Spammed By Hillary Clinton + Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney Campaigns on Taxpayer Dollar

Hillary Clinton ^ | 12-30-03

[jmstein7]

As a New Yorker, I received the following SPAM email from Hillary Clinton Today:

Dear [ME]:

The 108th Congress has adjourned for the year, and I thought it was a good time to update you on the past twelve months. It has been an active session full of challenges and opportunities.

Like many of you, my top concerns this past year were economic security, homeland security, and national security. At the same time, I have continued to fight on other vital fronts, concentrating on efforts to improve health care, promote education, and protect the environment. It has been a tough battle. But I have been working hard to represent the state of New York and fight for the interests of New Yorkers.

Economic Development

Unfortunately for New York State and the Nation, our economic troubles have continued. What little recovery we have seen has been called a "jobless recovery." Again this year we watched as both manufacturing and white collar jobs moved out of our state and out of the county. However, there is hope on the horizon. In town after town and city after city, New York communities are coming together to plan for our future economic prosperity. This year we helped bring people together all over the state, including the meeting between Broome County businesses and Defense Contractors in Binghamton; the Farm-to-Fork meeting in Syracuse; the Microcredit launch in Albany; and most recently, the Broadband conference in Delhi.

As part of the continuing effort to spur economic growth, I have worked on forward-looking initiatives. I co-sponsored the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, which is now law. New York State is a leader in nanotechnology, and these funds hold the promise of more high-tech jobs across the state. I also joined with Senator Burn (Mont.) on a bill that will encourage rural broadband access.

Of course, I know many New Yorkers live in towns where there are few jobs. To assist the long-term unemployed, I helped win an extension of Unemployment Insurance on the first day of the 108th Congress. And I have called for an additional extension to help New Yorkers weather the weak job market.

I am also an enthusiastic supporter of a private sector venture called "New Jobs for New York." This not for profit effort, headed by my friend Roger Altman, is designed to attract new investment to communities throughout our state. Roger asked me to chair the New Jobs for New York Advisory Board and I gladly accepted. I look forward to helping this organization in any way I can and am excited about its potential for creating new opportunities for New Yorkers throughout the state.

There is much more to be done on the economic front. I look forward to working with all New Yorkers - citizens and business leaders, labor and trade, non-profits and government - to address these issues that are so fundamental to our livelihood.

Homeland Security

Like all New Yorkers and Americans, I will never forget the lessons we learned on September 11th, 2001. One such lesson is that our first responders need to be properly equipped so that they can respond to potential attacks. I have worked quite hard to win the resources needed to guard against future attacks. And I have worked equally hard making sure funds meant for our first responders actually arrive.

I began the 108th Congress calling for direct, increased, and threat-based homeland security funding for our communities and first responders. To fully understand this issue, my office conducted two comprehensive studies that looked at the needs of first responders and the efficiency of federal fund distribution. To our disappointment, both reports - one in January, one in October - concluded that first responders had many unmet needs and New York communities were not receiving federal homeland security funds in a timely manner. The information in these reports illustrated the need for changes in our homeland security funding program. (To read my reports, please go to: http://clinton.senate.gov/~clinton/homelandsecurityreport.html.)

We all must remain vigilant when it comes to our domestic security. I will continue to fight for new resources, and work to make sure that current funds go to the first responders.

Defense And Our Veterans

This past Thanksgiving, I visited our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. I went on the trip, along with Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), to show support for our men and women in uniform and to see first hand the challenges they face. I was honored to spend the holiday talking with servicemen and women from the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum and the 914th Airlift Wing, out of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. (For a detailed account of my trip, please go to: http://clinton.senate.gov/codel.html.)

I was proud to honor these young men and women. I believe, however, that support for our troops should not end when their tour of duty is over. Nor should that support be solely limited to support of military action. This year, I wrote Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld objecting to the proposed closure of schools and commissaries on military bases, including the school at West Point and the commissary at the Stratten Air National Guard base. I also joined with fellow Armed Services Committee members to co-sponsor the National Guard and Reserves Reform Act for the 21st Century, a bipartisan bill designed to benefit members of the National Guard and Reserves.

In early November the Senate approved legislation to provide increased access to the military health care system, known as TRICARES, for members of the National Guard and Reserve. I co-sponsored this bipartisan effort because I firmly believe that at a time when we are increasingly relying on the services of our National Guard and Reserve we should not be denying them access to health care. Under this legislation, all members of the Guard and Reserve who do not have access to health insurance through their civilian employer will be able to enroll themselves and their families in the TRICARE program.

To safeguard our veterans, I co-sponsored the Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003, part of ongoing efforts to fix a law that prevents disabled veterans from receiving both retirement pay and disability pay. I have fought for veterans' health care by working to prevent the closure of V.A. hospitals in Canandaigua, Montrose, and Manhattan.

