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Hillary Clinton presents herself as the candidate of "experience." So far this isn't helping her. Why? Because most people realize that her experience is mainly in screwing up.
We all know about Hillary's arrogant attempt to take over one-sixth of the U.S. economy through her nationalized health care scheme. Americans rebelled against this, and Bill Clinton wisely dropped the idea.
Hillary doesn't talk much about that, but she does talk about her foreign policy experience. This is puzzling, because the New York Times reported a few months ago that Hillary didn't have a security clearance and virtually never attended any foreign policy meetings.
But let's say she did. What experience can she claim? Well, the radical Muslims launched a series of devastating attacks against U.S. targets in the 1990s. They bombed the Khobar Towers facility in Saudi Arabia, they attacked two U.S. embassies in East Africa, they launched a suicide attack against the U.S.S. Cole. And what did the Clinton administration do in response? Basically nothing.
Between 1996, when he declared war on America and moved from the Sudan to Afghanistan, Bin Laden was a public figure. He lived in a house provided by Mullah Omar and preached in the local mosque. He granted interviews to the British journalist Robert Fisk, to Peter Arnett of CNN, to John Miller of ABC news, to the Pakistani journalist Abdel Bari Atwan. The Clintons have been saying that they did everything in their power to get Bin Laden, but how could all these journalists so easily locate Bin Laden while the Clinton administration couldn't?
Experience counts when it points to a record of accomplishment. Hillary's experience, to the degree that she was involved at all, has been one of neglecting the threat of radical Islam and consequently emboldening Bin Laden to strike us on 9/11.
If you want to read more about the political and cultural roots of 9/11, my book The Enemy at Home is out in paperback this week.
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Hillary's Experience In Screwing Up
Posted Feb 13th 2008 5:39PM by Dinesh D'Souza
Filed under: Hillary Clinton, 9/11, Bill Clinton
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91. "The default is no belief." Maybe. But what of justice and injustice? Are they 'real' in any sense? The default is to think they are not; after all, we're not born with a belief in justice. What about rights? Are they are they 'real,' beyond our desires? The default position is to think they are not, since we're not born with a knowledge of rights. How about violence? We're born with violent tendencies, no doubt. Violence is the default position. We have to be told (and taught, and conditioned) not to take what isn't ours, not to hurt others, and so on. So what's my point? The 'default position' has no special standing in any other area of life; why this one?
Tiny Tim at 5:08PM on Feb 14th 2008
92. Thanks, Jerry, I will look at it when I get home.
Linda at 5:10PM on Feb 14th 2008
93. Well, Tiny, justice and morality evolve in a civilized society as a result of needing to live together.
Being taught right and wrong and to follow the law is a whole lot different from believing in superstition and the supernatural.
Linda at 5:13PM on Feb 14th 2008
94. Hillary can wreck, ruin, demolish Obamas' run for Presidential Nomination by
getting Al Gore to endorse Obama, what a boring kiss of death
robert okane at 5:19PM on Feb 14th 2008
95. Religion evolved too, and it has obviously survived, so perhaps it too serves a purpose.
Tiny Tim at 5:16PM on Feb 14th 2008
96. nd respect every persons right to their beliefs without being so nasty and righteous about yourself.
Carol at 4:30PM on Feb 14th 2008
xx
first, disinterest in your beliefs isn't a belief, it's the opposite. You are ME is not applicable.
You're entitled to your beliefs if you keep them away from government. If you meld them with government, they're no longer religious beliefs, they're a political position and a diligent person has a duty to examine it critically and even ridicule it.
second, you won't find anyone who isn't interested in religion saying a consenting adult couple who love each other and intend to stay together for life can't get married.
There aren't any constitutional amendments contemplated that would prohibit people from marrying because of their religious beliefs, for example, even if they were choices and they weren't born that way.
Clif Kuplen at 5:42PM on Feb 14th 2008
97. I guess having Obama is the next thing for you to smile at. The republicans are happy that Hillary is losing her mojo due to all the screaming wild whites for Obama. But, when it comes to the end of the day and the future, what we have here will be a black president who is :http://www.freedomsenemies.com/_more/obama.htm
AND THAT IS DUE TO THE UNEDUCATED PEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND WENT AND ELECTED A STAR.
Jaki Baez at 5:44PM on Feb 14th 2008
98. Tiny Tim,
Violence is not a default position. Glad to hear someone say religion evolves. The most civilization is the need (desire) for approval.
