tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35078012116707440392024-03-12T17:02:00.447-07:00Hillary Clinton 2008Independent News and CommentaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-35749749607240361322008-06-03T09:05:00.000-07:002008-06-03T09:05:13.868-07:00Barack Obama 2008: Clinton Close to Conceding<a href="http://2008obama.blogspot.com/2008/06/clinton-close-to-conceding.html">Barack Obama 2008: Clinton Close to Conceding</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-61597948064075046212008-05-08T10:13:00.000-07:002008-05-08T10:13:44.458-07:00Barack Obama 2008: It's Nearly Over for Clinton<a href="http://2008obama.blogspot.com/2008/05/its-nearly-over-for-clinton.html">Barack Obama 2008: It's Nearly Over for Clinton</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-8757046597993450332008-04-22T06:29:00.000-07:002008-04-22T06:29:16.123-07:00Barack Obama 2008: When will Hillary Get Out of the Kitchen?<a href="http://2008obama.blogspot.com/2008/04/when-will-hillary-get-out-of-kitchen.html">Barack Obama 2008: When will Hillary Get Out of the Kitchen?</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-6521446916361587062008-04-02T21:59:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:43:11.431-07:00Clinton's Latest 3am EffortThis is Hillary Clinton's latest effort at the 3am ad. This time its the economy. And this time its directed against John McCain. Ahh, the real enemy this time.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8XpaK-cGO9U&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8XpaK-cGO9U&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-5051070521595393652008-03-12T19:40:00.000-07:002008-03-12T19:42:44.387-07:00Ferraro Resigns from Clinton TeamGeraldine Ferraro tonight resigned from the Hillary Clinton Campaign team after making divisive comments about Barack Obama.<br /><br />In Ferraro's own words:<br /><br />"Dear Hillary, I am stepping down from your finance committee so I can speak for myself and you can continue to speak for yourself about what's at stake in this campaign. The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you. I won't let that happen. Thank you for everything you've done and continue to do to make this a better world for my children and grandchildren. You have my deep admiration and respect, Gerry."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-22136948986788150982008-03-08T19:10:00.000-08:002008-03-08T19:13:51.271-08:00Obama wins WyomingDespite campaigning heavily in Wyoming in the last few days, with Bill and Chelsea in tow, Barack Obama has secured victory in the Wyoming caucus, by a margin of about 59% to 40%.<br /><br />From Bloomberg<br /><br /><em>By Kristin Jensen and Catherine Larkin</em><br /><br />Barack Obama won Wyoming's Democratic caucuses today, defeating Hillary Clinton in the first contest since she revived her candidacy with victories on March 4. <br /><br />With 96 percent of the precincts reporting, Obama, an Illinois senator, had 59 percent compared with 41 percent for Senator Clinton of New York. Clinton yesterday told reporters that Wyoming represented a ``steep uphill climb'' for her campaign. <br /><br />``This is a very important win for us,'' Obama campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters during a conference call after today's race. Obama now has a lead of 156 pledged delegates, he said. <br /><br />With nine states and two territories left to vote with 599 pledged delegates available, it's unlikely that Clinton will be able close the gap because of the proportional delegate distribution used by the Democrats, Plouffe said. <br /><br />The Wyoming vote follows Clinton's wins in Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas four days ago. Wyoming has 12 pledged delegates at stake, awarded to the candidates proportionally based on the support they get in the caucuses. <br /><br />The close Democratic nomination race brought both candidates to the state, the least populous in the U.S. and one that hasn't voted for a Democrat in a general election since 1964. Wyoming is the home state of Vice President Dick Cheney, a Republican. <br /><br />Iraq War <br /><br />Obama, 46, used the war in Iraq to draw his differences with Clinton and Republican presidential candidate John McCain. He responded to criticism from Clinton, saying she ``doesn't have standing'' to question his position. <br /><br />``I don't want anybody here to be confused, I was opposed to this war in 2002,'' Obama told a crowd of about 1,200 people at the Casper Recreation Center yesterday. ``It was because of George Bush with an assist from Hillary Clinton and John McCain that we entered into this war.'' <br /><br />Obama and Clinton, 60, are statistically tied nationwide for support among Democrats, according to a poll by Newsweek magazine released today. The poll shows 45 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters said they would most like to see Obama nominated for the presidency, compared with 44 percent who favored Clinton. The difference is well within the 5 percentage- point margin of error for Democrats in the survey. <br /><br />`Politics of Fear' <br /><br />Obama previously had a commanding lead in most national surveys. He yesterday accused Clinton of engaging in ``the politics of fear'' for running a television advertisement in Texas asking who voters would want answering the White House phone at 3 a.m. to respond to a crisis. <br /><br />``That was designed to feed into your fears,'' Obama said. ``What do people think I'm going to do? I'm going to answer the phone, and I'm going to find out what's going on and I won't be browbeaten into watching a war that wasn't necessary, I will get all the information about what crisis is taking place.'' <br /><br />Clinton seized on comments made by one of Obama's top foreign policy advisers in an interview with the BBC. The adviser, Samantha Power, a professor of global leadership and public policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, told the BBC that Obama's promise to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office was a ``best-case scenario.'' <br /><br />The New York senator told reporters yesterday that she wasn't ``sure what the American people should believe'' on Obama's Iraq policy. <br /><br />``While Senator Obama campaigns on his plan to end the war, his top advisers tell people abroad that he will not rely on his own plan should he become president,'' she said in Mississippi. <br /><br />Resignation <br /><br />Power resigned yesterday because of comments she made in another overseas interview. She was quoted in the Scotsman newspaper as calling Clinton ``a monster'' who would do anything to win the nomination. Power issued a statement saying that her comment was ``inexcusable.'' <br /><br />Obama has 1,361 pledged delegates to the Democratic convention in August and Clinton has 1,220, according to an unofficial tally by the Associated Press. A candidate needs 2,025 to become the nominee, and neither Obama or Clinton is likely to have enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination before the Democratic convention in August.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-966730714031173362008-03-01T05:58:00.000-08:002008-03-06T05:59:50.617-08:00Hillary Clinton 3am Ad<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xcR6enqJZJ8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xcR6enqJZJ8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-91803577834144154402007-03-13T08:53:00.000-07:002007-03-13T08:56:02.088-07:00Hillary Clinton Slams Halliburton Move<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has slammed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Halliburton</span>, who have decided to move their corporate headquarters offshore to Dubai.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">She made the following comments at a press conference today:</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">"We just heard news that this company that Vice President Cheney used to be in charge of called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Halliburton</span>, has decided to move corporate headquarters overseas and I think that raises a lot of serious issues we have to look at. Does this mean they are going to quit paying taxes in America? They are going to take all the advantage of our country but not pay their fair share of taxes? They get a lot of government contracts - is this going to affect the investigations that are going on? </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Because we have a lot of evidence of misuse of government contracts and how they have cheated the American soldier and cheated the American taxpayer. They have taken the money and not provided the services, so does this mean that we won't be able to pursue these investigations? I think it raises a lot of very big concerns and I think we are going to be looking into that in Washington. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I think it is disgraceful that American companies are more than happy to try to get no-bid contracts like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Halliburton</span> has and then turn around and say we are not going to stay with our Chief Executive Officer or the President of our company in the U.S. anymore. Well I am proud to be an American and I am proud to be part of the greatest country in the world."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-39788336266029111722007-03-12T08:59:00.000-07:002007-03-13T09:03:02.811-07:00Bill's impact on Hillary's Campaign<span style="color:#000066;">The following article appeared on Sunday in the San Francisco Chronicle. It details the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">uniqueness</span> of Hillary's campaign, dealing with the popularity of her husband, her status as former first lady, and her lead in the polls.</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">A problem for Hillary: Her hubby<br />Candidate's pitfalls start with ex-president</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Martin F. Nolan<br />Sunday, March 11, 2007<br />In an early Rudyard Kipling short story, a feuding couple leave a dance. "Take my word for it," a woman says to her companion, "the silliest woman can manage a clever man, but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool." In a quarrel common in the British Raj of 1880s India and in 1990s Washington, the couple had argued about the husband's roving eye. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">In San Francisco on Feb. 23, Sen. Hillary <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rodham</span> Clinton called her husband "the most popular person in the world right now," defining her dilemma as a prisoner of privilege. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">How much of her popularity is held in joint custody? Will she be her own woman? How many fans admired her nobly silent Wronged Woman during his luridly documented dalliance? Is there a "Where's Waldo?" future for the First Gentleman? If so, will Hillary Clinton's duties include managing a clever man or a fool? </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Many Americans ask these questions, but Sen. Clinton ducks press inquiries. For all her talents, she may learn that voters in Democratic primaries don't cotton to campaigns based on a foregone conclusion. For 40 years, the habit of Republicans is to defer to early favorites. Democrats usually trash them. Such topics are taboo among her consultants and courtiers. Their job is to make inevitable the Clinton Restoration. Privileges can be burdens -- even fame, fortune and Secret Service protection. