Clinton faults Obama for dismissing her plans
INDIANAPOLIS -- In a direct appeal to voters' pocketbooks, Hillary Clinton is up with a new ad in Indiana and North Carolina today that tries to cast Barack Obama as a foot-dragger on the economy. The ad cites his opposition to two domestic proposals Clinton has made in the primary campaign: a temporary freeze on mortgage foreclosures, and a gas tax holiday this summer.
"The economy's in trouble," the ad's announcer says. "When the housing crisis broke, Hillary Clinton called for action: a freeze on foreclosures. Barack Obama said no. Now, gas prices are skyrocketing, and she's ready to act again ... Barack Obama says no, again."
"People are hurting," the narrator concludes. "It's time for a president who's ready to take action now."
Nevermind that some independent analysts have questioned Clinton's approach on both issues, saying that her proposed moratorium on foreclosures, for example, could further damage the housing market. Or that Obama has proposed his own remedies for both the mortgage crisis and record gas prices. Clinton merely hopes voters will see her as the candidate offering tangible solutions.
UPDATE: The Obama campaign accused Clinton's of more misleading "Washington-style attack ads."
"In election after election, Hoosiers have rejected negative, attack politics," Indiana State House Majority Leader Russ Stilwell said in a statement provided by the Obama camp. "Indiana families are hurting, and they're desperate to hear the candidates’ positive vision for doing something about their pain. If we don’t break free from the old politics, we’ll never be able to pass new solutions."



Why is she always scolding everybody? Anybody who wants to spend the next four years being scolded...Vote for Her.
Let"s hope that the best candidate, Hillary Clinton, prevails.
Hillary 08!
Let's ask her to explain "Peter Paul".
Pander Princess: A Freeze on Foreclosures / Morgage Interest Rates / Gas Holiday does nothing or worse. Any Economist will tell you that the first two have never worked at any time in History and in most cases made the situation far worse. The last does nothing but slow the work on our Infrastucture, which is falling apart, and cause 300,000 temporary Construction Job loses. Where are the long term plans - this is pure Pandering !
Hillary 08!!!!
As usual, Clinton is pandering to the under-educated. She realizes that these people who support her do not have the intelligence or motivation to do their own research on her claims and proposals. They would rather let someone else do their work, as long as they seem to be getting something without putting forth their own effort. She is a compulsive liar, as indicated by many examples too numerous to list at this time. These are simply more falsehoods that she hopes her supporters will believe on faith. However, anyone with faith in Clinton will believe whatever she says.
if Hillary wins, i'll vote for Nader
It is time to take RIGHT action on our situation. (Right action gets right results) and every action has it's own reward. Unless you are happy with the way things are going, we need to settle down and get it right. As young as Obama is, I see him as very much on target. But he will need all of our help to turn this thing around.
She will promise anything, to get a vote. She will scare everyone, to get a vote. She will deliver nothing, and blame it on others. Same old washington games. I want something different!
A freeze on foreclosures... thats a good one.
Let's go ahead a put a freeze on layoffs, poverty and hunger.
Let's also promise sunny days for the rest of the year while we are at it.
O come on, let's get real! let's put a freeze on pandering and BS. How low will Hillary go!
Let’s see:
Obama leads by so many pledged delegates it is impossible for HRC to catch up. He has to loose all remaining contests by 40 points for her to overtake him in pledged delegates. Her fuzzy math attempts to recalculate the popular vote won’t help.
More superdelegates have announced their support for Obama after her 9 point win in PA than for HRC.
Obama announced his plan for a 50 state investment in voter registration and joint fund raising with the DNC, aiding all Democrats running in November and leaving no state behind. HRC has not. She does not have the money or the support.
She only wants debates and because she can’t get her message out due to mismanagement of campaign funds and lack of support from grass roots voters. Shows her desperation.
Obama has the real forward thinking ideas. They have been up on his web site for months.
Who has the real momentum in this race?
Hillary and the Pander Bear Express...No Thanks in '08! Is America ready for a real leader in Barack Obama? It should be.
White collar voters will support Hillary, too. Keep going Mrs. Clinton!
mr obama always flaunts his judgment. this instance means his judgment is flawed. after 20 years on sitting wright preach to him, he only now knows the hatred his pastor has against america. and now, when his recent polls are in free fall and his candidacy in deep trouble. he is indeed a typical politician as wright said. and obama is trying to mislead voters that he is changing politics. maybe its true. changing it for the worst through deception. obama, did not distance himself with wright until he felt that his campaign is hurting from what his beloved pastor's rhetoric is doing to his campaign. now, obam have changed his judgment to disown wright. conclusion: barack obama has flawed and bad judgment. ayers, rezco, bitter comment next.
let me get this right cheaper gas for a day..then what....freeze on foreclosures...then what the citizen's of this country expect to hear real solutions, not pandering for votes. with all this race baiting and meaningless distractions put out by the so called experienced ones a sincere person has no time to get his message out. and by the way isn't it these so called experienced ones who have this country in the mess it is currently in
Yes, those that lack critical thinking skills...or hell even critical listening skills repeat the batshit crazy ideas that Clinton has. Not one expert agrees that the gas tax moratorium is a good idea. Yet, Hillary and McCain continue to spew pander bullshit to stupid people.
"Here...Here's $35...vote for me!"
It is kinda sad how many people can still be taken in by empty rhetoric like
Clinton's. Apparently Obama once voted for a similar gas
tax proposal at the state level. It brought minimal benefits to the folks in Illinois
and caused a lot of financial problems for the state. So when it came up to be
made permanent, he rejected it, as did the majority of the rest of the Illinois
legislature.
What's troubling about Hillary promising everything but the kitchen sink wherever she goes [and in my opinion having not the SLIGHTEST intention of following through on any of it if she would succeed in forcing herself into office] is that
she is so superficially false. The kind of person typified by the old expression
'if he/she told me it was snowing outside in January I'd want to check'.
You know folks, if HC 'shared the pain', could someone explain to me why these
steps weren't taken in her role as a Senator long ago? Apparently the need for a summer moratorium on the gasoline tax has just occurred to her between the
Pennsylvania primary and the next set of primaries? C'mon, folks in Indiana
and North Carolina - please don't drink the coolaid.
I guess I am one of those uneducated who is supporting Hillary...
Problem with your theory is I am a Hedge Fund Manager who falls into the Top one percent in terms of income and assets. I will debate you on the merits of Hillary's housing plan any time. Nice that you are sporting such a superior attitude Joseph S.
Unless Hillary is running for Supreme Dictator of the United States, these lofty promises of hers have zero chance of passing anyway. As many have pointed out already, politics is the art of compromise (see: political gridlock in Massachusetts), and simply declaring "I will freeze foreclosures" or "I will impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies" or "I will give healthcare to every American" doesn't make it so.
Ironically, I think it's Hillary Clinton who's "all talk."
If Hillary really believes in the Gas Tax Holiday, why isn't she going back to Washington to sponsor a bill? The answers? First off, she knows nobody in congress will take it seriously and it would expose how ludicrous an idea it actually is. Second, even if it had enough support to be taken seriously, by the time it could be passed and executed, the vacation season would be half over. Thirdly, the tax is paid by the oil companies so it does not mean the price at the pump will go down one penny and once again the idiocy of this idea would be exposed. It will simply increase their profits.
Do not be played like a fool and bite into this political garbage. Economist are practically 100% agreed that it will not help with prices at the pump. If you choose to ignore that then you deserve what you get. Just don't make the rest of us pay for your stubborn ignorance.
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