Clinton: I'm one of you
Hillary Clinton greets supporters Monday at the Scranton Cultural Center in Scranton, Pa. (Joe Raedle / Getty)
SCRANTON, Pa. -- On the eve of tomorrow's make-or-break Pennsylvania primary, Hillary Clinton came to her ancestral home of Scranton this morning armed not with a stump speech, but with a simple declaration: I understand you, because I'm one of you.
As she tries to maintain her Keystone State edge over Barack Obama, Clinton, whose father's family is from here, is making every effort to show she hails from small-town, middle-American stock. Recalling childhoods spent in the area, she said she learned "the kind of common-sense values that matter here in Pennsylvania and across America."
"We cared about our families, we cared about our faith," said Clinton, who was interrupted several times by chants like "Hillary! Hillary!" and "Madam President! Madam President!" "We believed in working hard. And we had an abiding faith in our country, an abiding faith that never ever quit."
She never mentioned Obama by name, but in this and other aspects of her speech -- more like an address to a pep rally -- Clinton tried to portray her rival as out-of-touch with America. (Obama's recent comments about "bitter" small-town voters hung in the air like humidity.)
Clinton also issued an implicit warning about voting for Obama, saying, "I don't want you to take a leap of faith," or rely on "guesswork" about what the next president will do. "We've had enough of that," she said, alluding to President Bush.
And she mocked one of Obama's signature lines by saying: "Some people say 'Yes we can,' but that doesn't mean you will. I believe we will."
Hillary Clinton is the one I want fighting for me. She's experienced and tough and knows the way to get things accomplished. Why in the world would the Dems want an inexperienced person for this job. What are his credentials? What does he bring to the table besides promises. I hope by a miracle Hillary wins because I am so angry at the "left" of my party, I am in a quandry what to do. I pray for that miracle every day.
If Hillary had been born on a boat, would she claim to be one with fisherman? With the multi-multi millions the Clinton's have earned since leaving the white house, its hard to make sense of her claims to being one of the masses.
Obama is our Savior! Obama, Ayers, and reverend Wright are RIGHT! God D*** america. Now is the time for all bigoted, small town "typical white people" from pennsylvannia to make Michelle proud and vote for her husband. Stop buying guns and start paying reparation for us of kkk's evil history of slavery and repression!
Im one of you???
Why, is an average american an ivy league educated lawyer, spouse of an ex-president and a multi-millionare? If yes, then ya, shes exactly like your average citizen.
This is racism at its most insidious. What she is really saying is "I am white." Why doesn't the press acknowledge this? If Barack Obama went to a town in South Carolina and said to a black audience, "I am one of you," you would be all over it as signs he is "just the black candidate."
Revolting.
Hillary is a wacko! She is about as small town as Donald Trump! I am a small town American, and I know one thing... she will never have my vote!
Can there be anything more laughable than millionaire Republican-in-disguise Hillary trying to convince people that she's one of them? Indeed, there's no reason to guess what she'll do - she'll vote the GOP line half the time while telling us she puts the D in Democrat. Blue Dog Dems are as responsible for the mess this country is in as the Republicans are. Why should they be rewarded with the presidency?
If there is a major loss tomorrow, she will simply say, once again, "So? Pennsylvania didn't matter, anyway. What matters more now is Oregon!"
Vote Hillary!
Yeah right Hilary.
Please! The Clintons who have amassed $109Million since leaving office due to their celebrity status and cronyism-these people are like average joe in Scranton-the word "chutzpah" doesn't do it justice-meglomania is more appropriate!
Hillary can't win, and Obama won't win. How sad. Salon.com has a great article about what haunts the Democrats.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/04/21/mcgovern_hart/
hillary should be president it would be a shame for that phoney obama to get it would not vote for him
I am one of you is accurate if all these folks in Scranton are liars, have a net worth over 100 million dollars raised from influence peddling and don't mind our spouses from cheating if they can help us get to a position of power, your child works for a hedge fund that is a contributor to your campaign. If you can string these faults together then Yes Hillary is one of you. If you are honest, work for your wages, have a moral compass and your child actually has a job that they have to attend and work at then NO She is not one of you. I have an abiding faith in my country and fought for it in Vietnam, my son fought in Iraq and just recently returned from his fourth stop loss and I will never get behind anyone who voted for the war in Iraq without reading the intelligence reports so she could look like a hawk in this election. she will not admit to this or any other mistake and over 5000 of our kids are dead for no WMDs, No Al Qaeda ties etc.. I am from TEXAS which Barack Obama won and pray that Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Indiana plus any other remaining contests see the light and the truth and vote for integrity,morals, family values, change we can believe in.
Yes, she's one of us. I'm making $30,000 a year and she's making millions.
What a fake she is!
PA: save the Democratic Party. And save America's image abroad. Fight for jobs and a better USA. GET RID OF CLINTON NOW so that Sen. Obama can focus on his campaign against the Republicans.
Mc.Cain and Clinton are ganging up against Sen. Obama. Guess what. McCain knows he can't win against him.
Howard Dean, John Kerry andTed kennedy have a secret that needs blown wide open. They saw an opportunity to keep Hillary out of the Big House. They have 1 thing in common all three ran and lost. Thay cannot handle the idea of a women besting them. They decided to back Obama and do everything they can to not count Florida and Michigan until they are sure their canidate won. They know everyone likes to vote for a winner. They have played the media into falling into a love fest for Obama at the expense of the party. They figured they could plant seeds that the cause of the problems was race based and gender without appearing to cause the riff. Howard Dean and Obama need to count the votes in Florida and Michigan now and not play hardball with the Clintons. Senator Kerry and Senator Kennedy had a closed door meeting with 3 women of substancial power in Massechutes last weekend. They discussed the situation and are demanding the votes be counted now. Kerry says he will look into the matter. Words are just words actions are what speaks. These three men will hand the fall election to McCain by the way they have conducted themselves. We are not all as stupid as they would like to think. Even President Bush spoke Friday about elections and every vote cast counted. That is what democracey is about. Do we live in the land of the free or are we all puppets to be toyed with like they have done to Obama?
Stand up for the rights of others and demand the votes be counted today. I call for the impeachment of Howard Dean from the leadership of the Democratic Party!
Super Delegates don't be fooled by the polls Obama cannot beat McCain.
"I am one of you"- Am I the only one in the country that doesn't want a president that is one of me??? I have no business running the country. I want someone who is better than me in every regard.
Platitudes! She says nothing. Clinton just cares about power. She is in bed with corporate america. Dont trust her PA!
I can think of about 109 million reasons she's not "one of them."
Does Hillary own a Skirt or Dress?
Everyone remembers when Hillay said that John McCain could beat Obama in the general election. Now if that is not a glaring endorsement for the Republican candidate ..... what is ? People remember this and see it as another nail in her coffin.... she is so quick to respond that she must suffer from dementia, because she can't remember what she said. To be a really good liar you have to remember everything that you say.... Hillary is not a good liar, she is just a compulsive liar.
