I'm a 31 year old American expat living in Oslo, Norway, with my bulldog, Ada, and my husband, Johannes. My interests include interaction design, especially information architecture, philosophy of mind and ethics, cognitive psychology, sociobiology, feminism, yoga, fat acceptance, knitting, pottery, and cooking.
…buying three books in Norway with free shipping costs 577 NOK (112 USD), while buying those exact same books in the US and having them shipped to Norway costs 305.89 NOK (60 USD).
(Bearing in mind that Norway doesn’t charge the 25% VAT on books.)
I find it amusing and saddening that Obama supporters are calling for the withdrawal of Hillary Clinton from the democratic primary race. They truly believe that she cannot win the primary, and that she’s “destroying the party” by continuing to run. This despite the following numbers:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday continues to show a very close competition in the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. It’s Clinton 46%, Obama 44%. Since Obama’s speech on race and national unity, Obama’s support has been within two percentage points of 45% every day. Clinton’s support has been within two percentage points of 44% every day (see recent daily results). New polling data released today shows that Sixty-two percent (62%) of Democrats aren’t ready for either candidate to drop out of the race.
Looking ahead to the General Election in November, John McCain continues to lead both potential Democratic opponents. McCain leads Barack Obama 51% to 41% and Hillary Clinton 51% to 41%.
Gallup has the numbers as Obama 47%, Clinton 46%; WSJ has the numbers at 45% - 45%.
I love it how Obama supporters are constantly accusing Clinton of using dirty tricks to subvert democracy. What, exactly, is democratic about insisting that one of two candidates who are in a statistical dead heat should withdraw from the race?
Now, concern that Clinton won’t do as well as Obama in the general election is merited. Some polls show the two candidates doing equally well or poorly against McCain there. Other polls show that Obama will do slightly better. Polls also show that Obama is better-liked and seen as more trustworthy than Clinton. These results don’t surprise me: Clinton is extremely polarizing. And that’s one reason not to vote for her. The fact that she inspires such hate among such a large segment of the populace is good reason to question her ability to govern this country.
I am absolutely astounded and disturbed by the vitriol Obama supporters have for Hillary Clinton, though. I am truly shocked when I see—on liberal web sites and forums—language like the following, used to describe Clinton and her advisors:
Hillary Clinton is going to destroy this party mark my words.
My stomach is turning from all the relentless Clinton SPIN SPIN SPIN!
These people need to go away for the good of our democracy!
I’m sick and tired of the Clintons, this people are the scums of the earth. Every passing day just makes me revulse about this folks. They think they own the democratic party, well guess what Bill and Hillary I hope yopu days are numbered. You’re a disgraceful couple with no a single ounche of shame. Most people in this country have got dignity, but it’s obvious you people don’t. Democrats all around the country are seeing what you two are. A cancer on the democratic party. Evildoers who want to sink our chances of winning because somehow in your sick minds you two think it’s time for Hillary to be crowned queen. Well if there’s true justice in this world you two will be shamed out of the democratic party for what you’ve done at our chances of saving and rescuing this country from the disastrous policies of the outgoing regime. Go away, for the love of this country and her people go away Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The Clinton campaign is Iraq.
she is ruining America
I cannot see anything wrong with reminding the voters of the stain on the blue dress. Rapists do not bdelong in the white house
But our Billary and her fellow douche bags, male and female and hermaphrodite, is going to piss in the punchbowl for another month, at least. Probably two. All she is doing is making Warmonger McLame’s job in the fall easier by the day. That’s great for America, right Hillbots? War forever. Vetoes that we can’t override, thus strangling any progressive legislation- any at all. Tax breaks for the Clintons while the rest of us lose our homes, our jobs, and, in the military, our lives. Another 2000, at least, will die, and tenfold that number of Iraqis, all because Billary lacks any grace, and perspective, anything but seething bottled blonde ambition. Screw her. bill won’t.
Lovely, guys. I am still undecided as to who I want to vote for, but Obama’s supporters are making me question any support I might have for him. I don’t see the same vitriol spouted by Clinton supporters toward Obama, not on the sites I frequent, at least. And anyone who would vote for the opposition party in protest of the candidate who won the nomination deserves the country they get; anyone who chooses to sit out the election in protest of the candidate who won the nomination should do just that–sit out. The only people who should vote are people who care about the outcome and are willing to behave in a mature fashion, regardless of party affiliation. Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. Presidential elections are too important for that kind of pettiness. Grow up.
