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#4421 The Garden » Interesting Read on Hillary... » 961 weeks ago
- Randall Flagg
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Someone sent me this at work today......
Do you really want her to run our country?
AN ANALYSIS WORTH READING:
by Dick Morris, former political advisor to President Bill Clinton.
If you happen to see the Bill Clinton five minute TV ad for Hillary in which he introduces the commercial by saying that he wants to share some things we may not know about Hillary's background . .
beware . .
As I was there for most of their presidency and know them better than just about anyone, I offer a few corrections; Bill says: 'In law school Hillary worked on legal services for the poor.'
The facts are: Hillary's main extra-curricular activity in law school was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a federal agent. She went to court every day as part of a law student monitoring committee trying to spot civil rights violations and develop grounds for appeal. Bill says: 'Hillary spent a year after graduation working on a children's rights project for poor kids.'
The facts are: Hillary interned with Bob Truehaft, the head of the California Communist Party. She met Bob when he represented the Panthers and traveled all the way to San Francisco to take an internship with him. Bill says: 'Hillary could have written her own job ticket, but she turned down all the lucrative job offers.'
The facts are: She flunked the DC bar exam, yes, flunked, it is a matter of record, and only passed the Arkansas bar. She had no job offers in Arkansas, none, and only got hired by the University of Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville because Bill was already teaching there. She did not join the prestigious Rose Law Firm until Bill became Arkansas Attorney General and was made a partner only after he was elected Arkansas Governor.
Bill says: 'President Carter appointed Hillary to the Legal Services Board of Directors and she became its chairman.'
The facts are: The appointment was in exchange for Bill's support for Carter in his 1980 primary against Ted Kennedy. Hillary then became chairman in a coup in which she won a majority away from Carter's choice to be chairman.
Bill says: 'She served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital.'
The facts are: Yes she did. But her main board activity, not mentioned by Bill, was to sit on the Wal-mart board of directors, for a substantial fee. She was silent about their labor and health care practices.
Bill says: 'Hillary didn't succeed at getting health care for all Americans in 1994 but she kept working at it and helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that provides five million children with health insurance.' The facts are: Hillary had nothing to do with creating CHIP. It was included in the budget deal between Clinton and Republican Majority Leader Senator Trent Lott. I know; I helped to negotiate the deal. The money came half from the budget deal and half from the Attorney Generals' tobacco settlement. Hillary had nothing to do with either source of funds.
Bill says: 'Hillary was the face of America all over the world.'
The facts are: Her visits were part of a program to get her out of town so that Bill would not appear weak by feeding stories that Hillary was running the White House. Her visits abroad were entirely touristic and symbolic and there was no substantive diplomacy on any of them.
Bill says: 'Hillary was an excellent Senator who kept fighting for children's and women's issues.'
The facts are: Other than totally meaningless legislation like changing the names on courthouses and post offices, she has passed only four substantive pieces of legislation. One set up a national park in Puerto Rico. A second provided respite care for family members helping their relatives through Alzheimer's or other conditions. And two were routine bills to aid 911 victims and responders which were sponsored by the entire NY delegation. Presently she is trying to have the US memorialize the Woodstock fiasco of 40 years ago.
Here is what bothers me more than anything else about Hillary Clinton. She has done everything possible to weaken the President and our country (that's you and me!) when it comes to the war on terror.
1. She wants to close GITMO and move the combatants to the USA where they would have access to our legal system.
2. She wants to eliminate the monitoring of suspected Al Qaeda phone calls to/from the USA.
3. She wants to grant constitutional rights to enemy combatants captured on the battlefield.
4. She wants to eliminate the monitoring of money transfers between suspected Al Qaeda cells and supporters in the USA.
5. She wants to eliminate the type of interrogation tactics used by the military & CIA where coercion might be used when questioning known terrorists even though such tactics might save American lives. One cannot think of a single bill Hillary has introduced or a single comment she has made that would tend to strengthen our country in the War on Terror. But, one can think of a lot of comments she has made that weaken our country and makes it a more dangerous situation for all of us.
Bottom line: She goes hand in hand with the ACLU on far too many issues where common sense is abandoned.