Jerry Brown at 5:46PM on Feb 14th 2008
99. Tiny Tim,
Sorry What I meant to say; The need (desire) for approval is the most civilizing quality we have.
Jerry Brown at 5:49PM on Feb 14th 2008
100. These comments are completely out of control. Are we talking about the presidential candidates or religion or the lack thereof? Stick to the subject guys. It is up to every person to believe or not to believe and I won't judge any of you one way or the other. I'm trying to get some insight from you guys on these candidates. I'm still trying to make a decision on who to vote for, but I can't get more knowledge about the people running for office without accurate information.
Somebody please stick to the subject without going off on someone's "CHOICE" to have faith!
Get Real at 6:09PM on Feb 14th 2008
101. "98. Tiny Tim,
Violence is not a default position."
It isn't? Children are natural pacifists? We don't have to teach them not to hit other kids, not to hurt animals, etc.? Somehow I doubt that.
Tiny Tim at 6:11PM on Feb 14th 2008
102. "http://www.racistfascistwebsitethatjakiposted.com
AND THAT IS DUE TO THE UNEDUCATED PEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND WENT AND ELECTED A STAR.
Jaki Baez "
That website is the closest thing to hate speech I have seen in a long time. The only thing missing is the hoods and burning crosses.
You hateful assholes need to be shown the door.
Oh, wait, that's right - Dinesh ENCOURAGES people like this...
brandon at 6:11PM on Feb 14th 2008
103. Tiny Tim,
Violence is a taught behavior. I would agree there are some people who embrace violence, but in most cases they have been taught to do so. In many cases there are mental problems involved. The inherent desire for survive is paramount in most people, and that is a defensive position where the overt act of violence has to do with aggression. There is no doubt due to our lack of being more evolved, violence is wide spread on this planet. Given a loving home life a child does not tend to be violent by nature. Your position on this issue makes me wonder if you are a parent. One of the acts of a child that is talked about is, if they torture animals as is the case of serial killers. At the present time our country is dealing with torture, and it is a fact most people are against it which would not be the case if it were a default
Jerry Brown at 6:30PM on Feb 14th 2008
104. 94. Religion evolved too, and it has obviously survived, so perhaps it too serves a purpose.
Tiny Tim at 5:16PM on Feb 14th 2008
Tiny Tim; religion does serve a purpose. That is not to say it's beneficial in the long run. Or even true. It did certainly help scared humans get through some long nights.
But in evolutionary terms, religion is like Sickle Cell Anemia. It served a benefical purpose in it's original time and place, but now, in America, Sickle Cell Anemia is an illness.
Ryan Anderson at 6:36PM on Feb 14th 2008
105. ATHEIST
reply to: 88. Boggles the mind that there are so many people who are so hateful toward people who follow a Christian lifestyle. Carol
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I've never said anything about YOUR lifestyle.
If you're going to make a complaint, get the facts right.
What I said was, the beliefs and doctrines of Christianity are Complete Nonsense. Specificially, it was an end of the world cult. The words of Jesus predicted a supernatural figure from escapist literature in 50 AD (Enoch, aks the Son of Man, complete with legions of angels. Collect all 2,000,000,000 sets!) would resurrect everyone who had ever died and then judge them.
That's NOT a complaint about your lifestyle.
That's a complaint about people who try to make us crazy, by insisting nonsense is the Word of God and we should bow down and/or RESPECT your beliefs
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Reply to: Especially here in America where one of our most basic credos is to allow equality and give respect for people of all faiths.
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Absolutely NOT.
Nothing in our Constitution says I have to RESPECT a Christian. Or a Muslim.
The law cannot make his religion ILLEGAL, but I will NEVER respect a Christian... because of their beliefs. Which are silly beyond words.
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Reply to: ome people say that they don't believe in any sort of supreme being; they say they don't believe in anything. But actually, they DO believe in something. They BELIEVE in nothing -- which in other words means that they have faith and believe that there is nothing. And that is fine. Just admit that you do have a belief, as millions of others do.
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No, i don't think I will.
Don't see any reason to.
The world did not end while some of the people who heard Jesus preach were still alive.
That's a FACT. NOT a belief.
I don't respect beliefs. I might respect FACTS.
You're so brainwashed by this silly religious nonsense, you think everyone is like you. We're NOT.
William Hays at 7:18PM on Feb 14th 2008