Posted on 04/30/2008 6:01:07 PM PDT by Soliton
Bill's interview with Hillary tonight was a lovefest. She was all pretty in pink.
He either doesn't know the Clinton record, or he is 100% into Operation Chaos. This may be the most positive video experience of Hillary's life.
One example of a missed opportunity was when she told Bill that she would raise his taxes as a "rich guy" (over $250k) so she could lower it for "hardworking middleclass" prople. Bill apparently doesn't know that this is one of Bill Clinton's famous broken campaign promises. Bill Clinon's quote on why he did't make the cut,"I work as hard on this as I ever have on anything in my life". If her husband lied about it, why should we bekieve her?
I would load up on popcorn if Obama does do an interview.
What I liked was that she said she was going to raise taxes on everyone making over $250,000. and reduce taxes on the middle class. Bill blinked and went onto the next subject. Bill Clinton made the exact same tax promise in 1992 and ended up raising taxes on the middle class.
“The first challenge in selling Mr. Clinton’s plan to raise taxes on the middle class would seem to be overcoming the voluble history of his many specific promises to the contrary.
As candidate, Mr. Clinton promised to offer tax relief to families with incomes of less than $80,000 a year. He said he would raise taxes on only “the wealthiest 2 percent,” those with incomes above $200,000 a year, and impose a surtax of 10 percent on those with annual incomes of more than $1 million.
He said that over four years he would squeeze an additional $45 billion out of foreign corporations doing business in the United States. He dismissed as an outrageous falsehood the Republican assertions that his spending programs would mean additional taxes on families making as little as $30,000 a year.
Now, Mr. Clinton proposes to increase income taxes to 36 percent from 31 percent on couples who have taxable income of more than $140,00 a year and on unmarried individuals with taxable income of more than $115,000.
And the “millionaire’s surtax” would be imposed on households with taxable income of more than $250,000 a year. As tax experts predicted, the amount expected to be gained from foreign corporations will be only a few billion dollars. And virtually every family making less than $30,000 a year would not bear the costs of the higher taxes. ‘He Never Said It’
In interviews on Tuesday, James Carville and Paul Begala, Mr. Clinton’s chief political advisers, outlined what would be the central arguments against accusations of political betrayal.
“The first defense is that he never said it,” Mr. Carville said. “Clinton never made a George Bush-style read-my-lips pledge. He said that that would be irresponsible to do.”
Further, Mr. Begala and Mr. Greenberg said their polls and focus group sessions showed that voters accepted the argument that Mr. Clinton had promised only that he would not raise taxes on the middle class to pay for the new Government programs he would propose. They said the research also showed that voters believed Mr. Clinton when he said he had been forced to reluctantly accept middle-class tax increases when he found out, after the election, that the budget deficit was worse than he had thought.”
Just what I am thinking!
Even more, she actually mentioned something Reagan did that she approved of and it’s gone right out of my head, lol.
That’s me and politics!!
Yeah, O’Reilly did go soft on her, let her get by on a number of things. Especially her anti nuclear votes. Maybe he’ll be harder in the second part of the interview but I doubt it.
“if obama were white would he be attacked like this?”
If he had spent twenty years as a member of a white supremacist church, led by a pastor who spewed hate towards black people and the American government, wrote a book based on the teachings of that pastor, baptised his children there, and proceeded to let slip little bon mots which alluded to the same white supremacist attitude that his pastor was master of, then you betcha. Probably worse.
I don’t think he was soft on her at all. He asked some tough ones.
How about “You do know Hillcare will destroy the American economy, don’t you?”
Or when he told her the program of high taxes she advocated was really socialism. That bugged her out a little.
He also told her part of the energy crisis lies at her door, as when Bill was in the white house they did nothing for energy.
He pressed her pretty hard, amid a few smiles. Yes, he’s in the tank on oil prices (it’s those EVIL oil corporations) but I thought he did pretty good. He was nice, but she was the first lady, and he certainly pressed her harder than anyone on CBS would.
Of course, he also gave her a hard time about not coming on Fox before now.
Bill O. always goes soft when he has lefties on.
Having said that, she came off looking reasoned and human....even, dare I say,....'likable'. Now before I get flamed, know this. I have already had 1 entervention by my brother. My wife and daughter have upbraided me for purulent generosity and gullability. I am shamed, in all of its forms. Still, Ms. Clinton was not exhibiting her horns. I am sure she had pure diazepam running thru her veins in order to tame that streak of palpable hate which I know is her mainstay. I am sure her campaign manager has used-up many pummice stones to take off her rough edge. Even her voice was tempered, not schrill as I have always known her.
Yes, I am now awake. It must have been a dream....no, a nightmare. A nice Ms. Clinton....impossible. I am....I must have been mistaken. Yes, yes, I was mistaken. I was wrong to have such thoughts. I, I, I,.....I............................................
Hillary charmed people all over the state of PA, and you have fallen under the spell...:)
But I will not ever, ever vote for the bitch. There, that is better. I have come to myself. Thanks. I glad we had this chat. It makes me feel good......about me.
I’ve been watching Hillary when she campaigned all over my state of PA. She did three events in one day, and she was dynamic, energetic, and happy. Democrats here LOVE her. In comparison, McCain has no energy.
I personally know democrats who are voting for her. She is extremely popular here. Everytime I see McCain on TV, he sounds like he needs a nap.
Somehow she’ll manage to steal the nomination from Obama, and if that happens, she’ll take McCain down.
I thought it was a fair exchange. I’ll wait till the last parts of the interview later this week to make a judgement.
In 1992 Clinton said “it all starts with a middle income tax cut.” He lied.
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My cable/phone rang and may have interrupted/deleted my comment before I posted it!
O’Reilly has to get her back again even after tomorrow’s 2nd half with Hillary
39% income tax rate Hillary sez
Starting at what income level?
If Slick Willie was smart he would volunteer to go on with Sean Hannity on FNC and play it mucho frio and thank FNC for giving Hillary a tough but fair interview while the other networks are chewing her up
Clinton could have done that in the 90s - I’m not sure he could keep himself calm and friendly and not do a rerun of his appearance on FNC with Chris Wallace
Take 3 Valiums and smile Slick!
The Klintoons & John Kerry & John Edwards have always been the subject of many of my subtle parody graphics - but only FNC will even give them a shot at exposing and derailing the closet Muzzie jerk Barack Hussy O’Bomber Jr.
Wearing a USMC T-shirt playing basketball for TV cameras in NC -
Whatta stupid PR idea!
I guess Wright gave it to Obama
[Wearing a USMC T-shirt playing basketball for TV cameras in NC ]
You saw video of that I believe but someone must have told him to stop right away as he wore plain grey ones after that.
I was going to mention that Wright may have given it to him myself. Wright may have known it would cause a furor if noticed.
Just went to a ‘caption Bill’ thread where he made a speech and everyone looked dour, lol.
check out john mccain’s
reverend john hagee.
hagee’s the equivalent of wright.
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LOL!
Rerun of O’ on FNC
Bill told Dennis Miller that Wright has a Mercedes!
Poor ol’ Jerimiah!
And a tax-free $1,500,000 mansion (his “trust gift” from his church suckers!)
Wright must have more tax scams than Wesley Snipes!
I think you might just be correct. It will be a bitter pill to swallow. President Hillary Clinton
I fear what you fear!
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