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Clinton: Illinois State Senate a Part-Time Job
January 11, 2008 8:58 AM
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, takes on the experience of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, in an interview with the Las Vegas Sun.
"He was a part-time state senator for a few years, and then he came to the Senate and immediately started running for president," she said. "And that's his prerogative. That's his right. But I think it is important to compare and contrast our records."
-- jpt
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I'm sure that states senators everywhere appreciate her opinion that their job is a part time one, how many days has the senate been off this year....hmmm. Was Hills ever elected to a state senate, nope. She is in her second term and this some how makes her an expert on all levels of government? I think no.
Posted by: Louis | Jan 13, 2008 10:35:37 AM
Power corrupts and the Clintons have been in power too long, America needs a new, fresh start..America get informed!
Posted by: carmen | Jan 13, 2008 10:23:43 AM
It is an important part of our responsibility as voters to check references so we do not get conned! Hillary '08
Posted by: Steven B | Jan 13, 2008 3:41:21 AM
It baffles me to see this lady become so negative because she has lost the air of invincibility she once enjoyed in the Democratic party.
She has been nursing the ambition to be president and now some new kid off the block wants to challenge her! How insulting!
Hillary, step up the negative ads, show your true color and stop pretending you care about the masses of the people, it is despicable to have to compete with a "part time" senator for power, dont you see?
"America belongs to all of us in as much as the poor and colored know their place as second/third class citizens that can never aspire to the highest office in the land"? Or as they say, maybe thats the way politics works?
35 years of creating change led us to the misadventure called Iraq,took our eyes off the real target of the war on terror, made the world a less safe place to live,led us to a situation where workers across the land choose daily between providing food or health insurance coverage for their families, where it takes two full time jobs to stay afloat financially.
And woe unto the masses if there appears someone who talks about their plight and suggests any form of hope/palliative for the common man.
The establishment machine can not and will not allow such a thing to happen, keep them un-informed, lest they rebel against the status quo.
Posted by: Wale | Jan 13, 2008 12:04:29 AM
"he came to the Senate and immediately started running for president"
Hey the doesn't sound like Hillary herself?
I's say she started running for President before she even got elected to the Senate...
Hillarys ok but Obama ROCKS
Posted by: John S | Jan 12, 2008 6:48:49 PM
I've been reading a lot of sites and the Clinton Machine is in full attack and smear mode. The pattern of coded racist language from her campaign and surrogates has gone unaddress by most in the media except for a few exceptions, Tapper being one. As best I can tell Obama is getting in from every angle possible. Unfortunately for Obama if he addresses it he will be seen as playing the race card and most of America hasn't had enough experiences to recognize the coded messages. Obama is being attacked and Hillary is offended. Trust me, that is going to resonate with a significant amount of white voters and they will flock to support her. Once again she will play the victim all the way to the White House. It makes me sick!
Posted by: RealB.G. | Jan 11, 2008 10:03:32 PM
Obama was paid full time, but only did less than a part time job. Anyone works for me like him would be fired, no matter how good a talker he is.
Posted by: JL | Jan 11, 2008 8:54:33 PM
Louis, you are right about Hsu, and by the way he also donated money to Obama; but Hsu and Hillary were not "close pals" for 15 years or next door neighbors.
To much for change, Obama and Hillary are fighting for go the money from the same rich people, wall street donors and same corporations. Will Street has giving Hillary the most money for her campaign followed very closely by Obama in second place. Obama portfolio of donors includes also pharmaceutical companies, oil companies, utility services monopolies. Now my question is, can either one of them Hillary or Obama really bring any change? Do you really believe thos companies or groups give you money to get nothing in return? That sounds like a dream! Talk is cheap!
Posted by: Pat | Jan 11, 2008 3:15:45 PM
sounds like she's ticked that the union supports Obama. Nice shot with the dirty tricks, as for friends and supporters who have been indicted, how about Hsu, who was indicted prior to supporting Hills, and she was still happy to take his money.
I don't agree with everything obama says, but I agree with more of the things he stands for than hills.
Posted by: Louis | Jan 11, 2008 3:02:15 PM
betty - This has nothing to do with him being half black this has to do with his history, ethics and experience and he has none of all three!! Sharpton has more ethics then Obama.
Now if Colin Powell ran, Condi well they have the experience and ethics!
Peace you really think Obama will bring Peace, did Bill, Did Carter? Did JFK? Did FDR? NOPE The latter two brought a draft! the First two put us into the predictament we are in today!
Dems do not bring true peace they bring a fantasy fairy tale!
The only way you get peace is through Strength!!
We were attacked because Bin Laden thought we did not have the stomach to fight!! since we backed away so many times under Clinton and Carter!
Hussein thought we did not have the stomach and continued his breaking of the resolutions and peace treaty.
Note: If Clinton supported the Kurds in 95 we would not be in Iraq now.
Posted by: spock | Jan 11, 2008 2:42:08 PM
No wonder he supports Obama. Reminds me of Jimmy Carter getting his Nuke advice from little Amy.
