1-26-08
Tom Unsworth

I want to hear Hillary discuss her plans - in detail - for fixing the many ills we face. I don't want to hear her slinging mud (abortion just to get the female vote, when it's not an issue here). It's a waste of time, money, and effort! Re: healthcare, she still does not understand insureds vs. uninsureds, nor why the numbers are at 47 million. She still needs something of truth and relevance to criticize Obama on!

Consider what America got with the first Clinton co-Presidency:

• Abuse of the powers of the office of the President
• Granting Presidential pardons to buy Hillary's election to the Senate. As a woman who made it on my own, Hillary's need to ride Bill's coattails and her sense of entitlement (as in "it's my turn and Obama should wait his turn") makes me doubt her capabilities.
• Hillary's long-suffering marriage to Bill, enabling a lifetime of sexual trysts and trying to contain the Bimbo eruptions, gives me a President without the backbone to stand up to a man. Hillary claims to be tough enough to play with the boys when, in fact, she is unable to leave a cheating husband. How will she stand up to other male leaders who see this in "Mrs." Clinton and walk all over her?
• Being married to a former President does not make one qualified to be President.
Hillary has less experience in elected office than Barack. She's held elected office for one Senate term plus one year and has introduced no major legislation during that time. She showed us in the interview about Pakistani elections the extent of her foreign policy experience–she did not know what office the election was for or who was on the ballot! Is this the kind of experience we want in the Oval Office?

I am not a "Hillary hater;" I am an America lover. Please consider very carefully which candidate the Democratic Party puts on the ballot. The future of this country absolutely depends on it.

I liked the ad. It made a valid point. I hope the Clintons follow it up with something really effective in convincing Democrats to do the right thing.

VOTE FOR HILLARY ! !

And if you did read the entire article, although as I said, I have the advantage of more than one source of material, they also did mention that the Obamba campaign was launching an 'attack ad' of their own. This, I doubt, will be pulled soon.

On one occasion, Senator Clinton was asked would she prefer baseball team A win the series (I don't follow baseball and don't remember the team names), or baseball team B win. There were 3 possible honest answers. She could have said she was for team A, or team B, or that she didn't give a hang about baseball.

She wouldn't give an answer. Perhaps she felt answering A or B would have risked losing supporters from the opposing team (why would her supporters drop her if she didn't cheer a particular baseball team). The most likely thin is she doesn't much follow baseball. But if she said that, perhaps she felt all baseball fans would view her with disdain and vote. Is that the kind of support she thinks she has, that her views on baseball could lose supporters? Or perhaps she thought it would be unmanly to admit not caring about baseball.

But, if she can't give a straight answer about something as trivial as baseball, why do people think she gives straight answers about anything else? I've never seen her give a straight answer about anything deep. My feeling is that she and her husband are take no prisoners, kill your own mother to win an election and power.

On NPR (not considered a right wing news organization), a woman from South America who was thrown into a hole full of bodies, with the knowledge of U.S. diplomates, once had someone mention the situation down there to Hillary Clinton. Her response was, "How many voters are down there."

But just watch her, talk over the other candidates. I suppose some people think that's leadership, getting your point across. It's been my experience that people that argue and start talking louder and over and at the same time other people are trying to get there points in or have their say leads to irrational arguments where the loud obnoxious one thinks he/she is the winner and the others think, "what's the point of this conversatio? With Clinton, it's always that way. She's got her lines and her accent appropriate to the state she's campaigning in, and that's that.

Now, her crying game. Were those sincere tears when she was in the New Hampshire coffee house. Yes they were. But they weren't because she cared about "the wrong direction this country is heading," although that's what she was saying. The answer was automatic. At the time, she had lost Iowa, and that she was going to lose N.H. Those tears were her coming to grips with the idea that she might not be President after all. Why don't people see that? How do we let people like Clinton and Bush for the conniving liars they are? Bush did the same thing to McCain in 2000. And we Americans vote these lying people in. Why are we so stupid?

One more thing. Senator Clinton spent almost a year in Iowa telling us our folksy caucus system was the greatest thing since penut butter. Then she loses and heads for N.H., where she promptly says, "The system here in N.H. is much more democratic and fair" (that was a paraphrase. In other words, she'll pander to whoever she's talking at at any particular time.

Would it be good to have a woman president? Yes, provided the woman is good. I have a smart daughter who I want the best for, who might someday be president herself, and if I thought voting for Senator Clinton would do my daughter good, I'd vote for Clinton. But the only person that has anything to gain by Senator Clinton being the first woman president is Hillary Clinton. If she becomes president, then we the people become suckers.

