Thought on the war comments

I have been trying to process the debate from the other night and am still trying to figure out what impact it will have on Tuesday. One thing I am tired of is Obama priding himself with saying "NO" to Iraq. CNN writes today, quoting Obama: "Once we had driven the bus into the ditch, there were only so many ways we could get out," he said during Tuesday's debate in Ohio. "The question is, 'Who's making the decision initially to drive the bus into the ditch?' "

Well it wasn't him! A simple sentence, with no bias, could have followed: Senator Obama was not in national office at the time, and was therefore unable to cast a vote in either direction. Most uneducated voters would read the CNN article, or others like it and think that Sen. Obama had cast a vote against the war. He did not.

I was talking with fellow HOTforHILLARY blogger Scott, and he mentioned something very telling of the entire Obama phenomenon... Obama talks as if his saying no to Iraq as one of his greatest accomplishments. He often relies this opposition to the war as one of his biggest difference and therefore superior qualities to Sen. Clinton. Yet his biggest accomplishment, is an accomplishment of words! He was not in the Senate, and could not vote on this issue.

Where are his accomplishments of action???

Yet it is somehow fitting that, like his entire campaign, his proudest moment was one of non-action and simply words.

Who Knew SNL was could still be funny!

I had long given up on SNL. I miss my cast of Chris Katan, Anna Gasteyer, Cheri O'Teri, Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell and all.... Though I do love fellow BC grad Amy Pohler and think Kristin Wigg and Maya Rudolph are grand! This weekend was funny, and was the first place ot openly acknowledge Obama being in bed with the news media!

"Bitch is the new black" - Tina Fey

Hillary has been endorsed by the ladies of SNL!

Endorsements

Press Release from HRC:

Hillary Clinton to be Joined by Senior Retired Military and Defense Officials at Today’s Foreign Policy Speech

Clinton Unveils List of Flag Officers Endorsing Her for President

Hillary Clinton will set out her approach to American foreign policy in the 21st Century in a speech at George Washington University today. Joining her will be a group of senior retired military and defense officials who have endorsed her to be this nation’s next Commander-in-Chief. They are: General Wesley Clark, Lt. General Joe Ballard, Major General Antonio M. Taguba, Rear Admiral David Stone, Brigadier General John M. Watkins, Jr. and former Secretary of the Army Togo West. Generals Taguba and Watkins will formally announce their endorsement of Senator Clinton today.

Many of our nation’s most distinguished military officers stand proudly with Hillary Clinton because they believe that she has the strength, experience and leadership necessary to be President and Commander-in-Chief. They include three four-star generals, a former chairman and vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and many other Americans who have served their country with honor and distinction.

In addition to the endorsements of Generals Taguba and Watkins, Senator Clinton is proud to announce the endorsement today of Admiral William Owens (Ret.).

Admiral Owens served with distinction for more than 30 years in the Navy, rising to become Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s second highest ranking military officer.

Major General Taguba served his country with distinction for 34 years, retiring from the Army in 2007. The son of a Filipino-American who survived the 1942 Bataan Death March, General Taguba led the Army’s investigation into prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib in 2004.

Brigadier General John M. Watkins, Jr. served nearly 30 years in the Army and completed his military career as the Chief Operations Officer/Deputy Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Admiral Owens, General Taguba, and General Watkins are among 27 flag-rank military officers who have endorsed Senator Clinton to be our nation’s next Commander-in-Chief. They join more than 2,000 veterans and military retirees who are members of Senator Clinton's national and state veterans’ steering committees.

Flag Officers Endorsing Hillary Clinton for President and Commander-in-Chief

1. General Wesley Clark
2. General John M. Shalikashvili
3. General Johnnie E. Wilson
4. Admiral William Owens
5. Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard
6. Lt. Gen. Robert Gard
7. Lt. Gen. Claudia J. Kennedy
8. Lt. Gen. Donald L. Kerrick
9. Lt. Gen. Frederick E. Vollrath
10. Vice Admiral Joseph A. Sestak
11. Major General Roger R. Blunt
12. Major General George A. Buskirk, Jr.
13. Major General Edward L. Correa, Jr.
14. Major General Paul D. Eaton
15. Major General Paul D. Monroe, Jr.
16. Major General Antonio M. Taguba
17. Rear Admiral Connie Mariano
18. Rear Admiral Alan M. Steinman
19. Rear Admiral David Stone
20. Brigadier General Michael Dunn
21. Brigadier General Belisario Flores
22. Brigadier General Evelyn "Pat" Foote
23. Brigadier General Keith H. Kerr
24. Brigadier General Virgil A. Richard
25. Brigadier General Preston Taylor
26. Brigadier General John M. Watkins, Jr.
27. Brigadier General Jack Yeager

CNN

Well, Senator Clinton has (rightly) gone on the attack this weekend. But what I wanted to point out is that CNN has been unfairly controlling their message boards. Several articles had what could be seen as anti Obama comments and CNN has removed them.

In the next few days, we plan on documenting this phenomenon as we aren't the only ones who have noticed it. Please contact CNN and let them know that YOU KNOW THEY ARE UNFAIRLY COVERING THIS ELECTION.

- Team Hot4Hillay.org -

Last Night

I am not sure which debate most of the media watched last night, but the one WE saw last night was dominated by Senator Clinton! Barack did virtually nothing but say he had substance, agree with Clinton, and defelct questions by saying, "I know we have to cover a lot, so I will keep it brief." Please don't keep it brief Senator Obama! I would rather you talk about ONE THING in detail than mention anything else at all.