Health Care, Labor, Environment, and Education

When we talk about health care over the past year, I feel like a doctor walking into the room with a distressed look on her face. When we began 2003, seniors were in dire need of a comprehensive prescription drug plan. As the year ends, the President has singed a bill that gives a cursory drug benefit at a huge expense. As I said before, this bill was a wolf in sheep's clothing. (To view my complete floor statement against this bill, please go to: http://clinton.senate.gov/~clinton/speeches/2003B25A30.html) If left untouched, it will change Medicare as we know it and leave many seniors with less coverage than before. I fought against these changes and will continue to pursue a real, comprehensive drug benefit for seniors.

However, I assure you, it is not all bad news. Among other initiatives, I pushed for legislation known as the "Pediatric Rule," which assures that medicines needed by children will be studied for safety and effectiveness on children. This rule was adopted in the Clinton Administration. But the current Administration wavered on the rule. Now, thanks to the bipartisan support of my colleagues, the "Pediatric Rule" is again law. I also pushed for research that compares the effectiveness of alternative drugs for the same condition. This will assure that seniors and others know which drugs are the most effective, not just the most advertised.

In many ways, what we do in Washington is measured by the bills we pass. Often, however, our greatest victories come in the changes we prevent. One such change was the Administration's attempt to limit overtime pay. I co-sponsored the amendment that stopped the Department of Labor's attempt to deny overtime pay to 8 million Americans.

I also fought the Bush Administration's plans to weaken the Clean Air Act, and spoke out against changes in mercury regulations, and helped stall the energy bill (For my floor statement against the energy bill, please go to: http://clinton.senate.gov/~clinton/speeches/2003B21711.html). As I have said before, the environment is one of our most important fronts, not only due of its inherent link to the health of our nation, but because it is the area most under assault from the current administration.

Some other important accomplishments this year include: co-sponsoring legislation that continues the Adoption Incentives program I helped develop as first lady; fighting for the establishment of the National Museum of African American History and Culture; pushing to provide $100 million to meet the AmeriCorps funding shortfall; and introducing The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Act of 2003, which calls for an all-out commitment of national resources to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology.

I would like to conclude this update by telling you about an innovative, yet simple program that helps both New York students and apple farmers. Teaming with General Mills this summer, we launched the "Apples for Education Program." Students across New York State can "harvest" stickers from New York State apples and place them on posters in their school cafeterias. Schools redeem the posters for cash through General Mills' "Box Tops for Education Initiative." This program exemplifies what we can do when we work together: industry and education, business and government, students and farmers. It shows us that together, we can all prosper.

The past year was filled with challenges and opportunities. I am certain that 2004 will be as well. There is much to do for New York State and for New York families. I hope you will join me in making our New York community the best it can be.

Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodham Clinton

Well, I thought that was bad, but it got worse. When I checked my snail mail today, I got the same letter from Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney, prepared, published in hardcopy, and mailed, all at the taxpayer's expense. The only difference was this, and similar, additions:

"[T]he Administration's unbending determination to push ideologically driven policies through congress has been enormously frustrating. With both Congress and the White House controlled by Republicans, I believe it's been tough for advocates of an inclusive, progressive, responsible agenda."

That's right -- all of you reading this post... you paid for that campaign letter I received. If you'd like to express your displeasure at how your tax dollars have been spent, please feel free to visit Rep. Maloney's webpage at www.house.gov/maloney to send an email from there or you can call at 212-860-0606, 718-932-1804, or 202-225-7944.

Also, feel free to contact your local newspapers with letters expressing your displeasure.

[jmstein7]

Need a MeekAbump here! These people need to be held accountable!

[observer5]

"Like many of you, my top concerns this past year were economic security, homeland security, and national security.... and keeping my husband from raping more women."

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

[jmstein7]

Lol!

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

[I got the rope]

This past Thanksgiving, I visited our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. I went on the trip, along with Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), to show support for our men and women in uniform and to see first hand the challenges they face. I was honored to spend the holiday talking with servicemen and women from the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum and the 914th Airlift Wing, out of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. (For a detailed account of my trip, please go to: http://clinton.senate.gov/codel.html.)

I was proud to honor these young men and women. I believe, however, that support for our troops should not end when their tour of duty is over. Nor should that support be solely limited to support of military action.

GRRRRRR! What a bitch!

[rmlew]

Another citizen of the double carpetbaggered district?
Carolyn Maloney was a union activist from North Carolina, who was elected using her husbands money. She beat Bill Green, a liberal Reblican who ran to the left of Clinton in 1992.

Have you adopted a Representative yet?

