"White House Attacks Hillary's New Ad."

Classic Clinton campaigning - attack another person/party… and then cry foul when they swing back.

I only hope America sees Hillary and her campaign for what it is - a lost cause.

I think CNN is also "delighted" the White House highlighted the ad.

I've noticed nearly every Hillary item gets top billing on this political ticker, even after newer items are posted.

Guys, I consider this particular page the one redeeming quality of CNN. Please don't mess it up as well.

Senator Clinton is right the Bush administration has done nothing for the working and middle class person and families. He's only interested in helping the rich republicans who follow him and that crowd is dwindling too!! Bush behaves as though he hates us- he cares nothing for what the majority of Americans want… Look at any poll..We are invisible to him and his administration. George just get out of the White House and go back to Texas!! You never really wanted the job any way-for the good of the nation he should just leave now with Rove and take a permanent vacation (take Cheney with you).

Here's a link to the ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3xepwid_sY

The White House attacks, and so do the anti-Clintonistas. One hopes that they are all foolish Republican supporters of this failed, inept Bush administration.
You know she's got them on the run, when they go after a campaign ad. Thanks for the free publicity, RNC!

Ugh ….Hillary…

I'm a democrat from Arkansas, and I'd be more apt to vote for republican Mike Huckabee than I would for Hillary.

How cool is that?!? The tall, lanky cowboy-hat totin' man walking in the rural setting with Hillary EVEN LOOKS A LOT LIKE GEORGE H.W. BUSH (Bush Sr.)!!! Woo-hooo!!! Love it! No wonder it got Georgey Jr's blood boiling! Now, even HIS OWN FATHER is against him! Maybe THAT would get his attention, hmmm?!?

VanReuter -

Spoken like a true partisan zombie. Way to keep em on the run. LOL.

The Clintons will try anything to smear anyone. That is what they are known for. Its a pity that a member of Congress would play into the hands of our enemy. But then, again, Hillary doesn't know any other way to play in the sandbox

The Clintons are crooks, self-serving, and very, very unethical.

When is anyone gonna call them out!

Get a grip folks.

"White House Atack's Hillary's New Ad"

Classic Hillary in that this posting on her web site neglects to mention that the White House is simply rebutting her disgusting attack suggesting the President or the country doesn't care about our troops. That must be a real morale booster for those who serve coming from a member of the Senate. Thanks for once again reminding me that it is an embarassment to have you as my Senator!

Where is Lou Dobbs when I need him? Can somebody please tell me how the middle class have benefited from Bush's Healthcare plan? There are millions of US Citizens "Invisible" to this Administration. White House stop crying foul and move over for a NEW President—Hiliary Rodham Clinton!

I am not American. I cannot vote. But I can observe.

What did Ms Rodham Clinton say? "I want America to distribute some basic necessities on a universal basis". Well, what is wrong with that? Most of the rest of the world already does it! And without any money!

Hill can say anything she wants without qualify her statements or offering supporting information. What difference does it make which party is in power. They are ALL corrupt, lying, cheats who year after year grant themselves higher wages, 100% health care coverage (for life) and a slew of other benfits that the vast majority of Americans will never afford. Hillary must think she "sees the people" better than most uber-millionaire, lawyer, do-nothing politician.

The truth hurts!

John Duncan
Odessa, Texas

Perhaps the Party is beginning to realize what a loose cannon Ms.Clinton really is. Her attitude, deportment and message are offensive to me and I am a Democrat, a veteran and a prouid American…..many thisngs that the woman will never understand. Please, do us all a favor and remove yourself before you divide the party completely.

This woman is even scarier than her husband. What a NO CLASS ad. Heaven help us if she is elected.

Hillary you have me in your corner! Let's take on the Right Wing Machine!

Of course the White House is outraged by Hillary's remarks. They're true.

Bush's policies enrich his wealthy cronies and turn the middle class into working poor. His abuse of the military to secure Iraqi oil rights for US and UK oil companies, under the transparent guise of creating democracy in the Middle East would be laughable, if it weren't so tragic.

Give 'em Hell, Hillary!

Perino-you are outrageous too!! Don't be blind! This president sucks and you are unconstituional for following him regardless if we are supposed to support our president. Why would you support someone who ignores the constitution, that is my leader when a man like bush interferes with what our founding fathers created for my own good. Leave Hillary alone and anyone else who is in desent of your dictator! It is AMERICA and we are ALLOWED to desent anyone we please!!!!!!!!!!! Drop the unconstitional crap if he can't even be constitutional. You're absurd for reprimanding someone for using free speech you bush loving lunatic; oh and I don't capitalize his name for a reason; he doesn't deserve it in my book.

Notice that the White House spokeswoman didn't refute the claims in the ad only added what Bush has done for seniors and prescription medicine. And with many going to Canada and online to get their meds,that is questionable.

IF BUSH DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE TROOPS, WHERE DID HE GO DURING THANKSGIVING A FEW YEARS AGO?? HAS HILLARY LEFT THE COUNTRY DURING A HOLIDAY LEAVING HER FAMILY BEHIND, GOING INTO HARMS WAY…UM NO. ALL SHE WANTS IS THE HEADLINES, NO BYLINES. CLASSIC CLINTON CAMPAIGNING AT ITS BEST!

"As to whether or not our troops are invisible to this president, I think that is absurd and that it is unconscionable that a member of Congress would say such a thing," Perino added.

It just goes to show, once again, this administration "demonizing" anyone who objects, criticizes or actually contemplates the realities of this failed administration. Way to go Carl Rove, you taught the Republicans well.

Some things are true even when Hillary says them - we ARE invisible, until we vote this shallow, heedless and truly evil gang out of power. The prescription drug "benefit" is a joke appreciated only by the creators of Harry and Louise.