What was most obvious was the opening statements of both Senators. Hillary outlined her plans, offered inspiring words, told stores of her life work and was sincere in her desire to set the country on a better course. Obama opened with a lot of sad stories and problems that the country has. He stated sad truths that got sympathetic applause. He basically said he would fix things, but offered NOTHING of substance in his openings statement or the rest of the debate for that matter. Watch below:





The media keeps wanting Hillary to blow him out of the water. Simple fact is that she has been since day one, the media just don't care or acknowledge it. Her final statement was poignant and demonstrates her true desire to be our President. The media's love affair with Obama is fading, but still strong. Campbell Brown was tougher on Obama than anyone has been in the past. But when will they ever ask him a tough question or push him on an issue. I hope they do soon, before it's too late.

The Great Debate Drinking Game 1.0!!!

Here are the rules to the game, as promised.

We even attached a large JPG so you can forward it around to all of your friends!

Stay tuned for next week, when we release The Great Debate Drinking Game 2.0!!!

Enjoy the debate and drink plenty of water before bed!


The Great Debate Drinking Game 1.0!!!

• Everytime Obama says the word “Change” take a sip of your beer (you may need a 30 pack per person for this rule)

• Everytime Wolf Blitzer references Bill Clinton to Hillary, slap your nearest girl friend on the ass and tell her to get you a beer

• Everytime Barack criticizes Senator Clinton’s vote on the Iraq war, tell one of your friend to drink his/her whole beer and then yell at them for doing it.

• When Obama says the word “Hope,” you have to chug your beer until he finishes the sentence.

• When Obama tries to play off his health care package as being the same as Hillary’s, make the person next to you drink his/her entire beer and you only drink half of it and then tell them its the same thing.

• Whenever Barack “subtly” references Hillary by mentioning the “Status Quo,” take one sip of your beer. Then remember all those US female Presidents, all 14 of our female Senators, the 70 (out of 435) members of Congress, and then take another drink for good measure.

And just so your Obama loving friends won’t
say this whole game is rigged, we offer the last rule:

• Whenever Hillary says, “Ready on day one,” take a half sip of your beer - because while she says this a lot, she’s right!

-HOTforHILLARY.org-

Time to get real!

"If she wins in Texas and Ohio I think she will be the nominee. If you don't deliver for her then I don't think she can. It's all on you." - President Bill Clinton

"It is time to get real. To get real about how we actually win this election… It is time to move from good words to good works — from sound bites to sound solutions." - Senator Hillary Clinton

"Make no mistake. If she loses either Texas or Ohio, this thing is done." - James Carville, a current supporter of Hillary Clinton

I am happy to see the Clintons finally acknowledging that the Obama surge has had a real impact on people across the country, not matter how contrived and simplistic its message. In these next debates, Hillary will undoubtedly shine and prove herself the superior candidate. Yet, will anyone listen to her?

That has been the problem so far - no one wants to hear the well thought out answers of Senator Clinton. The frenzy that Barack creates has overwhelmed her at every turner, and many of you feel that it is increasingly hard to get people to listen.

Well, at Team Hot4Hillary, we have a solution! Later today, we will be posting the Hot4Hillary drinking game!!! Gather your friends up for tonights debate and next week's, get a couple six packs and enjoy! Once your Obama loving friends see how drunk and sick they've gotten, maybe a little light will go on in their heads. :)

Here is a teaser of what is to come....

• Everytime Obama says the word "Change" take a sip of your beer (you may need a 30 pack per person for this rule)
• Everytime Wolf Blitzer references Bill Clinton to Hillary, slap your nearest girl friend on the ass and tell her to get you a beer
• Everytime Barack criticizes Senator Clinton's vote on the Iraq war, tell one of your friend to drink his/her whole beer and then yell at them for doing it.

Complete rules will be up by 4!!!

-Kurt-

Remember this game

I used to love Lemmings when I was growing up!


Click to Play!!

I will let you draw your own conclusions about the characters of this game ands it relation the Obama fever....

-kurt-

Hillary's Economic Blueprint for the 21st Century

A few days ago, Hillary Clinton released an economic blueprint detailing exactly what steps she will take to bring stability and dare I say prosperity to America once again. None of her rivals have ever come out with such a comprehensive plan, and I encourage all of you to read it. Sadly, not many people have read this document, as was seen in the recent Wisconsin primary.

Too many people want to be told what to think, and that's what Hillary's main rival is taking advantage of. If people don't learn more about what their candidate has to offer or and take him or her at their word, they cannot make a fair and informed decision. Critics may look to Hillary's recent "blueprint" and say that it is filled with too many generalizations. I would counter that, and mention that her thought and investment in her campaign and policies far exceeds that of any of her rivals.

I don't know about you, but I am ready for something different in our country. I have too many friends who have only known this country with Bush. At 25, I have spent nearly the whole of my adult life not expecting a whole lot from our president. Hillary Clinton finally has given me reason to believe. I have been lead astray by our current presidents empty words and rhetoric for almost a decade. And in my working life, I have realized to put my faith in people who make things happen and who have plans about how to make more things happen. People can talk all they want, but at the end of the day they need a plan. Actions truly do speak louder than words.

