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Clinton Stresses Party Unity in Remarks, Addresses McCain Ad
August 25, 2008 12:16 PM
ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton reassured the members of the New York delegation at the Democratic National Convention on Monday morning that her party is united -- saying the word "united" at least nine times during her remarks.
"Let there be no mistake about it," Clinton said. "We are united. We are united for change. We are, after all, Democrats, so it might take awhile. We're not the fall in line party -- we're diverse, many voices. But make no mistake, we are united. We are united on behalf of the Democratic party, the values we hold dear, the reason we work so hard in politics to make the changes that we know will matter in the lives of hard working Americans and for the future of our children. And we are united behind Barack Obama and Joe Biden and we are gong to make sure that we win on November 4th."
Clinton also responded directly to Sen. John McCain's ads, which say the Democratic Party is divided.
"I understand that the McCain campaign is running ads trying to divide us, and let me state what I think about their tactics and these ads," she said. "I'm Hillary Clinton and I do not approve of that message."
Before a cheering crowd, Clinton said, "We are gathered here in Denver for a very clear and simple purpose, and that is to come out of this convention energized, excited and ready to elect Barack Obama the next president of the United States."
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I am a lifelong Democrat, and I am a strong Hillary supporter. Obama will not get my vote in November if the Dems nominate him. I will vote for McCain as will abut 40% of all Hillary supporters. Do the math Obamabots, that's 7,000,000 Dems voting for McCain. And it is not about the personalities of Hillary or Obama, it's about the very different policies and factions that are representitive of the two candidates. Hillary is an FDR style Democrat, and Obama is a neoconservative, pro-Lieberman Dem.
Posted by: jbatterson | Aug 25, 2008 1:01:02 PM
jbatterson would you please explain the actual differences between Hillary's and Obama's policies.
Posted by: d | Aug 25, 2008 1:04:16 PM
d - absolutely it comes down to Obama's Private Public Partnership economic schemes and Hillary's FDR, Federal Government backed Infrastructure Program.
Posted by: jbatterson | Aug 25, 2008 1:06:30 PM
d- also, can you explain why an "anti-war" Dem like Obama claims he is, would support Joe Lieberman over Ned Lamonte, why he voted in concert with the entire Congress with few exceptions to fund the Iraq war, and why his position of The Russian-Georgian conflict reads straight out of the Neocon Handbook?
Posted by: jbatterson | Aug 25, 2008 1:08:51 PM
Memo to Obama cult followers: referring to the former First Lady of the United States as a “dried up old fruitcake” is not a prescription for winning over her voters. Nor is referring to her supporters as old, inept, uneducated, fat, stupid or racist. But keep trying! Maybe by November, we’ll realize that we really are old, fat, stupid and racist, and we’ll give Barry our vote out sheer guilt.
Posted by: Carrie | Aug 25, 2008 1:10:14 PM
D- also, can you comment on why the Dems are so opposed to nuclear energy? If you talk energy independence, you must talk about nuclear energy. It is the cheapest, cleanest, and most powerful form of energy, so why is Obama and the Pelosi/Gore Wing so against it? Could it be because they'd get rich off of building windmills that would not provide enough energy to address global consumption, they could keep getting their pals at Big Oil to continue funding their campaigns because wind/solar/hydro power are non-threatening to the Big Oil boys, and at the same time?
Posted by: jbatterson | Aug 25, 2008 1:12:08 PM
I love Hillary Clinton.
I will be voting for McCain.
Posted by: Alex | Aug 25, 2008 1:26:28 PM
COL AM Khajawall: Thank you sir for your service. My brother is also Iowa National Guard.
McCain has voted 80% of the time against you and my brother and your families.
Obama 95% of the time he voted for you.
I have personally have great respect for Obama because of this.
Posted by: beck | Aug 25, 2008 1:29:02 PM
The fact is that both Hillary Clinton
and Joe Biden stated during the primaries that Obama was not
experienced enough to be president!
What has happened to change that
assessment?
The fact that Obama is about to become
the Democrat Nominee for president?
They were both either lying then or they
are lying now!
Just Say No to Obama! No You Can't!
Posted by: reaganfan | Aug 25, 2008 1:29:32 PM
Col. Khajawell,(ret.) is an ultra liberal, who fails to mention, is presenting himself as a "concerned DAV." Just goggle his name and get the real Col. Khajawell....Please don't hide behind the Army Reserves title without mentioning your true intentions..Try being up-front about your opinions. Everyone is fed up with the spin doctors, excuse the pun....
Posted by: CuriousIndep | Aug 25, 2008 1:37:58 PM
The Clinton's are going to take this Convention away from Obama...just wait and see. You can look at Hillary and Bill and tell they are up to something....this is going to be interesting! I'm glad I'm a Republican and get to watch Obama fail at his own convention, and now, even with all the hoopla, Obama is falling in the polls! I love it!
Posted by: Jackson | Aug 25, 2008 1:42:10 PM
The Obama supporters with thier sexist comments about Hillary are doing exactly the opposite...they are pushing Hillary supporters, along with other Obama supporters to President McCain!
Thank You!
McCain 08!
Posted by: Jackson | Aug 25, 2008 1:44:00 PM
I heard that Michelle Obama, tonight, will try and make the Obama family look like the D*ck Van Dyke show. This is such a joke.