"This president sucks and you are unconstituional for following him regardless if we are supposed to support our president. "

Wow Jessica, you'll have to point to the new law which makes a person "unconstitutional" for being a spokesperson for the White House.

Van,

Oh don't you worry - the RNC plans on giving Hillary PLENTY of free advertising - reminding the American people about Rose Law Firm, White Water, Vince Foster, Monica, Paula, Kathleen, Jaunita, FBI Files, Travel-gate, Failed Health-scare, voting FOR Iraq, Voting For funding the war then being against the war (Kerry-esque).

Oh there will be plenty of ads mentioning Hillary should she be given the nomination.

The comment was about families without adequate health care and single moms finding child care. The Bush response is "well, look what we did for seniors. That should make up for it." I guess when it comes to all of us under 65 who are struggling, they had nothing to say.

ROTFLOL
This has obviously struck a nerve among the usual suspects here. I am waiting to see if certain comments are deleted.

How can someone say that Bush doesn't care about the troops? He visits wounded vets every chance he gets, he's been to Iraq when we can get there. He calls dead soldiers families. Sending troops to war and not caring about them are different things. People should lower the level of partisan bickering and think about what they're saying. You can have disagreements about policy without thinking the other side is evil. Clinton has officially just lost me as someone who would consider voting for her. It's down to McCain, Obama, and Richardson for me now.

point fingers here and there…it's politics for you. the bottom line is God Hillary know's it ALL!! The way she responded to Perino's comment show's how classy of a God she is. She'll take it to you and if you dont like it God Hillary is right in the end.

Its painful for the White House to hear the truth. I'm with Hillary. I'll keep saying the truth as well. The Bush Administration is truly a shameful group of people.

As if no one ever attacked Hillary…
Go on Hillary. Americans are sick and tired and mad as hell at the way this country has been run the last 8 years

I am sick and tired of living under defcon 3 and security level orange because the Republicans want to keep us scared so they can stay in power.

I am also sick of people squawking "911…Al Queda" to get a vote"

What else will she say just to get elected? Stay tuned, it won't be long!

Hiliary Clinton is at best a cold, mean-spirited, ice queen. She hates the United States but would love to be its Queen. She is the worse that the US has to offer. I doubt you will put this on your blog - you guys are pretty pro Hillary, no??l

Senator Clinton is acting as if she has the nomination all sewed up. And that's just dandy for the Republicans. She's got way too much baggage and is totally unelectable. Once again the Dems are handing us another horribly flawed candidate who will ensure yet another Republican President and never-ending stolen election belly-aching. The two parties have become even more of a joke since the infamous independent runs of Ross Perot gave us Clinton I. Washington will never "get it."

Paris Hilton would make a better President than george bush, Hillary is definitely going to be a bonus.

Anyone that supports the bush administration is guilty of either stupidity or treason.

Great. The White House feeding into Clinton's hands and making her look good to far left democrats. Clinton will say or do anything to get into the White House.

Why did Sen. Clinton say the troops are invisible to President Bush? Oh, I don't know, could it be the national disgrace uncovered by the Washington Post at Walter Reed hospital? Could it be the failure to have adequate medical facilities across the country for the grievously-injured returning veterans? Could it be the repeated lengthening of tours of duty for already-exhausted soldiers in the field as the mission keeps changing and the time to complete it keeps getting ever longer? Could it be the failure to have provided the troops with necessary body armor or armored vehicles?

Bush the phony is all gung-ho sending our children off to war. Lots of lip-service about supporting the troops and the usual BS. But there's been no follow-up.

In the rough and tumble world of politics that Bush and his minions have been all too willing to engage in over the years, saying that the troops are invisible to Bush given his record is relatively tame political rhetoric. And his spokesperson's overreaction serves only to highlight his administration's woeful record in actually doing things–other than talking–to support the troops. It's well past time somebody called him on it.

To James, from Phoenix AZ:

Senator Clinton is running on a platform of universal health care, fiscal responsibility, strong national security and bringing our troops home from Iraq.

And you think you can convince the American people to abandon those values with your slimy list of disproven allegations, cheap insinuations and right-wing radio lies?

I love Phoenix, but I think maybe you’ve been out in the sun too long.

Them dogs don’t hunt.

"not only have I said it and am saying it, I will keep saying it because I happen to believe it " - This from a woman who took longer to produce her law firm records than our "invisible" troops have been overseas, believes she is entitled to that anything she and her husband have done regardless of whether they fall within legal boundaries and will stop short of selling whatever may be left of her soul to get into the White House (again!)- we definitely need a change but she is not IT!

White House Attacks Hillary's New Ad."

Classic Clinton campaigning - attack another person/party… and then cry foul when they swing back.

I only hope America sees Hillary and her campaign for what it is - a lost cause.

Posted By Henry, Tucker GA : August 14, 2007 5:53 pm

-Couldn't agree more….

Keep the pressure on that snake in the white house. Good job Hillary.

finally, a person that dares to say the
truth

Hillary is right. The American people have been invisible to Bush and Company right from the start. The only "people" he "sees" are the very rich and anyone connected to "Big Business" and/or the military industrial complex.

Although there's not a chance on Earth that I'd vote for Hillary, I agree that Bush and his ilk have nothing but contempt for the average working American. There's a special place in Hell for Goerge W Bush,,

I TOTALLY LOVE HILLARY AND CANNOT WAIT UNTIL SHE IS PRESIDENT!!!

