ok, so i finally did it

[Ava]

i decided to suck it up and just voice my opinion on hillary in du. i've been holding back for awhile because GD can get so crazy, but i decided i shouldn't let that censor me. ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1764012#top

I tried to post it in a way that wouldn't cause a flame war.

[mainegreen]

1. Oh man, you just laid a bomb.

Duck and cover.

[Ava]

4. i don't see why

i didn't bash hillary and i didn't say i would vote republican(got knows i wouldn't do that, lol). i just tried to start a civilized discussion about my concerns about hillary clinton.

[mainegreen]

5. Anything that smacks of voting 'other' tends to turn into a DU mosh pit.

At least that's my experience with it.

[Ava]

6. how so? i thought part of liberalism was accepting people of all views

and trying to relate with them rather than bash them. attacking some one is no way to make them change their mind.

[mainegreen]

7. You would think so but...

I once tried to talk about that very concept here once: that attacking Greens and other third party groups and calling them belittling names, surprisingly, won't actually convince them to vote democrat. Heck, I even used a very nice, soft written tone.

I got so many flames my monitor just about melted.

[Ava]

9. funny thing is that i consider myself a democrat

problem is that i just don't consider myself the same type of democrat hillary seems to consider herself. i'm in alabama so if hill is the nominee my vote really won't matter.. i was just trying to shed some light on why i and some others are not too enthusiastic about her being the possible nominee.

heck, i may end up "holding my nose" and voting for her, but if i do it will be REALLY hard for me.

[XemaSab]

2. zomg!

Who do you hate women and love republicans?!?!?! :o

[flvegan]

3. GOP enabler!!!1!11!!!

That thread is gonna be extra crispy a little later, it being a Saturday.

[Callalily]

8. It's starting already

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3505824

[wildhorses]

10. don't let it bother you, ava. you made the greatest page.

this election is a real horse race :bounce:

[Ava]

11. it is, so i can see why attitudes flare

but sheesh... some of those responses just make no sense. however, thankfully a majority of them make sense and make for a good discussion!

[wildhorses]

12. i have the same concerns as you and more when it comes to

hillary. i want to like her, really i do. i just can't bring myself to trust her. :shrug:

i am still a gore hold out. my dream ticket is gore/clark. i am really looking ALL the candidates over and still trying to decide. it is a long way til the election. i think this campaign season has really shown me that we need some election reform. it is just too crazy and too much money is spent.