WACO, Texas (CNN) - Hillary Clinton attempted to raise the stakes of the upcoming March 4 primaries Friday by forcefully calling into question Barack Obama's qualifications to become commander-in-chief.
At a rally in Waco, with more than two dozen military veterans and flag officers standing behind her, Clinton criticized Obama for being "missing in action" during key security decisions in the Senate and claimed that he had "no responsibility" when he gave an anti-war speech in 2002 as an Illinois state senator.
Her comments coincided with a new campaign ad released in Texas that asks voters who they want to answer the phone in the White House at 3 a.m. when "there's something happening in the world."
Obama criticized the ad earlier Friday, saying it was an attempt to "scare up votes."
Clinton disputed that notion in her speech Friday, saying, "Well I don't think people in Texas scare all that easily."
In a salvo against Obama that lasted several minutes, Clinton said, "There's a big difference between giving a speech at anti war rally as a state senator and dealing with an international crisis as president."
"There's a difference between giving a speech when you have no responsibility," she argued, "and having to step up and take charge and take the responsibility for your actions."
She charged that Obama was "missing in action" when he missed a Senate vote last year on a nonbinding resolution in that labeled the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization (Clinton voted for the measure and faced heat from Obama and other Democratic rivals for supporting a measure pushed by the Bush administration.)
She also said Obama was "missing in action" by failing in his chairmanship of a Senate subcommittee on Europe to hold a hearing on NATO's presence in Afghanistan, a fact she has emphasized in recent days on the campaign trail.
Gen. Wesley Clark, a Clinton supporter and the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, plugged the TV ad while introducing Clinton on stage and suggested that her tenure as First Lady prepared her to be president.
"She's been in the White House when the tough decisions were made," Clark said, looking over to Clinton. "I guess you've been at the bedside when that phone rang at 3 a.m. in the morning."
Clinton was joined at the event by three generals, including Clark, and a Navy Rear Admiral.
– CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
From CNN Politics
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You go Hillary!!! Let's see how Senator Obama will play 'follow the leader'.............
Hey Hillary? Where were you on the FISA vote?
Get a grip Hillary.....you are going, going goooone.
: You know what would be a good idea – producing a program once a month entitled – “American History Night”. Keith Olbermann would be ideal as host.
People in this country haven’t a clue. Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Bill Cunningham, Ann Coulter and their ilk. What’s dangerous is the following they have. From what I read on these threads, I can’t believe how ignorant people are in this country. What happened?
Last night, Sean Hannity reminded me of the Judge in Berlin in 1944 when he tore into defendants who were accused of trying to kill Hitler. They never had a chance to answer the accusations.
Sean Hannity, just what is your problem? Barack Obama has distanced himself from Louis Farrakhan. Your guest told you that 15 times last night. Weren’t you listening? No, of course not.
Let’s be clear here – Louis Farrakhan is not running for president. Barack Obama’s church leader is not running for president.
Your bigotry and hatred is showing Sean. It was on full display last night. Congratulations.
Shame on you CNN.Shame on you Billary, i never ever had sexual relation with that Woman
: You know what would be a good idea – producing a program once a month entitled – “American History Night”. Keith Olbermann would be ideal as host.
People in this country haven’t a clue. Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Bill Cunningham, Ann Coulter and their ilk. What’s dangerous is the following they have. From what I read on these threads, I can’t believe how ignorant people are in this country. What happened?
Last night, Sean Hannity reminded me of the Judge in Berlin in 1944 when he tore into defendants who were accused of trying to kill Hitler. They never had a chance to answer the accusations.
Sean Hannity, just what is your problem? Barack Obama has distanced himself from Louis Farrakhan. Your guest told you that 15 times last night. Weren’t you listening? No, of course not.
Let’s be clear here – Louis Farrakhan is not running for president. Barack Obama’s church leader is not running for president.
Your bigotry and hatred is showing Sean. It was on full display last night. Congratulations.
You go Hillary, we're for you! I'm voting for you!
Hillary has been missing in action since asked to produce her tax returns...
Well Hillary if you had answered the phone the last time it rang concerning the war the war would still exsit, If Obama had answered the phone there would be no war. You keep making the right decision after the fact.
HILLARY IS A HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO HILLARY 2008 & 2012 it's easy to make speeches obama but when push came to shove, you decided not to show up. So I guess we can expect when the phone rigns at 3am we get an answering machine.
Billary is at it again. They are so desperate to cling to power they will stop at nothing to achieve their sleazy aims. Enough of the Clintons. March 4th will be their swan song.
GO HILLARY – HANG IN THERE GO HILLARY
smart lady. Intelligent lady. Lady for us.
Hillary 08!
I'm thrilled to see General Clark entering the political fray–I wanted to vote for him four years ago, and would love to see him as a vice president. Why? Because he gets the true nature of terrorism, and that the best way to fight terrorism is to fight poverty abroad (and not through armed combat).
OK Hillary, this will work, God knows everything else you have done has worked,
whatever
Hillary was right on the mark, when it came to judgement and following through, where was obama? He was voting for something he said he was against. obama is weak and again came out with an ad claiming his credentials are that he was against the war. But when it came to putting up, he shut up, this argument is old and boring and has no relevance. When has obama negotiated and was instrumental in resoluting peace, when has obama ever stood up for human rights in other countries, when has he held a sub-committee hearing that oversees Europe and Nato actions in Afghanistan? NEVER!
Shame on you, Hilary Clinton.
Obama says he was against the Iraq war but he was not in the US Senate and had no vote. He was not privy to the persuasive, dishonest intelligence that was presented to the Senators.
He's trying to use his opposition to the war as his credentials for being a good commander in chief. Sorry, but that won't fly. It's totally out of context. How would he have voted if he was in the Senate? We'll never know. Since being in the Senate he has voted with the majority of Democrats on Iraq.
He's too busy running for President now, in his 3rd year in national politics, to hold any hearings of his committee that impacts US foreign policy in Afghanistan- where he thinks we should have gone instead of Iraq! Well , that's just going to have to wait, he's busy with his own career.
Slow down, Obama. What's your hurry? You need more life experience and the American people need to kinow who and what you are before you make a very big mess of this country.
Obama's ego, rhetoric and ambition are no substitution for the real world experience and intelligence that Hillary Clinton will use to get this great country back on it's feet
Bravo! Keep it up! Clinton should have been pointing out significant qualifications like these all along rather than pointing out what she and Obama have in common. On the important issues, she can do the job!
omg... being at the bedside of the president does not give you experience. Just because we share the same bed, doesn't mean I'm now experienced to do my spouses job, and vice versa.
The things people say... this is just nutz!!
It never ceases to amaze me that so many Obama fans think he "voted" no on the war, when he wasn't even there. Maybe that's a fact he'd like to give to his supporters.
Any of you that think Obama detractors will vote for him to unify the party, should he get the nomination, are blowing smoke.
If it can't be Hillary, then it will be McCain for me. I trust him much more than I do baby boy.
I'm really sorry to see Hillary being tore up with far left radecals (loosers). Just because she is a female with a lot of experience. Obama with no experience, running the world is going to be a nightmare. with the media pushing for Obama to win, and making Hillary look bad, and not covering enough about Obama I can see the world go to hell, I would like to see the media tell the truth about Obama and all great experience, etc.. People are just not getting the truth in the media, people just don't know who this man really is, other then what they the media wants you to know. If you are smart, you would be voting for Hillary with some experience that could really make a change, and give american people real hope, and a really a vision. If not Hillary , then my vote will go for Mc Cain in the next election.
So much has been said about the value of experience versus that of judgment and depending on whose side you are one, one is better than the other. Though I do think that good judgment is vital for whoever becomes president, the element of experience can not and should not be ignored.
For me, judgment isn’t measured by how someone reacts in a single instance but how they tend to react in similar instances. If I see radical changes in reactions, I perceive that person to have poor judgment. What causes that poor judgment though? Many things feed into judgment and I believe a very important input to judgment is experience.
Take my nephew for example; he once told me that that he thought chocolate cake and ice cream was a great idea for dinner. His judgment, though sound to him, was lacking because he didn’t have the knowledge or experience to realize that chocolate cake and ice cream was completely inappropriate for dinner. He was 4 years at the time and now at 12 laughs at his judgment back then.
Having experience is certainly not a guarantee you won’t make mistakes but how strong can your judgment be without the experience to back it up? How confident can you be that you won’t regret your actions years down the road if you are unaware of the common traps and pitfalls awaiting you on whatever path you take. Experience gives a person that confidence and ability to see what others can’t.
I see both of our candidates as strong politicians and people who care a great deal for this country. I think both would be excellent presidents but right now we need someone that can pull us out of what 8 years of Bush has pushed us into. We need someone that can fight for us and will utilize every ounce of strength and energy to make things right. We also need someone that can be counted on to make the tough decisions and know that it’s the right thing to do, not just the popular thing.
Hillary Clinton has proven over and over again that she fits this need. She’s taken her lumps and come back stronger and smarter for it. I expect nothing less from our next president.
GO HILLARY!
So basiclaly Hillary is going to run the Republican campaign for them? Thats sad.
I guess for her Hillary's agenda > Democratic agenda
Okay,
I'm not against Hillary. However, I am sick of this BS. Why won't she run a fair campaign? The only reason she is bringing up irrelevant matters is because she knows that it's now or never. And simply because this is the last attempt by your failing campaign to beat Senator Obama....the result is never.
Have you ever heard the saying that God don't like ugly. Well, right now the ugly is Hillary. It's written all over her face...just like the day she shouted "Shame on you Barack Obama."
Yeah, Shame on you for uniting the country and proving what you can do before you've become president. Shame on you!
Obama 08'
When that Red Phone rings at 3 AM, I want someone with relevant executive experience, not a Senator who has never managed much more than their own ambitious campaign to impose their "Takes a Village" social agenda on us.
yeah she was there and her HUSBAND had the experiance and so did bush and look where its gotten us.......
Finally...
I wonder who's life is more important..........."James Buchanan" or "Hillary Clintion" or "Ulysses S. Grant"????? I gotta say that's a tough question but it's an interesting one....
YOU GO GIRL!
OBAMA NOT READY ON DAY ONE, TWO OR THREE
Go Hillary
Texans for Hillary
BO = Bad for Oval Office
Go Hillary!!!
I don't know why she is acting like this we all know the Clintons will buy their way into the WH...that is why Gore, Edwards, Richardson and the rest of the idots are letting her get a way with slamming Obama.
Clark should be careful of asking Ms. Clinton who was beside who in bed when the 3 a.m. calls come in.....
How negative are we going to let her go on this.....let's look at her record too. Oh and Ms. Clinton where are all those jobs for NY and where are your tax records and where are the WH papers and what about Nafta.....
She is running like a Carl Rove, Bush....will run lady and see what you get at the end. You won't have a country together it will be divided and the Republicans will win with old Johnny boy.
This game of dirty politics is getting so old.
i can't wait until this nomination is over. it's starting to be a lot of name calling, finger pointing, mud sling, etc. we must realize after the nomination, we must unite the party!
Oh please Sybillary, you voted for the Iran campaign for war and skipped the FISA bill voting.
You have no business distorting anyone's record when your's isn't perfect. Why don't you disclose your tax records and stop deflecting? How about youshare with teh American people where that $300+ million dollars worth of earmarks gone
How about you stop using the fear card with your new campaign ad
TEXAS FOR OBAMA
Hillary was in White house when Bill was having fun... and she didnt know.. Then how was she aware or part of any decisions that was made during that period..
Talk about a commander in chief who doesnt even have a clue what happens in her household..Dang!! we are in for trouble....
Pj for President!
Barack walks up to the mic...and says,
"If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think, if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope."
Then says,
"Just so I don't get called a plagiarist, I want you to know those words aren't mine. They are the words of Bill Clinton.”
Yes…Bill Clinton’s words, said to a crowd in Philadelphia on October 25, 2004.
HA!
Oh, so someone who speaks what he feels to be the truth, with no consequences to face or answer to, is somehow LESS honest than someone who just read the cliff notes of the Iraq report, and voted for the bill in the hopes that Bush wasn't the warmonger she thought he was?
Whatever.
And the comment from Wesley Clark – so I guess that means Mrs. Clark can lead the Fifth Fleet, because she slept in the same bed as the head of NATO?
NOT-O.
this is a curious statement for Hillary to be making.
I have been looking at her voting record for 2007.
I sure do see lots more NV's then I do yea's or nays.
Seems she has been quite busy on the campaign trail herself.
She might be termed "missing in action" too.
Don't take my word for it. Check the record yourself.
I'll tell you what's missing in action... a Hillary Clinton campaign strategy.
Anyone seriously considering voting for this person... ask yourself if you'd like to see the same kind of mismanaged, scattershot, hamfisted organization in the White House. Although, maybe if she screws up badly enough in her first hundred days, she can give the country a loan from her personal account.
Ready to lead on day one? Not from what I've seen.
Make the right choice America!
Obama '08!!!
I am surprised why hilary clinton did not hammer these points forcefully in her earlier campaigns – to me it shows how weak obama is in taking a stand on some very very important issues. Is he not decisive? is he weak kneed? or is political expediency to achieve power? Baffles me how he is going to cope as a President of a great nation.But i am sure the voters of America are not going to let this happen.Bless America
GO HILLARY
HILLARY for PRESIDENT 08
GO HILLARY
spend Obama – GO HILLARY
Finally some news coverage from CNN on Hillary Clinton that isn't negative. Sheesh. Besides that I do appreciate this point that Obama's voting trail on key issues is virtually non-existant.
The problem with Obama is that he has no record and achieved nothing as a senator. Why should we entrust him with the country?
NICE TRY........YOU MUST BE REAL SCARED.....YOU TRY THREOING DIRT AND THEN YOU TRY CHANGING THE RULES...WHAT NEXT....YOU ARE A NIGHTMARE.
Clinton said "There's a big difference between giving a speech at anti war rally as a state senator and dealing with an international crisis as president."
I guess in that case, all the speeches clinton has given while she was first lady and a state senator is garbage also. Talk about critizing someone when you are no better. Hillary's do-and/or-say anything to destroy the Dem party, her rival, and to Win.
CNN!! PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THIS!!
Obama's time is coming to an end. People are getting tired of hearing your change speech over and over again. All they hear is Iraq Vote, Hope, and Change all over again. Obama has one general at his side while Clinton has lots of Generals, Veterans of Iraq War, and current soldiers who held command positions while in Iraq. Hillary is the only candidate who can make sure that America is safe through her years as a senator and her years while in the white house. Obama does not have what it takes to be the next president. If Obama wants to make change, he needs to start with changing things in the Senate which he cant even do, because he is too busy trying to be the next president. Obama is not ready to be Commander in Chief over me and my troops. He is a motivational speaker and thats it.
Who cares?
Stick a fork in her butt and turn her over–she's done!
Bill Clinton said in 2004
" If one candidate brings hope and the other candidate brings fear- you should follow hope"
I am following what Clinton said...I am following Obama...
Why wouldn't we want a candidate that has experience? Obama likes to act like he is always right, but a look at his record both in Illinois and his experience as a senator who's experience is running for president should let voters know his record is shakey. To shakey for all that is going on in the world today. I have nothing against hope and do hope for the future of our country. I just don't want to see the street of America paved with Fool's Gold.
It's this kind of tough and true leadership that shows how qualified Hillary is for Presidential office. I like seeing her fairly fight and point out the weaknesses that we all see in an Obama presidency. The media and Obama's own campaign behave as if he is beyond reproach on ANY subject. This is just plain false and all of his actions are fair game for review. Thanks Hillary, our Champion!
The person who is missing in action cannot be blamed for the results...
BECAUSE HE IS WITHOUT MISTAKES...
OBAMA, NICE AND CLEVER STRATEGY.......................
What is at question here is not responsibility or experience but judgment. Obama's argument here is that Hillary's first instinct with the Iraq war was support. Therefore, if Hillary was in Bush's shoes, she would have authorized the war also.
Just look at that photo. She is pure evil...hopefully she won't off Obama like all those people on the list of the Clinton body count...how come the press doesn't report on that?
just wait hillary. all this negativity will backfire as proven in the last 11 contests. go home to chappaqua!
OBAMA '08
never thought i'd see more spin than Hurricane Katrina....
HURRICANE HILLARY makes Katrina look lika a spring shower....
That's right she was in the white house when RWANDA happened. Who answered the phone then?
Let's question Hillary's qualifications. All she wants to do is STEAL more from the White House.
Obama is qualified to make the tough decisions. Those Flag Officers do not know what they are talking about. We 250 plus flag officers overrule them.
SHE NEEDS TO GO HOME!!
I don't know about the bedside theroy. He was inpeached?
Hillary Clinton is no more qualified to be Commander-in-Chief than Obama Barack. Voting for a resolution in Congress is trivial and in no way be compared to qualified leadership of the world's most power military.
THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE HEARD SO FAR – GET HIM HILL!!!! YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB – WAKE UP AMERICA
VOTE FOR HILLARY
VOTE FOR HILLARY
VOTE FOR HILLARY
Obama borrows paragraphs speeches ideas titles for his book, where is this famous judgement he has, we know about his long relation with syrian born friend Tony Rezko wheres the judgement in having friends like that? Oh unless he coached you on your war position. Listen obama supporters the party is over, sorry but he's not the one.
OBAMA '08:
"Willing to say whatever you want to hear in exchange for free ride in motorcades,whitehouse stationary,lavish parties,sending other people to Walmart to shop for me and salutes from people in uniforms.Promise to leave answering machine on at 3:00 AM!"
All this talk of Hillary having an edge based on "being bedside when the 3:00 crisis call came to the Whitehouse". is ridiculous. Are we to believe that Hillary accompanied Bill to the situation room? Heck she apparently wasn't in the oval office as frequently as she should have been to keep Bill out of trouble, let alone the country.
This business of Obama not being ready, too young, too inexperienced. Am I mistaken in the history, I thought Kennedy missed being the VP candidate after his first term as senator and was elected president after his second term as senator 3 years more experience than Obama but then Kennedy was not a state senator.
It would would be a huge mistake to put the Clinton's back in the Whitehouse.
Cheers,
Rick
I wonder how CNN would feel if Hillary censored everything CNN tries to state when there is a comment anti Hillary. CNN has kept more than 33 of my comments in moderation, or outright rejected them when they were pro Hillary.
As a test, I used a friends computer, and have written the same exact comments, but inverted the name Hillary with Obama, and guess what.... it was posted!!!! How will CNN explain this one?
LETS GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLEEEEEE!!!
Finally, a decent conversation from Clinton. Hope the rest of the primary is about civil, REAL issues like this one.
Something Stinks... It must be BO. I think Obama's head is going to get so big he will not be able to get threw the white house door.
Anyone BUT Obama 08'
Looks like the desperation we see at the ends of campaign. I guess this is the kitchen sink moment.
Did Swillery bring Janet Reno and a box of matches to Waco when she was there?
She's been in the White House when the tough decisions were made," Clark said...
Thats funny, the Clinton administration let close to a million people die in Rwanda. The first World Trade Center bombing killed 6 Americans and they didn't do much. Hundreds of thousands died in Bosnia on their watch. 17 US soldiers died on the USS Cole and they didn't retaliate. The Taliban took over Afghanistan too.
I can't wait for more of the Clinton "experience" on foreign policies in the white house...
Thanks CNN
"She's been in the White House when the tough decisions were made," Clark said, looking over to Clinton. "I guess you've been at the bedside when that phone rang at 3 a.m. in the morning."
Geeze, what a spin. Since when does being in the bed next to the man taking the call qualify someone for the job. If that were the case my wife would have been designing and running megamillion dollar construction projects years ago.
Wait, maybe in Hillary's world she could.........
"Obama criticized the ad earlier Friday, saying it was an attempt to "scare up votes."
Clinton disputed that notion in her speech Friday, saying, "Well I don't think people in Texas scare all that easily."
What the hell does that even mean? That is a weak defense on her part to shoot around the issue. Playing to the fact that Texas like to think they are tough. Gosh she ignores the point completely! I don't understand why people can't get this through their thick skulls. People who are still for her a blindly misguided.
No seriously! The fact that she is the only one who hasn't released her tax form isn't suspicious to anyone??
SHE IS HIDING SOMETHING! DUH! And a person with so many people are around, and so much support, doesn't have enough to time to get these out before Tuesday. Doesn't she have an accountant? Everyone else had time to get it out. Why is this acceptable behavior?
" Oh, I don't have time." You sound like my dead-beat father! If you make it priority it will get done.
I'd hate for her to actually get in office, people find out she was involved in criminal activity and then she becomes impeached...
OBAMA 08!
You can't get much better military support then a NATO Supreme Allied Commander and some generals. I know who I want answering the phone and won't be missing in action. How about you? Go Hillary!!
Yea. You know all of those "present" votes he made in such a SHORT time in the senate REALLY bother me also. He's afraid to make a decision. Just like in the debates Hillary answers the question and he rides off of her coat tail "Hillary is right on that". That is why they should make him answer first. Every thing he says is stolen from someone else. He's just another puppet just like GW.
Obama is the head of a SUB-committee, the very same one that Senator Biden is on. Senator Biden endorsed him the other day, so I don't think it's a major issue. To me, you and Obama are even because you didn't vote on the Telecom bill and you were in Washington at that time. Shame on you Billary. I'm still voting for Obama! I like his message and his policies and I don't want a wooden policy wonk, who won't listen to the little people as my President.
