What's wrong with Hillary?
I told a fellow liberal that the cheerleaders were thinking of protesting at the Hillary event (where Bill Clinton was speaking) at the U. -- we never ended up going.
She asked me why I would want to protest Hillary. I was surprised, because it's been obvious to me for a number of years that Hillary really isn't all that progressive. George W. Bush has been so horrifically awful that maybe by comparison Clinton looks like a progressive, peaceful candidate.
From The American Prospect: "We've now spent 15 fraught but hard-fought years with the Clintons as national Democratic leaders, during an era animated by a truly vicious and extreme Republican Party. It was often said that Bill Clinton was fortunate in his enemies, but if anything, this is even truer of his wife. The personal ugliness and fury of the right's obsessive attacks on Hillary Clinton have naturally served to bond liberal Democrats to her in defense, as does the often notably irresponsible treatment she (like her husband) has received from the mainstream press. " (emphasis mine)
Or it could be something that was written about in article by Normon Solomon last year:
" . . .the people who "do consider Hillary progressive" could mostly be divided into two categories -- those who are Fox-News-attuned enough to believe any non-Republican is a far leftist, and those who are left-leaning but don't realize how viciously opportunistic Sen. Clinton has been. " (emphasis mine)
(Why Pretend That Hillary is Progressive? - Common Dreams, June 12, 2006)
Here's a short list of what is wrong with Hillary:
Pro-death penalty
Pro-"free" trade
Has a problem with free speech (anti-flag burning and on the internet)
And the biggest reason of all - Pro-War Hillary who voted for the Iraq War and is supportive of war with Iran and now has the largest contributions from the Defense Industry of any candidate:
Defense Industry Embraces Democrats, Hillary By Far the Favorite
Hillary had to say this about her pro-war vote to support GW when I went to visit her with Code Pink contingent back in 2003 just before the Iraq War started:
Articles of Interest:
Hillary's No Liberal
Hillary Clinton not polarizing enough, actually
Hillary, War With Iran Is No Laughing Matter
Hillary Clinton for president? An American Prospect Debate
She asked me why I would want to protest Hillary. I was surprised, because it's been obvious to me for a number of years that Hillary really isn't all that progressive. George W. Bush has been so horrifically awful that maybe by comparison Clinton looks like a progressive, peaceful candidate.
From The American Prospect: "We've now spent 15 fraught but hard-fought years with the Clintons as national Democratic leaders, during an era animated by a truly vicious and extreme Republican Party. It was often said that Bill Clinton was fortunate in his enemies, but if anything, this is even truer of his wife. The personal ugliness and fury of the right's obsessive attacks on Hillary Clinton have naturally served to bond liberal Democrats to her in defense, as does the often notably irresponsible treatment she (like her husband) has received from the mainstream press. " (emphasis mine)
Or it could be something that was written about in article by Normon Solomon last year:
" . . .the people who "do consider Hillary progressive" could mostly be divided into two categories -- those who are Fox-News-attuned enough to believe any non-Republican is a far leftist, and those who are left-leaning but don't realize how viciously opportunistic Sen. Clinton has been. " (emphasis mine)
(Why Pretend That Hillary is Progressive? - Common Dreams, June 12, 2006)
Here's a short list of what is wrong with Hillary:
Pro-death penalty
Pro-"free" trade
Has a problem with free speech (anti-flag burning and on the internet)
And the biggest reason of all - Pro-War Hillary who voted for the Iraq War and is supportive of war with Iran and now has the largest contributions from the Defense Industry of any candidate:
Defense Industry Embraces Democrats, Hillary By Far the Favorite
Hillary had to say this about her pro-war vote to support GW when I went to visit her with Code Pink contingent back in 2003 just before the Iraq War started:
Articles of Interest:
Hillary's No Liberal
Hillary Clinton not polarizing enough, actually
Hillary, War With Iran Is No Laughing Matter
Hillary Clinton for president? An American Prospect Debate