If the comments on the CNN political ticker are an indication of the national mood, and I think they are, then we're in for a rough election cycle. A longer, meaner one. God help us…

I think the bigger problem is that Hillary seems to think she is running
against George Bush and she isn't. She must be confused. I dont support Bush at all but she clearly has voted to support George Bush's position on many things. She voted for the war, has funded it for several yrs. She voted for Amnesty last year and this year which is the same position as Bush. She voted for removal of writ of Habeas Corpus which is the basis of our Judical System. She supports Fisa and the Patriot Act. She also voted for the Military Industrial Commmissions act too. Seems to me she is just like George Bush as they vote THE SAME. She should be campaigning as a neocon cause she aint no Democrat or
Republican and to CNN If I can finds these facts. How come you aren't reporting them. How about you start talking about Hillary's actual votes
instead of this stuff. Americans search these MSM candidates records of voting or you will surly get more of the same. Because the old media is trying to control who will be President. That is not the actions of a FREE SOCIETY.

The Clintons are unethical and need to go back to Arkansas where they belong.

She speaks truth. The men who had never set their feet in battlefield or whose sons never had to go to the war do not fully comprehend the apprehension and agony soldiers' family and friends go through. Healthcare in US is a big issue as well. Someone has to face it before it is too late. I support her with all my heart.

Someone needs to blow in the ear of White House spokeswoman Dana Perino! She needs a refill!She doesn't "get it" nor does the rest of the unaffected that don't understandthe struggle and strife many are going though!!!!!

The Democrats control the House and Senate, what have they done except attack the Republicans. They need to do the work they promised and quit making things worse than they are. The doom and gloom won't work on intelligent people!

Joe in DC

"could it be the national disgrace uncovered by the Washington Post at Walter Reed hospital?"

(Yeah - it was Bush's fault for the last 20+ years of deterioration at WRH)

"Could it be the failure to have adequate medical facilities across the country for the grievously-injured returning veterans?"

(Again - Bush's fault for the build-up and maintanence of these facilities over the last 50 years)

"Could it be the repeated lengthening of tours of duty for already-exhausted soldiers in the field as the mission keeps changing and the time to complete it keeps getting ever longer? "

(The Generals have no input on this, right? Bush has been calling every shot on the War.)

"Could it be the failure to have provided the troops with necessary body armor or armored vehicles"

(Right - let's not talk about those politicians that have voted to stop funding which would negatively impact pay, munitions, etc)

Sorry Joe - your effort to tar and feather Bush just doesn't wash. I would rather draw your attention to the Nancy Pelosi's that pulls a jane-fonda going to Syria and repeatedly supports the terrorists when saying the Surge is Failing, and those politicians who keep barking about the failure in Iraq.

And whom do you suppose the soldiers of our armed forces will overwhelmingly be voting for… Hillary?? Riiiiiiight. That's why Gore (in 2000) wanted to protest the absentee ballots of the armed services from Florida - saying they arrived too late.

Blasting Bush on the military is akin to saying Al Gore doesn't care about the environment.

Hillary will Win , so instead of everyone looking for the bad, try looking for the good, there is a whole bunch of good…Go Hillary 2008

The Clintons are a bunch of thugs.

Hillary will promise any group anything to get elected. If she is successful at being elected, we can turn out the lights, the party is over.

Hilary Clinton is a self-serving Democratic idiot. She is doing and saying the things that people want to hear; that's called lip-service. Her husband's administration helped cement part of the policy that we as American citizens live in now, so not only is she bashing her own husband and his administration, she's attacking the current administration in a typical "look at me, I can cry foul" way. This country is in serious trouble if this self-service waste of air is elected President.

Not everyone expects a health care handout paid for by taxpayers. Do we want a single-payer plan administered by the government? No thank you, Mrs. Clinton. I would like you and your husband to be invisible. There has to be a better candidate on the Democratic side.

Bush thinks Hilary's ad is "outrageous"??? His entire lying, warmongering, profiteering, spying, stonewalling, corrupt, lawbreaking PRESIDENCY has been outrageous! He and that crooked dirtbag Cheney should both resign in shame.

Of course Hillary has to issue strongly worded attacks on the President. How else is she supposed to get press attention? Look at the mid-tier candidates: they generally say reasonable, level-headed things and get no attention from the media whatsoever. It takes a daring or bold statement to get any media play these days.

Is anybody really surprised about this situation? Horserace journalism and racy soundbites dominate in the media because they're interesting, flashy, and much easier for Americans to digest than commentary on policy. When was the last time anybody in the mainstream media did any real investigation or reporting into strategies to reduce the national deficit or similarly complicated issues? It's the biggest reason why I think Barack Obama's candidacy is doomed- his focus on actually solving policy issues is just too smart for most Americans, and it goes right over the media's head as well.

Clinton's comment are typical politics especially about the President's support for our brave troops in Iraq.
Terrible ad…

Posted By Van NY NY : August 14, 2007 7:52 pm

Who is this Right Wing Chucklehead?
It isn't VanReuter, because that's ME.
and the person appropriating my screen name should be restricted from doing so.

Van

I happen to concur with Sen. Clinton's political ad. At no point in Bush's administration spanning six years has he accomplished anything to support the people in this country that really need help. He has given tax breaks to the richest 1%. Protected the same oil companies that are currently charging us $3 a gallon for gas while maintaining a record profit level for the past year. And his so called Drug Benefit for Seniors is a BIG giveaway to the Drug Companies, not the Seniors. They no longer have the same collective bargaining position they had before he changed the rules. His Drug plan took that away from them.

All in all, this president has dragged us into high deficits, a ruined economy now turning into a moderate recession while personnel salaries remain stagnant for the entire six years. Enough is enough. We need change in a positive direction and this president hasn't done one thing that hasn't been focused on big business and the rich.

Telling it like I see it,
Wynter

More Bush-bashing from the radical-communist-socialist-vegetarian left. More typical left-winger pointy-headed nonsense about Bush not caring.

Look at how much he has done for the struggling pharmaceutical companies! They no longer have to dicker prices with Social Security; they just announce a price and Uncle Sugar has to pony up.

