Jack's oh so cool interview with MTV
Highlights
"I'm a person who understands what experience, which is often a euphemism for connections, can mean in the big old world. She's been there. I was raised by women. I know how tough they are when the tough gets going."
MTV: Some have posited that misogyny may be a greater force than racism.
Nicholson: I've posited it myself. I don't want to come to the conclusion that it's gender bias. My grandmother kind of ran the neighborhood. She'd look at me after one of these bozos left her and she'd say, "Do you think this pr--- would treat a man this way, Jackie?" I learned all those lessons early on. They were the right lessons. I'm proud of them. And I think if she were alive she'd be proud of me too.
MTV: Do you believe women are generally tougher on Hillary than men?
Nicholson: They're always the toughest on one another -- and thank heavens or [men would] all be destroyed. But this woman can do this job. Make no mistake about that.
...I don't like the sound of my own voice after 20 minutes. On the other hand, I am Irish. I like being involved in the community. As they say, if you don't educate yourself about the political system you're doomed to be led by inferior people. That's one of my fears.
MTV: One attribute Obama seems to possess over Clinton is this uncanny capacity to inspire people.
Nicholson: Well, why would we assume he wouldn't continue to energize people were he not the nominee? Even his own people know it's a bit early for him, but these are the circumstances. Believe me, the Republicans are not going to let him slide. MTV doesn't want to hear this, but he seems youthful. His small mistakes do not get amplified. I love the inspiration of Senator Obama, but we have a representative republic for this very reason. In the original democracy in [ancient Greece], everybody voted and that was it. They realized they didn't want the hot song of the week to take over the country....The only thing I can say is, it's obvious one person is more experienced.
--- my comments: wow. Jack is smart (he's hot and brainy, that's why he's on this site)! and MTV is too.
"Too many have been invisible to too many for too long.
well, you are not invisible to me!" --- Hillary Clinton
A long video but impressive!! by 2 high school students - 1 guy, 1 gal. They can't vote but they are trying to make a difference with these great videos
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
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This is not the first time you have seen Hillary Clinton seemingly at her wits end, but she has always risen, always risen, much to the dismay of her adversaries and the delight of her friends.
Hillary Clinton will not give up on you and all she asks of you is that you do not give up on her.
There is a world of difference between being a woman and being an old female. If you're born a girl, grow up, and live long enough, you can become an old female. But, to become a woman is a serious matter. A woman takes responsibility for the time she takes up and the space she occupies.
Hillary Clinton is a woman. She has been there and done that and has still risen. She is in this race for the long haul. She intends to make a difference in our country.
She is the prayer of every woman and man who long for fair play, healthy families, good schools, and a balanced economy.
She declares she wants to see more smiles in the families, more courtesies between men and women, more honesty in the marketplace. Hillary Clinton intends to help our country to what it can become.
She means to rise.
She means to help our country rise. Don't give up on her, ever.
In fact, if you help her to rise, you will rise with her and help her make this country a wonderful, wonderful place where every man and every woman can live freely without sanctimonious piety, without crippling fear.
America said, "(Hillary)She has spent so much of her life achieving things that are about enfranchising the most disenfranchised people in this country....she is an incredibly intelligent woman, and she has fought really hard battles;...She stands up for what she believes in and she puts herself in the line of fire time and time again for things [no matter how] unpopular they might be... As a person, she's incredibly engaging. I was so taken by how lovely and warm she is. I understand that people want a president they feel they can relate to, that they can like and who could possibly be their next-door neighbor. But I'm more interested in a president who is smarter than me, a president who is more experienced than me, a president who I don't necessarily want to be my best friend. I want a president who can turn this country around and lead."
The Democrat who eventually faces Sen. McCain will require a set of skills and experiences that enables them to:
a) compete on a broad playing field; b) confront and beat back a GOP attack machine waiting to tear them down; c) put forth and defend core Democratic ideas - and ideals - such as universal health care; d) build a solid coalition for victory; e) and importantly, stand toe-to-toe with Sen. McCain on national security.
Housing/Subprime, Tax policy, Seniors/Social Security/Retirement Policy, College Education, Worker Pay/Sick Benefits, High Wage/Green Job Growth, Health Care, Corporate Tax Policy, Credit/Lending Policy, Family-Oriented Policy.
Clinton Beats Obama 5:3 on economic issues. (wins in bold)
LGBT Rights
Obama refuses to take photos with Mayor of San Francisco or be in same room with Mayor b/c of fear of association with LGBT rights. read huffpo article here.
