Dodging sniper fire? Running across the tarmac with her head covered to avoid attack? Huh??? If that didn't happen in Bosnia, did it happen...ever? And if it didn't, that's quite a tall tale - even for a Clinton! If that were me and I "misspoke" to that degree, and was consequently revealed in a videotape gladhanding at the airport completely relaxed with a bunch of kids around, I'd be packing up my bags and moving back to my political cash-cow of New York State where I (don't) belong.
The description of her frightening arrival at the Bosnian airport was so vivid, so colorful and filled with convincing details...is she kidding? I don't think she was sleep deprived when she wove this tale - I think she was sound asleep! And if she can't make that claim, there's only one explanation - a "mistruth"!
Suddenly the tables have turned and Hillary can do no wrong. Why is it Barack Obama has to defend himself against other peoples actions and comments, and Hillary isn't even expected to answer to an outright lie? Why aren't the media all over this thing?
Fortunately the American people are tuned in and listening carefully to everything this election season. She'll be going home soon. Or, back to New York.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Lou Dobbs: Get Over Yourself!
I'm deeply disturbed by the purported "reporting" done by Lou Dobbs on CNN. He is 100% entitled to his opinion, but masking it under the umbrella of his concern for the middle class and his Dudley-Doright persona is wrong. He has become pompous, holier-than-thou, and his show is now a ridiculously obvious platform for his personal goals: selling his books and trying to get himself on some sort of political platform.
His overuse of the words "so-called" and "supposedly" should send up screaming alarm bells for anyone who might possibly mistake him for a 'reporter'. His remarks regarding Barack Obama's reference to his grandmother are comical. I find it hard to believe that Mr. Dobbs wouldn't cross the street himself if he met some young black men making their way down the street toward him. Give me a break. It's blatantly obvious he doesn't share many of the same whitewashed ideals he spouts to America daily.
He's hoping to recruit enough independents that will write him in for some kind of office. I'm an independent, have been for countless years, but I can assure his smug and cloying persona does not represent many independent thinkers.
Take a step back, and get over yourself, Mr. Dobbs. You still put your pants on the same as everybody else. I'd be interested to see you navigate the frightening waters these candidates are doing. You probably just belong on satellite radio.
His overuse of the words "so-called" and "supposedly" should send up screaming alarm bells for anyone who might possibly mistake him for a 'reporter'. His remarks regarding Barack Obama's reference to his grandmother are comical. I find it hard to believe that Mr. Dobbs wouldn't cross the street himself if he met some young black men making their way down the street toward him. Give me a break. It's blatantly obvious he doesn't share many of the same whitewashed ideals he spouts to America daily.
He's hoping to recruit enough independents that will write him in for some kind of office. I'm an independent, have been for countless years, but I can assure his smug and cloying persona does not represent many independent thinkers.
Take a step back, and get over yourself, Mr. Dobbs. You still put your pants on the same as everybody else. I'd be interested to see you navigate the frightening waters these candidates are doing. You probably just belong on satellite radio.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Eliot Spitzer: Not the Only One Who Broke the Law
As a wife mother, full-time worker and law-abiding citizen, I was appalled by the revelation that Eliot Spitzer was - well - you know. Sexual indiscretions are certainly nothing new in politics, but this was hard to get your mind around. As much as Eliot Spitzer was considered inflexible and difficult, single minded and fixated when it came to his idea of right vs. wrong, the aura he created for himself was one of almost rigorous political self-flagellation. The reaction of everyone who heard this was stunned disbelief no matter what your opinion of him might be. His political live is over (natch!) and one can only imagine how deep his personal black hole is right now.
The young woman who is the second part of this story, Ashley Youmans, has a bit of a different experience. Suddenly she is catapaulted from high-end "escort", another, kinder name for a prostitute, to being on the business end of music contracts, modeling opportunities, interviews and most likely countless interviews and book offers. The discussion surrounding the "victimless crime" of prostitution arises again...what two consenting adults agree to, etc., etc., etc. The fact is, that most prostitutes do NOT make $1,000 for an encounter. Most are trapped in a life of abuse, drugs, disease and degredation. Ms. Youmans experience both pre-and post-Spitzer is not representative of the life available to the large majority of women who sell themselves for money.
That being said, the fact is this: Both Eliot Spitzer and Ashley Youmans broke the law. She's the hooker, he's the john. They engaged in illegal sexual activity. The fact that he's a prominent millionaire/politician makes no difference. The fact that she earns an exhorbitant amount of money for commercial sexual relations makes it no different that if she were standing on a corner in some seedy neighborhood.
No matter what anyones opinion may be of the whole prostitution issue, the same law that applies to some guy in vehicle propositoning a girl on the corner of Anytown USA applies to Spitzer and Youmans. So we shouldn't vilify Spitzer for his behaviors and laud Youmans for hers. Neither one should gain from the experience.
As far as the victimless crime theory? Spitzer's three young daughters might have something to say about that.
The young woman who is the second part of this story, Ashley Youmans, has a bit of a different experience. Suddenly she is catapaulted from high-end "escort", another, kinder name for a prostitute, to being on the business end of music contracts, modeling opportunities, interviews and most likely countless interviews and book offers. The discussion surrounding the "victimless crime" of prostitution arises again...what two consenting adults agree to, etc., etc., etc. The fact is, that most prostitutes do NOT make $1,000 for an encounter. Most are trapped in a life of abuse, drugs, disease and degredation. Ms. Youmans experience both pre-and post-Spitzer is not representative of the life available to the large majority of women who sell themselves for money.
That being said, the fact is this: Both Eliot Spitzer and Ashley Youmans broke the law. She's the hooker, he's the john. They engaged in illegal sexual activity. The fact that he's a prominent millionaire/politician makes no difference. The fact that she earns an exhorbitant amount of money for commercial sexual relations makes it no different that if she were standing on a corner in some seedy neighborhood.
No matter what anyones opinion may be of the whole prostitution issue, the same law that applies to some guy in vehicle propositoning a girl on the corner of Anytown USA applies to Spitzer and Youmans. So we shouldn't vilify Spitzer for his behaviors and laud Youmans for hers. Neither one should gain from the experience.
As far as the victimless crime theory? Spitzer's three young daughters might have something to say about that.
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