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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 |
Today is a difficult day for Clinton supporters. For over 17 million voters it is the end for their candidate, for another 17 million voters it is only the beginning.
To many men and women Hillary Rodham Clinton represents more than just another candidate vying for power, more than just a woman with an actual chance to attain the highest office in the land. For many Hillary Rodham Clinton is the fighter in us. Her story is the story of so many who have fought so hard, who have worked twice as hard, who have stood up and pushed forward.
It is now up to the supporters of both campaigns to unify the Democratic Party. Both sides need to hold out a hand and help bring the 17 million men and women who voted for Hillary Clinton into a Democratic Party that is to be lead by Barack Obama.
Many Clinton supporters are unsure, not because Obama is somehow unfit to lead the Democratic Party but because some Obama supporters have been quite vicious when it comes to Hillary Clinton.
F*&k you Pennsylvania! or F*&k you West Virginia! on the front page of Reddit every time Clinton takes a state does not help. Neither did the calls to push her out of the race before every Democrat had the opportunity to vote.
It is time to put away the gloves and put this viciousness and anger behind. This is a historic day. Barack Obama is about to become the first African-American in the history of the United States of America to lead the Democratic Party and maybe even the country.
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
I have been vehemently trying to avoid talking about this utter non-sense but I can no longer help myself as this has gotten to the point of absolute ridiculousness.
Since February 5, Super Tuesday this election has been reduced to nothingness. The media love it, the pundits’ love it, oh and Jon Stewart cannot help but to joke about it. But for the American citizen this should be troubling.
We have not heard of policy, of substance, of facts, of things that actually matter. Some blame the media but I blame the candidates. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama can stop this madness, if they want. They can have a civilized discussion if they choose to. No need for a “moderator.” They are both mature and intelligent adults who can sit down and discuss the issues. If they choose not to, then we should ask ourselves what this "change" is all about.
Despite the calls for a new kind of politics from both sides of the same aisle, neither candidate has even tried. A new kind of politics would necessitate some form of policy discussion. It is simply non-existent in this campaign. Since we have seen "debates" between only two candidates policy has become further removed from the discussion. They quibble about the differences between their health care plans without talking about the plans themselves. Their discussions float on the surface of the issues but never delve into them.
This is a ridiculous state of affairs considering the paramount importance of the 2008 election. While pundits and journalists alike revel at what a historic election this is, historians, political scientists and many observers will look back at this election and see the opportunities squandered. They will see very little difference between this election and all of the others. |
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
ABC News has conducted a five month investigation that reveals high level administration officials were involved in the approval of torture.
"It also was discussed and approved in meetings by the National Security Council’s Principals Committee, a group that included Vice President Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, John Ashcroft. The meetings were chaired by then National Security advisor Rice"
Not only were high level administration officials involved in the approval of torture, they were also involved in the very details of how people would be tortured:
"In dozens of private talks and meetings, sources said that a handful of top advisor discussed specific high-value al Qaeda prisoners and exactly how those prisoners would be interrogated. Whether, for example, they would be slapped, pushed, deprived of sleep or subjected to simulated drowning, called waterboarding. The discussion about the “enhanced interrogation techniques” were so detailed, sources said, the interrogations were almost choreographed, down to the number of times the CIA could use a specific tactic."
Also troubling is the revelation that then Attorney General John Ashcroft feared the repercussion of having such a discussion in the White House, preferring to shield the administration from accountability.
"Sources said Ashcroft was troubled by the discussions. He argued that while the tactics were legal, Senior advisors should not be involved in the grim details. One top official said Ashcroft asked out loud after one meeting 'why are we talking about this in the White House? History will not judge this kindly.'"
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