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The person that would fit into that position nicely (though I would NOT call that position title "poverty Czar")-----would be none other than the fabulous John Edwards.

With the state of the union;

Give me a break; a Czar will not fix the problem. Does the word Czar come from the German NAZI command of years past?

At present this country is about to slide into a depression. Recession was months ago, when George W., and McCain were too much in denial to admit it.

Let's look for a solution: The number one cause and the number one solution I think was spoken by another President, when he stated: "The only thing to FEAR is FEAR itself", the Bush Administration (which will continue with McCain) has offered only FEAR in the last 8 years.

Hillary offered fear with her "Who do you want to answer that phone at 3:00 am".
Solution is what Obama offers: That is unity and fixing the problems here at home
Will bring the economy out of this mess.

This will stop what was produce and designed to make a few people RICH (Halliburton and BIG OIL). No surprise that the President is tied to big oil and the V.P. is tied to Halliburton.

But if you have not been beaten enough, bled enough, by loosing your jobs, loosing your homes, loosing your freedom, loosing your privacy, loosing your civil rights, loosing your right to due process. Then you should vote for McCain or Hillary.
Maybe, I say maybe you will loose enough, bleed enough that you will come to your sense and see that there is a better solution:
That been OBAMA for PRESIDENT.

Are we all not sick-sick of hearing about appointing "a Czar" to take care of this or that problem. What a non-solution! What we have gotten for our problems is "Czars" that get lots of publicity, spend lots of money and provides nothing but a distraction.

If I hear about appointing one more "Czar" I shall "puke-puke-puke".

no-doubt, this is the story of way to many americans across this country, and it should not be.
and hillary is the only one of the three who has a plan to change that.
cover the mother as well as the child

I've heard Hillary Clinton tell the story many times in speeches, and it rarely fails to bring a horrified gasp from the crowd: An uninsured and pregnant Ohio woman, working for minimum wage at a pizza parlor, is turned away from a hospital because she can't come up with $100. The baby dies, and so does the woman. Clinton talks about how this woman haunts her, and how stories like this show the moral imperative--and the urgency--of fixing a badly broken health care system. (You can see a video here.)

Except, it turns out, it didn't happen--at least, apparently, not the way Clinton said it did. There was indeed a tragedy last August in Athens, Ohio, in which a woman, Trina Bachtel, gave birth to a stillborn baby and subsequently died herself. But the New York Times reports this morning that the hospital involved says Bachtel had coverage,and received treatment. And here's the remarkable part, given how important this story has become to the overall narrative of the Clinton candidacy:

Linda M. Weiss, a spokeswoman for the not-for-profit hospital, said the Clinton campaign had never contacted the hospital to check the accuracy of the story, which Mrs. Clinton had first heard from a Meigs County, Ohio, sheriff’s deputy in late February.
A Clinton spokesman, Mo Elleithee, said candidates would frequently retell stories relayed to them, vetting them when possible. “In this case, we did try but were not able to fully vet it,” Mr. Elleithee said. “If the hospital claims it did not happen that way, we respect that.”

Hillary Clinton is far from the first politician to find herself in this kind of embarrassing situation. Remember how hard Al Gore got hit after the first debate in 2000, when it turned out that in his description of the very real problem of overcrowded schools in Sarasota, Fla., he used the wrong verb tense in telling of children who were forced to stand in their classrooms?

What is astounding here is that for all the research that the Clinton campaign has spent scouring and scrubbing the opposition, they didn't put a bit more effort into looking at what their own candidate is saying.

Like I have said before she has a great story telling abilities ..
I wonder how true the Czar will be?

We need to address the issue of poverty since our poor have almost doubled in the 7 years of Bush.

I think this would be a good way to come at the problem in addition to the major adjustments in the economy, employment area, healthcare and education.

Sadly I think that Hillary is putting together her strongest agenda items...the things she believes in most...like health care and gay rights and the poverty agenda...to get Obama to make campaign promises in these areas.

That way if she fails in the primary she can try to force Obama's agenda as president to really try and get some change.

All along at her own expense she has been trying to make him a better candidate. Now she's trying to get him to step up to the plate on issues.

Kind of amazing. Not a "Hail Mary" pass but a different game so late in the primary season.

DON'T BE DUPED !!!

Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. And because they feel that a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket would be unbeatable. And also because with a Clinton and Obama ticket you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon.