I find Michelle Obama to be a frightening person. I will never vote for Obama because I don't trust him. He has thrown all of his long term friends under the bus (and his spiritual leader) why would he do anything different to all of the Americans?
Who is Barack Obama?
Democrat for McCain
Posted by: Albert | Aug 25, 2008 1:44:16 PM
reganfan: it was a primary race, they are not going to stand there and say vote for the other guy he is ready.
Get a grip... also, be very very careful you do not know who mccain is going to choose. It could get very ugly for mccain if he picks someone who talked some serious smack on him in the primaries. LOL
You have to love this crap....
Posted by: beck | Aug 25, 2008 1:54:23 PM
Right Alice, you are a Repub and you know it.
Only repub would vote republican. I do not care how much experience you think Obama does not have but his policies are just like Hillary's, he has a cleaner record then she does, he has a great voting record for the time he has been a senator. I am a democrat and I will be voting democrat, only a fool who wants the US to fall and fall hard will vote for McCain.
Posted by: beck | Aug 25, 2008 1:59:19 PM
I think it is sad and tragic, that Hillary supporters, will not vote for Obama. It tells me they must not care about the economy, or the state our country is in now, or how much worse it can be with 4 more years of Bush politics. These Hillary supporters must have just wanted a woman for president, no matter her party. If you really supported Hillary and her platform, you will vote the way she wants you to now. I am a woman and I will vote Democratic, because that is the best thing for us and our country.
Posted by: Joyce | Aug 25, 2008 2:02:24 PM
Another lie from Obama...he said that the DNC would no longer accept money from lobbyists yet his VP pick has accepted huge amounts of money from lobbyists this year and the entire Democratic Convention is being funded by lobbyists.
You can't trust a word Obama says. Who is Barack Obama? Scary!
Dem for McCain
Posted by: Albert | Aug 25, 2008 2:03:56 PM
Obama has talked about unity through his campaign but he has done nothing but divide the Democratic party & Whites and Blacks.
Democrat for McCain
Posted by: No way | Aug 25, 2008 2:05:36 PM
Obama has said this:
"I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international
support will only fan the flames of the Middle East and encourage the worst, rather
than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of Al Qaeda.
"I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars.''
If anyone looks at MCBush campaign from 2000 you will see he is an obvious flip flopper or suffering from alzheimers.
OFFSHORE DRILLING
THEN: During the 2000 Presidential campaign, McCain favored the moratorium on offshore drilling, promising to "never lose sight of the fundamental principle that federal land management decisions affecting local communities must be made in cooperation with the Americans who call those communities home." (Sustainable Energy Coalition, 1/18/2000)
NOW: In June 2008, McCain called for an end to these federal bans, saying, "It is time [...] to lift these restrictions and to put our own reserves to use." (CNN, 6/17/2008)
RELIGIOUS RIGHT
THEN: Campaigning for the presidency in 2000, McCain described Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell as "agents of intolerance", saying, "I don't pander to them, because I don't ascribe to their failed philosophy that money is our message." (CNN, 2/28/2000)
NOW: In 2008, McCain delivered the Commencement speech at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University and supported this decision, saying, "the 'Christian right' has a major role to play in the Republican Party." (NBC's Meet the Press, 3/5/200)
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
THEN: Running for president in 1999, McCain was opposed to repealing Roe v. Wade. He said, "Certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations." (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/19/2008)
NOW: McCain's website says, "John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench." Additionally, on several occasions, McCain has said himself, "I do not support Roe v. Wade. It should be overturned." (MSNBC, 2/18/2007)
SOCIAL SECURITY
THEN: Stumping for President Bush in New Hampshire in 2004, McCain responded to a participant's question saying, "Without privatization, I don't see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits." (C-SPAN, 11/18/2004)
NOW: In 2008, McCain answered a participant's question at a town hall event in New Hampshire, saying, "I'm not for, quote, privatizing Social Security. I never have been. I never will be." (CNN, 6/12/2008)
TAX CUTS
THEN: In 2001, McCain opposed and voted against Bush's tax cuts, saying, "I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief." (The New York Times, 3/3/2008)
THEN: McCain opposed Bush's additional tax cuts in 2003, because he argued the cost of the Iraq War was not yet known. (The New York Times, 3/3/2008)
NOW: In 2006, McCain voted to make these tax cuts permanent. In a 2008 presidential debate, he said, "We need to make the Bush tax cuts permanent, which I voted for twice to do so." (CNN, 1/30/2008)
The problem with McCain is that his brain is no longer working. even talk show host Bill Cunningham said MCold had some mental problems. This was in reply to McCain's denial that he had ever met Cunningham when,
in fact, they had met twice. This is a far right-winger talking about his own candidate and you'd better listen to him.
It's not that his temper gets the best of him, he's mentally disturbed and time after time, has made
statements that suggest he's either confused, unaware of the reality of the situation, or true liar.
If McCain's experience could not help him vote against the Iraq war, how will it help him make America safer and better by continuing failed Bush policy?
Posted by: kevin | Aug 25, 2008 2:08:03 PM
Joyce,
Clinton supporters are not voting for Obama because he is grossly under-qualified to run the country. Not to mention no one knows where he really stands on issues because he changes his mind so often just to get people to vote for him. I don't trust Obama and I will never vote for him.
I am a Democrat who will be voting for McCain
Posted by: Alex | Aug 25, 2008 2:08:27 PM
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