Clinton jumps on Obama remarks

“You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them...And they fell through the Clinton Administration, and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.

Pennsylvanians don't need a president who lies every time she opens her mouth and uses colombian money for her campaign. They need a president with good morals and who is honest.

She is desperate because she can't find anything negative about Obama so she nit picks everything he says.

It's past your bed time Hillary. Your phone is ringing. Go home.

It seems that Barrack Obomma has shown his Mr. Hyde side and for no apparent reason and to his credit he has expressed his true feelings about our society.He obviously gets points for being direct with no holds bard, but the content of his diatribe belies a hatred of our society as expressed with contempt of our great country and its political and religeous traditions.

I can't imagine Barrack Obomma being elected to the office of the President of the United States.

Check this out:
"Obama Responds to McCain and Clinton attacks"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc9PepjyDow&feature=user

OBAMA IS SUCH A PHONY. ALWAYS DOUBLE-TALKING.

MR OBAMA, YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE.....YOU HAVE A GLASS JAW AND SLIP AND SLID WITH YOUR IVY LEAGUE EDUCATION. YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE A LAWYER WHO WANTS TO HIT THE BIG TIME. YOU HAVE NO RESUME""....NO BILLS PASSED OF REAL MEANING. YOU HAVE SO MUCH POSION LIKE SMOKE AROUND YOU...AND I NO THERE IS FIRE SOME WHERE.
THERE ARE TO MANY NEGATIVES TO LIST..SO I WON'T EVEN GO THERE...SAVE ONE......EVEN A SMART LAWYER LIKE YOU SHOULD NOT LOOK DOWN ON PEOPLE OF PENN....GET IT??? SINCERELY, j bECK

I do not detect the slightest trace of condesension in Obama's characterization of rural Pennsylvanians. And Clinton knows there is none there. He is simply stating that people become bitter when administrations come and go, never fulfilling their election promises to turn around the loss of good paying employment opportunities -- ala Clinton 92-00, Bush 00-08!

A major thread on other blogs, especially pro-Obama ones, is that Obama cannot be elitist because he grew up poor and disadvantaged. This is hogwash. He was raised by a grandmother who was solidly in the middle class (she had an important bank job when that was rare for women) and a mother who had several advanced degrees and spent significant amounts of time abroad doing field work, he benefited from a scholarship to an elite prep school, and student loans from two prestigious colleges and Harvard Law School, a $1.6 m. dollar home (and help from a crooked millionaire named Rezko--on trial now in Chicago); a wife with a $350K salary, etc. etc. Oh, and his father apparently was from a privileged family in Kenya.

Hillary Clinton says her economic policies will restore the economic policies of her husband's administration. However both Hillary and her husband failed to demonstrate any economic wisdom or foresight as Alan Greenspan warned of irrational exuberance while the sub prime housing loans and dot com investment bubbles were created and pandered during her husband's administration and both supported China's entry into the World Trade Organization without any conditions such as protecting the environment or labor and property rights to levels that are comparable to western standards.

The U.S. government surplus (generated by taxes raised from the housing and investment bubbles) evaporated once the housing and investment bubbles burst.

Furthermore, China today is not only a leading contributor to environmental pollution and global warming (thank you very much Mr. Nobel Laureate, Al Gore), it's also pushing up oil and other commodity prices, taking our jobs and stealing our intellectual property.

Like the Roaring Twenties decade that preceded the Great Depression, the Irrational Nineties that preceded our current decade were both golden ages for technology, scandal-plagued politicians, corporate greed, and unrestrained personal debt and speculation.

As the global economy teeters on the brink of economic meltdown not unlike the Great Depression, America doesn't need finger pointing and fear mongering, America needs a president whose economic policies are based on confidence, unity and reason. America needs Barack Obama.

When political and military judgment mattered most to U.S. military personnel and the American people, John McCain and Hillary Clinton failed as U.S. Senators to demonstrate any commander-in-chief qualities when without competent questioning, they both accepted the faulty intelligence used to justify the Iraq war and misjudged the Bush administration's competencies to lead the war.

Barack Obama on the other hand demonstrated his superior judgment and commander-in-chief qualities when he took an unpopular position and cautioned that without clear rationale an invasion of Iraq would encourage the worst impulses of the Arab world and strengthen Al Qaeda's recruitment.

Now, John McCain advocates maintaining U.S. troops in Iraq indefinitely which does little to incentivize the Iraqi government to deliver the political reforms needed to promote civil unity whereas Barack Obama's threat to withdraw U.S. troops does more to incentivize the Iraqi government to deliver the necessary reforms.

As the threat of global terrorism persists, neither John McCain or Hillary Clinton have demonstrated any understanding of the complexities of building and maintaining global alliances to confront this common enemy. America needs a president with demonstrated commander in chief qualities, leadership and judgment. America needs Barack Obama.

If experience, wisdom and judgment may be relied upon to judge a presidential candidate's abilities to solve problems, then let's look at the records of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

2007 - While Barack Obama promoted a restoration of balance between work and wealth and criticized special interests for distorting U.S. tax codes, Hillary Clinton and her husband liquidated their blind trust of the nearly $50 million amassed during their years in public office.

2002 - While Barack cautioned that without clear rationale an invasion of Iraq would encourage the worst impulses of the Arab world and strengthen the recruitment arm of Al Qaeda, Hillary told Larry King she didn't regret her vote on the Iraq war resolution because like the Bush administration, the Clinton administration viewed Saddam Hussein as a threat to the international community.

1999 - While Barack secured bipartisan support for health-care reform and passage of low-income tax credits and child care subsidies in the Illinois legislature, Hillary supported her husband's Iraq "regime change" policy in order to divert public attention from the president's marital, legal and ethical infidelities.

