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I'd really appreciate your help in getting this information out. Thanks in advance!
by maineiac on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 08:41:49 AM PDT
Any way the press could get a hold of this? Seems to me like resume-padding is a pattern with her.
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by mistersite on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 08:50:54 AM PDT
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I'd love to get this pattern covered. Maybe we can all brainstorm about how to do that. If Molly Ivins was still with us, I'd sent it to her.
by maineiac on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 08:52:24 AM PDT
I don't know who else we could get this to.
Undoubtedly, the Republicans will find ways to get this to whoever they need to get it to if she's our nominee, and it'll be another Al Gore "inventing the internet" narrative.*
by mistersite on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 08:57:22 AM PDT
email address?
by Philoguy on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:02:55 AM PDT
by Reel Woman on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:19:26 AM PDT
Pretty Bird Woman House has a new house!
by betson08 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:06 AM PDT
Conason!!
Aloha .. .. ..
dolphin777
by dolphin777 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:53:56 AM PDT
he tends to shill for Hillary as of late.
by ZinZen on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:35:51 AM PDT
by dolphin777 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:39:21 AM PDT
by africa on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:12:52 AM PDT
Questions and news tips link
by Sharon Jumper on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:28:34 AM PDT
Is he explicitly pro-HRC? Because if he's not, then he would be a great person to tackle this and the other claims...older Dems (as well as younger ones like me!) respect him a ton, and deservedly so. moyersonpbs@thirteen.org
by txjenny on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 12:14:07 PM PDT
pro-Hillary.
Otherwise why would he have had (Michael?) Steele on with his book about how Obama can't win, with no one there to dispute him.
May your entire existence be one sensuous, frolic-filled experience lived in defiance of care.
by Fonsia on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:26:08 PM PDT
media outlets.
I trust Barack Obama.
by casperr on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:02:00 AM PDT
Penn before the primary.....
Hell, I am honestly surprised that her website didn't claim that she actually had signed the legislation!!
great diary!!
Gimme an "O", gimme a "B"...
by left my heart on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:06:39 AM PDT
be plastered EVERYWHERE!!!
It's a pattern now, she was married to the President and because she was married to him she suddenly makes claims that she's done all sorts of things just by being a wife!
It's all over in the news in Europe how she accompanied him to 'dinnfres' where she 'knew the names' of people old Bill was talking to but somehow that turns into FORIEGN expereince!
"People should not vote for any Republican, because they're dangerous, dishonest and self-serving"
by Wary on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:56:47 AM PDT
do this..
It's the constitution, stupid
by CTMET on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:09:10 AM PDT
I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. -- Thomas Carlyle
by Jsn on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:06:33 AM PDT
Rupert Murdoch is on the Associated Press Board of Directors!!!
by Lava20 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:46:12 AM PDT
is that photostopped, or are they available for sale yet?
Politics is like driving. To go backward, put it in R. To go forward, put it in D.
by TrueBlueMajority on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:07:09 PM PDT
I really want that T-shirt! Someone talented (ie...not me), needs to turn this phrase into a youtube bit, but it needs to be great. Maybe Obama Girl wearing this shirt, refuting Hillary's over inflated resume, interspersed with clips of Yoko during the Beatle years?
Fortunately, Barack does have a license to go after Hillary in her area of perceived strength, her so called "Experience", without much risk of backlash. Why? Because the voters do want hope and a new kind of politics, but they don't want a wuss. She hurt him this time, with her "Experience" card, so he can call for her experience to be examined now. And as we know, that's one hell of a counter-punch.
by PLS on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:09:35 PM PDT
on cafepress.com
The meek are ready to probate.
by ironpath on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 04:50:06 PM PDT
onto cafepress.com
by ironpath on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 04:52:35 PM PDT
Where can we get one?!
by DrJeremy on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 07:20:50 PM PDT
their singing ability.
I honor John McCain's military service to our country (but I have no intention of voting for him)
by frsbdg on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 05:14:08 AM PDT
itself is unable to find this kind of hyped up claim, that we have to do it for them. After reading the facts here, it is clear that this piece of information espoused by her campaign is untrue.