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Another heavy burden is her privileged status as a liberal Baby Boomer. If she prevails at the Democratic National Convention in Denver next year, she will be the fifth consecutive nominee from that large, self-admiring demographic. Al Gore and John Kerry shared a sense of generational entitlement infected with moral superiority: "I was right about civil rights and Vietnam; aren't you voters lucky to vote for someone as smart as me?"</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#660000;"><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/11/ING1IOH29U1.DTL">More...</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-89295866462850089242007-03-12T08:11:00.000-07:002007-03-12T08:19:42.484-07:00Strong Lead for Hillary in Nevada<span style="color:#000066;">A poll conducted last week in Nevada has Hillary Clinton in the lead over nearest rival <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama</span> as preferred Democratic nominee for President.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The poll of 600 people was conducted between Tuesday and Thursday last week, and showed Hillary Clinton on 32% compared with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Obama</span> on 20%. Closest following were Al Gore and John Edwards, both on 11%.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">In the Presidential match ups however, Clinton was behind both Rudy Giuliani and John McCain.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The poll, conducted by Research 2000 has a margin of error of plus or minus 4%.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Nevada has taken on a key status in the primaries this time, coming immediately after the Iowa caucus next January and before New Hampshire. Clinton took part in the candidates forum in Carson City last month, and is expected to make many more visits to the state.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-43110521473329665462007-03-11T11:25:00.000-07:002007-03-11T11:32:26.820-07:00Latest Poll Has Clinton well in Lead<span style="color:#000066;">This is a portion of the press release from the Hillary Clinton campaign regarding the latest poll results, from AP/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ipsos</span>. The results are clear from the release, but the spin is always interesting to read! This poll does appear to break the recent trend that showed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Obama</span> surging as preferred nominee.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">In the first national poll taken completely after the speeches in Selma, Hillary Clinton is the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination with 38% of the vote of Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents, to 21% for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Obama</span>, 14% for Al Gore and 10% for John Edwards, according to a just released AP/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ipsos</span> poll of over 1000 Americans released today. The poll was conducted Monday through Wednesday. The 17 point margin represents a tic up from two polls that had the margin at 12%.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">In the AP/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ipsos</span> poll, Clinton has more of the vote than the next two Democratic candidates combined. In addition, according to the poll, Clinton leads her closest Democratic competitor among voters who say honesty, strong character, compassion, intelligence and stance on issues matter most.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The poll took place between Monday and Wednesday last week, and has a margin or error of plus or minus 4.5%</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-60964488613570653492007-03-11T11:20:00.000-07:002007-03-11T11:23:35.183-07:00Clinton Hillcast on GI Rights<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has done it again - another <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hillcast</span> that is - this is her fourth so far. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Having launched her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hillcasts</span> with a speech about her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">roadmap</span> out of Iraq, she has dedicated this latest one to the welfare of troops.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">"Hillary proposes a new GI Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises we've made to our troops and veterans."<br /></span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y2uIS_g2wa4" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-53521641706649919022007-03-09T09:01:00.000-08:002007-03-09T09:08:53.131-08:00Hillary Clinton Supports Veterans<span style="color:#000066;">As the campaign to bring the troops home from Iraq hots up in Congress this week, Hillary Clinton is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">focusing</span> on their welfare when they make it home. Given that over 20,000 troops have been injured in Iraq alone, the welfare of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">troops</span> will be a central issue for the coming Presidential campaign.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Clinton gave a speech yesterday to the Center for American Progress, and called for better training, and also better care when troops return home.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">She laid out a number of key points to her plan:</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH CARE: In her speech, Hillary proposed improving the screening process for our troops before they deploy to better track mental health conditions and cases of post-traumatic stress disorder. She also proposed a measure to provide assistance to families struggling to care for a loved one with psychological and brain injuries.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">FIXING THE DISABILITY SYSTEM: To deal with the high number of disability claims being rejected, Hillary proposed an independent review of denied claims to help veterans get the benefits they deserve.