I am not the world's biggest Hillary Clinton fan, but we have been noticing lately that she is being attacked constantly in the media for some of the most absurd things in the world. My two favorite are her "evil laugh" according to Fox News Channel and a Republican consultant calling her "fishwifey" (I had to look it up; it apparently means "a coarse-mannered, vulgar-tongued woman" or "a woman who sells fish").
Now, there is also a new attack video on the internet from a guy who has been arrested for fraud and is being financed by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth backers. So, the right-wing attack machine has begun in earnest. And as much I have policy differences with Senator Clinton (you can read those here), it's time to step up and defend her against these ridiculous attacks:
I think political attacks on someone's record is totally fair game. In fact, I don't think John Kerry attacked George Bush's dismal record in 2004 nearly enough. But personal attacks based on absolutely nothing are not fair game. Unfortunately, however, as you as you can see in the video above, this is exactly what has been leveled at Senator Clinton. We have to let the media know this is not acceptable. Talk about her record, not her chest. Enough is enough.
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Posted Oct 30th 2007 12:25PM by Cenk Uygur
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31. M2D5
It is called research. He had a source to answer the question you had. If you wish to debunk it than look at his source, but than again you said you were lazy anyway so really it wouldn't matter to you.
But like i said, we put to much energy into bashing each other and defending our favorite people.
In any case I will not vote for Hillary because I do not agree with her approach as a leader and will not think she will be able to execute with precision. She is smart and has good ideas but will serve better as an advisor. Our next leader needs to have strong convictions yet remain flexable; Hillary is too flexable and has no convicions. However, though I do not wish to have the Clintons back in the White House, it is completely childish, waste of time and breath, and ultimately irrelevant to spew names as slut, ugly, stupid, and what have you toward her (or any one for that matter.)
David McCool at 1:48PM on Oct 31st 2007
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"It is called research. He had a source to answer the question you had. If you wish to debunk it than look at his source, but than again you said you were lazy anyway so really it wouldn't matter to you."
It's not that I am really lazy, it's just that I would like to hear some one respond without using pre-written answers. I believe one of the things when writing a position paper for something is not to just "copy" ,but as you put it, to research and put the information into your own words. As far as any vitriolic name calling I do not not believe that I have engaged in any of it within this particular discussion.
M2D5 at 2:16PM on Oct 31st 2007