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Clinton criticizes social-issue wedge
Washington Times ^
| 11/01/04
| From combined dispatches
Posted on 10/31/2004 11:15:42 PM PST by kattracks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Former President Bill Clinton returned to his native Arkansas yesterday, saying Republicans were trying to drive a wedge through the American heartland with social issues.
"Let's be frank about it. Out in the country, they are wearing us out with guns and gay marriage. It's a load of bull," said Mr. Clinton, who hasn't lived in the state since 1992 and moved to Chappaqua, N.Y., after leaving the White House in 2001. [snip]
"This election is not about guns and gay marriage," Mr. Clinton said. "It's about the economy, health care and the future of our children."
Mr. Clinton was sidelined four years ago by Vice President Al Gore, whose campaign feared that the Monica Lewinsky scandal made Mr. Clinton an electoral liability.
Mr. Bush won Arkansas in 2000, and an MSNBC-Knight Ridder poll of 625 likely Arkansas voters taken last week showed Mr. Bush with a 51 percent to 43 percent advantage with a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:15:42 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:19:33 PM PST
by
GrandMoM
(The shortest distance between your problems & solutions is your knee's to the floor!)
To: kattracks
"This election is not about guns and gay marriage," Mr. Clinton said. "It's about the economy, health care and the future of our children." Bull, Slick! It's about a war, dammit! And whether or not we're going to win it. Actually, whether or not we're going to even fight the sonuvabitch.
And the future of our children is vitally involved in that decision...
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:21:19 PM PST
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
To: kattracks
This election is not about guns and gay marriage," Mr. Clinton said. "It's about the economy, health care and the future of our children." No actually its about terrorism (which you ignored while 'President')
Next it is about guns and marriage,-and those issues are the future of our children-
You can see the Democrats are getting some feedback on why they are doing so poorly, the gun issues and the marriage amendments.
People are going to vote on those three above-terrorism, guns and marriage
Take your health care back to Hillary.
To: okie01
It's about the economy, health care and the future of our children."
Caligula thinks it's still September 10th. September 10th, 1992.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:22:50 PM PST
by
A Balrog of Morgoth
(With fire, sword, and stinging whip I drive the Rats in terror before me.)
To: kattracks
Bubba is SOOOOO 20th century!!!
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:23:17 PM PST
by
luvie
(WE WILL NOT WAVER; WE WILL NOT TIRE; WE WILL NOT FALTER; AND WE WILL NOT FAIL!!! RE-ELECT GWB!!!)
To: kattracks
It's a load of bull," said Mr. Clinton,
You have to admit when it comes to bull, this man is an expert. But I doubt anything he will ever say for the rest of his life will be taken seriously. He is the biggest failure as an American president since King George III.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:23:51 PM PST
by
ProudVet77
(W stands for Winner)
To: A Balrog of Morgoth
This election is about whatever each individual voter thinks it's about. Sometimes that may be guns and gay marriage.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:24:21 PM PST
by
dagnabbit
(Prevent the next 9-11. Stop Islamic immigration and deport Muslim aliens.)
To: kattracks
It's about the economy, health care and the future of our children." No its not. The economy is in recovery, so what? Kerry wants to raise taxes, that will not help the economy and more and more people know it.
Health care?? Nobody is talking about health care.
The future of our children?? One candidate wants to make them safe and the other wants them to be ruled from France.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:24:28 PM PST
by
GeronL
(FREE KERRY'S SCARY bumper sticker .......... http://www.kerrysscary.com/bumper_sticker.php)
To: kattracks
Clinton criticizes social-issue wedge This from the man who said "We can't give you your tax money back because you might not spend it right," and whose wife said that you could tell a person's social class by looking at their teeth.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:26:05 PM PST
by
Howlin
(Bush has claimed two things which Democrats believe they own by right: the presidency & the future)
To: kattracks
"This election is not about guns and gay marriage," Mr. Clinton said. "It's about the economy, health care and the future of our children."
Former President Clinton doesn't even mention Afghanistan, Iraq and the rest of the war on terror? That so illustrates the main difference between the Democratic and Republican parties of today;President Bush is serious about protecting vital national interests, and they are serious about getting back into power, PERIOD! What good is the "economy and health care" if you're dead? The "future of our children" would be slavery or death by the sword if they have their way! President Clinton had eight years to get Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, but he didn't! All the has-been failures and ne'er-do-wells of the Democratic party (Clinton, Carter, Ramsey Clark, Gore, Jesse Jackson, Madelyn Albright, et al) should be quiet and let the president get back to protecting us and building a better future for this nation!!
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:30:03 PM PST
by
The Loan Arranger
(At least Jane Fonda "apologized".)
To: kattracks
Clinton is such a liar...If he'd met his National Security Adviser MORE times than he had Monica, and whoever else on their knees in the Oval office. He's one of the most self-centered SoB's walking, So much so that he helped contribute to 3,000 dead in his NEW home state of New York.
To: kattracks
It seems that since his big comeback to the campaign, his superstar position has fallen. I think people are sick of him.
To: kattracks
This election is not about guns and gay marriage... Let the Democrats in and it will be.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:48:32 PM PST
by
Grut
To: A Balrog of Morgoth
Caligula thinks it's still September 10th. September 10th, 1992. There's a plaque over my desk, too. It reads:
IT'S ABOUT THE WAR, STUPID.
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:52:45 PM PST
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
To: kattracks
Clinton said: "Out in the country, they are wearing us out with guns and gay marriage".Oh, that will certainly help Kerry. /sarcasm
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posted on
10/31/2004 11:55:20 PM PST
by
kcvl
To: kattracks
I think Clinton fails to realize that he IS the wedge issue.
To: GrandMoM
If we keep the guns and get rid of gay "marriage", the economy, health care and the future of our children will take care of itself.
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posted on
11/01/2004 6:11:49 AM PST
by
PeterPrinciple
(seeking the truth here folks.)
To: ProudVet77
You have to admit when it comes to bull, this man is an expert.
An expert is defined as one who can correctly identify bullshit two out of three time.
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posted on
11/01/2004 6:13:24 AM PST
by
PeterPrinciple
(seeking the truth here folks.)
To: kattracks
I guess if he wants a united country then the dems need to stop pushing gun control and gay marriage through rogue judges.
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posted on
11/01/2004 6:17:15 AM PST
by
Brett66
(Dan Rather, the most busted man in America.)
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