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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 04:55 PM
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Use your brains- particularly those areas that govern common sense
There is zero upside to the Clinton campaign knowingly sending out racist hate email about Obama- particularly in a way that could be traced back to the campaign. This is not a conspiracy. It's the act of one volunteer. Yes, she was a county coordinator, but that doesn't make her high ranking. She was a member of a "leadership council" alright- one with 250 members.

I'll criticize Clinton for things that she's responsible for- like her attempt to paint college students voting as somehow undermining the democratic process in Iowa. That's bullshit. This? Not so much. They've kicked the person out of her volunteer position and harshly condemned her actions. They should issue an apology to Obama, and unless something real turns up to tie the campaign to Judy Rose's actions, that should be it. And as I said, it's highly unlikely that the campaign was involved in this in any way.

Stop building bogeymen where they don't exist.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 05:01 PM
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1. I agree with you. I used to do a lot of things on my boss's behalf that he
wasn't aware of -- I didn't run every thing by him. It would be impossible to do that in a campaign the size of Clinton's.
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Perry Logan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 05:08 PM
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2. Is there a section of DU where common sense holds sway?
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 05:08 PM
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3. I Agree HRC Should Apologize Because It's The Appropriate Thing To Do Not The Mandatory Thing To Do
No candidate can be responsible for what their lowliest supporters/volunteers do on their behalf...

What a dumb, dumb woman...She should apologize to Senator Obama, Senator Clinton, and Democrats everywhere...
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 05:08 PM
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4. um, okay, but how can you know that?
easy to say, but hard to back up.

I'd accept you proffering an alternative explanation, but I fail to see how your explanation is backed by anything but your own argument. So saying we need common sense, out of your concern for common sense, I'd say why your assumption that this one volunteer is all that is involved.

I guess I'm asking what your evidence is to the contrary. Your alternative explanation may be correct, but is no more provable than those proffering conspiracy explanations, as far as I can tell.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 05:17 PM
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5. hi lurkfish
sorry, I'm not going to get into an exchange with you. I thought we decided that was for the best. I don't care if you post on my threads, but I don't really care to engage with you.
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 05:22 PM
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6. sorry didn't realize it was you
I was just reading the content. i have visuals turned off on my browser at the moment so didn't snag on your avatar, what I usually do to keep track of people.

don't bother answering.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 05:41 PM
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7. Well, nobody has any evidence, really.
And so we're stuck looking at the most likely explanation. As doctors say, when you hear hooves, think horses and not zebras.
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