Like someone said, you can bet the Repubs. will tie this around her neck, like the silliness they ascribed to Gore about the Internet.
by africa on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:28:41 AM PDT
They'd be excited to get their hands on it. I know the local affiliates and newspapers in my town would be.
by txjenny on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:30:38 AM PDT
as awful as it will be to go 6 & 1/2 weeks without a contest, maybe we need that time to pull back the curtain for the voters in Penn. See, that's the real problem for Hillary, only older white women are voting for Hillary, everyone else is voting nostalgia, for the 90's, which look damn good in the rear view mirror. That means they are really voting for Bill, or at best, "Billary". When they see things like Hillary on the stage with Kosovo they are going to realize she wasn't Bill, she was the First Lady.
by PLS on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:32:28 PM PDT
Keith has been harping on the HRC inconsistencies all along, but no one in the real MSM cares to pick up on it.
The only way to guarantee the MSM picks up on if is for Obama to repeat it over and over at his rallies.
by LiquidBreadMan on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:15:44 AM PDT
Obama surrogates can talk about this.
Also, we can make a difference by telling people about it -- the folks we know and then, through letters to the editor, calls to talk shows, etc., the people we don't know.
by maineiac on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:20:46 AM PDT
All I ever see on TV are Hillbots 24-7.
by sean oliver on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:03:52 PM PDT
Although I have seen a few on MSNBC. I don't watch CNN, so I don't know about them.
by Fonsia on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:28:25 PM PDT
support Obama? Who better to call "bullshit" on Hillary than the guy who actually wrote the bill?
by frsbdg on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 05:15:54 AM PDT
The MSM is lazy and has been corrupted by its corporate owners, however if we deluge them with emails regarding this issue, they will cover it as they realize that a significant number of people already know it.
Additionally, if we each email this info to everyone we know, and blog it on the web, people will start to ask questions.
The problems of the world are far too complex to have John McCain as President.
by Blogvirgin on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 01:45:32 PM PDT
Her views on the current administration, and on the campaign, would be a breath of fresh air.
[-5.38,-6.77]"Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand; Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk hand in hand." - Neil Peart
by mamamarti on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:32:22 AM PDT
And she would speak to HRC's demographic--older white women Democrats.
by txjenny on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:40:22 AM PDT
she would not vote for Hillary.
(somebody find the link!)
by Fonsia on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:29:48 PM PDT
good http://www.texasobserver.org/...
How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? Two. one to hold the giraffe and one to fill the tub with fluorescent toys.
by Clive all hat no horse Rodeo on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:46:03 PM PDT
Columns [The Free Press] Molly Ivins I will not support Hillary Clinton for president January 20, 2006
Columns [The Free Press] Molly Ivins
I will not support Hillary Clinton for president January 20, 2006
(¯`*._(¯`*._(-IMPEACH-)_.*´¯)_.*´¯)
by dus7 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:39:31 PM PDT
Hillary Falsely Claims Credit for Dodd’s Family and Medical Leave Act
Please distribute this information to the American public.
Hillary Clinton's campaign materials claim that she "helped pass the Family and Medical Leave Act." http://www.hillaryclinton.com/...
However, this legislation was passed only 16 days after Bill Clinton took office in January 1993. http://www.dol.gov/...
The FMLA was spearheaded by Chris Dodd and others during the George H.W. Bush administration, and was vetoed TWICE by Bush before Clinton took office. http://chrisdodd.com/...
Two weeks BEFORE Clinton took office, the Democratc Congress met to prioritize legislation VETOED by the first Bush administration. http://query.nytimes.com/...
Bill Clinton had campaigned in 1992 with a promise to SIGN (not draft) the already-drafted Family and Medical Leave Act. http://www.4president.org/...
The Family and Medical Leave Act, H.R.1 and S.1, was passed by the House on February 3 and by the Senate on February 4, 1993. While they had passed it twice before, because this was a new Congress, they needed to pass it again.
Hillary Clintons' supporters' talking points reinforce her misleading claim that she "helped pass the Family and Medical Leave Act." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
For more information, see http://www.dailykos.com/...
by txjenny on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:39:17 AM PDT
Some may no longer be live--I got them from FAIR.org.
