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Clinton Greets Puerto Ricans: Buenas Noches!
May 24, 2008 8:00 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: "Buenas noches! It is wonderful to be here," Sen. Hillary Clinton said this evening after touching down in Puerto Rico.
Clinton, who doesn't speak Spanish, greeted the crowd in their language, but then was joined by a translator. Clinton waited for the translator to finish, often times awkwardly smiling and standing there while the woman would speak to the crowd. One third of the way through Clinton continued in English with no further translating from the woman.
The New York senator outlined her plans for the U.S. territory, whose citizens can't vote in the general election.
"I believe you should have a vote in picking the president, too," she said.
Clinton, whose daughter wasn't allowed hold a campaign event in Vieques when she was here recently, said "When I am president, the federal government will give up all ownership of land on Vieques not needed for environmental reasons."
Clinton said that one of the principles she will be guided as president is that "all people are entitled to a representative form of government at all levels and Puerto Rico will have the status that a majority of your people want from among all of the options."
"I will work for a resolution of Puerto Rico's status by the end of my first term as president," said Clinton, who as senator from New York has many constituents who are Puerto Rican. "I will be Puerto Rico's partner as president and your champion in the White House."
She said that this nominating contest was a potential opportunity for the island.
"This national primary is an opportunity for Puerto Rico. We have the national press here. They are learning about Puerto Rico. We are shining a bright spotlight," she said. "And you know that the more Puerto Ricans who participate, come out and vote, the more important the issues will become, because the press and the public will be looking -- do the Puerto Rican people care who is the president."
Clinton, who usually signs off her speeches saying "God Bless America" had a new twist Saturday night, saying, "Thank you. God bless you and God bless Puerto Rico."
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THE UNTOLD TRUTH ABOUT FLORIDA…!
A large piece of the puzzle is also missing that NO BODY, NONE of her Florida surrogates has Ever Mentioned.
ON JANUARY 29 THE “BIGGEST” Reason why Floridians went to the polls was to vote for a BIG PROPERTY TAX AMENDMENT 1 which would help Florida home owners CUT THERE PROPERTY TAXES etc.
IT WAS A BIG ISSUE HERE IN FLORIDA, Because Property Taxes Was, an still is, the biggest cause of people loosing there homes / going into Foreclosure.
SOME PEOPLE WAS FOR This property tax cut and some people and institutions like the school board district, police, fire fighters and county workers was against the Tax Cut Amendment.
THE ONLY WAY TO SETTLE THIS WAS BY SHOWING UP TO VOTE on January 29!
I REMEMBER THE LOCAL NEWS Constantly Kept reporting that any Florida Votes cast towards the DEMOCRATIC primary WILL NOT COUNT Towards anything because Florida Broke The DNC Rules!
SO ANY DEMOCRAT WHO LIVE IN RENTAL APARTMENTS HAD NO MOTIVATION or REASON to Show Up at the polls to vote!
ANOTHER BIG ISSUE ALSO IS THE FACT THAT “NO BODY” Knew WHO THE HELL Name Sen. Barack Obama, myself included. CLINTON IS BETTER KNOWN ALL OVER FLORIDA and America. Therefore, OBAMA WAS ALREADY AT A BIG Disadvantage from the start! WHILE THEYPEOPLE SHOW-UP TO VOTE FOR or Against cutting Property Taxes, MOST PEOPLE WENT WITH THE BETTER Recognizable Safe Name, CLINTON!!
SO FOR CLINTON TO EVEN SUGGEST THAT THE FLORIDA VOTES WAS FAIR, and done on a level playing field, without Giving Sen. Obama the Chance to Campaign in the state so people could get to know him, is “VERY” disingenuous at best. .
Posted by: Florida Truth | May 24, 2008 8:46:50 PM
I guess some on this blog are not old enough to remember Kennedy vs. Carter.It went to the floor and after the vote Kennedy lost even after he tried to get pledged del. to vote for him that was in Aug. of 1980 he would not shake carters hand and the party was split and Reagan won.
Posted by: Bishop | May 24, 2008 9:03:43 PM
Can you imagine a president who votes for an unjust war, hires their cronies over competence, blows donor money, is a pathological liar, takes the most money from lobbyists, wants to change the rules to suit themselves, is ridiculed around the world for telling tall tales and is so stubborn that they are willing to destroy their own party and the country to get their way? Yes, that is what Hillary is and would have been like.
Posted by: Barbara | May 24, 2008 9:07:18 PM
How about a president candidate only foreign policy experience was gained when they were a child of 4 through 10, what does that say about a party electing a so unelectable person.
What about a person who states there are 56 states of America and have two more states to visit.
What about a person that says Good Morning Sunshine, when at the time they are campaigning in Sunrise, Fl. oops.
Posted by: toyouby | May 24, 2008 9:23:47 PM
Hillary will win Puerto Rico and the popular vote for this election.. She will be elected President.
Obama is going down in his popularity and will not be elected President. He is the one with all the baggage.
