LIE OF THE WEEK: 11-16-2007
Senator Hillary Clinton on being "attacked" by the other candidates:
"I don't mind taking hits on my record on issues, but when somebody starts throwing mud, at least we can hope that it's both accurate and not right out of the Republican playbook. Because what I believe is important is that we put forth what we stand for. I have been active for 35 years. The American people know where I stand."
THE TRUTH: This is an extremely big lie because Senator Clinton avoids all accountability for everything she's ever done which has had negative consequences. Has anyone actually ever heard her take responsibility for any of her actions? (The Iraq War vote? The failed 1993 healthcare initiative? etc) She deflects every issue into an attack on the Republicans, as if that is the same as having a solid position on an issue. It's ironic that she accuses her opponents of using the "Republican playbook" to attack her because it's exactly what she's been doing to both Senator Obama and former Senator Edwards. (Most recent example: she attacked Obama for not having foreign policy experience by stating that spending part of his childhood overseas does not count as foreign policy experience one day after several Republican groups started using this attack.) It's also ironic that she should claim 35 years of experience when it's clear that the majority of those years (1979-2000) were spent as a First Lady of Arkansas and of America and not in any policymaking position. Being "Slick Willy's" First Lady is also another indicator of not having any firm positions and instead just following public polls and campaign money. We need to hope and pray that circumstances do not line up to make her our first female president because that will be one of the worst possible outcomes of the 2008 election.
"I don't mind taking hits on my record on issues, but when somebody starts throwing mud, at least we can hope that it's both accurate and not right out of the Republican playbook. Because what I believe is important is that we put forth what we stand for. I have been active for 35 years. The American people know where I stand."
THE TRUTH: This is an extremely big lie because Senator Clinton avoids all accountability for everything she's ever done which has had negative consequences. Has anyone actually ever heard her take responsibility for any of her actions? (The Iraq War vote? The failed 1993 healthcare initiative? etc) She deflects every issue into an attack on the Republicans, as if that is the same as having a solid position on an issue. It's ironic that she accuses her opponents of using the "Republican playbook" to attack her because it's exactly what she's been doing to both Senator Obama and former Senator Edwards. (Most recent example: she attacked Obama for not having foreign policy experience by stating that spending part of his childhood overseas does not count as foreign policy experience one day after several Republican groups started using this attack.) It's also ironic that she should claim 35 years of experience when it's clear that the majority of those years (1979-2000) were spent as a First Lady of Arkansas and of America and not in any policymaking position. Being "Slick Willy's" First Lady is also another indicator of not having any firm positions and instead just following public polls and campaign money. We need to hope and pray that circumstances do not line up to make her our first female president because that will be one of the worst possible outcomes of the 2008 election.
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