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Dear Friends and Hillary Supporters,

I quote the 4 MAY edition of the Oregon Statesman Journal, a newspaper
 with a readership largely located in the suburbs south of Portland, an
 area the winner of the Oregon Primary on 20 MAY will have to carry:

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/OPINION/805040309/1048

"Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? That choice divides friends,
 families, states — and the Statesman Journal Editorial Board.

"On the Republican side, the endorsement in Oregon's May 20 election
 was easy. Arizona Sen. John McCain has the national nomination sewn up.

"Although Texas Rep. Ron Paul remains on the Oregon ballot, the only
 question is whom McCain will choose as his vice presidential candidate.

"But the Democrats have made the Oregon presidential primary relevant
 for the first time in decades.

"Complicating voters' decision is that Sen. Clinton of New
 York-via-Arkansas-and-the-White-House and Sen. Obama of Illinois have nearly as
 many liabilities as assets.

"Obama has inspired a sense of hope across this beleaguered nation. He
 represents a new generation of leaders who can cross racial, social and
 economic lines.

"He doesn't have much political experience, but neither did a
 19th-century candidate named Abraham Lincoln, who ranks as one of America's
 great presidents.

"But the Editorial Board keeps stumbling on two key questions: What has
 Obama done, either as an Illinois legislator or a U.S. senator? And
 will his missteps in speaking lead to destructive missteps in action?

"Clinton seems willing to say anything to get elected. She also has the
 baggage of husband Bill Clinton, whose weak character dragged down a
 promising administration and caused this newspaper's Editorial Board to
 call for his resignation (not that he listened).

"But Hillary Clinton does get things done.

"After leaving the White House, she handily won election in New York,
 where she proved that she's not simply an urban lawmaker. Rural New
 Yorkers speak highly of Clinton, praising her for paying attention to their
 parts of the state.

"In the Senate, she has achieved influence much greater than one would
 expect for her seven years on Capitol Hill.

"Clinton "gets" the concerns of the middle class that dominates the
 Mid-Willamette Valley.

"She was the first candidate to offer Oregon a "compact" of campaign
 promises on state-specific issues such as restoring county timber
 payments and giving the state say about siting of liquefied-natural-gas
 terminals.

"As for McCain, his chief liabilities are his age and his temperament,
 but he has distinguished himself in a lifetime's service to the
 country.

"Through four years in the U.S. House and 22 in the Senate, he has
 built a reputation for driving good ideas into law.

"Not all Republicans will agree with McCain's support for the Iraq war.
 But they can appreciate that as a former Navy pilot and Vietnam
 prisoner of war, he has an informed opinion — and has stuck to his
 convictions.

"McCain will be on the ballot in November, and a divided Editorial
 Board thinks that Clinton would be his strongest opponent.

"In the end, Clinton and McCain are the best choices for Oregonians in
 the May 20 primary election."

I hope everyone is doing well.  And please remind your friends and
 relatives to vote for Hillary Clinton, for there is so much to accomplish
 both in our country and in the Democratic Party.  Indeed, this article
 on the antics of Obama supporters at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in
 Indiana illustrates why we must elect Hillary Clinton President of the
 United States:

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/05/04/despicable-sexist-sign-outside-indiana-dinner/

Also remember to visit the office on Monday and Tuesday.


....from Kenneth