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Clinton begins journey to White House |
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues but
remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa. I'm
in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
"You go, girl," came a shout from the audience.
"You come with me," Clinton replied, generating much applause.
Vowing to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and re-ignite a push for
universal health care coverage, the former first lady spoke for an hour
during what her campaign billed as a "conversation with Iowans." She also
talked of a need to change the "traditional roles" of women across society.
Saturday's event was Clinton's first political speech in the state since
declaring a week earlier that she would seek the Democratic Party's
nomination for president.
She took questions and spoke of boosting production of ethanol, increasing
education funding and revamping how health care is delivered, especially to
the poor. She said 20 percent of the nation's Medicaid dollars are related
to diabetes, an illness that can be prevented or controlled with proper
care. Yet the health care system does little to fund wellness care for those
who are at risk, she said, adding: "But our system will pay to have your
foot amputated. That has to change."
Missing from the day's "conversation" was a meaningful discussion on the war
in Iraq. And that fact wasn't lost on some in the audience who groaned when
Clinton spoke at length about standardized tests for schoolchildren.
"How can you get up and speak for an hour, and not talk about the war?"
asked Thomasine Johnson, 66, shaking her head as she left the gym. "I am
very disappointed she said nothing about why we are there, or how we can get
out of Iraq. She voted for the war."
Roberta Hardwick, 35, said Clinton touched on all of the hot-button issues
other than the war.
"Clinton talked about the need to help our veterans, and there was a good
opportunity to address the war. But it didn't happen," said Hardwick, of Des
Moines. "I am kind of disappointed about that."
She did discuss Iraq in an interview with The Associated Press, conceding
that "I take responsibility" for voting to give President Bush authority to
wage war.
"I have said clearly and consistently for quite some time that I regret the
way the president misused the authority" given him by Congress to act in
Iraq, Clinton told the AP. "He misled Congress and the country on what he
was seeking and what he intended to do."
"I take responsibility for having voted to give him that authority," she
said. "My focus is on what we do now. That is the proper debate."
Others who heard Clinton here Saturday praised her for entering the
presidential race, and said they left the gym feeling excited about the
prospect of having a woman president for the first time.
"She did a thoughtful job of answering all the questions, and I believe her
views are right on target," said Dayna Chandler, a 37-year-old mother of
four who lives in Des Moines. "She's very confident, and I like that about
her."
Jim Hutter, political science professor at Iowa State University in Ames,
said Clinton's first major public speech in the Hawkeye State probably won't
have much lasting impact, considering that the presidential caucuses are a
year away.
Still, he added, Clinton is among the candidates generating interest from
Democratic activists, many of whom were on hand Saturday. Others getting
attention, he said, are former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and former
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy has sparked
excitement as well, Hutter said.
Clinton told the AP she wouldn't concede the black vote to Obama. "I'm going
to be asking for the votes of all Americans," she said.
Hutter has been an observer of Iowa's caucuses since the late 1960s.
"Having a political organization on the ground here is important, and so far
Sen. Edwards seems to have the inside track," he said. "[Clinton] has to get
to work on building an organization," he explained.
Later Saturday, Clinton was to travel to Cedar Rapids for a house party with
supporters, and had a similar event planned for Sunday morning in Davenport.
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| User: "PagCal" |
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29 Jan 2007 04:37:01 AM |
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Baxter wrote:
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues but
remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa. I'm
in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
Not so fast. What is her plan for Iraq?
Not so fast. How will she deliver health care to ALL Americans?
So far, from both her and the one who's name must not be spoken, we've
gotten nothing but campaign pablum. Where's the beef?
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| User: "hb wendt" |
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29 Jan 2007 05:14:46 AM |
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"PagCal" <pagcal@runbox.com> wrote in message
news:27kvh.207$Cd4.59@newsfe03.lga...
Baxter wrote:
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues but
remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa.
I'm
in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
Not so fast. What is her plan for Iraq?
Not so fast. How will she deliver health care to ALL Americans?
So far, from both her and the one who's name must not be spoken, we've
gotten nothing but campaign pablum. Where's the beef?
She said all troops should be out of Iraq by the time Bush leaves office.
So if that doesn't happen, she'll obviously begin pulling all troops out the
day (hour?) she takes office.
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| User: "Morton Davis" |
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29 Jan 2007 07:15:49 AM |
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"hb wendt" <net@com.net> wrote in message
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"PagCal" <pagcal@runbox.com> wrote in message
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Baxter wrote:
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?c
oll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues but
remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa.
I'm
in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
Not so fast. What is her plan for Iraq?
Not so fast. How will she deliver health care to ALL Americans?
So far, from both her and the one who's name must not be spoken, we've
gotten nothing but campaign pablum. Where's the beef?
She said all troops should be out of Iraq by the time Bush leaves office.
So if that doesn't happen, she'll obviously begin pulling all troops out
the
day (hour?) she takes office.
1: She won't EVER "take office".
2: Whoever gets elected won't be able to yank troops out without first
accessing what is going on at the time.
