Dear Senator;OBama
Cease the moment and open yours. Time is on your side. Give the Country Sixteen Years of Democrat Power and get what you want at the same time. You are now in a WIN-WIN position. Show the WORLD just how Smart you are.
Make the move that will prove you are qualified to run this Country by giving yourself a chance to put Sixteen Years in the White House.Eight as Vice President and Eight as President.
Call a meeting with the Clinton Camp and Broker a deal. Give yourself the best of two Worlds. A pull into The White House and a cruse through .
Yours Truly
ELWOOD GLASPER
Johnson City, Tennessee
Respond to Hillary's "Yes we WILL," by distinguishing between making a statement she cannot know (we will what?) as if she is willing to make empty promises. This is false hope and you should point that out.
Respond to Hillary's victory in Ohio and the TX primary by pointing out the white men who are voting for Hillary so that John McCain won't have to face you. You are virtually running against them both in each election.
Dear Senator Obama, In a dinner conversation with my husband, he mentioned a bible passage that he stumbled upon in a book he is reading (professor/social scientist) - and I immediately thought of you and your campaign. Jesus said, "be as cunning as a serpent and as humble as a dove."
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
I have been a supporter of Obama's for a while now, but today made my first campaign contribution. I had been a very strong supporter of John Edwards, but when he dropped out, I had to make a choice.
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
Dear Senator Obama, In a dinner conversation with my husband, he mentioned a bible passage that he stumbled upon in a book he is reading (professor/social scientist) - and I immediately thought of you and your campaign. Jesus said, "be as cunning as serpents and as humble as doves."
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
Dear Senator Obama, In a dinner conversation with my husband, he mentioned a bible passage that he stumbled upon in a book he is reading (professor/social scientist) - and I immediately thought of you and your campaign. Jesus said, "be as cunning as serpents and as humble as doves."
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
I have been a supporter of Obama's for a while now, but today made my first campaign contribution. I had been a very strong supporter of John Edwards, but when he dropped out, I had to make a choice.
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
Dear Senator Obama, In a dinner conversation with my husband, he mentioned a bible passage that he stumbled upon in a book he is reading (professor/social scientist) - and I immediately thought of you and your campaign. Jesus said, "be as cunning as serpents and as humble as doves."
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
I have been a supporter of Obama's for a while now, but today made my first campaign contribution. I had been a very strong supporter of John Edwards, but when he dropped out, I had to make a choice.
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
I have been a supporter of Obama's for a while now, but today made my first campaign contribution. I had been a very strong supporter of John Edwards, but when he dropped out, I had to make a choice.
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
Thanks for the photos. I'm a senior white woman (but highly educated!) and have been a supporter of Sen. Obama since I heard his speech at the Democratic convention in 2004. I love both Barack and Michelle and look forward to the day when they are in the White House. This country needs the Obamas.
Thanks for the photos. I'm a senior white woman (but highly educated!) and have been a supporter of Sen. Obama since I heard his speech at the Democratic convention in 2004. I love both Barack and Michelle and look forward to the day when they are in the White House. This country needs the Obamas.
Here is Clinton's National Security Experience ...
... While Hillary Clinton Slept In the White House in 1993.... Osama Bin Laden killed U.S. Soldiers ... the red phone rang, Hillary & Bill kept on sleeping ....
In 1993 Bill Clinton refused to capture Bin Laden ... Osama bin Laden continued to kill Americans --
The republicans will have a field day IF Hillary wins the democratic nod at the convention. Today on FOX News Karl Rove was grinning from ear to ear. Rush Limbaugh & Ann Coulter have been asking Republicans to vote for Hillary in their Primary's. Well, there is a reason Republicans want Hillary to win on the democratic side ... it's because they can BEAT her and WIN the White House if Hillary is the candidate.
Hillary's experience on National Security - The republicans will remind the voters that it was under Bill Clinton that Osama bin Laden shot down the Black Hawk helicopter in Mogadishu in 1993. The republicans will remind voters that Bill Clinton turned down the Sudanese government, that same year, when they offered to arrest bin Ladean and hand him over to Clinton for what bin Laden did to the soldiers on the Black Hawk. They will also remind voters that Osama bin Laden was able to freely build and strengthen his al-Quada militants in Afghanistan and blow up the USS Cole. Bill Clinton knew bin Laden was in Afghanistan after the Cole being bombed and the republicans will remind voters that Clinton NEVER went in to capture bin Laden over the Cole. The republicans will connect the dots that will remind voters that if Bill Clinton had been more concerned with National Security and less concerned with pizza and cigars; the Americans would have captured bin Laden before he was able to attack us on 9/11. I don't think Hillary can beat the republicans. I think Barack Obama can beat any republican. Barack Obama has a much cleaner past than Hillary Clinton.
Not only did President Clinton -- and Hillary -- let Osama bin Laden continue to kill Americans, the republicans will remind voters that Hillary Clinton cleaned out Vince Foster's office after he died and before investigators could enter -- some people think Foster was murdered others say he committed suicide. Then there is the rest of White Water, Bill Clintons impeachment hearings, Bill Clinton lying under oath, Pizza Parties with Monica, cigar tasting with Monica, the blue dress ... again, I think Barack Obama can beat any republican. Barack Obama has a much cleaner past than Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton will not get past the republicans because of her own baggage.
Mr. Obama,
I know you will not give up and we won't give up on you either. Hillary & Rush probably enjoyed their cigaretts in bed together this morning, but their trickery won't last. Also, I love the fact that you don't stoop to her level of politics. You could have easily hammered away at her for not releasing her tax returns earlier or questioned why she is keeping the $170,000 from a company that's accused of harrasing over 100 women. Don;t worry. The Truth Will Come Out. You are a real winner and a bonified breath of fresh air for all of America. I have been copying & pasting the following dairy from Grassroots Mom since I came across it on "The Daily Kos". I know you know your own record but if people read the in depth comparisons this woman made from researching thomas.gov., maybe they will realize that hillary is not what's good for our future but that YOU REALLY DO CARE! I know that this comment is a bit long but I think it has an important message that needs to be passed on. Here is what Grassroots Mom put together: "I Refuse to Buy into the Obama Hype" by Grassroots Mom
Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 05:13:32 PM PST
The next President is going to have some MAJOR challenges.
I refuse to buy into the hype, on either side, but especially on that of Obama. However the "empty rhetoric" v. "history of accomplishments" arguments have prompted me to check it out on my own, not relying on any candidate's website, book, or worst of all supporters' diaries, like this one.
I went to the Library of Congress Website. The FACTS of what each did in the Senate last year sure surprised me. I'm sure they will surprise you, too. Whether you love or hate Hillary, you will be surprised. Whether you think Obama is the second coming of JFK or an inexperienced lightweight, you will surprised. Go check out the Library of Congress Website. After spending some time there, it will be clear that there is really only one candidate would is ready to be the next president, even better than Gore. If you don't want to spend an hour or two doing research, then I'll tell you what I discovered on the jump.
Grassroots Mom's diary :: ::
I looked up Obama and looked up Clinton. I looked at the bills that they both authored and introduced. Anyone who has been around politics, and is honest, realizes that there are a lot of reasons why a Senator votes one way or another on bills or misses votes. However an examination of the bills that each of these Senators cared enough about to author and introduce revealed much to me: what they care about, what their priorities are, how they tackle problems. And the list of co-sponsors showed something about how they lead, inspire and work with others. Finally, looking at which bills actually passed is pretty indicative of how effective each would be at getting things done.
Before I get into the nitty gritty, let's all be honest here. It is damn hard to get anything through Congress these days. And Obama and Clinton care about the same issues and have obviously worked together on a lot of legislation, whatever Sen. Clinton's campaign may imply. She is a frequent co-sponsor on his bills, and he on hers. They are both completely competent senators.
I started with Sen. Clinton.
I'm not a Hillary Hater, but I certainly didn't like her much either. I didn't like her DLC history; her votes on Iraq, Iran or the bankruptcy bill; her characterization of the years she spent as First Lady as "executive experience." Hillary Clinton is no Eleanor Roosevelt. Perhaps more like Lady Bird Johnson. Hillary claims to have brought us SCHIP (with a little help from Ted Kennedy). Lady Bird brought us Head Start as well as cleaner, nicer highways. Anyone 40 or older probably remembers when the nation's highways were basically disgusting garbage dumps lined with billboards. But no one thinks Lady Bird should have been president. Might as well argue for Barbara Bush because of her efforts on family literacy, or Nancy Reagan and the War on Drugs.
Hillary Clinton does have a solid record in the Senate, however.
I came away from my research really knowing a lot more about what is important to Hillary in her heart: kids and their well being. My research changed my feeling about her significantly. About 40% of her bills dealt with health care and/or kids. As a mom with small kids, I like her passion for children's issues. But curiously, her big bill to deliver health care to every child, the one she lauds on her website, S.895 : "A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes" had not a single co-sponsor. Not one, according to the Library of Congress. Why is that? Is it a bad bill? Or is she not able to recruit support for her signature issue? Or did she just submit it simply to put in the hopper, so to speak, so she could claim she was working on it. I honestly don't know the answer, but I find it curious and suspicious that not even Ted Kennedy co-sponsored it. Its sister bill in the house, H.R. 1535, introduced by John Dingell has 42 co-sponsors. It's just weird. I honestly don't know what to make of it.
S.895 was major. But most of her other bills are much smaller in scale and scope — more targeted and more careful.
For example, she introduced one bill that offered tax credits for building owners who clean up lead paint. Which is a very good thing. And Obama is a co-sponsor. "S.1793 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards."
Obama's anti-lead bill (S. 1306) directed the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances. He had another bill prohibitting the interstate transport of children's products containing lead. (S.2132) And Hillary co-sponsored each of these.
In other words, they both care about protecting children from lead.
The difference is in the scope and the approach.
Obama's bill shows how he thinks big: do everything we can to make sure that lead-painted Thomas the Tank Engine toys don't get into the hands and mouths of millions of toddlers in this country.
Or Hillary: encourage people by offering tax credits to clean up lead paint in old buildings. People have been talking about lead paint in old buildings hurting kids in living in inner cities, since, well when I was a kid — for decades. If it is still a big problem, is offering tax credits for clean up, i.e. scrape down the walls and repaint, the best way to protect kids from lead?
How many of you parents have lead paint problems? How many have (or had) toxic Thomas the Tank Engine Toys? They are everywhere. The local bookstore and kid's shoe store and the doctor's office and the preschool and the toystore all have train tables. There is nowhere you can go anymore with toddlers that doesn't have a Thomas the Tank Engine train table covered with toxic toys. But that's just my feeling.
Obama's bills risk pissing off the toy industry and the Chinese. Hillary's risks nothing.
A lot of Clinton's health bills focus on children. Or women. She introduced a billl for research in the causes of gestational diabetes, for more pediatric research (S.895) and a rural agriculture bill to get farm-fresh veggies into schools (S.1031).
Her bill dealing with the crisis in foreclosure is actually S.2114 : "A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to provide for enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation of mortgage brokers, and for other purposes." Again, no co-sponsors. Obama also introduced a bill in the face of the mortgage foreclosure crisis: S.1222 : "A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for other purposes." Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/25/2007), co-sponsored by Dick Durbin.
In her ads and speeches, Clinton claims that she's fighting to stop foreclosure while implying that Obama is empty rhetoric. Actually, Clinton is calling for "enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation", while Obama's bill will "stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development." After looking at the two bills, Obama's appears to be tougher, more directly addressing the problem.
Speaking of Obama, here's a list of some of his proposed legislation.
Four bills on energy including
• S.1151 : A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil;
•S.115 : A bill to suspend royalty relief, to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry; and •S.133 : A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
Clinton had only one bill that I could find that addressed the same issue, S.701 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary oil profit fee and to use the proceeds of the fee collected to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.
Obama wants to "repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry". Clinton sees the answer in a "temporary oil profit fee" and to "expand certain energy tax incentives" for alternative energy. Obama's alternative energy bill (S.133) was co-sponsored by Harkin, Lugar and Salazar. Clinton's bill again had no co-sponsors.
On health care he introduced ten bills/amendments, including one amendment that passed: S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests. Other issues addressed in his proposed health care legislation were AIDS research (S.823 ), hospital report cards (S.692 — the V.A., and S.1824 — Medicare), better emergency care (S.1873), and drug price controls (S.2347).
Clinton's health care bills, for the most part, didn't impress me much, although she introduced many more bills in this area than Obama did:
S.CON.RES.63 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes.
S.RES.176 : A resolution recognizing April 30, 2007, as "National Healthy Schools Day".
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.201 : A bill to establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon.
S.907 : A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.993 : A bill to improve pediatric research.
S.982 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes.
S.1065 : A bill to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.1075 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion, and for other purposes.
S.1343 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.1712 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve newborn screening activities, and for other purposes.
and on and on. Plenty of these have plenty of co-sponsors. Obviously, Hillary Clinton really knows her stuff on the issues of health care. None of them passed, however. On Obama's side, one of his health care initiatives passed in the Senate, the aforementioned amendment to Kennedy's S.1082, the FDA Revitalization Act.
Truth be told, it was very depressing doing this research to see all these great ideas and how little actually gets done. Looking at the legislative history of Kennedy's bill is a good example. It finally passed but its sister bill in the House, H.R.2900, was the one that was finally enacted, and with it, Obama's amendment for safe and effective genetic testing. Clinton submitted two amendments to this bill, one of would have eliminated the sunsetting of pediatric data collection; the other would have begin the process to approve generic versions of complex and expensive drugs called biologics or biotech drugs. Neither were adopted.
