Hillary...a dozen STANDING OVATIONS from Laborers International Union

[Tellurian]

Chicago Tribune already reports on the Laborers International Union:



“New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton touted herself Monday as a longtime supporter of the labor movement, while criticizing the Bush administration for policies she said create a “government of the few, by the few and for the few.”

“There will be no invisible Americans when I am president,” Clinton told a roaring crowd of about 1,000 members of the Laborers’ International Union of North America during a meeting in Chicago.

Clinton, the first of three Democratic presidential contenders slated to speak to the the union Monday, received more than a dozen standing ovations during her nearly 30-minute speech. She also hinted about the massive health care plan she was slated to unveil at a campaign stop in Iowa later Monday.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-il-democrats-labor,1,3551947.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true

[Clintonista2]

1. I'll wait for the standard "people who cheer for Hillary are corporatists" replies...

:rofl:

[Tellurian]

3. Only the dupes would believe that LIE!

maybe to enhance proffered smoke by their candidate?

[ralphmich3]

7. NAFTA ring a bell???/ Molly Ivins........

that was Bill's gift to labor..

or how about Hillary's big PAC money... LOL

are you quite sure it was "11" standing ovations?? and not just 5 or 6 obligatory ones??

MOLLY IVINS: "Not. Supporting. Hillary."

[redqueen]

11. I sure do miss Molly's voice.

:(

[ralphmich3]

20. Molly Ivins on Hillary

I think Molly Ivins had Hillary pegged pretty well. I believe I have the entire Ivins article at my website. Hillary will, apparently, do anything to be president - even voting for a stupid war based on a bunch of lies...

[wyldwolf]

33. yeah, she had Al Gore pegged, too, which is why she urged people to vote for Nader

[emilyg]

59. I don't want to keep you waiting

I love Hillary.!!!

[Dawgs]

2. Supporter of the labor movement in India or the United States?

:shrug:

[Tellurian]

4. Check out the pic in the OP..

does that relate to India for you?

[ralphmich3]

13. Hillary, in 2003, supporting Bush's stupid war - video

No standing ovations here... lots of booes in fact:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYATbsu2cP8

[wyldwolf]

22. dinner at the ralphmich3 household

family member: So how was your day?
ralphmich3: IRAQ!!
family member: oh, hmm... well, will you pass the potatoes?
ralphmich3: IRAQ!!!
family member: I hear your favorite band is coming to town
ralphmich3: IRAQ!!!!
family member: Did you read today about...
ralphmich3: IRAQ!! HILLARY!!! IRAQ!! ARGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHG! (Head explodes)

[William769]

23. Thats dinner every day.

Along with Breakfast and lunch. Playtime must be a real hoot also.

[ralphmich3]

30. my luv for Hillary

she gets me so, so excited.... with that smile and those endorsements and all that dirty/special-interest money in her campaign war chest!!!!!

it just makes me want to get up and vote!!! wow!!!

[William769]

31. Good for you!

[ralphmich3]

37. No money, No vote: Just LUV!!!

LOL

[William769]

43. Luv's what makes the world go round!

:rofl:

[ralphmich3]

53. Not in politics...

it's mostly money and votes....

[William769]

55. Yes and she has plenty of both.

Seen any polls lately?

[ralphmich3]

69. Dirty money - lots of scandal...

that's what Hillary brings to the table...

[ralphmich3]

39. BTW: How about that 2002 vote???

Happy?? Proud??? Something to run the campaign on?? or should you just stick to the insincere smile and the big money???

[William769]

42. I am very proud of Hillary.

Thanks for asking.

[ralphmich3]

49. No, the Iraq Vote in 2002....

The most important vote that the Congress took during Clinton's time in the Congress...

Proud about that very important vote?? (or very, very disappointed like many of us).... whisper your answer here.... we won't tell the Republicans...

[William769]

52. I am very proud that Hillary did what she thought was right.

Yes I am proud of her then and now.

[ralphmich3]

54. Then Hillary is too stupid,

to be president...

[William769]

56. Stupidity is one thing Hillary is not.

Just ask her adversaries.

[ralphmich3]

70. IRAQ VOTE WAS STUPID

Criminal in fact...

[Clintonista2]

57. Typical RW talking point: "You're stupid"

Freerepublic is thataway.