Look at how well Halliburton is doing! When the Army finds a few hundred million dollars in fraudulent billings, Halliburton executives just write the federales a check out of petty cash … talk about prosperous!

And the charge that our soldiers are invisible to Bush is practically treasonous. Bush, an experienced and hardened military veteran, knows what it is like to be in uniform. He did, after all, put his uniform on for a couple of photos. Has Hillary ever been in uniform? Let the libs answer that one! Ha!

GO HILLARY!!! YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!

At best, I am indifferent to Hillary. But I find the response from the White House curious.

Rather than addressing the charge that those without health care and single mothers are invisible, they respond with the non sequitur of how they have helped senior citizens get cheaper meds. How that correlates to Hillary's charge is beyond me.

In regards to the invisibility of soldiers… well, it may be 'absurd' for a member of congress to criticize, but which administration sent them in to harm's way with inadequate protection? And that was just the start of the debacle.

Perhaps 'invisible' wasn't the right word. 'Expendable' might be better.

Hillary can laugh all she wants. She has no chance in hell of getting elected. Republicans are praying the Dems are stupid enough to nominate her.

I live in upstate NY. When Hillary ran in 2000 for her first term, she gave speech after speech telling us upstaters that she would deliver 200,000 new jobs to upstate NY in her first term!

The Rochester area alone has LOST over 25,000 jobs since 2000…25,000!!

Nice job Hillary…why don't you run an ad talking about how invisible we upstaters are to you now.

Terrible senator and would be a disaster as a president. Thank god she has no chance in hell of getting elected. Too many smart citizens can't stand her.

Hillary Clinton is so unelectable that Newt Gingrich feels that he may need to get into the Presidential race. She is so unelectable that in most national polls almost half of her party want her as their nominee. She is so unelectable that she is the first relevant female candidate for President. Hillary is so unelectable that people are running and screaming at the mere thought of her getting elected. Hillary is also so unelectable because most Republicans pay attention to her than their own candidates.

All I can say is that the 1st admendment of the Bill of Rights gives us the freedom of expression…if I am wrong then I will research my U.S.A. Library of Congress to get my documentational evidence correctly, but I am most certain that the freedom of expression is what the forefathers (washington, jefferson, madison, franklin, burr, hamilton) meant when they formed the brotherhood of the fledging United States of America from out of the page of the Declaration of Independence to a political movement against a monarchy an Atlantic Ocean away…(months of days at sea back then). I guess, she did stick a nerve. My question is simple…is the brotherhood of Washington D.C. nervous about the emerging sisterhood in the popular consciousness of the United States of America? Okey dokey, I, personally, don't mind actually. At least there is a woman getting national attention that has a brain, education, husband and child, not to mention a JOB in the US Congress, that is more popular than Sanjaya of American Idol or Brittany, Paris or Lindsay….for all the fathers out there, I would like to think that they would be proud of a woman that didn't divorce her husband over an extra marital affair. Maybe the institution of marriage would be a stronger institution if more women had the strength of this woman. Bravo, You Go Girl!

I am so sick of her! She's caustic and totally hypocritical. All rhetoric and no resume of sucess.

Well it appears as though White House spokeswoman Dana Perino simply, as the saying goes "can't handle the truth!"

I think the bigger problem is that Hillary seems to think she is running
against George Bush and she isn't. She must be confused. I dont support Bush at all but she clearly has voted to support George Bush's position on many things. She voted for the war, has funded it for several yrs. She voted for Amnesty last year and this year which is the same position as Bush. She voted for removal of writ of Habeas Corpus which is the basis of our Judical System. She supports Fisa and the Patriot Act. She also voted for the Military Industrial Commmissions act too. Seems to me she is just like George Bush as they vote THE SAME. She should be campaigning as a neocon cause she aint no Democrat or
Republican and to CNN If I can finds these facts. How come you aren't reporting them. How about you start talking about Hillary's actual votes
instead of this stuff. Americans search these MSM candidates records of voting or you will surly get more of the same. Because the old media is trying to control who will be President. That is not the actions of a FREE SOCIETY.

Posted By Rich : August 14, 2007 7:42 pm

Rich if you can find these facts, why didn't you find that Obama and most democrats (except Kucinich) have voted the same?

Hillary's point is Bush's utter lack of respect for common people's woes, like wages, healthcare, benefits, etc. The so-called facts you are pointing out are policy decision to protect America. You are either a Repulican scared of Hillary or selectively informed independent.

Democrats stay together because Republicans are getting scared of Hillary.

Van NY NY

Isn't it also true that Bush allows, without any effort to remedy, the appalling conditions for the men and women of the armed services?

Hey James from Phoenix (probably at the RNC) -

So you seem to think there is something that came of that very expensive witch hunt Ken Starr reigned over? Nada.

"Oh don't you worry - the RNC plans on giving Hillary PLENTY of free advertising - reminding the American people about Rose Law Firm, White Water, Vince Foster, Monica, Paula, Kathleen, Jaunita, FBI Files, Travel-gate, Failed Health-scare, voting FOR Iraq, Voting For funding the war then being against the war (Kerry-esque)."

Let's break it down.
Rose Law Firm - came up empty
White Water - came up empty
Vince Foster - suicide duh
Monica, Paula, Kathleen, Jaunita- personal marital issues, if they are even true. (want to put your personal issues out there?)
FBI Files - unproven conspiracy theories, want to see what Cheney is looking at?
Travel-gate - Sheesh. Another dead end.
Failed Healthcare - killed by GOP led Congress
voting FOR Iraq/funding - can you say Bush Lied? I knew you could.

All this inept GOP led witch hunt cost the taxpayers approximately $60 Million dollars and who knows how many months of lost productivity in Congress.

Today we are looking for change, not the same old lies from the administration.