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by txjenny on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:41:08 AM PDT
I think if enough of us email the MSM with this story, they will have to pick up on it.
by KevinMicheal on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:58:03 AM PDT
Pittsburgh's major paper:
Post-Gazette politics editor James O'Toole can be reached at jotoole@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1562.
Calls are often more effective.
Wasn't operation chaos the RNC's '06 midterm election plan?
by dvschase on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:21:19 PM PDT
weight with voters.
Otherwise there's no way Obama would be winning with these huge margins. GOTV has a lot to do with it, but it ain't everything.
Most people actually don't have a cable news channel on in the background all the time.
by Fonsia on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:32:48 PM PDT
big city papers are OK, regional papers are OK, but a lot of people we are trying to reach don't read those papers.
they do read the town paper that prints the score of the high school basketball game.
someone who lives in PA could compile a contact list of very small papers all over the state. we could start sending email blasts of info like this as we find it out, and have local people send letters to the editor.
those very small town papers are often looking for content. let them start printing OUR talking points for a change! Republicans have been working the smaller newspapers like this for 20 years!
by TrueBlueMajority on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:14:22 PM PDT
http://www.usnpl.com/...
by ironpath on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 05:23:31 PM PDT
That support Obama - they will get the flyers out in Pennsylvania, NC, Indiana and other states.
MSM is "Mostly Spineless Morons".
by griz4u on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:21:46 PM PDT
I'm from TX, where unions are almost a foreign word...can somebody tell me who/how to write?
by txjenny on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:47:13 PM PDT
by txjenny on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 12:18:49 PM PDT
to get this out to the media.And of course he's an Obama supporter. I think I will write him a letter.Thanks for the heads up.:~)
Proud to be everything the Right Wing hates!
by Wild Starchild on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 02:53:38 PM PDT
Dem Watch Superdelegate list
by Wild Starchild on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:08:30 PM PDT
Obama and NAFTA again on Russets show after that dude who's name escapes me said Obama hasn't won any big states. They still don't think he won Texas.
Grandpa is mean and he smells funny.
by MadAsHellMaddie on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:13:33 AM PDT
How can these "journalists" yack about all that insider stuff when so many voters around the country are enraged at Hillary Clinton and her tactics?
I know it's not just us ... I checked. If you read MSM newsblogs and comments from all over about this race, you see that people are disgusted and really pissed off. Yet, on this program anyway, not a word about that was spoken.
I think, by her words and deeds this past couple of weeks, Hillary Clinton has destroyed herself. There's no doubt in my mind that if her commissars take over the nomination, against the will of the majority of the pledged delegates, the party will be broken for a generation.
People will not forgive her. They already don't forgive her.
"Not this time"
by MsCasey on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:35:30 AM PDT
Weren't the writers on strike? Maybe that accounts for it.
Oh, you thought only the fictional stuff is scripted ? Wrong. EVERYTHING, even the pauses, is in the script. "live" programs have a scroll at the bottom of the camera which the performers read. Given the time constraints, there's no other way to do it. There can be no pauses--no dead air.
Howard Dean is not a welcome guest because he's hard to control. He squeezes every second out of the time allotted him and that's flustering to the 'host.'
How do you tell a predator from a protector? The predator will eat you sooner rather than later.
by hannah on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:59:19 AM PDT
enertainment writers for progams like ugly betty, grey's anatomy, desperate housewives, csi and so on-- those writers were on strike. news writers and reporters did not strike.
Wynton Marsalis:"Blues never lets tragedy have the last word."
by skywriter on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:56:13 AM PDT
this would be the biggest self destruct ever. Who would give a shit about the Democratic Party?
fouls, excesses and immoderate behavior are scored ZERO at Over the Line, Smokey!
by seesdifferent on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:28:41 AM PDT
on the Christ Matthews show this a.m. Keith O, is the only one that's been saying this.
We need to remind them through letters to the editors, letters to their networks, etc. Surrogates, continue to talk about it.