[ralphmich3]

71. Hillary's vote in 2002 - right or wrong?

smart or stupid??

[Clintonista2]

74. Nobody denies it was wrong

However, this is a thread about a union endorsement, not Iraq. If you want to debate Iraq, you could wander over to the other 10000 topics about it. If you wanted to link her Iraq vote to how it relates to this latest endorsement & the underlying issue of electability, a vast majority of American's say the Iraq vote will not impact who they vote for anyways, thus once again, making your point irrelevent to the topic at hand.

[ralphmich3]

75. 1 Million union endorsements will not

erase that horrible vote in 2002. Sorry Hill... that vote is why she shouldn't be president, and is, in fact, a criminal like George Bush and Dick Cheney. She is not a leader. She does not make the tough decisions.

If America wants a triangulating, flip-flopping, scandal-ridden, poll-taking president then they should vote HIllary in 2008....

[Clintonista2]

77. Once again, that doesn't relate to the topic at hand

Which is electability. You obviousley have your own views about her, but shouting IRAQ! IRAQ! IRAQ! at every turn, does not hurt her one bit.

[ralphmich3]

79. Endorsements don't mean squat

especially when the negative ads start coming... Union endorsements did nothing for Gephardt in 2004.....

[Clintonista2]

81. Of course they do, especially union endorsements

Unions are the left-wing equivalent of the religious right when it comes to voting support.

[ralphmich3]

80. Has Hillary said that her vote was wrong?

I don't think so... She is like George Bush in that regard, she might make mistakes but she can't remember making them....

[Clintonista2]

83. Would you be "wrong" if your kid got a letter home

from the teacher saying he misbehaved, and you punished him, if it turned out that the teacher was lying? Of course not. You can say that had you known all the facts, you wouldn't have punished your kid, but you're not "wrong" for putting trust in what *should be* a trustworthy authority.

[dugggy]

84. Based on known intelligence in 2002, her vote was smart

[ralphmich3]

85. LOL; Hillary didn't bother to read the N.I.E.

2002 National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. She had more important things to do, apparently, than read some crumby NIE on Iraq's WMD.

This another reason Hillary should not be president - she, like George Bush, does not read important reports and documents..

[Andromeda]

82. And you're too stupid to vote...

Stay home.

[ralphmich3]

86. Hillary LUV is in the air...

It reminds me of Kerry LUV... it has a kind of unquestioning arrogance about it...

[ralphmich3]

27. The Hillary Effect

IRAQI DEAD: (ESTIMATED) 500,000 TO 1 MILLION

IRAQI REFUGEES: (ESTIMATED) 4,000,000

U.S. DEAD: OVER 3,500

COST OF IRAQ WAR TO U.S. CITIZENS: $500,000,000,000

Thanks Hillary!!! Now we will make you president....

(Hillary's insincere smile: priceless)

[wyldwolf]

29. Looks more like the Bush effect to me

:shrug:

Afterall, had Hillary never voted the way she did, all the stats in your reply would STILL be true.

[ralphmich3]

32. LOL Hillary, the bystander/ Senator

Yep, Hillary was just a little old Senator on the Armed Services Committee... She could do a thing about the Iraq war or Bush....

except voice complete support for Bush's policy in 2002 and 2003..

Now that's LEADERSHIP!!

[wyldwolf]

34. simple math.

[ralphmich3]

45. The Numbers are the important thing

Not doing or saying what is right.... and that is why HIllary will make a great leader!!!

ONE, TWO, THREE!!! EVERYBODY SAY:

TRIANGULATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wyldwolf]

47. truer words were never spoken - number are very important

Three of the Senators running voted for the IWR. Hillary get the blame from the left. Interesting numbers.

[ralphmich3]

76. Pro-war Senators stink...

they should have known better..... Can't support Biden or Dodd...

[Dawgs]

35. So, she's not accountable because her vote didn't matter anyway?

Maybe we've finally found the reason Hillary has such unwavering support. Her supporters will say and believe anything.

[wyldwolf]

40. She's not the only one accountable... and thus...

..since she seems to be the only one the left continuously attacks for it... dawgs... it shows the left is using it as a crutch.