HAAAAAAA!! One of us????? I don't think people will go for that one. Please!
Senator Hillary Clinton is all about quoting Truman these past few days: "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen."
I hope and pray that you can stand the heat, Hillary, because the thing I want most in this world is for you to go back where you belong. The kitchen.
Hillary Clinton makes me gag. The thought of her becoming president is a most frightful one.
I am one of the voters she is counting on. MWF, 49 yrs. old. College educated with an income of over $300,000/yr.
I am a registered Independant, and don't know who I will vote for come November. Once again, it will likely be a vote for the lesser of two evils.
One of us? Shes the one whos an elitist. She told her husband to "screw en" refering to th blue collar workers. She pushed NAFTA which lead to American job losses. dont believe me? heres the ABC news link.
Clinton on Working-Class Southerners, circa 1995: "Screw 'em"
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/clinton-on-work.html
It would be nice if she imbued being a down to earth midwesterner rather than declaring and coloring herself with it.
So, let's get this straight. She is one of the Illinois folks, she's a New Yorker, let's not forget her second home Texas, and there is Arkansas. Now she is a Pennsylvanian? Stop the pandering. How many places will she call home? I guess she probably spent some time in Indiana driving between her homes of PA, Ohio and Illinois so I am sure she will call Indy her 6 or 7th home. Hill, will say anything to get elected.
It's sad when the only fight left is to capitalize off of fabricated assumptions that both Clinton and Obama supporters believe to be a bunch of nothing. To change up in front of others because of fear of rejection, that is "out of touch". Clinton is also a supporter of the phrase, "Yes, we can." Now, she says, "I believe we will." Will what? Be united? Common sense points to the striking unlikelihood of that dream happening in the near future. But progress can be made, and will be made if the focus is truly on uniting America, not being the first "___ president".
She is one of us????? Is shecalling all of us liers? Nice try Hittlery!
GO Obama!
> to her ancestral home of Scranton this morning armed not with a stump speech,
>but with a simple declaration:I understand you, because I'm one of you.
And in the next line from Evita, pointing to "Slick Willie,"
If not, how could he love me?
That's what the Clintons have been running as, Juan and Eva Peron. The real question remains, can they, like their historical-dramatized Argentine counterparts "simply seduce the Country?" Time will tell.
Don't cry for me Estados Unidos...
YOU AND wILLIE BLEW $30 MILLION OF YOUR "O W N" DOLLARS ON THIS B.S. CAMPAIGN AND YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO TRY TO ACT LIKE A 'HUMAN BEING'???
ROT IN HELL BEACH,
* YOU HAVE NEVER WORKED A DAY IN YOUR LIFE!
* YOU HAVE "NEVER' WANTED FOR ANYTHING!
* YOU HAVE "NEVER" WORRIED ABOUT PAYING BILLS!
* YOU HAVE "NEVER" BEEN FINANCIALLY LOST!
YOU BELONG TO 'SATAN' = C YA
These candidates are acting like children by playing a juvenile game of one-ups manship. One candidate has trouble explaining his past associations while the other can't seem to remember factual occurences. This presidental race has taken on the aura of a WWF competition, without the intellectual significance or class. I am truly disturbed that the American public is led by the media to a deep consternation of whether or not Obama wears a flag lapel pin or why Clinton wears pant suits. I have to ask myself if I want any of the candidates directing this country through a very dangerous future especially in the light of a congress that appears to be asleep at the wheel except when awakened by the smell of fresh pork.
Oh sure, she's one of you. She and her husband earned more in the last seven years than many working class PA families will earn in a decade, but she's one of you.
She smears Obama for merely serving on the same board as a former Weatherman while as a law student, she deliberately sought out the most radical left and self-avowed Communist law firm in the Bay Area for an internship, a law firm representing Black Panthers Huey Newton and Angela Davis among others (google Clinton and Treuhaft Law Firm).
She smears Obama for serving on a community-oriented board with Ayres while she served on the board at Walmart, and was complicit in Walmart's anti-worker policies and sometimes illegal practices. But she's one of you.
Yeah right.
It's sad when the only fight left is to capitalize off of fabricated assumptions that both Clinton and Obama supporters believe to be a bunch of nothing. To change up in front of others because of fear of rejection, that is "out of touch". It is not about the candidate, it is about what path will they really follow' and how they will impact America. Clinton is also a supporter of the phrase, "Yes, we can." Now, she says, "I believe we will." Will what? Be united? Common sense points to the striking unlikelihood of that dream happening in the near future. But progress can be made, and will be made if the focus is truly on uniting America, not being the first "___ president".
Live my life and work my hours and feel my daily stress of hoping the economy doesnt suck my job under the bridge like rushing water."Billary" will never want, nor ever worry about money with her millions, she has life time security protection from her hsubands run, the best doctors and care for whatever might ale her,which shelters her in such a way that our lives do not ,can not, and will not ever compare.
One Clinton already lied to America and got impeached (and acts like it never happened), dont vote for that crap again.
Everyone remembers when she said that John McCain could beat Obama in the general election. Now if that is not a glaring endorsement for the Republican candidate ..... what is ? People remember this and see it as another nail in her coffin.... she is so quick to respond that she must suffer from dementia, because she can't remember what she said. To be a really good liar you have to remember everything that you say.... Hillary is not a good liar, she is just a compulsive liar.
This "I'm one of you" business wherever she goes is not only absurd, but frankly, insulting. The longer she stays in, the more embarrassing her blue-collar pandering becomes. What's next? In the ring at the WWF? Indeed she has sacrificed many things to get the the verge of the nomination (including her commitment to keeping her daughter out of her parents' politics), but we all lose when she adds her dignity to that list. It's time for a leader we can respect.
She is one of us???What does Clinton of the rising price of food? Whether to pay your mortgage payment or your heat bill? They made $109M in 5 years!!! I make good money but these are the issues I have.
The Clinton's made over 20 Mil. last year and paid less than 20% in taxes. I maid less than 60 thousand and paid more than 20% in taxes. Hillary will say or do anything to get elected then it's the same old politics as before. Do you really thing she is a shot and a beer kind of person, I am sure she does this on Friday nights all the time.
Yep, at this very moment Hillary is hanging some clothes out to dry on the line, clipping some "50 cents off any hungry man dinner " coupons from the sav-a-lot mailer, and hoping she'll have enough time to renew her license at the dmv before picking up the kids from school and shooting over to Uncle Rudy's 75th birthday party at the local Ponderosa.
Senator Clinton, of the $109 million dollars in income is 7 years, is no more one of us than any other elist millionaire.
Plus, her "mis-speaking" about Bosnia is called a lie by "us." But, Senator Clinton can't grasp that simple concept of truth.
Obama '08.
I made $109,000,000 bucks...
But, I'm one of you!
I can't even run my campaign's budget (in the red).