But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. “Carpe diem” (harvest the day).

I think Hillary Clinton see’s a beautiful world of plenty for all. She is a woman, and a mother. And it’s time America. Do this for your-selves, and your children’s future. You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now.

You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves.

Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!

As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help.

Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! OUT GUNNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.

If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose.

The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. I suggest a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.

I think Barack Obama has a once in a life time chance to make the ultimate historic gesture for unity, and change in America by accepting Hillary Clinton’s offer as running mate. Such an act now would for ever seal Barack Obama’s place at the top of the list of Americas all time great leaders, and unifiers for all of history.

The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.

Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen.

“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)

Sincerely

jacksmith...

thank you bea,
I think she is always on the mark, and really knows the pulse of the country.
Hillary will be a great president.
people were hoping to find some things in their taxes that would be fodder for more of the rumor mill. they have not.
i heard something today by one of the talking heads that I have been thinking for a while. While obama is receiving the support of black people without the benefit of them completely vetting him. he is not offering them anything-and I am an african american supporter of hillary. he is quite skillfully avoiding the black people-he did not attend the tavis smiley state of the black union. and he did not go to memphis today. I think he is trying to avoid appearing to black. it is a horrible thing to say-but I think it is horrible to appear that way-which he does.

HRC did give a moving MLK speech today. I thought her idea of appointing a person to deal with the issue of poverty was a good idea. I also agree with the many other posters here that Obama will announce something similar. He does indeed copy Clinton on policy issues. As for FOX news, I agree that they do give the best overall coverage...even though at times their Republican agenda is apparent they do in fact admit to it. MSN on the otherhand is a disgrace. Matthews and Olberman are disgusting. Why can't they give fair coverage to both Democrats and make an attempt to let voters make up their own minds. I think it is backfiring on them because we are forced to go elsewhere for our news. Once you hear a halfway balanced report you see clearly that Obama will have problems in the general.

so james and jay, why are we not hearing more about the lack of work obama has done?

Jackt51, you are correct this time.. Yes, it is Colin Powell..

How do you think whom AA would vote for if Powell were VP in REPs...

How soon will Obama announce his ground breaking idea of a "National Policy Czar" and spin that he would consider John Edwards for the position? Obama has never had an original idea, and his whole campaign is follow Hillary singing "Anything you can do, I can do better, I can't do anything unless I copy you"... Great proposal Hillary. As usual, she offers solutions Obamanations, not Democrat dividing, race baiting speeches.

@kern:

++1

That is a good speech she gave. As good as anything Obama has said.

We have good candidates. She is simply the best.

Chicago Momis coorect. I too live in hisold district. He has done NOTHING for us. The way things are folding I will running into you guys in the unemployment line,if Obama is elected. When it comes to economy he and McCain are ZEROES.

True Truth:

It's Colin POWELL! Geez. And the wrong party.

Great for her! You watch- the Jr. Senator will follow Clinton's lead shortly and announce something similiar.
Doesn't anyone else notice how much he has copied her so much?
She was the first one to use the phrase" Will bring home a brigade or two a month"..next thing you know he is using the same language.
A good metaphor for all three candidates left standing is thus- if the country were a classroom:
McCain is the Principal
Clinton is the Teacher
Obama is the Student
...I trust that the teacher has the best knowledge of what's going on in the classroom and how to run it!

"More of the same old, same old ideas! How about trying something new!"

Why are people so critical? She has defined a problem and proposed a solution. Perhaps the solution was adopted from someone else's idea, but she recognizes the value in it and as willing to put something on the table to address an issue. What is that "something new" Obama is proposing? The "she can do no right" bit is getting old, especially when you bash her and offer up no contrast from the Obama campaign.

jozy, you're the one still selling that logic and frankly it's not selling. Frankly, that doctor argument is getting old and it totally does not apply to politics.

TT and echo -

you both need to read about what Obama has done prior to this Nomination cycle.

As for Hillary, her thinking is because she has been married to Bill she is electable. So based on that logic -since my wife and I have been married, and since she is doctor - I guess that makes me qualified to do surguries? Come on down - I'll fix your problem then!

True Truth, where is Obama's plan?

Just wait, the copier needs to warm up still. Soon enough, you'll be hearing a plan from Obama which is actually a copy of Clinton's.