Going into the next years of my life, I am going to have to start making choices that effect my future. Whether it be who I think can lead the country best to how I am going to save for my retirement. I trust that Hillary will do the best as President. These are a few highlights from her plan that stand out to me:

• A Generous Matching 401(k) Plan for All Americans. Hillary understands that saving and building wealth can be the key to the American dream - the difference between just getting by and getting ahead....working andmiddle class families who currently have the hardest time savingwill get up to $1000 in matching tax cuts as an incentive to save....


• Making College Affordable for All. In our 21st century economy, a college education is more important than ever...Her plan includes a new $3,500 college tax credit that will cover more than 50 percent of the typical cost of public colleges and universities, or the full cost
of tuition and fees for community colleges. She would increase the size of Pell Grants, strengthen our community colleges, and invest $500 million to support innovative, on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs for those who don’t attend college.


Restore a strong, vibrant manufacturing sector in America. Hillary firmly believes that we cannot remain a great country with a strong economy if we don’t make things in America. As co-chair of the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, Hillary knows and understands both the challenges and opportunities facing American manufacturing...She will invest in development of processes and products that could lower costs, improve efficiencies, and create more jobs
in our manufacturing base and keep America competitive. She will expand the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which for a $100 million investment yields $910 million in new investments and trains or retrains 50,000 workers. And she will provide $20 billion in Green Vehicle Bonds to help American auto companies retool the oldest auto plants to meet her strong efficiency standards, while addressing retiree health legacy costs with tax credits for qualifying private and public retiree health plans.

There is so much more to this plan. Please read it, think about it and share it with people! (especially in TX, OH, VT, RI, PA!!)

Long Essay, But Worth the Read

This essay was forwarded to me my a dear friend. Thank you, Marilyn.

-kurt-

GOODBYE TO ALL THAT (#2) by Robin Morgan

Goodbye To All That” was my (in)famous 1970 essay breaking free from a politics of accommodation especially affecting women (for an online version, see http://blog.fair-use.org/category/chicago/).

During my decades in civil-rights, anti-war, and contemporary women’s movements, I’ve avoided writing another specific “Goodbye . . .” But not since the suffrage struggle have two communities—joint conscience-keepers of this country—been so set in competition, as the contest between Hillary Rodham Clinton (HRC) and Barack Obama (BO) unfurls. So.

Goodbye to the double standard . . .

—Hillary is too ballsy but too womanly, a Snow Maiden who’s emotional, and so much a politician as to be unfit for politics.

—She’s “ambitious” but he shows “fire in the belly.” (Ever had labor pains?)—When a sexist idiot screamed “Iron my shirt!” at HRC, it was considered amusing; if a racist idiot shouted “Shine my shoes!” at BO, it would’ve inspired hours of airtime and pages of newsprint analyzing our national dishonor.

—Young political Kennedys—Kathleen, Kerry, and Bobby Jr.—all endorsed Hillary. Senator Ted, age 76, endorsed Obama. If the situation were reversed, pundits would snort “See? Ted and establishment types back her, but the forward-looking generation backs him.” (Personally, I’m unimpressed with Caroline’s longing for the Return of the Fathers. Unlike the rest of the world, Americans have short memories. Me, I still recall Marilyn Monroe’s suicide, and a dead girl named Mary Jo Kopechne in Chappaquiddick.)

Goodbye to the toxic viciousness . . .

Carl Bernstein's disgust at Hillary’s “thick ankles.” Nixon-trickster Roger Stone’s new Hillary-hating 527 group, “Citizens United Not Timid” (check the capital letters). John McCain answering “How do we beat the bitch?" with “Excellent question!” Would he have dared reply similarly to “How do we beat the black bastard?” For shame.

Goodbye to the HRC nutcracker with metal spikes between splayed thighs. If it was a tap-dancing blackface doll, we would be righteously outraged—and they would not be selling it in airports. Shame.

Goodbye to the most intimately violent T-shirts in election history, including one with the murderous slogan “If Only Hillary had married O.J. Instead!” Shame.

Goodbye to Comedy Central’s “Southpark” featuring a storyline in which terrorists secrete a bomb in HRC’s vagina. I refuse to wrench my brain down into the gutter far enough to find a race-based comparison. For shame.

Goodbye to the sick, malicious idea that this is funny. This is not “Clinton hating,” not “Hillary hating.” This is sociopathic woman-hating. If it were about Jews, we would recognize it instantly as anti-Semitic propaganda; if about race, as KKK poison. Hell, PETA would go ballistic if such vomitous spew were directed at animals. Where is our sense of outrage—as citizens, voters, Americans?

Goodbye to the news-coverage target-practice . . .

The women’s movement and Media Matters wrung an apology from MSNBC’s Chris Matthews for relentless misogynistic comments (www.womensmediacenter.com). But what about NBC’s Tim Russert’s continual sexist asides and his all-white-male panels pontificating on race and gender? Or CNN’s Tony Harris chuckling at “the chromosome thing” while interviewing a woman from The White House Project? And that’s not even mentioning Fox News.

Goodbye to pretending the black community is entirely male and all women are white . . .

Surprise! Women exist in all opinions, pigmentations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual preferences, and ages—not only African American and European American but Latina and Native American, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Arab American and—hey, every group, because a group wouldn’t exist if we hadn’t given birth to it. A few non-racist countries may exist—but sexism is everywhere. No matter how many ways a woman breaks free from other discriminations, she remains a female human being in a world still so patriarchal that it’s the “norm.”

So why should all women not be as justly proud of our womanhood and the centuries, even millennia, of struggle that got us this far, as black Americans, women and men, are justly proud of their struggles?

