Hillary Clinton Launches 2016 Presidential Campaign

[onehandle]

Source: Huffington Post

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton officially announced that she would seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016 on Sunday.

In a video released on her new campaign website, Clinton said that she was running.

"I'm running for president," Clinton says in the video. "Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion so you can do more than just get by. You can get ahead and stay ahead. Because when families are strong, America is strong."

"So I'm hitting the road to earn your vote. Because it's your time and I hope you'll join me on this journey."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/12/hillary-clinton-2016_n_6134814.html

[Enrique]

1. i knew it!

[LovingA2andMI]

2. To Sum Up Initial Thoughts in a Meme or three

[workinclasszero]

3. Go Hillary!

[forest444]

4. She may not be perfect; but she's our last, best hope.

Keep an eye on oil prices, though. They have a way of rising whenever a Bush is running during a Democratic administration.

[on point]

7. No, another there is... (sorry couldn't help it!)

But strike back against the empire we need to do

[denbot]

13. the truth, You speak.

She is not exactly Mrs. Smith goes to Washington, but come November if Madam Secratary is all that is standing between us and a Walker or God forbid an other Bush, I will most happily vote for her.

[forest444]

17. My point exactly.

May the force be with her.

[cstanleytech]

16. There are better choice's IMO like Warren however

you cannot force a person to run for an office even if you think that they would be better at it and so far Warren hasn't shown any real interest in running at this time.

[Gothmog]

5. Getting Started

[onehandle]

10. Thanks. I added the video.

Forgot it before. Duh, me.

[treestar]

20. Two gay couples

That's so wonderful! Shows it is mainstream accepted the a person running for POTUS can make it clear they support gay marriage.

[bunnies]

6. Everyday Americans have a champion

Elizabeth Warren.

[MissDeeds]

29. Yep

and Bernie Sanders. Hillary, not so much.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. And it begins. nt

[vanlassie]

9. Impressive.

[riversedge]

11. I like the roll out video.

[Dragonfli]

14. It was a very well produced video

I have my personal doubts about the candidates sincerity regarding my class, but the video was top notch.

[Thinkingabout]

31. What is your class?

[Dragonfli]

40. Blue collar working class poor

A class seldom heard of that is falling further and further into poverty. One hears often about the middle class, and the beloved upper class.
However even if the politicians are only concerned with the middle class and especially the "investor" class, we not only exist, we are most of America.

If you want to ever meet one of us, leave your suburb, go to the poor part of the city (not the gentrified sections with the cool shops and restaurants) and start talking to people.

Most of our once decent paying jobs have been shipped overseas leaving jobs as clerks and waitresses to the rest of you, and we have to work multiples of them to fall just short of rent. If you slum it up you might see what Free trade and wall street loving pols have reduced most of us to. I imagine you would find us all a bit too ethnic and scary for such an adventure however.

[Thinkingabout]

45. I am in the working class myself, I know Hillary advocates for the working class by

sponsoring bills to increase the minimum wages and also sponsored a bill which would tie future minimum wage increases to Congressional members getting raises, she pushed for healthcare in the 80's which are important issues to me. She has advocated for education, another important issue to me as a middle class worker.

[Dragonfli]

47. Middle class workers don't get it, take the tour I recomended

Then get back to me. The working poor likely look scary to you, but are just people and nothing to be afraid of.
Take the tour and get back to me.

[Thinkingabout]

48. Let me break your heart, I live the tour, I don't need to take it.

[Dragonfli]

55. You called yourself a middle class worker and I made the mistake of thinking you didn't lie

Tell me, how many jobs do you have? How short on the rent are you in your lower class poor neighborhood on average?

Not many middle class people I know live in my neighborhood, actually none, because they can afford not to live like us.
I don't like make pretend, if you are too afraid to slum it just admit it rather than spreading bullshit.

I am talking about the working poor with two or three min wage jobs and disabled and elderly living on nothing but SS or temporary assistance. You people think you understand us even when you are middle class, but you don't, poor means being hungry, poor means getting your gas turned off or electric some times, working poor means many things, none of which are middle class.

