Why Hillary Why

Let me say this first, I support Hillary Clinton and her bid for the presidency. I respect her and think she would be a positive influence on our country. As an HRC supporter, I receive e-mails from the campaign--usually of the send-us-money-type, but also occasionally about actual policy issues.

That said, today I received an e-mail from the HRC campaign beseeching me to send an e-mail in support of the Rutgers' women's basketball team in reaction to Imus's bigoted comments about the team. While I agree that his comments were unacceptable, and I also agree that support should be shown to the Rutgers' women, I am not sure this was a battle Hillary really needed to take up. I am not absolutely sure about this, but this is my first gut reaction.

HRC needs support. We all know that--what presidential candidate doesn't need support... She was never going to get support from Imus, so pissing him off isn't really a huge deal. But was she jumping on the band wagon about this one? Is she picking her battle wisely? Was this a ploy to get support from the African American community? Was this the best avenue to start down that road? I am not saying I know the answers to these questions, but my gut reaction was why is HRC getting into this fray?

Maybe I have missed something and this is a bigger story than I realized... I am not discounting the gravity of this situation. I do see it as a good thing that HRC is using her notoriety to support these young women and activate against the ideas that Imus was sharing. I guess I am doubting her motives...

If anyone happens to read this and wants to give it a stab as to what the political strategy behind that e-mail was, please do... I am just not sure I get why she did it.

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