a town hall meeting
Hillary Clinton Sits Down with Missoulians
By Dillon Tabish, 4-06-08
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Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton told voters in Missoula this morning that the genius of America needs to be unleashed and the war in Iraq needs to end.
“It’s great to be in Big Sky country,” she told the roughly 1,800 people who turned out for the “Town Hall” meeting at the Neptune hangar at Missoula International Airport. “I’m pretty pleased that Montana will have the last say in declaring who will be the next president of the United States.”
Cindy Wilcox, a retired elementary school teacher, clapped and stood on her tip-toes as Clinton walked to the stage in her red high heels.
“I didn’t realize it would be this emotional,” she said bashfully, wiping a tear from her eye.
“I really appreciate the fact that [Clinton] and her husband brought attention to children’s issues,” said Wilcox, who has generations of teachers in her family. “Education seems to be on the backburner for those other two candidates, but Clinton really seems to care about it.”
“I don’t know how you can be a teacher and not be a Democrat,” she added.
Although Wilcox likes Clinton’s opponent Sen. Barack Obama, she says Clinton’s background and wealth of information make her the best candidate to lead the Democratic Party to an important victory in November.
After the previous night’s Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner in Butte and this morning’s private-donor breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula, Clinton was introduced by state Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams and Missoula County Commissioner Jean Curtis. The three women illustrated and reflected on Montana’s distinct progressive history in women’s rights, notably electing the first woman, Jeannette Rankin, to Congress.
“Montana was ahead of the curve and let women vote first,” Clinton said.
Clinton’s town hall-type gathering and Sen. Barack Obama’s arena rally Saturday were drastically different events, and by design. For most of the event Clinton asked the crowd to sit and she fielded questions from the audience after her hour-long speech. But at the mention of withdrawing troops from Iraq, clean energy, new jobs, and the current Bush administration leaving office, the crowd came to its feet cheering.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush and it’s gonna take a Clinton to clean up after the second,” she said. “I’m offering myself as a fighter for America, because I think America is worth fighting for.”
Clinton emphasized a few points she made the night before, including producing electricity from renewable resources like clean coal, wind and solar powering. She said the unfunded mandate known as No Child Left Behind must end and that she’s tired of America being outmaneuvered by trade partners like China.
Americans can solve these problems just as they did when it came to reaching outer space in the ‘60s, she said.
Clinton encouraged giving middle class Americans tax breaks, “like when my husband was President.”
During the campaign people have criticized the 1990s, she said. “Which part of the ‘90s didn’t they like, the peace or the prosperity?”
Clinton also talked about helping students pay for a higher education: “Students can’t afford to start, continue or complete their education,” she said, adding, “It used to be that you invested in young people.”
One way of doing that would be to eliminate FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), a complex form students must fill out in order to receive financial aid, she said. Her staff tried calculating how long Americans spend working on [FAFSA] and it was close to “hundreds of millions of hours.”
Clinton said students would be able to determine their eligibility for grants and other federal aid when filling out taxes. For those with debt, she said they can pay it off with public service.
In a more somber part of her talk, Clinton said the war in Iraq must come to an end.
“Our men and women in uniform did everything they were asked to do,” she said, using the removal of Saddam Hussein from power and the establishment of democratic elections in Iraq as examples.
Clinton said the Iraqi people have been given the gift of freedom and it’s now up to them to do with it what they will.
“That’s why it’s time to bring out sons and daughters home,” she said.
And taking care of veterans once they return home is just as important, she added.
Nearly two hours before Clinton’s scheduled appearance, the seats surrounding the small, square stage were already filled. While some people read books to stay occupied, others did homework.
Taylor Cook, 26, clutching a clipboard and some flashcards, took time away from studying for next week’s economics exam to see Clinton in person.
“I want to enjoy it while I can, I don’t think we’ll see another Democratic candidate in Montana for awhile,” she said.
Even though Obama seems like a good candidate, Cook said Clinton’s experience and stance on universal health care won her over in the end.
“She has a devoted track record,” Cook said.
Clinton volunteer Jill Vickers joined the campaign just three days earlier after a friend mentioned the campaign was making a stop in Missoula. The opportunity was just too good to pass up, she said.
“[Clinton] has definite responses to the problems she sees in our country,” Vickers said. “And she has good Montana knowledge and talks about the issues that really affect Montanans.”
Before taking off from Missoula, Clinton said, “I’ve been here many times before and it’s never enough.”
