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WE SUPPORT HILLARY '08

She's the only one who can "roll up her sleeves and clean up the mess" left by the GOP — NOT dreamer boy!!

Or vote Biden or Richardson b/c God save our country if the newbie gets elected – who isn't even wise enough to realize what he DOESN'T KNOW yet; let alone play pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey in the Oval Office –> He clearly could have waited until 2012 or 2016. He's only 47, but he's such a baby that he's demanding to be King now Sadly the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Senator Obama is certainly NOT!! AND Oprah should stick with her own life and hawking her Book Club (which she can't even get right all the time either).

Senator Obama wants to raise the minimum age (again) to receive maximum Social Security benefits! Have not our parents and our elders waited long enough?!

NO MORE having to explain to our children – why it's (NOT) OKAY for the President Of Our Nation to do drugs!! It's time to take back our country and make America proud again.

JUST SAY NO – TO OBAMA IN '08

Media coverage for Obama has been overwhelmingly positive much manufactured by reporters, but fails to inspire, suggested divisiveness in Washington stems from struggle of 1960s. that’s naïve. national crisis when Americans come together, politics has always been a divisive affair. Obama Has Not Won a Tough Contest, his ability to win in a difficult contest is reason for concern. Republicans will eat him alive ask John Kerry, Al Gore, or Michael Dukakis. Obama can't hope for change; you must fight for it. His first opponent, Jim Ryan, pulled out of the contest following the release of details from divorce. Obama has only faced ONE difficult battle for Congress against Rep. Bobby Rush. receiving only 30% and lost. Obama's inexperience hurt him.

His speech opposing Iraq war "I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars. War protesters have not been able to count on him, during his ballyhooed speech at the 04 Dem convention; he failed to decry the war, followed form and strongly supported John Kerry. When asked how he would have voted on Iraq resolution, don’t know said Obama. Since arriving in the Senate, Obama and Clinton have had identical votes on Iraq. His health plan, lacks a universal mandate, echoing his conservative peers, insists Social Security is crisis that needs immediate attention, not true, Social Security Trust Fund would run out 2046.

Obama Takes Black Voters for Granted, when a controversy erupted over the Jena Six. Obama chose not to take up the mantle of past civil rights leaders by not joining the Jena Six protest, Jesse Jackson (Obama supporter) said he's acting like he's white. Was a unique moment for Obama to show support for the black community, but didnt. Now he must explain to Democratic voters why he doesn't want to continue the fights of the 1960s - included battles over civil rights, the antiwar movement, expansion of Social Security and expanding health care (Medicare). This is not the time for obama

I don't wonder why this big newspaper endorsed Hillary. They know it very well that Hillary is there for change. This newspaper has been watching…….well they report news anyway. They have seen all the candidates, and finally decided to endorsed Hillary because Hillary is the most qualified among the candidates. I congratulate this newspaper because they make the right decision. No matte who is the candidate, I will vote for that person who has the experience and knowledge to run our country. I saw that in Hillary. I know more people are seeing that on Hillary. All of us will make the diference in the hisotry of our country. We will be voting the first woman president of the United States of America.
Posted By lianette : December 18, 2007 1:06 pm
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Wrong! I really think you are really wrong on this one. I will take Obama anyday. This lady is nothing but a piece of nothing!

I like Hillary's ads better.

I don't wonder why this big newspaper endorsed Hillary. They know it very well that Hillary is there for change. This newspaper has been watching.......well they report news anyway. They have seen all the candidates, and finally decided to endorsed Hillary because Hillary is the most qualified among the candidates. I congratulate this newspaper because they make the right decision. No matte who is the candidate, I will vote for that person who has the experience and knowledge to run our country. I saw that in Hillary. I know more people are seeing that on Hillary. All of us will make the diference in the hisotry of our country. We will be voting the first woman president of the United States of America.

QUESTION FOR FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON: "Hey Bill, why do many of your former foreign policy advisors back Obama over your wife?"

ANSWER: Probably because they've been out of a job for so long that they've run out of unemployment, and Hillary want fresh new faces

Biden is the only candidate of either party who seems to have the leadership qualities and the foreign policy knowledge to get our country back on track.

I know that the party system is like the comforter that surrounds you when you wake up, but one can not get anything done while remaining in bed.

The party system is not constitutional.

Looking down you realize that the comforter is the flag of your country. Not a sense of pride, but a token of commercial interest meant to designate your ship for identification when visiting foreign ports of call when meeting the harbormaster.

Change…

Why use that word when the changes will be based on causality as time provides, options as they have always been, and just a switch of the party label.