Now let's look more closely at Obama.
I was blown away as I started going through his record. I've already mentioned his bills on health care and energy. In addition he had introduced bills on Iran, voting, veterans, global warming, campaign finance and lobbyists, Blackwater, global poverty, nuclear proliferation, and education.
On Iran: S.J.RES.23 : A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
On votingPassed out of Committee and now on the Senate Calendar for Feb. 22, 2008
S.453 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections Please check this out! This is a great bill. We need this. I can't believe that this time voter intimidation is not already illegal.
On veterans and military personnel: S.1084 : A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans;
On global warmingS.1324 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States;S.1389 : A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Climate Change Education Program; S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy. (This last one passed both the House and the Senate as part of the budget bill.)
On campaign finance and lobbyists S.2030 : A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists; and S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
On Blackwater S.2044 : A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes, and S.2147 : A bill to require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
On global poverty S.2433 : A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
On global nuclear proliferation S.1977 : A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology.
I counted nine education bills, but it's getting late and I've got to get my kids ready for bed.
As I mentioned earlier, Clinton is a frequent co-sponsor on many of Obama's bills. So is Ted Kennedy. So are a number of Republicans.
Finally, Obama appears to have a better record last year in the Senate on getting his bills and amendments passed than does Clinton. I've listed everything that passed the Senate for each them at the end in boxes. But check out Thomas.loc.gov for yourself. I may have missed something.
In my eyes Obama is the superior choice in every way. He cares about more of the issues that matter to me. Kids and health care are important but so is the issue of global warming, on which Clinton introduced not a single bill last year.
Obama is a leader. With bigger majorities in Congress, much of his agenda should sail through. He can inspire this country to change course on so many things, from health care to global warming, where attitudes have to be changed first. I remember Bill Clinton's endless laundry lists of small, focus group approved initiatives. For those who say Hillary will not govern like Bill did, I respond that the people who were doing the market testing of his proposed policies were Dick Morris, of course, and Mark Penn, who is now running Hillary's campaign.
It's Obama for me! I just sent him $100. My first donation this election.
Yes, We Can!
Clinton's Successes:
S.694 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and for other purposes. (This is currently in conference committee to reconcile difference with the House bill)
Passed in the Senate:
S.CON.RES.27 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".
S.RES.21 : A resolution recognizing the uncommon valor of Wesley Autrey of New York, New York
S.RES.92 : A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of soldiers of Israel held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah.
S.RES.141 : A resolution urging all member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service who have yet to ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords to expedite the ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.AMDT.666 to H.R.1591 To link award fees under Department of Homeland Security contracts to successful acquisition outcomes under such contracts.
S.AMDT.2047 to H.R.1585 To specify additional individuals eligible to transportation for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces to attend their burial ceremonies.
S.AMDT.2108 to H.R.1585 To require a report on the planning and implementation of the policy of the United States toward Darfur.
S.AMDT.2390 to H.R.2638 To require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes.
S.AMDT.2474 to H.R.2638 To ensure that the Federal Protective Service has adequate personnel.
S.AMDT.2823 to H.R.3074 To require a report on plans to alleviate congestion and flight delays in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace.
S.AMDT.2917 to H.R.1585 To extend and enhance the authority for temporary lodging expenses for members of the Armed Forces in areas subject to a major disaster declaration or for installations experiencing a sudden increase in personnel levels.
Obama's Success:
S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests.
S.AMDT.3073 to H.R.1585 To provide for transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
S.AMDT.3078 to H.R.1585 Relating to administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder.
S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
S.AMDT.524 to S.CON.RES.21 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers.
S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy.
S.AMDT.905 to S.761 To require the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education to establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women and underrepresented minorities who are interested in careers in mathematics, science, and engineering.
S.AMDT.923 to S.761 To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness.
S.AMDT.924 to S.761 To establish summer term education programs.
S.AMDT.2519 to H.R.2638 To provide that one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5 million or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee owes no past due Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2588 to H.R.976 To provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty.
S.AMDT.2658 to H.R.2642 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2692 to H.R.2764 To require a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and security plan.
S.AMDT.2799 to H.R.3074 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3137 to H.R.3222 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3234 to H.R.3093 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3331 to H.R.3043 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Senate Resolutions Passed:
S.RES.133 : A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
S.RES.268 : A resolution designating July 12, 2007, as "National Summer Learning Day".
Added:I realize, of course that several of these amendments are exactly the same. They were added to spending bills. My only reason for including them is for completeness. They are not here to pad out Obama's record. Furthermore, I want to make clear that I only looked at one single year, 2007. This is not meant as a comprehensive review of either candidate's entire Senate record. If you are interested in doing your own research, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov and look it up.
God Be With You & Your Family. We Really Need You.
Thank you for your time,
Sincerely,
Regina Robinson in Mobile, Alabama
Mr. Obama,
I know you will not give up and we won't give up on you either. Hillary & Rush probably enjoyed their cigaretts in bed together this morning, but their trickery won't last. Also, I love the fact that you don't stoop to her level of politics. You could have easily hammered away at her for not releasing her tax returns earlier or questioned why she is keeping the $170,000 from a company that's accused of harrasing over 100 women. Don;t worry. The Truth Will Come Out. You are a real winner and a bonified breath of fresh air for all of America. I have been copying & pasting the following dairy from Grassroots Mom since I came across it on "The Daily Kos". I know you know your own record but if people read the in depth comparisons this woman made from researching thomas.gov., maybe they will realize that hillary is not what's good for our future but that YOU REALLY DO CARE! I know that this comment is a bit long but I think it has an important message that needs to be passed on. Here is what Grassroots Mom put together: "I Refuse to Buy into the Obama Hype" by Grassroots Mom
Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 05:13:32 PM PST
The next President is going to have some MAJOR challenges.
I refuse to buy into the hype, on either side, but especially on that of Obama. However the "empty rhetoric" v. "history of accomplishments" arguments have prompted me to check it out on my own, not relying on any candidate's website, book, or worst of all supporters' diaries, like this one.
I went to the Library of Congress Website. The FACTS of what each did in the Senate last year sure surprised me. I'm sure they will surprise you, too. Whether you love or hate Hillary, you will be surprised. Whether you think Obama is the second coming of JFK or an inexperienced lightweight, you will surprised. Go check out the Library of Congress Website. After spending some time there, it will be clear that there is really only one candidate would is ready to be the next president, even better than Gore. If you don't want to spend an hour or two doing research, then I'll tell you what I discovered on the jump.
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I looked up Obama and looked up Clinton. I looked at the bills that they both authored and introduced. Anyone who has been around politics, and is honest, realizes that there are a lot of reasons why a Senator votes one way or another on bills or misses votes. However an examination of the bills that each of these Senators cared enough about to author and introduce revealed much to me: what they care about, what their priorities are, how they tackle problems. And the list of co-sponsors showed something about how they lead, inspire and work with others. Finally, looking at which bills actually passed is pretty indicative of how effective each would be at getting things done.
Before I get into the nitty gritty, let's all be honest here. It is damn hard to get anything through Congress these days. And Obama and Clinton care about the same issues and have obviously worked together on a lot of legislation, whatever Sen. Clinton's campaign may imply. She is a frequent co-sponsor on his bills, and he on hers. They are both completely competent senators.
I started with Sen. Clinton.
I'm not a Hillary Hater, but I certainly didn't like her much either. I didn't like her DLC history; her votes on Iraq, Iran or the bankruptcy bill; her characterization of the years she spent as First Lady as "executive experience." Hillary Clinton is no Eleanor Roosevelt. Perhaps more like Lady Bird Johnson. Hillary claims to have brought us SCHIP (with a little help from Ted Kennedy). Lady Bird brought us Head Start as well as cleaner, nicer highways. Anyone 40 or older probably remembers when the nation's highways were basically disgusting garbage dumps lined with billboards. But no one thinks Lady Bird should have been president. Might as well argue for Barbara Bush because of her efforts on family literacy, or Nancy Reagan and the War on Drugs.
Hillary Clinton does have a solid record in the Senate, however.
I came away from my research really knowing a lot more about what is important to Hillary in her heart: kids and their well being. My research changed my feeling about her significantly. About 40% of her bills dealt with health care and/or kids. As a mom with small kids, I like her passion for children's issues. But curiously, her big bill to deliver health care to every child, the one she lauds on her website, S.895 : "A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes" had not a single co-sponsor. Not one, according to the Library of Congress. Why is that? Is it a bad bill? Or is she not able to recruit support for her signature issue? Or did she just submit it simply to put in the hopper, so to speak, so she could claim she was working on it. I honestly don't know the answer, but I find it curious and suspicious that not even Ted Kennedy co-sponsored it. Its sister bill in the house, H.R. 1535, introduced by John Dingell has 42 co-sponsors. It's just weird. I honestly don't know what to make of it.
S.895 was major. But most of her other bills are much smaller in scale and scope — more targeted and more careful.
For example, she introduced one bill that offered tax credits for building owners who clean up lead paint. Which is a very good thing. And Obama is a co-sponsor. "S.1793 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards."
Obama's anti-lead bill (S. 1306) directed the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances. He had another bill prohibitting the interstate transport of children's products containing lead. (S.2132) And Hillary co-sponsored each of these.
In other words, they both care about protecting children from lead.
The difference is in the scope and the approach.
Obama's bill shows how he thinks big: do everything we can to make sure that lead-painted Thomas the Tank Engine toys don't get into the hands and mouths of millions of toddlers in this country.
Or Hillary: encourage people by offering tax credits to clean up lead paint in old buildings. People have been talking about lead paint in old buildings hurting kids in living in inner cities, since, well when I was a kid — for decades. If it is still a big problem, is offering tax credits for clean up, i.e. scrape down the walls and repaint, the best way to protect kids from lead?
How many of you parents have lead paint problems? How many have (or had) toxic Thomas the Tank Engine Toys? They are everywhere. The local bookstore and kid's shoe store and the doctor's office and the preschool and the toystore all have train tables. There is nowhere you can go anymore with toddlers that doesn't have a Thomas the Tank Engine train table covered with toxic toys. But that's just my feeling.
Obama's bills risk pissing off the toy industry and the Chinese. Hillary's risks nothing.
A lot of Clinton's health bills focus on children. Or women. She introduced a billl for research in the causes of gestational diabetes, for more pediatric research (S.895) and a rural agriculture bill to get farm-fresh veggies into schools (S.1031).
Her bill dealing with the crisis in foreclosure is actually S.2114 : "A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to provide for enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation of mortgage brokers, and for other purposes." Again, no co-sponsors. Obama also introduced a bill in the face of the mortgage foreclosure crisis: S.1222 : "A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for other purposes." Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/25/2007), co-sponsored by Dick Durbin.
In her ads and speeches, Clinton claims that she's fighting to stop foreclosure while implying that Obama is empty rhetoric. Actually, Clinton is calling for "enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation", while Obama's bill will "stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development." After looking at the two bills, Obama's appears to be tougher, more directly addressing the problem.
Speaking of Obama, here's a list of some of his proposed legislation.
Four bills on energy including
• S.1151 : A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil;
•S.115 : A bill to suspend royalty relief, to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry; and •S.133 : A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
Clinton had only one bill that I could find that addressed the same issue, S.701 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary oil profit fee and to use the proceeds of the fee collected to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.
Obama wants to "repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry". Clinton sees the answer in a "temporary oil profit fee" and to "expand certain energy tax incentives" for alternative energy. Obama's alternative energy bill (S.133) was co-sponsored by Harkin, Lugar and Salazar. Clinton's bill again had no co-sponsors.
On health care he introduced ten bills/amendments, including one amendment that passed: S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests. Other issues addressed in his proposed health care legislation were AIDS research (S.823 ), hospital report cards (S.692 — the V.A., and S.1824 — Medicare), better emergency care (S.1873), and drug price controls (S.2347).
Clinton's health care bills, for the most part, didn't impress me much, although she introduced many more bills in this area than Obama did:
S.CON.RES.63 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes.
S.RES.176 : A resolution recognizing April 30, 2007, as "National Healthy Schools Day".
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.201 : A bill to establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon.
S.907 : A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.993 : A bill to improve pediatric research.
S.982 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes.
S.1065 : A bill to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.1075 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion, and for other purposes.
S.1343 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.1712 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve newborn screening activities, and for other purposes.
and on and on. Plenty of these have plenty of co-sponsors. Obviously, Hillary Clinton really knows her stuff on the issues of health care. None of them passed, however. On Obama's side, one of his health care initiatives passed in the Senate, the aforementioned amendment to Kennedy's S.1082, the FDA Revitalization Act.
Truth be told, it was very depressing doing this research to see all these great ideas and how little actually gets done. Looking at the legislative history of Kennedy's bill is a good example. It finally passed but its sister bill in the House, H.R.2900, was the one that was finally enacted, and with it, Obama's amendment for safe and effective genetic testing. Clinton submitted two amendments to this bill, one of would have eliminated the sunsetting of pediatric data collection; the other would have begin the process to approve generic versions of complex and expensive drugs called biologics or biotech drugs. Neither were adopted.
Now let's look more closely at Obama.
I was blown away as I started going through his record. I've already mentioned his bills on health care and energy. In addition he had introduced bills on Iran, voting, veterans, global warming, campaign finance and lobbyists, Blackwater, global poverty, nuclear proliferation, and education.
On Iran: S.J.RES.23 : A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
On votingPassed out of Committee and now on the Senate Calendar for Feb. 22, 2008
S.453 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections Please check this out! This is a great bill. We need this. I can't believe that this time voter intimidation is not already illegal.