Fin'

The Clinton campaign misrepresents the truth and slanders Obama and then accuses him of doing it. Haven't you had enough misrepresentation of facts, and twisting of the facts from the Administration in Washington. Do we have to listen to it from the Clintons also?

Who's record is Hillary Runnning on, her own or President Bill Clintons.? Or is it President Bill Clinton who is running for the nomination? Today is a different world than it was when Bill Clinton was the President in Office and he was no HONEST ABE.

PS. I am a Barack-supporting, middle-aged, caucasian woman of Scottish descent!

Fear makes us believe life was not bad, although my wages increased less that the cost of living for the past 20 years.

If she can't run an honest and fair campaign then there is no way she would make it as a honest and fair president.

Haven't we learned from the Bushes? Agression + Lies = Disaster

I prefer the tough lady over the sugarless cry obaby. Obama, please don't be a cry baby. The GOP machine has cry baby like Obama for breakfast. Politics are never about fair. It is about toughness, about ready to fight for what you believe. Not wishy-washy candidate who tries to evoke every popular candidate of present and past as his trait but offer no concrete ideas or issues. Obama contrasts his life experience from other candidates, he was growing poor, refusing to cash in, work for the poor. But Chicago newspaper reported, Obama had a long friendship with Chicago developer [remind me of the movie "The Departed"]who gave hundreds of thousands to political career, in return he recommended contracts to the firms owned his friend and benefactor worth millions while many of those housing became a slum. Obama said he did not, the condition of those housing in his own senate district. What a surprise, this guy tells people that he fought for the poor all his life but funny thing he did not know the condition of these housing own by his long time friend of 15 years in his own districk that represented?
He tells that he is the new candidate of highest ethical standard but in 2005, he bought land from his friend, the chicago developer while he was under investigation, and Obam bought his mansion for 1.6 mil, reportedly 300 thousands below the market price. Wow, I did not know that working for the poor was that lucrative, and on state senator salary, you can afford a mansion 1.6 mil? Just the heating bill alone probably costs one thousand a month for the house that big. If he failed to get the nomination which I hope. Obama can cash in by writing a book on how to pick rick generous friend who willing to give millions.
Maybe it is just me, most of my friends are a bunch of cheap skate unlike Obama friends.
joe

I'm sorry but what Obama has to offer is well-intended I am sure. His talk has the right intentions but exactly how is he going to fix everything? When he is asked, he has no clear answer, it's all scattered....his only response is to attack Hillary.

Let's be realistic please!!

And him saying he is willing to "work with" the republicans... Exactly HOW will he and how will it affect hmmm let me see the MAJORITY of the population that is getting poorer and poorer by the minute???

Too perfect, too scary... Reminds me of when our current President stood in front of the world with the "Mission Accomplished" banner flying over his head. We were fooled too many times,enough already!!!!

Who is he going to blame once he is in office?? Us, the People?!

We don't need that, sorry Obama

Bill Clinton is great for Hillary. By voting for her, you get the advantage of both; one of the smartest presidents we've ever had, but also a very intelligent woman who has shown her strength and ability to lead.

There is no question Obama is a good speaker. He can motivate people and that's excellent if this was a speaking contest. It's much more than that. It's the future of all of us and I for one have no problem voting for Hillary Clinton.

Lastly, she has the right to defend herself and expect the media to report the facts. She also has to right to defend her record and expect others to do the same. As far as intelligence and ability...it's not even close.

Oh , yes! The press did not give us Freedom of Speech, the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution did. I have the right to say this on this blog, and I did.

It distresses me a great deal, however, the manner in which the Democratic campaign is headed and all the mud slinging and name calling. For what? Nothing good will come of it! When Hillary and Bill start, it only makes me want to vote for Obama all the more. Come on Clintons! We are sick of this kind of rhetoric!

If you want to win, stop playing to the media and giving them what they want. You know how they love to twist the simplistic of things and both of you are giving them far more than they need to go after your campaign. Obama is not a bad guy so stop the negative ads, stop the name calling and come up with the best plan for America and we will vote for you hands down!

And as many have already stated, the Republicans are loving the fighting and name calling. And how do you think any of you will ever be able to truly "work together to bring about change" if this is the way you run your campaign???

