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Clinton Says We Are Living Through 'George Bush's Recession'
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ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: For the first time, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., said that she belives the U.S. economy is in a recession. Clinton, vying for her party's presidential nomination, has said in the past that the U.S. is slipping towards or sliding toward a recession – but had never said explicitly that the economy was in one.
Speaking on Sunday in Missoula, Montana, Clinton expalined what she will do as president to help ease economic hardship Wwe are going to come up with, as I have put on my website hillaryclinton.com, $100 billion dollars in middle class tax cuts. Money is going to go back in your pockets. Money you can use to ride through George Bush’s Recession."
Clinton also said, while defending her argument for her vote for the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein would be envious of Osama bin Laden. "We knew that psychologically the idea that Osama bin Laden would now be given the top spot so to speak among extremists, would be very hard for Saddam to take and would probably encourage him to do something."
Sen. Clinton also offered some humor when speaking about how long it takes her to get ready compared to her opponents. Speaking about the choice voters have to make in this election, she said, "You can vote for a person based on anything. You don’t like this issue, you don’t like that issue, you don’t like the way look or how they do their hair, you vote for or against somebody on any basis."
On an even lighter note, Clinton paused and thanked someone in the crowd who complimented her hair. "Thank you I appreciate that, it was done by somebody here in Missoula," Clinton said,"That’s another thing, do you realize how much longer it takes me to get ready than my two opponents. I think I should get points for working as hard as I do for spending so much time getting ready, anyway, back to hiring a president," Clinton continued, as she got back on track and finished her closing argument.
April 6, 2008 in Bush, George W. | Permalink | User Comments (31)
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Scott - even the feds, Bernanke, and Wall Street agree we are in a recession and in danger of a depression without substantive changes. Traditional definitions are formed based on past conditions. We adjust definitions as things change, ie. measured responses.
Posted by: DCVoter | Apr 6, 2008 7:43:19 PM
People that worship Obama have got to be the most naive people ever born.
Posted by: J | Apr 6, 2008 7:51:24 PM
Say no to people like Rev. Wright and Louis Farrakhan getting to spend the night in the Lincoln Bedroom. Those America haters do not deserve the honor. Nor does Obama deserve to be in the sacred Oval Office.
McCain/Romney '08
Posted by: Jo | Apr 6, 2008 7:55:29 PM
Is Hillary trying to say that when she gets that 3am phone call it is going to take her longer to get ready than her opponents. Another reason to vote for Obama I guess. Obama 2008!!!
Posted by: pt | Apr 6, 2008 8:02:45 PM
We find it interesting that the Clinton's $109 Million income during the past seven years is the product of the "Bush recession". Imagine how well they would have really done had we not been in the depths of the recession they now attempt to peddle.
Posted by: tipperarytom | Apr 6, 2008 8:06:16 PM
We are in a recession because of NAFTA , and our senator out sourcing our jobs for political and financial gains.
TAta Consultancy Services , Mark Penn and bill Colombian Trade deal and the list goes on...The War she voted on .
\Obama 08
Posted by: Lauren | Apr 6, 2008 9:16:01 PM
Di, the ONLY worthy candidate in your mind is this Bosnia LIAR? Wow. Have your parents ever taught you right from wrong?
Posted by: DCVoter | Apr 6, 2008 11:38:28 PM
DCVoter...get your facts right and do try to be less patronizing. I'm probably old enough to be your mother and I just give thanks that I'm not!
Posted by: Di | Apr 6, 2008 11:52:54 PM
We didn't have a recession until the dems took over. Think about it. And think about how deep that recession is going to become when they withdraw the tax cuts and begin hiking taxes. Happy Days are here again. It took WW II and not FDR's economic sleight of hand to get out of a depression. Don't think we want a WW III.
Posted by: Richard | Apr 7, 2008 12:47:05 AM
Surplus was a real name for Americans during Clinton's presidency. Now, deficit replaces that. We need that surplus again by electing Clinton is the only choice with confidence.
For such purpose, we should boo Bush-McCain axis. And, "Obama?" is a big question mark. Is that a matter of experiences, stupid?
Posted by: StephenK | Apr 7, 2008 5:20:10 AM
The Clinton brain is the one I trust to help us during a recession. Enough of Republican greed and rich corporate interests.
Posted by: irma | Apr 7, 2008 1:05:52 PM
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