1989 - While Barack Obama served as the Harvard Law Review's first black president, Hillary Clinton then wife of the Arkansas governor received payments from a law firm that was doing the state's business and received board of director payments from Wal-Mart where she remained silent about Wal-Mart's anti-labor union practices.

1979 - While Barack Obama was actively involved in the South African divestment movement to end apartheid, Hillary reaped profits of almost 10,000% in the futures markets and left taxpayers with her real-estate losses in the Savings & Loan bailout.

The Clintons would have us believe that Hillary and Bill have been thoroughly vetted. If that were true, then why don't we have answers for:

FOREIGN: How will Hillary know whether Bill's advice serves U.S. interests or the interests of his Russian, Chinese, Indian, Kazakhstan, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman or Brunei clients?

MONEY: Do the Clinton Foundation, Clinton Library, Clinton campaign and Clintons tax records show a proper accounting for the sources and uses of funds?

PARDONS: Will Hillary "reject" contributions or compensation from persons she pardons unlike her husband Bill who accepted contributions from Marc Rich, partner of Viktor Bout (the merchant of death), and her brother Hugh Rodham who accepted compensation from drug lords who were pardoned by Bill?

For too long fear, division and rancor have been used as instruments to maintain power and position in Washington.

Why are the Clintons' traditional adversaries Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity now embracing Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party's nominee? Because both the Clintons and John McCain are willing sparring partners in the fear mongering arena, whereas Barack Obama's means of governing through confidence, unity and reason threatens the wealth, power and position of these fear mongers.

It's refreshingly nice to see the better angels of America's character prevailing as voters reject the racial, religious and ethnic slurs being spewed by the divisive surrogates of the Clintons, Limbaugh and Hannity.

Voters in Pennsylvania now have an opportunity to change the direction of America's policies, economy and foreign relations for the better by voting for Barack Obama and rejecting the fear mongers.

As a Republican-leaning independent, I will vote for the Democratic nominee if it is Barack Obama but I will not vote for the Party's nominee if Hillary Clinton is on the ticket. America needs Barack Obama.

It's over.....four more years (at least) of the GOP in the White House. I felt from the beginning, if Kerry couldn't beat Bush...no way was Obama going to beat McCain.

Hilliary did not lie! All she did was try to make the playing field between herself and a true American hero a little more even. That makes her perhaps envious and a little devious, oh what the hell a little lie isn't that bad. But it does show a tendency to exaggerate the truth if you don't care or think you can't get busted or nobody would believe a Clinton would lie. Or would they?

Is it an optical illusion or is Hilliary’s nose getting longer after each time she is interviewed about her personal and political experiences as well as the timely direct hit remarks she directs to Barrach’s stupid remarks. All in all she is doing a great job in getting John Mc Cain elected to be our next president.

That's my girl! Hillary will be there for us if we just can open our minds and understand that Barak Obama is not the "prince" in shining armor his supporters make him out to be. This prince only cares for people like him; cynical, elitist, unpatriotic, uncaring and out of touch with the working class. His response is, "Let's give them some cake, that will keep them quiet." Notice he didn't make these remarks in any public area. He thought he was safe with his own kind. I need to stress that I am not prejudice if that is what people may think because of my remarks. I'm a Hispanic female who wants someone who will represent my beliefs, concerns, interests and care about me...

obama it's a liar, and he is not a real person

Barack, what were you thinking, dude?
First time anyone's caught you with a slip of the tongue.
I'm sure people will forgive you.

I will not dispute that Hillarys experience has not involved meeting people in small towns who are frustrated and bitter at losing jobs and inept politicians. If that is her experience, fine. But I do wonder where she has been, and whether she is being a little disengenuous. As she often is.

The part that I do not follow is that the Obama comments make him elitist or looking down on peoplet. Sounds like more desparate name-calling. Because it seems to me that he is saying that he understands and 'feels their pain'.

But there is something more insidious here. If a candidate points out a failure in government policy or states that America is not perfect, suddenly he is not patriotic or in-American. If a candidate tells the truth in blunt, direct words, he is demonized. Does any voter not understand why politicians year after year stand up in front of crows and babble meaningless phrases. Why do we kill the messenger instead of listening to the message and thinking about the substance of what is being said.

You get the government you deserve. And right now, the unpretty truth sounds good to me after 16 years of lies and exaggerations. Enough is enough.

Obama can not copy any good sentence right? This is Obama's deep inside mind. Hey, everyone! He is a real dangerous man. American open your eyes, the country future is in your hand,

I be so proud of America for first time. Imagine dat. A person of the colored persuasion that is a elitist and trying to be president..holly mackerel...next thing you know we have whirled peas..

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I believe comments are taken out of context and used much like the Press uses them. I mean do we have a FAIR Press?
Never the less, Hiliary please try to raise yourself back up to a gentle-lady
stature. Mr. Obama has some strong retoric but no real substance.
Mrs. Clinton has the 'connections' in the world and some degree of experience.
Mr. Obama has no 'connections' and a lesser degree of experience.

I certainly believe that the republican candidate is a gentleman and has 'connections' and great experience. At this time in Our Country's Life we do not need a President who is little known on the world political stage, has little 'real 'experience in Economics, Foreign Policy, understanding/comprehension of Military Might and "When Not to Use It" as well as how to maintain a strong image. We are losing the respect of the world community, losing our economic strength and position, losing this nation to political egos and unqualified morons From Both Parties. We do not have a John Kennedy or a Ronald Reagan running - but I see only one clear choice 'This Time Around".