Goodbye to a campaign where he has to pass as white (which whites—especially wealthy ones—adore), while she has to pass as male (which both men and women demanded of her, and then found unforgivable). If she were blackor he were female we wouldn’t be having such problems, and I for one would be in heaven. But at present such a candidate wouldn’t stand a chance—even if she shared Condi Rice’s Bush-defending politics.

I was celebrating the pivotal power at last focused on African American women deciding on which of two candidates to bestow their vote—until a number of Hillary-supporting black feminists told me they’re being called “race traitors.”

So goodbye to conversations about this nation’s deepest scar—slavery—which fail to acknowledge that labor- and sexual-slavery exist today in the U.S. and elsewhere on this planet, and the majority of those enslaved are women.

Women have endured sex/race/ethnic/religious hatred, rape and battery, invasion of spirit and flesh, forced pregnancy; being the majority of the poor, the illiterate, the disabled, of refugees, caregivers, the HIV/AIDS afflicted, the powerless. We have survived invisibility, ridicule, religious fundamentalisms, polygamy, teargas, forced feedings, jails, asylums, sati, purdah, female genital mutilation, witch burnings, stonings, and attempted gynocides. We have tried reason, persuasion, reassurances, and being extra-qualified, only to learn it never was about qualifications after all. We know that at this historical moment women experience the world differently from men—though not all the same as one another—and can govern differently, from Elizabeth Tudor to Michele Bachelet and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

We remember when Shirley Chisholm and Patricia Schroeder ran for this high office and barely got past the gate—they showed too much passion, raised too little cash, were joke fodder. Goodbye to all that. (And goodbye to some feminists so famished for a female president they were even willing to abandon women’s rights in backing Elizabeth Dole.)

Goodbye, goodbye to . . .

—blaming anything Bill Clinton does on Hillary (even including his womanizing like the Kennedy guys—though unlike them, he got reported on). Let’s get real. If he hadn’t campaigned strongly for her everyone would cluck over what that meant. Enough of Bill and Teddy Kennedy locking their alpha male horns while Hillary pays for it.

—an era when parts of the populace feel so disaffected by politics that a comparative lack of knowledge, experience, and skill is actually seen as attractive, when celebrity-culture mania now infects our elections so that it’s “cooler” to glow with marquee charisma than to understand the vast global complexities of power on a nuclear, wounded planet.

—the notion that it’s fun to elect a handsome, cocky president who feels he can learn on the job, goodbye to George W. Bush and the destruction brought by his inexperience, ignorance, and arrogance. Goodbye to the accusation that HRC acts “entitled” when she’s worked intensely at everything she’s done—including being a nose-to-the-grindstone, first-rate senator from my state.

Goodbye to her being exploited as a Rorschach test by women who reduce her to a blank screen on which they project their own fears, failures, fantasies.

Goodbye to the phrase “polarizing figure” to describe someone who embodies the transitions women have made in the last century and are poised to make in this one. It was the women’s movement that quipped, “We are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” She heard us, and she has.

Goodbye to some women letting history pass by while wringing their hands, because Hillary isn’t as “likeable” as they’ve been warned they must be, or because she didn’t leave him, couldn’t “control” him, kept her family together and raised a smart, sane daughter. (Think of the blame if Chelsea had ever acted in the alcoholic, neurotic manner of the Bush twins!) Goodbye to some women pouting because she didn’t bake cookies or she did, sniping because she learned the rules and then bent or broke them. Grow the hell up. She is not running for Ms.-perfect-pure-queen-icon of the feminist movement. She’s running to be president of the United States.

Goodbye to the shocking American ignorance of our own and other countries’ history. Margaret Thatcher and Golda Meir rose through party ranks and war, positioning themselves as proto-male leaders. Almost all other female heads of government so far have been related to men of power—granddaughters, daughters, sisters, wives, widows: Gandhi, Bandaranike, Bhutto, Aquino, Chamorro, Wazed, Macapagal-Arroyo, Johnson Sirleaf, Bachelet, Kirchner, and more. Even in our “land of opportunity,” it’s mostly the first pathway “in” permitted to women: Representatives Doris Matsui and Mary Bono and Sala Burton; Senator Jean Carnahan . . . far too many to list here.

Goodbye to a misrepresented generational divide . . .

Goodbye to the so-called spontaneous “Obama Girl” flaunting her bikini-clad ass online—then confessing Oh yeah it wasn’t her idea after all, some guys got her to do it and dictated the clothes, which she said “made me feel like a dork.”

Goodbye to some young women eager to win male approval by showing they’re not feminists (at least not the kind who actually threaten thestatus quo), who can’t identify with a woman candidate because she is unafraid of eeueweeeu yucky power, who fear their boyfriends might look at them funny if they say something good about her. Goodbye to women of any age again feeling unworthy, sulking “what if she’s not electable?” or “maybe it’s post-feminism and whoooosh we’re already free.” Let a statement by the magnificent Harriet Tubman stand as reply. When asked how she managed to save hundreds of enslaved African Americans via the Underground Railroad during the Civil War, she replied bitterly, “I could have saved thousands—if only I’d been able to convince them they were slaves.”