I hope you get to remain so and not have to live like so many of us now have to, even if you are full of it.

[Thinkingabout]

59. At one time I would have explained more in detail, this conversation is over.

[sabrina 1]

75. Does she support the TPP? No one who supports the working class will be supporting

that abomination.

I hope soon there will be more candidates in the primaries.

We have some great Dems who definitely do support the working class.

[Beacool]

12. I liked the emphasis of the video.

It's about people and not so much the candidate herself, unlike other recent campaign announcements (I'm talking to you Ted Cruz and Rand Paul).

[TDale313]

15. I liked that too.

Although, to be fair, she probably has to spend less time introducing herself to the American public than just about any one else in politics. Rebranding, possibly, but most Americans know who she is and and have an opinion. That's a big plus, but also comes with some downside.

Really liked the video.

[ellenrr]

18. fuckin hypocrite: "Clinton says in the video. "Americans have fought their way back from tough

economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. "

Like she's not the candidate of the 1%

[treestar]

22. She said the opposite

She said she is for the regular Americans.

She's the only declared Dem right now, so bashing her is pointless. If you had someone else to support, it might make sense, but at this point, it's not good.

[JDPriestly]

19. Who were the people in the video? Were any of them actors?

It's a cute video, but it told me nothing about what Hillary wants to achieve as president.

All it says is that Hillary has lots of money to produce a very cute video.

I like the fact that she included different kinds of people, but all in all the video looked very, well, what we used to call, "Madison Avenue" to me.

What is behind the pretty faces, the cute kids and the puppy dog?

Sorry, I think we can do better than Hillary.

We shall see how she fares in the polls six months from now after the Republicans have challenged her. I do not plan to vote for her. It would take a lot to persuade me to bother to vote for her.

This video was sweet, but I hope she puts out one with more substance.

And I hope she allows herself to be interviewed by people who are skeptical about her candidacy.

We need a primary.

[onehandle]

21. Petty.

Were the so-called 'people' in Obama's ads actors?
How about Al Gore's?
How about Bill Clinton's?
How about Jimmy Carter's?
How about Lyndon B. Johnson's?
How about John F. Kennedy's?

Clearly we need to question the veracity of so-called 'people' supporting every Democrat ever.

Hmm...?

[treestar]

23. Probably actors, but Hillary would have supporters

of similar age, race, class, etc.

[JDPriestly]

38. They may have been actors and actresses that support her.

She could have easily found lots of young families who would have been real and been in the video. It's possible she did.

I would like to know.

[cosmicone]

30. The old adage still holds

one can take a horse to a lake but can't make it drink.

Such is the disposition of Warren and Sanders fanatics. I have no problem with democrats supporting any democrat against Hillary stating that their would be better. However, they don't have to cut Hillary down to make their candidate appear better.

I also detest the fact that some on this board are saying that they won't vote for Hillary even if she is the nominee. WTF? Would you rather have Bush or Walker or Cruz if you can't get Warren/Sanders? REALLY?

[JDPriestly]

34. If her future ads are like her announcement video, all froth and no substance, I'm not

sure how much better she would be than Bush, Walker or Cruz. They are crazy. But they are what they are.

After that video, I have no idea who Hillary really is. Has she changed since 2008? How? I imagine we will see more videos. I hope they do more than make us feel good over nothing.

[MissDeeds]

39. This is the warm, cuddly Main Street Hillary

who is so in touch with the middle class. It's a calculated effort to distance her from her Wall Street - Goldman Sachs leanings. Nice attempt to rewrite history. Not buying it.

[bunnies]

42. The sparkly commercial didnt convince you?

Bad Democrat. Bad!

[MissDeeds]

46. Nope

[zappaman]

43. Bwhahahahaha!

No better than Bush, Walker, or Cruz!

[JDPriestly]

44. They, too are all froth and promotion. No subtance.

What does Hillary propose to do about climate change for example?

[Flying Squirrel]

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You got away with one, IMO...

