The Daily Pennsylvanian :: Hillary Clinton

One of the most rewarding parts of running for president is meeting the young, smart and passionate people across this country. You are standing up and taking part in our nation's history.

We all saw your activism on display after September 11. President Bush called on Americans to draw on our wallets and go shopping. But you had other ideas - to draw on a reserve of compassion and hard work to serve this country. And we saw huge increases in applications for service opportunities like Teach for America, AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps.

Unfortunately, for eight years we've had a president who hasn't been much of a partner in your work. If anything, he's actually created more work. He's undermined women's rights and gay rights and appointed Supreme Court justices who chipped away at reproductive rights, undermined equal pay and turned back the clock on school integration, decisions that will affect you and your children for decades to come.

He's continued to wage a war in Iraq that has taken more than 4,000 of our best and most dedicated young men and women and costs us hundreds of billions of dollars - a bill that you and your children will be paying unless we reverse course.

He's run up our national debt to $9 trillion. So every baby born today starts life with $30,000 of debt on his or her tiny shoulders, a birth tax that will only increase for your children and grandchildren if we don't end this reckless spending.

And he's waged a war on science, cutting off promising stem-cell research, banning his own surgeon general from talking about contraception and failing to address the threat of global warming. To paraphrase a great philosopher, Stephen Colbert, this administration doesn't make decisions based on facts, it makes facts based on decisions.

As a result, my generation is in danger of being the first ever to leave America worse off than how we found it. And whether you are a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or you don't even follow politics, I think we can all agree that your generation, my daughter's generation, deserves better than that.

And so I'm running for president to deliver solutions to these big challenges.

Solutions like making college affordable again. I have proposed a new college tax credit and have helped pass a Student Borrower's Bill of Rights to safeguard college students against abusive loan practices and unaffordable rates.

Solutions like tackling the climate crisis and energy challenge. I have proposed a $50 billion strategic energy fund to invest in clean, renewable technologies by taking away the tax subsidies from the oil companies. As president I will create 5 million new, "green" jobs.

And solutions like a health-care system that provides quality, affordable health care for every single American - no exceptions, no excuses. I do not believe health insurance companies should decide who lives and who dies. And I am proud to be the only candidate in this race to have a truly universal health-care plan.

And we know that our challenges are not just here at home. After nearly seven years of a stubborn, preemptive, go-it-alone foreign policy, we have our work cut out for us to restore our leadership around the world.

That starts with bringing our troops home from Iraq as responsibly and quickly as we can. There is no military solution, and we should not be asking our brave young men and women to serve as referees in Iraq's civil war.

And as president, I will help restore America's leadership in the world. We'll work to end the genocide in Darfur. We'll fight the AIDS epidemic and extreme poverty. We'll stand up for women's rights and human rights. And we'll help bring opportunity to the 100 million children in the developing world who don't attend school.

We stand on the cusp of a new beginning for America. But it won't be easy. We need a commander-in-chief who is ready on day one to end the war in Iraq. A president ready to steward this economy. A leader who can deliver on the promises - and help renew the promise of America.

Benjamin Franklin, your illustrious founder, once said, "Well done is better than well said." And I could not agree more.

You deserve a president who will stand strong for you, deliver for you and be your champion. If you give me that chance, I will be that president.

Hillary Clinton is a Senator from New York and a Democratic candidate for President.

This is part two in a four-part series. On Monday, we had a piece by Senator John McCain. On Wednesday, we had a guest piece by Senator Barack Obama. And on Thursday, we released our endorsements for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees for the April 22nd Pennsylvania Primary.

Comments (19)

Speaking of Hillary Clinton: There is bad news about her husband. It is opined that Bill Clinton committed racist hate crimes, and I am not free to say anything further about it. Respectfully Submitted by Andrew Y. Wang, J.D. Candidate B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996 Messiah College, Grantham, PA Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993 (I can type 90 words per minute, and there are probably thousands of copies on the Internet indicating the content of this post.) _________________ �?If only it were possible to ban invention that bottled up memories so they never got stale and faded.�? Off the top of my head�?it came from my Lower Merion High School yearbook.

Can't wait for this cunt to lose.

