Clinton: Clock running, debate strategy critical

"What we’ve got to do is get smart."

I don't think we suffer from a lack of smarts, but from a lack of good tactics and strategy for implementing the smart things we mostly agree on.

Maybe Ohio will be as lucky as we were here in Upstate New York where she promised to bring 200,000 jobs...wait a minute, we never got those jobs and unemployment in the area has risen...

SHE DIDN'T AND COULDN'T DO IT DURING HER FIRST pRESIDENCY, WHAT MAKES ANYONE THINK THE ICE QUEEN CAN DO IT NOW?

Who will we see at the debate? Hillary the witch, Hillary the cry baby, or Hillary the cackler? Or maybe yet another personality? Wht was that old movie? "The Three Faces of Eve" A remake should star Hillary.

Every headline seems to be about Clinton- it seems all the media outlets want her to win.

Everyone (especially Hillary supporters) should read Frank Rich's most recent column in the New York Times. Yes, I'm sure we're going to see responses to this post that slam Frank Rich but if those of you in Clintonian delusion land would start reading things other than her website, you might get a sense for what normal Americans are thinking.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/frankrich/index.html
EP, CA

The Clinton campaign has made blunder after blunder. Playing the gender card, breaking out Obama's kindergarten writing, and the latest, this sarcasm directed at Obama and his supporters. Let's say she comesback and wins the nomination, can she expect the Obama camp (the people she basically called naifs too easily susceptible to fancy words) to support her?

I am against Louis Farrakhan,evidently Barack Obama and many of his many supporters aren`t, because Farrakhan claims Obama is the hope of the world-WRONG FARRAKHAN OLE BOY-CHRIST IS.NOT OBAMA WHO ACCEPTED $3,000,000 IN A FUNDRAISER FROM NADHMI AUCHI A BRITISH-IRAQI BILLIONAIRE.

What's the over-under on the use of the words "change" and "experience"?

I'll set it here at 30 and you can place your bets until 10 minutes before show time.

I completely agree with Ms. Deborah’s comment. Mrs. Clinton is big on proclaiming that “I will do this, I will do that!”.
Unless Mrs. Clinton has an opposition party which caves in to every demands of the executive branch she cannot just do this or that by herself. “Getting things done” is not a one-woman show. So far she has not shown us that she has a winning strategy or tactics or personality to get “good things” implemented.

International workers of the world unite. Hillary has announced she will raise enviromental and labor standards through her special trade prosecutor.
Rejoice comrads. Those of you who only ask for what you are entitled (not like some people we know) will soon have a Maximum Leader who will crush the evil capitalists.

Senator Obama's opponent claims to have had "35 years of experience” which is the entire length of time since her graduation from law school in 1973. But for 28 of those 35 years she worked as a lawyer (9 years), was the wife of the Governor of Arkansas (11years), and served as the First Lady of the United States (8 years). Only for the past 7 years since her election to the US Senate in November 2000 in her adopted state of New York has Hillary Clinton actually been an elected official accountable to voters.
Barack Obama graduated from law school in 1991 returning to his home in Chicago to direct a voter registration drive and work as an attorney representing community organizers and work on voting rights cases and on civil rights cases. In 1993 he became a lecturer of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School and in 1996 was elected to the Illinois State Senate where he served for 8 years prior to his election to the US Senate in November 2004. Combining his service as an Illinois State Senator and US Senator Barack Obama has been an elected official accountable to voters for 11 years.
During the 1960 Democratic primary elections then Senator John Kennedy was also told he was too inexperienced to become president, and by such notable members of the "old guard" at the time as Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, and Lyndon Johnson. Kennedy was told to wait his turn! But, of course JFK won the 1960 Democratic primary and went on to defeat Richard Nixon in the general election despite Nixon's protest that "Kennedy is too inexperienced to be President." It wasn't true then about John F. Kennedy and it isn't true now about Barack Obama.
Abraham Lincoln also did not have much “Washington Experience” prior to becoming President of the United States. In 1834 at age 25 Abe Lincoln won election to the Illinois state legislature where he served a total of 8 years from 1834-1842 during which time he taught himself law and was admitted to the bar. In 1847 he was elected to US House of Representatives serving a single term from 1847-1849 before returning to private law practice in Illinois. On October 16, 1854 a 45 year old Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful speech against Slavery in Peoria, Illinois and in 1858 was elected to the US Senate, just 2 years before being elected President of the United States in 1860. Not much prior “Washington Experience” for “Honest Abe” but he sure made a great President.
Could it be that the amount of one’s prior “Washington Experience” is far less important to being a great President than having sound judgment and strong character?
Senator Obama has shown that he has served in Washington long enough to understand what needs to be changed because unlike his opponent he has already begun making changes by refusing to accept money from lobbyists and political action committees. He is proving that being beholden to such money peddlers is not necessary. He raises money for his campaign directly from the people to whom he is accountable, people like you and me

For someone who is supposed to be such a strong inspirational leader dedicated to getting the negative tone out of politics, I am impressed just how little Obama's followers actually listen. The mean-spiritedness and sexism coming from Obama will certainly make it difficult to attract the 49% of Democratic primary voters who prefer Clinton. Welcome President McCain!