At the risk of not sounding like a darn broken record, the media is like sheep. Herd mentality is hard to break.
by africa on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:32:05 AM PDT
Firedoglake A great bulk-mailing tool. Yes we can!
by Wild Starchild on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:14:08 PM PDT
by dolphin777 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:54:53 AM PDT
They don't give a fuck. They don't want anything to jeopardise this thing going to the convention. Wet dream fodder for the talking heads.
Yes We Can
by nwgates on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:26:24 AM PDT
The longer the Democrat's bicker, the happier the MSM. The Democratic party is really falling into a trap by letting this shit go on when the delegate count alone can't determine the nominee. Playing up Hillary's big "wins" enables the MSM to keep it going, as long as Americans are willing to believe it. Meanwhile, they are trashing both Democratic candidates while giving McCain the biggest pass of all. Come the GE, the MSM will hand it to McCain. I can't see any of those ass kissers really going after their beloved McCain, the great war hero. It would be considered anti American and you can count on many Americans buying into this bullshit. Ignoring Republican motivation against the HRC nomination is mind boggling. If the SD's pick Hillary, the MSM will take every opportunity to remind us of the dirt and divisivness of the Clinton years. No matter how effective people think Hillary might be as president, anyone who believes she can overcome the muddy Clinton history is delusional. There's also what we don't know but is certain to come out.
Each passing day increases my fears of a McCain win.
by bunny99 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:33:41 AM PDT
by ZinZen on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:41:43 AM PDT
I don't like him because he's dangerous.
WARNING: There is a high probability that the preceding comment is snark. Use your best judgment (hopefully better than Senator McCain's).
by Anarchofascist on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:58:48 AM PDT
He'll be an easy target. He's old, unstable, and lacking in integrity. He will be easy to define, and the MSM will jump on board. NYT has already started. It's too easy. Bbmb, bomb Iran? He is a throwaway candidate.
by nwgates on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 12:57:21 PM PDT
by Wild Starchild on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:16:34 PM PDT
can help, as the MSM does pick up stories that get a lot of attention on the blogs. The diarist might want to change the name though, to attract their eyes. Something like "Hillary's falsely claims credit for Dodd's FMLA." A good catchy title works with them too!
And it does seem that Hillary did just that, claimed credit for something that Dodd had worked for years to get accomplished.
Maybe we could also e-mail Dodd and ask him to refute her claims as well.
by PLS on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:32:57 AM PDT
this is a good idea
Also, anyone in PA should contact their newspapers and write LTE's.
by Heart of the Rockies on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:10:33 AM PDT
He is an Obama supporter and with the added gravitas of this having been his bill in the first place, well....
by Tex Kosmaniac Dem Lady on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 01:07:48 PM PDT
Can someone post Dodd's email address on this board?
by KevinMicheal on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:22:33 AM PDT
it could be faxed?
U.S. Senator Chris Dodd 448 Russell Building | Washington D.C., 20510 Tel: (202) 224-2823 | Fax: (202) 224-1083 30 Lewis St Suite 101 | Hartford, CT 06103 Tel: (860) 258-6940/(800) 334-5341 —CT only Fax: (860) 258-6958
U.S. Senator Chris Dodd 448 Russell Building | Washington D.C., 20510 Tel: (202) 224-2823 | Fax: (202) 224-1083
30 Lewis St Suite 101 | Hartford, CT 06103 Tel: (860) 258-6940/(800) 334-5341 —CT only Fax: (860) 258-6958
HERE is his website - if you want to poke around and see if you can find an email.
Fired up in Tampa Bay!
by Nonie3234 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:28:42 AM PDT
HERE
by Nonie3234 on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:29:38 AM PDT
this is just straight up deception. When people take credit for accomplishments on their resumes that they haven't achieved, they get dismissed.
The only other explanation for this behavior is that Hillary Clinton has fallen into the Republican ideology which equates the intention with the act. That is, there's an assumption that whatever one intends to do is as good as done. It's this kind of reasoning, btw, which justified the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Because there was evidence that Saddam Hussein had once intended to acquire a nuclear weapon, it seemed fair to conclude that he had one and act as if he did.
