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| Mrs. Clinton's "Experience" |
| 2007-11-22 |
| Having spent much of my adult life in politics, it would be silly at this late date to be shocked by the discovery of insincerity and misleading statements coming from leading candidates for president. But if I have seen too much of the world to be shocked, at least I can still be appalled. And, the gentle lady, the junior senator from the Empire State, continues to appall. Consider the following Associated Press story from earlier this week: "The economy needs help and fast, Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Monday, claiming the experience for the job and saying the nation can't afford to break in a newcomer... There is one job we can't afford on-the-job training for — our next president. That could be the costliest job training in history," Mrs. Clinton said. "Every day spent learning the ropes is another day of rising costs, mounting deficits and growing anxiety for our families. And they cannot afford to keep waiting." For months, Mrs. Clinton has hinted that Sen. Barack Obama, less than three years into his first Senate term, lacks the preparation to deal with U.S. foreign policy challenges. In Monday's address, she suggested the nation's budget deficit, income inequality and lack of comprehensive health coverage also required a more experienced steward. "We need a president who understands the magnitude and complexity of the challenges we face and has the strength and experience to address them from day one," she said. Good grief. What plausible claim does Miss Hillary have to experience in managing a national economy, balancing a budget or fixing income inequality? Even on health care, according to her husband, the aspiring "First Louse" (he wants to be called First Laddie, but I think the derivation from First Spouse works better) claims that she didn't have much to do with HillaryCare — it was his fault. Is the national media actually going to accept without even a murmur of skepticism Mrs. Clinton's claim to possess all the experience gained by her husband as president? If Mr. Obama (or for that matter any other candidate in either party) were to claim such experience, a reporter might well ask him on what basis he claims such experience. And, by the way, the same charge can be laid at Rudy Giuliani (a candidate I am more favorably disposed toward) when he claims experience in foreign policy. While I like his general attitude toward foreign policy, he doesn't in fact have experience or expertise in the matter. This is an important point. There is a difference between a candidate having a particular policy and having experience in managing such a policy. If Mrs. Clinton claims she has the best ideas about our national economy, she is entitled to claim that. Socialists will agree; capitalists will disagree. But she should not be allowed to claim, without media correction, that she has experience at managing the national economy. Page 2 at link. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #12 remember her kiss with Suha after listening to Mrs Arafat haranguing them damn Jooooos? I recalls that well, I wuz so afriad things might get to intense for Hatfield to watch. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-11-22 16:42 |
| #11 She must act while there is still time. Divorce Slick Willie immediately a marry OJ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-11-22 14:25 |
| #10 Let''s never forget that she gets her funding from RED China. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-11-22 12:55 |
| #9 What is the Security Clearance of a First Lady? Is it assumed to be the same as the President? Would laws have been broken if she did really know as much as she's indicating? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-11-22 11:43 |
| #8 She also stated that the reason that she has never left Bill after all the infidelity is that they are a "team". |
| Posted by: Skunky Crenter1414 2007-11-22 11:39 |
| #7 The worst foreign policy would be not accepting oil from countries that would "harm us". Withdrawing from Iraq, turning Iraq over to Al Qaeda, would eliminate Iraq, Iran wants to nuke America and Israel so they would be out in regards to selling oil to the US. Venezuala would no longer be able to sell us oil. Saudi Arabia would no longer be viable since they use Haliburton services. At home no drilling in Alaska. She probably hates taking oil from Texas, home of George Bush. She then would demands oil profits by domestic oil companies go into non-oil/non-coal energy development. That cuts oil exploration. By 2025 she wants the US to cut oil consumption by 40%, not 5%. With all the above, we will have only 5% oil available anyway. And then Hillary wants to judge whether moms and dads are good parents. Also, in your home, guns and ammo must be in seperate places at all times. |
| Posted by: Skunky Crenter1414 2007-11-22 11:37 |
| #6 yep, remember her kiss with Suha after listening to Mrs Arafat haranguing them damn Jooooos? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-22 11:19 |
| #5 She did a wonderful job enabling her husband's sociopathic behavior. Just think what she can do for the really evil actors on the world stage. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-11-22 11:04 |
| #4 LOL! Good one Frank G - that just about sums it up. |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-11-22 10:22 |
| #3 "I am singularly experienced and trained to gullibly accept the word of lying world leaders, defend them with lame conspiracy theories, and lie about my enabling of their screwing-over of the American people. My treatment of Bill's bimbos, various troopers and secret service personnel, as well as the common working Americans shows that I can be ...er...tough. No follow-up questions, or I'll accuse you of ganging up on me because I am a woman." /Her |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-11-22 10:18 |
| #2 Presumably Hillary is relying on the 'pillow talk' theory of presidential experience. How far this once-proud feminist has fallen (sigh)! To actually claim a mantle of experience from living in her husbands shadow. But curiously, this would only apply to those things which she can claim as a success. Don't ask her about failed health care, North Korea's nuclear program, aborting CIA orders to kill Bin Laden, the lack of aggressive pursuit of Al Qaeda Cole and embassy bomb plotters, etc. |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-11-22 09:57 |
| #1 So what Hillary is saying is that Laura is best qualified to follow George in the office? Well, what polls I've been aware of show Laura's negatives are a lot smaller than Hillary's, her positives far more expansive, and, since this whole rationale is about acquiring skills and abilities through osmoses, it would follow that Mrs. Bush is just as qualified. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-11-22 07:18 |