[bunnies]

56. Looks like juror #5 got away with something too.

[Agschmid]

65. Please...

Because it's cool that I have to listen to some fool compare Hillary Clinton to Tes Cruz and say they are the "same"...

Lol, okay yup. I'll just start up my anti-gay classes again too how is that?

[bunnies]

83. uhhh...

Ill leave the anti-gay classes stuff to you since I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. I was referring to the "FUCK YOU" which if posted on the board would be hidden in most cases.

[Agschmid]

85. Doubt a republican administration would do this...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/04/08/white-house-condemns-therapy-to-cure-gay-youth/

[bunnies]

86. I agree. A repulican would never do that.

I just dont know how me pointing out a "fuck you" turned into me being anti-equality. All I said was that one DUer got away with saying FUCK YOU in the alert.

[Agschmid]

87. Didn't mean to imply you were anti equality.

[Hoppy]

49. I will hold my nose and vote for her like I did for Obama.

But not one fuckin' penny contribution.

[handmade34]

37. ...

I think the people working on this campaign are a whole lot smarter than to use actors

The critics will have plenty of time to try to pick that image apart in the free-fire zone of the election campaign, but here she does not make an appearance in the 138-second video until past the 90-second mark. Instead, we see diverse images of modern America - young mothers, ethnic minorities, children of course, a gay couple holding hands, but also an older white woman about to retire and white worker on the factor floor – a representation of the Obama coalition from 2008 and 2012, but also some of those working-class and white voting blocs that have turned their backs on the current president.

Only after we hear about the plans of these people (who are the real thing, the campaign has said, not actors) does Mrs Clinton appear, telling viewers that she’s getting ready to do something too. She talks about Americans having fought their way back – a necessary nod to some economic recovery under Mr Obama – but then says that there is further to go. “Everyday Americans need a champion,” she says. “I want to be that champion.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/hillary-clinton/11531053/Hillary-Clinton-launches-campign-for-2016-US-president-nomination-live.html

[earthside]

24. Bleh.

What a bunch of nothin'.

This is the direction of the Democratic Party?

Of course, there isn't really any direction indicated in the video.

Sanders, O'Malley, Webb, Chaffee -- all potentially better standard bearers for the Democratic Party than Mrs. Clinton.

[Evergreen Emerald]

33. I don't understand you post

Please explain why focusing on middle families is not a good direction and how the others you suggested would do better.

[Thinkingabout]

35. Give the experience and records of Sanders, O'Malley and Chafee, show how they are

better.

[obxhead]

25. That was fucking awesome, truly fucking awesome!

Hillary released a commercial about people making it and then lied her ass off about wanting to help them.

I'm inspired!

Hillary 2016!

[AngryAmish]

26. She us gonna rip the Rethugs nuts off!

You go girl.

[handmade34]

27. I am not usually a one issue voter

but women's rights are WAY UP on my list and Hillary will be a strong advocate

[Thinkingabout]

36. And has been for a very long time.

[earthside]

53. Well, since she married Bill Clinton, anyway.

We will never know how effective and powerful an advocate for women's right she would have been without starting her political career as Arkansas's First Lady.

[Thinkingabout]

60. Well, maybe it would surprise you she did not start her political activism after marrying

Bill Clinton. She was active in high school and working in political circles.

[earthside]

64. Perhaps millions of young folks started their political activism ...

... in high school and college.

But Hillary Rodham is where she is because she married Bill Clinton.

[Beacool]

67. Bullcrap!!!!

Hillary would have been far along in her political career years ago if she hadn't married Bill. She was offered several top drawer jobs both in DC and NY when she graduated from Yale. She sublimated her own chance at a political career to help her husband.

[Thinkingabout]

73. It is probably more like Bill Clinton where he got because of Hillary.

[okasha]

81. You got that exactly backwards.

[Beacool]

66. That's not so.

Their mutual activism and shared goals is precisely what brought Bill and Hillary together. For example, he is the one that followed her to Texas one summer while still at Yale because she went there to register Hispanics to vote. Hillary didn't need Bill, or any other man, to become an activist for the causes she believed in.

