tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post3604261338455767640..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Obama's MandateNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-26643763956044067212012-11-14T21:56:50.849-06:002012-11-14T21:56:50.849-06:00Having lived in the Bay Area during Harvey Milk...Having lived in the Bay Area during Harvey Milk's time,I can assure you all, that what Bill speaks of was true: Harvey was a man of all people. He was taken from us too early, but I remember him fondly.<br /><br />ebogan63.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-73816818969451871742012-11-14T19:27:17.747-06:002012-11-14T19:27:17.747-06:00You point to one of the reasons I can get behind O...You point to one of the reasons I can get behind Obama from the far left. He doesn't, generally, refer to "poor people." I won't say he's never used the term, but it doesn't generally come out of his mouth. He will talk about "working people," "working families," or as in this case "families that are trying hard to get in the middle class." The term "poor people" makes me very angry.<br /><br />His choice of words communicates to me that he has formed real connections with working people that have meant something to him. I do not expect him to reestablish the Petrograd Soviet in DC, but having a President who sees working people as "us" is very important.<br /><br />Also, good call on the Milk reference earlier today. I was working and couldn't comment in a timely fashion. He was never just about the gay community, but about all of "the us'es" asserting themselves and working in concert.Billhttp://freeandeasywandering.com/noreply@blogger.com