I’d rather say a joyful Hello to all the glorious young women who do identifywith Hillary, and all the brave, smart men—of all ethnicities and any age—who get that it’s in their self-interest, too. She’s better qualified. (D’uh.) She’s a high-profile candidate with an enormous grasp of foreign- and domestic-policy nuance, dedication to detail, ability to absorb staggering insult and personal pain while retaining dignity, resolve, even humor, and keep on keeping on. (Also, yes, dammit, let’s hear it for her connections and funding and party-building background, too. Obama was awfully glad about those when she raised dough and campaigned for him to get to the Senate in the first place.)

I’d rather look forward to what a good president he might make in eight years, when his vision and spirit are seasoned by practical know-how—and he’ll be all of 54. Meanwhile, goodbye to turning him into a shining knight when actually he’s an astute, smooth pol with speechwriters who’ve worked with the Kennedys’ own speechwriter-courtier Ted Sorenson. If it’s only about ringing rhetoric, let speechwriters run. But isn’t it about getting the policies we want enacted?

And goodbye to the ageism . . .

How dare anyone unilaterally decide when to turn the page on history, papering over real inequities and suffering constituencies in the promise of a feel-good campaign? How dare anyone claim to unify while dividing, or think that to rouse U.S. youth from torpor it’s useful to triage the single largest demographic in this country’s history: the boomer generation—the majority of which is female?

Old woman are the one group that doesn’t grow more conservative with age—and we are the generation of radicals who said “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” Goodbye to going gently into any goodnight any man prescribes for us. We are the women who changed the reality of the United States. And though we never went away, brace yourselves: we’re back!

We are the women who brought this country equal credit, better pay, affirmative action, the concept of a family-focused workplace; the women who established rape-crisis centers and battery shelters, marital-rape and date-rape laws; the women who defended lesbian custody rights, who fought for prison reform, founded the peace and environmental movements; who insisted that medical research include female anatomy; who inspired men to become more nurturing parents; who created women’s studies and Title IX so we all could cheer the WNBA stars and Mia Hamm. We are the women who reclaimed sexuality from violent pornography, who put childcare on the national agenda, who transformed demographics, artistic expression, language itself. We are the women who forged a worldwide movement. We are the proud successors of women who, though it took more than 50 years, won us the vote.

We are the women who now comprise the majority of U.S. voters.

Hillary said she found her own voice in New Hampshire. There’s not a woman alive who, if she’s honest, doesn’t recognize what she means. Then HRC got drowned out by campaign experts, Bill, and media’s obsession with everything Bill.

So listen to her voice:

“For too long, the history of women has been a history of silence. Even today, there are those who are trying to silence our words.

“It is a violation of human rights when babies are denied food, or drowned, or suffocated, or their spines broken, simply because they are born girls. It is a violation of human rights when woman and girls are sold into the slavery of prostitution. It is a violation of human rights when women are doused with gasoline, set on fire and burned to death because their marriage dowries are deemed too small. It is a violation of human rights when individual women are raped in their own communities and when thousands of women are subjected to rape as a tactic or prize of war. It is a violation of human rights when a leading cause of death worldwide along women ages 14 to 44 is the violence they are subjected to in their own homes. It is a violation of human rights when women are denied the right to plan their own families, and that includes being forced to have abortions or being sterilized against their will.

“Women’s rights are human rights. Among those rights are the right to speak freely—and the right to be heard.”

That was Hillary Rodham Clinton defying the U.S. State Department and the Chinese Government at the 1995 UN World Conference on Women in Beijing (look here for the full, stunning speech).

And this voice, age 21, in “Commencement Remarks of Hillary D. Rodham, President of Wellesley College Government Association, Class of 1969.”

“We are, all of us, exploring a world none of us understands. . . . searching for a more immediate, ecstatic, and penetrating mode of living. . . . [for the] integrity, the courage to be whole, living in relation to one another in the full poetry of existence. The struggle for an integrated life existing in an atmosphere of communal trust and respect is one with desperately important political and social consequences. . . . Fear is always with us, but we just don't have time for it.”

She ended with the commitment “to practice, with all the skill of our being: the art of making possible.”

And for decades, she’s been learning how.

So goodbye to Hillary’s second-guessing herself. The real question is deeper than her re-finding her voice. Can we women find ours? Can we do this for ourselves?

“Our President, Ourselves!”

Time is short and the contest tightening. We need to rise in furious energy—as we did when Anita Hill was so vilely treated in the U.S. Senate, as we did when Rosie Jiminez was butchered by an illegal abortion, as we did and do for women globally who are condemned for trying to break through. We need to win, this time. Goodbye to supporting HRC tepidly, with ambivalent caveats and apologetic smiles. Time to volunteer, make phone calls, send emails, donate money, argue, rally, march, shout, vote.

Me? I support Hillary Rodham because she’s the best qualified of all candidates running in both parties. I support her because her progressive politics are as strong as her proven ability to withstand what will be a massive right-wing assault in the general election. I support her because she knows how to get us out of Iraq. I support her because she’s refreshingly thoughtful, and I’m bloodied from eight years of a jolly “uniter” with ejaculatory politics. I needn’t agree with her on every point. I agree with the 97 percent of her positions that are identical with Obama’s—and the few where hers are both more practical and to the left of his (like health care). I support her because she’s already smashed the first-lady stereotype and made history as a fine senator, because I believe she will continue to make history not only as the first US woman president, but as a great US president.

As for the “woman thing”?

Me, I’m voting for Hillary not because she’s a woman—but because I am.

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New Mexico!

Hillary won New Mexico, though if you watched TV you would never have known! After weeks of counting (what took them so long), the results are FINALLY in...

Congrats, Hillary!

