Hillary and Bill Clinton at the
moveon.org "Masks Off" festival
in Washington DC...
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| 2005-07-11 |
| ASPEN, Colo. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton went on the attack against President Bush in a speech Sunday, accusing him of damaging the economy by overspending while giving tax cuts to the rich. The Democrat from New York also accused Bush of depriving U.S. soldiers of equipment needed to fight the war in Iraq and cutting funding for scientific research. Like the clowns listening to her speech have anyone in their family in uniform. Or care. "I sometimes feel that Alfred E. Neuman is in charge in Washington," Clinton said referring to the freckle-faced Mad magazine character. Maybe she's in a time warp and thinks it's 1998? She drew a laugh from crowd when she described Bush's attitude toward tough issues with Neuman's catchphrase: "What, me worry?" Clinton, who was speaking during the inaugural Aspen Ideas Festival, organized by the Aspen Institute nonpartisan think tank, didn't mention the presidential election in 2008. But she's talkin' like it! She said the United States should remain in Iraq until peace can be maintained by the Iraqi people, saying the mission was part of the "long struggle against terrorism" by the U.S. "The threat of terrorism is as close as our daily commute," said Clinton, adding that people around the world admired the "famous resilience" of the British in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks. When it came to the economy, Clinton accused the Bush administration of focusing on helping the wealthy while hurting the middle class, which she said has been key to Americans' success and stability. She said the middle class is now being threatened by an ailing economy caused by the growing national debt, growing health care costs, the loss of pensions and the loss of manufacturing diversity. Clinton also said the U.S. needs to focus on exploring alternative energy sources to become less reliant on oil. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #20 even better: when your strongest campaign thrust is that you keep your mouth shut so people don't discover who you really are - you've already lost |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-12 00:00 |
| #19 Hillary needs to make more of these speeches where the mask slips a bit and you can see the shrill nanny-state bitch.. The title of her book was all I needed to hear, and that was quite a while back. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-11 23:15 |
| #18 But Frank, When Rove mentioned the non-support of the WOT by the liberials [NOTE - He did not say Democrats], the Hildabeast had a hissy fit in front of Rumsfeld. So the 'moderate' tag is obviously out by her own admission. Walked right into that one she did. And she has the afront to imply W. isn't smart. Heh. That ought to play well on the political commercials come '07. |
| Posted by: Unavinter Sloluque7110 2005-07-11 21:36 |
| #17 Hillary needs to make more of these speeches where the mask slips a bit and you can see the shrill nanny-state bitch who wants to control every aspect of your miserable little lives, for the common good - as she defines it. She's been doing her best to do the makeover, posing as a hawk, and a "moderate" (as defined in the donk party, at least) for her 2008 run. Nothing will make me happier than to see her run, cuz she'll crush her parties' hopes for a decade |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-11 20:53 |
| #16 "Do you remember what their platform was, before they went 'round the bend?" That was so long ago, I don't think it matters what their platform used to be. My own image of "Democrat" was JFK, who presided when I was in elementary school: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Today's Democrats, perverted beyond all recognition, have turned JFK's call to service around 180 degrees: "Ask not what you can do for your country; ask-- no, DEMAND TO KNOW-- why this terrible, awful, racist, imperialistic, oppressive, corporatist hellhole isn't doing more for YOU!" |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-07-11 18:55 |
| #15 I think it was PJ O'Rourke who said: "When the Republicans ruin the economy, at least someone makes some money; the Democrats just do it for fun." davemac |
| Posted by: Ebbavitle Glereling2593 2005-07-11 18:47 |
| #14 Truman was a big government type. Tried to implement national health care. The Democrats have been about buying votes from the poor with the money of the Rich since at least the time of Jackson. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-07-11 18:43 |
| #13 Barbara - I'm pretty sure it used to stand for freeing people from oppression no matter where in the world they lived. That plank seems to have been dropped somewhere between 1968 and the present. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-07-11 18:33 |
| #12 If by "ruining the ecomony" she means "driving people farther from a socialist EUtopia type of thang"... then yes, I believe she is correct. I'll keep investing and owning. Thanks for your concern, though, Hil. Really. No: really! |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-07-11 18:31 |
| #11 Dave D - I'm curious. Just what was the Democrat party supposed to stand for back when it was Democrat, not Moonbat? They must have had some kind if platform - though judging from the laws they either got passed or got made by the SC, it was mostly big government. Yet Harry Truman and JFK weren't big gov't types to my knowledge. JFK even pushed through tax cuts to stimulate the economy. Dems today would never do that, or even admit it works. Do you remember what their platform was, before they went 'round the bend? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-11 18:31 |
| #10 Oh, good God, are we going to have to listen to this idiotic "worst economy since the Great Depression" and "tax cuts for the rich" bullshit YET AGAIN????? I was a Democrat for 31 years, but finally had enough of their depressive, victimist garbage. Jeez Louise!!!!!! Someone, please shut this bitch up. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-07-11 17:21 |
| #9 Hmmmmmm. Think tank. According to the speakers list it appears everyone in America is there except me... http://www.aspeninstitute.org/index.asp?bid=17558 |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-07-11 16:25 |
| #8 "Aspen Ideas Festival" - WTF???? Sounds like a magnet for LLL loons to me. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2005-07-11 16:04 |
| #7 When she went to Iraq, the soldiers are reported to have referred to her plane as "Broomstick One". |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-07-11 15:08 |
| #6 If I were the junior senator from New York, I would'nt make comparisons of anyone to "fictional" characters... Hillary and Bill Clinton at the moveon.org "Masks Off" festival in Washington DC... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-11 14:59 |
| #5 Dup post deleted |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-07-11 14:31 |
| #4 Boy I sure wish some MSM reporter would ask her Hilldabeast exactly what her husband did to spur the economy, the .com bubble, or what plan he had to sustain it. I know! He had sex with an intern and that jump-started the economy! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-07-11 14:20 |
| #3 "Tax the Rich to feed the Poor until there are no Rich no more." |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-07-11 14:10 |
#2 When it came to the economy, Clinton accused the Bush administration of focusing on helping the wealthy while hurting the middle classYadda, yadda, yadda. Ferchrissakes, can't these clowns at least come up with a new lie? The old ones are wearing thin. Meanwhile, the "damaged" economy that Her Heinous trashes is perking along quite nicely, thank you. By the way, thanks to their rich friends, HillBill are now rich too. And the people she was talking to are rich. So are they returning their "tax cuts for the rich" to the Treasury, or at least handing the money over to the middle class? /rhetorical question. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-11 14:01 |
| #1 Here the dems go AGAIN saying the economy is crap. Never mind that tax recipts are 24% higher than the most optimistic estimate, unemployment is at an almost record low, durable goods orders are up, exports are up, imports are up (which is good, since we have more money, more cheap crap is being bought) and consumer confidence is good. Never mind the facts, nothing to see here, move along.... |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-11 13:55 |