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.
If she is not a liberal then I am not typing this reply.
Up is down, black is white, right is wrong. Lets face it, the only place she would not be considered a liberal is on Bizzaroworld.
Sounds like she's a liberal to me.
Well, he liked Princess Diana, and I bet he likes Judy Garland.
‘The liberal group Americans for Democratic Action gave Hillary a 95 percent “liberal quotient” last year, among the highest ratings in the Senate.’
Funny, I don’t recall Senator Clinton complaining about this rating......
So...the author of "Hillarycare," the desire to nationalize 15% of the economy...the "lady" who said, "We're going to take things away from you, for the common good," is against big government.
Who knew?
Yeah.........
And Gay used to mean “happy”........
She's no more liberal than Al Capone - and in fact probably shares many attributes with ol' Scarface.
This from the woman/creature who wrote, "It Takes a Village of the Damned"?
Apparently she also believes in stating bald-faced lies on camera.
“In my view she is neo-communist (aka a Neo-coM).”
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There’s nothing ‘neo’ about her ‘com’...she’s been one for 40 years.
Right!
And they have their own magazine to prove it. It's called The Progressive. Comes out of Wisconsin (Madison I think) and you can't get much farther to the moonbat left than the stuff in it.
"Progressives" transform cattle into fortunes.
She is not a liberal.
She is an America-hating Marxist of the first degree. Further, she is a practicing lesbian who is married (INO) to a sick sex criminal.
Memo to Hillary: You’re a Red Jezebel. Period. Finito.
P.S. John Edwards is prettier than you.
She is not a liberal.
She is an America-hating Marxist of the first degree. Further, she is a practicing lesbian who is married (INO) to a sick sex criminal.
Furthermore, she is behind the deaths, not only of Vince Foster, but a score or more of others whose only reason for being assassinated was knowing too much about these sinister lying rats.
LMBO
“Progressive” = “Socialist”
Thanks for clearing things up, Hill.
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