The democratic governments of the world are currently afflicted with multiple personality disorder due to the party system.

As the partied Governments can not fully function at the highest capacity the money markets now exist in debt; this while The Governments elected officials still gain employ and payment from the federal treasuries and the tax payer, yet the government is equally incompetent due to the party system as any individual ruled in the mind by a multiple personality disorder; they could not manage full function at a high demand work station and it is the same with the governing body.

I declare those individuals found of the party system unfit for rule and further declare the world democratic government without confidence.

Those who hold debt while the currency is also in debt hold a positive in mathematics. To prove confidence the stock market must be reigned to understand and control a stock keeping unit which is purchased for wholesale exchange or consumer sale, while that stock market is separated from a market system which handles the flow of capital investment.

It seems those of the party’s should alter the American flags they bear, sure maybe keep the colors the same, and avoid the look of France’s or Italy’s; imagine electing representatives: the ass or the elephant and how they would treat an individual’s viewpoint.

What symbol did the federalists hold? The lion? Maybe a dragon? or just an unstopable force of a nation united?

Anti-adminsitration, no, that can be altered every four years.

By Susan Page, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Democratic voters increasingly are focused on nominating the most electable presidential candidate, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama fares better than New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton against prospective Republican rivals.

OBAMA IS MORE ELECTABLE THAN CLINTON!!!!!!!!!!

Chris, Middletown, CT :

Dude what kool-aid are you drinking? I would have liked to have seen Giuliani run (as personally repugnant as he is) but now his talking about constitutionalist judges. He, like everyone else in DC, has to cave in to forces beyond his control.

Obama is going to find out the same, or more likely, he knows it but is a liar and says it will be otherwise.

Is it honest for Obambie to have bought land for his house through one of his fundraisers? Is it honest of him to talk about abolishing lobbyists then deliver $75K pork to one of his donors in Chicago? Is it honest of him to talk about working for the working man, the poor man then support an organization founded by one of the richest men in the country for the benefit of his (the richest man's) cohort?

You're probably not that young. Why don't you smell the coffee and face the fact that Obambie is a politician like any other?

Hey Jason, Richmond Hill, NY
DUDE! stop the stereotyping. Obama isn't even going on a "TV" show until the end of Jan. It'll be Gail's show then and do you really think she'll fall for that...wait, do you really think HE will fall for that. What are you talking about! Dude! you really made that one up! LOL!!

None of these people will change if Washington doesnt want to be changed. We voted for the Dems to end the War and now we are sending more money and more money. None of these people will chang Washington.

Which one is better: His 'candor is refreshing.'? OR 'Hillary Rodham Clinton can do great things for our country.'? One describing personality (obama) the other describing actions (clinton). I would prefer actions than pleasing personality any time of the day. Please vote for Hillary, she's the best!

THERE MADE OF JELLO!!

Obama 08

Why didn't you give readers the option of viewing the Clinton ad as well. This is another example of the CNN Political Ticker's pro-Obama bias. How unfair!

Why do we have to jump into the mud and make a comment that his/her colour is the reason why he/she will not be President. Are we not bigger than that? Grow up and think about the direction that you want the country to head. Generational Bush/Clinton Presidency needs to be stopped. Hillary, Jeb, Chelsie than Jenna? God forbid.
Please-do you not cheer for Tiger Woods because he is a black American that gets it done on the golf course? Why can't you vote for Obama that will get it done in the White House. Vote for who ever you want. But this stigma of race and sex needs to be lost in the closet. Look at the canidates and what they have been doing, what they are prepared to do to make your life and or you future grandchildrens life better.

Hillary Clinton is not allowed to run ads like that. She is not allowed to talk about The Hillary I Know site. She isn't allowed to talk about Obama's drug use even though he told it first. She isn't allowed to talk about his lack of applicable experience. She isn't allowed to say anything good about herself. What does she think this is - a political campaign? She is supposed to just shut up and take it. The mainstream media has made all of that perfectly clear.

This election is looking rather hopeless. Its seems like the slew of candidates going into the january caucuses are running up a steep hill of social and partisan inclinations.

