Everyone, Hillary Clinton keeps talking about how John McCain is going to make this election about the war, about the security of the people, and how she and John McCain are the ones that have the experience to deal with the security issue.
Sen.Obama can tell people that Hillary has already conceded this race to John McCain, she is willing to fight on his turf. She has given him the ball and he is going to run with it. Well Sen. Obama knows that the good people of Ohio, and Pennsylvania are hurting more on economics, and Sen. McCain has already said, he does not know alot about economics. Sen. Obama is going to tell everyone that he is taking the fight to McCain on economics. The economy is the number one issue on all the polls. We are in a recession right now. Sen. Obama needs to quit playing defense and take an offense on the issue of the economy because Sen. Clinton voted for the war and so did John McCain, where billions of dollars are being spent, so Sen. McCain and Sen. Clinton are the reasons the the people of america are hurting right now, not just Bush.
Please can someone get this to headquarters.
All we need to be prepared for do overs in Michigan and Florida. This is how Hillary Clinton will steal the nominee. Already there are talks, we need to be prepared. Do not avoid this at any cost. Mark my words, there will be a civil war if this happens and the end of the Democratic Party.
Dear Women in Pensylvania, I am from Austin, Texas and we just finished our primaries here. I wanted to share with you that learning is power, and I want to empower all of you to host gatherings amongst women, your friends, and neighbors to get together and share your political views. I know it is hard, because each and everyone of you values your friendships, and if someone has different ideas that you, you don't want to hurt that friendship or feel rejected. However, this election year is much too important right now to stay quiet. This election is about our futures, and the futures of the next generation.
There are so many rumors going around that are so ugly and untrue, and it is these myths that we want to dispell. So please, I am reaching out to you, to talk either individually or as a group with your friends to let them know how you feel about Barack Obama, and discuss his issues and policies.
We have to bring the Womens base to Barack. We are not selling out souls down the river for not accepting Hillary as the Nominee, we have the right to choose a man if we believe he is the best candidate for the job.
There are six weeks before the Pensylvania Primary...there is time we one vote, one person expenentially can make a difference.
Dana
If you all want to know any personal stuff about me, please feel free to e-mail me. I am happy to share.
Senator Obama,
Please can you tell us specifically what we need to do, all of us across this nation to help you take Pensylvania by storm. We want you to win big, we want to show the world that you can do this. We have six weeks, that is a very long time. Please tell us what we need to do, other than make calls. We are up to the challenge, it is time, the time is now, this will put an end to all, the fierce urgency is upon us.
If you need us to go to Pensylvania, give us time to prepare, to have someone take care of kids while we are gone, it is hard for us to go last minute, but we need to go in force, we need to have a plan, we need to be able to communicate with others to help out.
Obamacan Primetime Woman
I believe it is imperative that we put pressure on Hillary to do two things. 1) Release her tax forms within two weeks and 2) make her blog available to all people, she is censoring people from what they are saying and writing ---this is not transparent and not the type of president we want to elect. Who knows how to get one of those petitions going? Please pass this on to other sites.
DanaT
Austin, TX
Commander in chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces.
If you read what she said during last night's debate, you will clearly see that she does know what she is talking about. On the other hand, Sen. Obama knew exactly what is required of Commander in chief.
Jay
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RAMOS: Let me try again, and not in Spanish, OK?
(LAUGHTER)
Here we go again. Because we also believe the war in Iraq is very important.
And here's the question. Are you suggesting that Senator Obama is not ready; he doesn't have the experience to be commander in chief? That's a question of: What did you mean by that phrase?
CLINTON: What I mean is that, you know, for more than 15 years, I've been honored to represent our country in more than 80 countries to negotiate on matters such as opening borders for refugees during the war in Kosovo, to stand up for women's rights as human rights around the world. I've served on the Senate...
(APPLAUSE)
I've served on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and I have worked as one of the leaders in the Congress on behalf of Homeland Security in the very difficult challenges we face.
You know, just this week, it's a good example. We had elections in Pakistan, we had change in government in Cuba -- or at least the leadership. We've had the elections that, you know, should have happened that haven't happened and just changed the leader the way they do in Cuba. We've had Kosovo declaring independence, and we have had our embassy set on fire in Serbia.
So we have serious problems that pose a real question about presidential leadership, and also some great opportunities. You know, we now have opportunities perhaps with Cuba, I hope with President Musharraf, for him to do the right thing.
I supported the independence of Kosovo because I think it is imperative that in the heart of Europe we continue to promote independence and democracy. And I would be moving very aggressively to hold the Serbian government responsible with their security forces to protect our embassy. Under international law, they should be doing that.