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">TAKING CARE OF ORPHANS: To ensure that the children of single parents killed in combat are cared for, Hillary proposed allowing soldiers to designate someone to receive their benefits and care for their children.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">A NEW GI BILL OF RIGHTS: In the coming weeks, Hillary will announce a new GI Bill of rights that will expand opportunities for veterans to get a college education, afford their own home and start small businesses.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-54738903112061038402007-03-08T23:25:00.000-08:002007-03-08T23:34:21.213-08:00Strong California Poll Result for Clinton<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead over <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama</span> for the preferred Democratic nominee in a recent poll conducted in California.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The survey was conducted by Survey USA on behalf of a number of TV news networks in California. 782 likely Democratic Primary voters were surveyed, a larger number than many other surveys. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6%.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Hillary <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Clinton</span> sits on 44%, with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Obama</span> on 31%. Former Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards is on 10%, with New Mexico Governor coming in fourth on 4%.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The poll took place between the 3rd and 5th of March.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-41235705440208242552007-03-08T03:44:00.000-08:002007-03-08T03:53:41.766-08:00Hillary Maintains Lead in USA Today Poll<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has dropped 4 points, but still maintains a solid lead over <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama</span> as the preferred Democratic nominee in the latest USA Today/Gallup poll.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The poll, conducted between 2 and 4 March, shows Clinton on 36% compared with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Obama</span> on 22%. The same poll in January had Clinton on 40% and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Obama</span> on 21%. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">There was also a surprising surge in the support of Al Gore, rising from 14% in February to 18% in the latest poll. His favorable rating has also increased to 55%. The Clinton camp are closely monitoring Al Gore. Clinton adviser James <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Carville</span> has already said that he believes that Gore will run for the nomination.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">John Edwards' rating fell from 13% in February to just 9% in this poll.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Clinton's favourable rating has decreased slightly from 58% to 54%.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The poll surveyed 482 Democrat and Democrat leaning voters.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-90658177523112379272007-03-08T01:55:00.000-08:002007-03-08T04:01:50.683-08:00Clinton's Southern Accent?<span style="color:#000066;">The criticism is coming from the usual suspects against Hillary Clinton regarding her speech on Sunday in Selma where she has been accused of putting on a southern accent.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Watch some the discussion from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hannity</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Colmes</span> here - and make up your own mind.</span><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/goj0saUFDzA" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-72454008689838748082007-03-08T01:34:00.000-08:002007-03-08T02:17:29.257-08:00Clinton Leads in NH, Obama Close Behind<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton leads in a recent poll in New Hampshire for preferred Democratic nominee, but like other national polls, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama</span> appears to be closing the gap.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The Suffolk University Poll shows Clinton on 28% with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Obama</span> on 26%. But because the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4%, the result is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">technically</span> a statistical tie between the two.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">John Edwards is in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">third</span> place with 17% with the closest behind being Joe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Biden</span> on 3%.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-18468120718161370822007-03-07T04:43:00.000-08:002007-03-07T04:48:06.169-08:00Clinton Hillcast on Equal Pay for Women<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has launched her third <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hillcast</span></span> in as many weeks, this time on equal pay and other priorities for women. Clinton is introducing a bill called the Pay Check Fairness Act, "to help close the pay gap for women."<br /><br />Check it out Hillary's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hillcast</span> here.</span><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/08iKrQOqzxc" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-15388540056872173762007-03-07T02:17:00.000-08:002007-03-08T02:26:24.022-08:00New Hampshire Leader Endorses Clinton<span style="color:#000066;">New Hampshire House Majority Leader, Mary Jane <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wallner</span> has thrown her support behind Hillary Clinton in her bid for the Democratic nomination.