On veterans and military personnel: S.1084 : A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans;
On global warmingS.1324 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States;S.1389 : A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Climate Change Education Program; S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy. (This last one passed both the House and the Senate as part of the budget bill.)
On campaign finance and lobbyists S.2030 : A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists; and S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
On Blackwater S.2044 : A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes, and S.2147 : A bill to require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
On global poverty S.2433 : A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
On global nuclear proliferation S.1977 : A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology.
I counted nine education bills, but it's getting late and I've got to get my kids ready for bed.
As I mentioned earlier, Clinton is a frequent co-sponsor on many of Obama's bills. So is Ted Kennedy. So are a number of Republicans.
Finally, Obama appears to have a better record last year in the Senate on getting his bills and amendments passed than does Clinton. I've listed everything that passed the Senate for each them at the end in boxes. But check out Thomas.loc.gov for yourself. I may have missed something.
In my eyes Obama is the superior choice in every way. He cares about more of the issues that matter to me. Kids and health care are important but so is the issue of global warming, on which Clinton introduced not a single bill last year.
Obama is a leader. With bigger majorities in Congress, much of his agenda should sail through. He can inspire this country to change course on so many things, from health care to global warming, where attitudes have to be changed first. I remember Bill Clinton's endless laundry lists of small, focus group approved initiatives. For those who say Hillary will not govern like Bill did, I respond that the people who were doing the market testing of his proposed policies were Dick Morris, of course, and Mark Penn, who is now running Hillary's campaign.
It's Obama for me! I just sent him $100. My first donation this election.
Yes, We Can!
Clinton's Successes:
S.694 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and for other purposes. (This is currently in conference committee to reconcile difference with the House bill)
Passed in the Senate:
S.CON.RES.27 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".
S.RES.21 : A resolution recognizing the uncommon valor of Wesley Autrey of New York, New York
S.RES.92 : A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of soldiers of Israel held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah.
S.RES.141 : A resolution urging all member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service who have yet to ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords to expedite the ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.AMDT.666 to H.R.1591 To link award fees under Department of Homeland Security contracts to successful acquisition outcomes under such contracts.
S.AMDT.2047 to H.R.1585 To specify additional individuals eligible to transportation for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces to attend their burial ceremonies.
S.AMDT.2108 to H.R.1585 To require a report on the planning and implementation of the policy of the United States toward Darfur.
S.AMDT.2390 to H.R.2638 To require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes.
S.AMDT.2474 to H.R.2638 To ensure that the Federal Protective Service has adequate personnel.
S.AMDT.2823 to H.R.3074 To require a report on plans to alleviate congestion and flight delays in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace.
S.AMDT.2917 to H.R.1585 To extend and enhance the authority for temporary lodging expenses for members of the Armed Forces in areas subject to a major disaster declaration or for installations experiencing a sudden increase in personnel levels.
Obama's Success:
S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests.
S.AMDT.3073 to H.R.1585 To provide for transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
S.AMDT.3078 to H.R.1585 Relating to administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder.
S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
S.AMDT.524 to S.CON.RES.21 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers.
S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy.
S.AMDT.905 to S.761 To require the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education to establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women and underrepresented minorities who are interested in careers in mathematics, science, and engineering.
S.AMDT.923 to S.761 To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness.
S.AMDT.924 to S.761 To establish summer term education programs.
S.AMDT.2519 to H.R.2638 To provide that one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5 million or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee owes no past due Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2588 to H.R.976 To provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty.
S.AMDT.2658 to H.R.2642 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2692 to H.R.2764 To require a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and security plan.
S.AMDT.2799 to H.R.3074 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3137 to H.R.3222 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3234 to H.R.3093 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3331 to H.R.3043 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Senate Resolutions Passed:
S.RES.133 : A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
S.RES.268 : A resolution designating July 12, 2007, as "National Summer Learning Day".
Added:I realize, of course that several of these amendments are exactly the same. They were added to spending bills. My only reason for including them is for completeness. They are not here to pad out Obama's record. Furthermore, I want to make clear that I only looked at one single year, 2007. This is not meant as a comprehensive review of either candidate's entire Senate record. If you are interested in doing your own research, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov and look it up."
I will be sending my own $100 to your campaign this Friday when I get paid to match Grassroots Mom :_).
God Be With You & Your Family. We Really Need You.
Thank you for your time,
Sincerely,
Regina Robinson in Mobile, Alabama
I agree with Stephanie above who stated that many people (Republicans and Independents) may have voted for Hillary Clinton knowing that Barack Obama would be more difficult for John McCain to campaign against. Why has no one brought this up?
We need to prevent the media from picking up and distorting all the stories. They are messing things up. They already say Barack has to fight against Clinton's "experience" but rarely challenge that she doesn't have it. Please, Senator Obama do these things:
1. Pick up on that comment that she made that said she was "just getting warmed up." How long does it take? She's been running for the Democratic Nomination for years. How long would it take to get warmed up as President? She just gave away something right there. Pick up on that. It is not negative. She said it. I can't believe you people didn't pick up on that immediately.
2. Do not engage in sleezy campaign tactics like the Clintons. I don't know any person who wants to see the sleezy poliltical campaign tactics of the past that have cost decent people elections continue.
3. Do not ever distort the truth like the Clintons do. They also do not play by the Rules. They are always trying to change them to favor themselves.
4. Take the high road. Be up front and forthcoming in all your answers and this appllies to those who work for you. I just finished watching 2 Clinton people on MSNBC avoiding giving straight and truthful answers to Tucker and your campaign rep was truthful, straightforward and honest about the Canadian NAFTA fiasco. This is why we need people like you to be our president.
5. Please surround yourself with the smart and capable and honest people I know you will and you will prevail.
6. Present positive aspects about your capabilities: getting the people of this country to take back their voice and not the voice of lobbyists and rich Corporate CEO's, bringing people together, not being beholden to people to whom you owe political favors, etc rather than bringing up the negative about Hillary Clinton.
Thanks for listening. I am a 65 year old white female who is supporting you because I think you will be a better President than Hillary Clinton; she doesn't play by the rules and she is not to be trusted to be truthful, nor are the people she surrounds herself with. They continuously evade answers when interviewed.
Senator Obama, I don't feel that this is your campaign so much as it is our campaign because a tiny piece of it belongs to me. That doesn't give me any particular rights, but it is about speaking out for the change that I want to see in our government and in our country. I do not see that happening with you in the position of Vice President -- and I definitely don't see it in asking you to 'broker a deal'. I don't want to settle. I don't want to make the best of a bad situation.
I understand that there is support for Senator Clinton. But I have not committed to this race as a part of any machine. Not even the Democratic party. The supporters you have created are not fold their hands in their laps people who are going to give up and go back to being silent and feeling disenfrachised. There is a power building in this country and an opportunity for the Democratic Party to be the one that supports that power. The one that hears the voices of the people. If they choose to juggle and finagle and back-room bargain this election as they have in the past I don't believe that people like myself are going to accept such an arrogance and patronizing answer any longer. If the Democratic party does not want to be the party of change then there will just have to be a new party. Institutions that make themselves obsolete are replaced by efficient, effective organizations. I cannot donate a lot. And I can only donate my small amount at the beginning of the month. But I am not going to donate money to the Democratic party until I know they are spending it in support of what I want them to be. I will send that money to your campaign until there is nothing more to hope for. But I won't stop hoping until nothing else is an option. I won't settle. I won't compromise. And I won't follow what I can no longer believe in. If you had been a Republican, I would have voted Republican. If you were an Independant I would vote independant. But I will not vote for the sop of a Vice Presidency for you and the hope of a presidency in 8 years. I don't think this country has 8 years to keep ignoring the voice of people who are ready for change and feeding us spins instead of truth. I don't want a team presidency and I don't want a divided America frozen by the governments endless ploys to keep us frightened of one another and fighting with one another. I want change. We all want change. And the answer to wait for 8 years because you cannot really change the ground rules is 'Yes, We Can.' and 'Yes, We Will.'
I agree with Stephanie above who stated that many people (Republicans and Independents) may have voted for Hillary Clinton knowing that Barack Obama would be more difficult for John McCain to campaign against. Why has no one brought this up?
We need to prevent the media from picking up and distorting all the stories. They are messing things up. They already say Barack has to fight against Clinton's "experience" but rarely challenge that she doesn't have it. Please, Senator Obama do these things:
1. Pick up on that comment that she made that said she was "just getting warmed up." How long does it take? She's been running for the Democratic Nomination for years. How long would it take to get warmed up as President? She just gave away something right there. Pick up on that. It is not negative. She said it. I can't believe you people didn't pick up on that immediately.
2. Do not engage in sleezy campaign tactics like the Clintons. I don't know any person who wants to see the sleezy poliltical campaign tactics of the past that have cost decent people elections continue.
3. Do not ever distort the truth like the Clintons do. They also do not play by the Rules. They are always trying to change them to favor themselves.
4. Take the high road. Be up front and forthcoming in all your answers and this appllies to those who work for you. I just finished watching 2 Clinton people on MSNBC avoiding giving straight and truthful answers to Tucker and your campaign rep was truthful, straightforward and honest about the Canadian NAFTA fiasco. This is why we need people like you to be our president.
5. Please surround yourself with the smart and capable and honest people I know you will and you will prevail.
6. Present positive aspects about your capabilities: getting the people of this country to take back their voice and not the voice of lobbyists and rich Corporate CEO's, bringing people together, not being beholden to people to whom you owe political favors, etc rather than bringing up the negative about Hillary Clinton.
Thanks for listening. I am a 65 year old white female who is supporting you because I think you will be a better President than Hillary Clinton; she doesn't play by the rules and she is not to be trusted to be truthful, nor are the people she surrounds herself with. They continuously evade answers when interviewed.
If anyone would like to know about the real Hillary they should read: "Blood Sport" by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James B. Stewart. It wasn't Bill involved Watergate, it was Hillary. The book also deals with her conflicts of her unethical legal work for clients with problems with the state of Arkansas and appearing before her then Governor husband's hand-picked appointees.
Using Hillary logic: since my wife is a surgeon and we have been married for 37 years does this give me enough experience to also be a surgeon?
Hillary Clinton's National Security experience should be exposed.
* Clinton withdrew U.S. forces from Somalia in 1993, after 18 servicemen were killed in Mogadishu when bin Laden and Al Queda shot down their Black Hawk helicopter.
* Bin Laden told CNN in a 1997 interview that his followers were involved in that attack, which occurred eight months after the first attack on the World Trade Center.
* "There is not a living soul in the world who thought Osama bin Laden had anything to do with Black Hawk down or was paying any attention to it," Clinton said.
... Hillary was not "paying any attention to it," ... red phone rang ... Hillary slept .... Osama bin Laden got stronger....
* 1996 President Bill Clinton turned down the Sudan government TWICE in their offer to help capture and arrest Osama Bin Laden. Clinton ADMITS that was the biggest mistake of his presidency.
* Sudanese officials claimed late in 2005 that President Clinton turned down secret extradition of Osama Bin Laden from Khartoum in 1996. Senior sources in the Clinton administration now confirm that it was true.
* In May 1996, American diplomats were informed in a Sudanese government fax that bin Laden was about to be expelled, giving Clinton another chance to seize him. A former Clinton administration source says the offer went to the very top of the White House. The focus of American policy was to “discourage” terrorism, a much different thing from eliminating it, so Khartoum’s expulsion of bin Laden was in itself considered a clear victory. The White House was “delighted.” So, bin Laden took off from Khartoum on May 18 in a chartered C-130 with 150 of his followers, which included his wives, bound for Jalalabad in Afghanistan. On the way, the plane refueled in Qater, a friendly state to the US, but was allowed to proceed.
* A month later, on June 25, a 5000 pound truck bomb exploded in front of Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. This was a US military housing complex. The explosion killed 19 American servicemen.
... Hillary Clinton was sleeping ... the red phone rang ....Hillary slept .... Osama bin Laden got stronger....
* A second offer to get bin Laden came unofficially from Mansoor ljaz who was a Pakistani-American millionaire and a donor to the Clinton election campaign in 1996. On July 6, 2000, he saw John Podesta, Clinton’s chief of staff, to inform the administration that intelligence officers form a Gulf state were offering to help get bin Laden.
* On July 6, 2000, Mansoor ljaz saw John Podesta, Clinton’s chief of staff, to inform the Clinton administration that intelligence officers form a Gulf state were offering to help get bin Laden. The meeting has been confirmed in an exchange of e-mails between the White House and ljaz. ljaz's offer involved setting up an Islamic relief fund to aid Afghanistan in return for the Taliban handing over bin Laden to the Gulf state and the US would get him from there. Ljiz maintained that the White House destroyed the deal, which was supposed to have been conducted only through unofficial channels. Ljaz claims that weeks later, he met his contact and embarked on a late-night ride into the desert who told him the Clarke’s front-door approach ruined the deal. “Your government has missed a major opportunity,” said Ljaz.
... Hillary's only experience with the red phone ringing is sleeping through it and she was not "paying attention to it."
If anyone would like to know about the real Hillary they should read: "Blood Sport" by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James B. Stewart. It wasn't Bill involved in Whitewater, it was Hillary. The book also deals with her conflicts and her unethical legal work for clients with problems with the state of Arkansas and appearing before her then Governor husband's hand-picked appointees.
Using Hillary logic: since my wife is a surgeon and we have been married for 37 years does this give me enough experience to also be a surgeon?