Telling it like I see it,
Wynter

Senator Hillary is doing right. We are working class, and right now the living standard is degraded everyday, it is a serious problem !

We are calling for help, and she stood up for us !

Go Hillary !

It's simple, most American's are much worse off now under Bush. And the republicans use a few hot button issues to keep power. If you are working class you are kidding yourself if you don't support the Democrats and Hillary.

Another reason, in the already long list, of why not vote for Mrs. Clinton.

As a soldier, I was embarrassed to serve under President Clinton - Soldiers could go to jail for the things he did. I'll be even more embarrassed and disgusted to serve if Hillary wins. She truly doesn't care about us and we know it. She has unveiled contempt and unless you've seen her around those of us in uniform, you probably can't imagine the depth of her contempt. Even though I can't be partisan in uniform, I will actively campaign against her in any way I can.

I can see why the White House responded so strongly - it's all true. I don't care much for Hillary, but she's nailed this one.

What Hillary said in her add may be true but let us not forget that she will do anything and say anything for political gain. She will try to outsamrt 260 million Americans and she might just do that unless Americans wake up and realize that she cares only for about herself and how to get into the White House. Fellow Americans, we have 7 years of puff from a Texan cowboy, do want another 4 years of bluff from the Clintons? I do not.

I think all you anti-Clintonites are just plain funny. No brains, no observation power, no class, and no idea how politics works. Hillary is going to win the nomination, then the presidency, the country will be much better and you will all still complain about something. Just do us all a favor and stay home on Election Day…

Mr./Ms. Dell of Baltimore: I found many factual errors in your post so I corrected it. Oh, yeah, and I corrected your spelling, too.

"George W. Bush is at best a cold, mean-spirited, ice king. He hates the United States but loves to be its Emperor. He is the worst that the US has to offer. I doubt you will put this on your blog - you guys are pretty pro Bu$hCo."

I do not support Senator Clinton's presidential aspirations - I don't think she is qualified and she is too far to the right for me. But anyone who cannot see that George W. Bush is the one who is cold, heartless, out of touch with the American people, and desires to be a King sorely needs correction.

Funny how it struck a nerve with a president who never saw time in a war, yet plays commander in chief with a war that he started. Also interesting how porky, koulter and others relish in smearing others to no end. Yet their puppets dont cry foul since its allegedly "balanced and fair."

To "pl, at the UN" who opined:

What did Ms Rodham Clinton say? "I want America to distribute some basic necessities on a universal basis". Well, what is wrong with that? Most of the rest of the world already does it! And without any money!

The abhorrent fallacy of your comment is that it's not "without any money." Everything costs money. And if the recipient of whatever goods or services you think of as "basic necessities" aren't paying for them, then someone else is. Governments don't create* money, all they can do is steal it from productive people and redistribute it to people who have done nothing at all to earn it.

It's the perennially contemptible mantra of the Democrats that people who refuse to take responsibility for their own lives are somehow entitled to sponge off the rest of us.

* With the provisio that governments often "create" money by maintaining inflation rates in excess of what the economy demands, thereby devaluing money, effectively stealing the differential value from the citizens.

GWB and his crooked family…great grandpappy did business with the Nazis pre-war. FACT

GWB=Multimillionaire, at 12 years of age..

Bill Clinton=Middle class American, lived American dream, became President on smarts alone

Hillary Clinton=Middle class American, not a multi-millionaire at age 12

you tell me which family is made of "crooks." I will never never never never understand how someone who drives an inexpensive car, works hard labor, struggles with medical bills can vote for a multimillionaire who never bought a loaf of bread for his family..and turn around and defend them til their death.

DISGUSTING and IGNORANT

The time has come for all Democrats to quit being rolled over by the Republican administration. I only wish Senator Clinton would have asked the president if he cared so much about the troops in Iraq then why did Bush send them to cause and referee a civil war. Also, Bush could only have pulled this off by the rest of the right wing war monger voters.

Van NY NY,

Ohh, riiiight, so you're saying the fact that the military bans progressive websites has nothing to do with adding to AMerican kids, being lured in by Military recruiters at lower-end malls in dead end American cities, already "ignorant" in the political realm, adding to ignorance has nothing to do with your assumptions?

Please. How many Republicans can back as Iraq vets and ran for office? Oh, I'm sorry…99.9% of them were Democrats.

Hillary - Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Let's not forget about your husband's attitude toward the Military when he was in office.

Pretty much ANY poitician is a liar, a thug, and will say/do whatever they have to do to get elected. Every single one of them resorts to smear campaigns in every partison. How many elections have you "voted for the lesser of the evils"?
However, that doesn't mean her particular statements aren't true. I'm not even backing Clinton, but I think she merely said what most of America is thinking, and I'm glad she did. Someone needed to.

If you replaced, "Clinton", with, "Obama", many of the comments here would be considered racist and hate-speech, as they are about a woman, they are SEXIST and hate-speech.
"The Clintons will try anything to smear anyone."…"Her attitude, deportment and message are offensive to me and I am a Democrat, a veteran and a prouid American…..many thisngs that the woman will never understand. Please, do us all a favor and remove yourself before you divide the party completely."…Hiliary Clinton is at best a cold, mean-spirited, ice queen. She hates the United States but would love to be its Queen. She is the worse that the US has to offer. I doubt you will put this on your blog"…"believes she is entitled to that anything she and her husband have done regardless of whether they fall within legal boundaries and will stop short of selling whatever may be left of her soul to get into the White House (again!)- we definitely need a change but she is not IT!."

Replace "Clinton", with "Obama". It's pretty scary, and would seem to do with MORE than just political differences.

Van

T

Unless we have tons of money, or rabid right wingnut opinions, we are ALL invisible to The Idiot In The White House. This is the WORST President in the history of the Republic. Thank God there is a politician courageous enough to stand up to him.

