Web Letters: Endorsing Obama

By Tom Hayden

January 28, 2008

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  • Why does Mr Hayden criticize Steinem's position as "devisive"? Some may call it "devisive," but that in fact is Steinem & Co's raison d'êum;tre.

    John Molina

    Chula Vista, CA

    01/30/2008 @ 2:56pm


  • It may be of interest to note that Franklin Roosevelt was not considered an exceptionally progressive "bright star" on the political scene before being chosen to run for President. In his case, the times gave him the voice.

    Today, his being wheelchair bound would of course not be kept a secret from the public, nor would even the slightest verbal flaw go unnoticed. But I think the principle of "right place, right time" might again make Obama more than just the lesser of the evils that Hayden seems to imply he is.

    Obama must first achieve a consensus to lead the country and, recognizing that there are enemies which are not just the imagined ones of Bush 2, challenge us to seek world peace agaim.

    Richard Ray Harris

    Desert Hot Springs, CA

    01/29/2008 @ 08:54am


  • You had better take a look at Max Fraser's article in this magazine called "Subprime Obama" before you jump on the bandwagon.

    Pervis J. Casey

    Riverside, CA

    01/28/2008 @ 1:57pm


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