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David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. David writes about political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties.

  • February 4, 2008 10:00 AM

    Better Late Than Never

    A few weeks ago, I noted how tellingly pathetic it was for Hillary Clinton's longstanding corporate ties to go virtually unexplored, even when Barack Obama brought them up. She has been running around bragging about supposedly bringing "change" for the last 35 years, without any look at what that actually means. Now, McClatchy Newspapers has published this damning piece:

    "To hear Hillary Clinton talk, she's spent her entire career putting her Yale Law School degree to work for the common good...Clinton worked at the Children's Defense Fund for less than a year, and that's the only full-time job in the nonprofit sector she's ever had. She also worked briefly as a law professor. Clinton spent the bulk of her career -- 15 of those 35 years -- at one of Arkansas' most prestigious corporate law firms, where she represented big companies and served on corporate boards...Clinton's firm represented Wal-Mart and TCBY while she sat on their boards, a cozy practice that corporate governance experts frown upon because of the potential for conflicts of interest."

    The real question is why more media hasn't reported these simple facts, and why it is only being reported now, a day before the February 5th primary.

    Read the whole article here.

    Posted by David Sirota
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  • FLGibsonJr [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    Another interesting note the day before Super Tuesday, is that The Drudge Report has really gone on a strong attack against Clinton and seems to almost outwardly support Obama. At the moment they have Obama and his wife in a nice flattering photo saying "Tomorrow is the Day", while showing an unflattering photo of Clinton with links to anti-Clinton stories, including the story cited by Mr. Sirota. I am very intrigued by their motivations, and what they are exactly trying to accomplish, and how directly it is linked to Republican strategies.

    Regards,

    Posted on February 4, 2008 11:34 AM
  • bigsage [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    Seems to me the Repo's would love for Clinton to be the nominee...so I doubt they have anything to do with this stuff on Drudge...

    But getting back to the article Sirota was quoting from...yes...Clinton is not being totally forth coming with her past "work" experience and the media is ignoring it too...she worked less than a year with the Childrens Defense Fund but makes it sound as if its been a lifetime..

    Posted on February 4, 2008 12:24 PM
  • waltc [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    Drudge has IMO been a actor for the GOP. When he starts extolling Democrats as he did with Hillary in the past and now with Obama-rama it isn't for the Democrats benefit.

    My guess is that the GOP would rather run against Obama than Hillary for various reasons.

    The GOP knows their best chance at winning is for the Democrats to nominate a centrist which drives away working class workers. It happened to Gore and Kerry and may happen with Obama.

    Posted on February 4, 2008 12:48 PM
  • maxpayne [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    Hillary Clinton is a "centrist" too. In anycase, regardless of whichever wins the nomination, unless they're prepared to survive the media's vicious surprise just like they did on John Kerry, it's all a goner. So far, neither Obama nor Clinton have shown that they will survive the storm but instead allow the media to control and drub them just like they do with the party !

    Posted on February 4, 2008 12:56 PM
  • ACD [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    If the Democratic party thinks it's in their best interest to have Hillary Clinton their nominee, they deserve whatever they get in November.

    That includes having Ralph Nader "spoil" it again as some claim he did in 2000. Whatever someone's opinion of what happend in 2000, whatever someone blames for it, I don't care. If Hillary is the Democratic nominee, and if in my state they actually allow Nader on the ballot, I'm voting Nader. Regardless of the consequence, let the chips fall where they may. Corporate power is out of control, it's needs to be taken on NOW, not in 4 years, not in 8 years, NOW. I'm fed up. I won't vote for Corporate Hillary.

    Posted on February 4, 2008 1:22 PM
  • waltc [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    Any political party that throws up people like Obama and Hillary to run for president is on its deathbed.

    Yeah, throw the GOP two corporate hacks who don't appeal to anyone making under $50k a year and take economic and trade issues off the table, who refuse to condemn labor arbitrage practiced by our corporations, who offer the people nothing but pablum, platitudes and pat answers.

    These people are a insult and threat not a solution for most Americans.

    Combine them with the GOP offering that miscreant McCain and the people are being offered no choice at all.

    Posted on February 4, 2008 3:16 PM

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