Contention: Finally Responding To Hillary Clinton Supporters

This was a comment on my blog last night:

“I am so glad that Hillary won the N.H. Primary. This is about the future of our country and who best can lead us out of the mess that George Bush has made. We need someone with experience, know how, contacts,
and with Bill along, it’s a two for one win.
So many people in this country keep up on the entertainment world and not the real world we live in. Obama’s programs benefit the minorities of this country and the rest of us will be paying their way AGAIN.
Go Hillary”

I think this brings up some majors points:

1. Barack Obama does not have the “experience” Hillary does. He does not have experience voting for the war, for standing idly by while NAFTA was passed, and he most certainly does not have the experience of being despised by the 47% of this country who says that they WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON.

2. Barack Obama does not have the “know how” of Hillary Clinton. He did not “know how” to fail to bring the country Universal Health Care with the full power of the bully pulpit behind her. What he did know was the quagmire the Iraq War would turn out to be. What he did know was what he stood for, rather than changing the justification and message of his campaign with every new poll Mark Penn does like Hillary knows. Please, don’t talk to me about Hillary’s “know how,” not to mention all of her “experience.”

3. Hillary does have some great contacts. She also has 47% of the American people as contacts who WOULD NEVER CONSIDER VOTING FOR HER. Tell me how she’s going to pass legislation, not to mention get elected, with that many people against her. Her potentially useful “contacts” will be neutered in the face of the easy job the Republicans will have shooting down her every effort.

4. Oh yes, Bill. Who, according to a poll last night, 58% of Hillary’s supporters would vote AGAINST her to vote for Bill. Mr. Excuses. Mr. Self-Pity. He is tanking his legacy. Like it or not, Bill committed perjury, and while he should not have been impeached, we should not be inviting him back into the White House. If you think Bill in the White House is a good thing for the country, you are misguided.

5. Your final accusation, that Obama’s programs will only benefit minorities, has no basis, which is probably why you didn’t elaborate. It is the racism that is the resort of dirty politicians. Bill Clinton will use African-Americans when it helps him, and dismiss them when it hurts.

6. I know, what a shame that a person should have to “pay their way.” I really hope Hillary takes on your rhetoric. That would just be awful, wouldn’t it? No, see, while some of you folks believe government has the responsibility to take care of you in spite of your actions, Barack Obama (and I) believe that Americans don’t want government to solve every problem and foot the bill. We just want a government who wants the American people to succeed as desperately as the American people are striving in that “pursuit of happiness.”

I do agree with one thing she said.

This election IS about who can help this country recover. That is why Barack Obama will win. We don’t need another eight years of politics over progress, rhetoric over action, and despite Hillary’s latest campaign configuration, Hillary and her politics exemplify “rhetoric over action.” The kind of politics that as long as you can justify to yourself that you’re right in your failure, than success doesn’t really matter. The kind of politics that is content with explaining away health care failures, and her husband’s infidelities, with the “vast right-wing conspiracy.” Keeping red America pitted against blue America.

We need change. We need something new. Not just for the sake of change or for the sake of newness. No! We need change because what we’ve had for the last 4 decades isn’t working. It hasn’t worked for the American people! It hasn’t worked for the world! It hasn’t worked for white people, brown people, yellow people, purple people, people of faith, union-members, gay people, Republicans, Democrats, Independents…IT HASN’T WORKED FOR THE PROMISE OF AMERICA THAT SO MANY OF US BELIEVE IN! THE PROMISE THAT IS AT THE CORE OF OUR COUNTRY, THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DREAMS, THE WELLSPRING OF OUR HOPE!

That is why I support Senator Obama. Not because of his greatness, but because of his belief in the greatness of the American people.

 

How Hillary Made It Close

Well, I’m very glad I think I forgot to make number predictions.

If the numbers hold up and Obama loses or wins only slightly, then I must put into writing what I’ve told friends ever since Hillary teared up.

