Letting Hillary Be Hillary

Many Hillary supporters constantly assert that the millions of us who oppose her do so because she is a woman. Perhaps some do, but millions of us oppose Hillary because she is unfit to rule!
If she were not her sham husband's sham wife, and if she were not campaigning after seven years of idiocy and disaster under President Bush-Cheney, then she would never have a chance at the presidency. In fact, her similarities to the worst characteristics of President Bush-Cheney are remarkable similar.

Like Bush-Cheney, Hillary is the same nasty, polarizing, and divisive person, to the citizens at large as well as to non-Democrats, and even to innumerable Democrats.

Like Bush-Cheney, Hillary has a proven record of secrecy, lies, and prevarication. Such deceit is natural to their characters, stemming from their constant need to put personal/partisan needs above all else, certainly above the needs of America.

Like Bush-Cheney, Hillary is totally in the pockets of Corporate America, lobbyists, and special interest groups, more than any other candidate.

Like Bush-Cheney, Hillary has an unethical character [see the above two points] that is not trustworthy. Even those who support her have shown this in poll after poll.

Like Bush-Cheney, Hillary [and like Bill] has consistently shown an imperious disregard for the law, never concerned about bending it, reinterpreting it, or disregarding it altogether if it does not suit their own personal needs.

Like Bush-Cheney, Hillary [and like Giuliani] uses the despicable ???politics of fear??? in attempting to gain support from the American voters.

Like Bush-Cheney, Hillary???s use of a planted audience and controlled questions from selected questioners in public appearances makes a farce of honest reporting and the democratic ???conversation??? she said her campaign [as he said his presidency] would be about.

Hillary???s claim of "experience" is even phonier than she is. Actually, there is little "job training" available for killer job of being president. The most crucial of qualifications are the quality of one's intelligence [beyond mere political cunning] and the quality of one's character [dare I even mention the fuddy-duddy old-fashioned word ???virtue????]. Hillary???s White House days as first lady were not a qualifying experience to be president. For those who can remember, and think, they were eight years of proof for why she should not be.

And it is bizarrely amusing that she can even mention the word ???change??? in reference to herself. Hillary is, above all, the same old, samer older.

The race and gender issues that seem to rise to the forefront of the Clinton/Obama debate has clouded, and I think, oversimplified some serious concerns. The biggest of those concerns is how to repair the damage that Bush has done to our nation both nationally and internationally.
As a black woman, I understand the complexities of the choice between Clinton and Obama. Obama is black, true, but a man. Clinton is a woman, true, but white. Historically, both the civil rights movement and the women???s movement were criticized for excluding the concerns of black women. For black women to focus on Obama???s race means ignoring the very real sexist aspects upheld by many black men. Just because Obama is a black man doesn???t mean that he will automatically address the needs of the black woman. For black women to focus on Clinton???s gender means ignoring the very real racist aspects perpetuated by many white women. Just because Clinton is a woman doesn???t mean she will automatically address the needs of black women. In fact, the sexist comments made against Clinton even point to the fact that we are a nation more race conscious than sex conscious.
This race has become African-Americans seeing Obama as a savior for blacks and women seeing Clinton as a savior for women. This has created a dilemma in women like me who are both black and female. Either vote is a ???betrayal??? of a minority. In the article, one reverend was quoted in reference to having a viable female and African-American candidate. The question or statement should not be about having two viable minority candidates but about having an EXPERIENCED candidate. Why do we need experience right now? Because it will take experience to clean up the mess that Bush has made of our nation. Personally, I wish that Obama had waited, that he had gained more of that experience that he needs. Hope is a great thing. We need hope. But more than anything, we need someone who can land in the White House running. Someone who, in all honesty, has been in the White House before. I think Obama is an excellent candidate but I think that at this moment, right now, more than black people needing hope, more than women needing hope, even more than our nation needing hope, America needs an effective president. Cause actions, more than hope, will get the job done. And I think that person, with a wealth of getting the job done, is Hillary Clinton.

The issue in this primary campaign is not Hilary's "voice" but her VOTES. She has consistently voted with the Bush Administration on virtually every foreign policy subject. She has pandered to the extremists in the Israeli right wing and to the extremists in the Cuban community. She is a war monger who has raised more $ from defense contractors than any other candidate, Dem or GOP. She is not what the country needs.

So Bing is "also a friend of Al Sharptons's"? The obligatory obeisance to the foremost race hustler of our times. On the eve of MLK's birthday, the civil rights industry presents Dear Leader Al Sharpster as its current figurehead. Regrets, Martin.

Congress is not being run all that well at the moment...

Happy 10th year anniversary to Slick Willy and Monica Lewinsky !!!
Why is Slick Willy still holding on to "the Cigar,hate to give up old memories ???

All of this brouhaha over Bill's temper reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt's comments to his complaining contemporaries about his daughter, Alice: "I can run the country or I can run Alice ... but I can't do both." It seems to me that Hillary can capably handle both because she already has ... showing courage and strength while keeping her head up and her life on course. And, in a more playful vein: surely the best person to run a House is a woman ... whether it's The White House or The House of Congress....

The rest of the article on historical "H". She appears to be a white male trapped in a female body. My interpretation and opinion only...this should raise some eye brows. This may explain why she was so understanding during the Lewinsky issues. She resonates more with Bill than Monica.

I am Republican looking for the right candidate. I have suffered years of continued disappointment in my party affiliation. While I was raised as a conservative, this position has polarized my values and paradigms and has not been dynamic or relative which is essential to resolving the issues facing Americans. This stance versus liberal ideology is unproductive and locks this nation is political dogma. The candidate most likely to defie the old guard of politics is the candidate who will get my vote. It appears that candidate will be Barack Obama.
A few comments on the article:
"H" claims "...informed by my deep experience over the last 35 years...go backwards...found my voice define her. What I take away from her campaign and how she has tried to present herself against Republicans is what was referred to in the past as "Yellow Dog Democrats" It is my belief "H' has people like Sharpton and Jackson because of this paradigm. Whatever it takes to win and she and her strategist will play the female persona of feelings to hang onto the female vote.
I perceive Barack Obama as the candidate which can be a crossover for moderate Republicans, who I believe represent the masses in the Republican party. For the moderate, Obama is the real change agent who has not yet been sullied by the old guard and financially dominating lobbyist who have dictated politics for 40+ years.

Thanks for referring me to that article in the San Francisco paper. It was very informative to say the least.

check out this article folks.
http://www.sfgate.com

If it were another woman running, I would be more open to vote for that individual. As a stay-at-home mom for 18 years, I was was extremely offended by Hillary's remarks and attitude towards the above mentioned group of ladies. She is too polarizing and too rough around the edges for my taste. Obama comes across as someone who cares about everyone; Period.