Dr. Maya Angelou wrote "Celebrating Women: A Note from Dr. Maya Angelou" at: http://blog.hillaryclinton.com/blog/main/2008/03/31/154530 Dr. Angelou's post includes the following comments: 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. 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 is that you do not give up on her... 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... Dolores Huerta wrote a post honoring Cesar Chavez and Hillary Clinton at: http://blog.hillaryclinton.com/blog/main/2008/03/31/135359#view... Dolores Huerta's comments included the following: Cesar made ensuring well-being for others an intrinsic part of his life - something that trickled down to thousands, including myself, triggering us to become part of something larger than ourselves. It was then and there -- at that given point in time -- that I helped Cesar found the "United Farm Workers of America." His lifetime of service has paved the way for many, and provided inspiration for countless others. Throughout her life, Hillary has refused to wait for change to come. She has pushed for change with the full weight of her body and soul, and she has gone all over the world, from Arkansas to China to Washington, D.C. and New York. She has fought for equal pay, a living wage, and health care for our children and security for our families... Hillary has the support of 34 Retired Admirals and Generals (including 2 former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). Watch the video at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/video/149.aspx The 34 Retired Admirals and Generals are men and women who risked their lives to defend our freedom. They rose to positions of prominence in the military because of their courage, valor, and excellent judgment. We value the judgment of 34 Retired Admirals and Generals who have said that Hillary is the best choice for Commander-in-Chief. How many Retired Admirals and Generals are supporting Barack Obama to be our next President? If the MSM had vetted Barack Obama 4 months ago, Hillary could have clinched the nomination on Super Tuesday. When voters learn that Barack Obama's actions contradict his rhetoric, his support will plummet. Someone went online at: http://www.AudacityofHypocrisy.com/ That web site "could have" (does not have) another URL: http://www.TheWebSiteBarackObamaDoesNotWantVotersToRead.com/ Many of Hillary's supporters have parents who grew up in the Great Depression, were combat veterans in World War II, and made tremendous sacrifices, so we could be the first children in our families to attend college. We were devastated when Dr. King was assassinated. We include "Mississippi Burning" in our Top 10 List. We still enjoy dancing to 'The Temptations' and 'The Righteous Brothers.' We're not ashamed to say that. Jim and Sandy Boyd Phoenix, AZ

The comments above are demeaning and wholly in appropriate to a university such as UPenn. Senator Clinton has far more experience in life and in government than does Senator Obama. In fact, both Senator Clinton and Senator McCain have accomplished much in their lives. As far as I can see, Senator Obama has accomplished nothing other than to acquire an ability to make eloguent speeches. Experience counts.

[QUOTE id="acf8cf12-df31-4d1e-87ab-22da06afddab"]The comments above are demeaning and wholly in appropriate to a university such as UPenn. Senator Clinton has far more experience in life and in government than does Senator Obama. In fact, both Senator Clinton and Senator McCain have accomplished much in their lives. As far as I can see, Senator Obama has accomplished nothing other than to acquire an ability to make eloguent speeches. Experience counts.[/QUOTE] Well, he accomplished becoming a U.S. Senator. Positive accomplishment or not, its pretty much the same as Hillary's crowning achievement.

[QUOTE id="77c6241c-545a-4af7-a716-9d2e3143bc3c"]Can't wait for this cunt to lose.[/QUOTE] Me too

[QUOTE id="acf8cf12-df31-4d1e-87ab-22da06afddab"]The comments above are demeaning and wholly in appropriate to a university such as UPenn. Senator Clinton has far more experience in life and in government than does Senator Obama. In fact, both Senator Clinton and Senator McCain have accomplished much in their lives. As far as I can see, Senator Obama has accomplished nothing other than to acquire an ability to make eloguent speeches. Experience counts.[/QUOTE] You are absolutely right, Senator Clinton has more experience in bending the truth, in shady business deals, in making millions of dollar and in evading sniper fire.

Hill has oversold the 90's in this comeback attempt. Bill was a good president but even he can't take all the credit for the economy then. It helped we had Bill Gates and $10 oil. I do remember how they as a couple were adept at using people and abandoned them when it was convenient. Lani Guinier comes to mind. Asian American donors, who were proud for the first time to have some influence in the political process, were demonized because of the indiscretions and perhaps inexperience of a few Clinton backers. The Clintons were silent when racist congressmen made "washy-washy" jokes about the relatively minor infractions. Some of that carried to this day in the Lou Dobbs style China bashing and scapegoating of Asia for the alleged loss of American jobs. The Clintons have overstayed their welcome. If we are so mired in nostalgia, there is a suitable Kennedy out there somewhere.

I can't stand her. I'd rather vote for McCain than seeing her win the presidential election. Hopefully she will not successful to win the candidacy in shady backroom deals, although that is the Clinton's specialicity.

Sorry, after reading this I must puke. I hate this cunt, and I am a democrat.

