(Mike Blake/Reuters) Posted on 04/29/2007 3:08:58 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
(Mike Blake/Reuters)
April 29, 2007 -- SAN DIEGO - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday blasted Republican presidential rival Rudy Giuliani's continuing criticism of the Democratic Party's health-care ambitions.
Republicans "are basically taking positions diametrically opposed to us," Clinton told a packed press conference following her speech at the California Democratic Party's convention.
"One of the candidates has called universal health care 'socialized medicine,' " she said, not mentioning Giuliani by name.
But it was clear to the crowd that her remarks were pointed at the ex-mayor's standard campaign statements that the private sector is best equipped to manage America's health care and that too much government involvement amounts to European-style socialized medicine.
Clinton's brief rip against Rudy was also aimed at Giuliani's criticism last week of Democratic leadership regarding the Iraq war.
"I . . . welcome . . . that . . . debate," Clinton told reporters, slowly enunciating each word.
"People have learned from the experience of the Bush administration and the Republican Congress what the differences are" between the Democratic and Republican parties, she said.
"We're tired of [Republicans] believing they can have a government of the few and by the few and for the few," she said.
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Lot of truth in your post.
Thanks for a new phrase! Great.
Canada and England.
I read the horror stories and can’t fathom why any candidate would push it, unless they want to grow government.
Ha! Those awful Republicans.
He’s sticking to Reagan’s 11th Commandment not to attack other GOPers, and it’s reaping results. He’s got the Dems on defense.
This may be true, but any damage he does to Hillary is fine by me.
Giuliani doesn’t control the Federal government yet, so don’t hang that on him.
He wants school choice, lower taxes, strong capitalist economy and he’s not in bed with the environmentalists (see McCain).
Hi veronica.
Damn right!
I hadn't heard that. He's absolutely right!
Only, I think she'll boil us frogs faster than Hugo has in Venezuela
Its nice to see a Republican who isn’t afraid to tick HilaryCare off. She should talk about an Inner Circle, remember all the FOBs in DC?? Oh yeah, their objective newscasters now.
Pray for W and Our Troops
You know, with that mouth (see photo), it’s surprising that Clinton employed Monica.
That was good!!!
LLS
They need to be attacked.
Independents and Reagan Democrats need to understand what her, tied up in a pretty bow, administration will be about.
BIG GOVERNMENT!
You know, she reminded me of MOnica when I saw it.
Awful to say, but then Hillary doesn’t seem to mind.
To convince me, Rudy must take a public pledge on unconditionally supporting the 2nd amendment and pledge against gun control, pledges anti- abortion, and pedges to physically stop illegal aliens. And he must stick to it.
That would win my grudging support as long as he continues to draw Dem political blood , and becomes the hammer of the Republican party that we so desperately need.
I doubt he can do that over the long haul up to the election, he just flip flops too much.
No he don’t, and he never will.
His socialist ideas for illegal aliens are but one of the many reasons for that.
You have to go by his words and actions when he did have any control to judge how he would perform as POTUS.
No thanks, no cross-dressing socialist will ever get my vote.
Rudy has said that a lot of scientists agree that global warming is man-made but that he’s not convinced.
He’s not going to give these nuts what they want - a target but he also isn’t going to let them bury us with Kyoto. Hillary or any Dem pres will.
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To mah peeps on da sighs - YO, yo - da hatahs be saying dat we down wid dis "soshaligh medsin"!
Das right! off brand bustas comin awl up in here puttin' dis "soshaligh medsin"! sheet on us
Dese Beyatchs be trippin, know what I sayin? Cuz whatz I be bringin be jus - MEDSIN!
Das wha I say - MEDSIN!
You bes be down with da Clintonista, fool
I gotz mah nina n mah gauges
Peace out!
Props to my set, power to the peeples...
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Y'all kown me. Folks, I'm a skeered. I just have to tell ya, we gotta long row to hoe. Those city slicker Yankees are spreading rumors agin, they're saying you and I want to take th' hard earned money out of the workin man's pocket and use it to pay for some rich Yankee's healthcare.
These 'silver spoon', 'never did a lick of real work' Yankees want us to pay for their doctors and their specialists so they live long lives, so they can retire and come down here and drive slow. So they can come on down here with their city ways and make fun of our accents.
All y'all know what I mean - they'll be here expecting stores to be open on the Sabbath, they'll be complainin bout farm smells, fertilizer, animals makin noise disturbing their beauty sleep. They'll want to pass laws restrictin farmin!
Next thing the big Yankee conglomerates will be comin in to take yer daddy's and yer gran daddy's land to build their MacMansions for these carpet baggers!
Those folks will be here demanding y'all accept "Civil Unions" - Y'all know what that means!
Well, mah friends, I believe you know that in my heart I am one of you! Mah family comes from the soil, from the land. They sit next to you in Church. They offer a hand in times of trouble.
So like my kin, I'm here to offer a solution to these comin troubles - I call it MEDICINE!
I want to take th' hard earned money out of the everybody's pocket, ceptin, of course, tha poor, and use it to pay for all of yourn doctorin 'n healthcare...
even them Yankees cause as the Good Book says Love thy Neighbor...
Much obliged, thank you...thank y'all
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Amigos!
Amnesty! Cartos Verdes!
Gracias, gracias
Ever since 1854 and the slavery issue, Hillary.
"One of the candidates has called universal health care 'socialized medicine,' " she said, not mentioning Giuliani by name.
It was an accurate assessment.
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