Clinton ad stresses toughness
Hillary Clinton's new primary-eve TV ad in Pennsylvania stresses her argument that she -- and not Barack Obama -- is tough enough for the White House.
"It’s the toughest job in the world," the announcer says, as images of the 1929 stock market crash, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Pearl Harbor appear on the screen, followed by more recent scenes of Osama bin Laden and Hurricane Katrina.
"You need to be ready for anything -- especially now, with two wars, oil prices skyrocketing, and an economy in crisis," the narrator continues, with scenes of US soldiers, gas pumps, and foreclosure signs. "Harry Truman said it best – if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
"Who do you think has what it takes?" the announcer concludes. The final scene is of a Clinton campaign rally with a supporter holding up two signs that declare: "Hillary" and "Ready."
UPDATE: The Obama campaign accused Clinton of fearmongering with the ad.
“When Senator Clinton voted with President Bush to authorize the war in Iraq, she made a tragically bad decision that diverted our military from the terrorists who attacked us, and allowed Osama bin Laden to escape and regenerate his terrorist network. It's ironic that she would borrow the President's tactics in her own campaign and invoke bin Laden to score political points. We already have a President who plays the politics of fear, and we don't need another,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement.
Obama's camp also sent out a 2004 quote from former president Bill Clinton:
“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. That's the best.”
This is some great stuff! I love how the woman is tougher than the guy. Really flipping around gender. Cool.
So why is she? 8 years as first lady? However many years it was as wife of a Governor in Arkansas? I don't buy it...she's got as much ELECTED experience as Obama, and far less than McCain.
Toughness. Does she have amnesia?
"I get all the first questions"
"they pcik on me because I'm a girl"
Toughness indeed...try blind destructive ambitious arrogance....not toughness. 2 different things.
Love how Bill Clinton's being quoted.
It's true: Clinton has been invoking not just 911 and Pearl Harbor but more consistently the "Republican attack machine" to scare Democrats, inflating John McCain beyond proportion as the formidable candidate only she can win against. In effect making this contest about the Republicans, or Republican dirty politics, rather than the issues or the American people.
Obama should call her out on this warped vision of reality.
I have a few letters for Hillary from the alphabet President L—I---A---R
People are leaving her camp (mostly her own) because of her Ughh…despicable, overt, polarizing and victimizing gender card. Obama’s ahead in popular votes and delegates; and most people like him.
This the impossible dream.
Or is a nightmare?
We don't need someone "tough" who backs everyone into a corner until she gets her way; we need someone who will work with others to bring our country together. We need someone flexible and willing to negotiate, not a playground bully who will lie or say anything to get her way.
Experience means little when character is lacking.
She's confusing toughness with a willingness to sink to any level to win. She reminds me of Bernard Hopkin's strategy against Calzaghe, going for the head butt, holding Joe's right arm, then crying foul when a glove brushed his crotch while he was holding his opponents head down. Bernie threw fewer, landed fewer, wasn't the aggressor yet whined that he was robbed when the judges ruled that Calzaghe had won. I expect no less from Hill
I expect this garbage from Republican swiftboaters and fearmongers, not from my own party. Hillary, have you no shame? Don't bother to reply, I know the answer: no, you do not. She should pull her candidacy immediately as an apology to the voters.
Hillary has the same mileage of experience? You got to be kidding me. Hillary has been in the political sidelines already while Obama was just rolling weeds.
Hahaha I am dying to see what kind of a loser face Obama will show on Tuesday night.
All you intelligent Obama supporters voting for 'CHANGE' do you have a list specific changes he is proposing to you. If you have a list can you please publish it for me or is it just the word ‘CHANGE’ that impresses you. You all know that change can be good change and also can be bad change.
So here is what I think: as President he probably will spread the same teachings that he received from his Pastor. His Pastor was his mentor and advisor for 20 long years and you can not erase your mentor and advisors’s teachings which are instilled in you for 20 years although controversial in just few months, they will stay with you forever. Obama has proved that again and again by not denouncing his Pastor and also supporting the church by donating money and his time.
Next, he will appoint people with qualities like Rezko, Ayers and Wright in his cabinet. Because with his associations you can tell what traits in a person attract him.
And next, his arrogant personality will persuade him to make speeches where he will make remarks like ‘bitter Americans’ or like his wife’s remarks ‘proud of America now’ and demean people.
And lastly, spending money donated by people like water on primary elections. He is actually buying people’s votes. If he is that good then why is wasting money and buying voters? He should win the primaries without spending any money.
Nisha,
Start here. http://www.barackobama.com/issues/
I don't understand how people can rant when they don't even look for information. Lame ignoramuses.
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/economy/
Stop your negative attacks. They just won't work. Good to see you can follow directions though, directions of a deceitful woman (HRC).
Hillary's experience:
Maintained pro-war position until she announced her candidacy for president. Maintained pro-NAFTA position until she announced her candidacy for president.
Maintained pro-Bush position until she announced her candidacy for president.
She still maintains a pro-corporate climate, even protecting a pro-corporate media.
She even chooses Fox over any of the other news networks.
Come on, guys. Wake up. Hillary is part of the problem - not the solution.
Did the ad mention the 15 million the Clintons received from the Emir of Dubai over the past ten years?
Oh I like this quote "Hillary has been in the political sidelines", yup its true, and unfortunately she did not stay there.
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