    | |
Denoucing votes?
Hi Liza,
Would you prefer that all the racists in America vote for McCain? Real change to racism in America will come when the Democrats are in the White House, I hope, but they have to get there first.
I do not believe that Hillary is a racist, although I do agree that some of her statements about demographics have been very poorly stated. I am of the growing opinion that neither candidate should discuss demographics themselves.
What I see in what you're discussing here, however, is an attempt to get Hillary to denounce votes, and that would seem a poor political decision indeed. It assumes that she is not going to take the nomination, for one thing, and that's not decided yet. Further, it uses the racism of some of the voters voting for her to try to influence her to sabotage her own campaign.
I have been beyond upset by the sexist words and beliefs of many, many Obama supporters, particularly on the web. It would make me happy if he addressed it, but I would never expect him to say he doesn't want the votes of any sexists. That's just bad politics.
Personally, considering that Hillary and Obama each carry half the Democratic vote, I believe that they are going to have to run together, one way or another. And no matter how that ticket is ordered, I don't think either of them would think it's a good idea to announce, "Racists, don't vote for us."
Ideally, it would be wonderful to say that, I agree. But even in this clip, they're coming from the place of, she's not going to take it anyway, so she can do this.