Re: Speechwriter for Obama will vote McCain

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:10:44 -0400, "George Z. Bush"
<georgezbush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Two quick comments. First, couldn't you find a more reliable source than
the blog you quoted and second, was there some reason that you provided the
details and yet withheld the individual's name?

George Z.

Withheld the name? The story was written by Wendy Button, the speech
writer. She wrote it about herself! Her name appeared at the top of
the piece in letters a half inch high. Get it?

Gary wrote:
A speechwriter for Obama, Edwards, and Clinton on why she's voting
McCain.


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Not only has this party belittled working people in this campaign, it
has also been part of tearing down two female candidates.

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.....When we first met, Obama and I had a nice conversation about
speeches and writing, and at the end of the meeting I handed him a
pocket-sized bottle of Grey Poupon mustard so he wouldn't have to ask
staff if it was okay to put it on his hamburger. At the bottom of the
bottle was the logo for The South Beach Diet and he snapped, "Oh so
you read People magazine." He seemed to think that I was commenting on
his bathing suit picture.

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See campaigns get complicated when you've written for so many
Democrats. Not only had I written for Senator Edwards, but I had also
been Senator Hillary Clinton's speechwriter. Senator Joe Biden is a
"good looking" man and his care after my father almost died from an
aneurysm is the kind of kindness you never forget. When I saw Edwards
at a traffic light in D.C. about a year after our meeting, he asked
for help and I did and it was an honor to help him with his concession
speech. And when the primary ended, it was a privilege to help
Michelle Obama with a stump speech, be considered as a speechwriter
for the V.P. nominee again, and send friends in Chicago ideas until
the financial crisis hit. This is what the Democratic Party has been
for me; it's family. Now, it doesn't even feel like a distant cousin.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-28/so-long-obama/

A three page article. On page two:

"...That's not exactly the philosophy of a Democrat. Not only has this
party belittled working people in this campaign from Joe the Plumber
to the bitter comments, it has also been part of tearing down two
female candidates. At first, certain Democrats and the press called
Senator Clinton "dishonest." They went after her cleavage. They said
her experience as First Lady consisted of having tea parties. There
was no outrage over "Bros before Hoes' or "Iron My Shirt." Did Senator
Clinton make mistakes? Of course. She's human...."

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