Posted by: geevill | Jan 11, 2008 2:07:49 PM
The Feds already indicted Rezko, his trial is schedule for this Feb 25. It's going to be a big spectacle in Chicago and Illinois because he was the fixer for many big political guys in Illinois and Chicago. Ah and a very close pal of Obama for 15 years even tho Obama have changed his story on how long and deep was his friendship. Fitzgerald is a tough guy and the political machine in Illinois is not very happy about it
Posted by: KellynChgo | Jan 11, 2008 1:57:39 PM
Obama is running on being the righteous candidate (Mr. Fresh, Clean and No Baggage). But his long term relationship with Rezko, who’s to be indicted around January or February, as well as other things one can dig up, show that he is just the normal politician. Let’s not be naïve, but do research on Obama. He isn’t RIGHTEOUS!
Posted by: PC | Jan 11, 2008 1:40:58 PM
OK Libs for the last time, Do you have a mental issue, one the war is just, we were attacked! Secondly can you ever have a dicussion even in your own Socialist party without Bringing up Pres. Bush.
Note To Libs - Keep Running against Pres. Bush!!
Posted by: spock | Jan 11, 2008 1:25:12 PM
are you serious - First what Canadian Troops are in Iraq? And why dont you get along with us, it is not us get along with you!! Oh yes and Kyoto is a Liberal agenda not Pres Bush! Oh by the way I guess your one of those Global warming nutjobs that bow at the alter of Gore! A little fact for you the warming of the earth is a natural occurrence just like when it was cooling in the 70S. What should we do on the other planets that are warming!!
This goes for both sides - Bringing up your opponents shortfalls is not mudslinging or dirty politics Hilary has every right to bring that up about Obama because it is true! Dirty Politics is when you bring up lies like the Dems did in 2000 and 2004 using CBS!!
At least Hilary is answering questions, why is Obama not, well maybe he is he wants to take our change out of our pockets!!
Posted by: spock | Jan 11, 2008 1:22:26 PM
I don't see how Hillary has that much more experience than Obama. She was a first lady to a governor and a president. Does anyone think she got the chance to be senator on her own or it was her husband's pull that got her a chance at the nomination? As for experience mattering, why did she vote for the disatrous Iraq resolution if experience is what matter? My 9 year old daughter watched Colin Powell's address to the United Nations and thought the evidence of wmd in Iraq was 'made-up and fake looking.' And my daughter has no political experience. And recently Hillary Clinton voted for the Iran resolution. How much common sense does that imply, if the same administration that talked us into an incredibly unnecessary war with trumped up information is trying to do it again and you vote for it? She did it to appear tough on terror, a purely political self-centered way of voting, instead of thinking of the risk she would put our country and military in, by giving this adminstration the power to go to an unjust pre-emptive war again. Our family is livid about her vote.
What is most important in a presidential candidate is intelligence, common sense and the courage to stand up for what is right. That is the type of leader I see in Obama. He saw through the b.s. of the Bush administration and voted no on the Iraq resolution. He has workable solutions to problems and has proven he can work in a bi-partisan fashion. But best of all he can see, as my daughter said, when the emperor isn't wearing any clothes.
Posted by: Kevin | Jan 11, 2008 1:19:08 PM
I don't see how Obama can claim that he represents all the people. Who are his biggest supporters here in Illinois? big corporations like Exelon (utility corporation)one of the big polluters in lake Michigan, Obama was very "nice" with then and was silent during the last energy rates discussion, he was busier running from President instead of fighting for the people of Illinois against those corporations. Unfortunately for us or the people that believe he can bring change, they should take a look to what he has done in Illinois, people that supported him like the Daleys in Chicago. Doesn't surprise me Kerrey support since Daley's brother was one of directors of Kerry's campaign for President and he is currently helping Obama Presidential run. The same oiled machine that have been in power in Chicago for almost 40 years between Daleys alone! The same machine that the Feds are investigating for corruption and abuse of power, vote fraud, etc. Those are the people supporting Obama, ah and Axelrod is the strategist of Major Daley reelection campaign. It's all in the family! Now thats a good judgment from Obama or just political calculation, ambition or audacity? or all of then? Obama was practically unknown in Illinois are a Democratic leader, not until that machine took notice of Obama in 2004 and extended its open arms to embrace him, was when Obama became this huge phenomenon for change, transparency and opportunity for ALL. Thats laughable! it would be very dangerous for our country to allow the same machine to get away with that and use Obama as the Trojan horse to achieve their purpose!!!
Posted by: Nancy from Springfield, IL | Jan 11, 2008 1:00:44 PM
I am a Canadian citizen and I am not going to vote but I would just like to see who is going to serve your country to see who is going to be our allie in many important questions like the War in Irak where our soldiers are dying for a country that had a dark and very barbaric motif and the environmental question like Kyoto...Shame on the Americans for electing Bush...and shame on the fact that it had to take Bush to wake up the Americans on what they want as a leader in change!!
Posted by: are you serious?? | Jan 11, 2008 12:48:04 PM
Breathtaking. Hillary should try challenging Obama on vision, integrity and ideas by offering her own. By attacking him like this, she's attacking the very democrats who are inspired by him. If she succeeds in tearing him apart like this and wins the nomination, she will also succeed in driving this Democrat to vote Republican.
Posted by: RAGII | Jan 11, 2008 12:38:21 PM
I find it interesting and quite telling that Obama supporters can only criticize Clinton without explaining why he should be president.
Posted by: Geevill | Jan 11, 2008 12:19:00 PM
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