Thursday, August 28, 2008
Favorite part of Big Dog's speech last night
Excerpt from Bill Clinton's 2008 Democratic Convention
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Barack Obama also will not allow the world's problems to obscure its opportunities. Everywhere, in rich and poor countries alike, hardworking people need good jobs; secure, affordable healthcare, food, and energy; quality education for their children; and economically beneficial ways to fight global warming. These challenges cry out for American ideas and American innovation. When Barack Obama unleashes them, America will save lives, win new allies, open new markets, and create new jobs for our people.
Most important,
Barack Obama knows that America cannot be strong abroad unless we are strong at home. People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.Look at the example the Republicans have set: American workers have given us consistently rising productivity. They've worked harder and produced more. What did they get in return? Declining wages, less than ΒΌ as many new jobs as in the previous eight years, smaller health care and pension benefits, rising poverty and the biggest increase in income inequality since the 1920s. American families by the millions are struggling with soaring health care costs and declining coverage. I will never forget the parents of children with autism and other severe conditions who told me on the campaign trail that they couldn't afford health care and couldn't qualify their kids for Medicaid unless they quit work or got a divorce. Are these the family values the Republicans are so proud of? What about the military families pushed to the breaking point by unprecedented multiple deployments? What about the assault on science and the defense of torture? What about the war on unions and the unlimited favors for the well connected? What about Katrina and cronyism?
America can do better than that. And Barack Obama will.
But first we have to elect him.
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7 Comments:
When Clinton started rattling off the economic performance under Repubs and Dubya, it was beautiful.
I really liked his point that we really didn't get to see the Repubs in action until 2001, when they finally got their goal of controlling the White House and Congress.
And then look what happened.
There is no coherent argument against that. None.
My favorite part of this speech was the fact that I couldn't hear much of it over Menckles yelling at the Hattiesburg Howard Johnson's over the phone as they seem to have "lost" our reservation for Monday night for some reason. (We're leaning toward staying anyway right now.... but that lean is based on incomplete information)
Hattiesburg? Bring water and batteries. I think it would take another Katrina to cause that kind of disruption that far inland, but it sounds like it's Panicville there too.
It's about as far inland as I am willing to go. Check that.... right about now I'm willing to go as far inland as maybe Dryades St.
Yes, and Bill's better half was in the Senate the whole time and what has she done to stop/slow the Republicans? She voted FOR the invasion of Iraq. She continues to vote FOR full funding of that unconstitutinal war. When was the last time Mrs. Clinton and her fellow Democrats stood up and said, "We can't take it anymore. We're going to BLOCK Bush's nominations to the SCOTUS. We're going to FILIBUSTER these immoral bills. We're going to use the tools we already have to fix things." The message I'm getting from Bill and all the other speakers is that unless the Democrats have the White House, they're powerless. Well that's just pure grot.
Peace,
Tim
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
Needs to be repeated again and again.
Oh, and Tim. Hillary voted to allow the President to take appropriate action in Iraq and that was based on faulty intel that Bush assured them was legit.
We cannot stop the war RESPONSIBLY without a Democrat in the white house.
daniel z,
No, Congress illegally voted to transfer their Constitutional authority to declare war to (1) the president and (2) the United Nations. "Faulty intel" was part of the poor reasoning to want to invade Iraq; the Constitutional issues far outweigh any "faulty intel." Suggest you go back and read the actual resolution voted on by Congress. In so many words it says, "Mr. President, if you think it's necessary and if the UN agrees, then it's your call to start a war." WRONG. See Section 8 of the Constitution. Everyone who voted FOR that resolution is, IMO, a declared enemy of the Constitution.
Peace,
Tim