What we see happening is the Clintons finally succeeding by dividing the democratic party. They've used Obama's photograph in kenya to tie him to Islam, then used the endorsement of Louis Faracon to link him to radical Islam. Louis Faracon is a well known racist who would endorse anything that's black, which Obama says he did not solicit. White America has been frightened by this, and are afraid of being called racist if they release their true feelings. As a result they hiding under the disguise of favoring Hillary’s experience. The clintons have been singing the song of experience from day one, and it has never worked, now all of a sudden it's working ? This is about who will you trust to pickup the red phone, and they’ve frighten white voters with that.
The clintons had carefully planed this thing, and are notorious for running nasty campaigns. They technically tried race and it did not work, so they thought of the one thing that would frighten Americans, radical Islam. They've divided the democratic party and created a new category of voters called SAFE VOTERS. CNN needs to open a new category called safe voters, who are voting Hillary not for her merits, but to be safe. Maybe they should be labeled red for fear, fear as to who will pickup the red phone.
White America needs to tell the truth in order for the correct data to get back to the poles. These so called white lies are deceiving Obama into counteracting experience with judgment. Unless they get clean with the guy, there questions are not going to be answered. Obama on the other hand needs to bring his white family with him on stage, let his grand mother, uncles and cousins introduce him, letting America know he’s a normal American like everyone else.
I love the Obamas and I am a great supporter but lets face it; If we want to win this election senator Obama will have to throw punches and if one is thrown back at him, he needs to sucker punch! Sure am all for dignity in this campaign but we have to attack Hillary Clinton and beat her and her campaign to their game. Senator Obama I love the gentleman in you but you are running against the most vindictive and vengeful woman there is. We gotta be more aggressive. Put on your boxing Brotha!!!!!
I love the Obamas and I am a great supporter but lets face it; If we want to win this election senator Obama will have to throw punches and if one is thrown back at him, he needs to sucker punch! Sure am all for dignity in this campaign but we have to attack Hillary Clinton and beat her and her campaign to their game. Senator Obama I love the gentleman in you but you are running against the most vindictive and vengeful woman there is. We gotta be more aggressive. Put on your boxing Brotha!!!!!
Dear Senator Obama,
Good luck! Your campaign has been extraordinary. The Clintons, however, will burn down the barn to get the nomination. Please be more forceful -- expose that she has not shown her tax returns, her donations on the library, and other sleazy donors (how about the Chinese connection and the money raised to sleep in Lincoln's bedroom) Remind the people of her own corruption, it is there! In one of your speeches you pointed out that under the Clintons the Democrats lost both Houses, please remind people of this. A word of advice, however, I have been receiving allot of negative comments from more conservative friends etc. who are concerned about the comments made in a recent New Yorker article on Michelle Obama. I think it is very important for Mrs. Obama to also be very positive about this country, this is something you have done quite effectively -- recognizing that you have benefited from this country and you want everyone to have this experience. I think it would be helpful if she could point out what we need to do to improve -- she said we are a mean country in this article and although many may experience the U.S like this , I think it creates a door for your opponents to go through and then say you both are ultimately anti American. I don't agree with this summation, but I am hearing it from too many neighbors etc. I want you to win, it is important to demonstrate a love of this country and that we can always do better -- but to call the US a mean country is not a positive and will be used against you in a general election. In the end, I think Americans are a conservative people, change scares them so please be aware of this -- they want change but have a history of voting what is safe -- and what they perceive as positive. Again, good luck!
Dear Senator Obama,
Good luck! Your campaign has been extraordinary. The Clintons, however, will burn down the barn to get the nomination. Please be more forceful -- expose that she has not shown her tax returns, her donations on the library, and other sleazy donors (how about the Chinese connection and the money raised to sleep in Lincoln's bedroom) Remind the people of her own corruption, it is there! In one of your speeches you pointed out that under the Clintons the Democrats lost both Houses, please remind people of this. A word of advice, however, I have been receiving allot of negative comments from more conservative friends etc. who are concerned about the comments made in a recent New Yorker article on Michelle Obama. I think it is very important for Mrs. Obama to also be very positive about this country, this is something you have done quite effectively -- recognizing that you have benefited from this country and you want everyone to have this experience. I think it would be helpful if she could point out what we need to do to improve -- she said we are a mean country in this article and although many may experience the U.S like this , I think it creates a door for your opponents to go through and then say you both are ultimately anti American. I don't agree with this summation, but I am hearing it from too many neighbors etc. I want you to win, it is important to demonstrate a love of this country and that we can always do better -- but to call the US a mean country is not a positive and will be used against you in a general election. In the end, I think Americans are a conservative people, change scares them so please be aware of this -- they want change but have a history of voting what is safe -- and what they perceive as positive. Again, good luck!
I think Senator Obama is running a fair campaign. I would not attack Senator Clinton but continue to stand your ground against her attacks. I beleive your sloww response to clear NAFTA hurt you some in both Texas and Ohio. Don't be folled by Hilary's " Ms. Nice Role" she is not capable of such an emotion. Senator Clinton is a rude, and bossy crybaby and the real Hilary was present at the last debate. Let's keep Michele Obama in the background, looking pretty , smiling, and waiving like Cindy McClain.
Here are some good points to follow and keep Seantor Clinton OUT of the White House:
1.Drill What Experience?
2.Don't forget WhiteWater
3.How can Hilary run the country, she could not run Bill/ remeber Monica L.
4.Why is Hilary so emotional? Is she in the change of life? If so, is this good for the country, one "hot flash" she;ll wipe us out.
5.Ready on day one to do what?
Vote for War
Cry
Whine
Mood Swing
Hold secret meetings
Hold out on her own party
Have an affair to get EVEN with Bill?
6.Senator Clinton speaks of having Solutions.....
She had a solution in her home, is that why Bill cheated?
Was it a solution for Whitewater?
7.What is Senator's Clinton background?
8.Who are her supporters, since she was so interested in Farachan not supporting you.
8.What is her religion, Sure we saw Bill and Chelsea on the News at Joel Ostein's church ( Which by-the-way was a dirty trick) but where was the Senator? Does she go to church , believe in God, is SHE a Christian?
There is a lot of ground to cover and get ready for her without stooping to a low level. Keep your momentum and your hope!
Win this election!
Senator Obama, We LOVE your dignified campaign and desperately need you in the White House. But you MUST be totally aggressive with Senator Clinton, DEMAND those tax returns, remind us of "Whitewater", She is destroying our party and working harder to elect McCain than helping our party. Bill and the Bushes are members of the Skull and Crossbones, why? You ARE our hope, you ARE our champion, please do not let her get away with her desperate and disgusting, negative attacks on you. Fight back, we are behind you! YES WE CAN!!!
Senator Obama, We LOVE your dignified campaign and desperately need you in the White House. But you MUST be totally aggressive with Senator Clinton, DEMAND those tax returns, remind us of "Whitewater", She is destroying our party and working harder to elect McCain than helping our party. Bill and the Bushes are members of the Skull and Crossbones, why? You ARE our hope, you ARE our champion, please do not let her get away with her desperate and disgusting, negative attacks on you. Fight back, we are behind you! YES WE CAN!!!
Senator Obama, We LOVE your dignified campaign and desperately need you in the White House. But you MUST be totally aggressive with Senator Clinton, DEMAND those tax returns, remind us of "Whitewater", She is destroying our party and working harder to elect McCain than helping our party. Bill and the Bushes are members of the Skull and Crossbones, why? You ARE our hope, you ARE our champion, please do not let her get away with her desperate and disgusting, negative attacks on you. Fight back, we are behind you! YES WE CAN!!!
Senator Obama, I think you are a breath of fresh air, a gentleman, wise and presidential. All my friends and family are rooting for you. We pray for your safety daily. The Scripture says: "No weapon that is formed aaginst you shall prosper". You are in God's hand. We need you to become much more aggressive to counter the attacks of Hillary Clinton who is so vicious. You have real class and dignity and know how to do it. American cannot allow her and Bill to take back disgrace in the while House.HOLD your ATTACKS TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY like she did with you this last election. You are the next president!
Senator Obama, I think you are a breath of fresh air, a gentleman, wise and presidential. All my friends and family are rooting for you. We pray for your safety daily. The Scripture says: "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper". You are in God's hand. We need you to become much more aggressive to counter the attacks of Hillary Clinton who is so vicious. You have real class and dignity and know how to do it. American cannot allow her and Bill to take back disgrace in the while House.HOLD your ATTACKS TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY like she did with you this last election. You are the next president!
Senator Obama, I think you are a breath of fresh air, a gentleman, wise and will make an excellent persident. All my friends and family are rooting for you. We pray for your safety daily. The Scripture says: "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper". You are in God's hand. We need you to become much more aggressive to counter the attacks of Hillary Clinton who is so vicious. You have real class and dignity and know how to do it. American cannot allow her and Bill to take back disgrace in the while House.HOLD your ATTACKS TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY like she did with you this last election. You are the next president!
Senator Obama, I think you are a breath of fresh air, a gentleman, wise and will make an excellent persident. All my friends and family are rooting for you. We pray for your safety daily. The Scripture says: "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper". You are in God's hand. We need you to become much more aggressive to counter the attacks of Hillary Clinton who is so vicious. You have real class and dignity and know how to do it. Hillary and Bill left the White House in disgrace and America cannot afford a recurrence. Get Michelle to speak more to the women of America. HOLD your ATTACKS TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY like she did with you this last election. You are the next president! You have our full support.
Senator Obama, I think you are a breath of fresh air, a gentleman, wise and will make an excellent persident. All my friends and family are rooting for you. We pray for your safety daily. The Scripture says: "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper". You are in God's hand. We need you to become much more aggressive to counter the attacks of Hillary Clinton who is so vicious. You have real class and dignity and know how to do it. Hillary and Bill left the White House in disgrace and America cannot afford a reocurrence. Get Michelle to speak more to the women of America. HOLD key counter ATTACKS TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY. You are the next president! You have our full support.
Senator Obama, I think you are a breath of fresh air, a gentleman, wise and will make an excellent persident. All my friends and family are rooting for you. We pray for your safety daily. The Scripture says: "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper". You are in God's hand. We need you to become much more aggressive to counter the attacks of Hillary Clinton who is so vicious. You have real class and dignity and know how to do it. Hillary and Bill left the White House in disgrace and America cannot afford a reocurrence. Get Michelle to speak more to the women of America. HOLD key counter ATTACKS TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY. You are the next president! You have our full support.
Senator Obama, I think you are a breath of fresh air, a gentleman, wise and will make an excellent persident. All my friends and family are rooting for you. We pray for your safety daily. The Scripture says: "No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper". You are in God's hand. We need you to become much more aggressive to counter the attacks of Hillary Clinton who is so vicious. You have real class and dignity and know how to do it. Hillary and Bill left the White House in disgrace and America cannot afford a reocurrence. Get Michelle to speak more to the women of America. HOLD key counter ATTACKS TO THE LAST COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY. You are the next president! You have our full support.
It occurred to me last night, while watching the results from Texas and Ohio that should it be Hillary vs. McCain in November, surely the issue of Monica Lewinsky will come up. Since the issue will come up at a time and in a fashion that will hurt democrats and help McCain, maybe there should be a preemptive strike now (by Obama) reducing the harm to democrats later and helping him now. The republicans can't talk about this now as it would only help Obama, who would be a harder candidate to beat. After the release of the Turban photos and the 3 A.M. Red Phone ad by Hillary as well as her desire to have Florida and Michigan recounted, this would not be viewed upon as going negative, but as fair game.
The question is who should take advantage of The Monica Lewinsky Scandal. Do you remember this from 1998:
"Pundits debated whether or not Clinton would address the allegations in his State of the Union Address. Ultimately, he chose not to. First Lady Hillary Clinton publicly stood by her husband throughout the scandal. On January 27, in an appearance on NBC's Today she famously said, "The great story here for anybody willing to find it, write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president."
Dear Barack and Obama team,
Nice photographs! I am also a photographer - working in Peru at this moment. I was unable to go to San Antonio to help with the campaign there, so I joined the call team via email and made 40 calls to people in Texas from here - 20 in English and 20 in Spanish. I couldn't report my findings because the site was closed when I tried to access it.
Keep up the good work! The world is rooting for Barack Obama!
Jan Folsom
Dear Barack and Obama team,
Nice photographs! I am also a photographer - working in Peru at this moment. I was unable to go to San Antonio to help with the campaign there, so I joined the call team via email and made 40 calls to people in Texas from here - 20 in English and 20 in Spanish. I couldn't report my findings because the site was closed when I tried to access it.
Keep up the good work! The world is rooting for Barack Obama!
Jan Folsom
Mr. & Mrs, Barack Obama : I know there are very strong reasons that I support you to be my commander in cheif , but something I want to say , we havent seen a President and first lady who love each other so dearly and so effectionately in the white house in such a long time , I love watching you and your wife in pictures , with your children , and in the news, it is very refreshing to see such strong partnership between you two and such showing strength of love , wow ... you both look beautiful and rich together and your girls are such darlings. I pray that the world lets you walk through that door and bring us all home , not once again , but for the very first time we will truelly begin a road to real America , real United states of America ! God bless you both and the girls .