But I can run the "guv-ment" !
LOL!
Game over, take your Penn. primary win and then pack it in!
My mother was from Scranton, the daughter of a coal miner.
And I can tell you, Hillary Clinton is not "One of us".
She doesn't have the slightest idea of what it means to be always scrapping by and just wanting to make ends meet.
The further away from poverty a person is the farther away they are from understanding "Us".
Clinton would not be a senator if her husband was not a former president. People continuously compare Obama's race to Clinton's gender, but the fact is that Clinton has in no way had to work as hard as Obama to get where she is today. Without Bill Clinton, she would not even be a blip on the radar.
Her quote, "Some people say 'Yes we can,' but that doesn't mean you will. I believe we will," is essentially saying the same statement as Obama with different words. Instead of constantly playing off your oppopent, how about you come up with a good idea on your own? She may believe she "will," but I wholeheartedly believe that if is she is elected president, we are in for another four years of lackluster politics and poor foreign policy decisions.
Democrats, while you’re out there fighting over Clinton and Obama, Senator John McCain is gaining respect due to the fact that he’s focusing on issues, and solutions to issues facing American.
According to Senator Hillary Clinton, their dirty laundry will look better hanging outside on the Whitehouse clothesline!
McCain
1. Keating Five in late 80’s and early 90’s, after a lengthy investigation, it was decided McCain had only been minimally involved in the sandal.
2.Cindy McCain stole drugs from her own nonprofit medical relief organization due to her addiction to prescription drugs.
3.Endorsement from racial, hard-line conservative Pastor John Hagee
4.John McCain has forgotten about sending regards and regrets in 1995 for not being able to attend the birthday party for then 90 year-old Joe Bananas, retired head to the NY Bonano crime family.
5.McCain has not condemned Rep. Geoff Davis for using harsh words “that boy” (Obama) and referring to Senator Obama as being a snake oil salesman. Most educated Americans have moved beyond the 60’s and 70’s, a time when white elitist within our society used and condoned derogatory and inflammatory slang words to describe African Americans.
6.McCain has not condemned supporter Senator Tom Coburn who supports the death penalty for abortion providers.
7.McCain did not break away from Rep. Rick Renzi, a member of his National Leadership Team and co-chairman of his Arizona Leadership Team. He described Renzi as a man with tenacity, honesty and integrity beyond reproach. Renzi was later indicted for money laundering, extortion and wire fraud, in addition to numerous other charges related to an Arizona Land Deal.
8.The Keating 5 sandal is most likely the most famous sandal involving McCain. McCain’s wife and father-in-law invested $359,100.00 in the project.
9.McCain will have to explain his support of lobbyist, and why he has so many on his staff.
10. Then there’s the temper issue. He has always been referred to as a bully from the time he was in school, college and as a Senator. He has always aggressively bullied those who oppose him.
Obama
1.The racial, hard-line liberal Pastor Wright controversy.
2.Not wearing an American flag lapel pin. Look at Clinton’s, McCain, Bush’s, senators, representatives, etc. next time to see if they wear one at every event, and every public speech event.
3.Not putting his hand over his heart during the singing of the National Anthem. Hw will conservative Republicans explain why President Bush put his hand on his mid-section while the National Anthem was being played? True, Bush is not the smartest guy in the world, and maybe didn’t know where his heart was located.
4.He attended a campaign event at the home of William Ayer’s in 1995. Ayer’s is now a respectable, and noted education specialist at the University of Illinois, and works with Major Daley on educational reform.
5.Rezko and his association with Obama.
Hillary and Bill Clinton
1.Outsourcing of jobs to India and China. Hillary Clinton’s “opp” moment in 2006 at a fund-raiser hosted by a top Indian American supporter when she said, “I can certainly run for the Senate seat in Punjab and win easily.” Punjab is a region in India. Hillary Clinton statement while speaking to an audience of business leaders during her visit to New Delhi, “There is no way to legislate against reality. Outsourcing will continue.” The Clinton’s will have to explain and disclose their business relationships with India’s businesses and business leaders.
2.Unanswered questions about her spouse’s (Bill Clinton) work to promote the Colombia Free Trade deal. Hillary’s answer so far, “Laughter…How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?”
3.1995 documented statement made to her spouse concerning working class white southerners, “Screw ‘em, you don’t owe them a thing Bill. They’re doing nothing for you’ you don’t have to do anything for them.”
4.Hillary Clinton will have to explain to the public why she has not been able to get a healthcare plan passed during the last 15 years she has been working on one.
5.Immigration, March 2006, Hillary Clinton: GOP Immigration Bill Would Criminalize Jesus. She was quoted as saying, “legislation would literally criminalize…probably even Jesus himself.” Bill Clinton: Immigration crackdown Hurting US (2005) He argued that tighter immigration laws would only hurt America, saying, “New restrictions aren’t worth it even if they stop the “one out of a zillion (foreigners) who might have a bomb.”
6. Hillary’s statements about Bosnia and Ireland. Can she think of a better response then what she and Bill have offered to the public?
7. Hillary Clinton conflict with what she said about MoveOn.org while attending a closed-door fund raising event, "the activist base of the Democratic Party... [T]hey are very driven by their view of our positions, and it's primarily national security and foreign policy that drives them. I don't agree with them. They know I don't agree with them. So they flood into these caucuses and dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me." What she said while she was trying to get the support of MoveOn which was formed out of devotion for Bill Clinton. Last April, Hillary Clinton had this to say when she was trying to win their endorsement; “Well again, I want to thank MoveOn for hosting the forum. And I also want to thank you for being such lively participants in American democracy. You started from the very fundamental premise that in our democracy everyone should have a voice and that given the power of the Internet, we now have millions of voices that are part of our debates. I personally welcome that because for nearly a decade you've been asking the tough questions, you've been demanding answers, you've been refusing to back down when any of us who are in political leadership are not living up to the standards that we should set for ourselves and that you expect from us. I think you have helped to change the face of politics for the better, both online and in the corridors of power. So although some of your members may be a little surprised to hear me say this, I am grateful for your work. I remember when you started and how important it was and I look forward to continuing our dialogue in the years ahead on the important issues facing our country and the world.”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iFtHoNu-2Pc
8. Hillary Clinton condemned Obama for taking money from people who work for oil companies, but when she was questioned she simply said “So what…”
9. Clinton NAFTA-gate. The wink-wink in Canada actually came from the Clinton campaign, not Obama’s. Bill Clinton helped a Canadian mining magnate win lucrative uranium contract from Kazakhstan’s state-owned nuclear holding company Kazatomprom. It subsequently donated $31 million to the William J. Clinton Foundation. What other interest will the Republicans find?
