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Clinton's smooth sailing

GTO | 1:49 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Did Ted Kennedy badger her with irrelavent questions like he always did with Bush's cabinet nominees? Did anyone ask her about cattlegate, whitewater, rose law firm billing records or the missing white house papers? I didn't think so! Democrats always hide their own corruption!

Benefits of opponents | 5:55 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Is this one of the benefits negotiated during the pre election campaigning? Seems that Obama has taken care of all his opponents running against him for office and putting them in some pretty good positions in his administration. So we still end up with the same political mindset and policies of the previous political systems that have failed america. The U.S. Border Patrol along Mexico will soon disappear and get reasigned to the Canadian border, where things are not so volital and political. And any american defending his property along the Mexican border will be dully prosecuted for violating the rights of the illegals to come in unopposed and trample his land and kill his livestock for food. It's part of Obama's plan to let any and all illegals in to america and further the economic crises of the america citizens. Our countries savior, Obama, is on a quest to get him and his illegal family citizenship.

Stuff that..... | 6:14 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

velvet glove with something of value and the Clintons are in the purchaser's hip pocket. I'm with Dick Lugar on this one. The Clintons are a modern day Bonnie and Clyde who ply their trade without firearms. Their history is too well documented to simply ignore. They will serve themselves first, and the country's needs are somewhat lower down the list. Obama needs to be extremely careful with this pair....look at the Clinton's history....those closest to the Clinton's have been the ones to take a fall for the Clintons.

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Clintons | 7:06 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

are a strange breed. They are all about power and money, and they can never get enough. She will work deals and sell the US down the river, while the press gives her a pass.

Anonymous | 10:07 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

"Did anyone ask her about cattlegate, whitewater, rose law firm billing records or the missing white house papers?"

You need to learn the truth. You where feed lies by the neoconservative propaganda machine. We are prohibited from putting links here. Google the "Arkansas Project." You will hear there was a systematic use of lies. These lies have been disproved.

"According to R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., editor in chief of the Spectator, the idea for investigating the Clintons was born on a fishing trip on the Chesapeake Bay in the fall of 1993. David Brock, who reported many of the Clinton scandals, described himself as a Republican "hitman" who "soon became a lead figure in the drive to" get Clinton. Writing for the American Spectator, he brought the stories of alleged sexual misbehavior by Bill and Hillary Clinton into the public notice in late 1993.[3] The Pacific Research Institute funded further attempts to discredit the Clintons. The "Arkansas Project" name that later became famous was conceived as a joke; the actual name within the Spectator and between the Spectator and Scaife foundations was the "Editorial Improvement Project."

Anonymous | 10:08 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

"Writer David Brock also went after the Clintons. Brock was the first journalist who published the sexual allegations by Paula Jones, which conflicted with later claims.[20] The Troopergate investigation later led Jones to sue Clinton, successfully obtaining an out-of-court settlement in the hundreds of thousands. Brock continued his conspiracy theorizing until a 1997 Esquire article titled "I Was a Conservative Hit Man" in which he recanted some of his claims. In 1998 he went further and personally apologized to Clinton. Brock was let go from the Spectator and published his 2002 book Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative."

To: Anonymous | 10:48 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

"You where feed lies by the neoconservative propaganda machine."

Oh really? Was it a lie that Bill Clinton exposed himself to Paula Jones? That he cheated on his wife with an intern and multiple other women? That he lied about it under oath?

Sorry. The Clintons will do and say anything to get what they want. That includes murder. Brock found a way to make some extra money. Big deal. One writer. A majority of what the Clintons are accused of cannot be discredited.

Charles | 11:10 a.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Congratulations to Hillary R. Clinton. A woman who has worked hard for those in need in Arkansas, New York, the country and women aound the world.
As American she makes me feel proud of what she has accomplished. She is one among many who will help us to recover the dignity we lost as a nation.
I would like to invite all LDS in conservative Utah to put aside their misstrust and pray for the new president and his cabinet, to have the wisdom, courage and objectivity to do what is right for our country and the world.

RedShirt | 12:18 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

If they are able to enforce "the foundation to immediately disclose donations of $50,000 or more" wouldn't that just encourage foreign governments trying to get favor with Bill and Hillary to make donations that are $49,999 using multiple names?

All they are trying to do is to make it so that it appears as if they have done something, when actually they have not.

The narrative about Hillary's answers make is sound like she never really answered the questions, but is slick enough to either deflect the question or to use up the questioner's time to prevent actual questions from being asked.

Paul | 3:14 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Hildabeast- the most corrupt politician ever: cattle-gate; travel-gate; confidential FBI files in the white house; smear campaign against her husband's Gennifer Flowers, Kathleen Willey, Paula Jones and other Bill girlfriends; Marc Rich pardon/Hillary Senate campaign donation scandal; Hollywood campaign fainance scandal-indictment of Hillary's campaign aide; the infamous missing subpoenaed Whitewater billing records appearing with Hillary's fingerprints in her living quarters; and round and round we go---- Hillary the poster child for political corruption!!!

RE: Paul | 4:23 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Let's not forget all foriegn money the clintons recieved for the presidential library among other things,

that is a tremendous conflict of intrest.

Re: anonymous | 5:41 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Sureeee they are lies! Just ask Hillary, she will tell you all about the "vast right wing conspiracy" The truth is she is corrupt and everyone knows it!

rlp | 8:36 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

I am concern not just for her, but the two running the State Department. Are Americans and Washington gullable, or am I the only one who cannot trust this team with our country's security. Do we not learn anything from history?

Trust Hillary? | 8:48 p.m. Jan. 14, 2009

Best laugh I had all day!

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