[maica]

Whoever was the fem dem apologist on H&C one night this week said that it was racist and bigoted to imply that people living in low income neighborhoods of NYC and working minimum wage jobs cannot voluntarily give Ms Clinton one or two thousand dollars of their own money.

How does a host respond to such an argument without saying “are you nuts”?

The pubbie representative on the panel was totally useless as a presenter of fact, or of points of debate. She went off on “too much money” in politics.

[maica]

Bill Kristol just said that he sees a 5-way race now because Huckabee wowed a conference held yesterday.

What worries me a whole lot is that - in sort of the same dynamic as the effects of a third party candidate - one of these five could win with 21% of the vote - to use an extreme example.

I wish we had the Louisiana system of runoff this year, because we have so many candidates with good points, but no one candidate with “all” of the good points.

If we end up nominating a weak. ie, second tier, candidate because of such a split vote, there will be much less chance of winning the White House.

[Miss Didi]

This seems to be the talking point as it is repeated in this Daily News article which makes Mrs. Clinton the savior:

(...) Chung Seto, organizer of an April fund-raiser and former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party, said event planners took "extraordinary measures" to ensure that the donations were lawful.

Insinuations to the contrary are "outrageous" and "racist," she said. "Donors who work hard every day - they are in the restaurant or garment industry - should not be questioned about why they choose to be involved in the political process."

Bo Jie Wu, a money-transfer store employee, told the Daily News he gave $1,000 to Clinton because he believes in her.

Hsiao Yen Wang, a nursing assistant, said it was a "pleasure" for her and her husband, a cook, to give Clinton $1,000 because "I would like to see the United States have the first woman President."

Hillary's Chinatown fund-raiser draws Edwards' criticism