Deconstructing Obama....

I've promised myself I'll try to ignore all those media reports on the ongoing fight of Democratic nomination between Hillary Clinton (HRC) and Barack Obama (BHO). I'm so disgusted by the sexist tone and the disparaging of HRC, that I've decided to pretty much tune out from all those reports. Still, from time to time, I can't help myself. I still talked to my kids (even though they're way too young to vote), about these two candidates, and why I strongly believe in HRC.

I'm particularly disgusted by the Dem establishments that have dumped on HRC since the campaign season starts. There was the New York Times endorsement of HRC, arguing that she's the best and most qualified and competent candidate for Dem. And then, the whole thing was pretty hijacked by vocal interest groups of college kids (who dominate blogs), blacks and affluent elite whites. Main media loves to have a good story, and nothing looks better than a good story of how BHO comes from behind and grabs the mantle from HRC as nominee. So we see pretty much HRC evaporates from main media coverage, even though she won BIG TIME in West Virginia and Kentucky, among other swing states like Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania. All of these are must-win swing states for Dem in Nov, in order to get the White House; not to mention the major battleground of Florida and Michigan that HRC carried. Amidst all these, New York Times switched allegiance to BHO, with the switch in tone and in coverage of HRC.

But now, as the main media would have me believed that HRC's hope is fading in getting the Dem nomination, only two days after her big win in KY in which swing votes of working middle-class whites continue to be turned off by BHO, New York Times is changing gear again. It's time to deconstruct BHO. It makes good story. There's the story of Jews continue to reject BHO. There's also the demeaning tone that main media is turning on Michelle Obama, telling her to "toughen up, sweetie" (alluding to remarks of BHO in calling an ABC reporter "sweetie" when he tried to deflate and evade her questions). And now, NY Times is showing us more stories about how other Dem core groups of Jews express serious doubts about BHO. I can see it already, that similar stories are going to emerge on Hispanic voters, working middle-class whites, and women voters, all of whom are solidly behind HRC.

Naturally, there's continuous call to make BHO the nominee, and have him choose HRC as running mate, to make the so-called "dream ticket." While it's a welcome change to have new voters (college kids) coming on board, BHO's youth appeal would not be able to make up for the lost grounds of the Democratic core groups of voters. BHO, Howard Dean and the Dem establishment know it damn well. Without HRC, BHO would suffer a loss worse than McGovern in 1972 when the far-left candidate lost 49 states (amid hopes from the youth, not unlike BHO).

I'd say, HRC should be nominee, and BHO can come on board as veep. BHO won't stand a chance to McCain, even though McCain is weak, in comparison. But the real McCoy is HRC who has the stuffs to be the Iron Lady on this side of the Atlantic.