Hillary Clinton
I am so frustrated in this election. Yes, I believe in socialistic health care; yes, I believe that taxes favor the rich; yes, I'd love to see a revolution that puts women's rights in the hands of women, not weird conservative men.
That is why I support Hillary Clinton. She is, I think, similar to a female Lyndon Baines Johnson -- the man from Texas who gave us Medicare and Medicaid and created the "Great Society." He was an asshole. But look what he accomplished. And in the face of manic conservative backlash.
Ms. Clinton is not LBJ. She is woman who has been in the political hot spot since 1992 when her husband became president. Of all the "scandals" and allegations put at her door, not one has been proven. And, the GOP has tried their considerable damnedest to try. Since 1992. Not ONE allegation has been proven. When the GOP couldn't pin an existing scandal, they made one of a man's personal life with Monica Lewisnky. It had nothing to do with running the country and Ms. Clinton handled it, as she has handled every curve ball hurled at her, with dignity and grace.
Now, the youth of our country are aligned with Mr. Sanders who they think can suddenly make our country into a socialistic domain. He is passionate and shouts a lot. He also said he was more of a feminist than a Democratic running mate who was a woman. As well, he wrote an essay as a young man about a woman fantasizing about being raped by two men. I won't demonize him for the rape essay (even though as a rape victim, even the "fantasy" makes me cringe in horror) -- he was a young man. I won't even demonize him for the feminist comment; he used a weapon at hand in an election even though the woman he maligned was a passionate advocate of equal rights.
But, this is not the person I want to be elected to try to accomplish his agenda. I want someone who has been through the hell of GOP censure and risen above it. Mr. Sanders is not that person. As the Democratic candidate he will lose -- because of one word, "socialism." There are just not enough people willing to back that at this time. The GOP want Mr. Sanders to be the candidate because they know he will lose. Think about that. They have ramped up attacks on Ms. Clinton while leaving Mr. Sanders alone. It's because they know Clinton would be very hard to beat.
I hope both Sanders and Clinton realize they will have to be running mates. The alternative of a possible Cruz or Trump presidency is unthinkable. If Sanders wins the primary, he needs Clinton to balance his still off-the-wall ideas. If Clinton wins the candidacy, she needs Mr. Sanders (and his ideas) to win.
I still favor Ms. Clinton because the GOP hates her so much; because she was the first to offer Universal Health Care (back in the 1990's (ahem to all of you who love to hate the ACA or who want a single payer plan); because she is committed to women's rights; because she was a great Secretary of State (y'all remember that, right? The most admired woman in the world? Numerous times?); because sometimes armed conflict is necessary and I trust her to know when and not "carpet bomb" a region just because.
Yeah. Ms. Clinton has been "presidential" since 1992. It's time everyone else caught on.
You are welcome to google Mr. Sanders' "scandals." They are verified by Snopes. Just THINK what a field day the GOP will have with those.
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"Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard." - Hillary Clinton
That is why I support Hillary Clinton. She is, I think, similar to a female Lyndon Baines Johnson -- the man from Texas who gave us Medicare and Medicaid and created the "Great Society." He was an asshole. But look what he accomplished. And in the face of manic conservative backlash.
Ms. Clinton is not LBJ. She is woman who has been in the political hot spot since 1992 when her husband became president. Of all the "scandals" and allegations put at her door, not one has been proven. And, the GOP has tried their considerable damnedest to try. Since 1992. Not ONE allegation has been proven. When the GOP couldn't pin an existing scandal, they made one of a man's personal life with Monica Lewisnky. It had nothing to do with running the country and Ms. Clinton handled it, as she has handled every curve ball hurled at her, with dignity and grace.
Now, the youth of our country are aligned with Mr. Sanders who they think can suddenly make our country into a socialistic domain. He is passionate and shouts a lot. He also said he was more of a feminist than a Democratic running mate who was a woman. As well, he wrote an essay as a young man about a woman fantasizing about being raped by two men. I won't demonize him for the rape essay (even though as a rape victim, even the "fantasy" makes me cringe in horror) -- he was a young man. I won't even demonize him for the feminist comment; he used a weapon at hand in an election even though the woman he maligned was a passionate advocate of equal rights.
But, this is not the person I want to be elected to try to accomplish his agenda. I want someone who has been through the hell of GOP censure and risen above it. Mr. Sanders is not that person. As the Democratic candidate he will lose -- because of one word, "socialism." There are just not enough people willing to back that at this time. The GOP want Mr. Sanders to be the candidate because they know he will lose. Think about that. They have ramped up attacks on Ms. Clinton while leaving Mr. Sanders alone. It's because they know Clinton would be very hard to beat.
I hope both Sanders and Clinton realize they will have to be running mates. The alternative of a possible Cruz or Trump presidency is unthinkable. If Sanders wins the primary, he needs Clinton to balance his still off-the-wall ideas. If Clinton wins the candidacy, she needs Mr. Sanders (and his ideas) to win.
I still favor Ms. Clinton because the GOP hates her so much; because she was the first to offer Universal Health Care (back in the 1990's (ahem to all of you who love to hate the ACA or who want a single payer plan); because she is committed to women's rights; because she was a great Secretary of State (y'all remember that, right? The most admired woman in the world? Numerous times?); because sometimes armed conflict is necessary and I trust her to know when and not "carpet bomb" a region just because.
Yeah. Ms. Clinton has been "presidential" since 1992. It's time everyone else caught on.
You are welcome to google Mr. Sanders' "scandals." They are verified by Snopes. Just THINK what a field day the GOP will have with those.
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"Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard." - Hillary Clinton