Keep on going Obama!
Hillary!
Way to go! Now, this is the best speech yet! This is what voters need to hear! Obama – missing in action! And by the way, where is Michelle Obama – also missing in action since she put her foot in her mouth IE "For the first time in my life, I feel like an American! Give me a break. Vote the issues America! Wake Up! Vote Hillary
ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS PLAY YOUR RULES AND WIN...THAT IS ALL YOU CARE...POWER IS YOUR HIGH....The letter also noted that many of Clinton's senior campaign advisers in Texas had helped to develop the rules governing the state's caucus system. A Texas party official also noted that former President Clinton won the state's caucuses in 1992 and 1996 following the same rules.
QUIT TRYING TO CHANGE THE RULES THAT HAVE BEEN ENFORCED SINCE BILLARY WAS RUNNING......ANYTHING TO JUST WIN...WHAT A NIGHTMARE YOU ARE........GO OBAMA!!!
DO NOT BE BIASED AGAINST HILLARY SUPPORT MESSAGES CNN!! WHAT SHE IS SAYING IS TRUE!!
Obama will not win in the Lone Star State!!! These polls only ask 700 people. 700 people cannot make up the mind of the entire state. We have a mind of our own and we will support Hillary Rodham Clinton. At least I can say her middle name without being chastised. Dont mess with Texas!!!
Hillary '08
Why is this story uncategorized? Don't you think this support is important to Hillary's campaign? Not to mention letting the Obama folks understand that large contention of military support for Hillary.
At this point I think it is clear that the mud slinging will continue up until tuesday, when hopefully we will have a clear candidate. I don't think the democratic party can handle much more of HIllary's selfish, shameful tactics.
Hillary you are making all strong women look BAD!! I am strong but I do not have to act like a man to be strong so please get a grip!!!
I thought these tactics were beneath you!!!
"Her tenure as "First Lady" prepared her to be the President of the United States." These people are hilarious. I wonder how much she paid this guy to get up and say being the wife of a president prepares that wife to be a president. WOW! She has no room to talk when it comes to experience. If I had to choose between two candidates that didn't have a whole lot of experience but were I guess I should say intellectually qualified. I would probably look at who can unite the country to make the decision.
Obama 08
By the time she's done, she will have not only left the Democratic party in ruins, but will have also equipped the Republicans with more amo.
Fellow Texans, please take heed. Contrary to what Obama whines in response, the latest Clinton ad is to the point about his credentials and abilities for international crises, because he has none. What should be a small point, but what has become his central theme on this point is that he was opposed to the Iraq war. The real issue here is that his opinion at that time menat NOTHING. I was opposed to the war, but I had no vote, was not the target of all the lies from Bush, and therefore my thumping my chest about that five years later is as MEANINGLESS as his. Who knows how he would have voted, or influenced others, in the US Senate at that time, because he wasn't there! Please, think about the 90's, and remember that, except for all the conservative attacks and Bill's personal indescretion, that decade is absolutely the best that this country has ever had, across all economic, international, and domestic issues. WHY would we not want to ensure that we get these incredible people back in the White House? Please, please, stop the Obama momentum right here, right now, in OUR GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!
She needs to stop. Where are her taxes?
Another crazy spin tactic by the clinton machine! He was present and the cronies she has supporting her claims are obviously bought out. "at the bedside when the phone rang at 3 a.m..."
What difference does it make? Obama can be there at 3 a.m. and when he answers the phone, our troop commanders will hear the voice of hope and change on the other end.
Their spirits will be uplifted to face the battle ahead. Obama will select a cabinet capable of answering the tough questions he cannot. He doesn't need experience to be president. He only needs a voice that sings of change.
He will be the inspiration that saves, heals, and unites America!
Not Hillary. With all her experience, she might make the right decision or something...
----- End of Blind Obamanite Text ----
Everytime I read tripe commentary like the above, it gives me gas...
Wake up people! This is not American Idol. This is for the stewardship of our country. Don't be so blind that a fact or substance has to fall off the tree of sensibility and hit you on the head.
It may be too late for Hillary at this point and boy what a let down it's going to be...
SHE IS HORRIBLE!! PLEASE EVERYONE STOP VOTING FOR HER!!!!
Finally.
Time and time again this guy avoids taking responsibility and exaggerating his accomplishments in the US Senate and in his positions in general.
This guy is politically MIA.
It's time to vote this guy (and his David Axelrod created campaign) down.
I for one will go to my local Caucus here in Texas with my Super Soaker to make sure that no would be Obama Republicans get to screw things up.
Now you're talking. Paint the ugly truth in living color on that "blank
screen"!!! Take it to the convention Hill. We have to fight for your right to be president. This one's for the girls!!!!
Real Democrats Don't Quit!!!!!! HillYes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hillary, now this is getting ridiculous.
I don't know who is a bigger Republican tool at this point you, or Nader.
Hillary it was over after Super Tuesday.
Pls., for the country and our party get out gracefully and unite against McCain!
Obama/Edwards in 2008!
Senator Clinton is by far the most capable and trustworthy candidate. After what the country has been through for the past seven years, we can't afford anything less.
I will reject any candidate who uses scare & fear tactics. That s all part of the old stuff we had to live with for 8 years. No more I had it . Goodby Hillary.
HC never answered the phone @ 3 am as president so what's her point.
WE KNOW SHE WAS PRESENT FOR THE IRAQI WAR VOTE THAT HAS COST ALMOST 4000 AMERCAN LIVES AND OUR ECONOMY. AND, SHE IS READY TO GIVE US MORE OF THE SAME, DAY ONE.
3 days to go Obama 9 points ahead in Texas and only two points behind in Ohio. The past 5 contests indicates that Obama beats the polls by 7 to 10 points in actual votes cast where does that leave Wolf Blitzers bias towards Clinton. I know she was short on money but all this free advertising is beginning to get on my tits.
Hilliary misses the real point.
Obama was at the beggining of his political career when spoke out against the war. This could have been the end of his career for speaking against all of the "experianced" political experts.
This is a man that put his countries future ahead of his.
America Is Ready
Obama 08
Hillary, I thank God for your desire to work in favor of our nation.
Your willingness and experience will make your administration a successful one for every American. You are a voice for the voiceless and will protect us with strenght and authority from our enemies.
Thank God you will be there answering the phone and no someone who wants to be trained on the job, that 'd actually be kind of scary.
God bless you Hillary, Commander and Chief of the United States of America!
HILLARY 08!
Estamos contigo!
We are with you!
She clearly shows that shes desperate, plays old style politics, which are played out and corny, and shes desperate.
Its so tired that i literally cant wait when this is all over, the we wont have to deal with any Clinton name.
Oh my God...........when does it end with Her.....................
When Hillary says there's a difference between "giving a speech at anti war rally as a state senator and dealing with an international crisis as president" she is absolutely right.
The only problem is, HILLARY HAS NEVER BEEN PRESIDENT NOR DEALT WITH AN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS.
Once again she is trying to convince voters that she has experience that she clearly does not.
This whole thing is reminding me of why I hate politics, and the only reason I support Obama is because he is above and past all of this. And that is why I just donated again to his campaign.
Wow, negative attack after negative attack.
Who's using the Rove playbook Hillary?
I think this is the most negative campaign that has happened during my lifetime (28 years old). I'm truly appalled and disappointed. Clinton reeks of desperation.
STOP THIS PETTY ARGUMENT AND FOCUS ON AMERICA!!!
My God, what have we gotten ourselves into?!
HILARY THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.....
The problrm is people know the fact and still support and vote for Obama. They are the people who allowd G.W.Bush to be US president.
I am fascinated by the way that as soon as Clinton started accusing the media of favouritism they have reported only on Clinton. Both of CNN headlines at this website are on Clinton. From one bias straight to another. Does the media know the meaning of fair, unbaised reporting?
That is right. Hillary makes tought decisions, even when they are unpopular. Obama was not in the Senate for the Iraq vote and was not there for the Iran vote. In his book, he hedges his bet on Iraq for political reasons. Why I don't dispute those reasons (helping the Democrats win) they do damage his anti-war record. If he had been there to vote against the war, things might be different. He was not, and should not get to take credit for a decision he never had to make. He also has not exercised the oversight authority given to chairs of Senate committees.
In addition, Hillary has crossed the isle almost twice as much as Obama to work with members of the GOP in the years since Obama joined the Senate.
I have a lot of respect for the things Obama has acomplished. I wish people could be more civil and discuss qualifications rather than personal stuff. That said, I want Hillary taking that call at 3AM.
Hillary 08 (without the hate)
These facts should be in another ads to let the people know the change guy is missing in action, when there is a need for his action not talk. Donate to Hillary for more ads. Obama has 2 to 1 ads showing in March 4th states. Donate now to get more facts show in these 4 states before too late.
HILLARY CLINTON THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB.
I wish she was missing for the Iraq war vote and the primary.
May be we will get lucky soon.
Which decisions did Hillary make at 3am?
The thought of what Hillary might look like at 3 a.m. is enough to scare anybody, even those teflon Texans...
Thanks CNN for running this story. I've always wanted to tell Obama exactly that; that it's one thing not to be on the line and later SAY that you were against the war. So what? So were millions of people, and they have the right to tell George Bush "I told you so." But to push his remarks as a state congressman as a major plus in a presidential campaign sounds trite and trivial.
If this is the last roll of the dice, so to speak, for Hillary, then she's done it waaaay too early.
Ideally one would want to leave the opposition with as little time as possible to respond to any allegation – but she's given Obama three whole days not only to respond, but to retaliate as well.
Not exactly a smart move. But it pretty much sums up their entire campaign.
Who knows who was in bed with Bill Clinton at 3 a.m. when the phone rang?
And why would that make Hillary Clinton more experienced than Barack Obama at making rational, clear decisions with no political strings attached?
Missing in action? To *label* another country's security forces a terrorist organization? To give in even more to Bush?
Where was she during the vote on a bill in the Senate that gives amnesty to telecom companies who did Bush's bidding? Obama was there to vote against it. Where was she?
It would be nice if CNN would actually note that this Senate subcommittee that Hillary Clinton is talking about doesn't even have jurisdiction over NATO's presence in Afghanistan (how about some fact checking CNN), rather it covers certain NATO activities in Europe only. Also, the speech that Senator Obama gave was while he was running for US Senate and the prospect of war at the time was quite popular in Illinois at the time, so he risked losing the election based on principle.
I'm so glad someone is finally pointing out that even though Obama was against the war (when he didn't have to show up and vote or actually take a real stand on anything), he hasn't done anything since going to Washington to back up his speeches. On his only trip to Iraq, he left the congressional delegation after only two days to tour other countries. Clinton has traveled to Iraq 3 times as a senator, while McCain has been there 5 times. It's easy to talk, but much harder to back it up in real life.
Disgusting. They are stooping lower and lower.
I wonder if she'll go to work for Macain when this is done . She seems to be making his case for him . Do you people want see this war continue until the convention ? She clearly does not care how much damage she does to the party .
Come on Ohio . don't give into the fear . VOTE Obama and send this thing to the convention on Tuesday .Texas has already decicded .
VOTE Obama 08 !!!!!
My husband Dan and I are not watching CNN or MSNBC anymore due to the biased coverage and comments about Hillary Clinton. These were 2 of our favorite news programs that we watched faithfully for years but their sexism shows through with their biased slant toward Obama-mania. They fear of being called RACIST if they call it like it is ....BLACK RACISM but do not fear of being pinned as SEXIST!!!I am terrably disappointed in all of the media to the point it sickens me....I really liked the comment during the last debate about getting OBAMA a couple more pillows and make sure he is comfortable, SNL was right on with that one. So long and good riddance CNN, also we are boycotting all of your sponsors too. Hah, like that will do any good because we are white and it only matters to the media if we are black!!!!!
My husband and I support Hillary Clinton not because she is a woman, not because she is caucasion and not because she is a democrat but because she is the BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB!!!! She tells specifically how she is going to accomplish her goals to CHANGE our country for the positive, to start looking after our own people so we can hold strong against opposition from foreign countries and gain the respect back from overseas we had before. All by using measured diplomacy with measured military and making the U.S.A. a self sufficient country again! Obama might be an inspirational speaker about CHANGE but I want to know "WHERE IS THE BEEF?" Meaning he talks a lot but what are his specific plans to accomplish it? He talks the talk, but he leaves me wondering whether he can walk the walk! I know Hillary can walk the walk because in the past when the going got tough, she stood and fought for what she believed was right for all of us, not just one race, not just one party, not just one economical group. She has my husband's support and mine always.
i'm from roma, in italy we studin' history from when we are 10 in schools, we learn from romans and greeks masters like aristotele, cicerone and seneca..so, when hillary told americans she is ready to be commander in chief just because she has been a desperate ( that's'your fault Bill..) white house wife, she make me smile.
What will be missing is Hillary in the Presidential race against McCain in November. Time to call it quits HRC!
Obama '08
I think is really sad the Hillary Clinton has decide to use the same fear tactics that President Bush used on her to get her to vote for the Iraq war. That old school politic is not going to work this time, at least on the American people. Hillary try again!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go girl, he nothng but and empty suit do nothing and said he done it all. Check his record a big 0.
I'm still waiting for one of Hillary's cheerleaders to list in detail all of her so-called experience. This is the biggest scam of her campaign. She and Barak have BOTH been Senators on the national scene. Her former experience as the wife of a President is NOT political experience and she has never served in the military either....meanwhile Barak served politically in his own home state (not as a carpet bagger to another state), and has an equallylong record of service prior to that. Additionally, in case anyone is interested, most Presidents were former Governors with NO national or foreign policy experience AND our current (idiot) President had never even left the country before being elected as President.
WOW! did she run out of tears this time? When he gave the speech, he had a lot at steak. for instance he was running for the U.S. senat, at the time to go against the iraq war was extremily brave of him. On the other hand for the one with power who could have possiblily porhibited this mess ended up voting for it. So mrs. clinton you have coused up enough problems because of your vote, it's time to let Obama clean up the mess you and Mr. bush have created.
DISH IT OUT HILLARY...OBAMA CAN HANDLE YOU..YOU ARE JUST GETTING HIM READY TO HANDLE THE REPUBLICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There could be a pattern here. Obama wants to be chair of a committee and then does not do the job. AMERICA! Why would we think he would not do the same if he were President? Besides no experience, we now learn he has no follow through. He thinks it will be "cool" to be President. I bet he thought it would be "cool" to be chair of a committee. I am not willing to trust my life to someone who admits to no action like it is no big deal. WE DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT TYPE OF THINKING!!
What, is this the Clinton News Network??
Every single day I read headlines:
"Clinton camp says Obama ..."
"Clinton calls Obama ..."
"New Clinton ad says Obama ..."
Basically CNN just does a copy-and-paste of Clinton's talking points and memos, and puts it up on their website.
How "fair and balanced" of you!
Hillary, let go of the 3 a.m. thing. You are old and irrelevant.
Way to go Hillary! Its time you start talking about Obama's record, because the media, especially CNN will not. They turn a blind eye to anything negative about Obama. They've not pushed Obama like they've pushed you to describe your policies. Yet they claim to be an "honest" media outlet, touting things like...get out of the way and let the story reveal itself." On the contrary, their personal opinions are so obviously partial, its shameful!
I am forever amazed at how mis-informed the so called informed are!
Get a grip folks and try to do some of your own independent research / reading! Then make up your mind.
You really need to look at how the NCA is structured to get a better under standing of how decisions are made. Ever heard of contingency plans?? Do you actually think that the CinC makes all the calls??
We got caught out on 911 because we were complacent in our analysis of the facts that simple coordinated asymmetric plans could defeat our high tech symmetric defense systems. We took our eye off the ball because we thought we knew how to play the game!
Clinton adverts, talk radio and the evening news is not the best place to get your 60 seconds of information from!
Go Obama '08!!!
say anything, do anything, go to even newer lows all in an attempt to be president. Yeah, Hillary is just great. Glad to see that she decided to utilize Rovian tactics herself opposed to having surrogates (such as the BET Founder) do her dirty work.
When this is over, Hillary will not even be able to run for school board.
She's starting to talk like a Republican more and more each day. I guess that's why she voted for Iraq war to make us more secure.
Is it me, or does Obama and Clinton resemble the characters from the movie Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, where Sally Field portrays a power, arrogant, egotistic congresswoman and Reese Witherspoon plays a lawyer that is seen as a delusional, ignorant, and Capital Barbie doll. How could a blonde political virgin come to Washington D.C. and think that she could make a difference among the elite policy-makers. Of course, in this case Obama is not a mindless or an air head individual, but is still seen as a Capital Ken doll. Now, the question that needs to be asked, can Obama pull a win like Ms. Witherspoon.
-Joe
Pensacola, Fl
Hillary, you continue to show just how divisive you are. Disgusting.
She's really just throwing everything at the wall to see if anything sticks. Not a great quality for a commander-in-chief.
I read a post the other day where Hillary Clinton was critized for being "too strong a personality."
Thank God she is!
I think those folks who are ga-ga over the Cheerleader Obama are in for a terrible shock when it comes time to get down to work.
Hillary Clinton has a great record in her work as senator for the State of New York. I believe she can do the same job for our country.
Once we have "hired" our president, we are stuck with that person.
Look at the complaints about George W. Bush! We STILL have to wait until January 20, 2009 before he heads to Crawford for the last time.
Help me to understand this.
Now, Hillary's running on experience.Tell me, just what is this so called "experience" she's talking about? When the Red Phone rang, I am sure that the President answered it, not Hillary.She claims she has traveled to countless countries,and I don't dispute that ,however she traveled as the First Lady, along with the President whose job it was to solve problems and change policy. This was not Hillary's job.So, is she running on her husband's experience or her own?What exactly is her experience when it comes down to defending our country or managing the national economy? Maybe it's just my lack of understanding. Maybe you can explain it to me.
Thanks
Obama on is worst day is more capable than Hillary could ever be. She couldn't even manage her own family in a crisis. No wonder
wondering Bill looked elsewhere.
Just think how much havoc wondering Bill will create while roaming
unchecked with no responsibilities in the white house. No intern will be safe.
How can we ever expect that Hillary could handle a crisis of international proportion when she messed up her personal situation so badly. She is incompatent and so are her supporters.
She does seem to be getting the pity vote. Poor, poor Hillary. Texas and Ohio will put her out of the game.
O.K., regarding the new Clinton ad. Mr. Obama, why didn't you vote to protect us. Had the phone rung as it did with the information given to to Congress, and you felt it was just a scare tactic, the twin towers would be down again. You just don't get it!
Our Congress voted on the security service information given to us by the present President. Why aren't you blaming the "guy" with the finger on the button?
Hillary should refrain from touting her "judgement" when she is speaking in Waco, TX– we know all about the Clinton judgement here.
She is right. Obama had no authority during the Irag vote and was not privy to the same information. Its easy to say you were against something when you were not in a real postion to act. Also, running for President is not an excuse for Obama to not have done his job in the Senate. He was elected to do a job and has done very little, but expects the American people to give him the most important job in the world because he has become America's political "American Idol". I say experiance and a proven record, even with mistakes, is a better choice for America. We have always been taught, you learn from your mistakes. That is why Hillary will end this war, stablize the economy and bring us healthcare reform.
Its Dirty. But yet, John McCain is the only one who has lied this year.
As a retired veteran that is supporting Hillary Clinton . You have to have experience and I truly feel that he is more qualified than Mr. Obama
Go get him Hillary! For him to keep going back and bringing up that 2004 vote when he wasn't even in congress is mindless fodder for cnn's political analysts.
He is missing in action because he doesn't want voters to see how he would have voted. Missing now missing @ 3:AM when the phone rings or we are being attacked.
I'm so tired of listening to her whine whine whine. When will she finally drop out? If I liked her before, I no longer do.
REGARDLESS who Hillary Clinton has laid in bed with for the past 35 years does not give her the experience to make the correct decisions to be president. If she is elected Bill Clinton will be making the 3:00 am decision calls and probably all the decisions. It will be another presidency for the Clintons. We need a change. The clintons were a disgrace in the white house with his adultery epsiode. So please tell me what good decision makers are they? They are a disgrace to america.
Exactly! That is what I say. Obama keeps saying he opposed the Iraq war from the beginning, and that, for having had that judgment, he is more qualified to be president of the Unite States than Senator Clinton. I do not think so, since he had no vote or say in the matter. The war was George Bush’s idea, not Senator Clinton’s. I myself opposed that war from the beginning too, but I had no vote or say in the matter. However, I do not consider that, for that reason I am qualified to lead this country.
Hillary Clinton voted for the war...big deal...she did her patriotic duty to ensure that the US is safe. She was given information , she listened to arguments from both sides of the floor and she performed her duty as Senator to vote.
Obama is 'Mr Present' but Hillary is " Mrs President " !!!
Obama says there was no al-Qaeda in Iraq before the Bush led invasion. Who's he trying to kid. The fact of the matter is the 'whole' Middle East is full of al-Qaeda, insurgents, suicide bombers, opium drug dealers, warlords, terrorists and anything else even before GW said lets invade Iraq.
Conclusion , Obama just doesn't have a grasp of reality and he's using 'just words' to fool all ya ordinary people who can't think .
This nonsense that Hillary is a poster child of the status quo in Washington that the average American detests is just that...NONSENSE !!
