Hating Hillary

If you're concerned about the prospects of this country ever healing its partisan divide, rejoice. There is one candidate who can certainly unite the fringes of the political spectrum – against her. Witness these comments, culled at random from the Tasini site and Free Republic.

I will vote for any candidate who finally ends this war against peaceful Muslims, including those in al Qaeda and Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Even Zarqawi is a freedom fighter against imperialism.

[T]his generation of youth is too wise to be fooled by a bunch of corporate whores who will murder, thieve and plot against their own citizens.

Clinton, Kerry, and that 5th columnist, Liberman [sic], et all [sic], have one thing that pushed them to support the war and still support the occupation of Iraq: The desire of the extremists in the Israeli Lobby.

Let there be no mistake about it. The Israelis wanted the war (Netenyahu[sic] / Sharon asked for it months before it was launched) and the Israeli Lobby kept pushing for it. Republicans of course jump on any war, because war is money, especially when there is Oil and other contracts that they can award to their supporters...

Let's not forget that anything AIPAC and other Israeli fronts have put in front of the members of congress, gets passed with over 400 signatures! This is the reason behind the war and the Democratic party leadership's support for it. Israel and its lobby wanted to make US disliked in the Muslim world, due to what would be perceived as an unjust war bringing unmeasurable death, destruction, torture, and suffering to civilians. Their Israeli "advisors" and "Christian" Allies of the right saw that would happen, beginning with the speeches they wrote for George Bush promising a "Crusade" and "Shock and Awe"...

Anyone bringing down these corrupt politicians should be praised.

Let's send Chelsea to Bagdahd. [sic]

Personally, I don't want to see Hillary Clinton run for office because I don't have that much faith in the American public - they'd probably do something stupid like voting for her. Therefore, I voted no! Definitely not! No freakin way! (just in case this is a feeler for her as to whether or not she throw her panties in the ring)

She's not bulletproof, politically or literally. As Michael said in Godfather I, "If history teaches us anything, it teaches us that anyone can be killed". Where is Frankie Pantangelo {Five Angels}?

HilLIARy is about as sexy as a landfill.

No Hillary, you are an obese sow.

May you slip on the nearest pile of slug sh*t from which you arose and forever slide from public life into the pit where you belong.


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Hillary's unfavorabhles

To me she looks like an unstoppably strong first-place '06 Senate finisher in primary & general. (Though I personally prefer Tasini's anti war position.)

For President in 08, however, the proportion of people who view her unfavorably is very high. Pollingreport.com currently has 47% saying she would not be a good president and (in Fox & NBC/Marist) losing head-to-head against McCain and Guiliani. With such a strong anti-Hillary base, she might make a weak candidate.


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Hillary is never...

...going to be the dem nominee for exactly the reasons you pointed out. God help us if she gets the nomination.


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Hillary may be a lock for the Senate

I was planning to support Tasini because of the war, but I don't think it is really worth the effort. I feel it's better to spend my efforts on the Congressional race (Dr Bob Johnson 2006!) and other local candidates. I think I'm just going to pretend Burnie Sanders is my Senate candidate, my area of NY is really close to Vermont anyway. Smiling

I really hope we don't make the mistake of nominating Hillary for Prez in '08, but it would be wonderful if we could find a viable candidate that isn't a white male to nominate. I'm a white male, but frankly I'm really sick of seeing politics dominated by white males in a supposedly open free election process.


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