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wallner</span> said that "Senator Clinton has the wisdom and experience that will make her a great President."</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">"It is important to me that she has shown not only a clear understanding of the challenges working families face today, but that is she is passionate and personally committed to improving childcare in this country," <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wallner</span> said.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Clinton has been busy this week, trying to secure the vote of women across the country. She addressed an Emily's List function on Tuesday, put together a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hillcast</span> on equal pay for women, and commenced a campaign called "Women for Hillary" to help bring out the vote for her.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-55832763961465957422007-03-06T16:49:00.000-08:002007-03-07T04:56:11.024-08:00Clinton Opposes Yucca Mtn for Waste<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has continued her opposition to the use of Yucca Mountain in Nevada, for the storage of nuclear waste. The Bush Administration are planning to bring back legislation to try to store the waste there. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Many Nevada locals are strongly opposed to the use of the mountain. And of course, Nevada is now going to be a crucial early primary state for the nomination, the first after Iowa next January. Keeping on the right side on this issue is very important for Democratic candidates.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has released the following statement.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">In response to the Bush Administration's recent announcement that it would reintroduce legislation on Yucca Mountain, Senator Hillary Clinton issued the following statement.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">"The Bush Administration's latest announcement that it will continue to pursue its misguided policy on Yucca Mountain is very disappointing.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">"I've long opposed using Yucca as a site for nuclear waste. Yucca mountain is not a suitable place for long-term storage of our nuclear waste. There are too many unanswered questions about both the geology of the site and integrity of the science done to support the decision to store waste there.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">"It's past time to start exploring alternatives to Yucca mountain, because we need to find a safe, secure long-term waste storage solution. As President, I would work with the scientific community to address this problem and come up with alternative solutions."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-57769258134910384662007-03-06T08:00:00.000-08:002007-03-06T08:04:59.105-08:00Clinton Might Tax Gas Guzzlers<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has indicated that she may support higher taxes for cars with low fuel efficiency. She made the comments yesterday while touring the key state of Iowa, a leading producer of the alternative and renewable fuel source, ethanol.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Clinton said that "Every one of us has to change how we live, how we do business, how we think about energy, and one of the ways we know how to do that is to provide incentives and disincentives through the tax code." </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">A tax on cars with low fuel efficiency would encourage energy conservation, Clinton argues.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-66227626577721764632007-03-06T07:40:00.000-08:002007-03-06T07:45:38.765-08:00New York Times on Hillary Clinton<span style="color:#000066;">The New York Times is today running a major feature piece on Hillary Clinton. It covers her on the campaign trail, and looks deeply at her political style. It's good reading.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">March 6, 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Clinton Shapes Her Image for ’08 Race </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">By MARK <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LEIBOVICH</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">BERLIN, N.H. — Senator Hillary <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rodham</span> Clinton signs autographs meticulously, drawing out each line and curve of “H-i-l-l-a-r-y,” “R-o-d-h-a-m” and “C-l-i-n-t-o-n.” She leaves no stray lines or wayward marks. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">“Hillary, over here, over here,” called out a young woman from the mob that formed outside the Berlin Town Hall when Mrs. Clinton, Democrat of New York, arrived for a “conversation,” in the parlance of the made-to-order intimacy of her presidential campaign. “Can you sign my Hillary sign, please?” the woman asked.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Mrs. Clinton autographed the poster, carefully. It took a full seven or eight seconds, none of the two-second scribbles of other politicians. She is the diligent student who gets an A in penmanship, the woman in a hurry who still takes care to dot her i’s.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">To watch Mrs. Clinton up close during these “<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rollout</span>” weeks of her presidential campaign is to see a familiar political figure try to reclaim her name.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;">“I’m Hillary Clinton, and I’m running for president,” she says at campaign appearances. Lamenting that her public image has been distorted by caricature, she often says, “I may be the most famous person you don’t really know.” In the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">cliché</span> of contemporary politics, Mrs. Clinton is “reintroducing herself to the American people.”