Hillary Clinton for President.......pleeeeeeze !!!!
Obama's Purple Unicorn Dream Factory chugs right along thanks to the fawning MSM. When will the MSM call Obama on his quibbling on Iraq (would've voted no yet a year later in an interview said he wasn't sure how he would've voted), his repeated present votes or absences during crucial votes, and the Afrocentric racist views of his church, let alone his spiritual advisers support of Farrakhan. Treat Obama the same way you treat Hillary Clinton and perhaps more people will wake up from the Obama soma.
Hillary Clinton for President. She's the most qualified to handle national and global situations. I trust her to handle business. I trust Obama to be a celebrity.
Hillary Clinton was lied to by Bush when she voted to authorize military action. Obama probably saw a potential war with Iraq as an attack on Islam. The fact is, if Bush would have properly planed the war in Iraq most of the problems that arised would have not developed. The Sunni insurgency was created by disbanding the Iraqi army. Bush did not send enough men to secure supply lines or the Iraqi border, allowing outsiders to enter country. These blunders have been criticized openly by McCain. The fact remains that no matter how much hope you have, America still has enemies. Somebody who is too busy giving speeches instead of being a real agent of action is not fit to represent the Democrates in such a crucial election.
CHICANOS FOR HILLARY
Hillary Clinton is so very desperate about the upcoming Texas/Ohio/... primaries that she has lost all of her integrity. She gave Bush the OK to invade Iraq. Obama did not. It is just that simple. But she wants to attack him over nation security issues???? George Bush and the Hillary Clinton's who authorized this extremely misguided war are the clueless leaders on national security. Obama is the hope for America out of madness.
This experience argument does not work for HRC, if one is voting on experience, she would not be the candidate of choice!!!!
And if HRC has so much experience–release the records and show us what you have (probably not much which is why you won't release it).
Spare us the I've asked them to release it as soon as possible scenerio it's a lie!!!!!
I'm afraid of people who LIE!
Oh Billary blah blah blah................. the same old same, you are running out of things to say, what next?
where are your tax returns?
.mmm.
She'd probably be better off if she'd stop whining about Obama and start focusing on what SHE can do. All she does is focus on him, and it's gotten inexcusably ridiculous.
That's probably half the reason she's losing.
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Ahem,
How much Foreign Policy experience, Congressional experience, military experience, did Bill Clinton have when he took office?
She's really getting desperate now.
I just hope Obama can put an end to her dirty politicking once and for all.
I am so sick of the Clintons!
BTW, why won't she release her tax returns? What is she hiding?
Hillary is only giving McCain ammunition for the general election. She doesn't care about the party or the country; she only cares about herself cuz she's "in it to win it". She's as bad as Nader.
What makes Hillary believe she'd be the better Commander-in-Chief? It's hilarious! So many leaders think they are so great, but they are not! Cause all they can do is making war!!! It's disgusting.
Wow...she looks like the fricking DEVIL in that picture.
I wonder where Obama was for that vote? Probably doing something productive with his time, not wasting it on another delusion of Bush? And how can she cite this as not dealing with a crisis?
And Obama has chaired a few meetings (not the ones Clinton thinks he should hold of course) but he has been too busy running for President. It happens. I mean, Clinton missed the vote for the Stimilus package that both Obama and McCain made it to. She was too busy campaigning...giving speeches and not acting to help the American people. Ironic, isn't it?
Clinton wants power, she wants control. She tells us what we need. Obama wants to lead us, listen to us, and unite us to stop the petty bickering that is keeping us from ever accomplishing anything.
Indeed there is a difference in giving a speech and having to step up and make a decision when you are in the US Senate. And I agree, where was he when the Iran vote came up that he also criticized her for voting on - MISSING ACTION.
Voters and Texas and Ohio should take heed before they vote.
nice to see the editors at cnn.com hard at work
"... supporting a measure pushed BUY the Bush administration.)"
Sen. Obama has been honest with the American people. He does not have to resort to using scare tactic's to get people to vote for him, unlike Sen. Clinton. Just as director Michael Moore said at the Oscars. I can not vote for Sen. Clinton because she did not use good judgement when it came to the Iraq War. Sen. Obama did not believe the Bush lies and did what was right, and voted against the war. He gets my vote 100%. Sen. Obama is the JOE LOUIS, FDR, and JFK of our generation. He will unite the American people, unlike anyone before him as ever done.
YES WE CAN
OBAMA/EDWARDS '08
Give it up Hilary, being first lady is NO experience to be President. I am so dicussed with all your scarce ads this past day, that all I can say you should be ashamed of yourself. If our young children see this, which they will what in the world will they think.
Back and forth, back and forth, I hope either one get's eliminated on Tuesday so at least one of them will have to shut up! I can't take much more of this.
Hopefully people will see the truth about Obama soon. So on Super Tuesday, do you think he scribbled in "present" on the primary ballot when he voted? haha
Hillary 08
"In a salvo against Obama that lasted several minutes, Clinton said, "There's a big difference between giving a speech at anti war rally as a state senator and dealing with an international crisis as president."
Yep, and if Dubya can make people believe he answered the call, so can Hillary. Hallelujah!
C'mon, people. There is no test for this. Everyone shows their mettle if and when a crisis arises. I have no doubt in the capabilities of Obama or Clinton.
But I think 99% of the time–when that red phone ISN'T ringing–I definitely want Obama running things.
Sort of like Hillary was missing in action on the FISA vote recently?
And our alternative is Hillary who has no Commander in Chief experience. Get Real!
Go Obama
Spewing negativity ad nausium. Can she just talk about the good she will do opposed to just trying to tear Obama down every chance she gets. Geesh. Getting annoying.
I can't understand that he said that the ads about that phone ringing is to instill fear burt on msnbc I, they showed an ad just the same with hers. I am confused!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Senator Obama tries to pin on Senator Clinton the decision made by President's Bush to go to war in Iraq; yet says he could not hold hearings on the conduct of the Afgan war because he is running for president. Wow that's an "inspirational" excuse. If I were running for president and could carry out my duties in the Senate then i would remove myself for other to do the right right thing. Our valiant soldiers deserve better from our would-be "inspirational" president.
I say, Senator Obama, you haven't held hearings on the conduct of the Afgan war because you care more about rhetoric and getting elected than you do about winning the war. You have no moral authority to point the finger in any direction but your own.
How do the Clinton's of all people qualify to comment on any war related topic? Wasn't brother Bill hiding in Canada somewhere? Unreal. Our Junior NY Senator has been MIA in the State she was hired and is paid to be working in, meanwhile she's wasting taxpayer money on this fine Odyssey of of hers.
Obama is too busy riding the hype wave to bother defending America.
Senator Clinton claims she is the experience candidate. The truth is Barak Obama has much more experience then her. They match on US Senate experience. However, Barak has actually served in the State Legislator of Illionios. That is experience that trumps her. She gives the illusion that somehow being first lady, that she has been tested. That is a fallacy. Being first lady is not experience, unless we want to qualify running an easter egg hunt on the white house lawn a pre-resquisite to be president. There is no benefit to have being the first lady with regard to being the president, unless we rationalize, that somehow she is going to let Bill Clinton make all the decisions when she is president. That is a fairy tale, based on the stereotype that married couples are ruled by the wife.
I for one am tired of listening to Obama say he wasn't for the war. He wasn't in the senate yet and who know what his vote would have been if he had been in?? I'm sure he'd say he would have voted against it but those are just words and words are his claim to fame. He can preach all he wants but I don't trust him.
let the vetting cycle begin on Obama
he has failed to do his job in the Senate in favor of fulfilling his presidential hopes. THAT IS HIS HOPE MESSAGE
A one term US SEnator doesn't give me much hope when the trength of his message is about his own ambition.
ME too, HILLARY, me 2
"There's a difference between giving a speech when you have no responsibility," she argued, "and having to step up and take charge and take the responsibility for your actions."
How about going nearly 6 years and 20 debates until officially accepting the responsibility for your actions, Senator Clinton?
bush-league writing. There are two typos in this short entry! Pathetic.
There is nothing scary at all about Hillary's new spot. To call it scare tactics is ludicrous. What it does is ask a serious questions that voters will have to answer.
That's right Hillary. You need to take responsibility for YOUR actions.
Translation: There is a big difference between being real and being a wuss and letting the GOP force you to support a war that you should have known better about.
And she said all this from WACO??!!?!?!!
Site of one of her husband's greatest blunders? Please.
Yeah, right; being 'bedside' when her husband's phone rang on military matters gives MZ. Clinton ability as a Commander and Chief!
PLEAZZZE, give it a rest!
These truths shall set us free of this Obamination.
Sen Obama HAS NEVER rendered an dicision which carried respnsibility with it and he never will. He is simply incapable of making actionable decisions becuase of some innate fear of being blamed for possible adverse consequences.
That is why he sticks to giving lofty speeches.
An indecive president? What a disaster!
God Hillary!
State the obvious that you are ready to lead and your opponent is all talk and NO action!!!!!!!
He is missing in action, he lacks any action at all. Missed 40% of the votes in the Senate, way to go action boy. By the way, Obama did not vote for the war in Iraq. Seems to be his answer for everything.
If the phone rings at the White House at 3 am Obama will call Clinton to ask for advice
The problem is that when Clinton was faced with an international crisis that she knew would have extraordinary consequences for the world, namely the War in Iraq, she took the politically convenient position and voted in favor of the war. It was a very, very bad decision for her to make and it indicates a lot of things about her approach to foreign policy.
It's time to clean house. Let's begin a new era of American politics, not continue an old one.
Outrageous...she was by the bedside when the phone rang for Bill to pick it up so therefore she was a co-president! Are people out of their mind?
Wait a minute, are we electing the president of a CALL CENTER or that of the United States of America? Obama's got the judgment and far sight to see potential dangers and he will put measures in place that will reduce the possibility of people calling the White House at 3am, this 3am crap came from Hillary didnt it? Just get this none sense from this site and stop annoying people with Hillary and her pathetic surrogates. This thing should really end by Tuesday!
She never wants to win anything in a fair manner. She wants Obama to leave the campaign and go organize things about Europe so she gets an unfair advantage? Our economy and the peoples' lives need urgent attention now and that's what we are addressing here...we'll talk about NATO later..what do you want?
And execuse me Madam, Obama doesn't need to be present for every vote in the Senate..You hasn't been, John McCain hasnt been. For those that Obama was present, he gave sound judgments. Therefore we expect the same judgment for those he missed.
Hillary the point is not voting randomly on every issue(your style) but voting wisely when you do and voting as many times as you should which Obama has done. soundly... Is this difficult for you to understand?
Boy am I ever sick and tired of Hillary and her negative politics. She represents all that's wrong and bad. My hope is that the majority of American people are also sick and tired of her and this constant nastiness! She complains bitterly about how negative the Republicans were against her husband and yet she tries at every opportunity to pull a "kark rove"!
Obama doesn't let her get away with it, his response time along with his intelligent words and actions and cool head speak highly of him, unlike Hillary who is getting lower and lower every day!
Good points and well put. We need a CNC who can get the job done, not just talk a good talk. That said, being a vet, I have been sorely dissappointed with how our current adim has been managing the so called "war against terror" and think that we need someone with more "stuff" than he has to get the job done. However, I don't think that McCain or Barak has that "stuff"!!!
Hillary is right. Obama is not ready and that is not negative. As an African American I am voting for Hillary because she has been helping out the African Americans even before we knew about Obama and I really hope ALL Africans remember that. You should not vote for Obama just because he is black. He is not ready especially with regards to the war. I am in the military and I know he can't PULL OUT as soon as he says. Hillary knows how and when we need to get out. I pray that the African Americans really think about what she has done for all of us and I am amazed how quickly that the black community has turned on her. Anybody can see they are only voting for him because he is black. He has not been clear on the issues and EVERYONE knows it.
The 46th President of the United States of America is Barack HUSSEIN Obama??? How comfortable are you as a US citizen???
If HUSSEIN is ducking in his vote during his stint in the Illinois Senate. How could a ducking president be a dicisive leader?
Theirs a Chinese proverb.."A noisy water runs shallow while a silent water runs dep"
if ... and this is a big IF because Hillary could surprise all of us and the pundits ... Obama wins the nomination I believe I will vote "PRESENT" instead of casting a vote for a man who will learn on the job (Obama) and a man who will give us fur more years of the same (McCain).
HILLARY in 2008!!! She's tough because you have to be in today's world! She won't take crap from anyone! And she will stand her ground.
She is presidential!!!
The presidential stature expressed in Hillary Clinton only points to the fact that her qualifications are far more extensive than Obama. Texas voters understand the nuances of this every time she has been asked the hard questions on foreign policy.
It is very scary to think that Obama could be that close to making military and international policy decisions.
I do not blame Hillary Clinton's vote to go to war with Iraq. The City of New York was after all attacked by terrorists on September 11 2001. It is not only her responsibility, it is also a moral obligation to this nation to respond with force against those elements who attacked the United States.
And she has been president, when? She will say anything at this point and now she wants to sue the Texas Democratic party? The mask is off.
Hillary's scare tactics with the 3:00 a.m ad is a nasty, dirty , desparate ad. Where was Bill Clinton when Bin Laden bombed the world trade center in 1993. I guess he didn't have the xperience, nor the judgement to take care of the problem when he got tht 3:00 A.M call. He neglected the problem then and that is why we had to lose more than 3,000 people on 9/11 when al -quaida came back into the picture. He should have had better judgement back then and I am sure Hillary didn't have good judgement when she joined hands with Bush when they neglected Bin Laden, again, and went to Iraq instead of Afghanastan. Judgement is so much more important than experience in times like these. Besides, Bill made a comment today in his speech in regards to his heart surgeon having had the experience, well Bill, I have news for you and Hillary. I would definitely, without a doubt, go to a new surgeon who had never operated on someone, before I go to one who had been wrongfully operating and has malpractice lawsuits on his/her hands. It's not the experience as much as it is to make the right choice. Hillary is a politician for her own potical agenda. She is intent on being the first woman leader of the free world. Besides, Hillary couldn't even run a good campaign, constantly struggling trying to catch up, breaking into rage, accusatory behavior, blaming everyone from the press to machines, to campaign managers and mocking her opponent like a 6th grader. Never realizing that her lies come through to people , her fake smiles, tears, pauses, staged and calculated motions and speeches. Oh my God! Hillary's a joke not a world leader .
Obama 08&12
For the first time in my life i have been paying very close attention to these upcoming elections and also following the debates. I'am not going to say that i'am voting for Barack simply because he's Black, but i will say that it doesn't hurt at all that he is. Until now, all we've ever had as African Americans was to pick the canidate that we thought would do the best job as commander and chief and simply live with that. Now, there's one other thing that i would love to comment on, and that is his name and what it means to me. Here in America most if not all African Americans are decendants of slaves, we are the only race that i know of that actually doesn't have an identity. Barack Obama's father was Kenyan which probably means that his ancestor's were born free, so to you Barack Obama i'm very proud, and wish you nothing but the best in these upcoming elections.
It may be too late for Clinton to start attacking Obama. She should have differentiated between simply opposing the war, with no strings attached, versus having to take a position and vote either for or against the war. There are probably people who believe Obama actually voted, which he did not. But Obama needn't worry. The Republicans will take care of him. Also let's add that there are racial overtones to this race, with Obama sweeping the Black vote, but apparently this is too sensitive to discuss. But it should be discussed.
Ask Hellary Clinton does she plan to put every body under one
health plan under the goverment like London England has their
people? If she does don't that mean that you will belong to
the goverment, rather than being free American.
Very true Hillary, there is a difference between giving a speech at an anti-war rally and between making the decision as president... what's funny is that you have never done either one.
Think you found a hot topic with this talk about Obama not chairing a subcommittee meeting? Considering he became the chair of that subcommittee when he started his campaign, I would rather him be President of the United States of America rather than a subcommittee chair.
Come on Hillary... stop fishing and just give up.. PLEASE! you are starting to look very bad and people are losing respect for you. You are trying to throw dirt on someone who is pretty clean for the most part. Frankly, your vote for the war in Iraq is a MUCH bigger concern than Obama not charing a subcommittee meeting.
GO HOME HILLARY!!
OBAMA 08!
Hillary never had a security clearance therefore could never had full knowledge of sensitive issues that were the basis for decisions of national security during the Clinton administration. Same goes for all those 80 countries she claims to have visited. A spaek\ch in China on human rights is hardly a military security issue.
Hillary was missing in action back in 2002-2003 when she gave Bush the authorization to go to war in Iraq. She says she'll be ready to be President "on day one", but she wasn't ready on DAY 800 of her senate career!
Obama never in action ,CNN,MSNBC,CBS –Etc are in action on behalf of Obama
Example :- Obama didn’t say how much he raised in February ( in NUMBERS) but the media saying he raised more than 50 Million. What hurts me is these media think
viewers are stupid
come on hillary give it a rest! go home and be with your family.
haha, so this is what throwing the kitchen sink at obama looks like huh? it seems to me that hillary believes the presidency is owed to her even with the experience she claims to have that she doesnt have. and obama seems to be doing it because he believes washiington is broken as do millions of americans, john mccain and hillary are poster children for that broken washington and obama is trying to fix it!!
More and more she reminds me of George Bush. She will not admit that she made a mistake; she will not change and adjust when the results do not meet expectations; she is so arrogant that she will proceed on a great mission without a plan B; and believes the ends justifies the means, at least in politics.
Hillary should drop out of the race while she still has a bit of dignity. She can never bet McCain. Many republicans are voting for her in the primary just so they can vote for McCain in the election. Her years of experience were spent most times being beside her husband as spouse and first lady. This does not give here the creditials to run the county. We've already had 8 years of Clinton's rule and now it is time for Obama. He is the only one that can unite this country and bring respect back to it. One day it might feel good again to say we are Americans.
We are simply tired of this negative campagne. This campagne is more like a personal war, it is more like a family feud. I can't wait to see an end to this. I think it is time for Democratic Party leaders to interfere and influence this competition towards a better direction. It is simply boring and demaging to the whole democratic party.
OBAMA = Our Bogus Agent Missing in Action
Yes, Hillary Clinton. your add is scary and you don't have any right to do this. Shame on you for using children and, yes, the people in Texas get scare. Remember the little girl and the atomic bomb? That was scary . Wasn't it?
Now, a woman using the maternal instinct of every mother to defend her children is even more scary. Is your ambition that callous?
Matilde Schade
Well, I would imagine Hillary will be up at 3:00 AM waiting for Bill to come home so I guess she will answer the phone faster than Barack would.
((((((((heliosmou February 29th, 2008 7:57 pm ET
It may be too late for Clinton to start attacking Obama. She should have differentiated between simply opposing the war, with no strings attached, versus having to take a position and vote either for or against the war. There are probably people who believe Obama actually voted, which he did not. But Obama needn't worry. The Republicans will take care of him. Also let's add that there are racial overtones to this race, with Obama sweeping the Black vote, but apparently this is too sensitive to discuss. But it should be discussed.))))))))
I agree this should be discussed right along with Hillary sweeping the hispanic vote. I know it's sensitive but what do you make of that fact?
She's attempting to justify backing Bush?!! Democrats aren't that stupid.
I don't trust her as far as i could throw her. WHY any of us would want the Clintons AGAIN confounds me....and the wierd way she has been acting.. up ,down and everywhere in between is NOT very comforting. I have a funny feeling she would just hand the phone over to Bill anyway and go back to sleep.
Hillary was in Washington when the telecommunications vote came up and didn't vote. Obama and McCain voted, even though they were campaigning, because they knew it was really important. Obama has to campaign full time to counter the full time negative attacks by Hillary. Please, people, vote against her so we don't have to hear this stuff any more.
i thought this was not a racial election ,if you sit and read these blogs you sure could not tell that ,i thought it was about the peoples choice,couldn't tell that either,i don't know why anyone has aloud someone to pressure them,we are the people who make our own choices,and never allow this to happen. go hillary
IF Obama is elected as our next President and when all the hype of the election is over, you so called Obama supporters will have some serious buyers remorse. Can someone say George Bush act 2.
We know who was missing in action back in October, 2002. That was when strength of judgment was necessary to dissuade the current nut cases from starting a pre-emptive war.
5 years and about a trillion wasted dollars later...
Hillary is still missing in action!
IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE!
IT'S TIME FOR NEW LEADERSHIP!
IT'S TIME FOR A GENUINE UNITER, NOT A FIGHTER!
IT'S TIME FOR BARACK OBAMA!
Obama and over 100 million American’s got the Iraq vote right. What, only those that vote with you count, Hillary? ALL American’s count and WE DID NOT VOTE on the war!!! So now, those that can’t vote are not worthy for you??? Just like this campaign, if the American people vote against you they don’t count!!!
I have news for you Hillary everyone in America counts. Big states, small states, red states, blue states, the young, the old, activists…….
So let me get this right, if you were president and got it wrong then its better than getting it right and protesting against the war? That doesn’t make any sense!!! This war was wrong. Many lives were lost, money was lost, time was lost, the economy went down in flames……wake up Hillary, see what your vote did???
Months ago, Hillary, Bush and McCain again voted the same way on Iran. You did NOT learn from your mistakes. YOU NEVER LEARN HILLARY!!!