He can't keep his own promises

Obama has resorted to his failsafe dodging questions yet again. John McCain has called Barack out on his previous comments last summer regarding public campaign financing.

But, like an overexcited schoolboy, Obama isn't so sure about committing to public financing because now he has raised so much money. He sure as hell can't beat Hillary without his campaign strategy of outspending her at every turn and refusing to debate her on topics. Perhaps now he is realizing that he will need to same tricks to fool people into voting for him over McCain (if that dark day ever comes!)

Simply put, without his deep pockets, Barack cannot keep up the sort of rock star candidacy that has makes him the supposed front runner. I am sick and tired of the Obama Winfrey Show and am ready for him to start offering up ideas, answers and to stop hiding behind slick advertising team!

Wisconsin is soon!

I am sure many of you have seen the new ad where Hillary calls Obama out for not debating her before the Wisconsin primary, but I thought I would post it below anyway. I hope you, and all your friends, watch the upcoming debate next Thursday on CNN/Univision!



-kurt-

Obama's Running Mate

We know that O is making his short list of running mates, and I thought who better to share the spotlight than media's other darling - Britney Spears! Think about it. The only person in the media spotlight more than Barack Obama is Britney Spears. Now, I know all you neigh-sayers will say that Britney has enough problems and shouldn't have to worry about being Vice President. I say this is just what she needs- what they both need.

Obama has gotten this far with media attention alone, but his biggest rivals are starting to question his ability to provide answers and offer solutions. Rather than having to think about what he can do as President, why not throw B in the Mix. The media would swarm to them, the interviews would come in and before we knew it they would both be waving to us from the White House lawn.

We already know Brit is a great at lip syncing. Record one of Hillary's debates or speeches, stick Brit in front of the camera, and push play (allowing extra time for gum smacking and sips of frapps). And there you go! Britney sounds great, has all the answers Obama lacks! Barack can keep giving his motivational speeches and all will be well in the world.

I am liking this idea. Think of the fun his marketing team would have! They could be called B-squared and I will even send them the following poster to use at upcoming rallies!


-Kurt-

PS -And while they are both a little soft around the middle, they still look good in their skivvies!

Discussion of the Day: The R Word.

If there's one thing we hope to accomplish with this blog (besides throwing some needed spotlight on Senator Clinton's greatest attributes), it's to encourage discussion of the issues and phenomenon that rear their head throughout the course of the elections. Today, more than ever, it's important to remind yourself to actively think, criticize, and analyze the information that comes your way... too many people are complacent to sit and simply ingest the mass media messages. Use the television, radio, and internet to help you think for yourself... but never let it do the thinking for you!

So here's a Discussion topic for the day. Take it, think about it, and bring it up at dinner. As with all good discussions, it might get kind of heated... but then again, if you're a Clinton supporter you ought to know how to hold your own in debate! ;)

So here's the topic to discuss:

In the elections so far this primary season, polls have shown a high level of support for Senator Obama among African-American voters. But in last night's three contests (DC, Maryland, Virginia), some estimates reported an unprecedented 90% turn-out for Obama among black voters.

Even though it's very unusual to see votes skewed so heavily based on demographics like race, gender and ethnicity, there has so far been little media discussion of these numbers.

If the situation was inverted, and only 10% of "white" Americans voted for Obama... would we see a greater public discussion?

Discuss!

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February 12th

I just wanted to let everyone know to keep in good spirits today. It looks like another day where Obama is favored in most of the primaries, but Clinton is sure to split most of the delegates with her competitor. Even if Hillary slips today in delegates, that will be short lived. She is favored in many upcoming races like Texas, Rhode Island & Wisconsin. I truly believe that if we all stay positive and continue the conversation, we can help Hillary take Ohio, Vermont, and Pennsylvania in the upcoming weeks!

No matter where you are, you can help people see a side of Hillary that the media never portrays. You can remind your neighbors and friends that in Hillary we have a candidate who not only wants change, but can bring it. You can tell people that Hillary is a candidate who already has the plans to undo what George Bush has done; she has the necessary tools to get this done one day one. You can encourage people to watch the debates and question why Obama declined them. And, finally, you can proudly say, 'I voted for Hillary Clinton."
-Kurt-

A wonderful endorsement.

We think this endorsement speaks for itself. But we will say that Dr Angelou's words are poignant and from the heart...



We couldn't agree more, Maya. We more than admire Hillary - we care for her because we know she cares for us!!!

Great Article and News from the Campaign

ON DEADLINE: Obama Has Much Yet to Prove

Recent News from the Clinton Campaign
February 11, 2008

Yesterday on the Trail: "Fans packed the overflowing gymnasium and gave Clinton a rousing welcome," in Manassas, Virginia... "Thousands of enthusiastic supporters" greeted Hillary in Bowie, Maryland, "a larger crowd than was expected. Those who didn't make it into the gym crowded hallways and the school lobby, craning their necks for a glimpse of the candidate."... President Bill Clinton attended church services in Washington, D.C. and Bowie, Maryland and held "Solutions for America" events in Catonsville, Dundalk and Silver Spring, Maryland... Chelsea attended church services in Washington, D.C., met with students at the University of Maryland in College Park and toured Belvedere Square Market in Baltimore, Maryland. "The crowd erupted in cheers and applause when [Chelsea] mentioned affordable higher education" in College Park.