[earthside]

68. The contortions.

Hillary Clinton did not make it all on her own in the world of politics ... she is very much the product of her marriage to a man.

It is amusing to me to read the contortions the Hillary fans will go through to try and turn her into some kind of pioneering feminist heroine.

If elected President she will always be first identified in her biography as "former First Lady to President Bill Clinton, who preceded her in office".

One of the reasons I am against her candidacy is because I think she is phony.

I would much prefer to see the first woman President of the U.S. get there because of her own abilities and her very own political career.

[Beacool]

69. I'm not contorting since I don't really care what anyone thinks of Hillary on this site.

But I did find your post offensive because it sounded sexist (even if you happen to be a woman, which I don't know).

Hillary fans? Do you call yourself a Warren fan? Supporter is the more accurate word.

[earthside]

78. Underwhelmed.

Imagine ... a Hillary "supporter" finding a Clinton non-supporter comment "sexist".

This is going to be one long, arduous campaign for Hillary "supporters" if they think they have to be calling out "sexist" on every other non-supportive commentary.

And ... that alone could be enough to cost her the nomination and/or the election.

[Beacool]

79. Yeah, right.......

[jwirr]

28. Good start - waiting to see the rest.

[cosmicone]

32. Go Hillary!!!!

What a beautiful video.

[Reter]

41. Meh, can't stand her

Hope she loses in the primaries.

[Evergreen Emerald]

51. What can't you stand about her?

[cstanleytech]

58. I'm indifferent on her winning the primaries all I care about atm is that

the republicans lose unless of course they have a truly good left leaning moderate who runs but I probably have better odds at winning the powerball................twice.......this week vs the odds of that happening.

[onehandle]

84. To who?

Who could beat her?

And who could beat her and win the general election?

[Corey_Baker08]

52. Hillary, I've Got Your Back!!!

[spyker29]

54. Ready. nt

[SunSeeker]

57. K & R

[Brett Fitz]

61. And Now, The Job Begins In Earnest

Secretary Clinton is easily the most qualified candidate of either party, and will make an excellent President!

[c588415]

62. Yesterday a well known psychic told me that Hillary Clinton will

be the next President of the Unites States in 2016.



Hillary R Clinton 2016!

[realFedUp]

63. Love it

Just have to decide how much to give.

[47of74]

70. I can't wait to see our local teabaggers freaking out over this.

[blkmusclmachine]

71. Not Ready For Hillary.

[NYC_SKP]

76. Not now.

Not ever.

[NBachers]

72. Let the plaintive wailing, and gnashing of DU teeth begin

[truthisfreedom]

74. Not enough about Hillary.

I need to know more.

[libdem4life]

77. What is so amazing is that there are 300 million people in the US, give or take. Only one

person will be their Global and National representative. And all this moaning and groaning about not getting everything My Way is laughable. Time to grow up. It's not all about me/you.

Edit...just watched Bill Clinton do a commercial during the OU football game about a VA job site. Hmmm...interesting.

[Larry Engels]

88. You're right about the ad.

I wonder why they didn't show her interacting with the people in the video in some way. They could have used a small group setting with Hillary "listening" to people individually about their hopes, complaints, etc.

[JEB]

82. Glossy fluff. I am waiting

for substantive talk about the issues.

[Snoopy 7]

89. Speak to the left

Don't get me wrong Hillary is my third choice with Sanders and Warren ahead of her. But, if she gets the nomination I will support her 100%. For now don't forget the Democratic Party candidate will start LEFT and by the primary will start moving to the RIGHT. This is an old political tactic start left and move to the "center" or in our new political parties move right of center. We all know we only have one party, the Republican Party. There are right of center and crazy right but they are both right of center. The overwhelming citizenship of the USA is left of center, staunch Democratic. Now the real Democratic party consist of Progressives that is how the Democratic Party used to be...

[sorechasm]

90. Focusing (a camera) on the Middle Class

As far as focusing jobs, legislation, or policy on the Middle Class, well that's a lot more trouble.