I hope that you will take seriously the fact that Hillary is trying to do you in. She needs to suttely be put in place everytime she pauses and tries to imply that you are not a good Christan man, they say that older women are for Hillary, don't you let her fool you on this one, I am 60 yr old and a young 60 at that, I have talked to friends and family all the way from Ottawa, Il to Metropolis Il, the length of this state and there are alot of women my age that believe in you and your movement. She will play games with your head if you don't stop her, she thinks that she is intitled to an easy run because she is a woman and because of Bill,
well, all I can say if she wants to run for president she surely shouldn't bitch about getting all questions first, after all when the phone rings at 3am she will have to answer for that! Whats she going to say how come they call the white house first? lol just a bit of humor! However, I'm dead serious about her ability to take a punch in a white house setting, when she moans and whines all the time about the media, the comedy shows and the commentary not being fair! It takes someone smooth and steady to run this country with authority and that Barak is YOU!
Dear President Obama your a true visionary. It is so refreshing to hear your speeches, to watch you in action in the debate you have such integrity, good judgment, and you know how to deliver a message. I have great confidence you will over come these negative attacks against you. I think the direction that Hillary Clinton chose to gos to win Ohio and Texas disappointed me, and it truly shows her true nature. She will say anything, even if it lies, do anything, even divide the party with negative attacks against her party member,just to win and she claimed she is for change. it seems like the same old politics to me. It leads me to ask the question what would she compromise if she even had a shot at being president, in the name of her very large ego. We already have a president in the white house that put his ego first, and his bad jugement first, and I don't think we need that type of politics again. Keep doing what your doing it works. But word to the wise, you really needed to counter act some of these attacks as she makes them.
Dear President Obama, your a true visionary. It is so refreshing to hear your speeches, to watch you in action in the debate you have such integrity, good judgment, and you know how to deliver a message. I have great confidence you will over come these negative attacks against you. I think the direction that Hillary Clinton chose to go to win Ohio and Texas disappointed me, and it truly shows her true nature. She will say anything, even if it lies, do anything, even divide the party with negative attacks against her party member,just to win, and she claimed she is for change. it seems like the same old politics to me. It leads me to ask the question what would she compromise if she even had a shot at being president, in the name of her very large ego. We already have a president in the white house that put his ego first, and his bad jugement first, and I don't think we need that type of politics again. Keep doing what your doing it works. But word to the wise, you really needed to counter act some of these attacks as she makes them.
Dear President Obama, your a true visionary. It is so refreshing to hear your speeches, to watch you in action in the debate you have such integrity, good judgment, and you know how to deliver a message. I have great confidence you will over come these negative attacks against you. I think the direction that Hillary Clinton chose to go to win Ohio and Texas disappointed me, and it truly shows her true nature. She will say anything, even if it lies, do anything, even divide the party with negative attacks against her party member,just to win, and she claimed she is for change. it seems like the same old politics to me. It leads me to ask the question what would she compromise if she even had a shot at being president, in the name of her very large ego. We already have a president in the white house that put his ego first, and his bad jugement first, and I don't think we need that type of politics again. Keep doing what your doing it works. But word to the wise, you really needed to counter act some of these attacks as she makes them.
Don't get discouraged! Please keep up the good fight--you are the best thing that has happened to America in a long time. Fight dirty if you have to, but we totally understand why you choose the higher road and we respect you for it. We are supporting you all the way!
Don't get discouraged! Please keep up the good fight--you are the best thing that has happened to America in a long time. Fight dirty if you have to, but we totally understand why you choose the higher road and we respect you for it. We are supporting you all the way!
You need to answer Hillary's claim that it took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush, and it will take a Clinton to clean up after the second Bush...
How about it took a Bush and Clinton to divide the country, and it will take an Obama to clean up after them both.
Look people, I feel some of your problems stem from lack of real people on your team..You can have all the book sense in the world, but you need people with common sense.
Time to take the fight to them, no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ain't rocket science...Let's go people.
You need to answer Hillary's claim that it took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush, and it will take a Clinton to clean up after the second Bush...
How about it took a Bush and Clinton to divide the country, and it will take an Obama to bring us together.
Look people, I feel some of your problems stem from lack of real people on your team..You can have all the book sense in the world, but you need people with common sense.
Time to take the fight to them, no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ain't rocket science...Let's go people.
You need to answer Hillary's claim that it took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush, and it will take a Clinton to clean up after the second Bush...
How about it took a Bush and Clinton to divide the country, and it will take an Obama to bring us together.
Look people, I feel some of your problems stem from lack of real people on your team..You can have all the book sense in the world, but you need people with common sense.
Time to take the fight to them, no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ain't rocket science...Let's go people.
I used to support clinton...(b4 she used the 3am fear phone ad )NOW I support OBAMA!!!, However ... Now is the time to knock clinton DOWN, DOwn down, she misrepresents the truth... I believe clinton will do or say just about anything for power... PEASE
I used to support clinton...(b4 she used the 3am fear phone ad )NOW I support OBAMA!!!, However ... Now is the time to knock clinton DOWN, DOwn down, she misrepresents the truth... I believe clinton will do or say just about anything for power... PEASE
I used to support clinton...(b4 she used the 3am fear phone ad )NOW I support OBAMA!!!, However ... Now is the time to knock clinton DOWN, DOwn down, she misrepresents the truth... I believe clinton will do or say just about anything for power... PEASE
I am a Republican turned Democrat just because of your candidacy for President.
I will support you all the way to the White House. You are the best fit to be the 44th President. You are a great Inspiration for the Youth who are the Hope of the Future. You have an empathy for the single family homes children and parent because you lived it and very succesfully reached your goal. Please Senator Obama, be tough on your rhetoric of Hillary Clinton, who only wants to be in the History book that she is the first woman president. She wants power to hide all the corruption that she and Bill Clinton have done. Please make her declare in Public her federal TAX RETURNS. The American people have the right to know where sh
Cease the moment and open yours. Time is on your side. Give the Country Sixteen Years of Democrat Power and get what you want at the same time. You are now in a WIN-WIN position. Show the WORLD just how Smart you are.
Make the move that will prove you are qualified to run this Country by giving yourself a chance to put Sixteen Years in the White House.Eight as Vice President and Eight as President.
Call a meeting with the Clinton Camp and Broker a deal. Give yourself the best of two Worlds. A pull into The White House and a cruse through .
Yours Truly
ELWOOD GLASPER
Johnson City, Tennessee
Respond to Hillary's victory in Ohio and the TX primary by pointing out the white men who are voting for Hillary so that John McCain won't have to face you. You are virtually running against them both in each election.
We're with you!
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
Onward, Kate Gioglio
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
God bless you both!
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
Onward, Kate Gioglio
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
Onward, Kate Gioglio
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
God bless you both!
Go for it. Be true to yourself and remain your classy, gentle self - but play in the mud if that is what it takes to win. We are behind you.
Onward, Kate Gioglio
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
God bless you both!
Hillary actually made that choice for me. Using Karl Rove campaign tactics reminded me of the dark side of the Clinton years, and their failure to deliver on so many promises.
I see Barack Obama as a man of vision, Hope and Judgment. A man who is as sad as I that America has become a country with an obscene divide between the rich and the poor, now mimicking third world countries like Mexico in oppression and exploitation of the working class.
I hope he will look at the option of directly providing government health care for the people of this nation, rather than giving 40% of our health care money to private insurers. Hillary Care is in fact a windfall for bloated insurance companies - a mandate that will bring even more pain to the working class.
So Senator Obama, Sir, I will work as hard as I can to get you elected. Yes, we can do this - and sadly, if we do not do it right now, this election, I fear we may lose this moment in time and America will lose its way to restoring it's greatness and moral authority for a very long time.
God bless you both!
... While Hillary Clinton Slept In the White House in 1993.... Osama Bin Laden killed U.S. Soldiers ... the red phone rang, Hillary & Bill kept on sleeping ....
In 1993 Bill Clinton refused to capture Bin Laden ... Osama bin Laden continued to kill Americans --
The republicans will have a field day IF Hillary wins the democratic nod at the convention. Today on FOX News Karl Rove was grinning from ear to ear. Rush Limbaugh & Ann Coulter have been asking Republicans to vote for Hillary in their Primary's. Well, there is a reason Republicans want Hillary to win on the democratic side ... it's because they can BEAT her and WIN the White House if Hillary is the candidate.
Hillary's experience on National Security - The republicans will remind the voters that it was under Bill Clinton that Osama bin Laden shot down the Black Hawk helicopter in Mogadishu in 1993. The republicans will remind voters that Bill Clinton turned down the Sudanese government, that same year, when they offered to arrest bin Ladean and hand him over to Clinton for what bin Laden did to the soldiers on the Black Hawk. They will also remind voters that Osama bin Laden was able to freely build and strengthen his al-Quada militants in Afghanistan and blow up the USS Cole. Bill Clinton knew bin Laden was in Afghanistan after the Cole being bombed and the republicans will remind voters that Clinton NEVER went in to capture bin Laden over the Cole. The republicans will connect the dots that will remind voters that if Bill Clinton had been more concerned with National Security and less concerned with pizza and cigars; the Americans would have captured bin Laden before he was able to attack us on 9/11. I don't think Hillary can beat the republicans. I think Barack Obama can beat any republican. Barack Obama has a much cleaner past than Hillary Clinton.
Not only did President Clinton -- and Hillary -- let Osama bin Laden continue to kill Americans, the republicans will remind voters that Hillary Clinton cleaned out Vince Foster's office after he died and before investigators could enter -- some people think Foster was murdered others say he committed suicide. Then there is the rest of White Water, Bill Clintons impeachment hearings, Bill Clinton lying under oath, Pizza Parties with Monica, cigar tasting with Monica, the blue dress ... again, I think Barack Obama can beat any republican. Barack Obama has a much cleaner past than Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton will not get past the republicans because of her own baggage.
I know you will not give up and we won't give up on you either. Hillary & Rush probably enjoyed their cigaretts in bed together this morning, but their trickery won't last. Also, I love the fact that you don't stoop to her level of politics. You could have easily hammered away at her for not releasing her tax returns earlier or questioned why she is keeping the $170,000 from a company that's accused of harrasing over 100 women. Don;t worry. The Truth Will Come Out. You are a real winner and a bonified breath of fresh air for all of America. I have been copying & pasting the following dairy from Grassroots Mom since I came across it on "The Daily Kos". I know you know your own record but if people read the in depth comparisons this woman made from researching thomas.gov., maybe they will realize that hillary is not what's good for our future but that YOU REALLY DO CARE! I know that this comment is a bit long but I think it has an important message that needs to be passed on. Here is what Grassroots Mom put together: "I Refuse to Buy into the Obama Hype" by Grassroots Mom
Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 05:13:32 PM PST
The next President is going to have some MAJOR challenges.
I refuse to buy into the hype, on either side, but especially on that of Obama. However the "empty rhetoric" v. "history of accomplishments" arguments have prompted me to check it out on my own, not relying on any candidate's website, book, or worst of all supporters' diaries, like this one.
I went to the Library of Congress Website. The FACTS of what each did in the Senate last year sure surprised me. I'm sure they will surprise you, too. Whether you love or hate Hillary, you will be surprised. Whether you think Obama is the second coming of JFK or an inexperienced lightweight, you will surprised. Go check out the Library of Congress Website. After spending some time there, it will be clear that there is really only one candidate would is ready to be the next president, even better than Gore. If you don't want to spend an hour or two doing research, then I'll tell you what I discovered on the jump.
Grassroots Mom's diary :: ::
I looked up Obama and looked up Clinton. I looked at the bills that they both authored and introduced. Anyone who has been around politics, and is honest, realizes that there are a lot of reasons why a Senator votes one way or another on bills or misses votes. However an examination of the bills that each of these Senators cared enough about to author and introduce revealed much to me: what they care about, what their priorities are, how they tackle problems. And the list of co-sponsors showed something about how they lead, inspire and work with others. Finally, looking at which bills actually passed is pretty indicative of how effective each would be at getting things done.
Before I get into the nitty gritty, let's all be honest here. It is damn hard to get anything through Congress these days. And Obama and Clinton care about the same issues and have obviously worked together on a lot of legislation, whatever Sen. Clinton's campaign may imply. She is a frequent co-sponsor on his bills, and he on hers. They are both completely competent senators.
I started with Sen. Clinton.
I'm not a Hillary Hater, but I certainly didn't like her much either. I didn't like her DLC history; her votes on Iraq, Iran or the bankruptcy bill; her characterization of the years she spent as First Lady as "executive experience." Hillary Clinton is no Eleanor Roosevelt. Perhaps more like Lady Bird Johnson. Hillary claims to have brought us SCHIP (with a little help from Ted Kennedy). Lady Bird brought us Head Start as well as cleaner, nicer highways. Anyone 40 or older probably remembers when the nation's highways were basically disgusting garbage dumps lined with billboards. But no one thinks Lady Bird should have been president. Might as well argue for Barbara Bush because of her efforts on family literacy, or Nancy Reagan and the War on Drugs.
Hillary Clinton does have a solid record in the Senate, however.
I came away from my research really knowing a lot more about what is important to Hillary in her heart: kids and their well being. My research changed my feeling about her significantly. About 40% of her bills dealt with health care and/or kids. As a mom with small kids, I like her passion for children's issues. But curiously, her big bill to deliver health care to every child, the one she lauds on her website, S.895 : "A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes" had not a single co-sponsor. Not one, according to the Library of Congress. Why is that? Is it a bad bill? Or is she not able to recruit support for her signature issue? Or did she just submit it simply to put in the hopper, so to speak, so she could claim she was working on it. I honestly don't know the answer, but I find it curious and suspicious that not even Ted Kennedy co-sponsored it. Its sister bill in the house, H.R. 1535, introduced by John Dingell has 42 co-sponsors. It's just weird. I honestly don't know what to make of it.
S.895 was major. But most of her other bills are much smaller in scale and scope — more targeted and more careful.