Yeah General Clark! I truly hope you will be the Vice President when Hillary wins the White House. For all you Obama voices out there, pray tell when exactly did Barack Obama cast a vote opposing the war, when the man wasn't even in the US Senate when that resolution was introduced? How can he be so high and mighty when the man wasn't even in a position to vote one way or the other?
Ed and others: Iraqis were not the terrorists who attacked America on 09/11/01. The vote to attack Iraq was misguided and off target. America's response was wrong,wrong, wrong.
What bothers me is not only that Clinton voted for the wrong war but also teh fact that she doesn't have teh guts to stand up and say I made a mistake. She still say what Bush and McCain are saying: Based on evidences that weer presented to us, this was the best decision I could make. This tells us how dishonest and un-genueine she is.
Where is news for O's buddy Rezko on trial. Here is news from ABC:
With the corruption trial of one of Sen. Barack Obama's longtime friends and supporters set to begin Monday in Chicago, Ill., reform watchdogs say it will reveal the "cesspool" of Illinois politics in which Obama came of age and has said little about in his campaign for president.
Oh please Hillary...I heard you say in a very sarcastic tone, that Barack couldn't vote because he was "out campaigning". Well...what are you doing?
I'm so sick of your double standards-you are not the queen.
Hey Hillary, if all you can do is focus on Barack, your campaign must be going down the drain. Since you have so much time, why can't you get your tax returns together. Oh, I know, give back the WH china, it belongs to the people anyway, not you.
And with the 35 million you raised, get some counseling. I'm sure your supporters won't mind, they know you need it.
Once again CNN this post should be posted since it follows your Comment Policy and Rules of posting a message and I'm not trying to post many messages here.
GO HILLARY 2008 & 2012 it's easy for obama to make speeches but when push came to shove, he decided not to show up. So I guess we can expect when the phone rings at 3am we get an answering machine.
Hillary was missing in action managing this mess of a campaign. She was not ready on day one and now her followers are paying for her lack of leadership. She failed miserably and showed that she is NOT READY to be in charge of America. VOTE OBAMA 08!!!!!!!!!!! Ohio for Obama!!!!!!!!
Obama was missing 130 votes last two years
SO IS HILLARY'S TAX RETURNS.
Obama 08.
What bothers me is not only that Clinton voted for the wrong war but also the fact that she doesn't have the guts to stand up and say "I made a mistake". She still says what Bush and McCain are saying: Based on evidences that were presented to me, this was the best decision I could make. This tells us how dishonest and un-genueine she is.
If Obama had not voiced an opinion against the war, he would have NO campaign. Think about it. He has ran an entire Presidential campaign on this. One Hit Wonder
Hillary is not going negative but merely pointing out FACTS. On the other hand, it was Obama who sent out misleading direct mails in OH.
Wake up people before it's too late!
Missing in action obama. I need a president that has shown action, American needs Hillary, Texas Hillary.
"Theirs a Chinese proverb.."A noisy water runs shallow while a silent water runs dep""
Felipe Kiocho:
You are right, Clinton does make more noise than sense
ring ring...ring ring.....ummmm...Bill can you get that? Bill? Bill? WAAAH!....now what do I do? zzzzzzzzzzz
What is this?? A new attack every hour?? Doesn't Hillary have anything to say about HERSELF anymore??
Desperation!
Pathetic!
Hillary supporters, if BO gets the nomination via courtesy of cross over Republicans during the primary; we will write her in during the general. Especailly since the cross overs will go back to their side. CNN had a story of this today. The voters actually admitted it ON CAMERA! We are the Democratic base that supports her. There are more of us supporting her than BO. Write her in if we need to. Spread the word....
The conventional wisdom is that experience is a good proxy for judgement. Experience per se is of little value to an employer; its perceived advantage is that it would enable the candidate exercise prudent judgement in a timely manner.
Good judgement is what is desired, not years of repetitive or grunt work. The 7 (not 35) years of Clinton accountable 'experience' do not trump those of Obama, when it comes to translating it into judgement.
What a nasty face in that picture. Says it all.
Obama is: charasmatic, gives people hope, is a very talented speaker, promises big change, rallies the people, and has overzealous followers.
Sounds a little like Adolf Hitler, doesn't it.
I mean, really, think about that! No, Obama has no plans of genocide, but don't be blind like the Germans of the 1930s. NO politician is a savior. NO politician has the power to solve all our problems. NO politician can change things by himself, unless he is a dictator like Hitler was.
Please consider that as you decide who you'll vote for. Remember the old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Thanks for your time.
I am a young American and I am looking for a day where Americans can live as one for God's sake. Shouldn't we stand for honesty, integrity and truth.
This is why Obama stands out for President. I am sorry, anyone still supporting Hillary/Billary after the way she ran her campaign should really evaluate their prespectives and politics.
It is time we tell Washington, the way they do business is not beneficial for people like you and me (the same people leaving comments here).
This country is for Americans not for a husband that had an affair on his wife that now decides to run for president.
It seems like the only house they should be running is their own, certainly not the White House.
We need to fix this country- we must vote for CHANGE....
We must vote Barack Obama.
The only one who is missing in action (at home) is her husband ... but that has been a Clinton arrangement forever. Just sometimes he gets caught in public which is not supposed to happen.
Well, well ... another face of Hil-Liar-ry
I HOPE This doesn't get deleted. So far all my post have disappeared and so is most pro hillary posts. Last I saw in Lou dobbs poll 73% voted that they were giving Obama preferntial treatment. If they are trying to change that now, I think it is a little too late for that. They post some pro hillary post among thousands of pro Obama posts. I think we are losing freedom of speech between the current administration and the mainstream media.
can any one of you state one thing that obama has done in his political career, besides being an africian america, not voting for the war, or not chairing his subcommitte, and being a charming elegant speaker does not count....well can you....
Barack Holiness Obama was not missing in action, he just "didn't know" the vote was taking place.
Yeah, that's the man I want in charge. Snark.
Hillary actually cares about people. She doesn't need the money and she already has power. She is right that Obama is always missing in action.
Hillary has been to Iraq. Not Obama. Hillary has been in the White House. Not Obama.
Many things that Hillary has done are for humanity. Not Obama. He has been to busy speechifying.
It scares me that my husband has actually told me that he will vote republican if Obama wins. We have always been democrats. What a political season. There is so much division and hate going on in this race I'm afraid for our party. There is something wrong when a person running for president is not allowed to be questioned about his past and says we must go forward but it's alright for him to bring up the opponents past. Every time Hillary does something Obama copies her and just adds a few words to say that it was his idea.
Get real!!!!!
Hillary '08
Hillary is making a fool out of herself. You lost!
Nothing she has said is negative!! Obambots are just over sensitive! It's politics, and we DO need a fighter now-a-days! He jabs her just as much, and that's ok! She is allowed to do "anything to win." Obama is doing the same, look at all the money he is spending. HE will do anything to win too! It's no big deal! Let them duke it out! Deocrats 08!!
Hillary 08!!
Once again Mrs. Clinton goes the desperation route, hoping we will forget about....Iraq,Wal-Mart,Travelgate,her taxes, and the absolute fact that she is NOT electable against Senator Mcain. Hillary, you are making a fool of yourself...with the desperation tactics now in use by your failing campaign. Hope is not naive, tangible change is not naive, and voting against an unjust and costly war is NOT naive. Your campaign is showing it's true colors.....unabashed cynicism. Obama.......again and again.
Obama has been endorsed by Senator Jay Rockefeller, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Here's what he says about Obama's ability to act responsibly in a crisis.
“As Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I am all too aware that the threats we face are unconventional. They are sophisticated. They are constantly changing and adapting. And they are very serious. What matters most in the Oval Office is sound judgment and decisive action. It’s about getting it right on crucial national security questions the first time – and every time."
“The indisputable fact is Barack Obama was right about Iraq when many of us were wrong. It was a tough call and the single greatest national security question, and mistake, of our time. Today, we remain a country at war, and countless mistakes over the last six and a half years have made us less safe. The stakes have never been higher, and that is why we must take a stand."
So when has Hillary delt with a interantional crisis, by the way she is talking she has definitly delt with an international crisis. WHEN, Bill love life is not and international crisis, more like a personal crisis. Now she is trying to bait people in by saying has delt with international crisis. She hasn't , Barack hasn't, Bush hadn't now has and had to, to threats made against the US while Bill Clinton was in office and all this was kept secret from the people under the Clinton dynasty. She can yaba, yaba, yaba, all she wants but it was there and kept quiet. And she wants the TEXAS heart to cave in and support her decietfulness.
Wow! This sounds just like....politics.
I honestly feel that the men in our country will not vote for a women to be president, whether it be Hillary Clinton or someone else. It is so obvious here in America. We have third world countries, who suppress freedom of speech and have very few civil rights if any. But yet, these other countries don't hold to this same principal and prejudice as we do in here in America on leadership. Obviously they elected a women, because they felt she could do just as much of a good job leading their country as any man. How free of an america are we really, when we suppress women to hold a high office in our country because of their gender. As far as Hillary making the decision to go to iraq, it was based on information she recieved from other sources. And another thing, a person that makes it seems as though they always make the right judgement call everytime, is saying they are beyond making any mistakes. America is stating that they want change for the future, but yet they are basing future decisions on past events. Also for a candidate that talks about change, it seems that eveything hillary does, it's copyied, but a couple of points are always added, check out past debates and look at the latest commercials. A president has to be a leader, not a follower.
It's time to let Barack OBama have his day. You are not the Lady of the hour.
You are destroying your family. Chelsea needs a husband. You are not fair to her nor true to your husband.
How many firsts do you need to feel complete? How many times do you have to show us that you have survived your husband's playful times away from you.
You are drying up!
Let us loving learn to appreciate what the American Way has given us in the Obama ticket. You definitely have trained him. He is more experienced now to do battle with anyone. We give you thanks for giving him some credibility.
Now take your family home.
Hillary Clinton is one desperate lady right now, and will do anything, including eating her own children to win the White House. Look how haggard she looks in all the photos; she is so desperate, that she looks like if she does not win, she will blame everyone else but herself for losing.
Look out Obama, cause she isn't finished with you yet; I am sure she is saving something "really sweet and juicy" to throw before next week....
..............that's ok, because God will put in the White House the person who belongs there, and we all know by now; it is not Hillary Clinton who is very dishonest and manipulative and destructive!
End of Story.
Oh
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.....DEMOCRATICE POWERS THAT BE, MAKE THIS THING OVER WITH ON MARCH THE 5TH.
WE'VE ALL HAD ENOUGH!!!!
At the very least, it is impossible for Hillary to make a good decision when she doesn't even read the Intelligence Estimate Report. Barack knew the war was a mistake WITHOUT IT.
As far as him not having a vote on the Iraq war, I promise you if he had strongly favored the war and made a speech about it, Hillary would have it posted everywhere.
Try again Hillary.
It just goes to show you how ignorant and sad Hillary Clinton supporters are when they repeatedly say they'll vote for McCain over Obama if she doesn't get the nomination...How ridiculous is that? Suddenly they will support all the opposite of what Mrs. Clinton stands for just because they believe Obama doesn't have enough experience or that he's a "baby boy," or that he missed a few voting sessions in the Senate? It's totally disgusting that people would go to these extremes of casting aside all they hold dear and, more importantly, the future of this nation, for the simple fact that they want to avenge Hillary's loss. Does anyone not see this? Obviously not enough do. I urge all these people to actually re-read what they're posting on forums such as this and perhaps take a good look in the mirror at the traitor of your own values you in fact are threatening yourselves and others to be..
Hillary's vote to go to war in Iraq illustrates her extremely poor judgement. I don't for a minute buy it that she made that decision based on incorrect facts given to her.
If you remember, Colin Powell presented the evidence the U.S. had against Iraq to the United Nations and yet almost all of the other world leaders still didn't think it was necessary to invade. Additionally, just from reading the news, anybody could see we would end up facing the issues we are now facing there.
And just because Barack wasn't in the U.S. Senate to vote against the Iraq war doesn't erase the fact that Hillary made the very bad decision to vote for the war.
I wish Democrats would wake up. Obama will lose the election against McCain. Can you imagine the debate...Obama cannot say.."I agree" like he did almost every time after Clinton gave an answer.
Obama will not win states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas or Ohio.
Obama is toast. I really think he did his career a disservice...if he loses the election, he has ruined his only chance. He will never be the nominee again. Obama may even lose his Senate Seat in 2010. Why? The Democratic Party insiders that favored Clinton will see to it that he does. Sad but true.
CNN is smart in attacking Hillary, treating her less fair and favoring Obama. They are helping Republican to drive the strongest Democratic candidate away, then to beat the weak "no experience, Muslim and black" is much too easy. For half of the persons who are favoring Obama, if you looked at their ID you will see that they are either hired by CNN / Republican or Obama. The rest half of them are really stupid since they never understand why the rest rich Republican owed media are so sweet to Obama.
I'm so sick and tired of people not grasping the point that Obama is just not ready to run the country. We have no idea where he stands because he only votes "present" instead of voting for what he really feels. The problem is, he would vote for whoever he is talking to at the time. Don't people see that he is entirely too inexperienced for the job. Check out his resume people! Oh, yes, he certainly has a good speech, but it's easy to have a good speech when you have no responsibility. He has no glue what to do and what first step to take in a crisis. And his wife, I think she would make the most horrible, errogant, self-centered first lady than we would ever see. She doesn't have a humble bone in her body. Please, please see people that he is all talk and no walk!!!!!
Just wanted to remind the voters in Waco that Janet Reno endorses Hillary. You know, just in case you forgot about her.
Obama 08'
I am tired of CNN's bias. Why are you not:
1) discussing why Hillary won't reveal her taxes???
2) Obama came out with a new ad and you aren't discussing it...
Show some journalistic integrity folks!!!
People who ask what Hillary went through and did as First Lady must not have been paying much attention during the 90's. Most of these comments are posted by kids who were teenagers if that old, during the 90's. So it shows how bad our education system has gotten under Bush. If a bunch of newbes and first time voters take over the dem party, they can have it without me. The Obama camp has made it clear that old style dems are not welcome in the new movement. ok. I've been insulted too many times for my support of Clinton to ever vote for Obama.
Well it looks like HIllary is going to get what she wants, but more importantly she's going to get what the Republicans want and that's her.
I do believe her negative, misconstrued false ads will make a difference and people will give way to fear instead of hope and be proud of themselves for it. They'll tell the kids, "we had opportunity to hope once, but instead we chose to side on the cause of fear and politics as usual and ushered in more years of Republican rule."
Right now Hillary's behavior is more Republican than Democrat and if I"m going to vote Republican it will be for John McCain, at least he is a true American hero and he really does have experience in foreign affairs, because Hillary sure does not.
Its funny how the Clinton campaign mirrors the Bush campaign. FEAR FEAR FEAR followe by bad decision after bad decision. If you want a glimpse of how she will run the country (answering the phone at 3 a.m.) take a look at her campaign. Mismanaged, no clear direction, no fiscal restraint and leaderless.
It is no wonder that her demographic is the same as Dubya's undereducated.
Hugo, that's great – Obamination!!!!
Hillary is resorting to desperate tactics that resemble Bush's... shes also turning not only Americans against her but people from other countries including Canada ... You had a joke of a president that used Fear for 8 years ...she is no better .
Obama has not only Americans seeing hope for the USA but the rest of the world sees a bright future for the USA that his intelligent fresh common sense approach will bring ... its affects us all
I thought this was supposed to be a clean campaign, no dirty tactics. Come on Hillary by attacking the opposition in such an obvious manner you are really turning off the people who might have supported you. All you are doing is proving that when the going gets rough you panic, I don't see Obama "leaking" pictures to the media.
She is telling her supporters that Obama is too busy campaigning while he has not met with the security Afghanistan committee. Yes Hillary, Afghanistan is what it is! The Taliban is back in town and Obama needs to campaign so you do not get the nomination. Is that too hard to comprehend? Are you missing a neuron?
Hillary said yesterday that she "Denounce" and "Reject" the statements made by her supporter in TEXAS–Not Good Enough-
She must Denounce and Reject the Supporter-lets play fair.
How can Hillary say Obama is missing in action...what about you Hillary! I just have one question for you who will be the next President after '08 ....Chelsea?
Most politicians are guilty of being MIA at one point in time because most of them don't take their responsibility to the constituents as seriously as they should.....
From: B.J. for America!
Dear CNN,
Give-it-up for Hillary! Give her some great coverage!! She needs to keep going after Obama’s record and he can cry Scare tactics all he wants! Maybe he is scared of his own record – that’s scary!
I think it’s time to give credit to Senator Hillary Clinton where it’s due and that’s now. Your news reporters do not give fair and equal coverage to her. This is not a game your reporters are playing here. It is serious business and American lives are being turned upside down – our country is in BIG TROUBLE and therefore your station should stop the news manipulation. I really believe that your news station and reporters are pushing for an Obama Democratic Nominee.
Look, we need someone who can Deliver and that someone is Senator Hillary Clinton. It's going to take Hillary Clinton to fix the Big, Big problems our beautiful America is facing.
We the wonderful American people deserve a president who has the experience and who has the American people in mind first. We need Hillary Clinton in order to have a real chance at turning this economy around, in the direction it was in when former President Clinton was in office. And again, I know it is Senator Hillary Clinton whether your reporters like her or former president Bill Clinton or not! We The People of America were in much better shape financially when former president Clinton was in office!!!
Although the candidates play down gender…well I'm not. We've had men presidents forever – I have nothing against men…I like them and get along with them, generally better than with women. BUT, IT'S TIME ALRIGHT…IT'S TIME FOR A WOMEN…A GOOD WOMAN, EXPERIENCED IN DOMESTIC and WORLD BUSINESS …and THAT'S HILLARY CLINTON!!
CNN should be more positive about Hillary Clinton and give her a break on fair and just news reporting and stop down playing what she can do for The People of America, which include you.
So please, make your news reports Win-Win…equal, fair and balanced!!
B.J. for America…Hillary for President…Now…08!!
Very,very good responses to this, Looks like every one is getting informed on MRs Hillary's history and it's not looking to good for her.
Obama really was missing in action when he was ashamed of his own middle name so much, yet he didn't put it into action to change his own middle name. Do you Obamanias believe in a guy who doesn't change that kinda little thing will change your lives? are you that naive?
I am tired of all this back and forth nonsense. Do some research online on both canidates, (their records are public!!) instead of listening to all the hearsay. Both will say whatever it takes to get elected. I know one thing at least, all the Hillary supporters should read her book where she clearly says that N.A.F.T.A was good for N.Y. and the country and she supports it. So I guess I khow who I'm voting for......
Obama 08 and Beyond
IT'S 3 AM ..... OBAMA ANSWERS THE PHONE AND ROLL OVER AND ASK MICHELLE WHAT TO DO?????????????
mICHELLE SURE SHOWS POOR JUDGMENT ABOUT RACISM AND PATROITISM. BUT SO DOES OBAMA. ALSO IN HIS CHOICE OF CHURCH BELIEFS, FARRAKHAN, BILL AYERS, REZKO, PRESENT VOTES...ETC!!
HILLARY ...ANSWER THE PHONE...IT'S FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Hillary! You are the one for the job! I'll be voting for you.
Can we ask Bush how he handled the 3:00AM phone call? What kinda of ad is 3:00Am phone call?.....what about 9:00AM?.....does it reallly matter what time critical phone rings?...... It is all about making good Judgement.....
Go Obama....You are smart man..........
Hillary I agree...It's easy to give a 'speech' about the war in Iraq when your 'speech' has little or no consequence. It's a much bigger thing to VOTE on this.
I definitely feel that if that phone was ringing in the middle of the night I would much rather that Hillary answer it. She is a pragmatist as opposed to a blind optimist. I have nothing against hope....but it HAS to be grounded in reality.
It's Hillary for me.
hahaha....whatever. Clark did not just enter this picture. He was on stage with the other oldtimers when she gave her "I lost in Iowa" speech. He has been traveling with her. This is just a new wringle. Ask these military leaders if they supported Bill. Bill, as many military people will tell you, broke this mighty military machine that Reagan built. I'm a democrat who served 20+ years.....I know how our mighty force looked prior to Bill.... Many of these guys, including Clark, did not like what the Clintons did to our military. One got to wonder why they are supporting her now.
BTW, we will soon see Colin Powell come out for Obama. Its coming....wait until the general election.
What foreign policy experience does Hillary have that she's the better candidate? What phone calls has she taken at 3 am? And it's hilarious that she's trying to raise the bar of expectation for her rival. She's the incumbent, for pity's sake. She's the one who's been negative from the beginning...
Can someone tell me if the constitution requires a president must come from one of these two corrupted families (Bush/Clinton) so I can change my last name?
Regarding the new video about answering a phone at 3 AM – I guess Obama liked it so much he copied it and just added information that meant what? What about the SCARE it put into everyone!
Is it becoming scary to anyone else that Hillary is acting extremely schizophrenic? Every day it's a new Hillary. Lock down the post offices when she loses...........
Enough already! I can not believe how RUDE some people are on this blog. Facts are facts, and if you can't take the time to research, not just a candidates website, than you shouldn't vote. Without informed decisions we will end up just like we did 7 years ago when we ended up with our last great campaigner of "hope & change". Geeze, did so many of you really take stupid pills?
I made my spouse a promise tonight (he's republican) that if Obama wins the nomination, I will, for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, vote republican. You people make me sick.
