Posted on 11/12/2007 1:57:48 PM PST by NormsRevenge
DUBUQUE, Iowa - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's "driven by my passions" to get things done and suggests her image as a calculating politician comes from her pragmatic focus on results.
"It's a passion that I carry with me every single day," Clinton said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press. "I also know that I live in the real world and I have to figure out how we're going to get these changes done."
The price she pays for pragmatism is to sometimes be viewed as calculating, the New York senator said.
"I see it as harnessing my passion to actually get results and make a difference in people's lives," she said. "I care deeply, but I also know I've got to build coalitions, I've got to bring people together. That's what I've been doing and that's what I will do."
In the interview, she dismissed suggestions that revelations her campaign had planted questions during campaign stops in Iowa reinforced any image for calculation.
"I think in campaigns things happen and you just go on, and that's certainly what I've done for 35 years and it's what I've done for eight years in the White House and now seven years in the Senate," said Clinton. She has indicated she knew nothing about the planted questions, but some of her rivals have cited the issue to argue she is less than genuine.
"People can look at my record," said Clinton. "My whole life, going back 35 years has been driven by my passions for improving the lives of children and families, making our country fairer and more equal and creating opportunity for people."
Clinton has forged a significant lead over her rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in national surveys, but polls show the race much more competitive in Iowa where rivals Barack Obama and John Edwards are criticizing her vigorously.
Asked if she could survive an early loss, Clinton said, "I can survive setbacks, I've survived a lot of setbacks in my life. I don't see them as anything other than the natural ebb and flow of life and politics."
Some strategists argue that it will be tough to stop Clinton should she pull off a win in Iowa because her poll standings elsewhere are solid and would be reinforced by a win against tough competition in the leadoff caucus state.
"I don't have any illusions that it's going to be smooth sailing, it hardly ever is in life or politics," said Clinton. "I'm just getting up every day and doing the best I can and trying to reach out to as many people as possible."
Clinton also argued that she's the Democrat best able to win in the general election.
"First, I've been tested, I've been through it," said Clinton. "I have no illusions about what the Republicans will do to keep the White House."
That experience has hardened and prepared her for a brutal national campaign, she said.
"I think I have been making a lot of progress in this election because people are seeing me, they are getting a firsthand view of who I am and what I care about and what I want to do as president," she said.
Clinton said she expects the nomination to be settled quickly, probably within a month of Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses.
"I'm running like I'm 50 points behind because I know how fast things can turn, I understand the crosscurrents in any political campaign," said Clinton. "I started out so far behind in Iowa."
Clinton said she's flattered to be in a field that includes a woman, a black man and a Hispanic candidate, but that won't determine the outcome.
"People aren't going to vote for us because of who we are, they will vote for us because what we'll do, what we've done and what difference we can make," said Clinton.
Clinton spoke to The AP after a speech to 250 delegates to a regional convention of the United Auto Workers, during which she sought to ease their worries on trade issue. A key difference between labor and former President Clinton was his pushing agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement, which union leaders argue ships jobs overseas and forces American workers to compete with low-wage workers abroad.
"When I'm president we'll have a time-out to take stock of where we are on trade," said Sen. "Every trade agreement has to be independently, objectively analyzed."
Union activists play a key role in Iowa's caucuses, and Clinton sought to bolster her ties.
"I am going to do everything I can to move toward smart trade,' said Clinton. "I don't want to be in a race to the bottom."
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she’s “driven by my passions” to get things done...
It’s true. Just ask Vince Foster!
Wow, she is one scary *itch
But at what cost? Raising taxes and increasing government force and size of government.
Yeah how did that healthcare thingy work out for ya Hill?
Results...a REPUB Congress.
Her ‘passion’ is complete control. A control freak, she couldn’t have picked a worse mate than Bubba. You know he drove her crazy.
With all the new rumors popping up about Hillary
Clinton’s alleged affair with her aide Huma Abedin -
and the possibility that the LA Times is holding a
story about it -
here’s your bumper sticker - Hillary’s not Kosher!
Facts
Abedin was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan to an Indian
father and Pakistani mother, both Muslims. True
enough. But the facts that Abedin was raised in Saudi
Arabia where her mother has long been a professor of
Islamic studies in Saudi Arabia are of crucial
importance.
Even more troubling than the lesbian thing is Huma’s
Saudi background and the question of whether Huma is
a Saudi agent. Of couse, the lesbian affair could be
linked to Saudi blackmail, considering that Huma was
mentioned in one MSM story to be Her Thighness’
Middle East advisor.
......a top level U.S. Department of Justice
official is saying Hillary Clinton is fooling around
with one
of her top female aides Huma Abedin........“I am close
enough to Hillary and Huma to tell you that this
‘rumor’ is true,” the official says. “It is well known
inside her campaign that Hillary and Huma are an
item. “If you call Hillary’s residence in DC first
thing
in the morning, Huma answers the phone,” the official
continues. “Same thing late at night, and on the road.
It’s a closely guarded secret that Hillary’s inner
circle guards at all costs........”
and finally ...
many tipsters have reminded us of page 42 of Gennifer
Flowers’s 1995 book, Passion and Betrayal. Starting
on that page, Bill Clinton’s ex-flame says that he
very
clearly told her that Hillary is a lesbian:
“There’s something you need to know. I’ve been
hearing tales around town that Hillary is having
another
thing with a woman.” I watched his face to see his
reaction, and couldn’t believe it when he burst out
laughing.I was stunned! I asked him what was so funny.
“Honey,” he said, “she’s probably eaten more p***y
than I
have.”
Bill said he had known for a long time that Hillary
was attracted to women, and it didn’t really bother
him anymore. His first clue came from her lack of
enjoyment of sex with him. She didn’t like to
experiment and insisted on the missionary position
and nothing else. Because she wasn’t enjoying herself;
neither was he. Sex with her became a duty; nothing
more.”
What is up with her face lately? It always looks so..solid. I first noticed it at the debate. I keep thinking these pics are on location at Madame Tussaud’s.
The whole AP article was basically a transcription of Hillary campaign talking points. This reporter wins the "Liberal Sock Puppet of the Day" award.
Botox maybe, doesn’t that freeze yur face muscles up or something
The sun, whose rays
Are all ablaze
With ever-living glory,
Does not deny
His majesty —
He scorns to tell a story!
He don’t exclaim,
“I blush for shame,
So kindly be indulgent.”
But, fierce and bold,
In fiery gold,
He glories all effulgent!
I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky —
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!
I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky —
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!
Is this the PC acknowledgment that she's a b@tch?
What noteworthy and important things has she accomplished just as a senator from New York (other than producing endless hot air)?
It is all about the politics of planting QUESTIONS!
She is so transparent it is pathetic.
It would be so nice to wake up tomorrow and not see a clinton, hear a clinton or be reminded of a clinton.
The Man From Boston.
If you are a real glutton for punishment, click the picture and scroll back for the latest:
Senator Clinton, I nor anyone else in my family want you to make a difference in our lives. Keep your nose out from where it doesn't belong!!!
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