Hillary has struck a nerve! We all know Bush is a FAILED president and is just worried about his legacy…a legacy of death and destruction. 1/20/2009 can't come soon enough!

Go Hillary!!

Senator Clinton is absolutely correct. This president has done NOTHING for the average Joe. 80% of the financial benefit of the Medicare RX program goes to pharmeceuticals.NOT to the elderly

I find her comments about invisible military ironic. As a New York resident serving in the military, I e-mailed that Ill/Ark carpetbagger from my post in Kansas. Rather than considering that she also represents NYers serving in the military and responding appropriately, I received a chastisement to contact my own senator–in Kansas. Her husband left a trail of uncared for people in his wake, President Bush will as well, and so will the next president whoever he may be. It is a fact of life.

She's right. They won't be invisible to the next President.

Rudy will see them.

Political humor for the few Americans left who can do Word Problems.
Population of U.S.=300,000,000.
# of Americans without Health Insurance= 46,000,000 (15%).
# of Americans Living in Poverty = 37,000,000 (12%).
Total # of all Active Duty U.S. Military = 1,500,000 (0.5%).
# of Troops in Middle East = 300,000 (0.001%).
# of Troops in Iraq = under 200,000 (0.0007%).
Getting 100% of Americans to focus 99.999% of the discussion on the War = Priceless?

The logic of continuing to attack Bush when he is not eligible to run for president again escapes me! What new ideas does Hillary have anyway? She can avoid sharing them by attacking Bush but how does that positively impact her campaign. If that is leadership then let's find someone else to lead us!

Well if some people find this ad outrageous, then what can they say about 8 years of this administration?

One measly political ad was probably just too much to bear…

Hillary Clinton can not even keep her own house under control she can't be trusted with the fate of America. She will do anything to get publicity but everybody knows shes just a dumb carpetbagger then needs to move to French Canada so she can be with all her hippy liberal friends

What happens if I am not a "single mom trying to find affordable child care", but rather a single dad trying to find affordable health care. I think that she should rephrase that to say Single Parent. As a single dad, I face more and more bias everyday. I have been turned down for programs that would have been able to help with child care, since I am not a Woman I dont qualify. I was prepared to vote for Senator Clinton, however I think this has swayed my opinion. thanks

I am a 71-year-old senior and know from my own experience that President Bush helped the pharmaceutical industry to make larger profits at taxpayer’s expense and without significantly lowering costs for seniors.

Terrible Ad!!!

Pandering. Telling people what they want to hear. Not only is she lying through her teeth, she is all talk.

No member of the "DO NOTHING CONGRESS" we have had over the last several years deserves re-election, let alone the presidency. Clinton…Biden… Edwards…Obama…McCain…none of 'em.

It is scary that people actually take Hillary and her lies seriously.

No one tell Bush the truth, but Hillary did. White House still has the mouth to open? Hillary is the best, she will lead our Country to the right direction. Hillary, keep it up, we will support you and you will be the 44th President of The United States of America. Hillary, you are my Girl, our Girl and American's Girl.

Go Hillary!!!!!!!!!!
They don't want the spotlight shined on the truth.

"Not only have I said it and am saying it, I will keep saying it because I happen to believe it."

Well, she believes it until the polls tells her to change her beliefs. I've yet to be shown anything which suggests Sen. Clinton has any integrity.

They never said the statements weren't true, though…

Hillary Clinton is a DISGRACE to this Nation. She is NOT FIT to be President. Hillary works on 'Hormonal Power,'and certainly NOT Intelligence. She will NEVER be a Stateswoman; she has NO Grace, NO Elan, NO core Morality, and NO Respect for Others. This country will NEVER elect Hillary Clinton. Hillary is like a Female Bull in a China Shop!

Cnn is the worst.

I'm one of those senior citizens with medicare prescription drug coverage. Oddly, the coverage on various drugs is about the same for all the possible plans. I'm on a fixed income. With several chronic conditions. My medical cost eat up 67% of my income. Yet I don't qualify for additional help. Every time the White House talks about their prescription drug plan, I get angry all over again.

It is amazing that Hillary, errrr….her campaign, has adapted so well to taking any chance to "explaing her position" errr "finding an opportunity to be relevant". Oh I forgot, she has been in politics since …well a long time before I was born…

Where is the candidate for the people? Looking at the Dems and Reps, well so far same old same old ….but she is a cute (as she likes to say) girl. But back to the point, she is not even offering a return to her "husbands" days

I think that Hillary is a great woman and i would love to see a woman become president in my lifetime…

I do not agree with much that Hillary says, but she is right about soldiers being invisible to the President. He and his administration does not care about the individual soldier, especially if they are wounded.

I believe it was Congress that passed the bills to provide access to presciption drugs. Bush only signed it.

When last seen, President Bush wasn't running for reelection. I wonder why the ad was aimed at him, rather than at possible Republican opponents?

The Clintons have a good lot to contribute to our current predicament. As if it wasn't bad enough that they built up the stock market bubble, they also dropped the ball for 8 long years whilst Bin Laden's men trained, planned, and began maneuvering themselves into position for that fate filled day. It takes a lot of nerve.

Bravo, bravo, keep it up girl we are right behind you all the way

Hillary, your right you are our GIRL!

I am a disabled American who worked for 26 years. I waited, and with a hearing,it took two years to get into a program that I was supported for 26 years of my life. Medicare took another year to kick in after that. After all that wait I was told by my supplemental insurance provider that my prescription would cost me $700 a month. Thats after all medicare co-pays.Yeah,the system is broken.However Hillary, your old man did as much to fix the problem as the current president has.Business as usual. Election time, let's talk about the issue's. Become elected. Do nothing!