You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait until the republicans get a hold of Obama. They will come at him hard.....mentioning Larry Sinclair, Resko, the investigation of his church by the IRS.......and on and on
My last day as a democrat will be the day Obama becomes the nominee. All this talk of uniting the United States and hope and blah blah, look what happened, he ended up dividing his own party. Democrats were never divided as they are now, not during Clinton, not during Carter, actually never before were democrats so against the other candidate. And I bet it would have not happened if it were anybody but Obama. So, my point is that Obama is the divider.
Fanstay and fairytale are two beautiful words, and they are worth boloney. In real world experience matters the most. So I am choosing experience this election instead of boloney. And I will vote for McCaine if not Hillary.
CNN and MSNBC are grossly biased against Clinton and CNN and MSNBC are afraid to criticize Obama and have refused to subject him to the same scrutiny as other candidates. Obama has DONE NOTHING for Ilinois - NOTHING! We have lost jobs in droves and HE HAS DONE NOTHING. Obama claims to be the man of change – yet he has DONE NOTHING for Illinois where he was elected Senator. His record as Senator in Illinois – is lack of change – NOTHING!
At one point in time I considered voting for Clinton, but her campaign has been all over the place and seems to be throwing out what it can just to survive the next round. Clinton and Obama are both more qualified than Bush ever was. If experience was the real issue, then candidates like Richardson, Biden, and Dodd would have been able to continue longer than they did.
Hillary is great ! She is powerful ! She is Strong ! She is unbeatable !
Wow, CNN is so biased against Billary...boo hoo. why is it though that the comments section of an article that may lean toward Obama is closed often with less than 200 comments and pro Billary ones stay open longer. I just read Wolf's attack on Obama and was going to comment only to find the comments closed after 154 comments. I thought CNN is supposed to be against Clinton. Didn't Wolf get that memo???
Mercifully. Its about time Barack Obama is scrutinized.
The truth is that if he gets nominated, we will get President McCain. I do not care what is the case.
History is on our side. Look at Gene McCarthy's campaign back in 1968, which reminds me alot of this campaign. It drew alot of young voters as did the campaign of RFK. Yet at the end, we ended with a Republican President who was reelected: President Nixon.
Point being is that if Barack Obama's claim to fame is that he made a speech denouncing the war, then we will end up with a President McCain, The silent majority of Americans do not go to his rallies nor do they believe in his positions.
p.s. I hope I did not say anything politically incorrect.
Don't forget – a primary vote for Barack Obama is a presidential vote for John McCain!! I'd hate for the Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They seem to be really good at that.
Democrats beware of what you do. Never have I seen a party so divided. Given the many nasty comments from Obama supporters, I would say he can take credit for much of the divisiveness. Way to go Barack!!
Sen. Clinton has a lot of nerve. How many votes of committee meeting has she missed?
Better yet, please Sen. Clinton, don't vote, we know you poor voting record.
Don't forget – a primary vote for Barack Obama is a presidential vote for John McCain!! I'd hate for the Democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. They seem to be really good at that.
Democrats beware of what you do. Never have I seen a party so divided. Given the many nasty comments from Obama supporters, I would say he can take credit for much of the divisiveness. Way to go Barack!!
Once again Barack Obama has to copy Hillary Clinton...she comes out with a really great ad and Barack Obama after slamming the ad ...COPIES Hillary Clinton's ad and than makes it his. In the debates he answered after Sen.Clinton did and was "ME TOO" or "I AGREE WITH HILLARY" What makes him think every phone call is going to be about starting a WAR.(This is the only thing he can say I never voted for the war etc etc.. he was not even in the senate when the vote came up..)maybe the phone call was about BIRD FLU or a horrible college campus shooting or a death at the Whitehouse. Everything is not about whether you voted for the war or not. Hillary has said if she could take her vote back she would. Remember Hillary was in NYC when 911 happened, she saw alot of her people die for no reason. We love you Hillary and hope you sweep all of states on Tues. Hillary 08
I call BS on Bill and Hillary actually sharing a bed.
For those who can't understand why Clinton supporters will vote McCain instead of Obama, it isn't vengeance. We support her because she brings valuable and needed experience of world and domestic affairs, and at least McCain does that more than Obama. We will not vote for Sen. Obama because he has no record and no experience, just like George W. I'm sure he is a nice guy, but that doesn't necessarily make him a good President. But the fact Sen. Obama publicly, and arrogantly, expressed that Hillary's supporters would vote for him, but not the other way around, doesn't help either!
The sad and evident truth is this. We have all been subjected to statements that play on our racism,sexism, agism, and fear of foreigen names. We are divided and Reps are now voting for HC. She is the injured prey and lacks the tact to even fight a mild mannered "liberal" oops conservative like McCain. They would love her as an opponent. She is a polarizing person and chameleon at best. Most of us are too young to have been moved by JFK, MLK , peace rallies, Ali not fighting the war or any other socially relevant stance. We have not seen a country mobalized outside of war, nor had person inspire us to ask questions or hold the powers that be accountable. Change for change sake is useless, but to see change for hope, change for empowerment, or change for justice us what we should stand for. Just as Tim Russerts attempt to stir up black Muslim fear, she is stirring up contempt. Why acknowledge the attempts or go to that level? Vote for a fresh change, not a 3am call to the br, which for all we know was for another reason.Vote for energy not for business as usual. B in 08.
Hillary '08!
David in Dallas, I'm guessing you don't even know Hillary Rodham Clinton's middle name. Guess what, genius? It isn't Rodham. Thats her maiden name. People never use middle names except when being introduced or mentioned in extremely formal settings, so don't pretend that its a big deal that Barack Obama's middle name is Hussein. How often do you refer to Bill as William Jefferson Clinton? Probably never. Using a woman's maiden name with her married name is very common, on the other hand. In fact, it has become more common for a newlywed woman to retain her maiden name and not even take her husband's name at all.
Oh, and can we PLEASE stop complaining that CNN "deletes anti-Obama/pro-Hillary comments." What a joke. Without counting and just giving a rough estimate, I would say that more than half of these comments are from Hillary supporters. You sound like children when you say that CNN blocks your comments because they support one candidate over the other. Maybe you should get off your computer instead of writing 33 comments on this board that don't even get posted and then getting on your friend's computer and rewriting them with Obama's name instead of hillary's. Get a life!
Mrs. Clinton,
Its 3 AM do you know where your family is?
In 1993, President Bush was saying the same thing about Bill Clinton's inexperience to become president. Hillary is running a Bush- like campaign. She is hurting the party.
Lets try something new in this country and not elect another career politician, and instead bring in someone who can bring people together in a positive way and motivate to bring lasting change. Not Billary '08.
Shameful....Hillary....ur too caught up in the Obama campaign...stop pointing fingers and whining!...
Try doing something with ur own campaign...
OBAMA for president!!!!
I would consider not reviewing evidence and thoroughly reading reports which concerned the strategic threat to be much more compelling reason not to have Hillary as President. Through out history good Presidents have been able to take prudent paths against wars. Kennedy could have listened to his generals as Hillary and Bush did when they insisted on dropping bombs on Cuba because they thought that Cuba didn't have nuclear missles in the Cuban Missle Crises. But Kennedy choose a more prudent and cautious approach. And Hillary and Bush did not. What was only learned 30 years later after the Cuban Missile Crises was that Cuba did have nuclear weapons and Castro stated that he "would fire everything he had" if we had bombed. Had Kennedy acted like Hillary and wanted to appear tough on terrorisms by resorting to bombing raids we would have lost millions of lives. Those are the decisions that make a good senator and president. Too bad Hillary hasn't made those decisions at the time it was desperately needed.
Clinton said, "There's a big difference between giving a speech at anti war rally as a state senator and dealing with an international crisis as president."====='
We KNOW he was a state senator and we KNOW he gave an anti-war speech; so all we need to KNOW now is when was Hillary president? Maybe while Bill was "miss-ing in action" someplace on the White House grounds?
Wait now...........Hillary would' nt answer the phone because she'd be busy complaining"why do they always call me first"...I really don't mind but it seems funny thay I'm always first".....
Hillary has shown through mismanagement and poor judgement
in her campaign that merely believing you are entitled to be President ,does not mean you are qualified.
She is the problem that we want to be rid of
Vote for the future. Not her tired reformulating manipulating excuses.
Vote Obama
I loved the 'whatever' comment-I think that epitomizes the 'energy surge' of Obama. That is certainly what is needed in November when Obama has moved to the center to get elected–disappointing all of these sincere antiwar comments. What will you do when he follows his voting history and goes farther to the middle than Hillary Clinton ever has?
If one wins on a platform of purity-one must remain pure. Can Obama remain pure and win in November? If he drifts to the center, closer to Hillary, will his enthusiastic new supporters show up? i hope...
Honestly, do we really want the Clintons on the RED phone again?
Commercial: It's 3am and the major news outlets are headlining a story about a stained blue dress and some fat intern. You need a BIG story to steal the headlines away from your philandering husband.
(Camera following a woman, running through the halls. She reaches a RED phone and puts it to her head.)
"I don't care!" she says, "Bomb someone!"
"No, not Darfur, remember what happened in Somolia."
"No, not Iraq, just want something that will last a couple of weeks."
"Isn't there some White, Christian Country in the World that we can Bomb?
I also don't want to upset any minorities and liberals would love it if we bombed some Christians."
"Yes, that's it! Perfect!
"We'll get Loyal Half-Bright out there Tomorrow, Threatening to Bomb Them into the Stone Age!"
Just in case you haven't heard Obama did not vote for the war, or much else.
Yes Hillary, campaiging for the most important job in America is "missing in action." Luckily for you, you could have run your campaign from the comfort of your home thanks to the name recognition you got from your husband. Well, everyone is not so lucky.
IN 2000, MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE AGAINST BUSH AND WE ALL SAID THAT WITH BUSH IN OFFICE SOMETHING HORRIBLE WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SOON, WE FELT IT IN OUR BONES. 9/11 HAPPENED AND MY BROTHER AND 9 CLOSE FRIENDS DIED. THEN WE WENT INTO IRAQ AND I LOST 6 MORE CLOSE FRIENDS.
MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SCARED OF OBAMA. WE DO NOT TRUST HIM AT ALL. I HAVE MANY BLACK FRIENDS THAT DO NOT TRUST HIM AND GET REALLY BAD VIBES FROM HIS DEBATES AND WHEN HE SPEAKS AT OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS. I THINK HE WILL DO WORSE THINGS TO OUR COUNTRY.
A FRIEND OF MINE CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID SHE SAW OBAMA IN OHIO TODAY AND GOT CLOSE TO HIM, BUT BACKED AWAY FROM SAYING ANYTHING, SHE STARTED SHAKING AND GOT A BAD VIBE OFF HIM.
WE ARE AMERICANS AND NEED TO SAY NO WAY TO OBAMA. MY GUT SAYS DO NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA OR McCAIN. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE DECIDED IF OBAMA OR McCAIN ARE ELECTED, WE ARE LEAVING THE USA.
WE HAVE MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN HOLLAND AND IN BRITAIN. I LOVE MY COUNTRY SO MUCH, I COULD NOT STAY AND WATCH IT GO DOWN HILL ANYMORE IF OBAMA OR McCAIN ARE ELECTED, I WILL DIE OF A BROKEN HEART. I RATHER BE IN A COUNTRY WHERE MY 3 GIRLS ARE SAFE AND HAPPY.
Will America wake up and realize that Clinton is a fraud! She represents fortune 500 companies...not your average American. She is a life partner with special interest!!! If you have to borrow $ from your own pocket to support your campaign...isn't it obvious that the American public does NOT support you! Yes, that is why Obama hasn't borrowed his own money...he doesn't have to...the American people SUPPORT him. Just give up Clinton!!!!!!!!!! You are a joke!
Obama is also a drug user, a plagiarizer and a crook who took money from a slumlord to pay for his house. And he is an agent of change. Where is the outrage?
Hillary is right. I would not want Obama as Commander in Chief, to much is at stake in all that we know and all that we do not know.
Trinidad & Tobago, the richest and most powerful nation in the Caribbean supports Barack Obama for President, and would like to see him present at the Summit of the Americas in 2009 hosted in Trinidad & Tobago.
OBAMA to WIN
Senator Clinton needs to take responsibility for her decision to go to war. Since she is not willing to take responsibility for her actions now, she will not take responsibility as commander-in-chief.
When the phone rang at 3am Senator Clinton made the wrong decision, a decision that she should take full responsibility.
Hillary supporters need to acknowledge the reality of the situation: Hillary has lost this race – she would need to landslide the remaining contests and that is not going to happen. Please realise that the best way to meet Hillary's goals for the country is to vote for Obama in the general election – Hillary will have an important role to play in a democratic administration and, who knows, possibly in 2016 and beyond as commander in chief.
Hilary, being Hilary, can do no other than disappoint us the electorate. It would certainly help the party if she were to go gracefully into the night and retire to do "good works".
Will she just give up? The lady is full of shXt! She was not co-president...a co-president does not have her partner get head from an intern. You are a joke Hilary. If you are really for change in America...give up! You do not represent change...you represent what is wrong with politics in America. Special Interest money = the Clinton's best friend...show us your tax return!
Right on! Hillary all the way to the whitehouse.
All talk and no action is missing in action. he touts a speech in 2002 then doesn't stand up for his own beliefs and he has proven that time and time again: Iraq war vote, no show on Iran vote, missed votes, mistaken votes, Exelon, Rezko, Ayers, etc.
Hillary 08!!
Hello Janet Reno, Thanks for the support. Can you get the whole of Waco to vote for Hillary. That would be great. Sure wish you could. I will like to shut down the Hillary haters.
I am impressed by how quickly she got dressed when the phone rang at 3 am. I can afford to be glib as CNN rarely prints my posts.
What happened Branco is that a few large corporations have taken over mainstream media in this country.
That is why the public in this country often did not have a clue about Bush when the rest of the world did.
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee! said...
I think that it is about time that we had a woman President! Hillary is very qualified to lead the country. However, the discrimination of sexism might prevent her from winning the nomination.
Remember when two men stood in the crowd and began screaming, "Iron my shirt!" before one of her appearances before the New Hampshire primary. Why didn't the media jump all over such sexism.
I venture to say that had these two men yelled, Pick my cotten!" at one of Obama's appearances before the New Hampshire primary, the media and everyone else would have been yelling racism.
Listen up ladies! This is your moment. Your time has arrived! Sieze the moment! Take advantage of it! You might have to wait your turn again. That could mean forty-three more Presidents. If you are willing to wait that long, go ahead and vote for Obama.
Obama talks about change! As a male, I also want to see change in Washington. I want to see a qualified woman like Hillary lead our country.
Obama might be African-American, however, the oval office will still be in the hands of another male president.
Is that change? No! It is politics as usual. However, it is only the skin color that will be changing.
Ladies, it is you who can propel Hillary to the White House. If you cannot do this, you should quit telling your daughter that they can be doctors, pilots, etc. If you are a female who echos the male sexist jargon such as, "Hillary is pushy!" you had better tell your daughters, grand-daughters that they should be nurses and flight attendants.
Remeber: "A house divided amongst itself, cannot stand."
Likewise: "Women divided amongst themselves, do not stand a chance in electing the first female President."
Antonio In Wisconsin
How's McCain going to feel about this use of the term MIA? Wonder how those retired officers at her event really felt about it. Guess it never crossed her mind. Obama's the one I want to be answering the phone at the White House in the future.
Hillary knows she can't stop the O-Train
Texas for Hillary
Shame on you Hilary
It is unbelievable that she used the term Missing In Action to highlight a Senator missing a meeting in Washington. She said she is prepared on day 1 to be our Commander in Chief, yet she has absolutely no respect for our Soldiers who are missing in action, and their families, awaiting their return, or waiting for information on what happened to their loved ones. The audacity, the insensitivity of Hilary to mock our MIA's, If she hadn't lost my vote before, she certainly lost it now.
Shame on her.
Hillary was working in politics, fighting for the poor, the children, and the veterans when Obama was taking his first steps, across water ofcourse. Vote expierence, vote Hillary.
Nothing can stop the voices of millions wanting for change not even smear campaigns.
i love America..it is the only country i have..protect it...vote for Hillary Clinton
It seems Senator Obama is a greater orator, a great motivator....but does this in itself qualify you to lead the free world?
What of substance has Senator Obama done while in the Senate? I don't seem to recall him being considered a leader in the Senate.
As an independent, I was genuinely hoping that the democrats would select a candidate worthy to be the next President. However, it appears that a sizeable portion of the party may be ready to select style over substance. This isn't to say that being able to motivate is unimportant, but before being elected President, I think you need to demonstrate experience in turning that into real effective leadership.
Being the President is not solely about making the next great speech.
Your decisions affect the lives of hundreds of Millions, if not a couple Billion people.
If Obama wins the nomination, I'm far more likely to support McCain as at least there is a long history of knowing where he stands. With Obama, we don't really know what we get.
The country has too many challenges (War, Terrorism, Economy, Debt, emergence of China/India) to take any chances. If I want to see a great sermon, I'll go to my church, and if I want to be motivated, I'll watch a Tony Robbins video.
We need Hillary or McCain answering the phone in the oval office,
All you Obama supporters complain about this latest ad by Hillary because it is the truth and the truth hurts. She is better qualified to deal with international issues than this upstart professional politician. No Experience for the toughest job in the universe.
Go Hillary. If you don't win the nomination I am voting for McCain.
Since when does sleeping with someone qualify as experience? If that's the case, we should be voting Lewinsky '08...
Well, now it sounds like she was for the war. But wasn't she against it? or for it? I'm confused. In New York, she's against it, in Texas, the president stands up and takes responsibility, so she's for it.hmmm........
All I have to say. Where are Hillary Clinton White House records and papers to show all this experience she claimed. First Lady has no job but smiling and throwing parties. Plus, where are those TAX records and where did that money come from?
Rush Repub.s For Hillary!
Sen. Clinton, we are so proud of you and how you are handling this campaign. Stay strong and know that there are millions of people that are supporting you.
Why does she want to be President so much? Her words and actions say it all: ambition, greed, and pride. Where is decency? Where is the calmness of confidence in a positive message? Where is concern for the party while she wildly swings her ax? She is desperate and low, and all the more shrill. Stop! Stop being so destructive as you claw for this nomination. It's not worth it! There is nothing chauvinistic about it. Her leadership is bad for this country.
Barry's just missing.....
ON youtube, in his own words, Obama said in 2004 that he would not seek presidential office because he couldn't, not having spent a day in the senate. So, 365×2 makes it all better? With the 3rd spent campaigning. Then has the AUDACITY to say he opposed the war duing a U.S. senate campaign, which he won against...Republican Alan Keyes who was a warm body the party put up cause no one else wanted to run for Fitzgerald's position. And no one ran on the dem side. So great, his stance was more like a memo to Illinois, a blip, not exactly an alarm, or anything even against the wave at the time. Obama.. your wearing thin and starting to become see thru.
It's rarely convenient for Obama to talk in detailed terms about policy. He doesn't seem that keen on answering tricky questions either. The majority of Obama's responses in the last debate seem to have been 'I agree with Hillary.' So what will he say when the phone rings at 3am? Lord knows.
Will the Clintons please go away...enough with their lies, deception, power-hungry personalities....Go back to their back-water state of Arkansas...and fade into the sunset...
Many of us were against the war to begin with. This does not qualify us all to be president
GO HILLARY !!! ALL OUR HOPES ARE WITH YOU TO CHANGE THE COUNTRY IN PROSPERITY ,
Clinton has totally has disgusted me in this last ditch effort to spin herself into the nomination. Obama has to sweep now for her to drop out? Please. Negative ads? Vitriolic speeches? Bill the attack dog?
There is no way I will EVER vote for Hillary Clinton. She is destroying the party. If she does win, I will go McCain like so many others have stated.
All you Hillary fans that talk in capital letters with lots of !!!!! She is not going to be president.
Both Clinton and Obama are intelligent progressives whose differences on issues and in experience are greatly exaggerated. I hope HRC loses for two reasons. First, I believe she is less likely to win in November. And if she is the nominee she will almost certainly re-focus and reinvigorate the opposition which, right now, is so demoralized that its having trouble even getting united behind McCain. Democrats have a golden opportunity to create a progressive majority in America, and it would be a tragedy if we blow it. So: Obama '08!
Missing in Action – Tax Returns?
You have to realize that Hillary is saving the DNC with these adds. Obama is the definition of buyers remorse. His popularity has peaked, and I believe many people already wish they could have their vote back
Barrack is just another civil rights leader he is not ready to run the country. I for you Hillary and i have many others. YOU GO HILL!!!!!
People always use her vote for sending troops to Iraq to deny all her achievements. It's Bush who abused the authority to keep troops in Iraq until. That's not the intention of all 90% American supporters for this decision back then. So, folks, please be fair. She is much more qualified than Obama for the White House.
Even McCain is better than Obama. If you want a wild ride for America, otherwise vote for Hillary!
Hillary for president!!!