So when you think about everything that is going to happen, what we can predict and what we cannot predict, I believe that I am prepared and ready on day one to be commander in chief, to be the president, to turn our economy around, and to begin making a lot of these very difficult decisions that we will inherit from George Bush. And that is what I am putting forth to the voters.
BROWN: Senator Obama?
OBAMA: I wouldn't be running if I didn't think I was prepared to be commander-in-chief.
My number one job as president will be to keep the American people safe. I will do whatever is required to accomplish that. I will not hesitate to act against those that would do America harm.
Now, that involves maintaining the strongest military on earth, which means that we are training our troops properly and equipping them properly, and putting them on proper rotations. And there are an awful lot of families here in Texas who have been burdened under two and three and four tours because of the poor planning of the current commander-in-chief, and that will end when I am president.
But it also means using our military wisely. And on what I believe was the single most important foreign policy decision of this generation, whether or not to go to war in Iraq, I believe I showed the judgment of a commander in chief. And I think that Senator Clinton was wrong in her judgments on that.
Now, that has consequences -- that has significant consequences, because it has diverted attention from Afghanistan where Al Qaida, that killed 3,000 Americans, are stronger now than at any time since 2001.
You know, I've heard from an Army captain who was the head of a rifle platoon -- supposed to have 39 men in a rifle platoon. Ended up being sent to Afghanistan with 24 because 15 of those soldiers had been sent to Iraq.
And as a consequence, they didn't have enough ammunition, they didn't have enough humvees. They were actually capturing Taliban weapons, because it was easier to get Taliban weapons than it was for them to get properly equipped by our current commander in chief. Now, that's a consequence of bad judgment. And you know, the question is, on the critical issues that we face right now, who's going to show the judgment to lead? And I think that on every critical issue that we've seen in foreign policy over the last several years -- going into Iraq originally, I didn't just oppose it for the sake of opposing it.
I said this is going to distract us from Afghanistan; this is going to fan the flames of anti-American sentiment; it's going to cost us billions of dollars and thousands of lives and overstretch our military. And I was right.
On the question of Pakistan, which Senator Clinton just raised -- we just had an election there. But I've said very clearly that we have put all our eggs in the Musharraf basket. That was a mistake. We should be going after Al Qaida and making sure that Pakistan is serious about hunting down terrorists, as well as expanding democracy. And I was right about that.
On the issues that have come up that a commander in chief is going to have to make decisions on, I have shown the judgment to lead. That is the leadership that I want to show when I'm president of the United States.
On the issues that have come up, that a commander in chief is going to have to make decisions on, I have shown the judgment to lead. That is the leadership that I want to show when I'm president of the United States.
BROWN: All right. We're going to stay with this and stay on Iraq.
John King?
KING: I want to continue in this vein, and hone in on the very point you just made. Because one of you, unless this remarkable campaign here takes another wacky, unpredictable turn, is going to be running against a decorated war hero, who is going to say that you don't have the experience to be commander in chief.
And you have both said, it's not about that type of experience; it's about judgment.
You both had to make a judgment, a short time ago, in your job in the United States Senate, about whether to support the surge. And as that was going on, Senator Clinton, you had the commanding general in Iraq before you. And you said, "I think that the reports provide to us really require the willing suspension of disbelief" -- your words to General Petraeus.
I want you to look at Iraq now and listen to those who say the security situation is better. Ideal, no, but better -- some say significantly, in recent days, even some steps toward a political reconciliation. Is Iraq today better off than it was six months or a year ago because of the surge?
CLINTON: Well, John, I think you forget a very important premise of the surge. The rationale of the surge was to create the space and time for the Iraqi government to make the decisions that only it can make.
Now, there is no doubt, given the skill and the commitment of our young men and women in uniform that putting more of them in will give us a tactical advantage and will provide security in some places, and that has occurred.
But the fact is that the purpose of it has not been fulfilled. The Iraqi government has slowly inched toward making a few of the decisions in a less than complete way, but it hasn't taken advantage of the sacrifice and the losses of life and billions of dollars that have occurred since the surge began.
That is why I have said, upon taking office I would ask the secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff and my security advisers to give me a plan so that I could begin withdrawing our troops within 60 days.
And I would begin that with...
... with a very clear message to the Iraqis that they no longer had a blank check, as they had been given by President Bush, that as we withdraw our troops, probably one to two brigades a month, they would have to step up and make these decisions.
I believe that is in the best interest of our military, which has been stretched thin.
Last night in Brownsville, you know, a woman grabbed my hand and said, "Please, my husband's there for the third time. Bring him home."
And I told her privately what I have said publicly many times -- I will bring him home because I do not think it is in the interest of America or of the Iraqis that we continue to be there. It is up to the Iraqis to decide the kind of future they will have.