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Comment By holotone, 4-06-08Hillary caught lying *AGAIN*, this time about her record on the war:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/in-oregon-clint.html
Hillary's NAFTA lie exposed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BrPZYbCdJ4
Hillary under fire for false story on healthcare:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/05/clinton-under-fire-over-f_n_95218.html
Washington Post: Why Hillary is worse than Cheney:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/stumped/2008/04/how_hillary_is_worse_than_chen.html
YOU MIGHT BE AN IDIOT:-)
If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in record time against a nuclear power. AND DID NOT LOSE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER. NOT ONE!
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience saving the environment is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) left office with the greatest amount of environmental cleanup, and protections in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with little or no education experience is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) made higher education affordable for every American. And created higher job demand and starting salary’s than they had ever been before or since.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that Obama with no experience will be better than Hillary Clinton who spent 8 years at the right hand of President Bill Clinton. Who is already on record as one of the greatest Presidents in American history.
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think that you can change the way Washington works with pretty speeches from Obama, rather than with the experience, and political expertise of two master politicians ON YOUR SIDE like Hillary and Bill Clinton..
You Might Be An Idiot!
If you think all those Republicans voting for Obama in the Democratic primaries, and caucuses are doing so because they think he is a stronger Democratic candidate than Hillary Clinton. :-)
Best regards
jacksmith...
p.s. You Might Be An Idiot!
If you don't know that the huge amounts of money funding the Obama campaign to defeat Hillary Clinton is coming in from the insurance, and medical industry, that has been ripping you off, and killing you and your children. And denying you, and your loved ones the life saving medical care you needed. All just so they can make more huge immoral profits for them-selves off of your suffering...
DON'T BE DUPED !!!
Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. And because they feel that a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket would be unbeatable. And also because with a Clinton and Obama ticket you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon.
But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. “Carpe diem” (harvest the day).
I think Hillary Clinton see’s a beautiful world of plenty for all. She is a woman, and a mother. And it’s time America. Do this for your-selves, and your children’s future. You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now.
You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves.
Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!
As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help.
Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! OUT GUNNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.
If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose.
The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. I suggest a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.
I think Barack Obama has a once in a life time chance to make the ultimate historic gesture for unity, and change in America by accepting Hillary Clinton’s offer as running mate. Such an act now would for ever seal Barack Obama’s place at the top of the list of Americas all time great leaders, and unifiers for all of history.
The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.
Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen.
“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)
Sincerely
jacksmith...
jacksmith,
are you Hillary's secret love bunny?
Two years after Bill Clinton cleaned up the first Bush, democrats lost Congress. Then they lost the presidency. Hillary is not half the negotiator as Bill but twice the fighter. The more she succeeds at first in “cleaning up after the 2nd Bush,” the harder the conservative pendulum will swing against her blocking future change.
Barrack's 800+ bills from 8 years in the Illinois senate are far more extensive than Hillary's entire elected record. Barrack is the ONLY candidate to pass Healthcare reform.
http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/07/29/us/politics/20070730_OBAMA_GRAPHIC.html
His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These included:
**the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 (became law),
**The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, (became law),
**The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
**The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, (became law),
**The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, (In committee), and many more.
Here is Hillary's entire record from six years in the US Senate from the Library-of-Congress website http://thomas.loc.gov
1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6. Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7. Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.
16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20. Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.
Barrack gets more done than Hillary BECAUSE he never gives up a chance to work with his opponents to move the ball in the general direction of our democratic goals. You see it in the way he has setup Healthcare, talking with enemies, his Iraq stance, NAFTA, on and on. Hilary's “shoot-for-the-moon” solutions kill pretty good ones without every getting implemented themselves. And then she cannot reach compromise because she has burned her bridges. Now is the time for a top notch negotiator, sales-person, uniter and visionary.
Hillary is the best person for the job. She may not always be truthful, but her heart is in the right place. She and her husband gave 10% to charity. Obama gave about 1% before he became a senator. He became a little more generous after his book deals. Rev. Wright's church benefited from that generosity. Rev. Wright = poor judgment.
Hillary may have her flaws, but she's a very knowledgeable person.
I love how jackstraw, instead of addressing Hillary's issues with honesty, jumps straight to ad hominen and unfounded, unsourced FUD.
Then again, Clinton's moderate republican ways are not easily defended, so I can hardly blame him...
goldenstate
"She and her husband gave 10% to charity."