For example, she introduced one bill that offered tax credits for building owners who clean up lead paint. Which is a very good thing. And Obama is a co-sponsor. "S.1793 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards."
Obama's anti-lead bill (S. 1306) directed the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances. He had another bill prohibitting the interstate transport of children's products containing lead. (S.2132) And Hillary co-sponsored each of these.
In other words, they both care about protecting children from lead.
The difference is in the scope and the approach.
Obama's bill shows how he thinks big: do everything we can to make sure that lead-painted Thomas the Tank Engine toys don't get into the hands and mouths of millions of toddlers in this country.
Or Hillary: encourage people by offering tax credits to clean up lead paint in old buildings. People have been talking about lead paint in old buildings hurting kids in living in inner cities, since, well when I was a kid — for decades. If it is still a big problem, is offering tax credits for clean up, i.e. scrape down the walls and repaint, the best way to protect kids from lead?
How many of you parents have lead paint problems? How many have (or had) toxic Thomas the Tank Engine Toys? They are everywhere. The local bookstore and kid's shoe store and the doctor's office and the preschool and the toystore all have train tables. There is nowhere you can go anymore with toddlers that doesn't have a Thomas the Tank Engine train table covered with toxic toys. But that's just my feeling.
Obama's bills risk pissing off the toy industry and the Chinese. Hillary's risks nothing.
A lot of Clinton's health bills focus on children. Or women. She introduced a billl for research in the causes of gestational diabetes, for more pediatric research (S.895) and a rural agriculture bill to get farm-fresh veggies into schools (S.1031).
Her bill dealing with the crisis in foreclosure is actually S.2114 : "A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to provide for enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation of mortgage brokers, and for other purposes." Again, no co-sponsors. Obama also introduced a bill in the face of the mortgage foreclosure crisis: S.1222 : "A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for other purposes." Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/25/2007), co-sponsored by Dick Durbin.
In her ads and speeches, Clinton claims that she's fighting to stop foreclosure while implying that Obama is empty rhetoric. Actually, Clinton is calling for "enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation", while Obama's bill will "stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development." After looking at the two bills, Obama's appears to be tougher, more directly addressing the problem.
Speaking of Obama, here's a list of some of his proposed legislation.
Four bills on energy including
• S.1151 : A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil;
•S.115 : A bill to suspend royalty relief, to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry; and •S.133 : A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
Clinton had only one bill that I could find that addressed the same issue, S.701 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary oil profit fee and to use the proceeds of the fee collected to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.
Obama wants to "repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry". Clinton sees the answer in a "temporary oil profit fee" and to "expand certain energy tax incentives" for alternative energy. Obama's alternative energy bill (S.133) was co-sponsored by Harkin, Lugar and Salazar. Clinton's bill again had no co-sponsors.
On health care he introduced ten bills/amendments, including one amendment that passed: S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests. Other issues addressed in his proposed health care legislation were AIDS research (S.823 ), hospital report cards (S.692 — the V.A., and S.1824 — Medicare), better emergency care (S.1873), and drug price controls (S.2347).
Clinton's health care bills, for the most part, didn't impress me much, although she introduced many more bills in this area than Obama did:
S.CON.RES.63 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes.
S.RES.176 : A resolution recognizing April 30, 2007, as "National Healthy Schools Day".
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.201 : A bill to establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon.
S.907 : A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.993 : A bill to improve pediatric research.
S.982 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes.
S.1065 : A bill to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.1075 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion, and for other purposes.
S.1343 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.1712 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve newborn screening activities, and for other purposes.
and on and on. Plenty of these have plenty of co-sponsors. Obviously, Hillary Clinton really knows her stuff on the issues of health care. None of them passed, however. On Obama's side, one of his health care initiatives passed in the Senate, the aforementioned amendment to Kennedy's S.1082, the FDA Revitalization Act.
Truth be told, it was very depressing doing this research to see all these great ideas and how little actually gets done. Looking at the legislative history of Kennedy's bill is a good example. It finally passed but its sister bill in the House, H.R.2900, was the one that was finally enacted, and with it, Obama's amendment for safe and effective genetic testing. Clinton submitted two amendments to this bill, one of would have eliminated the sunsetting of pediatric data collection; the other would have begin the process to approve generic versions of complex and expensive drugs called biologics or biotech drugs. Neither were adopted.
Now let's look more closely at Obama.
I was blown away as I started going through his record. I've already mentioned his bills on health care and energy. In addition he had introduced bills on Iran, voting, veterans, global warming, campaign finance and lobbyists, Blackwater, global poverty, nuclear proliferation, and education.
On Iran: S.J.RES.23 : A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
On votingPassed out of Committee and now on the Senate Calendar for Feb. 22, 2008
S.453 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections Please check this out! This is a great bill. We need this. I can't believe that this time voter intimidation is not already illegal.
On veterans and military personnel: S.1084 : A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans;
On global warmingS.1324 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States;S.1389 : A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Climate Change Education Program; S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy. (This last one passed both the House and the Senate as part of the budget bill.)
On campaign finance and lobbyists S.2030 : A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists; and S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
On Blackwater S.2044 : A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes, and S.2147 : A bill to require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
On global poverty S.2433 : A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
On global nuclear proliferation S.1977 : A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology.
I counted nine education bills, but it's getting late and I've got to get my kids ready for bed.
As I mentioned earlier, Clinton is a frequent co-sponsor on many of Obama's bills. So is Ted Kennedy. So are a number of Republicans.
Finally, Obama appears to have a better record last year in the Senate on getting his bills and amendments passed than does Clinton. I've listed everything that passed the Senate for each them at the end in boxes. But check out Thomas.loc.gov for yourself. I may have missed something.
In my eyes Obama is the superior choice in every way. He cares about more of the issues that matter to me. Kids and health care are important but so is the issue of global warming, on which Clinton introduced not a single bill last year.
Obama is a leader. With bigger majorities in Congress, much of his agenda should sail through. He can inspire this country to change course on so many things, from health care to global warming, where attitudes have to be changed first. I remember Bill Clinton's endless laundry lists of small, focus group approved initiatives. For those who say Hillary will not govern like Bill did, I respond that the people who were doing the market testing of his proposed policies were Dick Morris, of course, and Mark Penn, who is now running Hillary's campaign.
It's Obama for me! I just sent him $100. My first donation this election.
Yes, We Can!
Clinton's Successes:
S.694 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and for other purposes. (This is currently in conference committee to reconcile difference with the House bill)
Passed in the Senate:
S.CON.RES.27 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".
S.RES.21 : A resolution recognizing the uncommon valor of Wesley Autrey of New York, New York
S.RES.92 : A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of soldiers of Israel held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah.
S.RES.141 : A resolution urging all member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service who have yet to ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords to expedite the ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.AMDT.666 to H.R.1591 To link award fees under Department of Homeland Security contracts to successful acquisition outcomes under such contracts.
S.AMDT.2047 to H.R.1585 To specify additional individuals eligible to transportation for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces to attend their burial ceremonies.
S.AMDT.2108 to H.R.1585 To require a report on the planning and implementation of the policy of the United States toward Darfur.
S.AMDT.2390 to H.R.2638 To require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes.
S.AMDT.2474 to H.R.2638 To ensure that the Federal Protective Service has adequate personnel.
S.AMDT.2823 to H.R.3074 To require a report on plans to alleviate congestion and flight delays in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace.
S.AMDT.2917 to H.R.1585 To extend and enhance the authority for temporary lodging expenses for members of the Armed Forces in areas subject to a major disaster declaration or for installations experiencing a sudden increase in personnel levels.
Obama's Success:
S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests.
S.AMDT.3073 to H.R.1585 To provide for transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
S.AMDT.3078 to H.R.1585 Relating to administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder.
S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
S.AMDT.524 to S.CON.RES.21 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers.
S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy.
S.AMDT.905 to S.761 To require the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education to establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women and underrepresented minorities who are interested in careers in mathematics, science, and engineering.
S.AMDT.923 to S.761 To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness.
S.AMDT.924 to S.761 To establish summer term education programs.
S.AMDT.2519 to H.R.2638 To provide that one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5 million or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee owes no past due Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2588 to H.R.976 To provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty.
S.AMDT.2658 to H.R.2642 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2692 to H.R.2764 To require a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and security plan.
S.AMDT.2799 to H.R.3074 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3137 to H.R.3222 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3234 to H.R.3093 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3331 to H.R.3043 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Senate Resolutions Passed:
S.RES.133 : A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
S.RES.268 : A resolution designating July 12, 2007, as "National Summer Learning Day".
Added:I realize, of course that several of these amendments are exactly the same. They were added to spending bills. My only reason for including them is for completeness. They are not here to pad out Obama's record. Furthermore, I want to make clear that I only looked at one single year, 2007. This is not meant as a comprehensive review of either candidate's entire Senate record. If you are interested in doing your own research, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov and look it up.
God Be With You & Your Family. We Really Need You.
Thank you for your time,
Sincerely,
Regina Robinson in Mobile, Alabama
I know you will not give up and we won't give up on you either. Hillary & Rush probably enjoyed their cigaretts in bed together this morning, but their trickery won't last. Also, I love the fact that you don't stoop to her level of politics. You could have easily hammered away at her for not releasing her tax returns earlier or questioned why she is keeping the $170,000 from a company that's accused of harrasing over 100 women. Don;t worry. The Truth Will Come Out. You are a real winner and a bonified breath of fresh air for all of America. I have been copying & pasting the following dairy from Grassroots Mom since I came across it on "The Daily Kos". I know you know your own record but if people read the in depth comparisons this woman made from researching thomas.gov., maybe they will realize that hillary is not what's good for our future but that YOU REALLY DO CARE! I know that this comment is a bit long but I think it has an important message that needs to be passed on. Here is what Grassroots Mom put together: "I Refuse to Buy into the Obama Hype" by Grassroots Mom
Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 05:13:32 PM PST
The next President is going to have some MAJOR challenges.
I refuse to buy into the hype, on either side, but especially on that of Obama. However the "empty rhetoric" v. "history of accomplishments" arguments have prompted me to check it out on my own, not relying on any candidate's website, book, or worst of all supporters' diaries, like this one.
I went to the Library of Congress Website. The FACTS of what each did in the Senate last year sure surprised me. I'm sure they will surprise you, too. Whether you love or hate Hillary, you will be surprised. Whether you think Obama is the second coming of JFK or an inexperienced lightweight, you will surprised. Go check out the Library of Congress Website. After spending some time there, it will be clear that there is really only one candidate would is ready to be the next president, even better than Gore. If you don't want to spend an hour or two doing research, then I'll tell you what I discovered on the jump.
Grassroots Mom's diary :: ::
I looked up Obama and looked up Clinton. I looked at the bills that they both authored and introduced. Anyone who has been around politics, and is honest, realizes that there are a lot of reasons why a Senator votes one way or another on bills or misses votes. However an examination of the bills that each of these Senators cared enough about to author and introduce revealed much to me: what they care about, what their priorities are, how they tackle problems. And the list of co-sponsors showed something about how they lead, inspire and work with others. Finally, looking at which bills actually passed is pretty indicative of how effective each would be at getting things done.
Before I get into the nitty gritty, let's all be honest here. It is damn hard to get anything through Congress these days. And Obama and Clinton care about the same issues and have obviously worked together on a lot of legislation, whatever Sen. Clinton's campaign may imply. She is a frequent co-sponsor on his bills, and he on hers. They are both completely competent senators.
I started with Sen. Clinton.
I'm not a Hillary Hater, but I certainly didn't like her much either. I didn't like her DLC history; her votes on Iraq, Iran or the bankruptcy bill; her characterization of the years she spent as First Lady as "executive experience." Hillary Clinton is no Eleanor Roosevelt. Perhaps more like Lady Bird Johnson. Hillary claims to have brought us SCHIP (with a little help from Ted Kennedy). Lady Bird brought us Head Start as well as cleaner, nicer highways. Anyone 40 or older probably remembers when the nation's highways were basically disgusting garbage dumps lined with billboards. But no one thinks Lady Bird should have been president. Might as well argue for Barbara Bush because of her efforts on family literacy, or Nancy Reagan and the War on Drugs.
Hillary Clinton does have a solid record in the Senate, however.
I came away from my research really knowing a lot more about what is important to Hillary in her heart: kids and their well being. My research changed my feeling about her significantly. About 40% of her bills dealt with health care and/or kids. As a mom with small kids, I like her passion for children's issues. But curiously, her big bill to deliver health care to every child, the one she lauds on her website, S.895 : "A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes" had not a single co-sponsor. Not one, according to the Library of Congress. Why is that? Is it a bad bill? Or is she not able to recruit support for her signature issue? Or did she just submit it simply to put in the hopper, so to speak, so she could claim she was working on it. I honestly don't know the answer, but I find it curious and suspicious that not even Ted Kennedy co-sponsored it. Its sister bill in the house, H.R. 1535, introduced by John Dingell has 42 co-sponsors. It's just weird. I honestly don't know what to make of it.
S.895 was major. But most of her other bills are much smaller in scale and scope — more targeted and more careful.
For example, she introduced one bill that offered tax credits for building owners who clean up lead paint. Which is a very good thing. And Obama is a co-sponsor. "S.1793 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards."
Obama's anti-lead bill (S. 1306) directed the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances. He had another bill prohibitting the interstate transport of children's products containing lead. (S.2132) And Hillary co-sponsored each of these.
In other words, they both care about protecting children from lead.
The difference is in the scope and the approach.