Today on the Trail: Hillary attends a "Coffee and Conversation" with supporters in Washington, D.C., tours the GM Allison Transmission Plant in White Marsh, Maryland and delivers a guest lecture at Dr. Larry Sabato’s class at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville... President Bill Clinton holds "Solutions for America" events in Fredericksburg, Roanoke and Fairfax, Virginia... Chelsea attends "Our Voice, Our Future" events at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, near Marquette University and at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

If You Watch One Thing Today: Tonight from 7-7:30 p.m. EST, Hillary will appear live on TV on ABC7 and News Channel 8 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Voters nationwide can see Hillary live on Politico.com. The appearance was initially intended to be a debate sponsored by The Politico and ABC7, but Sen. Obama refused to debate Hillary.

In Case You Missed It: "The next president will face a mountain of challenges...The 44th president should have a strong resume of government experience... The major-party candidates should be those who require the least on-the-job training. Of the contenders remaining in Democratic race, the most experienced [is] Hillary," wrote the Columbus Dispatch editorial board. Read more.

$10 Million:Since the polls closed on Super Tuesday, more than 100,000 donors have contributed $10 million online. The campaign's initial goal was $3 million in 3 days.
In Case You Missed It: Hillary accepted an invitation to debate in Wisconsin before the state's February 19th primary. Sen. Obama has refused to debate in the next two weeks.

I’ve Switched to Hillary: On Wednesday on "The View," former Sen. Obama supporter Whoopi Goldberg announced that she voted for Hillary. On Thursday, the video of Whoopi’s announcement was YouTube’s single most watched news and politics clip. More than 200,000 people watched Whoopi explain that Hillary was the first candidate to propose taxing tax breaks away from companies that ship jobs overseas. Watch.

If You Read One Thing Today: "Obama Has Much Yet to Prove," by Ron Fournier for the Associated Press. Read more.

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HOT girls are HOT for Hillary!

We now present the most convincing reason for the average, red-blooded American male to vote for Hillary:



Haha. Check out Taryn Southern - a fellow Hillary supporter - on her own similarly named but completely unrelated blog (great minds think alike!): www.hott4hill.com

- SCOTT -

HOT for Hillary? Hell, I'm on Fire!

She’s smart, she’s capable, she’s tough, she’s charismatic, and she’s prepared to lead America out of eight years of degenerative Bush-ism.

Plus, she wears pretty sweet pantsuits.

And that, lovely reader, is why I’m HOT for HILLARY.

Let’s be honest: If you believe in the media hype that’s overtaken the airwaves 24/7, you might think that Barack Obama is the only candidate young voters support. From the beginning, the media has portrayed Obama as the “go get ‘em, tiger” underdog, the wunderkind young Senator from Illinois who has rallied the poor, the shivering, the huddled masses and promised them liberal salvation from the past decade of Bible-thumping conservatism, infuriating foreign policies, and hillbillies who can’t pronounce the word “nuclear.”

Poppycock, dear Watson.

Hillary Clinton has already walked the walk – not just talked the talk. Obama may claim that he stands for “Change,” but he never discusses WHAT he plans to change, HOW he plans to change it, or WHY his glorious Three Measly Years as a Senator – during which time his accomplishments pale in comparison to Clinton’s - makes him qualified to be President of the Freaking United States. He’s like that college friend who spent one semester studying in Paris, and came back kissing everybody on both cheeks and calling the subway “the metro.” Let’s be honest, man… it takes a little more time to really be fluent in the political terrain.

We’ve already endured eight years of empty rhetoric and little accomplishment. We don’t need any more.

We need the person who is most qualified, and who we can trust to deliver on important issues not because she says she will… but because she already has.

When you're coming off 8 years of a President who wears a dunce cap, it only makes sense to pick a President who is at the head of the class. Not the one who talks about change the most, not the one who gives the biggest impression of change, but the one who can actually make it happen when she takes office.

Again, Obama has only been a US Senator since 2005. If he was elected, it would be totally unprecedented for someone with that little experience to be our President of the United States. He’s tried to use his inexperience as a selling point, but I’m sorry – with all the problems going on as a result of the last President, this is just not the time to risk “all or nothing” on the new guy. Our country is a car driving off a cliff... I don't want to hand the keys over to the guy who just got his learner's permit!

If people stop and listen, Hillary provides detailed responses to WHAT she plans to do and HOW she plans to enact change as soon as she steps into office. Obama is long on talk, but short on details. He never articulates what he plans to do or what issues he is truly passionate about.

But Hillary has years and years of experience (including BEFORE her years as First Lady) of addressing issues like childcare, health care reform and international womens’ rights in oppressive countries. She has already worked to support women’s rights against the Taliban, worked for abused women in Beijing, and led research into Gulf War Syndrome for veterans who suffered in that war. It’s a huge testament to her character that she was taking on these big issues, and getting any success at all, in a time when it was “not okay” for a a First Lady to show such ambition.

Obama has run a campaign high on symbolism but low on detail. He tells us he’s an agent of change, but never how he plans to change things. He also never talks about how he is going to be able to do it as a Senator with so little experience. Don’t forget, the President is just one part of the process – he or she has to have the rest of Congress on their side in order to make things happen, endorse legislature, etc.

But with only two years in the Senate before he started his campaign, Obama hasn’t established the kind of relationships you need in order to make allies and get your “change” to actually happen. Plus, one of our biggest concerns right now is a war and the state of America’s international reputation. Why would we elect a President with no experience in international relations?

Obama doesn’t have experience working with the people and places that America will need to address in the wake of Bush. He does not have the same kind of experience, clout, and respect around the world. Hillary does.