This was orchestrated, and I have no doubt Bill was behind it.

Not only did the media attack Hillary for her eyes welling, but in households around NH, husbands were telling their wives “this is why a woman can’t be President,” or “see, women can’t help but cry all the time.”

And that is why Hillary is up by 12-points with women in NH as opposed to five down in Iowa.

 

GOP Ticket

Ok… So if Hillary was to get the Dem Nomination, a McCain/Huckabee Ticket would make perfect sense…and it would be , in my opinion, victorious.

However, if Obama gets the nomination, the qualities and attributes of a McCain/Huck ticket are not as needed. What would be needed is a running mate to further accentuate foreign policy issues. For that reason, and for others, and you may want to mark the date and time of this prediction:

McCain/Rice.

He will at least make the offer.

Mark my words.

I love you all and have fun watching Obama and McCain win tonight. Also, have fun watching Romney get beat by larger proportions than we thought he would. And, finally, enjoy the Huck getting in third, creaming Giuliani.

 

Watch Out!

I think Obama will get at least 48 today. If he gets 50+ and Hillary gets 25 or less, the pressure will be on for her to drop out. I also think that if Obama gets 50 and John Edwards gets beat by 5+ by Hillary, he may take a look at the polls and decide to drop out.

I think Obama should offer him to be head of a new body to fight poverty.

No matter what, following today, the establishment will start going to Obama. 3-4 Senators will endorse before Nevada.

I will have an entry tonight or tomorrow looking at the race.

 

Huckabee vs. Obama

Two fascinating articles on the hypothetical general election with completely opposite outcomes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/opinion/07kristol.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/01/for_republicans_iowa_better_be.html

What do you think?

I will give my opinion by Feb. 5th given that Huck is still in the race by then.

 

Hillary Attacks

Hillary’s strategy as a loser has come to two main tactics:

Playing the gender card more obviously and unabashedly than ever

and

Attacking Obama and Edwards with a viciousness and intellectual flexibility that only a Clinton could accomplish.

There are a few reasons why these attacks won’t work in NH:

1)NH votes in 48 hours. Too little, too late for Hill.

2)She is attacking Obama for voting for things she herself voted for. For example, funding the war, the PATRIOT act…
3)Her attacks are ignoring reality. For instance, Obama said when he campaigned that he would have voted against the PATRIOT Act that followed 9/11, not the stronger, more patriotic one that was passed later.  Hillary can’t handle the fact that Obama is a better candidate and would be a better President than herself.

Sorry Hill.

 

Democratic Debate Liveblog: 10:34 pm

Well, I said it in the beginning, the trial lawyer in Edwards was going to come out. He is having one heck of a debate and he is very good when he needs to be.

 

Democratic Debate Liveblog: 10:30 pm

This debate is an absolute mess. It will be fascinating to see the coverage. The only candidate who hasn’t gone against every other candidate on the stage is Bill Richardson who has laid off Hillary.

Obama has done will amidst all of the attacks, he frankly hasn’t had enough time to rebut all of them, which is Clinton’s strategy.

As anyone noticed how serious the Democratic candidates are as opposed to the big joke-a-thon the Republican debate was. That is because Republicans are aloof when it comes to America having any problems at all. At least they’re on their game when it comes to seeing everything wrong with Democrats.

 

Democratic Debate Liveblog: 10:15 pm

Surprise! The biggest hit on Obama was landed by the moderator, just like in the CNN debate with Blitzer.

Hillary just made a very viable point about the idea that proposing something that isn’t going to pass isn’t worth a dime.

Hillary just nailed Obama and Edwards. She is really picking up steam here. That hurts Obama.

 

Democratic Debate Liveblog: 10:11 pm

Whoa! Hillary did the best job of making the case for her presidency in the start of this segment. Obama did well in response, but wasn’t given enough time to respond to everything. They need to slam her for this electability nonsense.