Hillary led in the African American community until two weeks ago when she said Martin Luther King and Barack Obama were just talkers and dreamers- not doers. "It took a president." she said.Today she said- "I'm a work horse, not a show horse." But what are the facts?
I've gotten sick of this criticism so I did some research- seems as if there are two horses working. One a little better than the other: Hillary Clinton has sponsored 350 bills since Jan 22, 2001, of which 304 haven't made it out of committee (Very Poor) and 2 were successfully enacted (Average, relative to peers). Clinton has co-sponsored 1706 bills during the same time period (Average, relative to peers). Source: www.Govtrack.com Barack Obama has sponsored 129 bills since Jan 4, 2005, of which 120 haven't made it out of committee (Average) and 1 were successfully enacted (Average, relative to peers). Obama has co-sponsored 529 bills during the same time period (Average, relative to peers). Source: www.Govtrack.com
Hillary sits on 12 committees:
Member, Senate Committee on Armed Services Member, Subcommittee on AirlandMember, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and CapabilitiesMember, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management SupportMember, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairman, Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental HealthMember, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear SafetyMember, Subcommittee on Transportation and InfrastructureMember, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Member, Subcommittee on Children and FamiliesMember, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace SafetyMember, Senate Special Committee on Aging
Barack sits on 13 committees:
Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman, Subcommittee on European AffairsMember, Subcommittee on African AffairsMember, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific AffairsMember, Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental ProtectionMember, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Member, Subcommittee on Children and FamiliesMember, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace SafetyMember, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Member, Subcommittee on Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and IntegrationMember, Subcommittee on InvestigationsMember, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International SecurityMember, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Don't believe the hype, Barack Obama is a strong candidate with a strong record.He has worked hard for all of his constituents. Regardless of race or gender. In Illinois: Sponsored 233 bills pertaining to Health Care Sponsored 125 bills pertaining to Poverty and Public assistance Sponsored 112 bills pertaining to Crime, Corrections and the Death Penalty Sponsored 97 bills pertaining to Economy, Business and Finance Sponsored 62 bills pertaining to Education Sponsored 60 bills pertaining to Civil and Human Rights Civil Rights Lawyer, Community Activist, Professor of Constitutional Law... More than 800 bills sponsored in 8 years in Illinois, passing tough Legislation on the Death Penalty, Video taped Interrogations, Health Care, Racial Profiling, Job Skills Training, Campaign Finance Reform, Privacy for Sexual Assault Victims etc...
The man deserves some respect.
Black, White, Latino, Asian, Homosexual, Straight, Male, Female, Republican, Democrat, Independent, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Agnostic and Athiest.This and many more make up the Obama Coalition for Change.Tired of Politics as usual. Tired of divide, mislead and conquer.
We are for reaching out to those unlike ourselves in order to create the power needed to transform the nation. We, like Barack, are working hard to manifest a new reality.
We value Truth and Integrity.We are for Unity. Barack Obama 08!
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