10. Questionable and illegal campaign contributions. Norman Hsu, $1,100.00 to Hillary Clinton. He ran a pyramid scheme that defrauded investors of about $20 million. Marc Rich raised $70,000 for Hillary and $450,000 for the Clinton Library. Rich fled to Switzerland to avoid racketeering and illegal trading. Bill Clinton pardoned Rich during his last days in Washington. Others: Aaron Tonken, Peter F. Paul, John Huang, James Riady, Johnny Chung, Roger Tamraz, John K. H. Lee, Abdul Jinnah, etc.
11.Then there’s Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Castle Grande-gate, Troopergate, etc.
Most importantly...who are the donors to the Clinton Foundation, and what country are they from? How many more American jobs will be lost during the "payback time" if Hillary Clinton is elected?
WHO HAS A BETTER CHANCE AGAINST MCCAIN?
I am one of you 109,000,000 times. Right?
Obama is our Savior! Obama, Ayers, and Reverend Wright are RIGHT! God D*** america. Now is the time for all bitter, small town "typical white people" from pennsylvannia to make Michelle proud and vote for her husband. Stop buying guns and start paying reparation for the u.s. of kkk's evil history of slavery and repression!
come PA you can doit! only sheep follow the crowd...obama has time to gain experience...plus too many controversies surrounding his character and judgement...presidency is not an entry level position.....it takes more than charisma to make a good president.
As an African-American, I know exactly what she meant by that statement....I know excatly what she is saying....and I will certainly not forget that. Thank you for reminding the rest of us.
No, sorry, you are a wealthy woman unable to appreciate the problems of most Americans. You are deaf to our repeated pleas, we want the U.S. occupation of Iraq to end and the nation's resources applied to improving the economic condition of our long-suffering, less affluent citizens. You have used our cry for help solely to spin campaign rhetoric. You are locked into the skewed perceptions of the narrow interests who are shaping your campaign. My prediction; in 2008, the Democratic Party will once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Too bad, for us.
Obama knows of what he speaks, on bitterness, anyway.
Rev Wright, Weather Underground, Black Muslim Nation....they aren't bitter ??
I live in PA, and how exactly is he going to bring back our past ?? All the factories that were us are now empty, grass covered fields.
And guns ?? Forget rural PA....how about pittsburgh ? A 12 year old black youth shot outside a clothing store ? At 6 in the afternoon ?? I don't think rural americans clutching guns is the bigger concern.
I just can't see Obama as part of a solution
Just look at this stuff on here. It shows the mentality and low IQ of the American voter, and its amazing to me that we get anyone even capable of being a dog catcher in DC.
In truth, we get about what we deserve in politicians. Hillary knows the business of politicis----business, advise and consent. She knows. We best go with her.
Almost anyone inf their right minds would not run for high political office. We have top CEOs all over the country and you don't see any running for office. How come?
Read these screw balls on here and you get most of the answer.
Go hillary.. Obama is a joke.. all he does is skirt the issues and say "vote for change" Can any obama supporters name ONE issue that he is pushing for change?!?! ONE!?!?! WHat a joke this guy is, lol ..F obama
Neither Democratic candidate has any claim to being "one of us". Partisan issues aside, no candidate in the race can truly be considered "one of us", but the nature of a two party system relegates America's Citizens to constantly choose the lesser of two evils. Obam is less evil than Clinton. McCain say what you will, is probably the least objectionable candidate in the running for a majority of voters, but that doesn't mean that many voters won't "opt out" on election day.
This election season is cause for hope, as both parties are beginning to realize that America's Citizens are starting to wize up. We are again starting to assert the will of the people. We may not have passed much good legislation (when have we ever?) but its undeniable that America's Citizens have played a primary role in stopping some really bad legislation from passing (the Senate's egregious Comprehensive Immigration reform/amnesty legislation for example). It's now considered axiomatic that the best policies at election time are:
1. In the primary, if the incumbent is opposed, vote for the opposition.
2. Never re-elect anybody.
3. Never allow one party to control Congress and the White house at the same time!
Citizens can no longer afford partisanship, we must now vote in self defense!
Wow...I am shocked reading these comments! You have all completely destroyed my faith in humanity (or what little shred I had left of it)! For those of you small minded enough to compare your salary to Hillary and think you're saying something, well I cannot even believe you know how to work a computer! The fact that someone cannot work his or her entire life to be where Hillary is now and get no respect for it is sickening. She has worked harder than most Americans are capable of, as would anyone in her position, just like Obama who went to Ivy League schools and worked just as hard. To hold your 30,000/yr status over her head like she owes you something is ridiculous. For those of you small-minded voters who bring up race or gender, you make me fear the world the most because their is no hope for any of us if we cannot look past even that after humanity's long time on this earth. And finally, do you remember your lives during Bill Clinton's presidency? A much better time indeed...at least Bush did one thing for us - make us actually pay attention and care about who is in charge. Take a look at the past 8 years and ask yourselves what you have learned about the ideals you admire in a president...and I'm pretty sure they are nothing like you.
You people who resent Hillary Clinton's wealth are a bunch of morons. Open your eyes - ALL of the current presidential candidates are millionaires! You would think that having come from a middle-class family and achieving success would be something to applaud - but not if your name is Clinton, it seems. You people have what my West Virginia friends call a "crab bucket" mentality - if you toss a bunch of crabs in a bucket, one will eventually try to climb out. The others will drag him back down with the rest of them. That's what you all are, a bunch of crabs - you resent other people's success, especially if they're people you've been instructed not to "like". Grow up, already!
Obama has never worked a real job in his life. "Community organizer" - just what the heck is that supposed to be? His remarks in San Francisco just revealed his true inner snob, and I'm not having it. That kind of arrogance and effete snobbery is a HUGE turnoff for many people, not just the poor. My family was middle-class, and I don't like Mr. Holier-Than-Thou, Live-as-I-Say-Not-As-I-Do looking down on them for their customs or their faith.
At least Senator Clinton bought her own house in New York, and didn't need any help from pillars of the community like Tony Rezko to do it!
When elected to the Senate, Obama reneged on his promise not to run for President - isn't that a lie? He claimed to have "passed legislation" requiring nuclear facilities to report leaks - only the legislation never passed, not even after Obama watered it down to please his little Rethuglican buddies! Hello, claiming to pass legislation that DID NOT PASS is LYING! He didn't hear, then did hear, the nastiness of Rev. Wright - another lie - and stood by him anyway. Oh, but Saint Barack never lies! If you believe that, I have a lovely bridge in Brooklyn that I hear is for sale.
Obama is two-faced, and I don't trust him. I don't believe him, and the only thing that he inspires me to do is never vote for him. He truly will say anything, and pretend to be anything, to get elected. His supporters are just as bad - I live in Pennsylvania, and I had three phone calls on Saturday - my day off, you hear! - wanting me to vote for that empty suit. One call would be bad enough, but 3 in the same day is too much.
I would not vote for Obama if he were the only candidate on the ballot.