After reading many of the comments I see that Hillary Clinton really has struck a nerve. I am married to a high school teacher in the public school system. I know he and his 'bottom feeder' salary are invisible to President Bush.

Wow. I might actually consider voting for her now. I thought she was nothing but a corporate Democrat, a stone's throw away from being a Bushie playing in the brush and Googling images of the ranch in TX. She actually has something real to say and, for the first time, she's not some motley, apologetic political douchebag. I'm impressed. I thought she was a loser.

Hillary is right on! The Republican machine has been destroyed by Bush. The low numbers for the Republican candidate in the 08 election will be Bushes going away present to the Republican Party.

As a member of the democratic party I am appalled that a candidate has put forth an add attacking someone they are not even running against. I despise any ads that attack others but I believe this is a new low. To me, attacking others means you have nothing good to say about yourself.

How dare you telling the true to the American People!! Can't do that! The Republican Party made a habit to telling lies and morel lies for the past six years.This administration is upset of Hillary telling the true to the American People. Rove may be gone,but we have to keep deceiveness ,and lies on the menu for all time sake! Legacy, Legacy!

PATHETIC. I am not a democrat or republican and I think quite frankly they all are terrible.
Time to flush this system of them all. Get some of the best business minds, educators, bankers, etc… and have them start the AMERICAN PARTY.
She touts health care, she couldn't get it done for 8 years when her husband was President, what makes you think she can do it now. Show us the plan, then we can think about how it effects us. Are you willing to pay 2% more in Federal Income Tax so all Americans have free health care? Can you cap lawsuits on the Medical Profession so insurance companies don't inflate our premiums? Too many Americans want a free ride at someone else's (OTHER AMERICANS) expense.

I sure wish that "Hillary" would become "invisable"- -it would save a heck of a lot of headaches!

so I guess Karl Rove didn't quit - he just started working for someone else…

Bill Clinton back in the White House…that can't be good

You may not agree with everything the Clinton's have done but certainly she is speaing the truth about this. It is evident that this administration has sold this country down the toilet with the lies, cover-ups, false intelligence, warmongering, fearmongering etc. etc. etc. One more thing this administration would love to take away - freedom of speech, so they can keep all the negative press and disagreements out of their way. We need the Democrats back to instill pride in our country and in the world standing. Hard to belive that this goofball has not yet been impeached since his actions certainly rise to that level, not like a dinger from Monica.

Notice how Perino completely ignored Clinton's assertions regarding those struggling to find affordable healthcare…

Clinton says America's hard-up mothers, and our troops at war, are invisible to this president. The WH retorts that "first and foremost" Bush has lowered prescription drug costs for seniors! if that's the best the WH can do, the Democrats don't even need ads.

james st. louis says the Clintons are crooks. The immoral dogs who manufactured a war costing hundreds of thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars, based on false claims, in order to secure access to oil and fat corporate contracts are the crooks "nonpareil".

It's not a blow to soldiers' morale when someone stands up for them. Support the troops by removing them from this military theater of the absurd. "Unconscionable"? What's unconscionable is that this brainless loser isn't behind bars, with his nefarious cadre!

"The Clintons will try anything to smear anyone. That is what they are known for."

Posted By J.Logan,Centreville, Virginia

A) Do you even remember Kenneth Star's witch hunt?
B) Are you actually saying this in the same 24 hour period that Karl Rove resigns his official smearing and troop-ignoring policy making duties?
C) Step away from the crack pipe. You need oxygen and lots of help.

What is so "outrageous" about this Clinton ad again?? Never have so many people voted against their economic interests like in the elections of '04 and '00. What the hell is wrong with 60 million of you?

Oh yes, she touched more than a few nerves on here and is Washington. Don't underestimate her at anytime. Afterall, didn't it look good to see GWB's "think tank" carrying his baggage yesterday. Another one bites the dust. Go Hillary!

Even her own husband preferred someone else in the oval office, if you recall.

I'm no bush fan but I really wish Hillary would spend less time blaming the country's problems on Bush and the republicans and start talking more about what she's going to do to change things. I despise her calculated political techniques. She's got different opinions than Bush but her methods are the same. The only candidate that really offers change is Obama.

i think that Hilary is spot on. bush and all of his croonies only care about themselves and their small circle of super rich, super religious, super narrow-minded friends. i'm tired of these people telling the American public what good they have done for us, what a joke, although as a vetran myself, i know that the families that have lost loved ones in Iraq and Afganistan, this is no laughing matter!

The American public became invisible to Hillary when she sold out to the insurance companies during Bill's term.

hillary clinton is correct. the bush administration has not paid attention to the american people and we are invisible when it comes to health,education and welfare. george w bush is only concerned with his war of choice and chasing osama's ghost while ignoring the problems at home. just a bullheaded turd weed!

As much as I don't like HRC, I do like that message. She's right. The middle class is being pushed aside. Ask my father. At 76 years of age he'll tell you all about it. Still voting for Ron Paul though.

Somebody needs to enlighten the Clinton campaign that America is looking for new leadership, and will elect someone who provides that - Barack Obama for example. Making negative ads about someone who isn't even a candidate may work for the Senate but it sure ain't going to cut it for the highest office in the land.

I've said this before and I'll say it again - there are a lot of NYers who are feeling invisible to Mrs Clinton - who lack health care, jobs, etc. Mrs Clinton's response (when not too bust campaigning) has been to help Indian companies and their Indian employees settle in NY (what was that about not being influenced by people who give her money?).

There's a saying about when you point a finger at someone else, there's three pointing back at you. Definitely applies here.

WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE CLINTONS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. IT WOULD SEEM FUNNY BILL CLINTON BEING THE "FIRST LADY" OR MAN.

I don't think the tone of the article was neutral. The first paragraph seems to imply that Bush is being dishonest because Dana Perino responded to an ad that directly attacked the President. Bush is damned if he responds to the attack and would also just as likely be damned by the attack ad that goes unresponded to.

