Smith Alumna is Superdelegate
While I'm supporting the other Democractic candidate and therefore disappointed in this news, I still thought it was exciting to read that a Smithie is a superdelegate: Lauren Wolfe '05, who is now a student at Detroit Mercy Law School, will be casting her superdelegate vote for Barack Obama.
I should probably mention that Kirse is drinking the Obama Kool-Aid, so she'll be happy.
Details below.
THE CAPITAL TIMES, WI, May 14, 2008
Obama snags another Wisconsin superdelegate
On the basis of a poll posted on YouTube.com that asked young people to tell them to commit either to Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, Smith alumna Lauren Wolfe, College Democrats of America (CDA) president and Awais Khaleel, CDA vice president -- say in their capacity as superdelegates they will vote for Obama at this summer's Democratic National Convention.
I should probably mention that Kirse is drinking the Obama Kool-Aid, so she'll be happy.
Details below.
THE CAPITAL TIMES, WI, May 14, 2008
Obama snags another Wisconsin superdelegate
On the basis of a poll posted on YouTube.com that asked young people to tell them to commit either to Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, Smith alumna Lauren Wolfe, College Democrats of America (CDA) president and Awais Khaleel, CDA vice president -- say in their capacity as superdelegates they will vote for Obama at this summer's Democratic National Convention.
Labels: impressive Smithies, opinion
posted by Naomi at
11:22 AM
4 Comments:
"is drinking the Obama Kool-Aid"
You realize this is an incredibly offensive phrase. Over 900 people died at Jonestown- 260 children were murdered that day. These children didn't drink the Kool-Aid- they were poisoned by cyanide. You may want to re-think your efforts to be glib.
Dear holly1962:
While I agree, of course, that Jonestown was a terrible tragedy, in the thirty years since the massacre, the expression "drinking the Kool-Aid" has become a common colloquialism. Just as reporters attach "gate" to the end of every political controversy even though the original Watergate was another terrible (although less immediately deadly) American tragedy, "drinking the Obama Kool-Aid" has become a commonly used expression in the mainstream press and elsewhere during the 15 months of this campaign.
Given this, I think you might want to re-think your efforts at being judgemental and self-righteous--particularly if you are going to do so anonymously.
If you lost a loved one in 1978 to Jim Jones and the People's Temple, you have my most sincere condolences. Otherwise, I think you should lighten up.
Below are a few examples of how the expression is being used in the press and other media. If you Google it, you'll find hundreds more.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-fauntroy-phd/lambasted-for-not-drinkin_b_80244.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glynnis-macnicol/the-obama-koolaid-test_b_89897.html
http://obamakoolaid.com/
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4107772
http://www.observer.com/2008/forget-kool-aid-obama-s-support-real
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