Obama, although his charisma is undeniable he lacks the credentials to back his experience. despite the fact he is black he speaks for change that the country is dier need of.

clinton, bill stills holds a special place in my heart because most of guys can understand the need to whip it out every now and then. ask rep idaho senator craig. there is a vast majority of the population that cannot stand hillary clinton. besides oprah chose barrack. but i can't help but notice the fact that if hillary (by some far out reason could get elected) got the nomination and the election, i feel as though we'd just be handing the presidency back and forth between famillies, bush, clinton, bush, clinton....when does it end?

edwards, although his grassroots persona looks good from blue collar america, it would be hard to find a good ticket with edwards. we saw how it ended with edwards/clinton.

biden, hardnose guy with an agenda. he's been there, and you can't deny it. his name recognition isn't what it should be tho.

kucinich, this guy is just nuts. have you seen his wife? and his impeachment legislation? yes, the republican white house has lied straight to our faces numerous times and refuses to acknowledge public opinion. we get it. we can't do anything about it for another year anyhow.

i don't even wanna talk about bill richardson or mike gravel.

the republicans...

giuliani, you know i like giuliani despite my better judgement. socially liberal and fiscally conservative. as an independent, i respect elected officials that try to bridge the gap between partisan politics. but he passed the smoking ordinance in new york city. as a smoke, i can't in good conscience support someone that would violate civil liberties like that

huckabee and romney, seperation of church and state. therefore, romney shouldn't have to worry about the fact he's a mormon. but, since he is, and people don't know what mormanism is, he's unelectable because people will think he's got 3 or 4 wives. and since huckabee and romney are hoping that giuliani bites it after the caucuses, huckabee thinks his "christianism" will take the ballot.

mccain, i respect the man. and i feel sorry for all the media slander that has gone his way. but he plays right into the partisan policial ideologies that i so despise.

fred thompson... svu is way better.

it's going to be an interesting election. it's too bad gore is off saving dolphins and winning academy awards, because a president that knows global warming will eventually kill us all would be good to have in the time of a crisis.

The reason the Des Moines Register had good thing to say about Obama at the beginning but did not endorsed him at the end is because they do not have confidence in him as our leader. So Obama showed this video just reminding people why DMR did not endorse him. Silly strategy.

I wonder if Clinton and Obama both have ads in Iowa, why only show Obama' not Clinton's? the press is biased against Clinton for so long but American people will show CNN your bias does not work.

Go Obama!

Pete, you're a prime example of why Dems lose. They over-analyze themselves into a stuper.

"He isn't electable" or "She's too polarizing".

Just vote for Whomever you believe will move the country forward.

I have to admire Ron Paul's supporters. They support him regardless of polls and "Is he electable" comments. Dems need to learn from his constituency. Just support your candidate and stop with the "He's black so no one will vote" comments and "She's a woman and too polarizing" comments.

Ask Iowa, NH, NV, and SC if Obama is unelectable? Ask Hillary supporters if she is "too polarizing".

Who do you want Joe Lieberman? Mike Gravel? Better yet, Don Rumsfeld? They all fit your "electability" standards right?

Wake up Dems!
Obama '08

I have it on good authority that the Clinton campaign is going to try and get someone on tv to get Obama to rap during a tv appearance, knowing that it will be the kiss of death for his campaign.

Jason, Richmond Hill, NY
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Lol. I can definitely see the Clinton campaign doing that. I wouldn't be surprised if the Hillary camp is devising a plan right now. It's funny because I don't dislike Hillary.

I just can't stand all of the grand-standing, calculated responses, and acting. She's smart and doesn't need to do all of that. All of the "extra stuff" is what makes people question her candidacy and her ability to be forthright.

Wallace

Obama and Clinton should not go out of their their way to be overly critical of each other. They both have marvelous contributions to make to American politics and the world at large. If one should win the Democratic nomination they should ask the other to be their Vice-Presidential running mate. Can you imagine – a woman and a black American running together? Sounds revolutionary eh? But combine the woman's vote with the black vote and the Democratic Party vote. How could they lose? How could the world lose?

OBAMA IS RUNNING SCARED ALL OF SUDDEN....SO THE BULL DOG IS BACK.

Guiliani is as corrupt as any of the front runners. I personally wish Biden had more following, dream elections: Ron Paul vs. Biden? Sounds like a change of mood to me (no more pesky mud-throwing).

If Hillary had returned to Arkansas in 2000 and ran as Senator, I'd give her a pass. But when she showed up like a carpetbagger in New York and ran for Senate, I suspected she was using New York for her personal goals. She denied twice that she had White House ambitions, and one week after Obama announced his candidacy, she announced hers. Was this her plan all along: to get back in the White House for a third term? Now she's appearing very desperate to win, it scares the daylight out of me! Obama will not win, but why does Hillary have to appear so transparently desperate that even Bill has to also appear desperate for her? Is this what is turning off supporters/voters from her?

Rodham?? Didn't she drop the Rodham? Or it is back? Does she need her hubby's name recognition or does she want to distance herself from him? Which is it this week, H(R[?])C?

Indecision 2008!

