One thing Hillary did say is that we're going to move toward Universal health care. She's saying she's the only one offering it. But doing it and moving towards it are two VERY different things. I see that as a step back from committing to getting it done.
An aside; I was surprised to discover just how short Hillary is-- about 5 foot three. I'd guess she's the shortest presidential candidate ever.
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I had the pleasure of listening to Hillary Clinton speak at Cal State LA, it was wonderful and yes she spoke of Universal Health Care, along with lowering tuition for student loans,and new program's to help peolple not going to College, and so much more.
I gather you can tell I was impressed, like you Rob, i was surprised to note how petite Senator Clinton is, and I now realize she will be our shortest President.
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dianeb 1123398992 (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 7 comments)
on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 12:08:02 PM
Rob, if you had 3 different landscape contractors biding to correct a water drainage issue on your property and all 3 told you that for the 6 years you've had this problem of soil erosion, with each years runoff worse than the last......and then if all 3 recommended to wait and see how it goes before deciding what to do, what would you do?
I am so fed up with the effort we are spending defending and deriding the 3.
Get a shovel. Dig 2 french drains. Get your buds to help. Dinner and drinks. A little biofreeze for the aches and pains and TaDa..DONE.
Look a what YOU built here. Nuff said.
What the hell are we doing? Giving it away.
peace
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mikel paul (11 articles, 1 quicklinks, 7 diaries, 442 comments)
on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 12:55:34 PM
It is too bad the talking heads and the Clintons would rather create another diversion then deal with the real issue that Obama tried to raise in a 15 second badly worded sound bite. The fact of the matter is that rural America IS hurting real bad. Rising gas prices, a broken health care system, free trade policies that hurt the middle class, and farm subsidies that predominantly go to the multi-million dollar corporate farms.
Of course rural America is bitter. Who wouldn't be under the current conditions. Obama attempted to start a dialogue to address this because for too long politicians on both sides have tried to distract rural American with wedge issues like Religion, immigrants, guns, and gays instead of addressing the ACTUAL problems.
No one is trying to discount these other side issues but the fact is NONE of these issues will do anything to alleviate the frustrations that rural America is feeling right now.
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E. Nelson (24 articles, 1 quicklinks, 24 diaries, 272 comments)
on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 1:46:36 PM
He probably should have said "frustrated," but to me Obama showed, in his comment, an empathy for those, especially in the hinterlands, who have lost out, lost not only jobs but their optimism, not only their quality of life but the bedrock of their history. They learn that their own government has adopted assasination, secret prisons, and torture as official policy. They see their environment trashed, they can't buy anything made in the U.S., their local stores and downtowns disappear. How did this happen? Who wouldn't feel some bitterness?
Hillary would pretend all is well. Obama empathizes. And catches hell for it.
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L.M. Arndt (3 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 45 comments)
on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 10:15:53 PM
is that MSM had manufactured our consent so much that we really discuss what Hillary said, what Obama said, who the pastor was, ... Who cares! The real things, the war, the hijacking of freedoms, the crime against Humanity, the thievery, the looting, the Katrina disaster- not even mentioned, not discussed, not sought. For goodness sake, we have gas prices soaring and.. we still bicker what Hillary says? What a joke!
WHO is behind Hillary? WHO is behind McCain? WHO is behind Obama? Will those WHOs drive us to WWIII? Those are to be the questions to ask, to analyse, to ponder. Boy, we behave like children with lollypops. Only those are lollypoops, people and shit is fed to you.
I am scared with the low level I witness. This is really amazing.
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Mark Sashine (53 articles, 19 quicklinks, 249 diaries, 3570 comments)
on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 2:00:39 PM
also note that the major media, while presenting less coverage on McCain is also giving him the most positive commentary. He's a hero, a decent man, not a guy who helped Keating rip-off little old ladies on set incomes.
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Michael Shaw (8 articles, 1 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 340 comments)
on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 12:20:34 AM
I am tired of Bush’s and Clinton’s unless perhaps we get George Clinton for the inaugural ball playing, the roof is on fire let the Mutha F#$&er burn!!!
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Michael Chavers (50 articles, 0 quicklinks, 15 diaries, 179 comments)
on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 4:03:28 PM
All politicans are worthless and ruthless in Washington D.C. kick all these SCUM-BUMS out and start over with. Politicans thrive while America burns in ashes. whats wrong with you people in America??? WAKE UP ALL YOU BOZZO'S. CAN'T YOU SEE THE LIGHT. we are finished as a nation. were to far gone. All because you let this happen. keep letting these scum balls have their way including that crap as a president and the republican party. its just a matter of time.
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vincent passiatore (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 172 comments)
on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 11:25:43 PM
Dennis Kucinich is estimated to be 5' 7'' or 5' 8''. His wife Elizabeth Harper Kucinich stands 6 feet tall and she's a natural redhead according to Wikipedia. Elizabeth is also more than 30 years younger than her candidate husband. Interestingly, John McCain is 5'7" which is rarely noted by the media. McCain also reportedly wears 2 inch lifts and proclaims he is 5'9", although his own official biography reports 5'7". Isn't it curious how often Kucinich was constantly demeaned about being so diminutive although he is actually slightly taller than McCain?
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