Excellent diary.

I prefer positive diaries for both candidates.

Thank you.

Yes Hillary is a fighter.

- I prefer champion for working families .

Hillary honored Martin Luther King long before it was fashionable or popular. He was her hero. We have to get beyond identity politics to achieve King's dream.

Hilary started out a baby social worker, caring about others, wanting to help.  Bill Clinton was sure lucky to find her.  And it looks like Chelsea is a lot like her moms.  

Why the emphasis of HER?  Why does her gender matter?

Just askin'.

I liked HRC's comments BTW...I just think that Flea focuses on gender more than might be needed.

...are the least, the most shallow considerations we should be wasting time discussing as a function of whom the best candidate is.

Both race and gender are HAPPENSTANCE, nothing more.

Judgement, vision, experience informed by wisdom and education are the only HUMAN traits that matter.

Can anyone disagree with THAT?!

If only Hillary would have listen to MLKJ about war and understood how the principles in MLKJs apposition to Viet Nam applied to Iraq.

The war might have been avoided and the Democratic nomination of 2008 for Hillary Clinton would have almost certainly been attained.

As it our political system punishes all involved with making of a foolish, as it ought to.

awesome awesome. thanks so much.

Hillary really made me appreciate MLK over again for what he gave America. I love the fact he followed Ghandi' example and teachings.

She has lost all credibility, when she speaks it is like rehearsing for a Play or the Wizard of Oz.  The MLK audience there hardly clapped and could see her for what she is, a phony.  Her words fall on deaf ears.  She wants people to think her Bosnia Misadventure was a joke as she goes on Letterman but the joke is on her, the American people are way to smart and savvy.  That was old-time politics when you could get aways with pulling puppet strings of the people.  Hillary get real or drop out, but it is way to late to get real now.  Damage is done!

I admire those who work hard instead of those who seek to avoid work, yet claim the credit for the work that others do. Barack Obama is man whose entire life has been driven by an oversized ego, a psychopathic almost confidence in his own importance. He has avoided doing the work, avoided staying in one job long enough to earn the credit that comes with character-building dedication to a purpose.

But he is well-known in the Senate and in Illinois for jumping into the limelight after others have done the hard, tedious work that Barack Obama thinks he is too good for.

I'm telling you: This man is trouble. He's an ego-driven, spotlight stealer, who's only value is in portraying himself as something he is not, in order to put himself in power. He'll be a ruinous president for the American people, and at this moment in time, we simply cannot afford the luxury of his immense ego.

We desperately need a real worker bee; a leader who has character, knowledge, and dedication to reversing the course that Bush has taken. If we do not have such a leader, I despair for my country.

I will absolutely NOT vote for Barack Obama. For many months I have had the growing sense, the intense intuition of him as the equivalent of a political psychopath, and that is how I now see him.

And, I won't vote for John McCain, because those who know him best, say he is mentally UNSTABLE--and I believe he could be diagnosed as having an "explosive anger" problem. He is as dangerous as Obama.

I am voting for Hillary Clinton, or I am not voting. Period.

Keep up the good work.

Senator Clinton gave an admirable speech about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King.  Who wouldn't want to be able to stand up on the podium and honor this man.  He was a hero and a unique individual who gave his life for his country.  He was willing to risk all for the moral well-being of our nation.

I couldn't help but think that many of the things she has said in the speech may ultimately prove true of her opponent in the Democratic Primary.  He is risking his life in this election, and those around him are risking theirs. I have watched the replays of Dr. King's assassination with great concern this week.  Many of his supporters share concerns for Sen. Obama's safety, especially given the misinformation being spread about him, which is likely to escalate crazies.

Case in point, Reverend Wright. A good and decent elderly pastor, veteran, and someone who has given to his community throughout his life.  Sound bytes of a speech are deliberately selected to inflame the public, with the result that this man is now receiving death threats and verbal abuse from complete strangers; an elderly African American pastor, on the verge of retirement.  

I am also bothered by the focus on herself, when she could have done a better job of highlighting the  forces of racism that still plague our nation, and stood up against the blatant racism being spewed by Rush Limbaugh and Fox news.

While Dr. King's message was for all people this day is a sacred time to honor the hurt and oppression faced by a people who unquestionably contributed to our nation's birth with the sweat of their brow, building infrastructure and economic viability of a newly born nation.  Without the contribution of labor from hundreds of thousands of slaves brought to this nation by crime, who worked with no rights whatsover, but made our nation strong; without them there would be no Democracy, and however much this is also true for women, this was the day to recognize the efforts and history of African Americans as making a contribution to our nation from its birth and their right to full enfranchisement in our culture.

I am concerned that while it was a moving speech, her behavior in this campaign is in contrast to her espoused beliefs.  Flirting with racist elements and practices to win should be off the table.  She is actually increasing the danger to her candidate's life in flirting with these things.

I also remember the former President falling asleep during a speech on Martin Luther King day. That says something.  He should have stayed home.

I think a pretty speech is a fine thing but there needs to be consistency even under duress, and that is what I was hoping to see in Senator Clinton's campaign.  Sadly, I have not.