I can't believe how many Obama sheep buy into his "judgement one day one" nonsense. He simply did NOT vote on going or not going to war. He was NOT a US Senator at the time (2002). We do not know how he would have voted if he had been in the US Senate in the same position being given the same confidential information that Hillary and the other Senators were given. The fact is, he simply gave one of his glitter rock star fluffy speeches at an anit-war rally. However, what we do know is when he became a US Senate he did, in fact, vote the same as Hillary when it came to the Iraq War. So, please get all the facts straight before you continue drinking his kool-aide. I would feel totally safe and secure with Hillary as a commander and chief and would NOT with Obama. Go Hillary 08!
hilary is horrible,desperate, and scared of losing thats why now she's focusing on making OBAMA look as bad as possible but he keeps his cool and attacks back, but in his speeches he hasnt randomly pointed out hilari's inperfection(not as frequently as hilare'ss)
Obama is the kind of person that would sacrifise himself to let you live
hilari is the kind taht kick ya when your down
WHAT 30! years of experience being the President's wife doesn't make you qualified for the job! Bill(clinton)has seen papers she;s never seen done things she's never done..
The people who say Hillary or McCain in "08" kind of help prove Obamas point of Clinton pretty much being an undercover pro-war Republican.
Hillary = McCain
Please stop giving Hillary this media coverage on these ridiculous statements. Look at the comment board. You are just encouraging the already rampant racism that still exists in this country. To take a quote from Hillary, Shame on you CNN. Shame on you.
In the words of our current president
"HE HE HE" *smirk on face
Mr. Obama says that he opposed the war from the beginning, but when the vote was taken, what platform was his objection taken from?
Hi Madam Hillary!!!!
What's up???
ohhh I know: You've been running for president??? You must be very thirsty desperate lady...I 've got an idea, a good one.....What about a cup of power??? Drink some and leave us alone!!!!
Hillary, you have to run 8 more years before entering the white house to answer that red phone so you can be spinning on your head.
Than you Hillary for reading my precious note, it will give you strengh to retire!!!
I would rather vote McCain if Obama gets the nomination. I can no longer stand to hear him.
Hill 08
Sure he wasn't in the Senate when he made that speech..... He had the courage to make that speech in the middle of an election. He risked loosing an election to stand up for what he knew was right from day one. Sure it was a speech, a speech that was the begining of a consistant stance on the War in Iraq, he didn't change his mind, he doesn't have regrets about how he saw the war in the begining, he has maintained the same views from day one. Wake up people, can't you see her personal agenda behind this campaign? Polls show that Obama is clearly the candidate that can eliminate the Republican Machine in November, if you want true change, vote Obama on March 4th.
How can anyone still possibly support her? Between this, all of her other shenigans, her threat to sue Texas over the way they run their primary, wanting to seat the MI and FL delegates even though the state parties knew the rules and the fact that she has no problem with superdelegates choosing the President... Can people not see that Hillary Clinton will do and say anything as long as she gets elected President regardless of the damage that she causes to the Democratic party and the country? Two years ago I was a Hillary supporter – I am glad that I woke up.
I think this is another strategy that will not work. Why? Because Clinton has still not realised that typical campaign tactics work only because people are not paying proper attention and they can't 'see' the cogs and wheels behind each strategy. Normally, they just hear the message and absorb it without too much crtical analysis. This year however, as the voting indicates, Democratics have paid attention. Obvious changes in strategy such as this one are just too easily recognised and are seen as strategies not genuine messages. Obama has never changed his overall message, he appears genuine and his tactics have always been subtle invisible. Sorry Hillary, this is the one year the normal science of winning an election doesn't apply, people are onto it...
So let me get this straight. Hillary is saying experince is what matters (she only has 7 years). So what happens when she face McCain wit hmore expeirince and who is 10 times more qualified to be commander in chief. Looks to me like another case of saying whatever it takes to win.
bill richardson needs to grow a pair. Nobody is interested in who, if anybody, he's endorsing anymore. The honeymoon is over. He wants to be non-committal playing coy. That behaviour is reserved for dames being courted by men.
Here's a question I would like to put forth to the Clinton supporters who say that "If Obama answered the phone at 3 a.m. he'd have to hang up and call clinton for advice." So here's my question: Which would you perfer a president who answers the phone at 3 a.m. and says "Bomb 'em" without consulting anyone or would you perfer a president who would say "Let's get everyone to gether to discuss how the best way would be to approach this?" If you ask me I'd rather have a prez who seeks out the advice of others before taking action then someone who doesn't. So your argument that he'd need to ask someone for advise doesn't make any sense. Isn't that what the president is suppose to do, seek advise from his advisors?
When it comes to my vote, I want someone who is not married to political division, revenge and derision.
When it comes to my vote, I want it to count for the candidate that will bring a new approach to Washington.
When it comes to my vote, I do not want someone who has made a career of opposition politics.
When it comes to my vote, I want a candidate that owes no favors to special interest groups.
When it comes to my vote, its as simple as ABC..... Anyone But Clinton.
Hillary, my household of three are all for you. Thank you future Madam President.
Fix the border. Erect a wall (circa Berlin) and take back our country.
I can see Hillary Clinton writing some of these comments. These are so repetitive and really, some of these comments dont look or sound like what we've been seeing in rallies and in other forums. It was about time that her followers started to call each other to make comments here, it was becoming a little boring to see how much Obama have accomplished.
If being next to the president makes you an expert, then the whole cabinet should run for president. We need someone who can bring the nation together... and she has proven no to be ready to do that.
Its going to be interesting to see what her reaction will be if she looses in TX and OH.
Ok i know this will not be posted and it will say closed to comment
First he DID NOT HAVE TO VOTE
DID NOT HAVE TO VOTE
NOT THAT HE DIDN'T VOTE
In all Obama's speeches THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT HE'S NOT TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT
HE'S JUST HALF TRUTHS
The debates have shown me what he knows and that is
I agree with Hillary.
RIGHT OUT OF HIS OWN MOUTH I AGREE WITH HILLARY
LOL
On "day one" Obama will need to be fitted for training wheels.
We're voting with our hearts and our minds. Hillary all the way!
We need someone who can make the tough decisions based on facts, not emotions. Hillary is our woman.
Sen. Clinton is certainly right. I don't understand why people don't see things like that. It's like people are blinded by Obama's star power.
So, now we've got a "regular guy" everybody thought would be neat to have a beer with in the WH (no matter that GWB is an alcoholic and most people knew it), and next we'll have someone there on star power.
I used to be equally supportive of Hillary and Barack but no more. He ducks issue after issue so he doesn't have to show judgment. He is simply not qualified, but he'll probably get the nomination because he's cool. So disheartening. I hope Hillary can pull this off. We need her.
Like it or not,Hillary is the winner at the end of the euphoria that is sinking faster than the global ice mountains of the Arctic and the opposite partner.Insults dont stick,It is facts and solutions,and not to forget- Expertise in all fields of being a President.Hillary GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! January 2009,Here we come.
Hillary's campaign is in major crisis and she has responded in a very frantic way to that reality. I knew it was in crisis the moment she started to lose her cool every other day, the moment her lies started to become more and more obvious, the more she resorted to whining and the moment she started playing on America's fears to win over votes. We've had those same sorry scare tactics for the last seven years and we see right through it. How does Hiilary deal with crisis? She's like the mother who is so busy scolding her daughter for playing with matches that she forgets to call an ambulance. Irrational behovior equals irrational decisions. Period.
The point is that Obama's immediate judgment is more sound than Clinton's. In this dangerous world we live in we need someone who can listen to the voice on the other end of the phone and not make an aggressive snap decision, rather than someone who will decide and charge ahead no matter what.
People don't seem to know what presidency and leadership is about. No one person can "run a country," and the U.S. president doesn't run the world. It's gotten too big and too complicated. Hillary Clinton will have advisors and she'll have to consult with them as well as all the myriad factions in Washington if she wants to get anything done. Real leadership is about getting people with differing worldviews and differing strengths to band together and put their talents toward a common goal, it's not about deciding everything yourself and bullying the people who disagree into accepting it.
based on campain style alone. Obama brings moral and hope and yes that's enough as it is. He is bringing people back in to politics and back in to control of the country. i would rather have a candidate that inspires the people to take part in their government and actually vote. When was the last time anyone saw 18 year olds discussing politics and actually wanting to get involved??? This is about giving power to the people and not the same old feeling of who cares anyway. Experienced or not, moral and pride of the american people go along way, thats what a leaders job is. Its not like the president is a dictator that makes all the decisions anyway. All experiences means, is that you have been disconnected for longer and owe more people favors.
As a lifelong democrat, a staunch supporter of Bill and Hillary during the Clinton presidency (and primaries), a former party executive, longtime official and delegate, I am sick and tired of the entire tenor of the Clinton campaign. Democrats have eaten their young and snatched defeat from the hands of victory for too long, and that will be the entire legacy of the Hillary Clinton campaign if this continues. I will be sitting out the general election if Hillary gets the nomination, and consider leaving the party. Wolfson, Ickes, Bill and Hillary should be taken to the woodshed for the garbage campaign they have run, which has been incompetent, self-serving and destructive to the future of they party. Despite what the media has said, there will be a lot of democrats – longstanding – that will not support Hillary after this campaign. Pretty sad footnote to the Clinton Legacy.
Hey Hillary, If Obama is "missing in action", then what do you call your tax returns?
I read an interesting quote yesterday from a woman that can't stand Hillary. She said "How can Hillary complain that the media is against her when she has been blown out in the last 11 states and yet she is still being treated like a contender." I thought it was HILLarious.
Hillary supporters will never admit it, but the only reason why they HATE Obama so much is because he came from out of nowhere. Stop blaming him for running perhaps the best campaign in U.S. history while Hillary made countless errors. She underestimated him big time. Give him his due and stop hating.
Hillary needs to stand on her own, not tie her husband's experience to ehr own. Just because she was in the White House as the First lady doesn't mean she KNOWS how or Knows the job. It's like saying, I worked ina doctor's office and am qualified.
Let's not forget that she, too, thinks she is above law, has hidden evidence to avoid conviction, evidence found in the White House 2 weeks after the deadline for prosecution. SHAME ON YOU, Hillary. We haven't forgotten, nor can we afford to do so.
Her antics these days are desperate! Trying to change Texas election laws now is desperate. Since she isn't getting it served to her in the manner she is accustomed to, she wants to change the rules. What will she do to the common man, to our interests if she were elected?She doesn't want this for America. She wants it for Herself!
As someone with current military family members, I support Clinton. My cousins are Marines, my brother is in the Army. I trust Clinton to make conscious, well-thought out decisions that will be in my cousins' and brother's best interests when it comes to war. I can't say the same for Obama.
I'm a staunch Democrat, and I admit I'll vote for McCain if Obama is nominated. At least I know McCain will act in their best interests. I trust Clinton and McCain with my family members' lives, not Obama. He's too interested in popular opinion, but popular opinion holds no weight when it comes to war.
Hilary Clinton has been disliked from 'day one' in 1992. Not quite sure why people sure why people are so surprised that she hasn't gotten the type of press as Obama.
I just can't understand why Americans would want to vote for a Candidate who is so new to the establishment, so inexperienced in politics, international affairs, government affairs, policies, political systems, et al And especially after experiencing two terms of the Bush Administration illustrating what devastation inexperience, lack of capability and leadership qualities can bring to bear on a Nation !
NO hiLL im sorry your point still is unclear to me like you said its a diFFERANCE to Have NO responsibilty and having some AND YOU HAD IT and MADE the WRONF DECISION!! sorry hiliary so validate that? UM and yes OBAma has been campaigning and missed an afganistan chair but HOW MUCH more can he do for or with afgan BEING THE PRESIDENT"" I still see barack as my president!!
Nobama ... Nobama ! We need someone with experience in the white house. He has a long way to go! He is all talk ... nothing else.
Go Hillary !!
The only thing I want to know is why does it take both Hillary and Obama so long to pick up the phone? How many rings are set for the White House Bat-line?
As if Hillary has never missed a vote, and I'm sure she's held several hearings in her committees since the campaigns began. Let's get real. She's accusing him of things you could accuse every Senator of.
Nobama ... Nobama !
We need someone with experience in the white house. He has a long way to go! He is all talk ... nothing else.
Go Hillary !!
You are afraid hillary, aren't you? fired down ready to fade away!!!
See you in 2017!!! Shame on you, you don't have love, Bill just had an open heart surgery and you have hired him in a 24/7 job..better retire to take care of your man!!!
HIllary, HIllary, Hillary!!!
Hillary 2017!! Go hillary!!! We definitely need someone to answer that red phone in 2017!!
Hillary Shame on you! Your a sore looser. Obama 08
hillary is negative. we don't need that. GO OBAMA.
OK OK OK CNN "Lets see you say you are the number one station for honest news" Seems to me there are allot of Obama fans on board and is that fair reporting or is it subjective." I would like to see a little less Clinton bashing and a whole lot more facts. Shame on you as always, you do not report fair, honest reporting. As I read this blog it sure does seem like CNN is PRO Obama.
Obama is going to get chewed up and spit out by the Republicans if nominated. Boy oh Boy!
McCain is going to have a field day with him and McCain will be supported by all the republicans that jumped parties during the primaries just to set up this election to get him nominated. This is all a set up. We will have McCain as president and all those Obama followers will be drafted to Iraq. Bye!
If the phone rings at 3:00am in the Oval Office and Hillary goes to answer it, she'll find Bill in there with another intern!
Hillary already states she will challenge results in Texas ONLY if she loses....she is already a loser in my book.....no matter what manipulations she would try in order to subvert democracy and thwart those good for nothing "activists"....
"Now one of Clinton’s laws of politics is this: If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think, if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope."- Bill Clinton, 2004 campaign speech
Unless you are the incumbent, being elected as President of the US is ALWAYS on the job training. Frankly, I don't think Hilary can win, so I'm for Obama. He has just as much experience as she does. I don't count 8 years baking cookies and rolling easter eggs as experience. She was too divisive to get anything accomplished and while it sucks, the divisiveness is likely to get worse if she is elected. I'd like to see someone else without the baggage and BS for a change. Anyone, including my toe nail would be a better President than Bush. There isn't much farther to go down than what we are!
hillary you have never even discussed you last 11 loses
For me, it was Obama's reaction after Hillary Clinton talked about chairing the committee that is most disturbing. He stated he was too busy campaigning to hold meetings for a committee he wanted to chair. That was it. Very matter of fact. He did not seem to care that he did not follow through with his duties. That behavior does not give me much "hope" that he will follow through on all his "change" rhetoric. Actions always speak louder than words!
for once, what does a persons tax return have to do with anything,, i for one ,, am feed up when i work just as hard and as long,, and i hear about certain people getting 5k , 6k , dollars back just because they have a few kids and are a color differant than mine,, i got back 676.00
You Obama supporters are so caught up in empty speeches, that you have lost perspective; you have been sucked into his ficticious part of the universe.
Get a grip, better yet get in touch with reality, I am a Hillary supporter; if Obama is the nominee I'm voting for McCain!
Hillary 08!
Hillary is Lacking In Votes
The best knowledge comes from experience. With that, good decisions and wisdom come through.
I know that Hillary will be a great President. She will win.
I see that Obama copied her commercial. Does he have anything of his own?
Politics is not suppose to be nice. which world do you live in. I rather know who we are hiring for the most important job of all.
Obama is a movie star, an empty suit, a blank screen.
People are talking about momentum as far as O's campaign is concerned, without knowing actually what that means.
"MOMENTUM"-"IT IS NOT OF IMPORTANCE WE STAND, BUT IN WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE MOVING" Obama stands for change and he has the momentum but that is it, but Hillary knows where she is leading us to. So people choose carefully and diligently because it is not all about momentum, if O is nominated you have yourself to blame and it will be too late.
obama barack as president and god as vice president,,, wow i get it now,,, obamanites,, seek and ye shall find,,, hell behind door # 1,,,, stop this mystic healer from running our country,, any one here remember the czarina of russia,, the mad monk,,, ???????? look up a history link..... beware of false prophets,, they may lead you to places you really do not want to visit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and i am not even religous,, that is whats scaring me,,, im sure cnn will never post this , but i try
she looks like a republican candidate nowadays. this is her last strategy. she is changing her stand. why doesnt she stick to one. If to vote for Iarq war was a right decision, why doesnt she defend that? that's why she going down. you should have a clear vision and stand.the world is dangerious and we need a war loving president? you mean that? or we need a president who can restore peace in this world?
the truth hurts. hillary is right and the only one who can defeat mccain in the general election
Go home Hillary, you are dividing the party We Democrats do not want you.
Obama '08
Billary and Co. up to their old tricks again. So sad.
Hillary is not attacking Obama, Hillary is telling us the truth. Obama gave a nice speech in 2002, anti-war, and he missed important congressional votes and voted War Fund, does it make sense? Obama's consistency is discordency. Obama has no right to attack Hillary's war vote, because he was not eligable to vote in 2002. Obama confessed he didn't think Iraq war will be the main issue when he was busy to campaign for Senator election. So his anti-war is just a fairy tales. Media twisted President Clinton's words, even it was a correct mention about Obama's war record. I don't trust Obama, Hillary is ready for the President on day one, Obama is not qualified for the president and not ready for the White House on day 2920. Hillary will bring our Country back, Hillary for 2008.
Patrick, if Clinton suppoters decide to vote for McCain if Obama becomes the nominee, well that's our personal views and beliefs.
You have no idea why we would cast our vote for McCain over Obama, there are many factors that come into play when casting a vote.
How dare you refer to anyone as ignorant or as a traitor, or question their values, perhaps it's not who or what we are voting for, though what and who we are voting against.
All you Obama supporters go have a drink with CNN. You'll need it when the returns come in Tuesday night. HILLARY 08
Thank God Hillary is finally calling it like it is. To those who said in their comments "what could she possibly know just because she shared a bed with the President?" Read Carl Bernstein's "A Woman In Charge." He's an investigative reporter with no bias. In spite of how so many claim she is "self serving," she has done a tremendous amount of good, fighting for civil rights, women's rights, children's rights, minorities rights and the rights of the poor in this country and around the world since she was in college at Wellesley. Because she is a fighter, not a dreamer. She's been working hard while her detractors can't even work hard enough to just find out the facts.
I admire and applaud how she doesn't let the opinion of misinformed others to distract her from her greater purpose of putting this country back on track.
If Obama says once more how he has "judgment" simply because he didn't vote for the war when he wasn't even in the United States Senate, I'm gonna scream.
Hillary 08
White Americans will be the one to determine who will be their flag bearier in this election. Would it be the good speaker who hides a lot about his personality being a member of their mosque or the lady who serves a lot for her constituent as Americans and your own color and blood? The future of Ameicans lies on you my brothers and sisters.
To be Commander in Chief requires Experience. Yes EXPERIENCE. Anybody saying otherwise just has to look at the current CIC. He was Mr likeability i.e. the man you could sit down and have a drink with. Al Gore with all his experience was considered as being too stiff.
Now look at the mess we in now as a country.
Now some "dreamers" want to take the same chance on Barrack Obama who gives some a "feel good factor" when they listen to his speeches. Well well..speeches don't put bread on the table, experience and knowledge do.
Hang in there Hillary, because from day one you have been competing against not only Obama but the main stream media who seem to be going all out to favour his candidacy. It is SO obvious.
Go Hillary! We are behind you 100%
Bingo. Hillary, you say Barack had no responsibilities when he made the anti-war speech in 2002. Well, you had none prior to 2000 as First Lady. Your duties were supposed to be confined to afternoon socials with the First Lady of Birundi, et al. Right?
I wonder if a woman will ever run for president?
FINALLY!!!
This is exactly why I can't get behind Obama. Why hasn't Clinton hammered these things home from the beginning. I'm just hoping in catches on time.
Yes, in hindsight 'we should have never went to Iraq'. Well, guess what, we are there; now what do we do. Obama keeps goin' on and on about this vote in 03', get over it already. It happened, now fix it.
If anyone really listened to the last debate between Hillary and Obama, one could really see how lacking in experience she has especially in terms of war. She was given a hypothetical question and she dodged it. Her taxes have still not been shared with the public; her journal which is now once again in the hands of Bill???? Why was it taken out of the public to view. Who is really financing her campaign????? The one main thing lacking with her, is that she is not able to unite the people nor inspire them, instead she brings division between them. As so many polls have revealed the type of voter she attracts. The blind leading the blind. She should bow out gracefully while she still has the opportunity. She may be a fighter, but has become more of a bit of a nag to win the White House, in her own self interest but not for the American people at all. This is so because she creates division between communities. People will not give her the same respect as they would Obama, he does remain consistent each and every time. If people are really listening, then they will see that he answers every question, and explains his issues. Remember without hope and inspiration, just like with out food or water, or the will to change, it will not happen. If HRC contribution to this society was so great then we as a society would be feeling that now and not paying the price of some of her mistakes or lack of contribution or experience.
a total opportunist who has as much business running for Prez as I would.
if you people really think obama can unite this country,,,, i give you neverland,,, for 26 million dollars,,,, you can have all the fantasies and candy you can eat,,,, plus the added bonus of mikey jackson,, to dance and sing at your request,,, alas,, i try again,, moderation,,, oh no,,, i have a vision....... i saw barack ,, in my oat meal,,, he is waving a wand.. oh, life is so good now... i feel happy,,,, change ,, what change,,, i dont need no change ,, im happy now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sleep.........................................o dear god , that was a bewitched episode,,,,,,,wake up people,,,,,,,, vote with your mind,,,,,,,,hillary 2008.........