And take a look at his website, and the “O” logo that he uses in his campaign. To me, that says it all. Obama is the product of slick marketing and media relations. But it doesn’t seem appropriate to me that a President has a logo, like Wal-mart or Coca-Cola. When you have experience to back it up, you don’t need to hire an ad agency.

Obama might make a great President in a few years. But right now, he has only come as far as he has because he symbolizes the “change” that all of us want so bad after 8 years of Bush horror. But Hillary brings change too… she’s already been bringing change as a woman who has worked harder and accomplished more than any one could ever have expected.

Right now, the country does need change. But change without experience is called a disaster.

That's why I'm HOT for HILLARY!

- SCOTT -

Be like Whoopi?

-Kurt-

WHY AM I HOT FOR HILLARY?

What angers and frustrates me most about the current election is the fact that the American people are unable to make a clear and informed decision about the candidate they support. Ever since the Iowa caucus, we have been subjected to a media-created frenzy surrounding Senator Obama. A story was born that night when he won in Iowa, and stories sell newspapers and get people watching the news. Suddenly, we had the "little Senator that could" taking on the juggernaut that was Senator Clinton's campaign. Unfortunately, the media has focused solely on that story and refuses to present unbiased and fair news to the American people. And people have become so obsessed with this "underdog" story that they forget to think rationally about what each candidate brings to the proverbial table. Since this is my inaugural blog, I will keep my first entry to a brief overview of themes I hope we all can explore in more detail in the days to come. As Hillary says, we have to keep this conversation about America going. If our media outlets won't let us, then hopefully we can right here!

Perhaps the most glaring aspect that people too often neglect is the issue of experience. Senator Obama has been in office since January of 2005, where he previously served in the Illinois State Senate. He has done nothing of incredible note as a Senator, as would be expected for a first term Junior Senator. He announced his candidacy for President nearly 2 years to the day after he assumed office. Senator Clinton, on the other hand, has been actively changing America since the late 70's when she was appointed Legal Services Board by President Carter. She continued through her time in Arkansas when she fought for children and family rights, during her time in the White House when she brought attention to the Taliban (before anyone had ever heard of them), when she fought to reform the Health Care system, up to when she was (and is) a Senator who - since 2001 - has been consistent in her principles and values the same things now that she did over 30 years ago. She will continue to change the course of America by becoming the first female President of the United States.

What does all this experience really mean? Aren't we ready for change? My thought is that we do need a change, but we need change that is effective, well thought-out and trustworthy. Senator Clinton has many friends and allies in Congress and abroad, as she is the most traveled First Lady in history. For better or worse, these connections are necessary to get anything done in politics. Hillary is an exceptionally brilliant woman! No matter what anyone thinks of her a person, she is the smartest and most experienced candidate for the job. Senator Obama lacks the years and years of service and understanding that Senator Clinton will bring with her to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Sadly, I think he would be a sort of lame duck as soon as he took office. We have had 8 years of an ineffective president, do we need another 4? And, by the way, why is it that having a woman as Commander in Chief isn't a big change?

Senator Obama says he has opposed the the war in Iraq from day one. Well, isn't that easy to say when you weren't even in office to vote. Simple fact is that hindsight is 20/20 and it is very easy for Senator Obama to play Monday Morning Quarterback. Our President deceived the Senate and Senator Clinton voted the best she could with the information that was given to her. Lest we not forget the climate of fear that existed in 2003. As any good Senator would do, Hillary acted in what she felt was best for the country and listened to what the American people wanted at that time. In my mind, the only issue concerning Iraq should be ending the war... not what Hillary voted for when Barack couldn't.

I am also insulted that I - a 25 year old male - am made to feel "uncool" for supporting Senator Clinton. The media, thanks to Obama himself, have made "Obama 08" the only cool campaign to support. I think it's far "cooler" to support someone who you can believe in, has years of experience and has proof of her successes to back her up. I think it's pretty damn cool to support someone who is intelligent, committed to her beliefs, and passionately wants to do what's best for ALL Americans. Also, Hillary is a fun and personable person! I hope everyone got to see her on Letterman, she was great!


Finally, we need a President who can beat John McCain. If Hillary goes head to head with McCain, she can trounce him in any debate while making him look like an intellectual incompetent. On both Democrat and Republican sides, people are sick of having a moron for a President. I believe that a smart candidate with answers can create at least a little bipartisan support. Hillary is also an extremely strong person who can take whatever the Republicans throw at her. Her strength and her well thought-out solutions for America make her ready, on day one, to turn the country around. I will give Barack the fact that he can incite a crowd and get media attention, but he ends there for me. He never says a heck of a lot and throws about the word "change" to the cheers of the masses. His speeches are full of hot air, and he has so few ideas that extend beyond a four or five sentence answer. Remember the last time we listened to empty rhetoric? We ended up with George Bush...

-Kurt-

Welcome!

Welcome to HotforHillary.org!

This blog is written by a collective of young individuals and is intended to offer different insights into the 2008 Presidential Election. In part, the blog was created as a response to the negative light cast upon Hillary Clinton's campaign by most of the mainstream media - MSNBC in particular. Even media stalwarts like CNN seem to have given into to sensationalist headlines and are more interested in making a story than reporting the facts. But more importantly, we created this blog because Hillary Clinton is a candidate we believe in and a candidate who we KNOW, without a doubt, has the intelligence, desire and experience needed to change America!!

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