A vast majority of which went to their OWN charity, earning them both tax-free income AND a significant tax break.
"She may not always be truthful, but her heart is in the right place. "
Because that's EXACTLY what I'm looking for in a president..
/sarcasm
Interesting to see a plant like jackoffsmith stumping for Billary. Come on, jackoff, we KNOW that you're simply some dumbass Repubbie plant writing in the hopes of getting Billary the nomination! Sheesh. What a pathetic retard. I see the blogs FULL of Blimpaugh-type plants fighting for Billary. Jackoffsmith is simply the latest. Billary has no chance against the McCain, and jackoff and his Repubbie pals know it. Ignore him. Like Billary, he ain't for reals.
Comment By concernedforus, 4-06-08Hillary is knowledgeable about hiding records and making it appear the Clinton 10% income was for charity when 90% of it went to their own Clinton foundation. Some of Hillary's "experience" was spent being a first lady, some was spent working to ruin the reputations of Bill's willing and unwilling sexual victims.
DON'T BE DUPED Jacksmith (alias Mark Penn) knows very well that Rush Limbaugh urged his listeners to vote Hillary to prolong the nomination and those Republicans accounted for fully 9% of the vote in Texas and Ohio. Jacksmith is trying to create more division in the Democratic party. He knows Hillary could never beat McCain because no one trusts her, she has shown increasing incompetence, she is unethical and divisive and reminds people too much of the Bush/Clinton corruption and scandals that have kept this country from accomplishing anything meaningful.
4,417 were the number of military deaths during Clinton's term in office in case jackmith is interested. McCain would crush Hillary like a bug. McCain and Obama are better matched with Obama having the edge.
Comment By concernedforus, 4-06-08The internet boom and dot com bubble accounted for the 90's expansion. The dot com bust is what stopped it. Both houses were lost to Republicans after Bill's first term ended. Hillary can't manage her own campaign finances, hires her cronies over competence and supports McCain over the Democrat nominee. The race issue was introduced by the Clintons in South Carolina when they tried to scare white voters and they have been dividing and weakening Democrats ever since. Is it any wonder that more delegates are moving into Obamas corner?
Comment By Matt, 4-06-08I couldn't help notice that just about everyone who supports Hillary can't mention her without mentioning Bill. I liked Bill, still do. I voted for him too! Just because I think he was great, doesn't mean that his wife will be great, or the best for the job. I like the contractor who worked on my house, he did a great job and we got along well. That doesn't mean that I would hire his wife (even if she is a contractor) just because I like her husband. If Hillary gets elected, we get Hillary; Bill will NOT be the president. I am also a little leery of 24 years of the same 2 families in power; didn't we get rid of that when we kicked the British the hell out of here? What the hell did we fight a revolution for if we are planning on continuing with "dynasty rule" in America?
Comment By DaveWisc, 4-06-08Hopeful'08 needs to read FactCheck.org story, that debunks the widely spread email's assertions about Obama so-called experience and Hillary's lack of it. Hillary totally trumps Obama all the way :
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/substance_abuse.html
Hillary has solutions - Obama talks a good speech!
Also great to see that someone realizes that native Americans, in Montana and throughout the country, are included in future plans for this country! Vote Hillary '08!
I can't take credit for my husband's successes, and I sure as heck wouldn't want him taking credit for mine. I'd like to think that Bill answered his own 3am calls. ;\ Hillary can't claim Bill's experience as her own just because she supposedly lived in the same quarters with him. Being near experience or being familiar with experience does not equal experience.
Comment By concernedforus, 4-07-08Troll alert! jacksmith is a Republican troll.
Comment By Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers!, 4-07-08I'm truly amazed at the number of trolls appearing literally everywhere on all the blogs supposedly supporting Billary. Not only are they supporting Billary, but they are ALREADY hammering Obama for supposedly being a racist. It's gonna get real ugly when Obama eventually gets the nomination. But I think all this racist stuff will backfire on the Pubbies. This is the last gasp of the racist segment of our society. They're done. The country has changed, and people have moved on. Not only that, the racial makeup of the country has changed dramatically. Whether the white sumpremnits like it or not, we are now a very diverse nation. Oh sure, they will Swift Willy (combination of swiftboat and willy horton) Obama all they want. But it ain't a'gonna WORK this time. Sad, so sad that we still have little racist numbnuts like smitty! It's gotta be DAMN hard to feel so inferior to all those minorities out there! This little fella is to be pitied!
