Democrats gang up on Clinton
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- October
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The advance billing on tonight’s debate among candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination was that Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and others trailing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the polls would gang up on the New York senator.
The first two questions during the two-hour session broadcast on MSNBC from Drexel University in Philadelphia asked Obama and Edwards about that.
Obama pointed to Clinton’s shifting positions on issues such as the war in Iraq and the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Edwards was questioned about his earlier statement that Clinton is engaging in double talk on Iran. Edwards seemed off balance by the opening question, but a few minutes later he dug in and accused Clinton of votingd in favor of a Senate resolution that could have been written by the “neocons’’ (neo-conservatives), one that “literally gave Bush and Cheney everything they wanted.’’ Edwards said a lot of the Democrats on the stage “have learned the hard way’’ that “if you give this president an inch, he will take a mile.’’
Clinton minimized the distinctions. “Everybody up here agrees that President Bush has made a total mess’’ with respect to Iran, Clinton said.
As to why she voted for the Senate amendment designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, Clinton termed it a non-binding resolution and pat of her effort to support a middle ground between going to war and doing nothing.
“I am not in favor of doing nothing,’’ she said, adding, “I prefer vigorous diplomacy and I happen to think sanctions are part of vigorous diplomacy.’’
When NBC newsman Tim Russert asked the candidates if they would pledge to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Obama short-circuited the polling after Clinton and Edwards answered by giving his assurance all the Democrats would.
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Just like a woman always remembers the past and never looks to the future. Has she not known the George W Bush Administration is serving their last term? In addition, there is no replacement so far in either camp. However, she cannot be as anxious to rid DC of GWB, as America was to see the Clinton gang leave the White House. Hmmm much like the Clampetts left Hollywood.
re: “However, she cannot be as anxious to rid DC of GWB, as America was to see the Clinton gang leave the White House.”
That’s a bunch of baloney. When the Clintons left the White House, 70% of the nation thought we were going to the right direction. Today, 70% of the nation thinks we’re going in the WRONG direction.
Bill Clinton’s job approval rating remains at 65%, while GWB’s has plummetted into the high 20’s and low 30’s.
So, contrary to your opinion, most of us would give anything to get rid of GWB, and the vast majority of Americans were NOT anxious to get rid of President Clinton.
You sound like a… wait, let me guess… Loyal Bushie Clinton Hater? I thought I recognized the species. They express their own narrowminded and uninformed opinions as facts.
Jen:
“Bill Clinton’s job approval rating remains at 65%, while GWB’s has plummetted into the high 20’s and low 30’s.
So, contrary to your opinion, most of us would give anything to get rid of GWB, and the vast majority of Americans were NOT anxious to get rid of President Clinton.”
And that is really the myth…
What it really shows is that the Democrats
are very happy with a sleazy Clinton, of either
gender. Figures.