Vote for real honesty, intregity, respect and change that only one man in this race can give0- Vote Barack Obama for President!

Obama 08

1. HIlary claims to have 35 years of experience (25 per Chelsea!), in which she takes credit for her husband's white house years as if she was the one elected!
2. Yet it took a beating in Iowa for her, after 35 years, to have finally "found her own voice" and start shaking hands with voters and do Q&A sessions – things every other mortal politician and public servant does from day one.
3. If she is so ready to lead, why did it take her 35 years to find her voice?? The woman can't even find her own voice, with everything else going on in her head – how can she lead the free world? Oh i see – Bill will tell her what to do!

There's a giant step fwd for all women! I am actually amazed that to date, neither obama nor any of the other candidates have questioned her claim to "having the most experience" all along, beyond Dodd, Biden, and Richardson, whose resumes put hers to shame. Futher, prior "Experience" in the white house is not a prerequisite for the presidency – rather, its the opposite. If that was the case, we would always live in a dynastical political environment, not a true democracy.

She is shamelessly riding her hubby's coattails into the nomination and may be into the white house, all the while lying about and mudslinging her perfectly capable opponents and claiming to represent a vindication for women, I don't see why any women, black/white or whatver, find that appealing or a validation of any sort for women in general.

Comment or leave the ticker but dont blame the media for doing their job.

Really!!!!

Clinton's campaign has announced the release of a new radio ad, called "Closer," that features Bill Clinton touting his wife's ability to battle the country's economic problems.

Using the word Touting is a negative spin and done deliberately to give Obama the advantage. These political blogs are just a way for reporters to try to influence the political scene and the presidential campaign. Shame on you and CNN!!!

Obama and his campaign actually began the race issue, not Clinton. Hillary has always been a supporter of affirmative action and worked for the good of all Americans.

She and Bill were great for Arkansas. Bill was good for our country, and she will be great for our nation too! Hillary 2008!!!

VOTE JOHN EDWARDS, OBAMA, MIKE HUCKABEE, OR MITT ROMNEY.

PEOPLE WITH GOOD CHARACTER.

I HAVE NO USE FOR LIBERALS SUCH AS TOMDAVIE.

Im crackin up

TO TOMDAVIE, YOU SOUND LIKE THE TYPICAL LIBERAL TO ME. THAT'S WHY I HAVE NO USE FOR LIBERALS. THEY ARE ALL LIKE YOU AND BILLARY AND BUBBA.

VOTE FOR MITT ROMNEY SO HE CAN KICK BUTTS OF THE BILLARY AND BUBBA AND NOW CHELSEA SHOW.

NOW THEY HAVE DRAGGED THEIR HOMELY DAUGHTER INTO THE MIX.

I AM SO ANGRY THAT CNN IS GIVING ALL OF THE ATTENTION TO HILLARY CLINTON.

CNN, YOU ARE GETTING JUST LILKE FIXED NEWS BUT I JUST TURNED TO THE FIXED NEWS CHANNEL AND THEY WERE GIVING MORE BALANCE TO THEIR REPORTS OF THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.

BOY, WAS I SURPRISED. I AM NOW WATCHING FOX NEWS RIGHT NOW. BILLY O'REILLY IS ON AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HE IS MORE BALANCED THAN CNN.

I KNOW I WON'T SEE THIS BLOG ON CNN BUT DON'T WORRY, I AM PUTTING IT ON OTHER BLOGS.

CNN, GIVE THE OTHER CANDIDATES A CHANCE.

I want to hear what the candidates will DO THEMSELVES. I really don't care if one or the other of them made a statement that can be taken in many, distorted ways.

To all the candidates: STICK TO THE ISSUES! TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR THE COUNTRY!!!

"It's so NOT FAIR that they used what I actually said against me!!!!!!" –

Sheesh, I used to think that Obama would have my vote after eight years of Hillary because I would HATE to see a Republican in the White House again

I'm starting to think that the crybaby won't even have enough experience eight years from now to beat a Republican

The way he's acting – he's only two years old now, which will make him only 10 years old eight years from now

Heck, even one of the Republican idiots can kick a 10 year old's butt, let alone a whining crybaby 2-year-olds

He's such an inexperienced crybaby – sheesh, if he wins the primaries – how will he handle Republican attacks? Pull the race card again? Cry and whine about the fact that their families support them? Continuously intone "change" with no substance behind it?

Barack – grow up – I REALLY DO want to vote for you eight years from now

Once Hillary is done