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Clinton Argues She Never Lost Touch
May 03, 2008 2:10 PM
ABC News Eloise Harper reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, speaking in Mooresville, N.C., today, tried to make the point that she understands what voters are going through because of her middle class values -– and that she has never lost touch with those values.
"I understand what families have gone through because I have never lost touch," she said. "I come from a middle class family. My late father did not believe in credit at all. You know, he didn’t borrow a penny. He was always afraid that, you know, once you started you wouldn’t know where it was going to stop. So we never had credit cards. He saved up his money to buy a house."
Clinton said it was a family "that believed you do not live beyond your means. You pay for what you get. You paid your bills. I pay my credit card bills off every month, otherwise I’m afraid my father..." and the crowd laughed.
Clinton outlined her attack on her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, as she has earlier, mentioning healthcare, the gas tax and the housing foreclosure crisis.
"We’ve seen this before," she said. "Instead of attacking the problems, he’s attacking my solutions. And this is part of a larger difference between us. It’s a difference that I think you should really consider as you move towards voting on Tuesday. Because you’ve gotta to make up your minds about who really is on your side.
"There is a big difference between us, and the question is this: Who understands what you are going through and who will stand up for you?" she said.
Clinton was speaking at the NASCAR Racing Hall of Fame Museum and dropped many racing references. She said the country "is in the ditch. I think it’s gone off into the ditch and I think we need to pull it out."
She then compared this primary to a NASCAR race, saying, "it's kind of like a big NASCAR event. The biggest event in the history of sports right? It's like the NASCAR of Democratic primary elections. We do need to get somebody back in that driver’s seat."
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That wimp Obama refuses to debate Clinton but makes time for that Obama Infomercial - otherwise known as "Meet the Press" tomorrow.
This is the "sweeps" period. As a Clinton supporter I'm not advancing NBC and plan to protest Obama's unwillingness to debate. I won't be watching tomorrow. I hope other Hillary supporters will tune in instead to Clinton's Town Hall on ABC - where she isn't afraid to speak to real voters.
Posted by: nana m. | May 3, 2008 2:19:16 PM
With 95% of the vote counted, according to a CNN tally, Obama had won 53% against Clinton's 47% in Guam but this does not tell the whole story. Guam has 13 delegates of which 8 get 1/2 vote and the other 5 are SD's. Of the SD's, one is committed to Clinton and the other 4 are uncommitted. If the Guam pledged delegate allocation is all or nothing then Obama would get 4. That would bring the tally to Obama 4, Clinton 1, and 4 undecided. Given the fact that Guam is an island territory with close roots to Hawaii (Obama's birthplace and home until adulthood), it is surprising that Clinton did so well among its voters in a caucus. In no way was it considered a significant victory for Obama and the SD's may tip it to Clinton on behalf of the interests of its voters. Obama is opposed to allowing Guam residents to vote in a Presidential election whereas Clinton is in favor of it (wants Guam to be able to become a state.) Both are in favor of reparations paid by the US Govt (from its Japan reparations) to Guam residents who were held hostage by Japan.
Posted by: DCVoter | May 3, 2008 2:32:43 PM
Exactly how can Hillary claim she pays her bills? How many colleges and small businesses does her campaign owe? She talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk....again
Posted by: DaCoach | May 3, 2008 2:40:11 PM
The Rev. Wright issue involves character, judgment, and racism. For example, I am against what the KKK stands for, but they have a right to their twisted opinions about race. However, I would never vote for a member of the KKK for President, because racism is a deal-breaker for me. Likewise, I respect Obama''s right to belong to a racist black liberation theology church for 20 years, and consider its racist pastor his "mentor and spiritual adviser," but I''m sure as heck not going to vote for him. I think that''s one of the reasons so many millions of Hillary Clinton supporters have said that they would rather vote for McCain than Obama. Racism is wrong, period, no matter who practices it.
Posted by: James | May 3, 2008 2:41:46 PM
Her collection facing, 10million dollar debt campaign sure did one heck of job modeling her father's middle class values. I have know idea who this woman is. The pistol packing hometown girl from Scranton. The middle class value preserving girl from Illnois. The go to Southern Belle in Arkansas or the Yankee cap wearing city girl in New York. Will the real Hillary please stand up?
Oh and yes Obama did vote for the gas tax in Illnois and then repealed it later because it wasnt saving the consumer any money. That is why he doesnt support it now. Because it doent work. Hillary herself didnt support it in NY because it doesnt work!!
Posted by: pinky112 | May 3, 2008 2:43:47 PM
From nytimes today:
"“I was appalled by Hillary going with the gas tax,” said Alice M. Rivlin, a budget director under former President Bill Clinton who supports Mrs. Clinton for the nomination. It “looked like pandering,” Mrs. Rivlin said.
