[T]onight, for the first time and in the heart of the presidential campaign, [Keith Olbermann’s "Special Comments" section on Countdown] will be about Hillary Clinton, her campaign, and how Olbermann feels about exactly what cards she's been playing (hint: It has something to do with her not firing Geraldine Ferraro for her controversial statement saying that Barack Obama wouldn't have been as successful if he weren't black.
I won’t be able to watch it, but I’m sure it will be YouTubed later tonight.
I can’t think what the Clinton campaign is going for with this racist and obviously false (he’s in the position he’s in despite being black, not because of it) angle; and that coming on the heels of Gloria Steinem’s remarks about John McCain’s POW status not being any qualification for the presidency. She’s right, of course, but the presentation of the statement seemed to be more pointed than that, and certainly drew down the heat of the press. I can’t understand what Clinton thinks she might gain by allowing herself to be connected with these two obviously insensitive and divisive attitudes. Does she think there are enough angry white women in this country to win her an election all on their own? Either way, I’m thinking, just when the Democrats have a sure chance at the presidency, they’re going to offer up one of two people who wear a socio-political strike against themselves in this world from birth. It’s like they’re determined to keep the White House, the country, and the world in Republican hands. I think it's a great idea whose time has long since passed to give the position to someone other than a good old white boy, but I'm skeptical that it will be done, even though there have been record numbers of Democrats at the polls. I hope I’m wrong about this country, but I’ve got serious doubts about the chances of either Obama or Clinton, and I heard enough Democrats back in 2004 saying they would be okay with a McCain presidency to think that he’ll be just the “out” they’re looking for when the DNC offers them a black man or a woman.
We are in a world of hurt here, economically, socially, politically, militarily, globally. And those Supreme Court justices are getting pretty old. I’d hate to see them replaced in another Republican administration.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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