Why does libertarian lesbian Camille Paglia support Obama?

Question

I generally like Camille, but I see her as being off the mark by supporting B. Obama. To each their own, I guess.

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Maybe not McCain, but what about a 3rd party candidate?

Answer 1

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I saw on a Firing Line with Bill Buckley (RIP) debate & she was siding with Buckley! She won my heart then. Altho' I disagree with a lot of her liberal views, I still read & like her. Good question. I just went to Salon & dug thru her columns. She says she'll vote for Hillary, if she's the nominee, but: " ...I plan to vote for Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary because he is a rational, centered personality who speaks the language of idealism and national unity. Obama has served longer as an elected official than Hillary. He has had experience as a grass-roots activist, and he is also a highly educated lawyer who will be a quick learner in office. His international parentage and childhood, as well as his knowledge of both Christianity and Islam, would make him the right leader at the right time. And his wife Michelle is a powerhouse.
The Obamas represent the future, not the past. "

Gues somebody spiked her Kool-Aid, but I wonder if she'll feel that way after the debates?

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Answer 2

She was kicked in the head by a horse a couple of years ago while vacationing in the Pocono mountains.

Answer 3

I never understood why homosexuals support the Democrats.

They DO NOT stand up to support pro-gay programs.
They DO NOT support same-sex marriage.
They HAVE NOT funded AIDS research as well as the Republicans.
Cheney has a lesbo daughter.

I don't get it..... WHY do gays think the Dems are their friends?

Answer 4

do you really think a person like her would support McCain?

Answer 5

I don't even know who she is, but I'd say she's free to support whomever she chooses.

Answer 6

Probably because of his homosexual escapades in the back of the limo.

Answer 7

Birds of a feather

Answer 8

i agree with you Obama is so far from libertarian it doens't make much sense. However Mccain isn't much closer so if I was libertarian i would enter an empty balot.