</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/us/politics/06hillary.html?ei=5087%0A&em=&en=c11b176127ddf83c&ex=1173330000&pagewanted=all"><span style="color:#000066;">More...</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-85291926762653177622007-03-06T06:46:00.000-08:002007-03-06T08:00:05.768-08:00Clinton Campaigns in Iowa Again<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton has been campaigning in Iowa in the last 2 days, having travelled there Sunday night after her visit to Selma, Alabama the same day.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Her first stop was to the University of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dubuque</span> where hundreds came to listen to her speak.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Yesterday, Hillary was in Des <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Moines</span> to meet with Iowa legislative leaders, who she spoke to for over an hour.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Clinton also made a pitch on the energy issue, visiting the Pioneer Hi-Bred International in Johnston yesterday morning to speak with scientists about ethanol. Iowa is the country's leading producer of ethanol, and candidates must have a positive stance on this alternative fuel to do well there.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">Clinton supports incentives for producers of corn based ethanol.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-11765665411637704432007-03-05T04:46:00.000-08:002007-03-11T11:24:36.246-07:00Hillary and Bill Clinton in Selma<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xwE0rBDpg1Y/RewRmMaGbII/AAAAAAAAAIY/Wp8yYNv0cqQ/s1600-h/selma+obama.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038421430984141954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xwE0rBDpg1Y/RewRmMaGbII/AAAAAAAAAIY/Wp8yYNv0cqQ/s400/selma+obama.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothy_mcintyre/411082731/"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#660000;">photo: Timothy McIntyre</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Obama</span> joins Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton yesterday for the 42<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span> anniversary of the voting rights marches in Selma, Alabama.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches in 1965 drew international attention when Governor George Wallace ordered state troopers to break up the demonstrations. Troopers used sticks, whips and tear gas to disperse the crowd - all of which was captured on footage shown around the world. </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">The march was a major turning point for the Civil Rights movement, contributing to the introduction of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">President Bill Clinton was also yesterday inducted into the National Voting Rights Hall of Fame, with Hillary by his side.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zyONrRg7pRk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zyONrRg7pRk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507801211670744039.post-80552919922455730332007-03-04T08:51:00.001-08:002007-03-06T07:40:13.506-08:00Clinton in L.A for Cleanup Project<span style="color:#000066;">Hillary Clinton was in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Los</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Angeles</span> yesterday to help launch a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">cleanup</span> project called the "2007 Great American Cleanup." This is the release issued by the Clinton campaign.</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">LOS</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ANGELES</span> -- Hillary Clinton joined <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Los</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Angeles</span> Mayor Antonio <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Villaraigosa</span>, local officials and community leaders Saturday morning to launch a major national community improvement campaign.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Kicking-off the 2007 Great American Cleanup on the steps of City Hall, Clinton urged a large and enthusiastic crowd of local citizens and community activists to take pride in cleaning up their neighborhoods and preserving our environment.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">"I know that if we all work together we will have a cleaner and greener and more beautiful environment," Clinton said Saturday after releasing her energy plan this week. "It's not just government that needs to lead. All of us have to make decisions about how we clean up our environment and how we begin to plan for a different energy future."</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">After the rally, volunteers fanned out to neighborhoods across <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Los</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Angeles</span> to plant trees, remove graffiti and debris and clean up downtown areas near senior homes and community centers.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A project of Keep America Beautiful, this year's Great American Cleanup activities are expected to involve more than 2 million people, volunteering in 30,000 events that touch all 50 states. Activities will include beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning seashores and waterways, handling recycling collections, removing graffiti, picking up litter and removing scrap tires, planting trees and flowers, remediation of illegal dump sites, and conducting educational programs and events.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com