Posted on 09/22/2014 8:15:25 AM PDT by LeoMcNeil
The Washington Free Beacon has released what they are titling The Hillary Letters. They contain a number of letters between Hillary Clinton (then Hillary Rodham) and radical leftist community organizer Saul Alinsky. Hillary had written her college senior thesis on Alinsky and apparently they had a rather friendly relationship. Hillary graduated from college and turned down a job working for Alinsky deciding instead to attend law school. The correspondence occurs mainly during her time in law school, including her stint as a summer associate working for radical left-wing law firm Treuhaft Walker & Burnstein.
Based on the letters there is no doubt that Hillary and Alinsky shared a deep friendship. It’s clear that Hillary was committed to Alinsky’s radical left-wing vision. Having said that, it’s also clear that Hillary didn’t always agree with Alinsky’s tactics. In the late 60’s and early 70’s they had the same policy goals but differed on how best to achieve them. Alinsky wrote the book Rules For Radicals (the letters indicate that Hillary was excited about its release) which he dedicated to Lucifer. In the book he encourages leftists to organize the working poor in order to force leftist change on the nation. Hillary wanted to change the nation from within, which is why she went to law school. She seems to have believed that Alinsky’s tactics weren’t viable long term.
The question at this point is why are these letters being released now. People have known for a couple decades that Hillary wrote her senior thesis on Alinsky. It has been rumored for years that they were better friends than she has let on. From the Republican standpoint information about Hillary’s associations with Alinsky haven’t made a lick of difference. In fact, the nation elected an Alinsky style community organizer as President in 2008 and 2012. With all the information out there about Obama’s associations with communists and unrepentant domestic terrorists, it didn’t sway the public against him. Why would anyone think that these letters will sway the public against Hillary? From the Hillary perspective, she’s got to be thrilled that these letters are out in 2014. They’ll be old news by the time she announces her candidacy and even older news by the time she actually faces voters.
While this information about Hillary is interesting we conservatives have to be careful what we do with it. It’s a little absurd to hold someone to their viewpoints when they were 20-24 years old. In Hillary’s case, these letters were written 40+ years ago. People change, their experiences help change their viewpoints. We conservatives should allow for that, especially when the viewpoints stated are so old. Hillary’s viewpoints from 40+ years ago may help explain her positions today. However if conservatives think they’re going to beat Hillary by pounding her over her relationship with a man who has been dead for 42 years they’re dead wrong. The public isn’t going to care about these letters, just like they didn’t care about Obama’s more recent associations.
All that matters in the 2016 Presidential race is what Hillary will do as President. It’s one thing to look to her record as a Senator from New York and as Secretary of State and make suggestions about what the future will be based on those records. It’s another thing entirely to hammer her over her friendship with Alinsky when she was in school. For that matter, just about every scandal from the 80’s and 90’s involving Hillary isn’t worth bringing up. Yes, those scandals say something about her character. However it’s old news that the public doesn’t care about. What will matter in 2016 is ideas and the candidates vision for the future of America. If we can’t win on Hillary’s record and her vision, we’re not going to win on her ancient past.
What difference does it make?
Does anyone have a link to this author’s article excusing GWB’s alleged drunk driving youthful indiscretion?
She was an anti-American POS then and she still is. Yeah, it matters.
Only if the Republicans don't hammer this at every opportunity. We see the result of leftist policies.
She wanted to take from the rich then. If she wants to now, I would suggest that she and Bill start by giving their $100,000,000.00+ to the poor.
I think this matters. But whether the MSM will push this story is another question altogether.
I have heard virtually zero in the MSM about the influence of Saul Alinsky on both Hillary and Obama. I have only heard about this on sites such as this one, and some talk radio programs.
I think the MSM will ignore this story, and low information voters will never hear about it.
Not absurd at all, the evidence is overwhelming that her viewpoints since then have only grown more resolute.
Oh my, n00bie, Hillary kneepads? Are you kiddin’ me?
The author’s right, unfortunately.
Americans accepted Obama’s associations with Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright and a host of other radicals and communists. They simply won’t care about this, no matter how intensely this subject is brought up. Americans have a generous tendence to forgive...democrats. OTOH, if you’re a repub suspected of pulling a wing off a housefly in your background, you’re damaged for all time.
What you're suggesting is that we accept the liberal rules for the playing field, where they are allowed to discuss such things about Republicans, but for Democrats (especially if they are female or minority) such discussions are irrelevant or perhaps even bigoted.
No thank you. I don't agree with allowing them to define the rules of public discussion.
Americans have no idea who those people are or what they represent. A few well-made campaign ads would have destroyed Bobo, but the Pubbies are too pusillanimous to fight like men.
It's been 40+ years since you left. How's the weather in Hades? How's your tan? I hear there can often be severe Stormfronts passing by. How's that working for you? BTW, have you been able to organize residents in your new locale, like you wished for in the Playboy interview?
I don't have much time to write, as B. has to show another intern 'the rope'. (wink, wink) He kind of likes his new name for it now, and so do I. H. and I have a couple of quarts of Wild Turkey to finish off and then, who knows! (wink, wink)
Yours in the proles fight!
Hil
Nothing matters. Nothing this witch does will make the mass media slaves turn against her. They are going to hand the evil empress to us whether we want her or not.
What difference, at this point, does it matter? LOL If she REALLY wants communism she could move to a commie country. She would LOVE Cuba on $25 a month if she can find a job, doing nothing but flapping her big fat lips...
She wants to be the Elite Communist Leader, keeping HERS, and taking YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still find it unreal that President Ebola Bahama had his first fund raisers in the home of a man who BOMBED OUR PENTAGON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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