Don't Count Hillary Out Yet

Feb. 23

For months now we have watched an incredibly biased media weigh in on the race for the Democratic presidential nominee south of the border. While Hillary Clinton was ahead of Barack Obama by nearly 200 delegates, the words from the media were "dead heat" and "virtual tie." The second Obama overtook her by less than 50 delegates, the words turned to "winning" and "momentum."

When Clinton criticizes Obama, she is dismissed as negative. When Obama criticizes Clinton, he continues to be portrayed as the underdog and the saviour of the world.

So it was refreshing to read Tim Harper's article – the most honest description I have seen in print regarding what is really going on in this race. Harper describes the race for Clinton's supporters as "being decided by applause lines, as if the country were engaged in a giant game of Presidential American Idol." He describes Obama as a "foreign affairs neophyte ... with no substantive legislative record" who is "overselling his ability to change the ways of Washington."

While hope and inspiration are wonderful things, it is a relief to see that there are still some journalists left who have not mindlessly jumped on the Obama bandwagon, blinded by the "balloon of hope" and the "fires of inspiration."

Karen Jutzi, Toronto