Bloggers "Take Back America" from Hillary Clinton
[via Buffalo News - Bloggers take Clinton to task over her stand on Iraq War]:
Political observers still say Clinton is the overwhelming favorite for the nomination, thanks to her name recognition and the huge network of fund-raising and grass-roots support she has built on top of the network left behind by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.But you didn't hear much of that conventional wisdom at the Take Back America conference. Instead, you heard criticism of Clinton's recent consensus-seeking comments on abortion and her support of a bill banning flag burning.
"She's alienated a lot of feminist and progressive bloggers," said Liza Sabater, who blogs at Culturekitchen.com.
BTW, there was a bit of a kerfuffle over her appearance. Representatives of CodePink were under the impression they would be able to bring in banners and posters and also interrogate Hillary during a Q&A. Toby Chadhouri, the CAF's Communications Director spinned it as a misunderstanding on the part of CodePink since they had stressed to them they 're goal was to make possible "healthy discussions" of the issues during the conferences.
So members of CodePink booed Hillary but one of Michelle Malkin's indetured servants spinned it as "We've captured and posted the video of Hillary getting booed as she asks progressives to support the troops."
Heh. Fucking liars.
Mahablog, Suburban Guerrilla and Taylor Marsh have the 411. Go read them.
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Totally!
Submitted by liza on 16 June 2006 - 11:01am.
People were giving away fliers and what not. CodePink was even giving papers with 2500 on it that everybody was wearing.
The politicians played if safe and basically stayed at the podium level. There was not one Q&A. The politicos definitely were not into mingling with the little people. They just came in to speechify. So in that sense, it was like any other confenrence.
About Hillary's booing though, it bothers me it was described as being done by anti-war or pacificits. I wasn't there but people who was there said she was booed by everybody. It wasn't like one group had a booing agenda or something like that.
On the other hand, when Kerry came in and said, "I made a mistake. I voted for the war and I regret it", he was given a standing ovation.
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yep...
Submitted by IrnBru001 (not verified) on 16 June 2006 - 11:36am.
you've got to be able to face the heat on your decisions. I'm not anti-Hillary but I think her decision on the war was wrong. In the end if it come to be her or McCain I will vote for Hillary with no remorse.
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She so does not have the nomination locked down
Submitted by liza on 16 June 2006 - 11:42am.
There are way more competent people than her who could do an awesome job as president. John Edwards, Russ Feingold and that little dark horse known as Al Gore.
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I know
Submitted by IrnBru001 (not verified) on 16 June 2006 - 11:49am.
and I'll vote and support my conscience during the primary.
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I think it was a misunderstand myself.
I mean CP's major complaints were that the didn't get to have banners, ask questions and pass out flyers. But they DID pass out flyers, I got one of their "2500" flyers. And no one, a Clinton supporter or opponent, got to ask question or have banners at the speach. In fact none one was allowed to do those things at any of the major speaches! I sympathize but it seems like they wanted special treatment above and beyond what others were allowed.