Meow II
More subject matter on the post below, Steve Huntley writing in the Chicago Sun Times:
Though the respective celebrations over Barack Obama’s Iowa win and the resurrection of Hillary Clinton’s campaign at first obscured signs of trouble, it has become apparent that together they inflicted wounds that may be difficult to heal.
Huntley concludes that the “undertone” of race and gender could “alienate blacks or women.” The penchant for labeling by the left wing of the Democratic Party, coupled with the now famous “Clinton machine,” promises to make this race a lot messier in the days to come.
UPDATE: Kaboom!
In the last two posts, you’ve slammed the political opposition for “labelling”, by labelling them. Are you sure that isn’t “crass, disrespectful, and unbelievably rude and childish?”
I have labeled no one HB. Rather, I refered to the practice of name-calling as “crass, disrespectful, and unbelievably rude and childish.”
That is a characterization of an action, not an individual. Certainly I didn’t expect to get much disagreement on that point either.
Also, I did not, at any time, “slam” the “political opposition,” but rather put forward an accurate depiction of the radical fringe of the party. Do note the use of phrases like “far left,” and “left wing of the Democratic Party.”
Not at any time did I ever suggest the depiction applied to the whole. Unfortunately for all, including the Democratic Party, the radical fringe has more power there than it should, which tends to magnify the problem.
Perhaps now that the vitriol is focused inward, it will provide an opportunity for introspection and improvement.