This race is over!

The more she talks (yells) the crazier she sounds. She has absolutely no clue at all what this race is all about!

She keeps preaching "experience" when people want "change." She claims to know how to "work the levers" in Washington even though we all know the levers are broken!

She appears to be irrational, unstable, and desperate (with a split personality thrown in for good measure)...

"I''m proud to be on the stage with you"...

"Shame on you"...

"Let''s have a real campaign"...

"I''m mean, let''s have a smear campaign in which I accuse you of being a radical Muslim and circulate photos of you dressed like the Taliban."

Who can keep up? Pundits now call it the "Kitchen Sink" tactic. I call it mud slinging - just keep slinging and slinging - and see what might stick!

I keep waiting for the total meltdown when her head starts to spin and she keeps repeating, "SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA!" "VOTE FOR ME!" "SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA!" "VOTE FOR ME!" "SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA!" "VOTE FOR ME!" "SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA!" "VOTE FOR ME!"

She's run a crazy campaign devoid of any rhyme or reason. How can we possibly trust her to run the country???

Who cares about experience
(Same old story) We need
young and fresh ideas who
bring change Obamas the
person we need not old
ideas from Bill and Hillary
they had there day help the
new president with your'
ideas not your personal
agenda

Who cares about experience
(Same old story) We need
young and fresh ideas who
bring change Obamas the
person we need not old
ideas from Bill and Hillary
they had there day help the
new president with your'
ideas not your personal
agenda

"nice but stupid or smart but mean" what we've learned is that women are viewed in only one of these two ways. see the link to read about research on this:http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/02/17/black_man_vs_white_woman/?page=1

Well, a goodly number of Obama supporters ARE naifs, and a like number aren't very smart. Bemused, trendy, but not smart. Not practical, not sensible--but those are "stale" and old-fashioned characteristics, right? Good luck in November if Obama gets the nomination.

Louis Farrakhan praised his follower Barack Obama. "We are witnessing the phenomenal rise of a man of color in a country that has persecuted us because of our color," the leader of the Nation of Islam, who many accuse of being anti-Semitic, said Monday at a rally in Chicago. This young man is the hope of the entire world that America will change and be made better," Farrakhan said at the rallyObama's spiritual adviser, J Wright gave Trumpeter Award to a man it said "truly epitomized greatness. Louis Farrakhan. maybe for Wright and some others, Farrakhan "epitomized greatness." For Americans, Farrakhan epitomizes racism, particularly in the form of anti-Semitism. Over the years, he has compiled an awesome record of offensive statements, even denigrating the Holocaust by falsely attributing it to Jewish cooperation with Hitler "They helped him get the Third Reich on the road." His history is a rancid stew of lies. Any praise of Farrakhan heightens the prestige of the leader of the Nation of Islam. His anti-Semitism and particularly his false insistence that Jews have played an inordinate role in victimizing African Americans. Farrakhan's dream has vilified whites and singled out Jews to blame for crimes large and small, either committed by others as well or not at all. (A dominant role in the slave trade, for instance.) He has talked of Jewish conspiracies to set a media line for the whole nation. He has reviled Jews in a manner that brings Hitler to mind. And yet Wright heaped praise on Farrakhan. According to Trumpet, he applauded his "depth of analysis when it comes to the racial ills of this nation." He praised "his integrity and honesty." He called him "an unforgettable force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose." These are the words of a man who prayed with Obama just before the Illinois senator announced his run for the presidency. Will he pray with him just before his inaugural?
The New York Times recently reported on Obama's penchant while serving in the Illinois legislature for merely voting "present" when faced with some tough issues. Farrakhan, in a strictly political sense, may be a tough issue for him. This time, though, "present" will not do.
A number of Jewish and pro-Israel voters have raised questions about Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign. In case you haven't followed this ongoing issue, here's a brief summary of the complaints:
Obama hasn't distanced himself from Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. of his home congregation in Chicago, whose church's magazine gave an award to the notorious Louis Farrakhan. Obama has called for engaging Iran. Daniel Ayalon, Israel's former ambassador to the United States, told the New York Sun he is concerned Obama would want to negotiate with a "Hitler-like" regime. Some of Obama's policy advisors of various stripes, such as Samantha Power, Robert Malley, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, have come under attack for their views on Israel. World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder fears, it's only a matter of time before the president becomes anti-Israel Howard Friedman, the president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, said the leading presidential candidate are all interested in continuing close ties with Israel. But yesterday's online frenzy about a picture of Obama in traditional Somali muslim garb brought these questions back to the fore Obama is a closet Muslim.

Hillary supports health care for all. What more could this nation ask for? How about the war coming to a close. Hillary would slam the door on the war....We could have 8 years to recover if the nation would just relax , take a deep breath and think of the future with no war and health care for all.