I am outraged by the comments from "Alum" and "No More Clinton." When you How dare you define a presidential candidate in terms of her genitalia. You show what a pathetic bigot you are. Nothing you say is worthy of anyone listening to. You are not a democrat, you are an #@*&.

[QUOTE id="a7d15ef2-c510-49fb-9af9-16be86a1f8bd"]I am outraged by the comments from "Alum" and "No More Clinton." When you How dare you define a presidential candidate in terms of her genitalia. You show what a pathetic bigot you are. Nothing you say is worthy of anyone listening to. You are not a democrat, you are an #@*&.[/QUOTE] Urban dictionary: The word cunt is only insulting to Americans and over zealous feminists who don't realise its beauty. OR A nasty person. Used in Australia and UK as a synonym for bastard (but a really bad one). Seems to be a rather appropriate word for Hillary Clinton, alumna.

I hope you bigots aren't a part of the Penn community. If you're going to inappropriately refer to Hillary as a "cunt", you might as well call Obama a nigger and McCain a cracker. I'm ashamed...

We need your activism now more than ever. Our nation faces tremendous challenges here at home and around the world. A war in Iraq to end. An economy to rebuild. A climate crisis to tackle. A health care crisis to solve. And that's only the beginning. That's the Clintonspeak. The following is in English, point-by-point: "The hard left is Anti America, so I'll meet them half way and be anti-war (the same one I voted for and the same one my husband nearly started in 1998. The economy is fundamentally strong, but I'm gonna say it's weak to scare you job-hungry college grads into voting Democrat out of doubt. American man-made CO2 emissions accound for less than 1% of all CO2 emissions, there's no clear link to global warming, but Al Gore says we have to regulate everyones exhalations so we will. Because Al Gore is God. There is no health care crisis, except one caused by Democrat-backing trial lawyers driving up malpractice costs, especially in Pennsylvania. Are you scared enough to vote Democrat yet? 'I have a million ideas. America just can't afford them all.' "

MY FELLOW BITTER, STUPID, WORKING CLASS PEOPLE. YOU MIGHT BE AN IDIOT, TOO :-( If you think like Barack Obama, that WORKING CLASS PEOPLE are just a bunch of BITTER!, STUPID, PEASANTS, Cash COWS!, and CANNON FODDER. :-( You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience. You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. Whose husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history. You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people. You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in record time against a nuclear power. AND DID NOT LOSE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER. NOT ONE! You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think that Obama with no experience saving the environment is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose husband (Bill Clinton) left office with the greatest amount of environmental cleanup, and protections in American history. You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think that Obama with little or no education experience is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose husband (Bill Clinton) made higher education affordable for every American. And created higher job demand and starting salary�?s than they had ever been before or since. You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think that Obama with no experience will be better than Hillary Clinton who spent 8 years at the right hand of President Bill Clinton. Who is already on record as one of the greatest Presidents in American history. You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think that you can change the way Washington works with pretty speeches from Obama, rather than with the experience, and political expertise of two master politicians ON YOUR SIDE like Hillary and Bill Clinton.. You Might Be An Idiot, Too! If you think all those Republicans voting for Obama in the Democratic primaries, and caucuses are doing so because they think he is a stronger Democratic candidate than Hillary Clinton. :-) Best regards jacksmith... Working Class :-) p.s. If you don't know that the huge amounts of money funding the Obama campaign to try and defeat Hillary Clinton is coming in from the insurance, and medical industry, that has been ripping you off, and killing you and your children. And denying you, and your loved ones the life saving medical care you needed. All just so they can make more huge immoral profits for them-selves off of your suffering... You Might Be An Idiot, Too! You see, back in 1993 Hillary Clinton had the audacity, and nerve to try and get quality, affordable universal health care for everyone to prevent the suffering and needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of you each year. :-) Approx. 100,000 of you die each year from medical accidents from a rush to profit by the insurance, and medical industry. Another 120,000 of you die each year from treatable illness that people in other developed countries don�?t die from. And I could go on, and on...

DON'T BE DUPED !!! Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. With Hillary Clinton you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon. But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. �?Carpe diem�? (harvest the day). I think Hillary Clinton see�?s a beautiful world of plenty for all. She�?s a woman, and a mother. And it�?s time America. Do this for your-selves, and your children�?s future. You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now. You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don�?t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves. Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama�?s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE! As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help. Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! OUT GUNNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton. If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON�?T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose. The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy. The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses. Fortunately the Clinton�?s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic comebacks of Hillary Clinton�?s. Only the Clinton�?s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen. �?This is not a game�? (Hillary Clinton) Sincerely jacksmith... Working Class :-)

[QUOTE id="acf8cf12-df31-4d1e-87ab-22da06afddab"]The comments above are demeaning and wholly in appropriate to a university such as UPenn. Senator Clinton has far more experience in life and in government than does Senator Obama. In fact, both Senator Clinton and Senator McCain have accomplished much in their lives. As far as I can see, Senator Obama has accomplished nothing other than to acquire an ability to make eloguent speeches. Experience counts.[/QUOTE] yeah, he got elected by writing two books and speaking at a kerry rally, woohoo. i want a president of action, not words.