Hillary does better against McCain b/c she can win soft Dems and Regan Dems in Ohio, PA, FL, NJ and MI - yup - that's what it comes down to and sadly Obama isn't showing he can win the people he needs to win in November. If he doesn't win PA he needs to step aside. Also, Obama has been inconsistent on NAFTA within his own campaign - he said one thing - and told the Candians another. That is totally unacceptable. You may not like Hillary but we know what we're getting with her and can bet our bottom dollar things will be run well and in-line with principles of logic not seen since the last Clinton Administration.
When Hillary was Barack's age she didn't make half the 4.7 million reported by the Obamas in the last tax return. The Obamas are filty rich and much younger. Imagine what he will make in the future with those beautiful full of promises speeches.
Why people talk so much about the Clintons money?
By the way I don't want a regular person still struggling to pay the bills for President. I want somebody smart, strong and that knows how to fight and with a lot of experience, that is Hillary Clinton.
HILLARY ! the next president!
She came from there. She was raised by small town America. That's what she means. For anyone to twist it all up the way ya'll are doing with how much money she has made since is nonsense. She worked for what she has folks. It did not just drop into her lap. She and Bill both worked their butts off for it. They did not always have a lot of money. Bill started out as governor making $35,000 per year. They actually struggled a bit with money until she was done with school and became a lawyer. She came from where the rest of us are at. That is what she means. You can't hold it against the woman because she went on to make the big bucks. Please. Why Barack Obama freaks have to demonize Hillary Clinton I'll never understand. I pray she wins.
i don't know when people will stop making non sense comments on her because she made a lot of money. one question for y'all phony Obama supporters, if any of you be able to make millions while at the job would you say no. She's more intelligent, smarter, more hard working than this nothing but all talking inexperience Obama
While I may not be in the same income tax bracket as Senator Clinton, I applaud her tenacity, resilience in the face of adversity, and her substance!! Lest we forget, the recurring theme in the Obama campaign is his lead in the popular vote. That lead is a mere 1%, without counting Michigan and Florida. Note, I did say a mere 1%. In fact, if the democratic primary was a winner-take-all process Hillary would already be ahead. So much for the disingenuous rhetoric from the other side.
Again I don't get the experience bit, she's only been ELECTED since she moved to New York, so that gives her what a year or two more than Obama? Shenanigans I say! Between her dpuble-standards of "mis-speaking", "denouncing" and just plain arrogance of "being one of us" she turns me off more than usual.
I just wish the Democrats could come up with a worthwhile candidate.
"I'm one of you" = He's one of "them"...
Senator Clinton = Senator Palpatine....now creating her own version of the Clone Wars; pitting groups against themselves...
Please Pennsylvania, vote for Obama. End this thing. I can't take anymore.
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""Clinton: I'm one of you""
This is an insult to "You"s worldwide!
Hillary keeps forgetting to mention that the 51 weeks of each year she didn't vacation at her grandfather's lodge she was being raised with a silver spoon on the exclusive North Shore of Chicago, attending prestige schools, and then living rent-free in government paid mansions most of her adult life.
Yeah, right "Hillary, the woman of the masses." Not.
With 80% of the undecided SuperDelegates from States where Obama Won, Hillary has not stood a chance for over 2 months now. Her comments that she and McCain are the only ones qualified for the President are nothing more than revenge for her loss.
The fact that Hilary did not divorce Bill after he cheated on her proves that she is not one of us, nor will she ever be one of us. They are essentially not human. The Clintons are on a power trip, and we would be stupid as Americans to let them back into office.
It is not the president's job to be my best friend, but rather to run the country.
Furthermore, my 30k salary does not make me quintessentially different from anyone, presidential candidate or other. I am more than the sum of my pay stubs.
I'm voting for Hillary because I believe she is the most prepared, and has the guts to do the job. I would probably rather enjoy chatting with Obama at a dinner party... but that's not exactly a part of the job desciption.
The only way that Hillary could be one of us, would be for her to introduce a zombie virus into the environment.
I am one of you? Not me? I didn't go to an elite women's college, law school, and live on the taxpayer's dime for my entire adult life. Is she from Arkansas, Illinois, Scranton, NY? I am so confused. This woman is such a chameleon, but most importantly, she is a Republican in disguise.
All of Hillary's comments are about Obama. It's disgusting. She didn't mention his name but her entire speech was just her telling voters that Obama isn't one of them.
Which is a bit of a joke considering the fact that the Rodham family has been stinking rich for generations and Hillary is worth literally a hundred times as much as Obama is.
Hey Clintonistas. Even if she wins PA by 10 points with this painful pandering to the "dumb and gullible blue collar" voters, she will only pick up about 12 more delegates than Obama, which he will obliterate in NC. You can wish and wish and wish all you want, but soon, your heads will explode. The gig is up.
If you have ever seen the town where she currently lives, it is about the farthest thing from small-town America. She lives in Chappaqua in Westchester County in New York, and is one of the wealthiest suburbs of NYC. Not to mention while Hillary was senator, she completley ignored all of upstate New York because the majority of the state's population is at the bottom of the state leaving New York small towns run down and economically depressed. She should stop acting like she cares about a state that she has no history with when she couldn't even help her own state.
John McCain will win the election in November regardless to who wins the Democratic nomination. The Democrats are so divided that they will never get back together. I believe 2008 will permanently damage the Democratic party and a third party candidate will emerge as a result. What if Clinton or Obama decide to run as an independent for President in 2008 and boycott the Democratic National Convention?
John McCain is poised to go after a part of the Democratic base, and will likely succeed. If Clinton is the nominee, the blacks will flock to McCain, because they will likely view Clinton's remark "I am one of you" as racial in tone. The most loyal block of Democrats has been blacks, and if Clinton loses that block in the general election it's over......Keeping it Real
Reading most of these comments saddens me. How can some people be so disrespectful to both our candidates of the Democrats. They are fighting for their belive and some of ours. Insulting and using ugly words never got someone to a good place. It would be great to state your opinion wisely and not vulgarly.
For example: Obama is too young giveing him the winning ticket is like giving it to a Repuclican. So democrats think twice, If you are a true demo. vote Hillary. Negros, most of them have been true demos. and you have benifit from demo. government in the past. Voting for a Negro person is not the right time now. I think all thoes voting for Obama just because he is negro should wait till a negro republican is running. Then they will have the opportuity to choose. Now they are choosing Obama just because he is black, they are the ones endangering the possibility of a Demo. President to be elected. Because if he wins the Primary
(Obama) The whites will vote McCain in Nov. There are less negros who vote republican, than there are white. and if they are true Rep. they will stick to McCain
when on the other side the white Demos will not stick to Obama, they will cross party lines and vote Rep. We need Hillary for a better chance of winning the presidency . The black community does not stand a chance we hispanics identify better with the white than the black therefore hispanics and white plus negro can beat the white Rep. and few negro rep. and less hispanic rep. that exist. So do think insead of being vulgar and disrespectful. Hillary has a better change!
