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The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 10, 2008

A Mistake To Not Vote

Regarding "Clinton Urges Supporters To Shift Loyalty To Obama" (Nation/World, June 8):

I would just like to tell all the people - mostly women - who are talking about either not voting or voting for John McCain (G.W. Bush II) because Clinton didn't get the nomination, to have their brains checked. To not vote at all is just foolish.

IVAN TALO

St. Petersburg

The Price Of Outrage

This is to those Clinton supporters who, solely because of their outrage, plan on voting for McCain:

McCain could not be clearer in his intentions for Iraq. So those outraged Clinton supporters have at least one simple question to face: Are all those Americans who are going to die as the result of McCain's election worth the price of their outrage?

PAUL K. FERRELL

Sebring

Sexist Media Bias
After watching Hillary give her speech Saturday, I am even more convinced that she should be the candidate for the presidency. I am not convinced that Obama won the delegates fairly and squarely.

I sincerely think she was forced out by a clever group who were afraid of her having the power as the president. She showed she could deal with the problems that face us, which current president and his administration have made unbearable.

I hold the media responsible for the onslaught of gender bias. How disgusting. As a woman, I think you all should have a blistering trip to the woodshed coming from your mothers and grandmothers - maybe even your wives.

VIVIAN DREAN

New Port Richey

Mad At Leadership

I would like to express my deep dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party leadership. I would like to know why, with the media in tow, they had begun calling for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race beginning two months ago, long before the Texas and Ohio primaries. In spite of this, it appears Clinton may still come out with more popular vote.

Can you imagine, for a moment, how many more votes she would have received had she been not deemed "the woman who can't win"?

PATRICK FISHER

Tampa

Disrespectful Treatment

I found the last few months of the Democratic Party's primary election sad to watch. Hillary Clinton was treated disrespectfully by the media while Barack Obama was treated as though flawless.

As a conservative, I couldn't disagree more with either's policies, but I give Clinton credit for one thing. I think she would at least defend the country if attacked.

I don't have any belief that Obama would be capable of that type of thought or action.

RITA S. BOBBITT

Tampa

Done With Democrats

I am angry about the DNC counting only half of Florida's delegation and the fiasco of awarding delegates to Obama from the uncommitted voters in Michigan.

How many times did we hear that if Obama had been able to campaign in Florida, he would have narrowed the lead Clinton had? Then in Michigan he was not on the ballot and others were in the race, but those votes were awarded to Obama. He didn't campaign there either so why use a different standard for those votes.

I have been a Democrat since 1972, but until some of the manipulation of how delegates are appropriated and superdelegates are removed from the process, I am finished with voting for the Democrats in the future. I respect the way the Republicans award their delegates. It is plain and simple and the voters truly did determine the nominee.

Obama will have to get to the White House without this chick.

LESLIE DeVANE

Plant City

Both Parties Got Half

Some things to keep in mind regarding the botched Florida primary and the upcoming election: Both Obama and Clinton agreed with the party rules regarding Florida and Michigan. It wasn't until after Obama ran off a long string of victories that Clinton reversed her position and decided all of the Florida votes should count. Had the situation between her and Obama been reversed, does anyone really think she would have then wanted Florida votes to count?

Also, before you vote for McCain out of spite or anger toward the Democrats, keep in mind the Republican Party also punished Florida by only giving their delegates half vote.

R.T. VAUGHT

Dover

Questionable Experience

Bette J. Slayton (Letters, June 5) states she will not vote because "delegates have chosen an unknown, unqualified, inexperienced person to run for president. He came out of nowhere and no one ever heard of him before he began his run." She said he should be older and been through the school of hard knocks.

My question to her and others voicing these same tired complaints is please help me understand how those attributes alone make for a successful presidency.

After all, we have had George W. Bush in office for nearly eight years and he was a candidate who was supposedly known, qualified, experienced and older.

If those are the only qualifications necessary to insure that we elect a successful leader, please explain the dire economy, the runaway fuel cost, the endless war in Iraq, the hatred of other countries around the world, the hopelessness and helplessness of so many Americans.

GLORIA FLETCHER

Riverview

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