Does anyone here, besides me, believe Hillary's apparent independance...

[Zueda]

and disdain for Al Gore may hold her back from really tackling the climate change issues in an effective way?

[hatrack]

1. No, I think her assiduous kissing of the Golden Ethanol Butt is probably more to blame . . .

Just MHO.

[Kolesar]

2. Hi. Welcome to our forums. Please tell us more about your impressions of the candidate.

:hi:

[Zueda]

5. Well...

I think she is and will always be a polarizing figure. Which would be fun at first but it'll wear thin soon afterwards. We will then continue as a divided nation unable to move forward in a truly progressive way. We will see the likes of Lieberman and Specter rambling on about "bipartisanship" and "let's meet halfway".

Another negative I have regarding her is I see her as the being too close to Walmart and feel she will remain sympathetic to their bottom dollar needs regarding US trade relations with China.

[Vincardog]

3. Her and the DLC's corporate masters will not allow it.

[illinoisprogressive]

4. sounds probable

[MH1]

6. Guess I've been under a rock

I missed that she had "disdain" for Gore. Can someone provide a link to substantiate that?

Not that I would be wholly surprised, given how he tried to distance himself from Clinton in 2000. Maybe if I'd been paying any attention to Hillary at all I would know what you are talking about.

As regulars here may recall, I am *NO* fan of Hillary. But I like to keep the facts straight, is all.

[Zueda]

7. Did you not see her face ...

when Al was testifying before the Senate regarding climate change. If I can find a link to some footage I will post it.

Before I saw this I sometimes heard about a riff between the Clinton's and the Gore's but never thought much about it until I watched that hearing. The look on her face was so obvious and chilling.

[MH1]

8. Unfortunately

I've been mega-busy this year, and haven't gotten to watch many hearings - I missed that one. (I'm already in that choir).

[Zueda]

9. I haven't found the clip yet...

I found some of their exchange but I think the part I'm referring to was during her opening statement.

[bananas]

11. If it helps, I have a link in my sigline

to the DU threads during the hearings: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x480960

[bananas]

12. ***President Gore Senate Testimony Thread 3 **** And here's Sen. Clinton

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=466994&mesg_id=467235

[Kolesar]

14. I did not learn much looking at thread 3...eom

[countmyvote4real]

10. I believe her "Independence" is an apparition. n/t

[ramapo]

13. Hillary has no independance

Hillary is up to her eyeballs in IOUs. She has sold her soul. I don't think she'd be a whole lot better than Bush. I hope I'm wrong (assuming she gets that far) but I don't have a good feeling.