[QUOTE id="77c6241c-545a-4af7-a716-9d2e3143bc3c"]Can't wait for this cunt to lose.[/QUOTE] I guess you hate women, eh?

Jack, Unfortunately, your entry is full of apalling inaccuracies, fallacies and erroneous facts. Let me correct the most glaring errors. 1. "Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain." BFOX News/3.3.08 RUSH LIMBAUGH URGING REPUBLICANS TO VOTE CLINTON We need Obama bloodied up - vote for Hillary to keep it going http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334669,00.html Boston Globe/3.17.08 MANY VOTING FOR CLINTON TO BOOST GOP About 100,000 GOP loyalists voted for her in Ohio, 119,000 in Texas and 38,000 in Mississippi. Some want to prolong the bitter Dem battle, others believe she would be easier to beat in the Fall...I don't think McCain can beat Obama http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/03/17/many_voting_for_clinton_to_boost_gop/ You were 100% wrong, Jack. Plus, before you crow too much about Hillary's ability to win "the big states" - take Texas. She ended voting with a 3% lead, 1,459,814 votes. Deduct the 119,000 Republican votes, her real vote base then was 1,340,814. Obama had 1,358,785 LEGITIMATE votes. Technicall, he won both the Texas Primary and the Caucus!!!!!!! 2. "Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals??? And lost by much smaller vote margins. Her delegate count is higher than Obama�?s" RealClearPolitics.com/4.17.08 CLINTON OBAMA POPULAR VOTE 12,689,293 13,689,293 (+827,308) WITHOUT ILLEGAL REPUBLICAN VOTE* 12,604,985 13,689,293 (+1,084,308) Obama is the clear and away frontrunner in the popular vote, whatever Hillary erroneously may be heard to claim. And when the 257,000 of illegal Republican votes are deducted - it's an FEC violation to switch parties in order to vote for influence - his lead is over 1M votes. TOTAL DELEGATES 1,507 1,646 (+139) SUPERDELEGATES 256 (+25) 231 Obama has a 139 lead in total delegates, and since January, 69 superdelegates have signed with him, vs 3 or 4 new to Clinton, to narrow her lead to only 25. I think that's a pretty articulate move on the superdelegates part - they've made it clear where their support is, and the final uncommitted are waiting for the close of the primaries. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_vote_count.html Totally wrong again, Jack. I'm afraid you are hallucinating because, as you can see, the evidence supports the fact that Obama is the irrefutable choice of the people AND the delegates. As for electoral votes, they are not currently a deciding factor in the Democratic Primary, total delegates are and Obama is ahead. Clinton, sensing her loss and desperate to win, is trying every scheme she can to steal a win, including suggesting to the DNC that they change the current deciding factors, making a vehement case for the electoral voyes to decide. Probably won't happen, but the link below will take you to an interesting discussion and computation which again shows Obama winning against McCain, and Clinton losing against him. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address;=132x5346078 3. "Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! OUT GUNNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton." This is your most embarrassing, Jack. See, the point really is that Hillary Clinton horribly mismanaged her campaign, spent all her money upfront and didn't plan properly for the back end, assuming her early nomination was inevitable. Short-sighted. the link below will take you to the site where all campaign finaces are recorded. As you can see, Obama's total campaign chest is $193,600,733 and Hillary Clinton's is $169,003,120 - the difference is +$24,597,613. I am no math genius, but I can divide and multiply. Sorry, Jack - Obama doesn't have a campaign chest that is 4 or 5 times bigger than Clinton's. That's a lie. See for yourself. http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00000019&cycle;=2008 4. "All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON�?T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose" Now, given that all the garbage you have in here has now been disproven above in 1 - 3, this statement looks not only ignorant, but disrespectful and it is because of this fact that I have spent all the time I have to correct your facts. Are you a Penn student? You should know better. Check your facts before you make bombastic and offensive statements - otherwise you look stupid. Whoever is feeding you this crap is manipulating your mind. Good luck with your candidate. Unfortunately you've chosen the wrong one to back. Obamo 08

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