Aw, so sad.![]()
Anyway, it's nice to see some people coming down to earth and taking a fair look. I think both candidates should be scrutinized carefully and treated like real people. Neither one is above it all and neither one is a devil if you know what I mean.
I have Sirius. We cant even agree on that!
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Two great quotes from Hillary's speech in PA:
Celebrating Women: A Note from Dr. Maya Angelou
by Dr. Maya Angelou
3/31/2008 11:45:30 AM
This entry is part of a series in celebration of Women's History Month.
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits end, but she has always risen, always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends.
Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you is that you do not give up on her.
There is a world of difference between being a woman and being an old female. If you’re born a girl, grow up, and live long enough, you can become an old female. But, to become a woman is a serious matter. A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies.
Hillary Clinton is a woman. She has been there and done that and has still risen. She is in this race for the long haul. She intends to make a difference in our country.
She is the prayer of every woman and man who long for fair play, healthy families, good schools, and a balanced economy.
She declares she wants to see more smiles in the families, more courtesies between men and women, more honesty in the marketplace. Hillary Clinton intends to help our country to what it can become.
She means to rise.
She means to help our country rise. Don’t give up on her, ever.
In fact, if you help her to rise, you will rise with her and help her make this country a wonderful, wonderful place where every man and every woman can live freely without sanctimonious piety, without crippling fear.
Rise Hillary.
Rise.
From Fact Check.org
A widely forwarded e-mail claims that Obama's bills are more substantive and numerous than Clinton's. Don't believe it.
Summary
A misleading e-mail has been making the rounds, alleging that Clinton has fewer legislative accomplishments than Obama, and that they are less substantive. We've had questions about it from a number of readers, and blogs have jumped into the fray. So what's the real story on the Senate careers of the Democratic presidential candidates?
We find that the e-mail is false in almost every particular:
It sets up a face-off between apples and, well, broccoli, comparing only the Clinton-sponsored bills that became law with all bills sponsored or cosponsored by Obama, whether they were signed into law or not.
It includes legislation Obama sponsored in the Illinois state Senate, a very different legislative body.
It tells us that Obama has sponsored more legislation than Clinton, when in fact he has sponsored less.
It implies that Obama has passed more bills into law than Clinton, when the opposite is true.
Contrary to the e-mail's assertions, Clinton's and Obama's contributions are not qualitatively different, and quantitatively, Clinton has the edge.
This is a chart from that board:
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Seems like HC has done a lot more in her time in the Senate per year AND the vast majority of the time she's been in the Senate, she's been in the minority party.
Not to mention he is #3 on the list of Senators who missed more votes, he comes right after McCain. Not a bad showing for the "newbie"!![]()
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/110/senate/vote-missers/
As for why others prefer him to Hillary, that I can't figure out.
You might be right.Her record & experience!![]()
I will answer this since I plan to vote for him if he wins the nomination. I truly believe that he means well and I think he's intelligent. Plus I believe that he's a true Democrat and that alone places him way above the Republican.
Not much detail I know but I'm keeping reasons for support (WHEN I share) simple. As for why others prefer him to Hillary, that I can't figure out.
I know what you mean but I think that only some of the Obama supporters go that far. At least that's what I've seen. I felt some of that excitement when I first discovered Bill Clinton. I remember how thrilled I felt when he and Gore were standing at the convention. But I never got as enthralled as some of the Obama supporters.
I don't know but I do kind of like the enthusiasm. It's nice since the last election was so flat.