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Hillary Clinton: I’m Not a Liberal
newsmax.com ^ | Tuesday, July 24, 2007 12:44 a.m. EDT

Posted on 07/24/2007 10:43:57 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton ran away from the "liberal” tag during Monday night’s Democratic debate, claiming instead that she is a "progressive.”

Early on in the CNN/YouTube-sponsored debate, a California resident posed these questions on his video: "Mrs. Clinton, how would you define the word ‘liberal’? And would you use this word to describe yourself?”

Hillary answered: "You know, it is a word that originally meant that you were for freedom, that you were for the freedom to achieve, that you were willing to stand against big power and on behalf of the individual.

"Unfortunately, in the last 30, 40 years, it has been turned up on its head and it's been made to seem as though it is a word that describes big government, totally contrary to what its meaning was in the 19th and early 20th century.

"I prefer the word ‘progressive,’ which has a real American meaning, going back to the progressive era at the beginning of the 20th century.

"I consider myself a modern progressive, someone who believes strongly in individual rights and freedoms, who believes that we are better as a society when we're working together and when we find ways to help those who may not have all the advantages in life get the tools they need to lead a more productive life for themselves and their family.

"So I consider myself a proud modern American progressive, and I think that's the kind of philosophy and practice that we need to bring back to American politics.”

CNN host Anderson Cooper said: "So you wouldn't use the word ‘liberal,’ you'd say ‘progressive.’ He then asked former Sen. Mike Gravel: "Are you a liberal?”

Gravel replied: "I wouldn't use either word” – and changed the subject.

The liberal group Americans for Democratic Action gave Hillary a 95 percent "liberal quotient” last year, among the highest ratings in the Senate.


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KEYWORDS: clinton; democrats; elections; hillary; liberals
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To: InvisibleChurch
Hmmm!

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly socialist presence in American communities and politics.
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Yep! That sounds EXACTLY like what she is!

121 posted on 07/25/2007 5:49:04 PM PDT by Bigun (IRS sucks @getridof it.com)
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To: InvisibleChurch
This...
I consider myself a modern progressive,

Is completely incompatible with this...
...someone who believes strongly in individual rights and freedoms,...


122 posted on 07/25/2007 5:54:44 PM PDT by rottndog (Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
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To: InvisibleChurch

Liberal, Progressive, Communist. What’s the difference?


123 posted on 07/25/2007 6:01:24 PM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: BuffaloJack
Liberal, Progressive, Communist. What’s the difference?

The difference is the level of force one is willing to use to implement their ideas.

Considering Hillary's pathological/psychotic nature, I would place her in the Stalinist camp.
124 posted on 07/25/2007 6:04:24 PM PDT by rottndog (Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
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To: InvisibleChurch

HILLARY LACK OF LEADERSHIP ALERT :: FOCUS GROUPS SHOW BETTER TO BE “PROGRESSIVE” THAN “LIBERAL”

Poll by Scott Rasmussen indicates ‘progressive’ viewed much more positively than ‘liberal’

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/labels_matter_progressive_better_than_liberal_reagan_like_better_than_conservative

During last Monday’s Democratic Presidential debate, Senator Hillary Clinton indicated that she preferred to be called “progressive” rather than “liberal.” The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that is probably a good move—Americans are more receptive to the term progressive.

Just 20% said they consider it a positive description to call a candidate politically liberal while 39% would view that description negatively. However, 35% would consider it a positive description to call a candidate politically progressive. Just 18% react negatively to that term. Those figures reflect a huge swing, from a net negative of nineteen points to a net positive of 17 points.


125 posted on 07/26/2007 3:03:32 PM PDT by Cincinna (HILLARY & HER HINO :: Keep the Arkansas Grifters out of the White house.)
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To: InvisibleChurch

Hitler used the word “progressive” to describe his movement also.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200706140008


126 posted on 07/26/2007 3:08:50 PM PDT by airborne (ATTENTION PA FREEPERS !! https://contribute.gohunter08.com/contribute.asp)
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To: InvisibleChurch

Bump for a Sunday morning.


127 posted on 02/08/2009 8:41:04 AM PST by InvisibleChurch (Grace = unmerited favor; Mercy = punishment withheld)
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To: InvisibleChurch

Repeating andoldiebut goodie


128 posted on 05/30/2012 5:58:19 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (i a m t h e m a r g i n o f e r r e r)
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To: InvisibleChurch

Can’t find it now, but H3llary did say, at one point, “Bill and I have always been socialists.”


129 posted on 01/06/2016 7:10:21 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: InvisibleChurch
You know, it is a word that originally meant that you were for freedom, that you were for the freedom to achieve, that you were willing to stand against big power and on behalf of the individual.

Right there she lets the cat out of the bag for anyone without their eyes glazed over and ears full of wax. She correctly states it "originally" meant classic liberal at the time of the founding.

Who perverted it's meaning? The left. When it became toxically associated with the left, they co-opted a new term. Progressive. Nothing about progress in their meaning unless you consider the steady onward march to totalitarian authority as being such. Call it whatever you want. It's truest identity is Marx.

130 posted on 01/06/2016 7:21:26 AM PST by Kudsman (Restore the Republic, repeal the 17th.)
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These cretins even redefine what the meaning of “is” is. Anything to twist the word game in their favor. And the public sleeps on!


131 posted on 01/06/2016 7:23:46 AM PST by Kudsman (Restore the Republic, repeal the 17th.)
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