Hillary needs to stay on message and stop going negative. I am an Obama
suporter i would vote for hillary if she won the nomination through the voice of the people by winning the popular vote and pledged delegates not super delegates. You dont see Huckabee going negative with Mccain. Possiable because huckabee is wise enough not to divide his party. I was thinking about why Baracks
uniter message is more legitamate. Barack is really gracious to people he doesnt agree with. If you noticed before barack criticizes anybody he gives then a complement. Hillary doesnt know how to do that effectivly clinton just attacks. Obama has been able to stay above the tear down politcs of the past this is what we need to do to build a majorty to pass legislation and get more democratic leaders in congress. Ideal ticket would be obama/hillary
it will be hard for barack to work with clinton if the slash and burn politics continue after texas and ohio.

Obama is an idiot who has accomplished nothing.

This guy is a snake oil salesmen and I hope the country doesn't fall for it. I will not vote for a 1 term Senator.

Obama IS NOT THE ANSWER

>>"Clinton will use in her faceoff with Obama, knowing that the pressure is on her to fully distinguish the differences that exist between herself and the Illinois senator while not crossing the line into overt negativity."

Unless she prefaces every debate statement with the following media created phrase, "In the name of the father, the son, and the holy obama," she will be accused of "overt negativity."

How many people understand that Clinton's health coverage plan is for the benefit of businesses?

The plan is for ALL businesses to op out of providing health care, and 'mandating' every employee to buy their own.

Do you think those businesses will pass along the savings in increased wages? (To their workers, I mean.)

From today's Head of State:
headofstate.blogspot.com

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Clinton Compares Obama To Bush

From today's WP:

"We've seen the tragic result of having a president who had neither the experience nor the wisdom to manage our foreign policy and safeguard our national security," Clinton told students at George Washington University. "We cannot let that happen again. America has already taken that chance one time too many."

Obama, of course, is not Bush.

Whereas Bush is intellectually incurious, and views intellect and complexity with fear, masked by a reflexive and reductionistic contempt, Obama is intellectually curious, seeks out and embraces ideas, and is interested in their utility, rather than their conforming to a narrow and predetermined plan, and will bring this intellectual strength and ability to his policies.

Whereas Bush is inflexible to the point of parody--and tragedy--making a virtue of failing to reexamine assumptions even when it is clear they are not working-- because cognitive rigidity is, for him, equated with strength, as opposed to the "weakness" of making distinctions--Obama has both firm convictions and the ability to advance and adapt those beliefs to changing circumstances. He has the ability to adapt on the basis of effectiveness and utility, rather than to react impulsively, to stand stubbornly still without any substantive basis, or to fail to adapt, based on fear.

Whereas Bush begins from a point of defensiveness, viewing much of the world in terms of those who need to be taken down a peg from their know-it-all-stance--the hallmark of a life of earlier resentments, imposed on the world of foreign policy--Obama operates from a position of engagement with people and with ideas. He wants to know; is capable of objective evaluation, and seeks to bring new voices into his dialogue, rather than deflecting them.

Whereas Bush has used advisers as a circle of wagons and a complexity filter, keeping criticism, real-world intricacies, and cognitive dissonance to a minimum, Obama appears to welcome advice, using advisers as a resources rather than as a shield.

And, whereas Bush connects with the resentments of the angry everyday man, who feels unfairly downtrodden by those that, in their intellectual and emotional confidence and passion, remind them of their own flaws and fears, and who resents those who might receive help, when they feel they have received none, is unlike Obama--who connects with the willingness to aspire rather than to the fear of it; to the hope of devoting the best of oneself to a community and nation rather than self-protectively dividing it; and to the desire to replace the primacy of tactics and cronyism in favor of shared principle and truth.

Cite:
Head of State
http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/02/clinton-compares-obama-to-bush.html

I find it interesting that the Clinton campaign had been circulating campaign mail that quotes Obama's statement that NAFTA has done some good things his state. What the Clinton mailer DELETED was the concurrent statements by Obama that suggested flaws in NAFTA and his desire to keep such agreements out of the hands of corporations and lobbyists, and into the negotiating hands of AMerican workers and the general public. How dare she accuse him of misrepresenting her!!!!!

Ohio lost over 200,000 manufacturing jobs under Bush who had no control over the Clinton,s NAFTA debacle.
Ohio lost out to Indiana for well paying Honda jobs when Clinton Toady Ohio Gov. Strickland failed to mount a viable effort to recruit the new facility.
Ohio will shatter any shreds of hope that remain for the Clinton Duoacracy. Republicans will step up and vote for Obama. No matter how schizo Hillary becomes tonight, the party is over in Ohio. We can only hope she takes her meds and remains coherent during the debate.

Good American people: Politicians are politicians. Please beware of the self-proclaimed clean politician, he's the slyest of them all. Have a look at these fact checks:
On NAFTA, http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hPv82jAS_Z5KScllM3qzkOmEwL7AD8V2B3SO0
On the two candidates' health plan, http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN2363970720080224

excellent stuff. looking forward to some more