Posted by: basil | May 24, 2008 9:25:27 PM
he would do what is right and continue on through the remaining primaries but would not use divisive language and try to change the rules or the perception of the rules in such a way to present that he somehow has a decent chance to still get this.
Posted by: bhrandon | May 24, 2008 9:25:58 PM
bhrandon
How do you know that?
Posted by: A | May 24, 2008 9:27:42 PM
because its waht any sensible person in their right mind would do
Posted by: bhrandon | May 24, 2008 9:29:00 PM
toyouby - Obama mis-spoke and said 57 states, if you're going to try and trash him at least get your trash correct.
Posted by: D | May 24, 2008 9:29:43 PM
Obama just isn't ready for prime time yet. Once the democratic convention starts in August the actual pledged votes will be cast. So don't get so excited Obamaites..... it ain't over UNTIL IT'S OVER!!
Posted by: Jon | May 24, 2008 9:33:32 PM
Jon
It is over. Our democratic party is no more. Better get used to it.
Posted by: A | May 24, 2008 9:34:58 PM
Obama has been dropping in the polls for weeks. Since the end of February, he's won only 2 states, NC and OR. In the GE, there are no caucuses. 97% of Obama's biggest won states were caucuses. This is why his supporters have become so desperate that they are willing to pretend there is ANY democratic reason to scrap the votes of ANYONE in this country, EVER. "Rules?" Don't you think that's a dangerous precedent to set in this country? To be the FIRST democratic nation in history to ignore the votes of millions of people because they broke the "party rules?" The FL party would have had to allow an amendment removing a paper trail from votes if they fought the moving of their primary by the REPUBLICAN legislature. And now you want to throw away their votes? Who are you people? Have you ever taken a government class? Do you know what a democracy is? You can't throw away the votes of people who aren't willing to support your candidate in a democracy!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Steve in CA | May 24, 2008 9:36:57 PM
nah the democrats will unite, and obama will beat mccain... some of these people will write in hillarys name, some mccains, some will switch parties, or drop parties...
but that will happen on the other side too..
mccain cant be president he is terrible. I think when it comes down to it people will realize what getting a democrat in office will mean...
obama and hillary are so close on policies, there is virtually no reason if you support her or you support him, why you wouldnt support the other.
Posted by: bhrandon | May 24, 2008 9:38:13 PM
Steve in CA
You can't throw away the votes of people who aren't willing to support your candidate in a democracy!!!!!!!!
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Sure they can. Since when has the democratic party been a democracy?
Posted by: A | May 24, 2008 9:39:03 PM
steven you better go check your polls again, hes up.... everywhere... lol
Posted by: bhrandon | May 24, 2008 9:39:05 PM
Keep it up. Some of you Obama supporters continue to drive all the Clinton supporters away, toward sitting out the GE or toward McCain. Don't you see that?
There are almost 18 million of us who have voted for Sen. Clinton so far, we exist, we matter, and no one can win the GE without us.
Posted by: V in VT | May 24, 2008 9:44:16 PM
Our democratic party has been demolished. Better to vote for Nader than Obama (aka Soetoro). At least he'd shake things up and not just talk about it!
Posted by: A | May 24, 2008 9:44:27 PM
First off florida and michigan will get seated
and they will punish the delegates of that state. each delegate will probably only count for half a vote.
Secondly, she is counting the vote, and has been for some time.
although she doesnt count ANY votes for obama in michigan, where some voted for him as there was a grass root movement to tell people if htey wanted to vote for obama to vote uncommited.
Several other people withdrew their names as well
for her to give him ZERO of the uncommited and basically win that state 100-0 is crazy talk
it makes no sense...
but dont woryr that wont happen, once again it will be a half vote, hell probably get to count all the uncommiteds towards his popular vote
and even if he doesnt... the popular vote doesnt mean anything
he still has the most delegates, she can not catch up to him.. it is impossible
Posted by: bhrandon | May 24, 2008 9:45:44 PM
no one is pushing the hillary people away, they push themselves away..
over and over again, you all state you wont vote democrat, or you wont vote for obama, you wouldnt even vote for obama if clinton was on the ticket unless she was on the top...
i find it amazing that anyone would say this...to basically not vote for him because your candidate lost
if hillary wins somehow, like obama gets carried off in a spaceship or something, ill vote for hillary
because mccain would be a terrible president, we cant do another 4 more years of this bush BS
Posted by: bhrandon | May 24, 2008 9:48:58 PM
In order to secure the nomination, candidates need to earn a certain number of pledged delegates (which will change in some manner after the MI and FL delegates are seated). Those can be pledged or superdelegates, but the supers can't vote until the end of August at the convention. Neither candidate will have enough purely pledged (primary) delegates before the convention to win the nomination, no matter what the Obama campaign would like us to believe. Naturally, they want us to believe he is the inevitable nominee. That's what politicians do. However, NO ONE can get enough primary pledged delegates to win in June, and superdelegates can change their votes up until 3 months from now. Three months is a LONG time, of course.
Posted by: Steven Mac | May 24, 2008 9:49:45 PM
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