#4422 Re: The Sunset Strip » Screencap Game » 961 weeks ago
1. Natural Born Killers
2. Single White Female
3. Casino
I'll abstain from the next one 
#4423 Re: The Sunset Strip » Screencap Game » 962 weeks ago
I had alot of free time in my youth, so there's not too many movies I haven't seen. Shit, who I am I kidding. I still have a lot of free time. 4 months in this city and still no great friends.:(
#4424 Re: The Garden » Steelers' DB GUARANTEES Upset of New England » 962 weeks ago
My boys are gonna win Sunday. Polamalu is back and Pittsburgh has the best Defense in the league. Brady's gotten by by the sking of his teeth the past two games. Their streak is over. My prediction..... PAIN
#4425 Re: The Sunset Strip » The Mist (SPOILERS) » 962 weeks ago
I saw The Mist when it came out and was very impressed with the movie as it held true to all Tower Junkies. I was hoping to finish the story before I saw it, but didn't make it. I'm almost done with the book so I'm interested in knwoing the "real" ending. I thought the ending was good, but a bit cliche in the movie.
I'm sure most of you have seen 1408, but I think that movie is amazing. It is the first movie I can say I thought was better than the book. So if you haven't seen 1408, defintely check it out.
#4426 Re: The Sunset Strip » Screencap Game » 962 weeks ago
1. Kindergarden Cop
2. Robin Hood
3. Misery
#4427 Re: The Sunset Strip » Death Sentence » 962 weeks ago
It was a good flick, I agree. I just thought it lacked alot of the emotion I thought the Death Wish series brought. I heard that Stallone wants to do a remake of Death Wish which I hope is true. I'm glad to see that others are familiar with and emjoy the Death Wish series too. I thought I was part of a small group. 
#4428 Re: The Garden » Former Italian President: "911 was an inside job" » 962 weeks ago
James,
Don't you think it's possible that the people at the airport mis-spoke and the error was repeated? When those miners were trapped in WV last year, someone reported that they were all found alive and the Governor repeated that. It was quickly found to be false as we all know. The media let's Howard Stern fans infiltrate it all the time because they want to get a juicy story and let down their guard. All of the aforementioned is much more likely and probale rather than the real planes landing in some coverup.
I'm not saying you don't support the troops, I know how you feel and where you stand. I'm simply saying that when people entertain this garbage (the US was behind 9/11) you do a dishonor to those who have died in the aftermath. Iraq may have been mishandled, but calling that entire war effort a farce (which is what truthers do) is insulting to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. I'm not insinuating you are, but others present are blatantly doing so.
#4429 Re: The Garden » Former Italian President: "911 was an inside job" » 962 weeks ago
Also, is this article even legitimate or is it another piece of trash like the world weekly news? I have a feeling this is some obscure paper trying to get attention.
#4430 Re: The Garden » Former Italian President: "911 was an inside job" » 962 weeks ago
Communist China wrote:Bullshit.
Since its bullshit, can you tell me what two of those planes were doing at a Cleveland airport when they were supposedly already burnt to smithereens on the other side of the country?
You mind showing me the proof of these planes landing in Cleveland? You mind explaining the people that I personally know who had a direct family member die in those planes. There's such a thing as being a skeptic (which is good) and another called being a fool and wanting to believe something out of emotional need. The evidence is overwhelming that arab hi-jackers crashed 2 planes into the WTC and 1 plane into the Pentagon.
Why is it that if one "eye witness" comes forward with a different story he is the one to be believed. Thousands claim to be abducted by UFOs each year too. Thousands have claimed to see Bigfoot. Thousands have claimed to see Lockness. Anyone else noticing a pattern here? I have a feeling most Truthers buy into alot of other conspiracy theories as well.
I'm sorry, but anyone who believes the US government murdered thousands of its own all in an attempt to invade the ME is a fool and such comments do nothing but dishonor the dead. The war in the ME may be in error and mishandled, but there doesn't have to be a conspiracy to make it so.
James you seem to have become quite estranged from Bush the past several months and all of a sudden are repeating this Alex Jones garbage. You're better than that. Let's use some common sense. If there was a govt conspiracy all the yahoos blasting "footage" on You Tube would be silenced. There is no such thing as a secret and if it were true, someone would come forward with firsthand knowledge that actually was present and resides in America.
People are dying overseas while some of you entertain garbage like this. Not even the wack job Kucinich claims the US attacked its own.