He doesn't have everyone in the system, thus it is expensive and those with health insurance end up paying for those that don't pay.
Obama's Judgment and Empty Record by Joe Wilson from Huffpo
summary:
Barack often implies (and sometimes outright lies) that he was in the midst of a "high stakes" Senate campaign when he gave the speech. This is not true. He gave the speech BEFORE he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. The truth is that he was running for re-election to his Illinois state senate seat -- and representing the most liberal district in Illinois.
After his arrival in the U.S. Senate, but interestingly BEFORE he started running for President, Barack stated on numerous occassions that he doesn't know how he would have voted in the Senate because he wasn't there and didn't have access to the same information they did.
When he finally did have a chance to actually prove his sound judgment on Afghanistan as chairman of the senate subcommittee responsible for overseeing for NATO and Europe, he neglected his responsibility completely -- failing to hold a single hearing in the 14 months he held his chairmanship.
On Iran, Barack has waffled on whether to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. He first co-sponsored a bill that contained language stating exactly that, but later claims to have opposed the Kyl-Lieberman resolution proposing the same thing (a resolution that he conveniently was not present to vote on).full article here by Joe Wilson on Huffpo
post at TaylorMarsh.com, if he were to have followed JFK's path, he would have voted FOR the Iraq war!
Media Biased towards Obama?
Media say "Hillary is a fashion victim and Obama is cool." Us Weekly is owned by Wenner Media, publisher of Rolling Stone, which published a profile of Mr. Obama last year but has not had an article about Mrs. Clinton in this campaign.
Obama Missing In Action in his Senate duties.
How many bills has Obama passed? ONE.
Barack Obama has sponsored 129 bills since Jan 4, 2005, of which 120 haven't made it out of committee (Poor) and 1 were successfully enacted (Average, relative to peers).
Obama MISSING IN ACTION. Too busy running for president to get ANY senate experience
Barack Obama missed 201 of 1121 votes (18%) since Jan 6, 2005 (Exceedingly Poor relative to peers).
source govtrack
Hillary Clinton missed 175 of 2429 votes (7%) since Jan 23, 2001 (Poor relative to peers).
Hm. Hillary with 2x the experience in senate has missed FEWER votes.
For 6 years of his 7 year tenure "Obama backed legislation that went nowhere; bill after bill died in committee. During those six years, Obama, too, would have had difficulty naming any legislative achievements."
In 2002, IL Dems controlled both legislative chambers and the governor's office. Then "Jones appointed Obama sponsor of virtually every high-profile piece of legislation, angering many rank-and-file state legislators who had more seniority than Obama and had spent years championing the bills." "I don't consider it bill jacking," Hendon told me. "But no one wants to carry the ball 99 yards all the way to the one-yard line, and then give it to the halfback who gets all the credit and the stats in the record book."
"On the stump, Obama has frequently invoked his experiences as a community organizer on the Chicago South Side in the early 1990s....
"as a state senator, Obama evaded leadership on a host of critical community issues, from historic preservation to the rapid demolition of nearby public-housing projects, according to many South Siders.
"Even many of his staunchest supporters, such as Black, still resent the strong-arm tactics Obama employed to win his seat in the Illinois Legislature. Obama hired fellow Harvard Law alum and election law expert Thomas Johnson to challenge the nominating petitions of four other candidates .... he knocked off all the contenders. He won the seat unopposed."
the quarrel between Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton came down to a matter of direct objects. Both "reject" and "denounce" are transitive verbs -- they act upon a direct object -- but the candidates weren't talking about the same objects. The object of Mr. Obama's denunciation was Mr. Farrakhan's opinions, particularly his anti-Semitic comments, whereas Mrs. Clinton was urging her opponent to reject the minister's support. The thrust of Mrs. Clinton's challenge was that her opponent was merely highlighting a particular disagreement with Mr. Farrakhan, while still accepting his -- and his organization's -- backing.
To make the distinction even sharper, suppose, hypothetically, that Mr. Farrakhan had given money to the Obama campaign. In that situation, could Mr. Obama argue that denouncing Mr. Farrakhan's views was just as good as rejecting his donation? Presumably not, as he would still face calls to return the check.source: NYT, The Object of His Rejection, Adam Freedman
VETERANS
2.28.08
Hillary introduces Bill to Help Returning Veterans Succeed in College