We have seen this crocodile tears act before in New Hampshire. She is obviously fearful of not winning by the double digits margins she wants. Low on campaign funds, insulting Moveon.org and trying to pretend she has a small town mindset, just smells to high heaven with deceit. Like a 21st century Carpetbagger, Hillary attempts to gain political inroads in areas in which she previously had little or no connection. Shenanigans to say the least! Between her double-standards of "miss-speaking", "denouncing" and just plain arrogance of "being one of us" she turns to tears to invoke an "I'm being pick on by the boys" picture or worse a white woman in distress. Hillary said it and we already knew it! Yes, Yes, Yes he can win! Pennsylvanians unite for Senator Obama! OBAMA “08”
Enlighted us Donna, because you comments are lies at best. Hillary is bad for America.
"She's experienced and tough and knows the way to get things accomplished."
ATTN: DONNA RICHARDSON (poster)
You said you have been praying for a miracle. Well God has sent you one in the form of the person Barack Obama. However, you people are either to stupid or to racist to embrace it.
With Godly wisdom and His grace upon your life, one does not need the particular EXPERIENCE that you say Obama lacks. Hillary's been at this for 35 years, yet you say you are still praying for a miracle. What then has Hillary Clinton done in all those years to make your life any better?
It baffles me that all you so called, Christians, can't recognize the hand of God when you see it. Are you waiting for God to ride in on a (white horse) or something like that, and bring you your miracle? Wake up you bunch of PHARASIES.
She is one of me...a guy struggling to pay off loans, and living in a small apartment driving an old clunker?
Hmm, Hillary how is the view from one of your mansions, or in the limousine, and who is on the guest list to visit your home this week...rock stars, movie stars, billionaires?
"'m one of you......that's if the rest of you have made $100 million in the last 6 years"
that's the rest of that sentence
What a twit. Both Hillary and Barack need to stop saying things that sound like, "I'm just like you small-town, poor, ignorant, racist, rootin' tootin' losers from Pennsylvania". They keep revealing their real feelings about this state, and their feelings are ugly and based on extreme stereotypes. It is as if they forget that there are minorities, and cities, economic prosperity, low cost of living, and gun restriction advocates (not that I am one) in this state. They forget that Barack Obama is the one clinging to a religion that preaches hate. It smacks of that debacle where John Edwards claimed he took his wife out for fast food on their anniversary to prove he was regular people, insulting "regular people" who might go there on a normal busy weekday, but seriously, can think past that and pay for more than that on their freaking anniversary!
I read the comments here, and I wonder, how is she staying in this race with so many against her?
Then i remember, she appeals to the people she's talking to... uneducated, ignorant white people.
Ignorance isn't incurable, but it seems to me that if I were one of them, the last thing I'd want as president is "someone like me". The president ought to represent the best our country has to offer.
In my opinion, Barack Obama is a lot closer to that standard than Hillary Clinton is. He's not perfect, but I think most people generally agree that he's more honest, more trustworthy, and just as smart as she is.
thinly veiled racism, nice one hillary
"I understand you, because I'm one of you."
Talk about phony! *gag*
She truly will do or say anything to win whether it's true or not.
Time to bow-wow out HC
I didn't like her when she was president the first time... I will not re-elect her.
I live in Chicago and my opinion is totally unpopular. I guess, In Obama's opinion I am just another "bitter" voter. Actually, I am not bitter, I just happen to strongly disagree with him on a number of things. First of all, Obama is a brilliant hypocrite. "The great uniter" sure has the media on his side while he uses the race card as his primary political platform. MLK he is NOT, no matter how much he tries to emulate him, or how many MLK's speeches he plagiarizes. The Spin Zone: "CHANGE"? Change for what? Please, give us some specifics! Amazing how quickly his supporters dismiss the fact that Mr. Obama's spiritual guide (Jeremiah Wright) is an immoral, despicable excuse for a religious leader. Instead, they dig up dirt on Hillary - someone who's been in politics long enough to actually learn how to get things done. Fact: universal health care was something that Hillary tried to do for years! She couldn't get this done when we had a Republican Congress, and now we actually have a chance with a Democratic Congress it has to be done in the right way - universal healthcare should be for "everybody" not just "some" people. What about Obama's Rodney King approach to foreign policy - "why can't we all just get along" is a good sound bite for CNN, but it certainly won't work when dealing with Iran and North Korea. Also, let's admit this: politics is dirty business. With all the talk about the Clintons and how "corrupt" they are, let's look at Obama - in addition to Rezko, Wright and NAFTA, the Junior Senator has been in the media for less than a year, and DNC is already worried that his candidacy is damaged by so many controversies and isn't viable vs. McCain in November. Mr. Obama isn't worried about that - the "democratic" senator is busy trying to prevent Florida and Michigan from voting (!@#$%^!?!) while he's got Oprah's money and 8 out of 9 African American votes. "A platform that transcends race and gender?" I don't think so. It's great that we can have an African American presidential candidate, but in what way is race important when choosing our next president?
Mr. Obama: enough with the speeches and hypocrisies. Enough with lies and empty promises. There are no second chances or learning curves when it comes to the Presidency of the United States. We don't need demagogues - we need someone who will bring universal health care, stand by the middle class, end the war in Iraq, and restore our reputation as a strong and moral democratic country.
HILLARY CLINTON '08!
I just spent the weekend working for Obama in smalltown Pennsylvania, going door to door and canvassing for Tuesday. What I saw there was truly heartening. I saw FAR more support for Obama than the press keeps reporting. I was invited into the homes of working class community members there, several of whom told me they did, in fact, feel bitter (and bitterer still that Clinton refuses to let this go and address the issues that are affecting their lives. In one neighborhood, I was having these conversations next to an abandoned factory that dominated the landscape). Working class voters appreciated Obama's focus on the issues rather than sniping tactics and believed their intelligence was being insulted by the newsmedia. In over 100 homes, not once did anyone bring up Wright, but you better believe I was asked about health care, the economy, green jobs, and the war. I spoke with an 86 year old white woman, who told me that she was having her son drive her to the polls to vote for Obama because of the hope she saw in the youth of her community. It was a beautiful thing, no matter what goes down on Tuesday. The long and the short of it: don't believe the hype. The word on the streets of PA says differently. By the way, I only ran into Hillary canvassers in the middle class neighborhoods that I was assigned, which I found rather telling.
I'm one of you? My Daddy didn't take us to a cabin during the summer or winter. Our home was our cabin.
My husband and I do not have 109 million dollars. We are not 10 million dollars in debt!
Hillary sounds like the lady who recorded Monica Lewinsky's phone calls to her, then wanted to cry out..."I'm one of you!" We said no you're not because we don't record our friends private conversations!
I say to you Hillary. You are NOT one of us. You are a liar and you are desperate. Desperate people do desperate things. Go back to Bosnia.
Obama or McCain 2008! No more Clintons!