[jmstein7]

No, but I'll gladly adopt one... how about Tom DeLay? And as a Senator... Lindsay Graham.

[MinuteGal]

Only a bored, numbskull, brain-atrophied Demo'rat nerd or nerdette could read entirely through this mind-numbing drivel that Syd Vicious wrote for Hillary while he was stoned.

Leni

[abner]

http://clinton.senate.gov/codel.html.)

Her linky doesn't worky....

[I got the rope]

Good catch. jmstein7, you too. Looks like her heinous is pulling the switch on us when you caught her being arrogant again.

[MeekOneGOP]

"[T]he Administration's unbending determination to push ideologically driven policies through congress has been enormously frustrating. With both Congress and the White House controlled by Republicans, I believe it's been tough for advocates of an inclusive, progressive, responsible agenda."

Oh, the poor Progressive babies ! What's a Socialist to do !? ...

The adults are in charge, and they have to stay in their playpen. Wah !

Scary stuff, folks, imho ...

Exposed: Pelosi's Socialist Ties

Pelosi leader of 'Progressive Caucus'

From those links, these excerpts ...

"DSA/USA, the 'Democratic Socialists of America' are the U.S. arm of the Socialist International. They share the symbol of the fist holding the rose, and they share the tasks to be accomplished — in our case, an altogether different America ...

"Some time ago — the date is missing from the descriptions — 58 members of the U.S. House of Representatives formed a subdivision of the Democratic Socialists of America and called it the Progressive Caucus. Their statement of purpose, as well as their membership list, formed an integral part of the dsausa Web site (www.dsausa.org ). The membership list appeared on the screen with the continuous background of the fist holding the rose, should anyone have missed the connection with the Socialist International."

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the likely [she is now] new minority leader in the House of Representatives, serves on the executive committee of the socialist-leaning Progressive Caucus, a bloc of about 60 votes or nearly 30 percent of the minority vote in the lower chamber.

The Democratic Socialists of America's chief organizing goal is to work within the Democratic Party and remove the stigma attached to "socialism" in the eyes of most Americans.

"Stress our Democratic Party strategy and electoral work," explains an organizing document of the DSA. "The Democratic Party is something the public understands, and association with it takes the edge off. Stressing our Democratic Party work will establish some distance from the radical subculture and help integrate you to the milieu of the young liberals."

Progressive Caucus

[MeekOneGOP]

US Rep. Pelosi says Wal-Mart arrests "terrorizing"
(Click here or on the pic for the full article)

Pelosi Wants Citizenship for Illegal Aliens

[MeekOneGOP]

I didn't see your Maloney as a Member of the Progressive Caucus, though.
Have they not signed her up yet ?? ...

[yoe]

['Ya know] Mrs. Clinton couldn't keep her promises so lavishly spewed across the state of New York - she is very much like her book, a fable. To trust a Clinton is foolish if not down right dangerous. She is senator for power & wealth, little people get in her way 'ya know.

[jmstein7]

It's the truth!

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping
(Happy New Year)

[jmstein7]

Tell The Media: NO on Valerie "Plame", YES on Memogate!!! (memos and judges action alert)

[arasina]

They're the OPPRESSIVE Caucus. Just like Hillary "You Know" Clinton, they use words that disguise their true identity. Deceptive and slicker than snot, the bunch of them!

[MeekOneGOP]

[petercooper]

Hillary Sucks

[jmstein7]

Yup! BUMP!

[Pagey]

GACK!!!

[Dont Mention the War]

Well, I thought that was bad, but it got worse. When I checked my snail mail today, I got the same letter from Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney, prepared, published in hardcopy, and mailed, all at the taxpayer's expense.

Every member of Congress has the privilege of sending out self-serving promotional crap at taxpayer expense, under the rubric of "necessary communications with constituents." Almost all of them take full advantage of this perk.

The contents of this email are total puke, but there's nothing Democrat about the printing and distribution of barely disguised campaign ads.

[upchuck]

Geeze, even her emails sound shrill.

My usual rant: Hillary is the absolute, perfect personification of evil and the antithesis of everything that defines our country.

IMHO, she and her husband may well be the Anti-Christ.

Those who wish her to be POTUS are mentally weak and easily lead.

[dagnabbit]

I had the "honor" once of spending almost a whole day in the company of the baby-hating Rep Maloney. She's a dim bulb.

[kitkat]

As a voter in New York State, I want to know why Hillary hasn't produced any jobs in this state. After all, getting jobs for NY State was what she ran on. I guess that means that, after three years, she has FAILED in her promise to the electorate.

[ClintonBeGone]

Bad enough you have to live as their constituent - why do they have to remind you? :)

[quantim]

That botox stuff really is amazing...I see the last shot was right between the eyes!

[ppaul]

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