Why a Lifelong Democrat Will NEVER Vote for Clinton

When this election began, I thought to myself, "no matter how much I like Obama, if Hillary wins, I would vote for her in a general election since I am so opposed to the last 7 years of Bush."

Well, not anymore.

The collective activities of the Clintons over the last few weeks have so disgusted me, that I believe it would be morally and ethically reprehensible to cast a vote for them, and thereby suggest that I approve of their actions.

The Clintons continue, on an ongoing basis, to treat the American public as if we have an IQ of 10. This began many years ago, when Bill Clinton, on a national stage, used wordplay to get out of an impeachment. It has continued today, where lie after lie is told -- all in an egregious display of hunger for power. This has been catalogued before, but here is a short list as I see it:

1. Bob Johnson vaguely (but obviously) refers to Obama's past drug use and then denies it: Hillary initially says "I am willing to take Bob at his word." It was obvious to everyone what Bob meant, EXCEPT for Hillary. She was in denial, and in the process, demonstrated that she did not care what public perception was.

2. Clinton says Obama like Reagan's ideas -- Obama, as has been well documented, NEVER stated this. He merely said he thought Reagan supported the kind of transformative politics that he thought Democrats should employ as well. He followed that by saying he DIDN'T approve of Reagan's ideas. The irony of all this is that Hillary and Bill have been much more complimentary of Reagan in the past than Obama.

3. Clinton says Obama said that the Republican party had the only good ideas in the last 15 years -- Again, a direct lie by Clinton. Obama clearly says that the Republican party was the only one with "ideas" (not necessarily good ones) while the Democratic party has been primarily directionless. Not many people who have followed the political landscape over the last few years can dispute this.

4. Clinton says Obama was inconsistent in being against the war -- An unbelievable fib. Obama's primary positioning since Day 1 is that he has been against the war. Clinton attempts to disprove this by saying Obama voted for funding the war. As Obama states, once the war started, Obama had an obligation to vote for the funding or put thousands of military lives in danger.

5. Clinton says Obama represented Rezko while a lawyer -- By all major media accounts, Obama was a low-level associate during the time Clinton cites and had almost nothing to do with Rezko. Clinton attempts to create a false association between Obama's work with the firm and Rezko.

I could go on and on. The point here is that I am fed up with it, and so should you. We should expect more as Democrats and Americans. The Clintons' attempt to have America aspire to mediocrity -- we are capable of much more.

Don't Fear Change

We are 4 days away from one of the most critical elections in this country's recent history. As I write this blog post, I am not sure that America as a whole gets the true significance of these next few days. It is truly history making - one way or another.

My only hope is that people realize that there really is no other right choice except Barack Obama. My theory on both the Clintons and the Bushes, is that many Americans would accept mediocrity rather than the fear of change? Here are my questions to you on that:

* Why should we accept couple who's history has included adultery and lying in a court of law. Out of 300M Americans, is that really the best we can do?
* Why should we accept someone who so clearly politicizes issues and is not straightforward with the American public?
* Why should be accept someone who refuses to open up her records while First Lady (which she repeatedly uses as her source of experience) to the public?
* Why should we accept someone who has slandered their opponent using drug use, race, and even kindergarten aspirations?

This list, as you can tell, can go out for a quite a while. On the other hand, in the case for Obama, I ask these questions:

* Why are we afraid of someone who is fresh, new, engaging, honest, and intelligent?
* Why are we afraid of someone who has more personal and newspaper endorsements than any other candidate?
* Why are we afraid of someone has had the most donations and built up the largest grassroots organization in U.S. History? Can so many people be wrong?
* Why are we afraid of someone who vote with conviction and correctly on the Iraq War when everyone around him submitted themselves to Bush's mislead strategy?
* Why are we afraid of someone who is the greatest uniter of our political system since JFK?
* Why are we afraid of someone who has inspired thousands of previously disengaged individuals to rejoin the political process?
* Why are we afraid of someone who has the potential to be one of the great leaders this country has ever known?

America, as Obama would say, the time is NOW. Do not be afraid of change. Do not accept mediocrity. In this critical time in our history, vote for someone who will be truly historical.

Obama's Disappointed with Hillary's Negative Campaign

Barack Obama finally came out today and said what we have all been thinking - how unnecessary all the negativity and mudslinging out of the Clinton campaign has been. Obama is especially concerned with the impact this will have on his children, mainly false rumors spread by the Clinton camp regarding Obama's drug use and ethnic background. For Obama, he remains a class act. One thing matters to him - how the candidates differ on policy and how they are focused on bringing the American public a change in how politics as usual is conducted.

For more on this Associated Press article, visit:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jBruSwKvrZFVg8hHkdKCkE9hFeQwD8TLLJTG0

When all else fails...

Attack your opponents in any sneaky way possible. The latest attack from Hillary comes via direct mail in Iowa. The piece slams Obama's healthcare plan implying it is from Edwards. Closer analysis reveals that the group behind the attack is affiliated with the Clinton campaign. Completely distasteful.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/19/526774.aspx

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Hillary's Lack of Character

Over the past few weeks, as Hillary Clinton has seen here campaign slip away in the polls of all of the early voting states, her degree of animosity and attacking style has gone up dramatically. As an American voter, this should make you very angry. The one thing that Obama always preaches is change from politics as USUAL.

In this case, as usual, is the attacking, negative tone that has increased as Clinton has continually decreased in popularity. In that spirit, digg the following articles today about Clinton's underhanded tactics:

1. http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Clintons_About_To_Get_A_Taste_Of_Their_Own_Medicine

2. http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Those_Clinton_Surrogates_Are_So_Subtle

3. http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ridiculous_Muslim_smear_on_Obama_by_Sen_Bob_Kerrey

4. http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Have_Mud_Will_Govern

5. http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Clinton_ally_repeats_anti_Muslim_slurs_about_Obama

December 5 - Obama Articles to Digg

http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Clinton_Volunteer_Quits_Over_Obama_E_Mail
http://www.digg.com/2008_us_elections/Clinton_Camp_Admits_to_Fowarding_Obama_Muslim_Smear_Email