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By Voting For Hillary, White Working Class Are Voting AGAINST Their Interests
Let's begin by the fact that Hillary said, "screw em" when the white working class (WWC) didn't vote for her husband, Bill. So her allegiance could be described as fickle at best.
Hillary pushed for NAFTA, which cost primarily the WWC 3 million manufacturing jobs. And many in Clinton's camp now support the Columbia Trade Deal, which would do more of the same.
Hillary wants to push through 2.3 Billion dollars in earmarks for New York in 2009. This would further undermine the economy.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/clinton-2.3b-in-earmarks-2008-04-28.html
Hillary wants short-term gimmicks like a "Holiday Gas tax", which long term, would amount for mere pennies in savings to the consumer, but no real change that would yeild anything more substantial. The Gas Tax is an election ploy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/01/bloomberg-slams-clintons_n_99698.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN3038243520080430
Hillary is beholdened to lobbyists and special interests. She takes more money from them than any other candidate. And so they, not the WWC will end up being her top priority once in office.
Hillary authorized the current war which is costing the American economy BILLIONS (potentially Trillions) of dollars. That is money right out of your pocket. .
Hillary's overzealous posturing ("Obliterate them") and polarizing ways would spell an automatic crises with Iran upon her election as president. And another war would hit your pocket books ten times worse!
Hillary's record on health care is abysmal. She failed once largely due to manifestations of her own ego. Because of her decisions back in the 1990s, 20 million Americans who could have been covered, remained uncovered by health insurance. .
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/04/16/2008-04-16_hillary_clinton_learned_hard_lesson_on_h-3.html
Finally whatever Hillary is promising you, it is important to remember Bosnia. The tragedy of the Bosnia scenario, was it told the entire world that Hillary will lie repeatedly to get elected. So keep her "promises" to you contextualized by her brazen willingness to repeatedly lie.
Obama on the other hand, was against NAFTA, against the Columbia Trade Deal, against the war, gets the majority of his money from the American people, so he is not beholdened to lobbyists in the same manner as Clinton.
Yes Obama did use the word "bitter" to describe small town, WWC, but he meant it to be sympathetic. He just bungled his wording. He meant "understandably angry". However, he was NOT trying to dismiss you, like Hillary's "Screw Em" phrase clearly implies.
Plus, Obama is not a "hot headed" politician making idle threats to nuke other countries like Iran. So he will not start his tenure with that level of lunacy to live down.
Finally, unfortunately Hillary has done a lot to stigmatize Obama along the lines of race. She's brought up Farrakhan, and Wright, etc, etc. Just remember, Obama's Mother is just as white as yours is. He was raised by his Grandparents and Mom -- mainly by whites. (Not that that should even matter.)
If you want to speak strictly of "Former Pastor" issues, Hillary has her own set of issues with HER former pastor. He was just convicted on sex abuse charges against a minor.
http://www.uticaod.com/homepage/x1637676857
You cannot ascribe the views or actions of someone's former pastor to that person's current view.
Obama is clearly not a racist.
Hillary Clinton may look like you -- as George Bush does -- but at the end of the day, she is not going to serve your interests, white working class brothers and sisters.
She will serve the interests of the corporate class.
*If the links to any articles are not available:, just cut and paste.











Comments (1)
So indecent for us to vote for Clinton, isn't it?
May 2, 2008 9:33 AM | Reply | Permalink
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