BROWN: Senator Obama, in the same vein, you were also opposed to the surge from the beginning. Were you wrong?
OBAMA: Well, I think it is indisputable that we've seen violence reduced in Iraq. And that's a credit to our brave men and women in uniform.
In fact, you know, the 1st Cavalry, out of Fort Hood, played an enormous role in pushing back Al Qaida out of Baghdad. (APPLAUSE)
And, you know, we honor their service.
But this is a tactical victory imposed upon a huge strategic blunder.
And I think that, when we're having a debate with John McCain, it is going to be much easier for the candidate who was opposed to the concept of invading Iraq in the first place to have a debate about the wisdom of that decision...
... than having to argue about the tactics subsequent to the decision.
Because, ultimately, that's what's at stake. Understand, not only have we been diverted from Afghanistan. We've been diverted from focusing on Latin America.
We contribute -- our entire foreign aid to Latin America is $2.7 billion, approximately what we spend in Iraq in a week.
And it is any surprise, then, that you've seen people like Hugo Chavez and countries like China move into the void, because we've been neglectful of that.
Iran is the single biggest strategic beneficiary of us having invaded Iraq, and that is something that I think John McCain has to come to terms with.
So that is a debate that I'm happy to have.
One last point I want to make on this, and that is, the incredible burden that has been placed on the American people, starting with military families, and the fact that we still are not doing right by our veterans, that we still don't honor their service, that there are still homeless veterans, that we still don't screen properly for post-traumatic stress disorder and make sure that they're getting mental services that they need, that we are still...
... having veterans in south Texas have to drive 250 miles to access a veterans hospital.
That's unacceptable. But we talked about the economy earlier, the fact that we're spending $12 billion every month in Iraq means that we can't engage in the kind of infrastructure improvements that are going to make us more competitive. It means that we can't deliver on the kinds of health care reforms that both Senator Clinton and I are looking for.
And that is also an argument that we have to have with John McCain because he has said that he is willing to have these troops over there for 100 years. The notion that we would sustain that kind of effort and neglect not only making us more secure here at home, more competitive here at home, allow our economy to sink. As John McCain says, he doesn't really understand the economy that well. It is clear from his embrace of George Bush's policies that he doesn't, and that's what I intend to change when I am president of the United States of America.
BROWN: All right. We've got to take another quick break. We've got a lot more ahead. Stay with us. We'll be right back.
I live in Texas and woke up at 4 am in the morning with such a blinding realization that I have such a fierce headache. When Hillary told Barack how honored she was to have known him....she drew her sword to the challenge...she adeptly pushed back the issue of the super delegates...and at the very end she stated "I just hope the american people will know in the end...that this is about them....Was her warrior cry to her base and her friends....this is a battle to the end, do not be fooled...I initially thought that this was a concession speech...I do not believe now that it is. After the debate she gave another speech that said, It took a clinton to clean up after the first Bush, it will take another one to clean up after the 2nd Bush.
Do Not get over confident...we have to triple our efforts, we have to win Texas by a large margin..de not be deceived...I wish it was graciousness, it is not.....be prepared.
Obamacan Woman
Please check out this link and pass it on, it is from an Old College Roommate of Hillarys.!
http://carolynbaker.net/site/content/view/310/
Hi can someone let me know if they are having the same results, I just started calling Hawii about caucus places etc, and I called 20 straight numbers and I got a hang up on every single one! Did I get a Hillary Area?
Hi Can someone please explain to me how this works? MSNBC said that Obama Campaign has given $900,000 towards superdelegates and Hillary $200,000 how does this work, and what does it mean and how does it make our campaign look? Someone please help explain this to me. Politically Naive
Just in Sponsored by univision and CNN Feb 21st Debate happening in Austin, Thursday 8pm to 9:30pm Eastern and then on univision in spanish at 11:30pm eastern . Please pass this on.
Who can contact CNN news for their biased reporting on Hillarys healthcare programs vs. Baracks. They have had time and time again, Hillary on CNN talking about her health care reform, and only minutes of Baracks.
Please help.
I found this comment very interesting. In the first two lines from Hillarys website, talking about American Diplomatic Relationships, it says "Americans are ready for a leader that will restore Americans reputation in the world, and Hillary is prepared to lead American back in the right direction."
I think this sums up Hillarys position very well!
A must read. Go to www.wsj.com Clintons Financial Woes
Republican Women for Obama
Since Sen. McCain has such mighty Military expertise, where does Obama get advice from, or who is endorsing him when he goes up against McCain in the debates in the general election?
Here is an interesting journal in the Wall Street Journal under Clinton Scrambling for Funds. A must read!! go to www.wsj.com
