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February 19, 2008 at 13:44:10
Obama or Clinton? You Decide Who's Words and Who's Actions by Sandy Sand Page 1 of 2 page(s) |
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We're not the only ones mesmerized by our upcoming presidential election. For numerous reasons we're all too painfully aware of, who the next U.S. president will be has peaked worldwide interest. Democrats are being asked to consider "words" vs. "actions" by the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns. Information about the actions -- legislative actions -- on the part of each candidate is readily available right here at home online, yet the following info bounced back and forth across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans before landing in my computer. My cousin, an ex-Pat living in exotic places for many years, still follows our politics -- hers, too, in a way, since she holds dual citizenship -- sent me this.
Her message begins quite simply, "Let's take a close look at who's really qualified and/or who's really working for the good of all of us while serving in the Senate.
Obama or Clinton?"
Records of these two candidates should be scrutinized in order to make an informed decision," she continued.
She explained further that Sen. Clinton, who has served only one full term - six years - plus an additional year as a senator, campaigning.
In her first six years she managed to author and pass into law 20 pieces of legislation. These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress, but to save us the trouble of looking them up, she listed them.
1- Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2- Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3- Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4- Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5- Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6- Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7- Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8- Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9- Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10- Congratulate the Syracuse University Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11- Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12- Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13- Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14- Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15- Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.
If we want to be brutally honest, with the exceptions of three items, numbers two, seven and eight, the merits of which are questionable, the rest aren't worth squat.
Congress does this all the time: Waste time, energy and money on bills that help no one in the country, and are nothing more than ego inflaters for the families of those who have post offices named after them, because nobody knows who they are in the first place.
Think that's cynical? Yes, it is and with good reason. Just watch Jay Leno's or Sean Hannity's man-in-the-street interviews, or questionnaire results that are published in newspapers occasionally.
Very few people know who the current vice president is, let alone who our founding fathers were or anything about U.S. history or geography. They don't even know which occurred first, World War II or Vietnam.
Unless Elvis is honored on a postage stamp, most will only recognize George Washington or Thomas Jefferson as anything but some old guys.
Only five of Clinton's 20 bills have any meaningful substance, which means 75% were pretty inane.
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I am not in the least surprised...
...by the fact that Swillary hasn't done anything of substance. Nor am I surprised to find out that Obama far outshines her. What does surprise me is the number of people willing to suspend their belief when it comes to the fact that she REFUSES to admit she made a mistake. She can wrap her bullshit in the prettiest rhetoric she, or her script writers, can come up with, and I still remain unconvinced of her sincerity. The fact that she still refuses to admit her true humanity, but will, at the seeming drop of a hat, turn on the tear machine in order to gain some support truly tells the tale. If there were ever a definition of Crocodile Tears, her phony crying jags are it! After dealing with one lying, arrogant megalomaniac for eight years, the LAST person I want in the White House is someone who, as far as I can tell, seems to be cut from the same cloth. If she can't admit a mistake, I don't want her anywhere near the White House! So, I guess my course is set. Until and unless someone better comes along (Al Gore, come on down!), I am going to vote for Obama. At this point, nothing will change my mind about that. The fact that we would get Bill Clinton back in the White House isn't a good enough reason to let her in. I want a human as president, not a teary-eyed robot in a pants suit. Blessed be! by Pappy (61 articles, 0 quicklinks, 11 diaries, 860 comments [5 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 2:58:51 PM
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Sandy
I heard the speech "Plagiarism," BS from WGN (Republican radio). There is no Plagiarism, if the originator is agreeable to use, which the source, a friend of Obama's, is. Moreover, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself," did not originate with his friend, as almost everyone, except the DUH!!!! segment of fundamentalist Bushite Lovers knows, is an utterance of FDR. As for Obama's Bills generation in both US Senate and State of Illinois, it is prodigious and notable. Hillary, whom I do also respect, is getting antsy/desperate, Methinks! Well researched, well done, Sandy. by Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo (144 articles, 1 quicklinks, 95 diaries, 1317 comments [5 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 4:06:14 PM
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thanks for delineating this
Thanks - someone should send this to Chris Matthews. by Amy Fried (45 articles, 127 quicklinks, 77 diaries, 247 comments) on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 9:51:16 AM
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