Comment By Dan, 4-07-08We can only hope that the pendulum does not swing too far to the left in the next election. Gridlock provides better government. Alignment, whether left or right (seen enough of that in the past 7 years to last the rest of my life!) only causes out of control spending based on idiotic ideologies. Gridlock is good. Politics by its very nature is polarizing, we must force the middle ground, push towards centrist policies. The extremes are not where the majority of Americans sit... all trolling aside!
So by all means, let's get a "D" in the executive branch, (and at this late stage of the game, my candidate is out... and I don't care which "D" gets in....) but be very careful how much power we give the D's in the legislative branch.
That is the nature of politics in America. Oh well.
I must say, danny boy, that's profound. PROFOUNDLY STUPID! How do you do it?
Comment By Dan, 4-07-08How do I do it?
By actually providing some evidence rather than glib commentary.
President Clinton's term in office has been widely viewed as successful in budget balancing due to divided government. Clinton had to move toward the center.
....."Since 1965, government has grown slower in periods of divided government than in periods of united government. On average, united government tends to lead to a 3.4% annual increase in federal spending in real per capita terms—over double the growth under divided government: 1.5%.
When you look at the data in terms of how fast government grew in relation to the economy, the results still favor divided government. The average yearly increase in government above and beyond GDP growth is 25 times faster when one party has a monopoly over both the legislative and executive branches than it does when gridlock is present.".....
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6650
YOUR turn. Provide some meaningful direction to the conversation.
If Clinton cares so much about children, why did she side with McCain in voting AGAINST the ban on clusterbombs?
Comment By Rose Mary, 4-08-08Only the heavily Democratic Congress has a lower public approval rating than the Republican President.
So how is it that any of you can forget that a politician is a politician IS a politician? They ALL feed on job security prior to and without regard to what's eatin' YOU alive.
Yep, "Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers!", it IS gonna get real ugly when B. Hussein O. eventually gets the nomination, which he is very likely to do. It sure ain't the "Pubbies", as you call them, who are proud and fine and dandy with worshiping in a self-admitted TOTALLY racist church every week for the last 20 years, counting a racist HATE preacher who screams "GOD DAMN AMERICA" from the pulpit as their uncle-of-choice!
And just how much uglier can it get than the idea of having a First Lady who is "now for the first time proud of America" with enough influence over her husband to get him to earmark $1 million dollars to her organization-of-choice where she sets on the Board?
The country has NOT changed, and people have NOT moved on. When it comes to racism in America, what B. Hussein O. has done is let every whitey out of the closet where P.C. GUILT has kept them for a good long time.
And HE knows it ... read the speech B. Hussein O. gave if you don't believe me.
"Dan" is just exactly RIGHT ... and you are just about to get to see HOW right he is since something like 25 of those "Pubbies" you love to hate are not even running for reelection which goes a whole LONG ways toward leading us straight into the depths of hell if we end up with a Democrat for President AND a Democratic Congress. "The average yearly increase in government above and beyond GDP growth is 25 times faster when one party has a monopoly over both the legislative and executive branches than it does when gridlock is present."
If YOU can afford it, rejoice!
If not then you are just like me ~ scared to death about having ONLY the lesser-of-evils to choose from in this election.
And by the time the next election rolls around it may be TOO LATE to save all that is precious and valued in this Greatest Nation on Earth: the USA.
God Bless America ... PLEASE!!!
Rose Mary: You truly make me sick to my stomach. You criticize politicians for being politicians yet you then proceed to use, over and over again, Barack's middle name to identify him hoping that your fellow Americans are stupid enough to associate him with the late dictator of Iraq. I suppose you believe Obama is just another Muslim terrorist who very well may be our next president. You should be very ashamed. Maybe you should get into politics and leave the honesty to the rest of us? I can hear you now answering to this... "what, that is his name, right? What is dishonest about that?" Please spare us. We know what you are trying to do. Your effort is dirty, underhanded and, while technically true (his middle name), the worst kind of dishonest behavior.
Comment By concernedforus, 4-08-08Rose Mary is just another Republican troll who knows Clinton can't win.
Comment By Ann, 4-09-08You ARE an idiot if you think Obama or Clinton would be a good president.
Comment By elfman, 4-09-08Ann: What you suggest remains to be seen. However, it should be painfully clear to you that you are an _____ for thinking that Bush would make a good president... not only once but TWICE!! I think it is a safe assumption that you voted for him.