Would someone please tell me what international crisis Hillary has dealt with other than vote for George Bush's war in IRAQ?? Yes she was the First Lady and lived in the White House 8 years, so was she making executive decisions as First Lady? And this 35 years of experience,(remember she had a 14 year start: Hillary 60, Obama 46),What exactly has she done for America? If anybody's phone rang at 3:00 a.m. would'nt you think it was a crisis, and would'nt you handle the crisis? When my phone rings at 3:00 a.m. it had better be a crisis, and I have had some 3:00 a.m. calls which I have handled successfully, so does that mean I should run for President? HUMMMMMMM
OBAMA '08
Dirty campaign took us down the wrong road before. Don't forget what Bush and his party did to gain the White House, and look at what he did, or is doing to the country now. We are in a ditch, and we will need Senator to take us and the country out of it..
Will every one please have some respect for this man.
I learned a long time ago, that a racist person will not see, they cannot see, and they will not hear, because they have no eyes and no ears, eaven thoe they can really hear and really see.
Thanks,
Ozz, Los Angeles, Ca...
I went to vote today in Texas and there was a very long line. Everyone got to talkin' to each other and it was amazing that EVERYONE said they were voting for Senator Obama! At least 14 of us that were standing there together are supporting Obama and NOT one Hillary vote in the bunch! This just goes to show how much support there really is down here in Texas for Obama.
I can barely wait until Tuesday when the whole USA will realize that it is time for the Clintons to go home.
"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."–Jonathan Swift
VOTE NADER 2008
Before you post anything, please stop and read this one:
How many people on this blog would have been able to compete against the wife of a popular former President of the U.S. and WIN?
How many would have been able to run an effective campaign against a former First Lady of the U.S. and WON?
How many of you would have been able to come from the bottom pool of candidates to be a front-runner and expect people to see you as a loser in a general election? Now you can write your comments!!!
I see now all of the insults being thrown all the mud slinging all the fear mongering. If you have no other points in which to endorse yourself Clinton then perhaps it's time for you to step aside and let the man that the people obviously want take over. You put up a gallant fight, but your time is over. All you are succeeding in doing now is tearing apart a party. Like the white house this is going to take time to repair. Maybe when you release your tax forms you could send back the pieces that you took from the oval office and airforce 1. This race can not be won by such it will be won with valor. Obama is that man.
Obama 08
Obama.....AKA.....Pied Piper......scarey
Hillary has been missing in action since the primaries began
Clinton will bring this campaign and country down with her ambition and attitude to win at any cost. Where the documents and history of your stint 1st Lady? Where are your tax records? Hard to believe they are conveniently unavailable. Stop the smear campaign and heal this country. Get back to what's real.
Case 1:
Phone rings at 3.
Goes to voicemail.
"Listen Listen Listen. We dream and hope of a great America that is more Socialist than the Soviet Union. So let me dream while you leave a message.
When will Hillary learn-the more you throw at Obama, the more her own campaign will suffer. That goes for all those phony tv/radio programs as well who continue to try to tear the man down.-It's really like a blessing in disguise because it just gives Obama more fire power in the long run. Hillary needs to get with the program and focus on what we the people want which is "Real Change"-that's why Obama has been successful. Obama's top priority is changing the world for the better- everyone else seems to be concerned more about the fact that an African American will be taking over-"chillin' in the white house"-But still managing to overcom this downward, negative, cycle that America itself has inherited-The man is simply too smooth! Jealousy is a very dangerous thing people and can create a real bad karma...the saga continues.
2 things to mention... if she had never voted for the war who would still be in control of iraq?? who would be the one killing , terrorizing his own people? sadaam right! then you have video of obama agreeing with bush on terror strategy in iraq. then now lets be realistic about the whole truth.. you can't even say anything about obama because all of a sudden it's racial. get real people if obama becomes president were doomed. hillary is the answer .
It is awful to observe, day after day, the tawdry negativity and irrational inconsistent behaviors of Senator Clinton as she opposes Senator Obama.
What kind of leader is she that she cannot make sense of who and what she is?
35 years of service= same old tired Washington type
She opposes NAFTA NOW (depending on who she talks to), she opposes Iraq NOW. Give her a few chances and she finally gets it right. That sounds like someone who's ready to lead this country from day one.
If you're not going to try something different, you might as well vote for McCain.
Vote Obama
I am Republican and am not planning on voting for neither Hillary nor Obama, but I would feel much safer with Hillary in the White House than Barack. 6 months ago I would never have said that, but I don't trust Obama to protect the country against terrorists. At least Hillary would have the common sense to do something about it if we were attacked again. Obama would probably go and try to give a speech to the terrorists, "hoping" that they would "change" their ways.
OBAMA walks up to the mic…and says,
"If one candidate’s trying to scare you and the other one’s trying to get you to think, if one candidate’s appealing to your fears and the other one’s appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope."
Then says,
"Just so I don't get called a plagiarist, I want you to know those words aren't mine. They are the words of Bill Clinton.”
Yes…Bill Clinton’s words, said to a crowd in Philadelphia on October 25, 2004.
This is not my post but Tim's posting ! Really outstanding!!! Beating Hillary on his own playground!!! How neat!
Why oh why is Hill so worried about everyone else? If she's got such talent, such experience, why doesn't she just put all of her positives out there? She might actually sway some people that way. All this negativity makes me like her less and less.
People want things to improve, they want to be hopeful, they want someone fresh and new.
I choose OBAMA
WHO is up at 3:00AM? Perhaps Hillary wondering if Bill is coming home............
give it a rest CLAN CLINTON, it sounds more and more like a desperate power grab. i'm sure the female intern's are feeling safe !
Hillary, the thing that is missing in action is that supposable health care plan that you were working on when your hubby was in office and honesty.
Let's hear more about Obama's 'failing in his chairmanship and not holding a meeting on Nato In Afghanistan'.........What else hasn't he done? Sounds to me as if he 'weasels out of the important decisions' and 'shirks the responsibility of decisions and votes" he should be making for the United States as a Senator. Senator Clinton is exactly correct in her criticisms. The hot air in BHO's empty shirt is beginning to escape....Obama is really not capable of what he's trying to achieve and totally unqualified for the office of President.
Give me a break.... Obama is a three year Senator who is all talk and no action. That is the point. Oprah annoints him and he's qualified to be the leader of the free world. I don't think so... if Hillary doesn't beat him, McCain ( a true war hero with domestic and foreign policy experience) definetly will.
I really don't care what Hillary have to say anymore. I mean really, what can you believe coming out of her the master of spin and lies. Obama 08! YES WE WILL!
Obama's time is coming to an end. People are getting tired of hearing your change speech over and over again. All they hear is Iraq Vote, Hope, and Change all over again. Obama has one general at his side while Clinton has lots of Generals, Veterans of Iraq War, and current soldiers who held command positions while in Iraq. Hillary is the only candidate who can make sure that America is safe through her years as a senator and her years while in the white house. Obama does not have what it takes to be the next president. If Obama wants to make change, he needs to start with changing things in the Senate which he cant even do, because he is too busy trying to be the next president. Obama is not ready to be Commander in Chief over me and my troops. He is a motivational speaker and thats it.
Obama 2008, we need honesty to enter the white house, which would be greatly refreshing, given the last eight years, Obama is the most honest and qualified president. Hillary does not have what it takes that is why she is running what is essentially a smear campaign. Where is her ideas for america? Obama actually is intellectual and qualified and has ideas, Hillary wants the power and the office, Obama wants to make a difference...
Maybe I'm missing something here but what exactly does a chairmanship on a subcommittee accomplish by holding a hearing on NATO's presence in Afghanistan? I mean, I like the idea, but what is the end result? "The Europeans aren't putting enough troops into Afghanistan. Maybe we need to complain to the Europeans to offer more troops." Heck, the British even sent Prince Harry over there to do some time – can't say the Bush twins have done their part. Is Clinton suggesting we engage in a bureaucracy that doesn't actually produce anything? Oh wait, that's the problem we have with Congress & the White House today isn't it?
Me thinks this is grasping at straws.
Obama '08
I respect a majority of the view before me here but after today's speech I am now swaying back to Hilary's camp and she will get my vote. Experience matters and it;s McCain's only mantra in the run up to election night. Here's my take on the outcome. If Barak wins the nod then the Clinton's go home crying and a fractured party we have – if Clinton wins then Barak 's a better loser and will accept the VP. Look folks! We 'don't want another Kerry scenario and Nader ruin the party again!
She skipped her job in the senate right after her recent losses so she could get on an airplane to Texas before McCain and Obama. Her newest ad here in Texas makes me think Obama all the way.
Lizette, the bottom line point is if Obama want to go for campaign, he shouldn't take a chairmanship job !!! let others to be a leader because it is very important issue for the country. Thats show how irresponsible Obama serve his country.
By the way, I never see Obama go travel to afghanistan too see our troops, I know Hillary did. Mr. O bama ony go to Kenya to visit his relative...such a looser senator
GO OBAMA 08
Bill Richardson and John Edwards need to come forward and support one candidate or the other.
When Obama says he has good judgment instead of experience, it's as if he's saying you don't need both.
Obama continues to attack Hillary's experience with his claim of having good judgment. I'd like to suggest the following ad:
(Voiceover)
"A Georgian revival mansion? $1.65 Million
A slice of prime land next to your home? $104,500
Buying it at $300,000 below market value from your indicted pal Tony Rezko? Clueless
Not such good judgment after all?
Vote instead for Hillary Clinton"
C'mmon Folks!
The only thing that could keep Hillary awake at 3 am is to keep an eye on Bill. Just to make sure that he is not having another extra-marital affair. Do you really think she cares about anything else??? Oh, Please!
Obama criticized the ad earlier Friday, saying it was an attempt to "scare up votes."
But then its ok for them to do it and CNN puts it all over their news
Why can you not comment on ?
Michelle Obama says critics appealing to fear
Its ok for them talk about this but not the American people.
Ok CNN waiting to see what your putting on next for Obama. He must have paid you guys ALOT OF MONEY.
I'm so sick and tired of people not grasping the point that Obama is just not ready to run the country. We have no idea where he stands because he only votes "present" instead of voting for what he really feels. The problem is, he would vote for whoever he is talking to at the time. Don't people see that he is entirely too inexperienced for the job. Check out his resume people! Oh, yes, he certainly has a good speech, but it's easy to have a good speech when you have no responsibility. He has no glue what to do and what first step to take in a crisis. And his wife, I think she would make the most horrible, errogant, self-centered first lady than we would ever see. She doesn't have a humble bone in her body. Please, please see people that he is all talk and no walk!!!!!
im gonna stay up and just see if these get posted ,,, what an american tradition ,,,,,,,,,to see if your voice is heard,,,, mine will not ,,, nor florida ,nor michigan,,,, a shame.. is it not?????????
February 29th, 2008 9:12 pm ET
I'm so sick and tired of people not grasping the point that Obama is just not ready to run the country. We have no idea where he stands because he only votes "present" instead of voting for what he really feels. The problem is, he would vote for whoever he is talking to at the time. Don't people see that he is entirely too inexperienced for the job. Check out his resume people! Oh, yes, he certainly has a good speech, but it's easy to have a good speech when you have no responsibility. He has no glue what to do and what first step to take in a crisis. And his wife, I think she would make the most horrible, errogant, self-centered first lady than we would ever see. She doesn't have a humble bone in her body. Please, please see people that he is all talk and no walk!!!!!
It would be a big joke if Obama wins the election. I don't know what are going on with those people like John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, that Dodd guy, and what they are thinking. Maybe these people want Obama be their puppet so they can apply influences. What Obama knows and what he has done? It seems Obama likes to pose gesture like presidential while not really presidential. When Obama pose that gesture, it is like he is just performing or pretending to be presidential. Hey, Obama. Look at you. Look at the way you talk. You are no John Kennedy! You are no Reagan, and You are no Bill Clinton. And you are not presidential at all. So don't pretend. Be yourself, the real Obama.
People need to realize that . Hillary has a habit of twisting the truth, telling half truths or quoting out of context. I suggest the people who swallow everything she states use some of their time and the internet to check the facts more carefully before posting their comments. Carl Rove politics, will some of you never learn?
Missing in action? Hello? What is missing are HRC's papers – from the White House and tax returns. Come clean Clinton Campaign and then you can start pointing fingers.
You started your campaign January 06 and you still have not released all the paperwork. Don't blame the current White House or anyone else. You had AMPLE time to release these documents.
Where are they?????
Hillary Hillary Hillary I love you. Will you be my President.I promise the United States of America I will help you.Go Hillary Go Hillary
Even if one may hate Senator Obama's politics, it's very difficult to fall in love with senator Clinton's brand of politics. Now I sincerely believe her brand of politics is very divisive.
PLEASEEEEEE somebody tell me what International crisis Hillary has dealt with other than voting for George Bush's war?? This 35 years of experience hammering, (remember she has a 14 year start, Hillary 60, Barack 46), what exactly has she done?? Oh yea 8 years as First Lady, was she making executive decisions; and 6 or 7 years in the Senate and what else? Also, if your phone rang at 3:00 a.m., would'nt you handle the crisis, because if my phone rings at 3:00 a.m. it had better be a crisis, and yes my phone has ranged at 3:00 a.m. and it was a crisis and I handled it successfully. So now I guess I have to run for President (LOL).
PLEASEEEEEE GIVE ME A BREAK – BARACK OBAMA '08!!!!!!!!!
Billary is sinking to a new low. Being First Lady is NOT by any means appropriate experience to be commander in chief. In fact, she learned nothing from all her health care "experience" and is making the same stupid mistake as when she first proposed universal health care! She is so wrong for us.
Simply put: there is no quality in Hilary Clinton, the person or the candidate.
As painful as it would be, if she were the demo nominee, I would be voting repub no matter who their candidate is, because i cannot ever cast my vote for her toxicity.
I counted 200 or so from the blog from Obama supporters that feel faint! Bless you all! Wake up soon! The Clintonmomentum is upon us!
SINCE SO MANY OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE HOLDING THE IRAQ VOTE AGAINST HILLARY................I URGE A NATIONAL POLL ON WHO THINKS HE VOTED AGAINST THE WAR AND LET'S SEE RESULTS BEFORE SUPER TUE 2 ? CAN CNN HANDLE THIS ONE?
IF NOT WHY?
SHOW ME THE POLL..............
Obama will be at the crazy church with the nut case minister who
actually gives awards to big Louis.
Even Hillary Clinton's use of the phrase "Missing in Action" indicates she doesn't know much about what she's talking about. The phrase she was looking for might have been "Away With Out Leave" (AWOL) or "Unauthorized Absence" (UA).
If she's criticizing another candidate for lack of experience she shouldn't misuse terminology to highlight her shortcomings.
....there is no way Obama or Clinton can win against the
well-oiled republican machine. The only shot is if they can
the appathetic American out – but they can't.
tom kalpakis
Ft. Lauderdale
Yeah Hillary!
It's about time that you took off the gloves. Everybody needs to see the fighter in you. Because that's what we need right now in this country, a fighter not a feel good talker. We are facing real nasty problems and you can't talk them away. You need to work hard and fight for what you believe in. Obama has good ideas and nice speeches but he has nothing to back it up. He does NOT radiate strength. Hillary IS the real deal.
Go Hillary!
Obama is nothing, but a talker. I just don't understand how he can win that many votes. Now I got it because he is a Dame Good Talker to fool people. Using your brain to think, without a good Solution, how things can be changed!!!!!!! Change does not come by itself, you can only work hard to find a solution to change the matters." Change" is a slogan, SOLUTION is an ACTION!!!!! Wake up people!!!
So sad that OHB even copied Hillary's latest commercial! Just continues to show us that he doesn't have the capability of independent thought. He loves to take Hillary's thoughts, ideas, and positions and spin, spin, spin! I can't wait to see him knocked down a notch – his pompous and arrogant demeanor is so annoying – there's so much about him that doesn't ring true. The more I hear him speak or learn more about his political background, the more I wonder how in the hell he (or his backers) can possibly believe that he has the ability to be the President of the United States! OHB would have been so much smarter to have gained a true political education by completing at least one term in the Senate. I really think that he thinks he's ready, but that's just his arrogance blinding him to the truth that is so evident to those of us who have the wisdom gained from life experiences to know that he's rushed (or was pushed) into this race before he was ready. If Hillary loses to this 'changling" on Tuesday, I too will vote for McCain. Go Hillary!!!!
Heyonepcnut, Obama attack Hillary also from NAFTA to health care and now attach his latest ad in Texas..don't be bias..all of you wake up
At some point the media (CNN) will quit taking sides and really look at the facts- O’bama seems to copy everything Hilary is for- just like his (just words speech). Another point every other news journalist uses Hilary’s middle name- but what’s up with O’bamas middle name- is it taboo to mention his name? I hope you have to eat crow CNN!
David
P.S.
Obama '16
He needs a few more years of experience and a voting record that reflects his ability to make tough decisions.
Wonna bet?
Expect Clinton's camp to come up with something "outrageous" to dominate the news for the next few days...this 'slip' from a little bird deep within Clinton's camp.
For you Obama supporters out there....NEVER UNDERESTIMATE the Clintons! That will be a gross miscalculation on your part! Watch the news in the next 48 hours!
The only reason that Hillary gets away with her less than honorable tactics is because there is no verification. During the debates her amplifications of insignificant points into attacks were revealed for what they were. Obama has risen above her dirty politics. One needs only to read the many well documented books on Hillary Clinton to see the wealth of less than honorable behavior and the many times she was less than honest to further her personal gains. It is astounding that Obama has not used any of this while taking cheap shots from this candidate who has defined herself by her own behavior as being unethical. There is a mountain of data. However, her defiant refusal to disclose her 2006 income tax returns sums up her position on honesty, transparency and ethical behavior.
hello .. im here
thanks cnn,,,, a true conservative channel that works only for the chosen,,,,,,,,,, dang it,, do i want hell or earth,,,,,,,, decide for me,, let me know,, please
And your tax returns seem to be missing in action...And what about all the White House records that supposedly show how "experienced" you are–they're also missing.
WHAT ABOUT THE TELECOM IMMUNITY BILL IN THE SENATE!!!!!!!1
Where were the presidential candidates? Well, Senator McCain Voted for, Senator Obama voted against and Senator Clinton DIDN'T even bother to vote!!!! Instead she issued a statement. Take a stand Hill! You complaining about senator Obama campaigning instead of voting on a NONbinding resolution on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard! Wasn't the telecom immunity vote a little more important than that? Also wouldn't it be fair to criticize you the same way you criticized senator Obama!?!?
What's fair is fair, right?
It was with great sadness that I just removed myself from the WESPAC mailing list. I would suggest that others (who find it to be highly unfortunate that General Clark is able to watch Hillary's shameless campaign and still support her) send a message to General Clark by doing the same.
Obama lied to this country about NAFTA and Amy Holmes is HOT!!!
Hillary '08
I am sorry to see all this going on. If they would both just give us their best and tell us their views and let us select the best woman for the job.
Ken
Well, Obama may have been only a state senator and had given only an antiwar speech in 2002. But Clinton who had the "responsibility" in senate did not vote correctly and authorized Bush for Iraq war.
Obama's postivity may not be that evident, but Clinton's negativity is amply clear.
Hillary is right. Obama was missing in action – let his committee on Afghanistan go all to heck while he was seeking a presidency he is NOT qualified for. Go Hillary – you are the best candidate! Obama is all talk! Too busy for our troops?
i switched my superdelagate vote to huckabee,, got tired of u all ignoring me,,,,
For some of you it is not very apparent. Obama has locked up the nomination - it is simply a matter of numbers. Hillary, by any stretch of the imagination, cannot win the delegate count, even with superdelegates. Obama would have to burn a kitten crucified to the cross on national television in order to lose the Democratic nomination.
The fact of the matter is that Mrs. Clinton's ambition, staying in the race, and causing trouble where there should be concensus, is really damaing the party's effeciency in waging a party-against-party campaign with John McCain.
It's really not a difficult scenario to comprehend, it's just a matter of getting people to digest the numbers. Obama is the nominee, no matter what happens on March 4th.
Obama is the biggest bamboozler! All you fools can't see how desperate he is to be the first you know what. It's just incredible how so many are following the tune of the pied piper and have no clue why they are following him! You people are delusional! He got lucky when he opposed the war. I see he has quit making his false promises and is only attacking Clinton on his "judgement call". Whatever, barack obama. You are a bigger farce than Bush!
GO HILLARY !!!!
Texas, Rhode Island & Ohio – VOTE HILLARY !!!! – She can save our country.
Obama is all talk – and no action. He DID NOT VOTE against the war only gave a speech about it – he was not even in the US Senate at the time – CNN Needs to report this fact!
Clinton ad is great – obama copied it – just like his speech. This "candidate" cannot think for himself – much less our country.
Stop all this "race" about the superdelegates.
GO HILLARY !!!!!
If Hillary does not get the nomination i am voting for McCain! Obama is indifferent, missing in action and not qualified.
iam= learn and beware
Hillary, wants to make excuses because she went with the pack and voted for the War, now she want to make excuses of what she thought was the truth concerning WMD. She has a paid staff to research everything before she cast her vote if she failed to do that then she need to stand up and say she messed up. Hillary is the last person I want answering the phone at 3am, because she has not made a real decision since she won New York. She has gone with the pack and made excuses when call on it. My prayers is she will be gone as Of March 4th and good riddens.
Bill Clinton needs to keep his pants zipped,and Hillary needs to keeped her mouth zipped, then she may have a slim chance. Go Obama
Hillary=Republican. And a HORRIBLE PERSON !!!!