Boston Globe or Des Moines Register, we'll see who got it right in a bit more than two weeks.

It is astonishing that Clinton could have lost so large a lead over the past two months in Iowa. It will be interesting to see if she also begins to lose support in New Hampshire if she does not win the Iowa caucus.

What is it about Obama that people find so compelling that they would chose him over Clinton? Is it his superior intelligence, as Bill Clinton says? It is his greater perspective and understanding of the world as is evidenced by his better decisions on foreign policy? Or is it is better understanding of the middle class and the daily lives of Americans that he gained by working as a community organizer, civil rights attorney, and constitutional law instructor?

I want him to be my president. Not so keen on Clinton.

Pete, you just contradicted yourself. If America will never vote for a person who is half-white, what does it matter when he runs. According to you a non-white will never be elected.

I bet you are over 40yrs old, which means you are behind the times in your thought process. Things have changed. Color no longer matters.

MY home state of New Hampshire is as white as it gets, yet Obama is going to win it.

Why would Giuliani be best? Without 911 he's a poorly thought of NY mayor with scandals abounding. The whole thing with his mistress ought to turn off all Republicans who hated Clinton (and that's 99% of them) given the same kind of philandering. Obama is easily the best choice. You may be right about his electability, but he has an incredibly strong base, one which rivals JFK in 1960. You can't deny that, win or lose, he is the only candidate in either party who will remain a political force beyond 2008.

Hillary is showing signs of weakness. She is unleashing her husband on Obama. She is showing that when things get tough she runs to her husband and can't fight her own battles. Do we need a president that can't take up for herself?

CNN, can I get one comment in today?
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Obama is refreshing!

Pete

You're right, let's pick someone who can "be elected" by the American people regardless of what they stand for as long as they're "experienced".

How about Joe Lieberman? Maybe Jeb Bush? Even better, let's get Donald Rumsfeld, since he meets the "electability" requirements.

You too have been caught up in the "politics as usual" mentality. When will America stop with the excuses? If all of the people who say "He can't get elected" or "Hillary is too polarizing" would just vote for WHOMEVER they believe will move this country in the right direction, we would be in a better place.

Just vote!

I have to respect the fans of Ron Paul who don't care about polls and "Is he electable" comments. They support because they believe. Democrats think too much and overanalyze which is why they get defeated so easily.

Just vote, Dems!

My gosh.

Wallace

I agree with you Pete ... it's like the "Mod Squad" ... btw, Edwards is not married to a "nice" lady ... she is mean ...

I have it on good authority that the Clinton campaign is going to try and get someone on tv to get Obama to rap during a tv appearance, knowing that it will be the kiss of death for his campaign.

I'm a Republican – while I don't agree with Obamas politics – I do find his candor refreshing – if my party is not smart enough to run their only moderate – Giuliani (socially liberal and fiscally conservative) – and the Democrats are smart enough to run Obama – he will have my vote based purely on honesty....if he would drop all the left wing entitlement programs...all the better!

I think Clinton, Obama or Edwards would all be good presidents. All this negative outpouring in the comments above about Hillary show more about the unhappiness of the writers than about Hillary. And the polls consitently show she still has the support of many more people nationally than anyone else, republican or democract.

OMG like most of my BFF = best friends forever are voting for Opie cuz he's so cute like Andy's son on TVLand. But I like Hills cuz she reminds me of my Mom and I really love my Mom – even though sometimes we don't always get along. I mean like I still really love her anyway. But all the rest of the candidates they look so old like what my Grandparents age? My BFF don't believe that Opie is 40 something, they say No Way – Getta outa here!!

Obama: Nice guy but isn't going to be president (at least not in 2008 election).

Clinton: Fraud, wife to a fraud, never going to be president ever.

Edwards: complete fraud, husband to a nice lady, trial attorney who cares about the poor about as much as a rich trial attorney living in a mansion would be expected to care = not at all.

We need to pick someone with experience AND who can be elected. Americans won't vote for a black man (the painful truth) and more than half of America hates (I used that word intentionally) H. Clinton.

Biden is a plagarist, but at least he knows what he is doing and is not hated by people, but can't we do better than these people? Guiliani would be best but I don't know if people will vote for him as he is a pseudo-republican.

No break for Hillary. They have met their match and more in Obama. The beginning of the end for HillBilly

obama who? Oh you mean oprahbama, did he get oprah permission to speak! bad bad oprahboy! Shes running for President right?

Finally some healthy competition. Obama has some serious class, and he makes Hillary look like a yippy ankle biter.

Clinton and Obama would both move us more towards socialism. They think that more Government is the solution, when indeed it is causing all the problems.