An open letter signed recently by more than 100 economists said the proposed tax holiday would do little to reduce gas prices. In part, that is because a fall in prices would lead to more demand, which would cause prices to return to their earlier level. The result would be that overseas oil-producing governments would get money now flowing to the United States government in gas taxes."
('For Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics' by D. Leonhardt)
Posted by: El_Pajaro | May 3, 2008 2:44:27 PM
Economists with Taxpayers for Common Sense agree with the short and long term plans proposed by Clinton. They fix the flaws of Obama's former plans. Be wary of Wahsington insiders and ecnomists who work for oil companies signing a letter supporting Obama.
Posted by: DCVoter | May 3, 2008 2:53:58 PM
Hillary tell me how you sent those boys to Iraq without proper equipment.
Posted by: Thinking | May 3, 2008 3:01:22 PM
So what happened to the 65% of the vote that Obama was to get in Guam, this major landslide victory.
He out spends Hillary with newspaper ads, tv ads in Guam 5-1, he set up an office weeks ago on the island and this is his best result??
I am waiting to see how the MSM spins this one for Obama, for weeks they were saying this is his now what?
Posted by: SJ | May 3, 2008 3:05:46 PM
When was she middle class? Brought up in a conservative republican home in a wealthy part of town. Never went hungry, never had to choose work over school. Never had to be her own source of financial support. Has been working toward gaining political power since early college.
Posted by: Louis | May 3, 2008 3:13:22 PM
Yeah right...she never lost touch...she
couldn't even operate a gas-station coffee machine. Who is the real elitist.
Hillary is as phoney as they come. She said to Bill OReilly that she wasn't trying to be something she is not. What
about running from sniper fire? That is exactly lying about being something you are not. At first she was aggravating...then she and her campaign were sort of funny and entertaining..now
it has become pathetic to the point that I think she has lost her mind!!!
Posted by: Ed | May 3, 2008 3:29:49 PM
How many vote Obama won Guam by lol
Obama got 65% of the vote landslide lol
5-1 out spent Hillary in Guam lol
Big, big, win for Obama lol
Posted by: SJ | May 3, 2008 3:30:45 PM
"I feel your pain" "I feel your pain"
sound familiar?
Posted by: Ed | May 3, 2008 3:33:07 PM
I hope Obama is breaking out the bubbly now that sure is a huge smashing victory in Guam. MSM for weeks were calling it his place it was going to be a blow out, my my what went wrong??
Seven votes that's it folks, 7 votes more than Hillary lol
Posted by: SJ | May 3, 2008 3:33:41 PM
Obama won by 7 votes in Guam, they will probably find hundreds of votes for Hillary that the Obama caucus henchmen hid or threw away.
Posted by: dgh | May 3, 2008 3:54:00 PM
Yeah Hillary is so in touch she can't even operate a coffee machine at 7-11 let alone pump gas. One speech from Bill in China covers gas for the whole Clinton clan and probably the entire senate for the rest of their lives. Hillary is a fraud and a liar.
Posted by: wlw100 | May 3, 2008 4:40:19 PM
when Hillary returns to the White House after winning the presidency, mr obama can rest assured that she'll let him have a tour of the White House because thats the closest he'll ever get. Go Hillary!!!!!!!!
Posted by: andrea | May 3, 2008 5:02:00 PM
Karl Rove said it very nicely the other night, "Democrats have a knack of gathering together, singing Kumbaya together, then walking over a cliff together!" Except Rove left out that Hillary supporters will refuse to walk off the cliff with Obama, Dean, Pelosi and company. We owe a big thank you to Reverend Wright for finally outing Obama as a closet racist. What else is lurking in Obama's closet?
Posted by: rs | May 3, 2008 5:47:02 PM
This is somewhat sad, a lot sad. Please excuse my ‘rural’ sense of humor.
Hillary, on the campaign trail the other day, said “bet on the filly”. Of coarse she meant it as a metaphor, about the Derby and her own race. BUT, did ya’ll see what happened?
Big Brown won the race. The filly came in second, broke BOTH her front legs and was killed on the spot…
Ya’ll just think about how that “pertains” to the Democratic race.
Big Brown 08
Posted by: oldwhiteguy | May 3, 2008 5:53:55 PM
Independent Voter - You are right, I should include her major accomplishment of beating the RNC machine attackers that spent 40+ million of our tax dollars trying to find and prove wrongdoings by Senator Clinton. The facts are clear... they found nothing. I will give you credit for identifying her misstatements which she has acknowledged. With increasing momentum since that event, it is clear that the voters do not feel it has any correlation to this race for the nomination or the Presidency. She is the most vetted candidate in our history after 29 years of scrutiny. Her negatives primarily relate to the false picture painted by the RNC. One item that comes to mind as I read your screenname and the post was a known fact that most Independent Voters vote Republican. I am proud to be one who is a Clinton supporter.
Posted by: DCVoter | May 3, 2008 6:05:23 PM
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