Posted on 07/30/2005 8:16:03 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
The mastermind of Hillary Clinton's successful 2000 Senate race is urging the Democratic Party's liberal wing not to be upset over her alliance with the moderate Democratic Leadership Council, assuring critics that Hillary is still a left-winger at heart.
"It's much more important to look at what she does and how she votes, and not that she has associated herself with the DLC," Harold Ickes told the Washington Times on Friday.
Ickes reminded that Bill Clinton also came under fire from party liberals for his more centrist rhetoric. But they stuck with him because "his record in totality was extraordinarily progressive."
Ickes was responding to complaints from liberals this week, who went wild after Mrs. Clinton's Monday speech to the DLC.
"By aligning herself with the DLC, it is pretty well guaranteed that there will be somebody running for the [2008 presidential] nomination to her left," said Roger Hickey, co-director of the liberal group Campaign for America's Future. "She is going to have to choose between the DLC and the progressive activist base of the party," he warned.
In fact, Mrs. Clinton has a 95 percent rating with the liberal group Americans for Democratic Action. The American Conservative Union, meanwhile, gave Clinton a zero rating for her 2004 Senate votes. Her career ACU rating is just 9.
Still, while trying to assure critics that Hillary hadn't wandered completely off the liberal reservation, Ickes took pains not to paint her into a radical corner.
"It's hard to characterize her as an extreme liberal," he insisted to the Times. "She has a lot of progressive and liberal support, but Hillary is moderate in many of her positions."
Don't be so sure. She is dangerous and well loved by millions on th eleft.the name Clinton is worshiped by the ignorant masses and the media kisses her fat ass as well.Don't doubt she can be a serious contender for the presidency.
She wins , I move to a cave far off somewhere.
Exactly
She IS a Michael Moore Democrat . As left as they get .Believe the left knows it's a game to get her more votes. When she speaks to leftist groups she assures them of her real intentions. The Clinton name is worshiped by millions of fools here. She has a VERY good chance of being president ..God help us all.
Harold Ickes. What a perfect name.
Yes and no. Remember, step one is to get the nomination. For a DIM that means shoring up the wacko Berkenstock types.
She has the nomination if she wants it
Harold Ickes close relative used to work with my daughter for the Navy. He said that Harold was an extreme Liberal. Who know's you better than your family. Sort of like the Mo Dowd family.
! THINK hILLARY WOULD BE THE CLONE OF HER HUSBAND
IN THE WHITE HOUSE...THE SANITY OF THE AMERICAN VOTER,
NOT THE PEOPLE, IS THE ISSUE. PEOPLE DON'T GIVE A
DAMN..THE VOTERS DO..LET'S HOPE THEY DIG AS DEEP IN TO
HER WORDS, PAPERS, PHILOSOPHY, THAT THE JUDICIAL
COMMITTE, UNDER THESE SAINTLY DEMOCRATS, ARE PUTTING
JOHN ROBERTS, AND EVERY BUSH NOMINEE, UNDER...MAYBE OUR
FREE RFEPUBLIC COULD DEVOTE A FEW DAYs TO THIS END
WHEN IT BECOMES A REALITY...Jake
progressive redistribution of income by government
You know it , she's ALREADY their choice. She can virtually do as she pleases .Unlimited $$$ and the support of MILLIONS of ignorant leftist .She has a VERY good chance at the White House and if we dont start NOW to tear her down she'll be there.Mark my words.
"It's much more important to look at what she does and how she votes, and not that she has associated herself with the DLC," Harold Ickes told the Washington Times on Friday.
Translation: she's lying to everyone.
Although I'd love to be able to agree with you %100, I'm not safely convinced that America won't be fooled by Hillary. Bush had a serious fight the last election, and lost the popular vote in 2000. This seems to me to indicate that if Gore and Kerry are able to put up a formidable fight, then Hillary dam sure will be able to. The next election, which I think we can most all agree will pit some republican almost assuredly against Hillary who has all the needed connections with the liberal MSM working for her and NOT for the right. The "New Media" like Free Republic, and citizens such as the Swift Boat Vets for truth will have to work overtime to keep reminding people of the real truth about Hitlary in the next election. Make no mistake about it, Hillary Clinton is an extremely DANGEROUS candidate, and must be willing to do all we can, educate and inform all we can, until another republican takes the reins from Bush in 2009.
I know that, but since she is pretending not to be one, the issue is whether another MM Dem who is not pretending will run against her in the primaries. Then Hillary will either have to wink and nod real hard, or the lying pinko will lose to the honest pinko.
HILDBEAST has long ago sold her soul to the devil....
Is my memory mixed up or was Ickes busy in 2000 losing to Libby Dole in the North Carolina Senate race? How could he have been Hillary's "mastermind" in her race? Or maybe it was '96 or '98 in NC?
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