Come to think of it, this kind of reasoning is still being applied to Iran. The intent is taken for the act. But, how else are you going to apply the policy of preemption?
When you intend to bring democracy, democracy is brought. When you intend to feed the children, they are fed. It's in the Bible. God said "let there be light" and there was.
by hannah on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:52:51 AM PDT
For saying what I was thinking, and you are so right, anyone hired in a postion and caught in such deception would be FIRED!!!
We got to keep vetting her!!!
by Wary on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:59:18 AM PDT
Seems to be an ingrained habit among Republicans/Clintons.
by Imipolex on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:29:10 AM PDT
As soon as they checked you out, you'd be fired.
by Imipolex on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:31:34 AM PDT
of the big buzz over Bill Richardson "padding his resume" about being drafted by a major league baseball team.
This was cause to question his judgment, his trustworthiness, and his ability to be Commander-In-Chief.
good times...
by mamamarti on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:44:03 AM PDT
of this diary written by Hudson in the beginning of February, in which he details his work on a specific Hudson River conservancy project and sought Clinton's support. Clinton offered that support, then did nothing specific to help the cause, but was happy to claim responsibility once the the cause was won.
For those of you who missed Hudson's diary, please read it now. I found it quite revealing.
An American Abroad for Barack Obama
by SneakySnu on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 12:15:17 PM PDT
I watched for the first time the Sunday morning shows. I always thought the right wing whine about the media being in love with the Clintons was just made up as I don't watch much MSM as it is corporate business instead of news. However, I was amazed how much they hate Obama and love Hillary and the only think they like about McCain is how at times he is a little like Hillary... in other words the whole world is Clinton centric.
What I think is neat would be if Obama could win this thing with all and I really mean all, the Main Stream Media hating him.
I wondered why they did and then I realized it is that he thinks they are poor journalists (which they are) and not very bright. Which is true...Tweety et al are not very intelligent and know very little when it comes down to facts and figures about the polictical process. Her just is so much smarter than them and Hillary is not that smart... after all she did flunk her bar exam.
I hope Obama continues to win (they keep saying Hillary won Texas which is so untrue -- even they could say they split it or something but to give it a win to Hillary is a lie) these contests and goes ahead to win the Presidency as he will be one of the few who has done it without the ok from the MSM.
don't link to MSM; support your alternative grassroots media by linking to them
by john from vermont on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:58:16 AM PDT
I'm glad you saw for yourself just what is going on!!!
Thanks for posting on it!
by Wary on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:02:57 AM PDT
Nothing has changed,we are still ruled by 5 corporations.That's why this blog is so important.Freedom of the press has been stifled considerably in this country.We are talking about nothing less than our freedom. Clintons 1996 telecommunications act did nothing to help. It's time we really realized just what we are all up against and how important it is.
by Wild Starchild on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 03:34:38 PM PDT
some people think it was Lincoln, but it was Hillary in very high heels, a top hat and some fake whiskers.
by seesdifferent on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:26:45 AM PDT
by Osiris on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:00:34 AM PDT
resume-padding is called LYING.
It automatically disqualifies you from the job you are applying for.
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by RobertInWisconsin on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 11:33:45 AM PDT
I think you nailed it -- once again, this goes well beyond spin and hype. This is patent phoniness. It evaporates upon scrutiny. Sen. Clinton should not traffic in such falsehoods. She's keeping her claim of vast experience over-inflated with hot air.
"I brought peace to Northern Ireland." "I negotiated the opening of the Macedonia/Kosovo borders." "I helped pass the Family and Medical Leave Act." No, Senator, you didn't. Stop blowing smoke up my butt.
by twcollier on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 09:33:55 AM PDT
Some Irish poll has said the Senator's claim was a 'wee bit silly."
So, if that's accurate we might conclude that we're looking to elect a 'wee bit silly' commander-in-chief.
On the other hand, if Senator Clinton is correct, then we can conclude that having tea and crumpets is all it takes to make peace and Senator Obama's offer to actually sit and talk and negotiate might be a bit excessive. Though not naive. Just a bit wonkish to think that actual negotiation, rather than just having tea, would be required.
by hannah on Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 10:06:24 AM PDT
