To Paul Hogarth:

I googled your Hillary Clinton letters, and of the sample I searched, each turned up mid- to high-level Clinton donors. I'm guessing your 4/17 column got passed around some email newsletter, and that Clinton is trying to get grass-roots in her campaign's dying days.

Most of those emails were completely on Clinton's message - Obama's not electable, he's too liberal, be wary of the skeletons in his closet, etc. I really wish Clinton would either get out of the Democratic boat or at least stop poking holes in it. Great work.

Yes we can,

Ian Hart



To the Editor:

I honor you for printing so much hate mail, though half would have sufficed. Note the eerie similarities -- angry harshness, extreme defensiveness, racist overtones, and repeated character attacks -- typical of an organized political hate machine. Equally telling is zero in-depth political analysis, even passing nods to unarguable facts about electability: Obama's consistent leads (today by 7%) in national Gallup Democratic polling plus all meaningful primary measurements: popular vote, number of states, campaign donors, total fundraising, and pledged delegates.

Further, observe total oblivion about Hillary's high negatives, or her dreadfully-managed campaign, or well-publicized "kitchen sink" strategy that going negative was her only hope (however backfiring). She is the saint throughout and Obama the unelectable sinner. Notable by omission: zero acknowledgment the two Democrats agree 98% of the time on policy.

I suspect dirty tricks, even Limbaugh-style sabotage (with Rove-like talking points) to punish Obama, seasoned with nasty attacks on you, right to free speech, gender, and inflated impact (as if little ol' Beyond Chron causes major campaign divisiveness or commands scores of primary voters). You are hardly the loudest voice arguing Hillary should leave, thus I sense fake outrage here, especially considering the unusual out of state geographic origins.

I think Beyond Chron has been Swift-boated by those wanting the more vulnerable Hillary in the General Election and/or to besmirch Obama's chances. After eight years of the worst GOP rule, what loyal Democrat or true Hillary supporter would attack Obama so viciously while questioning your right to speak, all the while leaving offensive John McCain untouched?

I await another deluge when such irate hordes are challenged for soiling your pages.

Robert Becker
Mendocino CA



Dear Editors,

Re: "McCain Running on Substance, Not 'Gotcha' Issues" and "Clinton Supporters Strike Back" (4/21/2008), it should be noted that:

(1) During the debate in Philadephia, Sen. Clinton attacked Sen. Obama regarding his serving on a board with Professor Ayers in Chicago and tried to impugn Sen. Obama's integrity based on that fact, and in the next breath, Sen. Clinton said that such attack will come from the Republicans.

(2) On April 20th, Sen. McCain attacked Sen. Obama on the same basis, and demanded that he condemn Prof. Ayers.

ABC's Charlie Gibson's co-"moderator" asked Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton whether each would serve as the other's Vice Presidential nominee. One poses this question, "Is Sen. Clinton preparing to serve as Sen. McCain's Vice Presidential nominee?"

Sincerely,

Anh Le



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