I don't believe Obama was describing Pennsylvania Democrats with his comment about "bitter" voters. What Democrat in their right mind would let gun issues sway their vote? And come on, there ARE those people that do cling to guns and religion these times... lets not act like we don't know it.
I don't quite understand WHERE Hillary is exactly from? Pennsylvania? Or maybe Arkansas... no, she abandoned them to run off and become a New Yorker....
I'm an independent and glad this race is drawing to a close. While everyone other than Mrs. Clinton recognized it was over soon after Super Tuesday, even she has only one more week until this self-serving egotistical charade of a campaign comes to a screeching halt (and I do not use the word screeching lightly). If we could eliminate the cynical republican support that she has enjoyed, the degree to which she has trailed Senator Obama would be magnified. Her rhetoric has become increasingly shrill, her tone more desperate and her back room threats and promises to superdelegates more apparent. At this time, I support Obama but will give McCain a thoughtful and open minded look but I for one will not miss seeing and hearing Hillary Clinton for a long time.
Looking at these comments, I'm glad to see that many are seeing the light through the holes in The Clinton Scharade.
She tries to capitalize on these mild slip-ups in the OBama campaign but none of it is truly sticking. He's much more honest than her, much more "in touch" with Main Street and didn't have 35 years of twisting the Washington Systems.
I pray that Obama can put her away tomorrow so we can focus on Nov.
GObama!
So when Hilary speaks up and says anything showing the ignorance and intolerance of Obama, she is a racist. But Obama can be a 14 year old on stage and flick her off but never be called a misogynist. Good job America, lets elect another child into office. One that can be great cheerleader and then screw us over because he doesn't know what he is doing and lives only for the popularity. Wouldn't be the first time. We have Kennedy and Bush to serve as his role models.
God Bless the hypocrisy and intolerance that is America.
How many of this anti Hillary are black?
One of Us???
no comment on that..just wanted to say it since everyone one else seems to be having so much fun saying it.
and while I'm at it.....109 million reasons!!!!!
there. that's my 2 cents worth....
Most of Hillary's experience is as First Lady, and that is irrelevant (see Hillary's Bosnia comments). History has proven that less experienced presidents have generally been better (see: Richard Nixon). Also, in the same vein as Jon Stewart's comments last week, we don't want a President like us. Most of America is ignorant. Sorry, tear me a part for it, but it's true. I want someone who is better than me, better educated, and more successful. I'm better educated than most Americans, and I know that this is true. Hillary provide more of the same. Her health care plan would be so economically unstable. it sounds good to talk about, but will NEVER happen. And lastly, Hillary has likely committed the biggest election fraud in U.S. history during her 2000 Senatorial campaign. Look up the documentary on youtube. Bottom line, Hillary and Obama aren't "one of us", but at least Obama does not pretend to be.
This statement is meant exactly as it sounds. That is exactly why I won't vote for her. She is throwing the race card just like she did in Ohio. However, I hate to say it, the people in Penn are sucker enough to fall for it so they deserve everything that they get..
If Barack was a villian and he told me to vote for him because he is black, I at least have enough intelligence to look at his villanous behavior and his fruits, before I vote for someone for some narcisstic reasoning.
I already got burned with Stroeger in Cook County so I truly learned you can't add race to any equation because we now have the highest sales tax in the Country while his buddies are making 6 figure salaries.
"I did not have a sexual relation with that woman."
"I am one of you."
"I support Mom's account of Bosnia."
"Hillary, you are likable enough."
But no one bought my Manhattan Bridge. Go figure.
Hilary is a superwoman!! She can doge bullets!!! What an awesome leader. She could fight the war all by herself!!
I drink shots of hard liquor for TV cameras -- I'm one of you.
I'm a duck hunter or at least describe being so based on one time holding a gun in the tall grass about 25 years ago -- I'm one of you.
I am a bowler tho i cannot knock over a pin from 10 feet way on a pop TV show -- I am one of you.
I rail against free trade agreements that take jobs from you (except in private and except I employ people at the highest level of my campaign who do the opposite) -- I am one of you.
I duck sniper fire, or at least in my mind I do, or was preparing to do until it became necessary, then I forgot and thought I actually did and then relayed the story four times but it was late (3pm) and I was tired, and gee, I might not be so reliable at 3am after all -- I am one of you.
Yes, yes, yes, -- I am one of you.
"I'm one of you" - more dog whistle politics.
I get it Hillary... another reason I won't vote for you.
Look what Obama said about small town voters really is important. And I think the core of why this is important is because he is constantly deemed "professorial". There have been countless editorials written about how only the uneducated cannot support someone like him. We are to believe that his presidency will a serene rule of pure reason and wisdom and be more akin to Plato's republic than the United States. That premise is asinine. Obama is not a philosopher, and contrary to right wing characterizations, isn't even like Marx. Obama's candidacy is more like a dogmatic religion, and an opiate. His criticisms of the traditions of working class Americans is a shocking misreading of history, and to me suggests that he does not have a mind for analysis. That's dangerous.
She is using playing with the fear and racial anxieties of some Americans: I am one of you. She has shown to be worse than Karl Rove. The same kind of tactics and strategy. Times change. I am really tired of the same people year after year. Bush after Clinton, Clinton after Bush. Let's end this vicious circle!
Obama '08
Hillary Clinton seems to think she can tell people whatever she likes and expect them to just believe it ("I'm one of you", snipers in Bosnia, etc., etc.). I'm stunned by the amount of hypocrisy that comes out her mouth.
She doesn't know how to get consensus on tough issues - she knows how not to do it, as she demonstrated back in 1994 when the Clinton health care plan failed. In her own words, "I think that both the process and the plan were flawed. We were trying to do something that was very hard to do, and we made a lot of mistakes." What makes anyone think she's learned the right lessons? Do people really think that Clinton is the best person to build consensus on tough issues?
She is so fake, she will do anything to win votes. what a loser...i have never voted before but my vote will go to Obama and if he is not nominated i will vote for McCain. We dont need another Clinton in the White House.
Go Obama!!
Why are all of you people so bitter about the Clinton's earnings? Former Presidents make a ton of money - this is nothing new. Bill and Hillary Clinton have done so much for people of color in this country and Bill's Foundation has also taken on issues around the world that no one else cares about. Obama has made almost as much $$ as the Clintons in the last 7 years - with barely a political resume to speak of -- only a book. I see no posts about this. The media has poisoned you all against Hillary. I couldn't give a rat's ass who is a better speaker or more charismatic. Hillary's solutions to the country's problems are better. Please don't latch onto ridiculous reasons why to dislike her - please vote on the issues. Remember Bush v. Gore - don't make the same mistakes.
Hillary, I knew you were always just like small-town me.
Now, I can't wait for my invitation to Martha's Vineyard this summer.
Hillary, it will be so much fun.
We'll go bowling, swill beer by the pitcher and pig out on pizza.
We’ll make fun of your elitist hosts and hostesses, and you can teach me how to make a quick $100,000 just by reading the Wall Street Journal.
