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| Cindy Sheehan: I'll 'Cripple' Hillary Clinton |
| 2006-06-07 |
| "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan is predicting that Jonathan Tasini, the anti-war candidate she's backing in the New York Senate race, will either defeat Hillary Clinton or "cripple" the top Democrat's political prospects for future races. "I think Jonathan has a really good chance of beating her," Sheehan told NY1 news on Tuesday, after endorsing Tasini's candidacy at a Manhattan rally earlier in the day. Sheehan then added: "But if he doesn't beat her, I think he has a really good chance of crippling her to show the world that she is not a progressive." Tasini was a virtual unknown until last week, when he forced New York State Democrats who had just nominated Mrs. Clinton for a second term at their convention in Buffalo to vote on a resolution condemning the Iraq war as "illegal." It passed in a voice vote that sounded like a landslide. Tasini's primary challenge could give Mrs. Clinton more grief than most observers think. A Zogby poll released last Tuesday found that New Yorkers of both parties are staunchly anti-war. In a contest between Mrs. Clinton and an unnamed anti-war candidate, the result was a near tie - with 38 percent backing Hillary and 32 percent lining up behind her opponent. Numbers like that are fueling Tasini and Sheehan's optimism. "How can it be that we have a Democratic senator who voted for the war, who's position is like Bush?" he asked NY1. "Democratic primary voters don't want that kind of senator." With media magnet Sheehan by his side, Tasini will be even more difficult to ignore as he campaigns for the 15,000 signatures he needs to get on the ballot for the Sept. 12 primary. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #20 #1 Too late, 3dc, Casey has had a tombstone since May 25.Article here. Word has it that Patrick took over the project and got it done in about two months. BTW A very nice monument. |
| Posted by: GK 2006-06-07 22:56 |
| #19 "Cindy Sheehan: I'll 'Cripple' Hillary Clinton" Promises, promises.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-07 22:07 |
| #18 Cindy “The Crippler” Sheehan...It’s got a nice ring to it. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-06-07 17:47 |
| #17 //A Zogby poll released last Tuesday found that New Yorkers of both parties are staunchly anti-war.// wunder how that kweschen wuz frazed... jus wunderin... |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2006-06-07 16:51 |
| #16 In the words of another famous Moms (Mabley) Comedy Ain't Pretty. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-06-07 16:08 |
| #15 Go Cindy! |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-06-07 15:41 |
| #14 "Why, I'll moidalize da bum!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-06-07 14:52 |
| #13 If Sheehan really wants to cripple Clinton, she should back her. In fact, this could be a fairy intelligent plan designed to enhance Clinton's chances with Middle America. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-06-07 12:52 |
| #12 Why does the media insist on publicizing the rantings of a deluded friggin idiot? Because she's a Senator! Oh, you mean the anti-MILF. That's because she's saying the things they want to say. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-06-07 12:51 |
| #11 The Angry Left going after Hillary? Red-on-red! Popcorn time! |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-06-07 12:25 |
| #10 "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan is predicting that Jonathan Tasini, the anti-war candidate she's backing in the New York Senate race, will either defeat Hillary Clinton or "cripple" the top Democrat's political prospects for future races. Why does the media insist on publicizing the rantings of a deluded friggin idiot? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-07 12:18 |
| #9 3dc, if only I lived in that part of Florida now. I don't think I could even afford a tool shed there with the real estate prices on that island. Maybe I should change it to Swamp Blondie. Anyway, was referring to Mr Tasini with the pronoun "he". |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-06-07 11:54 |
| #8 After all the people the Clintons have supposedly bumped off, couldnt they make it one more? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-06-07 11:53 |
| #7 Cindy and Hillary deserve each other. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-06-07 11:05 |
| #6 Classical liberals depending upon the left returning them to power is like someone smoking heavily as a weight reduction program. The consequences are terminal. Time to break the habit. |
| Posted by: Uleng Sheth5937 2006-06-07 11:02 |
| #5 Ok |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-07 10:58 |
| #4 The Tonya Harding of antiwar politics. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2006-06-07 10:57 |
| #3 Desert Blondie now Key West Blondie? To whom are you refering with the pronoun "he"? just curious |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-07 10:56 |
| #2 Whatever he does, he shouldn't go looking for the Kos Kids to back him. That's a political death sentence for sure. |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-06-07 10:52 |
| #1 Hillary should submit a bill in the Senate mandating strong fines and prison time for failure to raise a headstone for a deceased service person. She doesn't even need to name Cindy. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-07 10:28 |