Just because the Clinton campaign plays that little game doesn't mean that CNN has to follow along. Its a small issue, but I have seen too many small issues on CNN.com.

Campaign ads are one candidate's view of the nation's flaws and are designed to convince as many Americans that the candidate's opinion is the right one. Hillary described some basic truths about our nation and judging by most people's reaction, most agree with her. Most people are missing the point that Hillary is not the right candidate to address our nation's issues. To fix our problems we need serious leadership. Based on Hillary's voting record and colourful past, she is not the least bit interested in solving our problems, but rather telling us who else is to blame for our woes. She approved this ad because she knew it would caues a buzz and generate even more publicity which will keep her name on our lips. Unfortunately, the White House took that bait, playing right into Hillary's hands. Just because she said it in an ad, doesn't mean she's the best candidate to fix it.

If the current Bush does as his daddy did, we can expect to see a rash of pardons by the president as he leaves for many of his close associates, like Rove. The constitution should be amended to make the president name the crime the pardon is for when it is given, rather than the blanket pardons he can now give. If some crrk beats the rap, we should at least know what rap he or she is beating. I hope I am not the first to say it, but we may be the first to have the utter shame of our president pardoning himself as he smirks his way out the door after the next election.

Hillary is a pathetic, power starved, wanna-be. She is willing to do ANYTHING to anyone to grab power. What put her where she is? Marriage, but no self effort.

Clinton,speaks with forked tongue!
I do not recall any help when her husband was in office!

If HIllary is the nominee, I predict such a heavy republican turnout that there is NO way she wins

She's hated by more than she's loved.

I'd drive cross-country to vote against her myself!

In the same sentence, the people of New York are invisible to Clinton as she pursues personal endeavors while ignoring those of her constituents that she was voted in to serve. Vacate your position Hillary if you are so sure of your bid for election.

I tell ya she's a demon and she is pulling weak minded liberals right into her plan to ruin this country. just look at what her hubby started with the free trade agreement look at the jobs we have lost and how many we will be loosing to his bright idea. now she is poised to finish us off and blind people are going to help her achieve her goal …Its a shame …a bloody shame! ! ! WAKE UP AMERICA BEFORE ITS TOO LATE…

Hillary and Hilter, not much of a difference. Wasn't Hillary already President. CNN won't posted this because it they back Hillay. I wish some news organization would investigate the 85 people the died duriing their adminstration. Does anyone remember Ron Brown or Vince Foster??

Time to Vote for Another Lying Lawyer Crook that will promise everybody anything. We have had 1 Clinton, and I did not vote for him. I personally Think We Do Not Need Another Clinton!!
Ask yourself, has anything gotten any better in the last 20 years??

The reason Hillary gets so much attention is because most people recognize (whether they realize it or not) that Hillary will be the next President of the United States. She's certainly the frontrunner right now.

Go Hillary!!!

Apparently, and predictably, the truth hurts this renegade White House. Senator Clinton's ad is right on target. Keep speaking truth to power Hillary!

It's so sad how radical right wing republicans will say ANYTHING to defend a president who, as a U.S. History Professor, I can say will go down as one of the worst presidents in history. For those of you you don't know much about presidential history, President U.S. Grant was a popular two term Republican president during his tenure. He was a civil war general, and veteran. President Bush isn't even popular (approval rating 33%) is not a veteran (daddy got him out of that one) and has NOTHING to show for his presidency. Well, President Grant died a drunk and broke and history later wrote him off as one of the nation's worst presidents. History will repeat itself on Dubya. It's History which gets the last word on a president's legacy, and if any of you die hard republicans think that our school's history books and college professors are going to honor President Bush as great president, you couldn't be more wrong and blind.

He will be so lucky if he is even remembered and regarded as an "average" president. Mediocracy is nothing to be proud of.

I'm just so tired of die hard republicans who still defend this useless president who has only damaged our national reputation abroad, has made us LESS secure in the eyes of our enemies, launched a war under false pretenses and has abused the constitution only second to Richard Nixon.

What is even more sad is that when he leaves office, he's not going to travel the world like Jimmy Carter to promote peace, he's not going to spend time in Africa working on fighting HIV and AIDS like Bill Clinton, he's just going to sit on his ranch in that village, called Crawford and reap all the oil benefits from deals he and his father made in the middle east. It's a disgrace and so is President Bush. The only comfort I have is term limitation and having to put up with the most inarticulate, irrational, moronic president of our time for 16 more months. I shall celebrate the day he and Dick Cheney leave Washington, along with the rest of their cronies.

…and as for Hillary? YOU GO!!!! First female president of our progressive democracy who also happens to have brains.

HILLARY IN 2008!!!!!!

WHITE WATER??? You want to talk scandal, now there is a scandal…oh wait we can talk about that…her husband PARDONED everyone involved…

I guess Ignorance is bliss, but she is all for me the working Mom….riiiight

"White House spokeswoman Dana Perino sharply fired back to the Clinton's allegations Tuesday in a press conference, saying 'This is a president who, first and foremost, has helped millions of seniors across the country have access to prescription drugs at a much lower cost.'"

I can state this is just not true. My retired parents hate Bush because of his stupid drug plan. When it was legal to order drugs from Canada (the exact same drugs that can be purchased in the US — another Bush lie), they had far more income than they do under Bush's pharmaceutical-lobby drug plan. I'm no Clinton fan, but Bush is a liar and a friend of the wealthy. He does not and has never cared for the working people of this country, except on election days.

Keep going Hillary,you are right on with your comments about Bush. Most of the US Citizens are "invisible" to this President (and I use the word "President" loosely when referring to him). He knows he is out of there so he continues this insane war and his attack on the A