And then we can go out in the woods and play War Against The Bosnian Snipers.
Or go down with our guns to the beach to play D-Day. You were there at Normandy Beach to take on the Nazis, right?
Pretend is so much fun.
Hillary is far from a perfect candidate. But everytime the Democrats think they have a perfect candidate, look what happens. Kerry was supposed to be invincible because he was a decorated Vietnam vet. Gore had been VP for eight years during a successful administration. Mondale, a veteran servant of the people. Carter, an incumbent. Again and again, we don't choose someone who is as politically savvy and aggressive as the Republicans -- except for one person, Bill Clinton. Bill and Hillary have been in the trenches; they know how to fight to get what they want. And that includes an outstanding record of service to the poor, the working class, children and minorities. Obama is a fine man and doesn't deserve some of the treament he's received, but can he take what the GOP will dish him? No way.
It's 3AM, their is a call at the white house from the middle east for President Clinton, but the middle astern leader wants the male version based on his upbringing, and then she does what, folds? Puts Bill on, and cook up one heck of a lie to explain that mess.
What happens the day the first public issue appears that Bill disagrees with Hillary on? The world will here Bill from the press before she can stop it, then we are , right, embarrassed , and confused. The Clinton and Bush families have had their chance. We need real change, and only one of the three alternatives can hope to bring us that change. Time to get behind him and make it happen .
If Clinton is one of them then why did she move to New York and become a New York Senator? If the people of Pennsylvania beleive this from her they are very gullible.
C'mon, PA! Please do not let Clinton insult you by manipulating you. She does not care about you--she only cares about your vote. Here's what she said in Jan '95 about working class white southerners who didn't vote their way in the '94 Congressional elections: "Screw 'em," she told her husband. "You don't owe them a thing, Bill. They're doing nothing for you; you don't have to do anything for them." This is how she thinks of people--as a means to an end. That's all. As for her "I am one of you" appeal, using the key word "faith" repeatedly--that she has it herself, but telling you not to have it in Obama--that's a cynical and fear-mongering tactic. In other words, she's white and familiar and therefore good/safe, he is black and different and therefore not good/scary. Ugghh! Please, please reject the politics of fear. Please--we need a better way of doing things. We are better than a fearful, hateful people. Let's tap the better angels of our nature. This is a nation made great by innovation and hard work. Do a gut-check: Which campaign has been engaged in the same, tired, cynical politics--you've heard it all before? They'll give you this, this, and this. THEY have ALL the answers. (Just like last time.) Which campaign has been telling the truth, even hard ones, creating excitement and belief in the possibilities, and drawing in more of the electorate--reminding us that we are part of the process and the way to making things better? So, PA-- vote Obama '08! We need to pull together for a better tomorrow!
Reading all of these comments about Sen. Clinton's racism is a little bit hilarious to me because they are all loaded with a more socially acceptable bias - sexism. Seriously - who are you to ask if she owns a skirt or a dress? What characteristic does she have that makes her a b*tch? Because I bet her male opponents exhibit that same characteristic.
Yes, Sen. Clinton is no longer an average American, but I don't want my president to have an average education. It would be ridiculous to call a candidate's Ivy education an electoral burden. And yes, she's rich. But neither of these characteristics take away from the fact that she understands middle America, even if she is no longer a part of it. She is NOT ignorant enough to say that the middle and lower classes are bitterly clinging to guns and religion, nor is she stupid enough to think that the only thing standing between the average American and health insurance is the state of the overall economy.
The bottom line is that Geraldine Ferraro was right, and the average American was just not ready to hear it. People could not go out and attack Sen. Obama because he's African American (and rightly so), but, as this forum demonstrates, it is still completely acceptable to attack Sen. Clinton because she is a woman.
And, by the way, she was elected to high office. To you, she's SENATOR Clinton, not Mrs. Clinton or Hillary. Thanks.
I can't believe what some of you are saying! All of you Obama supporters or otherwise haven't been looking at the big picture, or possibly even thinking about what you're saying. And when you say that Hillary is not one of us small-town people, you're thinking way to much. She meant by her comment that she was raised in a small town so she knows what living in a small town is like. You guys are expanding her media quote just so you can get more people to vote for Obama or McCain. You guys are no better than Hillary or Obama when you say that kind of stuff.
Hillary is older than Obama. Older=more experience most of the time. In a position like Hillary's, I'd say she has the right experience.
Hillary doesn't ever seem to give up in this election. She's tough and I like it. Her characteristics show that she can "get the job done".
HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT!!!...we are all no better than Obama or Clinton, she IS one of us...
If this was a job interview who would you think will get the job?
It is also quite surprising that people would want thier next president to be like them! Why can't we all run for president then?
I aslo think that Obama is good but Clinton is better, yes she is ready.
As far as honesty goes I think that we should give that a pass. We should not expect that from any politician, it just wont happen.
We have been hoodwinked into the war in Iraq. This just demonstrates the standard of honesty in public office. The continued presence of troops there is also a proof of our tacit approval to the mentioned "standard" of honesty. SO grow up deal with it!
You want a saint? Ask the Vatican , the White House won't give you none!
My mothers family immigrated to the Scranton/Dunmore area, and I've been there a few times, but I don't feel like a Pennsylvanian. My fathers family is from western NY, and although I lived there a few years, I do not feel like a New Yorker. I was born in California; we moved when I was 6 yet I don't feel like a Californian. I lived in England for 4 years and I certainly don't feel British. And even though I've now lived in Florida for more than half my life, I still don't feel like a Floridian. What do I feel like? A fed-up American.
I'm not happy with any of the candidates; for the first time in 30 years, I may not vote. Of the 3 candidates remaining, I think I'm most "fed-up" with Hillary. What did it, for me, was not the "I'm one of you" comment, although that's icing on the cake, it was her mis-speaking about Bosnia because she was "tired". I guess I don't want her answering the phone at 3am after all.
SIGH!
Did you notice in the past week or two how she's changed her oratory style, gave up the lockjaw smug in favor of wide-eyed preaching and yelling and waving her hands. I think her campaign has decided that is why some people like Obama. So now she is strutting around using this oratory and her spouse is saying "they are throwing the kitchen sink at us" which he heard from Obama first.
Coz to the Clintons it is just like football. You have an opponent winning so you study their moves and do them. That way you pick up some yards and some points.
But these are cosmetics and even though they may have added to the woman's appeal as a public speaker, they are not hers. They are just part of the game on this field. They will vanish as soon as pragmatic circumstances allow.
Please, we know what Hillary Clinton meant to say with her comment: it is clear that she is playing with our racial anxieties, using a naïve double talk that has the objective of bringing up our primal fears of the other: I am one of you (wink), he is not (wink). If Hillary was better prepared for the job, she would have won more delegates than Obama, and she would have won more primaries. She didn’t and this proves that the important is not experience but what you do with it.