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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
It isn't a conspiracy theory boet. Check out where the money is coming from.
http://civillibertarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/rupert-murdoch-backs-hillary-clinton.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080204/pl_bloomberg/apnpwl7xnjik
So lets see: We've got the person who is directly linked to the most biased source of news in America (Fox News) raising money for Hillary Clinton, we have the lobbies backing Hillary to the tune of double what they paid towards McCain's campaign, and you have the corporate owned mainstream media going out of its way to attack Hillary Clinton on things which frankly, irritate the electorate in her favor.
Hillary tearing up? Didn't win her any votes. But the rightwing media trying to paint her as weak and manipulative over it? Won her New Hampshire.
The gender issue? Outright sexist remarks aren't costing Hillary votes - they are winning her votes.
Meanwhile look at Edwards. He had the most progressive policies of the bunch, his message was distinctly what America needs right now, and when he came second in Iowa, beating Hillary, the race was still between Hillary and Obama. Edwards was the most anti-corporate of the top three.
It isn't a conspiracy, it is just paying attention to the news. While Hillary Clinton likes to talk about a vast rightwing conspiracy against her, the corporates are backing her to a hilt in money and coverage. Obama isn't a saint - but he is more hostile to lobbyists than Hillary and thus gets "Milder" treatment, resulting in him getting less protest votes.
You go, girl. That's all.
Also, why do I have to sign in and remember my password every fucking time I want to comment at Salon?
Billary is a sure loser in November. Her sense of entitlement, her bitterness, is pure Bush. either definition will do. America doesn't need a second consecutive douche bag.
Thank you so much for publishing this piece for those of us who want Hillary to win. It has been an unpleasant, disturbing experience to be bombarded by the media's love and preference for Obama. I enjoyed being informed about some of the experiences of the people closer to Hillary's campaign. Again thanks Rebecca for providing reading material that revealed a positive view of Senator Clinton's side.
As an American woman, I could not be more proud of Hillary Clinton. She the most qualified candidate running to govern our country. Sexism is more insidious than racism. If Hillary Clinton were male, she would never have been treated as she has through her career. And now, she would be more recognized as being the most knowledgeable, qualified, competent candidate. She is the one who is most qualified to help our economy. She was a consultant in Bill's White House Administration. An administration that successfully brought this country out of a recession and deficit and into surplus and some of the greatest socio-economic prosperity this country has ever seen. The Latinos remember. The older generations remember. The African-Americans did remember (until the media hype took quotes that were not racist out of context and made them racist when they truly were not - the Clintons are and have always been tremendous Civil Right's advocates, and their record is the true account of it). The Clintons do know what it takes to govern the country successfully, and they know that Hillary is truly more qualified, knowledgeable and competent than Barack at this time. The debates, where there is no script or speech, demonstrate this truth best.
A debate with McCain and Obama discussing how they are most qualified to help our economy wouldn't be very compelling, because neither of them are very qualified in regard to the economy. What you saw on Super Tuesday was that in spite of much of the media, the talking heads, the over-played grandiose endorsements of some rich celebrities, in spite of waves of fancy and fashion with the words of Obama (that someone else writes for him), there are those of us who see through all the hype, and know what's real. Hillary, her work, her abilities, her qualifications to govern our country more efficiently and effectively than anyone else running, are all very real. She is so truly dedicated and deserving of more respect. She would serve this country and our future, for the greater good, like no other at this time. Those of us who know the reality, can see through all the spin.
The Republicans are being deceptive. They want Obama to be the candidate, because they think his record is weak and more beatable. They will thoroughly exploit people's fears how he's had hardly any national experience, they'll say that he'll be too weak on defense and we'll be more vulnerable to terrorists, and that he's never been tested. And there will be many independents and centrists who feel that no matter what Barack says, they don't really know him, they won't really like how he's never been tested, they won't feel comfortable, and they'll vote with more confidence for McCain. Hillary stands up better against McCain, because she has not been "weak on defense," and she's proved in the debates just how knowledgeable she is overall, and from her time in the first Clinton Administration, that they know how to help the economy.
There are many people who want Clinton leadership back in office because they want people who they know - know how - to fix our country, and get us back in excellent shape again.
She's the junior senator from NY. Obama is the junior senator from Illinois. If she hadn't been married to President Clinton, she wouldn't be on the radar screen. Hell, she wouldn't be running. She couldn't draw flies if her name were not Clinton. That whole "35 year" meme is crap. How many of those years were on the board of Wall Mart?
Hillary started organizing to help the children of migrant families when she was a teenager. She got involved in politics at that time because she wanted to help children, and she's been involved in politics ever since.
If I started working in politics when I was a teenager, and I had been involved in politics ever since the way Hillary has, I would say: I've had 20 years experience working in politics.
If I volunteered to work for AIDS in Africa, for two years, or here at home for 10 years, would you try to tell me I hadn't been working for AIDS? Or that I didn't have that experience?
She's been involved in politics and these causes most of her life. She was a consultant to Bill in Arkansas and in the White House.
She is incredibly competent and dedicated, and she has truly done so much work for this country that has helped so many people.
Most of the people who say things about her have done absolutely nothing for this country, and have no idea what they're talking about. You truly have no idea of the devotion and reality of her life.
In the debates alone, she proves how knowledgeable and competent she is.
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