LIE OF THE WEEK: 11-02-2007
Senator Hillary Clinton on her "stand against special interests":
" You know, I have a long record of standing up and fighting, and I take on the special interests. I've been taking them on for many years. And I think all you have to do is go back and -- and read the media to know that."
THE TRUTH: A more important source to read is the Federal Election Commission, more specifically the reports on her campaign contributions. As was correctly pointed by her rivals for the Democratic nomination for president, she is the candidate who has accepted the most campaign contributions from special interests from both of the major political parties. In fact, she owes very little of her support to individual donors and relies heavily on campaign committees and donation "bundlers". If she thinks any of us buy her ridiculous assertion that this money does not influence her policy positions, then she must have a very low opinion of the intelligence of the American people. It will be a sad day for America if we have to suffer through another 4 or 8 years of a Clinton administration where policy will be decided either by reading polls (close to election seasons) or by selling to the highest bidder (as was done to the Lincoln bedroom).
" You know, I have a long record of standing up and fighting, and I take on the special interests. I've been taking them on for many years. And I think all you have to do is go back and -- and read the media to know that."
THE TRUTH: A more important source to read is the Federal Election Commission, more specifically the reports on her campaign contributions. As was correctly pointed by her rivals for the Democratic nomination for president, she is the candidate who has accepted the most campaign contributions from special interests from both of the major political parties. In fact, she owes very little of her support to individual donors and relies heavily on campaign committees and donation "bundlers". If she thinks any of us buy her ridiculous assertion that this money does not influence her policy positions, then she must have a very low opinion of the intelligence of the American people. It will be a sad day for America if we have to suffer through another 4 or 8 years of a Clinton administration where policy will be decided either by reading polls (close to election seasons) or by selling to the highest bidder (as was done to the Lincoln bedroom).
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