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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.
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March 12, 2008 10:51 AM
Hillary Clinton Is From Arkansas....No, New York...No, Illinois...No, Texas...No, Pennsylvania
Remember when Hillary Clinton moved to New York and adopted it as her home by idiotically putting on a Yankees hat? And remember how Hillary Clinton tried to head into Illinois and claim that no, no, she's from there too? And then remember how she implied that her Wellsley and Yale roots meant she was from Massachusetts and Connecticut in the lead up to those states' primaries? And then remember during the Texas primary she claimed she also had deep roots in south Texas? Well, now she's claiming she's actually from Pennsylvania - a convenient announcement just a few weeks ahead of Pennsylvania's primary.
I just got this from her campaign in my email box:
Dear David,
Hillary has always had deep family roots in Pennsylvania and lifelong memories of her time spent there as a child. Her grandparents came to Pennsylvania over a century ago, and her father, Hugh Rodham, was born and raised in Scranton --- and then went on to play football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Hillary has always been connected to Pennsylvania and that's why she has always carried with her the images and voices of the people she came to know. Coming back to Pennsylvania this week has been more like a homecoming...
Yes, she cares so much about Scranton that she spent the last decade championing the same NAFTA that has destroyed that part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Why do the Clintons always treat the public like we are just drop-dead stupid?
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I guess poor Hillary just can't stand to go back to NY especially after the fuckup Eliot Spitzer performed. And he thought he was above the law ! Now I know why the dude never bothered to actually hold corporate wrongdoers accountable but merely hand slapped those companies few million dollar lawsuits which had no effect on their already billion dollar rake-ins. Like Spitzer and the corporate wrongdoers, the Democrats NEVER LEARN THEIR FUCKING LESSONS and will continue to LOSE LOSE LOSE VERY BADLY as a result !
The Hillary Clinton bashing is getting a bit old. Obama is probably going to get the nomination and will be destroyed in the General Election. The big question will be, how will the drubbing he receives in the General Election effect Congressional races. Also, how will losing an election during what should be a huge Democratic year effect the party. The party looks to me to be fragmenting, you wonder what the pieces will look like after a disastrous Presidential election.
Regards,
I seriously don't think that the Democratic Party was ever united, at least not since Reagan won in 1980. Back in the 1980s they could afford to lose and badly. The party might as well taking a SEVERE hit come November and likely subsequent years if anything new has to be put into this party.
Hillary Clinton "bashing" will never get "old" to me.
She's as corrupt as they come, and I'm pretty much convinced she's going to steal the nomination away from Obama.
She is nothing more than a Democratic George W. Bush, and very "Nixonian". That's a very bad combination.
Remember how Bush campaigned as a compassionate conservative and as a uniter not a divider and restoring integrity in our gov't?
Its called pandering.
Hillary, Obama and McCain all do it. You need to if you want to succeed in politics.
IMO Obama has been the worst offender, given that he ran his campaign for the last year on content free motivational speeches that people forgot 20 minutes after listening to them. Talk about gall!! The man stole MLK's speech cadence, ripped speeches from the Governor of Mass, JFK and FDR and added a dollop of Tony Robbins content free motivational techniques. All to bamboozle the voters.
The man gets a 'A' for brazeness and for being a modern day Rasputin.
ACD:
Oh, Hillary Clinton is not going to steal anything. If she gets the nomination it will be because she has received the most delegate votes. The most likely thing to happen at this point is for Obama to get the nomination and then be destroyed in the General Election.
I think what you might be seeing is the death of the Democratic Party as we know it.
Regards,
It's all over 'cept the free throws.
Obama has the nomination locked up; and he'll cha-cha through the general against the walking dead.
Dems will also gain a couple dozen House members and 4-6 Senate seats.
The current Dem "division" thing is overblown, fleeting and just ad driven noise.
I'm not sure anyone can claim Obama will be "destroyed" in the general election...I mean based on what? If McCain is serious about keeping this campaign on the issues then Obama wins hands down....if they wish to make this a dirty campaign Obama can say mcCain represents old politic, and the same ol' same ol....and of course he does...the guy is 70+ years old...
No, the Clintons have always believed in divide and conquer.
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