A Quick Comment To The Clinton Supporters Trying To Scare People Into Supporting Clinton...

[BlooInBloo]

... The typical way you do this is by something of the form "omgwtfbbq! We're doomed (DOOMED!!!) in the general election if Obama wins the primary!".

You're welcome to continue to use your fear-mongering scare tactics as long as you like - who knows, there's a small-ish chance that they might even work (I wouldn't even bet *your* money on it though). But I just wanted to mention that for the most part, you're only preaching to your own choir. Clinton, and her supporters are the fear-based part of Democratic party, and the fear-mongering tactics really only work on them. Obama is one representative of the hope-based segment of the Democratic party - and hope is the Holmes to Moriarty's fear.

If you want to convince people, it's commonly helpful to know your audience, and the sorts of things to which they're likely to respond positively. Even mild Obama supporters aren't likely to respond to fear in the way that you do - that's why they're Obama supporters in the first place.

Rood ruck!

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. Hope is frosting on despair

I don't know why anyone would present such a substanceless, useless thing as an offering to supporters.

[The Doctor.]

11. When it's backed up with sound policy, leadership, and ethics, it has MORE than substance...

It has power.

And he has her beat on at least one of those, while she's lucky to be even on the others.

[Cronus Protagonist]

17. BS - hope has no power. Now a commitment to something concrete is better

And even that has no power until it actually is realized. If people were not in despair they would have no use for hope. Hope is for people who are currently in despair. And even then, it's weak.

[The Doctor.]

21. Your ignorance of his commitments does not nullify them. Sorry.

If you'd like, I'd happily entertain her 'concrete commitments'.

Anytime you'd like.

Thanks.

[Adelante]

2. Recommended - I am so tired of it

FEAR FEAR FEAR :scared:

Haven't we had enough of it by now?

[BlooInBloo]

5. Me too. But it's their choice what to put forward.

[cooolandrew]

3. Team Obama..." ...the home of the brave..".

[juajen]

4. BOO BOO BOO I SAID BOO, DAMN IT

As usual. I must have said it wrong.

[BlooInBloo]

6. Hahaha!

[sniffa]

7. Let them keep going

It's better than having them actually try to help her campaign.

Also, it's good for a laugh.

[BlooInBloo]

10. Hilarity Clinton. "C'mon!"

:rofl:

[myrna minx]

8. It's fear mongering Mad Libs

OMG!!1! *Presidential African American candidate in room* is connected with *Select one:Rezco, terrorists, pedophiles, Black Panthers, the Weather Underground, pastors* making us all *apocalyptic transitive verb* in the GE!1!!1!

You can set your watch to it.

[LaurenG]

9. I think we should have a daily fear level chart

like the ones homeland security used to use. That way we'll all know how scared to be every day. :silly:

[Adelante]

12. That is perfect

:D

[saracat]

13. I haven't seen this but I have seen attempts to threaten and intimidate by Obama supporters!

The nastiness has gotten so bad that They ( yes"They") have persuaded me not to vote for him under any condition. The thought of supporting anyone who attracts support such as Obama sickens me. Many Obama supporters behave like brown shirts complete with terrorizing old women.Many in the Obama army have attempted to bully and scare me into supporting him. They have routinely called me a racist and thrown SCOTUS in my face.They have told me as a life long Dem I am a traitor if I don't like Obama. I have never seen such a disgustingly filthy and sexist campaign in my lifetime..

[bigtree]

14. a lot of bullshit gets said here. Almost none of it will affect the campaigns

not even this boring lecture

[BzaDem]

15. Yup, completely naive.

When Obama actually loses the GE, many people on this board will be in denial and blame HRC or the media or whatever. Then, they will nominate someone equally unelectable 4 years later, they will lose again, and the process will continue. People will keep saying that rationality is fear mongering, and the democrats will keep losing. And our soldiers will keep dying in Iraq, and the Supreme court will turn hard right. But to an Obama supporter, as long as we "aren't giving into fear" by thinking rationally, everything is A-OK.

[PM7nj]

18. How is Hillary more electable?

[Tellurian]

19. I laugh at the verbal jousting with Obama supporters..

the topic is (example) Obama, and they will post reams and reams of irrelevant BS relating back to Bill Clinton's presidency. I mentally strike all the irrelevant words from the post and there is nothing left but a few off point insulting invective geared to elevate the low self esteem of the poster. Tell me how this will help Obama against Republicans if he is the nominee? It won't!

[housewolf]

16. Kick!

Because it needs to be said yet again....



:kick:

[McCamy Taylor]

20. The Dems will beat McCain no matter we nominate. We should still play fair

[kevinmc]

22. Only people that think Iraq is a good idea would fall for that crap. n/t