Obama's bill shows how he thinks big: do everything we can to make sure that lead-painted Thomas the Tank Engine toys don't get into the hands and mouths of millions of toddlers in this country.
Or Hillary: encourage people by offering tax credits to clean up lead paint in old buildings. People have been talking about lead paint in old buildings hurting kids in living in inner cities, since, well when I was a kid — for decades. If it is still a big problem, is offering tax credits for clean up, i.e. scrape down the walls and repaint, the best way to protect kids from lead?
How many of you parents have lead paint problems? How many have (or had) toxic Thomas the Tank Engine Toys? They are everywhere. The local bookstore and kid's shoe store and the doctor's office and the preschool and the toystore all have train tables. There is nowhere you can go anymore with toddlers that doesn't have a Thomas the Tank Engine train table covered with toxic toys. But that's just my feeling.
Obama's bills risk pissing off the toy industry and the Chinese. Hillary's risks nothing.
A lot of Clinton's health bills focus on children. Or women. She introduced a billl for research in the causes of gestational diabetes, for more pediatric research (S.895) and a rural agriculture bill to get farm-fresh veggies into schools (S.1031).
Her bill dealing with the crisis in foreclosure is actually S.2114 : "A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to provide for enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation of mortgage brokers, and for other purposes." Again, no co-sponsors. Obama also introduced a bill in the face of the mortgage foreclosure crisis: S.1222 : "A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for other purposes." Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/25/2007), co-sponsored by Dick Durbin.
In her ads and speeches, Clinton claims that she's fighting to stop foreclosure while implying that Obama is empty rhetoric. Actually, Clinton is calling for "enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation", while Obama's bill will "stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development." After looking at the two bills, Obama's appears to be tougher, more directly addressing the problem.
Speaking of Obama, here's a list of some of his proposed legislation.
Four bills on energy including
• S.1151 : A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil;
•S.115 : A bill to suspend royalty relief, to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry; and •S.133 : A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
Clinton had only one bill that I could find that addressed the same issue, S.701 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary oil profit fee and to use the proceeds of the fee collected to provide a Strategic Energy Fund and expand certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes.
Obama wants to "repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry". Clinton sees the answer in a "temporary oil profit fee" and to "expand certain energy tax incentives" for alternative energy. Obama's alternative energy bill (S.133) was co-sponsored by Harkin, Lugar and Salazar. Clinton's bill again had no co-sponsors.
On health care he introduced ten bills/amendments, including one amendment that passed: S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests. Other issues addressed in his proposed health care legislation were AIDS research (S.823 ), hospital report cards (S.692 — the V.A., and S.1824 — Medicare), better emergency care (S.1873), and drug price controls (S.2347).
Clinton's health care bills, for the most part, didn't impress me much, although she introduced many more bills in this area than Obama did:
S.CON.RES.63 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes.
S.RES.176 : A resolution recognizing April 30, 2007, as "National Healthy Schools Day".
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.201 : A bill to establish a grant program for individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon.
S.907 : A bill to establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.993 : A bill to improve pediatric research.
S.982 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and for other purposes.
S.1065 : A bill to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.1075 : A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion, and for other purposes.
S.1343 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes.
S.1712 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve newborn screening activities, and for other purposes.
and on and on. Plenty of these have plenty of co-sponsors. Obviously, Hillary Clinton really knows her stuff on the issues of health care. None of them passed, however. On Obama's side, one of his health care initiatives passed in the Senate, the aforementioned amendment to Kennedy's S.1082, the FDA Revitalization Act.
Truth be told, it was very depressing doing this research to see all these great ideas and how little actually gets done. Looking at the legislative history of Kennedy's bill is a good example. It finally passed but its sister bill in the House, H.R.2900, was the one that was finally enacted, and with it, Obama's amendment for safe and effective genetic testing. Clinton submitted two amendments to this bill, one of would have eliminated the sunsetting of pediatric data collection; the other would have begin the process to approve generic versions of complex and expensive drugs called biologics or biotech drugs. Neither were adopted.
Now let's look more closely at Obama.
I was blown away as I started going through his record. I've already mentioned his bills on health care and energy. In addition he had introduced bills on Iran, voting, veterans, global warming, campaign finance and lobbyists, Blackwater, global poverty, nuclear proliferation, and education.
On Iran: S.J.RES.23 : A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
On votingPassed out of Committee and now on the Senate Calendar for Feb. 22, 2008
S.453 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections Please check this out! This is a great bill. We need this. I can't believe that this time voter intimidation is not already illegal.
On veterans and military personnel: S.1084 : A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans;
On global warmingS.1324 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States;S.1389 : A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Climate Change Education Program; S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy. (This last one passed both the House and the Senate as part of the budget bill.)
On campaign finance and lobbyists S.2030 : A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists; and S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
On Blackwater S.2044 : A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes, and S.2147 : A bill to require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
On global poverty S.2433 : A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
On global nuclear proliferation S.1977 : A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology.
I counted nine education bills, but it's getting late and I've got to get my kids ready for bed.
As I mentioned earlier, Clinton is a frequent co-sponsor on many of Obama's bills. So is Ted Kennedy. So are a number of Republicans.
Finally, Obama appears to have a better record last year in the Senate on getting his bills and amendments passed than does Clinton. I've listed everything that passed the Senate for each them at the end in boxes. But check out Thomas.loc.gov for yourself. I may have missed something.
In my eyes Obama is the superior choice in every way. He cares about more of the issues that matter to me. Kids and health care are important but so is the issue of global warming, on which Clinton introduced not a single bill last year.
Obama is a leader. With bigger majorities in Congress, much of his agenda should sail through. He can inspire this country to change course on so many things, from health care to global warming, where attitudes have to be changed first. I remember Bill Clinton's endless laundry lists of small, focus group approved initiatives. For those who say Hillary will not govern like Bill did, I respond that the people who were doing the market testing of his proposed policies were Dick Morris, of course, and Mark Penn, who is now running Hillary's campaign.
It's Obama for me! I just sent him $100. My first donation this election.
Yes, We Can!
Clinton's Successes:
S.694 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and for other purposes. (This is currently in conference committee to reconcile difference with the House bill)
Passed in the Senate:
S.CON.RES.27 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Purple Heart Recognition Day".
S.RES.21 : A resolution recognizing the uncommon valor of Wesley Autrey of New York, New York
S.RES.92 : A resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of soldiers of Israel held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah.
S.RES.141 : A resolution urging all member countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service who have yet to ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords to expedite the ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.
S.RES.222 : A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
S.AMDT.666 to H.R.1591 To link award fees under Department of Homeland Security contracts to successful acquisition outcomes under such contracts.
S.AMDT.2047 to H.R.1585 To specify additional individuals eligible to transportation for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces to attend their burial ceremonies.
S.AMDT.2108 to H.R.1585 To require a report on the planning and implementation of the policy of the United States toward Darfur.
S.AMDT.2390 to H.R.2638 To require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes.
S.AMDT.2474 to H.R.2638 To ensure that the Federal Protective Service has adequate personnel.
S.AMDT.2823 to H.R.3074 To require a report on plans to alleviate congestion and flight delays in the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace.
S.AMDT.2917 to H.R.1585 To extend and enhance the authority for temporary lodging expenses for members of the Armed Forces in areas subject to a major disaster declaration or for installations experiencing a sudden increase in personnel levels.
Obama's Success:
S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests.
S.AMDT.3073 to H.R.1585 To provide for transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
S.AMDT.3078 to H.R.1585 Relating to administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder.
S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
S.AMDT.524 to S.CON.RES.21 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers.
S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy.
S.AMDT.905 to S.761 To require the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education to establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women and underrepresented minorities who are interested in careers in mathematics, science, and engineering.
S.AMDT.923 to S.761 To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness.
S.AMDT.924 to S.761 To establish summer term education programs.
S.AMDT.2519 to H.R.2638 To provide that one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5 million or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee owes no past due Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2588 to H.R.976 To provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty.
S.AMDT.2658 to H.R.2642 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.2692 to H.R.2764 To require a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and security plan.
S.AMDT.2799 to H.R.3074 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3137 to H.R.3222 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3234 to H.R.3093 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3331 to H.R.3043 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Senate Resolutions Passed:
S.RES.133 : A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
S.RES.268 : A resolution designating July 12, 2007, as "National Summer Learning Day".
Added:I realize, of course that several of these amendments are exactly the same. They were added to spending bills. My only reason for including them is for completeness. They are not here to pad out Obama's record. Furthermore, I want to make clear that I only looked at one single year, 2007. This is not meant as a comprehensive review of either candidate's entire Senate record. If you are interested in doing your own research, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov and look it up."
I will be sending my own $100 to your campaign this Friday when I get paid to match Grassroots Mom :_).
God Be With You & Your Family. We Really Need You.
Thank you for your time,
Sincerely,
Regina Robinson in Mobile, Alabama
We need to prevent the media from picking up and distorting all the stories. They are messing things up. They already say Barack has to fight against Clinton's "experience" but rarely challenge that she doesn't have it. Please, Senator Obama do these things:
1. Pick up on that comment that she made that said she was "just getting warmed up." How long does it take? She's been running for the Democratic Nomination for years. How long would it take to get warmed up as President? She just gave away something right there. Pick up on that. It is not negative. She said it. I can't believe you people didn't pick up on that immediately.
2. Do not engage in sleezy campaign tactics like the Clintons. I don't know any person who wants to see the sleezy poliltical campaign tactics of the past that have cost decent people elections continue.
3. Do not ever distort the truth like the Clintons do. They also do not play by the Rules. They are always trying to change them to favor themselves.
4. Take the high road. Be up front and forthcoming in all your answers and this appllies to those who work for you. I just finished watching 2 Clinton people on MSNBC avoiding giving straight and truthful answers to Tucker and your campaign rep was truthful, straightforward and honest about the Canadian NAFTA fiasco. This is why we need people like you to be our president.
5. Please surround yourself with the smart and capable and honest people I know you will and you will prevail.
6. Present positive aspects about your capabilities: getting the people of this country to take back their voice and not the voice of lobbyists and rich Corporate CEO's, bringing people together, not being beholden to people to whom you owe political favors, etc rather than bringing up the negative about Hillary Clinton.
Thanks for listening. I am a 65 year old white female who is supporting you because I think you will be a better President than Hillary Clinton; she doesn't play by the rules and she is not to be trusted to be truthful, nor are the people she surrounds herself with. They continuously evade answers when interviewed.
I understand that there is support for Senator Clinton. But I have not committed to this race as a part of any machine. Not even the Democratic party. The supporters you have created are not fold their hands in their laps people who are going to give up and go back to being silent and feeling disenfrachised. There is a power building in this country and an opportunity for the Democratic Party to be the one that supports that power. The one that hears the voices of the people. If they choose to juggle and finagle and back-room bargain this election as they have in the past I don't believe that people like myself are going to accept such an arrogance and patronizing answer any longer. If the Democratic party does not want to be the party of change then there will just have to be a new party. Institutions that make themselves obsolete are replaced by efficient, effective organizations. I cannot donate a lot. And I can only donate my small amount at the beginning of the month. But I am not going to donate money to the Democratic party until I know they are spending it in support of what I want them to be. I will send that money to your campaign until there is nothing more to hope for. But I won't stop hoping until nothing else is an option. I won't settle. I won't compromise. And I won't follow what I can no longer believe in. If you had been a Republican, I would have voted Republican. If you were an Independant I would vote independant. But I will not vote for the sop of a Vice Presidency for you and the hope of a presidency in 8 years. I don't think this country has 8 years to keep ignoring the voice of people who are ready for change and feeding us spins instead of truth. I don't want a team presidency and I don't want a divided America frozen by the governments endless ploys to keep us frightened of one another and fighting with one another. I want change. We all want change. And the answer to wait for 8 years because you cannot really change the ground rules is 'Yes, We Can.' and 'Yes, We Will.'
Sincerely,
Gillian Weathers
We need to prevent the media from picking up and distorting all the stories. They are messing things up. They already say Barack has to fight against Clinton's "experience" but rarely challenge that she doesn't have it. Please, Senator Obama do these things:
1. Pick up on that comment that she made that said she was "just getting warmed up." How long does it take? She's been running for the Democratic Nomination for years. How long would it take to get warmed up as President? She just gave away something right there. Pick up on that. It is not negative. She said it. I can't believe you people didn't pick up on that immediately.
2. Do not engage in sleezy campaign tactics like the Clintons. I don't know any person who wants to see the sleezy poliltical campaign tactics of the past that have cost decent people elections continue.
3. Do not ever distort the truth like the Clintons do. They also do not play by the Rules. They are always trying to change them to favor themselves.
4. Take the high road. Be up front and forthcoming in all your answers and this appllies to those who work for you. I just finished watching 2 Clinton people on MSNBC avoiding giving straight and truthful answers to Tucker and your campaign rep was truthful, straightforward and honest about the Canadian NAFTA fiasco. This is why we need people like you to be our president.
5. Please surround yourself with the smart and capable and honest people I know you will and you will prevail.
6. Present positive aspects about your capabilities: getting the people of this country to take back their voice and not the voice of lobbyists and rich Corporate CEO's, bringing people together, not being beholden to people to whom you owe political favors, etc rather than bringing up the negative about Hillary Clinton.
Thanks for listening. I am a 65 year old white female who is supporting you because I think you will be a better President than Hillary Clinton; she doesn't play by the rules and she is not to be trusted to be truthful, nor are the people she surrounds herself with. They continuously evade answers when interviewed.
