Pothole Story; SEIU-CNA Fight; Pennsylvania Prediction; More Clinton Supporters Strike Back ...
by , 2008-04-23
To the Editor:
Thanks for the great article on the pothole stencilling project of last Saturday. Daniel Powell was right there through the whole event and clearly captured the spirit and purpose of the volunteer bikers in his report. With BeyondChron's help, SF streets hopefully will become safer and easier on the bikers and bikes!
Michael Helquist
To the Editor:
I can't believe you printed a hit piece from the SEIU against the California Nurses Association. The CNA is one of the most progressive unions in the country, and the SEIU, in direct and stark contrast, is a pro-corporate, top down union that supports right wing companies like Wal-Mart. Andy Stern and his minions in the SEIU have been feuding with the CNA lately, and this hit piece is obviously a part of that feud.
I have no idea whether the factual claims in the hit piece are true and/or correct, but that's not the point. It is completely illegitimate to focus on details to the exclusion of the large issues. Whether the CNA actually did what Yvonne Martinez claims does not change the dynamics of this situation. If BeyondChron wants to support progressive politics, it should limit its union support to progressive unions, which the SEIU is no longer due to Andy Stern's heavy handed tactics, top down strategies, and corporate friendly policies. The CNA, on the other hand, has always supported progressive causes and operates in a grass roots manner. Shame on BeyondChron for publishing this junk!
Jeff Hoffman
San Francisco
To the Editor:
In no poll (out of more than a dozen over the last few weeks) does Barack Obama do better than 44%. Most polls put him at this number, while a few others showed him ranging as low as 41%. Assuming that Obama cannot beat 44%, Clinton will win the Pennsylvania primary with a margin of 12 percentage points winning 56% of the vote.
William Arnone
Paul,
Thanks for your recent article, "Clinton Supporters Strike Back." You really hit the nail on the head. Hillary has made no secret of the fact she enjoys negative attacks and slime politics. With our country is such bad shape due to the Republicans, it's even harder to take what will come to be known as the "kitchen sink" political strategy. By embracing neocon tactics, Hillary has disqualified herself from the presidential race. Now she needs to buy a clue and withdraw from the race.
Regards,
Steve Arnold
Mountain View, CA
Dear Editor,
It is absurd that a person can write an article about a woman, Hillary Clinton, who is campaigning for the Democratic Nomination for President that is so horribly nasty, while having the gall to call her campaign tactics nasty and even more absurd, that as the editor, you would publish the trash. Americans who are voting for Hillary Clinton are glad to see her get nasty and articles like Mr. Hogarth's is the very reason why she has had to do this. We not only understand why she is doing this and forgive her for it but we condone it as well. And here is why: Barack Obama has had the backing of the media from the very beginning while Hillary Clinton has had to tolerate so much bashing from people like Hogarth that it is incredible.
Thanks for your help in getting her the nomination-you may not realize it but you are helping her because most of us are sick of the way she has been treated while giving Obama a free ride. Thank God that the ABC debates finally started asking Obama the tough questions. And by the way, you can also thank guys like Hogarth and newspapers like yours that publish his garbage, for making the Clinton campaign run the ads that she has to run-it's to get out the stories that the media refuses to put out about their favorite candidate! Somebody has to do it and we certainly have not been able to depend on the media to tell us the truth!
Maggie Layne
Medina, Ohio
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