Comment By Ann, 4-09-08HA HA HA and you prove the break down of the word ASS-U-me
I never voted for or against any of them YET.
Well how thahell are you, pointy-toed-person!
So ... uh ... er ... "special" to hear from you again!
Your site-wide bait-&-rant personal attacks aimed at and abusive toward women who comment on NewWest.net continue, I see. George Bernard Shaw stated it rather well when he identified such hatred as the coward's revenge for being intimidated. And it's been said by wiser than I that you cannot hate other people without first hating yourself.
It's a real shame the re-hab center allows you access to a computer before you get proper counseling to control your vengeance. Once again you've proven that logic and truth are both beyond your grasp.
But, HEY! ~ on this page looks like you can count of "concernedforus" to feed your addiction.
When all else fails, go to http://www.2kstore.com/baskets/bskt10.htm. If the 1/2 bushel size on that page doesn't fit they also carry the full bushel size which will give your heads more space for the long haul.
Ann: Did you vote at all in the last election?
Rose Mary: I see no reason to converse with you anymore. You need to look in the mirror. You make the ridiculous and false claim that I am some kind of misogynistic moron in rehab who abuses others in my postings... are you able to see the irony?
There wasn't anyone worth voting for in the last Presidential election.
This year there IS.
Ann: If you cannot vote I cannot talk to you. It just isn't worth it to debate with someone who is willing to shirk their civic duty and refuse to exercise a right that we are so blessed to enjoy in this country. You may not feel there was someone worth voting for in the last election but you owe it to your country to VOTE... even if you have to write-in a candidate. Goodbye.
Comment By Ann, 4-09-08elfman; Your holierthanthou' attitude is a pain in the A$$. Your ASSumptions are as well. Can not, is a lot different than did not. How do you know if I did or did NOT 'write-in' a person. What makes YOU so all knowing as to whether I 'shirked' my duties or NOT? It is NONE of yours, or anyone else's business who I vote for or don't vote for.
Another thing I could care LESS if YOU talk to me or not. YOU have no influence on ANYTHING I do or don't.
This is just as much, if not more, MY country than it is YOURS. AND being so I can do as I dam well please with MY vote. IF I decided NOT to Vote it is NOT your concern. So get off your 'HIGH' horse before you get dumped.
uh... I asked if you voted in the last election. Your response? "There wasn't anyone worth voting for..." Anyone with a brain would interpret this to mean that you did not vote but I have no interest in a semantics debate. I will just say this in summary: IF you did not vote in the last election then you have no respect for your country or your fellow Americans. If everyone followed suit then it would not be "our" country anymore.
You seem to be a very angry person. Best of luck to you.
Anyone with half a brain would NOT have jumped to conclusions. Besides what does what happened LAST election have anything to do with THIS one?
It doesn't change the facts, that Hilary is a LIAR and Obama is a brainwashed insecure lost little boy.
Jacksmith; I can't help but notice in your "You might be an idiot...." That you are using Bill Clinton's reputation in comparing Hilary to Obama.
Comment By elfman, 4-09-08Ann: Au contraire! Looks like my conclusions and assumptions were well founded! Again, best of luck to you.
Comment By Ann, 4-09-08If anyone thinks that Healthcare like what Canada has is what we need in this country PLEASE check this site out first. It isn't what some people think it is.
http://www.freemarketcure.com/brainsurgery.php
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/04/09/news/mtregional/news07.txt
Comment By Saval Babaganoosh, 4-10-08" By Ann, 4-09-08
There wasn't anyone worth voting for in the last Presidential election.
This year there IS."
Yes there is - Ron Paul. Write him in, or write us off.
Nice puff piece Dillon. How long have you been employed by Clinton's campaign? This read like the drival that Fox puts out supporting Republicans.
Comment By clem from boise, 4-10-08Jacksmith in your "might be an idiot" rant from 4/6/08 you forgot to mention one of Bill's and therefore one of Hillary's finer moments when they stood by and watched the slaughter of 800,000 innocent people during the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Oh yeah, no oil, no votes, no reason to get involved. During the same time period they were accepting sleezey campaign contributions from Chinese companies that now support the genocide in Darfur. The Clintons have the blood of the innocent on their hands on their first two watches. America and the world can't afford a third Clinton term.
How about no more Bushs or Clintons in office for at least 100 years. I'm sick and tired of both their families.