Clinton says:
Obama has no foreign policy experience. He is all talk and no action. He has been an absent Senator. He is not qualified to be commander in chief. He has no real plans, just generalizations on policy. Blah blah blah...
Reality check:
Obama is ahead in the popular vote, ahead by 153 pledged delegates, ahead by 102 delegates overall, won twice as many states, and 11 straight contests. Scoreboard...
Conclusion:
Clinton must be ridiculously awful to lose to someone as bad as she says Obama is. Quite hilarious stuff...
Where has Hillary gotten all of this vast experience that she keeps touting? It sounds to me that she's claiming her husband's experiences as her own.
Can anyone tell me what SHE did during her several years as a senator?
Crystal B your the problem. Anyone want to see the difference between Hillary and Obama? Go to HillaryClinton.com and obamas website and look at the postings on the blogs. you will see the true audacity of hope. In one breath Crystal wants us all to come together and in the next breath she is cuttin Hillary down, and as old or young as she says she is, it is obvious she knows nothing about her, except what obama has painted her as: a racist, untrustworth, not to be trusted, a liar.
Please little girl, Hillary is and has broken so many barriers for you, how dare you to not know history.
Yes, you go Hillary – YOU GO AWAY!
Who do you want to make your decisions as commander-in-chief? A cynical like Hillary? No way...
To suggest that being the wife of someone who was called in the middle of the night in international crises somehow equips someone to be president is ridiculous!
Is anybody buying into this?
I feel so ashamed even having to listen to this elementary school-level propaganda!
In political arena, Obama is like my 3 years old. He has not done anything that can be called a mistake. He has no record, no experience so no mistake. In life you learn from mistake. Since 3 years old has not done a mistake, are you going to let him take charge of the family matters?
Young people who voting for obama should first grow up and find out what mistakes in life and experience of others can teach you.
No one can say Obama will not mistakes in future decisions because he has not done a thing to make a mistake. I think he is going to make his teenager mistakes in white house and we all going to suffer it.
Go Hillary Go!!!!
NObama is so anti-war that it is scary. War is not fun but sometimes it is necessary for our protection and for the protection of our friends around the world.
I can't believe that with all of the important issues facing our nation that NObama supporters are more concerned with Hillary's taxes than the real important issues at stake.
A note to all of the NObama supporters out there.....you are oozing NObama's own inexperience through your uneducated blogs.
Hillary...you are the only responsible choice for President of the United States of America.
Hillary....We've got your back here in TEXAS!!!
Well, thank you CNN for finally posting some pro-Hillary comments – it was about time but maybe the damage to the Clinton campaign has already been done. GO HILLARY!!!! THE LONE STAR STATE WILL STAND FOR YOU ON MARCH 4TH!! WITH YOU ALL THE WAY!!! LATINAS FOR HILLARY!
Hillary can't even run an efficient campaign ($30 million on consultants who still kept their day jobs as lobbyists?!?) MUCH LESS a country! As for being able to handle a crisis, she has fallen apart and resorted to crying, pouting, shrieking and name calling or some combination thereof everytime she loses a primary– NOT excactly a "cool head." If she REALLY wanted to help the country she would have been doing something as a senator beyond shoveling pork to NY and spring-boarding her campaign. I used to admire her, but now she makes me sick.
I just want to add my 2 cents here. I am an indepentdent and always have been. but let me say this. HRC,and BHO both have many policies that are very much alike. I am an Obama supporter, ( and no I am not in a cult)and for the life of me cannot understand why a lot of American people are for HRC. Why am I for the underdog you ask, well let me explain.
#1. Where is the china that she has stolen out of the White House?( all the negative press, is like it is NOT the american people's or anything, it is your, the mighty QUEEN of the divided states of america). Sure, take what ever you like.
#2. When it comes down to it, I WANT her to release her tax returns. She and her campaign have stated that they will release the Queen's returns when her run for office is over. I wonder what we will find? It will not be pretty, and you know this MAN!!!!!!
#3. She thought that this was going to be her crowing, her RIGHT, but the American people have MOSTELY spoken, and what did they say? OBAMA 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#4. Bill's 3rd term. I heard the queen say that a vote for me is 2 for the price of 1. Well, the ONE that she is talking about has already had his chance. The Queens campagin had said that if the Queen wins and they go to they Whit House that he will not interfer with her adminstration. No matter how you spin things, THIS WILL BE HIS THIRD TERM. I do not expect him to be out playing golf and enjoying retirement, I see him having an effect on policy, and that to me is UNSAT, because he has had he chance. Many young American's have died to prevent one person like Castro from holding office for that long, not that I compare her to him, but I still see it as a 3rd term for Bill and that is not for what this country stands for.
#5. 35 years "experienance". I know this for a fact. If I were to apply for a job, and I CLAIMED to have 35 years experiance, when in fact, I was just sleeping with someone who had 35 years experienance(My wife, I mean), I know that I would NOT get said job due to my TRUE inexperience. Let me put it another way for the Queen's supporters, if you call for a plumber, do you expect the plumber or the plumber's wife......thought so.........enough said on experience people.
#6. The TRUE REASON that Obama has my vote is that I feel like I am sending message to the people in washington, that I HAVE HAD IT. MY Grandfather, a Frank Melvin Karsten, (Drisrict=St.Louis)who was a United States Congressman(look it up if you do not beleive me), once told me when I was 14, that no matter how well intentenioned some one is to be POTUS, by the time they get there, they will be just as corrupt as the last guy. Can you belieive that? My Grand-Pop, a real American congressman, said that to me. Granted I was only 14, but I completely understand. He knew then that our current system was broken, that was just his way of telling me. So, when I first saw Sentor Obama, I knew he had my vote. I really feel that my vote for Senator Obama is a TRUE revolution. I love my country and would NEVER take up arms againt it, but I feel the current POTUS does not care about ANYONE or anything much less the people and the voice of this country
#7. Lastly, the drug debate. When Clinton was in office and the whole drug question came up, I has, in my youth smoked pot, and I knew what to do. Meaning that I had to hold my breth in so I could get a buzz. So, when they asked Bill the question, I REALLY thought he would tell the truth, but in fact he LIED about it. Why, well I can only imagine why he would lie to the American people. When I heard Senator Obama own up to smoking pot, well my get reaction was this" He is running for the highest office in the land and he told the truth about smoking pot" I almost fell out of my chair. Really, ANYBODY else would have LIED and COVERED IT UP, but the junior Senator from Illionis, why? Because he understood that a lot of people in this country have tried illegal drugs(our own gov't fault) and know when some one is lying about them, but held his course and told the TRUTH. I was dumbfounded, that ACTUALLY TOLD THE TRUTH. And then I told myself, "self, this man has everything to loose , yet he did NOT lie, and that speaks volumes to me. Policy is one thing, telling the truth when you know it is not popular is guts to me and he showed it, that he had guts and that people is why I am voting for the empty man in the suit as you HRC supporters say about him.
When things get tough, the tough get going! That's you HILLARY! You not only CAN, you WILL be our next president!
HILLARY '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think HIllary Clinton should be commended for her 35 years of experience, and celebrated as a modern day hero for her dedication to establishing universal health care, but this parade will have to wait until we get Barack in the white house... Step aside please, and don't get in the way Hillary..
go obama
Hillary Clinton is a waco jerk that needs to realize this fact and quit.
go anyone but her.......
It comes as no surprise that we see just how completely stupid Hillary is. I say that not because I disagree with her policy, which I do have a differential view on a few of them, but because of the way she acts and carries herself to the American people, let alone other nations. Hillary is a hot headed idiot who thinks it was her god given right to be in the white house this year and instead of focusing on what's good for the country, she's going to make sure that god didn't lie to her and that she gets her position of power. Rather than say something along the lines of "You know what, we obviously share a lot of positions on our policies and you are a very charismatic person who is grabbing the attention of our own party as well as GOP and Independents, you've got what it takes to pull this country together. Why don't we work together to rise above and better this country." Or anything to that effect, she'd rather throw mud, drag him down, make the democratic party and America and general look crappy and declare herself as President.
If she really wanted to help the American people, would she not try to promote the unity and belief in ourselves and our nation that Barack has inspired us with? Why does she choose to attempt to annihilate it and tell us we're wrong for our beliefs, we're wrong in who we support? We're crazy and delusional for thinking that hope, change, and unity could ever come to this country... We're crazy for believing that we don't have to threaten a war and demand agreements before we sit down and talk with other people.... We're crazy for going against the status quo.... We're insane for not voting for "the chosen one."
Please Hillary... for the sake of your "legacy" (what little of it there was) and for the sake of the democrats, and more importantly for the sake of the American people.... Sit down, shut up, and support what's right for America, not what's right for Hillary...
Obama 08
No one running is doing their job right now.
Also, Afghanistan is supposed to be under a different special NATO committee than the one Obama is on.
I am so disappointed in the Clintons today.
Every single attack that Hillary mounts convinces me that she is utterly bereft of integrity and that she would do ANYTHING to advance her cause. Needless to say, I am voting for Obama NOT ONLY because I like Obama, but because I absolutely loathe Hillary.
I live here in Colorado, a state that went for Mitt Romney. Although, I'm a delegate for my county and in May when we go to the state convention I'll be voting for Mike Huckabee, not John McCain. I support Huckabee because he supports the fair tax, the only senseable solution to our broken tax system. The Fair Tax means no taxation on income, that means you get your entire check! The tax would be a flat tax that would be built into the products we buy(the same thing corporations are doing already), and the stores we buy from would be responsible for giving the taxes to the government(no more filing taxes). The greatest thing is that it's fair to all people, not just the rich. Every citizen under the poverty level would recieve a rebate check on a regular basis that would insure they would not be taxed. Only new products would be taxed, not used items! How would the government operate then you ask, well, since the tax is built into the cost of the products we buy, it would tax all the foreigners that come to the US and by products but pay no tax, it would tax all illegal immigrants because they couldn't avoid buying products. That alone would cause an immediate increase in revenue to the government! And since drug dealers and prostitution rings don't usually report there earnings to the government, they go untaxed and we honest americans pick up there tab. But, under the Fair Tax they could not avoid taxation because they have to buy products at the same stores as we do, and that's were they'll pay there dues. That's only one of the many great ideas that Mike Huckabee runs on. So, want to make statement? Do you want to poke your eye in the Republican establishment? Tired of being told by the media who the next President is going to be? Well, join with me and millions of others in a last ditch effort to stop McCain! Lets show McCain what we think about him not debating for the rest of the country to see where he stands. I'm tired of the of being told to stop following my conscience for the sake of the party. Let the party fall, because I'm going to stand for what is right! Not what's expediant for the party!! This delegate is voting for one man, and his name is Mike Huckabee.
I watched the ad. During the ad the phone get ringing. Why wasn't it answered? Was she waiting for Bill to answer. Barack would've answered on the first ring!
HILLARY SUPPORTERS: Hillary Clinton has less elected office experience than Obama. And 7 years as a Senator summing up your entire political career does not make you a wizened old sage...
Also, the repetitve mantra of the same catch-phrase lies of the Clinton supporters is starting to remind me of the Neocon hypnotized Republidrones, people who still consider Bush a fiscal conservative and a uniter.
Hillary for NAFTA!
Hillary for Increased Health Insurance Industry Profits!
Hillary for War!
Hillary for making scowling faces and acting moody/psychotic at diplomatic meetings!
Hillary couldn't control one man, let alone an entire administration. There's your "Experience".
Hang in there Hillary! You are right on the mark! You are ready to lead this country, and I salute you. You have my contribution and my vote. As for Obama, once again he has plagiarized by copying your ad. Can't he come up with anything original? When will the media hold him accountable? I guess I will do the media's job here:
- He was never faced with a vote on the Iraq war, so it is easy to say he was against it; I was against the war too, but that was just my opinion–not a binding vote in the US Senate
- He was absent in his duties as committee chair in the US Senate.
- He only voted present on tough issues in the State Senate
- He borrows (steals) other people's words and uses them as his own
- His wife has never been proud of our country in her adult life
- He was too busy to attend the State of the Black Union in New Orleans once he had black people's vote there. Too busy? Yeah, right!
- He now wants to go back on his word on campaign finance since he is raising so much money
- He injects race into the campaign and pretends that someone else did it
- He claims to be against NAFTA but when pressed, said that he would not get rid of it (because he knows that the world is moving too fast to keep us closed in)
- Finally, he is just about himself
Hillary, never give up and you will win this!!! The true Obama will soon be revealed.
hilary is ready to do anything .ANYTHING-SHAME ON YOU BILLARY
she keep talking about experience,which one?when she was in the white house as a first lady or bexperience from her age.Experience without a good judgment is nothing.
A good president should have his/her head on her should not the opposite.you can see that she is desperate.
You can't tell me that there is a difference in taking a stance against something and voting against something. If you follow your values and what's best for the country, it shouldn't matter if you have to vote or not. Whatever you believe should translate into the way you vote. It is a little known fact (by some), but every senator misses out on voting. Rather it be for personal or other reasons, they miss days of work too ya know. At least this is not personal. It is a good CLEAN political move.
America 08
I Hope that America is ready for positive CHANGE!!! We've been down Clinton Lane and Bush Cirlce and it has gotten us in a rut.
Make calls, Donate! Let's win Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island on Tuesday, March 4th --
OBAMA For AMERICA
If campaign strategy is an indicator of the character of the decisions and judgements of what a president should be like, Hillary really misses the mark.
From Day One:
__She boasts her role as First Lady as credentials for running this country, but has never disclosed her First Lady documents from the White House so that voters could be informed for themselves.
__She boasts being so experienced, yet the very execution of her campaign has been below-the-belt, non-disclosurist, and aimless strategy making that arrogantly underestimates her opponents.
__She claims Obama missing in action, when in fact, ALL of the presidential candidates have been Missing in Action, while globe trotting for votes, including Hillary herself.
__She claims she is tried and tested, yet the "inexperienced" Obama gets right under her skin like nothing, bubbling up her multiple personalities like nothing.... just by being himself.
__She complains about adverse media coverage, yet is actually the one who INITIATES negativity: Obama only won SC because he's black, which alienated black voters that were in her corner; plagerism charges that not only turned out to be false, but that she turned right around and actually did herself in her heralded debate closing statement; chides Obama for NAFTA mailers, yet she has sent mailers and TV ads out against him, etc.
__She claims her GENDER entitles her to the woman's, another arrogant play.
Obama gets positive coverage, because he's running a positive campaign, while she isn't.
If in broad day light she couldn't use her judgement right but went ahead and ethusiastically voted for a wrong war, what can one expect from her at 3:00 a.m.? Or she never sleeps? Look, in a broad day light when her brain was alert, and she had enough time to think things over but still went ahead to cast her vote for a wrong war, what would she do at 3:00 a.m. when she'sbeen snoring but had to act in a spur of the moment? Would she not automatically punch the nuclear buttom and destroy many American cities?
Can somebody who happily voted for a wrong war be trust with a nuclear button?
The "If I knew then what we know now" excuse is too lame. After so-called 35 years of "experience" one would expect that she's seasoned enough to read between the lines and can never be manipulated by a Texan cowboy. The "If I knew then what we know now" means there are so many things now she doesn't have a clue about now. But street people can easily figure them out. Folks in the streets knew better and protested against the war but 35 years "experience" said yes to war.
America needs a smart person for president – definitely NOT Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Let's keep in mind that Barack's job as a senator is not to be campaigning for another position. That's like saying my job is to try and get a new job in my company all day long. He's getting paid to be a senator, and is getting a paycheck from taxpayers not to do his job. I want him fired. I'm sorry but being influential in our national security or making pretty speeches.... what helps our country more?
Anytime Obama is even mildly criticized his supporters fall into a frenzy. Meanwhile, Hillary is attacked and vilified relentlessly by the press and media. The independents and the Republicans are voting in the primaries for Obama - not out of support for Obama, but because they know HIllary is the more formidable opponent. If they can defeat her now, the White House will go to the Republicans.
Having lived on the South Side of Chicago for twelve years, I can tell you that Obama is all talk and no action.
I just wish everyone would get off thier high horse and just let Clinton get into the Presedents seat and Obama to get vice because I would bet my life on that she has more experience due to her husband and like they say behind every good man there is a better women behind him. she probley did all the work behind closed doors.
everybody must vote for obama , calling 3: 00 am i know who will answer bill not you
LOL, I love how all the Hillary supporters ask for CNN not to delete their posts and it always shows up anyway. Like they have been trying for 10 years and lost all hope. LMAO... it was most likely your first post! And this is from the same people that is many of the same posts that say Obama supporters are crying... lololol. Well, if your HRC can cry for votes whats to say her supporters can not too.
Here is a news flash, media is a compary and companies are in it to make money... that is kind of the point! Major media companies are just given the people what they want, Obama. He is outselling Hillary by big margins. Just look at the rallies they each gather as proof. Dont get made at me because I most likely wont vote for either one of these two, but I do find this to be pretty funny. Dems do it this to themselves EVERY time.
Oh, I almost forgot... "CNN please dont moderate this! "
Don't get too excited about Hillary Clinton taking the Hispanic Vote. She is not getting one vote from this family. Although I did vote for Bill, her style is not for me or my family. We do have political discussions and the end result is the same. She is too tied into the same old stuff just a different face.
Obama will lead us to a promising future. If not, we'll look for someone else to support after the first four years.
FINALLY !!!!! SOMEONE ASKED WHAT I'VE BEEN ASKING ALL ALONG. I HAVE TRIED TO DO RESEARCH, ON ANY BILL, LAW, OR MOTION OBAMA HAS EVER, EITHER PROPOSED OR BEEN A PARTY TO BY WRITING IT UP FOR A VOTE. I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. NOW, I KNOW WHY I COULDN'T BECAUSE HE HAS NOT EVER DONE ANYTHING. GOOD POINT ABOUT HIS NON VOTE ON THE IRAQ WAR. IF HE WAS THERE, HE WOULD HAVE VOTED YES TOO. HE HAS VOTED WITH THE MAJORITY ON ANY ISSUES NOW CONCERNING BUDGETING THE WAR. I DID NOT SEE HIM STANDING UP IN THE SENATE AND SAYING "NO!!! I REFUSE TO LET YOU HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO KEEP US IN IRAQ. " MAYBE, SOMEONE CAN CHECK ON THIS. I AM SURE CLINTON SAID NO TO ANY MORE MONEY GOING TO IRAQ.
OH AND AS FOR A DIRTY OR CLEAN CAMPAIGN. I AM SO GLAD THAT SOMEONE IS FINALLY LETTING THE AMERICAN KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW. TO MAKE AN "EDUCATED" DECISION AND NOT VOTE FOR SOMEONE, JUST BECAUSE HE LOOKS GOOD IN A SUIT AND TIE, AND CAN DELIVER A GOOD SERMON, LIKE MY PASTOR DOES ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.
Ok I get it – I'm going to vote for the candidate with the most experience. John McCain – check. I guess that is what HRC supporters want, so thank you.
Hillary when you answer the phone will you tell everybody that Bush is smarter than you? How dumb do you have to be to let Bush outsmart you? Is this woman even intelligent? Come on George Bush. I get it Bill will speak to other world leaders for her so she's not "tricked" again. I get it now.
Questions: How many years of experience does Cheney, Rumsfield, Ashcroft, McCain, and all the other Nixon spinoff's have, and where has this experience led us? Experience is nothing to greatness. Look at all the experienced people who ran Enron, the subrpime mortgage lending,..you name any disaster and I can point out a very experience person who ran it.
I know this won't get posted.
Did Hillary's experience help her with her campaign? What a joke that has been! What has she even accomplished as a senator? She is against NAFTA but votes for it.
Wake up people! We a are in the midst of a movement! The type of rare movement that energizes the heart and soul of the True American People! Let's face it...either of the Democratic candidates would be an upgrade to the current administration. We have been lied to and watched our fellow countrymen and tax dollars be thrown at an unnecessary war all in the name of big $$$$ for the privileged few.
We have an opportunity to start moving away form the rich and powerful special interest groups that have dominated political agendas and led us down the wrong path politically, economically, environmentally, etc. Our current mess is transparent to the international community and and hatred for America is at an all time high! We need someone with the vision to get our policies on the right track and the leadership skills to unite and energize people into a movement for change. There's only one candidate that can do that....OBAMA!!!!
cnn i hope you mention this if obama wins , the clinton gave life to the demogratic party after so many loses to the republican . you became a party because of then during those 8 years ,since 1968 and 11 election you got times into the white house ,and 2 where because of the clinton and now they are been betrade by many of there own , i know the dem will pay a price for this and that will be with obama ....
Look above COMMENTS. All the Obama supporters are hate Hillary, but all the Hillary supporters are like Hillary more than Obama. If all the Hillary supoters hate Obama, even Obama win the nominee, Can he win the general election without Hillary supporters? Use your brain to think(not just hope, not just deam), use your brain to act(not to hate), vote the best candidate for your party, for your country.
15 years, Hillary work so hard for the universal health care, when Obama have a health care plan? If Obama like Hillary Universal health care plan(he said on national TV) , why he send dirty mail to votes?
Question for all the Obama supporters, " Do you believe Obama will do whatever ha said?", I believe Hillary will do whatever she said.
HILLARY 08
Lizette the only one that is missing any brain power is the fools voting for Obama. GO...HILLARY jean