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| User: "Hatto von Aquitanien" |
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29 Jan 2007 08:26:52 AM |
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Morton Davis wrote:
"hb wendt" <net@com.net> wrote in message
news:GGkvh.76986$jd2.5175@fe09.news.easynews.com...
"PagCal" <pagcal@runbox.com> wrote in message
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Baxter wrote:
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?c
oll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues
but remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa.
I'm
in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
Not so fast. What is her plan for Iraq?
Not so fast. How will she deliver health care to ALL Americans?
So far, from both her and the one who's name must not be spoken, we've
gotten nothing but campaign pablum. Where's the beef?
She said all troops should be out of Iraq by the time Bush leaves office.
So if that doesn't happen, she'll obviously begin pulling all troops out
the
day (hour?) she takes office.
1: She won't EVER "take office".
2: Whoever gets elected won't be able to yank troops out without first
accessing what is going on at the time.
http://www.idfiles.com/fahmymalak.htm
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Nil conscire sibi
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| User: "Hatto von Aquitanien" |
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29 Jan 2007 05:58:17 AM |
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hb wendt wrote:
"PagCal" <pagcal@runbox.com> wrote in message
news:27kvh.207$Cd4.59@newsfe03.lga...
Baxter wrote:
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues but
remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa.
I'm
in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
Not so fast. What is her plan for Iraq?
Not so fast. How will she deliver health care to ALL Americans?
So far, from both her and the one who's name must not be spoken, we've
gotten nothing but campaign pablum. Where's the beef?
She said all troops should be out of Iraq by the time Bush leaves office.
So if that doesn't happen, she'll obviously begin pulling all troops out
the day (hour?) she takes office.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6091850811044781746
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Nil conscire sibi
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| User: "Hatto von Aquitanien" |
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30 Jan 2007 07:37:36 PM |
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PagCal wrote:
Baxter wrote:
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues but
remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa.
I'm in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
Not so fast. What is her plan for Iraq?
Not so fast. How will she deliver health care to ALL Americans?
So far, from both her and the one who's name must not be spoken, we've
gotten nothing but campaign pablum. Where's the beef?
What was her role in Iran-Contra?
--
Nil conscire sibi
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| User: "Hatto von Aquitanien" |
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29 Jan 2007 06:01:12 AM |
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PagCal wrote:
Baxter wrote:
Calling the election a bit early aren't we Chicago Tribune?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070127clinton,1,1861396.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Clinton begins journey to White House
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published January 27, 2007, 6:48 PM CST
DES MOINES-Sen. Hillary Clinton began her presidential journey in this
bellwether state on Saturday, raising energy and health-care issues but
remaining conspicuously silent on the war in Iraq.
"I want to renew the promise of America. It starts right here in Iowa.
I'm in it to win," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told cheering supporters-many of them
women-who packed the gym at East High School here.
Not so fast. What is her plan for Iraq?
Not so fast. How will she deliver health care to ALL Americans?
So far, from both her and the one who's name must not be spoken, we've
gotten nothing but campaign pablum. Where's the beef?
http://www.idfiles.com/
--
Nil conscire sibi
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| User: "AnAmericanCitizen" |
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29 Jan 2007 02:15:33 PM |
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On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:10:53 GMT, "Baxter" <google@yahoo.com> wrote:
"She did a thoughtful job of answering all the questions, and I believe her
views are right on target," said Dayna Chandler, a 37-year-old mother of
four who lives in Des Moines. "She's very confident, and I like that about
her."
Hillary will say anything that she thinks people want to hear and that will help her
get elected. She's pretty sly. Remember her press conference over an incident she'd
previously lied about and it was staged with her wearing pink sitting below a
portrait of Abe Lincoln?
Does the American public really want another four or eight years of the Clintons? Do
you think that Bill isn't still out there being a hound dog? Do you remember how no
one was allowed to look at Hillary when she was passed in a hallway of the White
House?
Do you remember some of the pardons Bill gave (one for a $450 thousand donation to
this library) when he left office? The office that they both touted as being two
presidents for the price of one?
Hillary is as liberal as they come, she just isn't showing it (yet) this time around.
This cutesy Hillary we're seeing now is not the real thing. One of my biggest laughs
lately was when one of her minions said on Fox News that Hillary loved doing
housework and cleaning closets. That's as phoney as her walking on stage last week
pulling a young child by the arm.
We can do a lot better than this....AAC
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| User: "David P." |
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29 Jan 2007 03:38:49 PM |
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AnAmericanCitizen <NoAmne...@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hillary will say anything that she thinks people want to hear
and that will help her get elected.
They ALL do that!
Does the American public really want another four
or eight years of the Clintons?
Overpopulation is the main factor in most of
our problems, not this or that party or politician.
As the numbers increase, everything will get worse,
no matter who is in power, because technology
can't catch up quick enough.
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| User: "" |
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29 Jan 2007 11:05:51 PM |
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:15:33 -0800, AnAmericanCitizen
<NoAmnesty@earthlink.net> wrote:
This cutesy Hillary we're seeing now is not the real thing.
When it comes to politicians, you rarely see the real thing.
Swill
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"Where mistakes have been made,
the responsibility rests with me."
George Bush - 1/10/2007
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