You may also wish to see a summary done in: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/21/164117/783/290/461422.
Helenann has a dairy on Dailykos.com in which she has thoroughly outlined Obama's legislative record for 2005-2007. It is very impressive.
You may also wish to see a summary done in: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/21/164117/783/290/461422.
Helenann has a dairy on Dailykos.com in which she has thoroughly outlined Obama's legislative record for 2005-2007. It is very impressive.
You may also wish to see a summary done in: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/21/164117/783/290/461422.
Helenann has a dairy on Dailykos.com in which she has thoroughly outlined Obama's legislative record for 2005-2007. It is very impressive.
The pictures of you and your wife Michelle look so natural; you two look like a real married couple in love.
Blessings from Chi Town.
The pictures of you and your wife Michelle look so natural; you two look like a real married couple in love.
Blessings from Chi Town.
Using Hillary logic: since my wife is a surgeon and we have been married for 37 years does this give me enough experience to also be a surgeon?
* Clinton withdrew U.S. forces from Somalia in 1993, after 18 servicemen were killed in Mogadishu when bin Laden and Al Queda shot down their Black Hawk helicopter.
* Bin Laden told CNN in a 1997 interview that his followers were involved in that attack, which occurred eight months after the first attack on the World Trade Center.
* "There is not a living soul in the world who thought Osama bin Laden had anything to do with Black Hawk down or was paying any attention to it," Clinton said.
... Hillary was not "paying any attention to it," ... red phone rang ... Hillary slept .... Osama bin Laden got stronger....
* 1996 President Bill Clinton turned down the Sudan government TWICE in their offer to help capture and arrest Osama Bin Laden. Clinton ADMITS that was the biggest mistake of his presidency.
* Sudanese officials claimed late in 2005 that President Clinton turned down secret extradition of Osama Bin Laden from Khartoum in 1996. Senior sources in the Clinton administration now confirm that it was true.
* In May 1996, American diplomats were informed in a Sudanese government fax that bin Laden was about to be expelled, giving Clinton another chance to seize him. A former Clinton administration source says the offer went to the very top of the White House. The focus of American policy was to “discourage” terrorism, a much different thing from eliminating it, so Khartoum’s expulsion of bin Laden was in itself considered a clear victory. The White House was “delighted.” So, bin Laden took off from Khartoum on May 18 in a chartered C-130 with 150 of his followers, which included his wives, bound for Jalalabad in Afghanistan. On the way, the plane refueled in Qater, a friendly state to the US, but was allowed to proceed.
* A month later, on June 25, a 5000 pound truck bomb exploded in front of Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. This was a US military housing complex. The explosion killed 19 American servicemen.
... Hillary Clinton was sleeping ... the red phone rang ....Hillary slept .... Osama bin Laden got stronger....
* A second offer to get bin Laden came unofficially from Mansoor ljaz who was a Pakistani-American millionaire and a donor to the Clinton election campaign in 1996. On July 6, 2000, he saw John Podesta, Clinton’s chief of staff, to inform the administration that intelligence officers form a Gulf state were offering to help get bin Laden.
* On July 6, 2000, Mansoor ljaz saw John Podesta, Clinton’s chief of staff, to inform the Clinton administration that intelligence officers form a Gulf state were offering to help get bin Laden. The meeting has been confirmed in an exchange of e-mails between the White House and ljaz. ljaz's offer involved setting up an Islamic relief fund to aid Afghanistan in return for the Taliban handing over bin Laden to the Gulf state and the US would get him from there. Ljiz maintained that the White House destroyed the deal, which was supposed to have been conducted only through unofficial channels. Ljaz claims that weeks later, he met his contact and embarked on a late-night ride into the desert who told him the Clarke’s front-door approach ruined the deal. “Your government has missed a major opportunity,” said Ljaz.
... Hillary's only experience with the red phone ringing is sleeping through it and she was not "paying attention to it."
Using Hillary logic: since my wife is a surgeon and we have been married for 37 years does this give me enough experience to also be a surgeon?
The clintons had carefully planed this thing, and are notorious for running nasty campaigns. They technically tried race and it did not work, so they thought of the one thing that would frighten Americans, radical Islam. They've divided the democratic party and created a new category of voters called SAFE VOTERS. CNN needs to open a new category called safe voters, who are voting Hillary not for her merits, but to be safe. Maybe they should be labeled red for fear, fear as to who will pickup the red phone.
White America needs to tell the truth in order for the correct data to get back to the poles. These so called white lies are deceiving Obama into counteracting experience with judgment. Unless they get clean with the guy, there questions are not going to be answered. Obama on the other hand needs to bring his white family with him on stage, let his grand mother, uncles and cousins introduce him, letting America know he’s a normal American like everyone else.
Good luck! Your campaign has been extraordinary. The Clintons, however, will burn down the barn to get the nomination. Please be more forceful -- expose that she has not shown her tax returns, her donations on the library, and other sleazy donors (how about the Chinese connection and the money raised to sleep in Lincoln's bedroom) Remind the people of her own corruption, it is there! In one of your speeches you pointed out that under the Clintons the Democrats lost both Houses, please remind people of this. A word of advice, however, I have been receiving allot of negative comments from more conservative friends etc. who are concerned about the comments made in a recent New Yorker article on Michelle Obama. I think it is very important for Mrs. Obama to also be very positive about this country, this is something you have done quite effectively -- recognizing that you have benefited from this country and you want everyone to have this experience. I think it would be helpful if she could point out what we need to do to improve -- she said we are a mean country in this article and although many may experience the U.S like this , I think it creates a door for your opponents to go through and then say you both are ultimately anti American. I don't agree with this summation, but I am hearing it from too many neighbors etc. I want you to win, it is important to demonstrate a love of this country and that we can always do better -- but to call the US a mean country is not a positive and will be used against you in a general election. In the end, I think Americans are a conservative people, change scares them so please be aware of this -- they want change but have a history of voting what is safe -- and what they perceive as positive. Again, good luck!
Good luck! Your campaign has been extraordinary. The Clintons, however, will burn down the barn to get the nomination. Please be more forceful -- expose that she has not shown her tax returns, her donations on the library, and other sleazy donors (how about the Chinese connection and the money raised to sleep in Lincoln's bedroom) Remind the people of her own corruption, it is there! In one of your speeches you pointed out that under the Clintons the Democrats lost both Houses, please remind people of this. A word of advice, however, I have been receiving allot of negative comments from more conservative friends etc. who are concerned about the comments made in a recent New Yorker article on Michelle Obama. I think it is very important for Mrs. Obama to also be very positive about this country, this is something you have done quite effectively -- recognizing that you have benefited from this country and you want everyone to have this experience. I think it would be helpful if she could point out what we need to do to improve -- she said we are a mean country in this article and although many may experience the U.S like this , I think it creates a door for your opponents to go through and then say you both are ultimately anti American. I don't agree with this summation, but I am hearing it from too many neighbors etc. I want you to win, it is important to demonstrate a love of this country and that we can always do better -- but to call the US a mean country is not a positive and will be used against you in a general election. In the end, I think Americans are a conservative people, change scares them so please be aware of this -- they want change but have a history of voting what is safe -- and what they perceive as positive. Again, good luck!
Here are some good points to follow and keep Seantor Clinton OUT of the White House:
1.Drill What Experience?
2.Don't forget WhiteWater
3.How can Hilary run the country, she could not run Bill/ remeber Monica L.
4.Why is Hilary so emotional? Is she in the change of life? If so, is this good for the country, one "hot flash" she;ll wipe us out.
5.Ready on day one to do what?
Vote for War
Cry
Whine
Mood Swing
Hold secret meetings
Hold out on her own party
Have an affair to get EVEN with Bill?
6.Senator Clinton speaks of having Solutions.....
She had a solution in her home, is that why Bill cheated?
Was it a solution for Whitewater?
7.What is Senator's Clinton background?
8.Who are her supporters, since she was so interested in Farachan not supporting you.
8.What is her religion, Sure we saw Bill and Chelsea on the News at Joel Ostein's church ( Which by-the-way was a dirty trick) but where was the Senator? Does she go to church , believe in God, is SHE a Christian?
There is a lot of ground to cover and get ready for her without stooping to a low level. Keep your momentum and your hope!
Win this election!
bravo
bravo
bravo
The question is who should take advantage of The Monica Lewinsky Scandal. Do you remember this from 1998:
"Pundits debated whether or not Clinton would address the allegations in his State of the Union Address. Ultimately, he chose not to. First Lady Hillary Clinton publicly stood by her husband throughout the scandal. On January 27, in an appearance on NBC's Today she famously said, "The great story here for anybody willing to find it, write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewinsky_scandal
bravo
Nice photographs! I am also a photographer - working in Peru at this moment. I was unable to go to San Antonio to help with the campaign there, so I joined the call team via email and made 40 calls to people in Texas from here - 20 in English and 20 in Spanish. I couldn't report my findings because the site was closed when I tried to access it.
Keep up the good work! The world is rooting for Barack Obama!
Jan Folsom
Nice photographs! I am also a photographer - working in Peru at this moment. I was unable to go to San Antonio to help with the campaign there, so I joined the call team via email and made 40 calls to people in Texas from here - 20 in English and 20 in Spanish. I couldn't report my findings because the site was closed when I tried to access it.
Keep up the good work! The world is rooting for Barack Obama!
Jan Folsom
well, all I can say if she wants to run for president she surely shouldn't bitch about getting all questions first, after all when the phone rings at 3am she will have to answer for that! Whats she going to say how come they call the white house first? lol just a bit of humor! However, I'm dead serious about her ability to take a punch in a white house setting, when she moans and whines all the time about the media, the comedy shows and the commentary not being fair! It takes someone smooth and steady to run this country with authority and that Barak is YOU!
Dear President Obama your a true visionary. It is so refreshing to hear your speeches, to watch you in action in the debate you have such integrity, good judgment, and you know how to deliver a message. I have great confidence you will over come these negative attacks against you. I think the direction that Hillary Clinton chose to gos to win Ohio and Texas disappointed me, and it truly shows her true nature. She will say anything, even if it lies, do anything, even divide the party with negative attacks against her party member,just to win and she claimed she is for change. it seems like the same old politics to me. It leads me to ask the question what would she compromise if she even had a shot at being president, in the name of her very large ego. We already have a president in the white house that put his ego first, and his bad jugement first, and I don't think we need that type of politics again. Keep doing what your doing it works. But word to the wise, you really needed to counter act some of these attacks as she makes them.
Dear President Obama, your a true visionary. It is so refreshing to hear your speeches, to watch you in action in the debate you have such integrity, good judgment, and you know how to deliver a message. I have great confidence you will over come these negative attacks against you. I think the direction that Hillary Clinton chose to go to win Ohio and Texas disappointed me, and it truly shows her true nature. She will say anything, even if it lies, do anything, even divide the party with negative attacks against her party member,just to win, and she claimed she is for change. it seems like the same old politics to me. It leads me to ask the question what would she compromise if she even had a shot at being president, in the name of her very large ego. We already have a president in the white house that put his ego first, and his bad jugement first, and I don't think we need that type of politics again. Keep doing what your doing it works. But word to the wise, you really needed to counter act some of these attacks as she makes them.
Dear President Obama, your a true visionary. It is so refreshing to hear your speeches, to watch you in action in the debate you have such integrity, good judgment, and you know how to deliver a message. I have great confidence you will over come these negative attacks against you. I think the direction that Hillary Clinton chose to go to win Ohio and Texas disappointed me, and it truly shows her true nature. She will say anything, even if it lies, do anything, even divide the party with negative attacks against her party member,just to win, and she claimed she is for change. it seems like the same old politics to me. It leads me to ask the question what would she compromise if she even had a shot at being president, in the name of her very large ego. We already have a president in the white house that put his ego first, and his bad jugement first, and I don't think we need that type of politics again. Keep doing what your doing it works. But word to the wise, you really needed to counter act some of these attacks as she makes them.
Don't get discouraged! Please keep up the good fight--you are the best thing that has happened to America in a long time. Fight dirty if you have to, but we totally understand why you choose the higher road and we respect you for it. We are supporting you all the way!
Don't get discouraged! Please keep up the good fight--you are the best thing that has happened to America in a long time. Fight dirty if you have to, but we totally understand why you choose the higher road and we respect you for it. We are supporting you all the way!
How about it took a Bush and Clinton to divide the country, and it will take an Obama to clean up after them both.
Look people, I feel some of your problems stem from lack of real people on your team..You can have all the book sense in the world, but you need people with common sense.
Time to take the fight to them, no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ain't rocket science...Let's go people.
How about it took a Bush and Clinton to divide the country, and it will take an Obama to bring us together.
Look people, I feel some of your problems stem from lack of real people on your team..You can have all the book sense in the world, but you need people with common sense.
Time to take the fight to them, no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ain't rocket science...Let's go people.
How about it took a Bush and Clinton to divide the country, and it will take an Obama to bring us together.
Look people, I feel some of your problems stem from lack of real people on your team..You can have all the book sense in the world, but you need people with common sense.
Time to take the fight to them, no more Mr. Nice Guy. This ain't rocket science...Let's go people.
I will support you all the way to the White House. You are the best fit to be the 44th President. You are a great Inspiration for the Youth who are the Hope of the Future. You have an empathy for the single family homes children and parent because you lived it and very succesfully reached your goal. Please Senator Obama, be tough on your rhetoric of Hillary Clinton, who only wants to be in the History book that she is the first woman president. She wants power to hide all the corruption that she and Bill Clinton have done. Please make her declare in Public her federal TAX RETURNS. The American people have the right to know where sh