[William769]

44. A broken crutch at that.

[ralphmich3]

78. TRIANGULATION CAN KILL

Just ask Hillary, the troops in Iraq and the Iraqis.....

[Clintonista2]

6. Face it

Reality does match what you want to be true. Sorry.

[Dawgs]

36. Reality is that she supports NAFTA and the outsourcing of American jobs to India.

What reality are you living in?

[wyldwolf]

41. what is her most recent stated position on NAFTA compared to Obama's and Gore's?

[William769]

48. You may have to wait fo an answer, he has to go check the talking points on this one.

[Clintonista2]

51. Who said: "NAFTA and the way it's been implemented has hurt a lot of American workers,"

If you chose Hillary Clinton, you would be correct. Yet another example of reality not matching up with what you wish were true.

[laugle]

67. You are correct about HRC's position on NAFTA, she has vowed to

do something about the outsourcing of jobs, but somehow that get's lost in translation here!

[wyldwolf]

5. you missed the part where they all peeled away their rubber masks, revealing their true identities..

... DLC staffers!

[Clintonista2]

8. LOL

[wyldwolf]

10. It's the Scooby Doo version

[Tellurian]

14. Hey, you never said, kicking *ass* was this much fun! :)

:rofl:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

9. Are the guys in the orange shirts

HIGH?

I mean --- I think maybe the L.I.U. of North America may be insane.

[wyldwolf]

12. No, they're Democrats

[Tellurian]

15. Can't stand the happiness factor...

Vote Obama...

[ralphmich3]

24. WAR IS FUN !!! being president is fun!!

Even the constant death, violence and bloodshed in Iraq is fun... and what could be better than Hillary's voting in favor of the invasion that started it all??

other fun things: the increase in unemployment, bankruptcies, and the huge national debt; our kids scoring low on test scores and our failing schools....

high gas prices and our dependence on foreign oil...

PARTY ON, HILLARY!!!

[Clintonista2]

25. Funny how the issue of union support for Hillary has turned to Iraq

What's for dinner? :rofl:

[ralphmich3]

72. Let's ignore the Elephant in the room...

that's what Hillary wants to do....

[William769]

26. And America thinks Hillary is the best one to deal with the problem.

So Hillary will party on all the way to the White House! The other issues will be dealt with once she is there.

P.S. She thanks you for your support.

[Dawgs]

38. Yeah, and a lot of them think she voted against the war.

I'll trust America when they wake up.

[William769]

46. I'll trust America when they vote.

Because they sure don't trust Obama, and thats a good thing!

[Dawgs]

60. Why shouldn't they trust Obama?

[wyldwolf]

50. Really? Who? You have poll numbers on that? Or did you make it up?

[Clintonista2]

58. Even if he cited a poll, they would claim the poll is biased

See how they work it both ways?

[Tellurian]

28. Yeah, you voted for Bush...but you knew that already!

[William769]

16. Love her smile, grace poise and experience.

I wonder who will be the first to try to find dirt on this union here on DU, like the last union group that supported Hillary.

[Clintonista2]

17. Typical RW tactic

Don't smear the candidate, smear the supporters.

[William769]

19. They have to use right wing Tactics.

They are not smart enough to do anything on their own.

[ralphmich3]

73. Just returned $800,000 in campaign funds???

is Hillary stupid about money scandals too??? Does Hsu ring a bell?

[Tellurian]

18. Ha! The muckrakers are here in full force..

I'm wearing my Union made smeargear!

[yodermon]

21. You guys are tag team pros.

Damn, Hillary does run a good operation.
Keep up the good work

[oasis]

68. "Hillary does run a good operation".

She'll do an even better job running the nation.:bounce:

[BeyondGeography]

61. Bush Clinton Bush Clinton

Not sure this "of the few, by the few" line is something she should be selling. It's too easily lampooned.

[Alamom]

62. Only to a few.

[BeyondGeography]

63. Yep...like about half the country

She has plenty of labor-friendly positions she can point to. Loading on the faux-populism really doesn't work for her.

[Carrieyazel]

64. She didn't deserve a single one of them. She is an AWFUL candidate.

Hillary will bring the entire Democratic Party down, and doing that after our great 2006 tidal wave election would be unforgivable.

[Tellurian]

65. Stick around...she's brought the democats into focus..

and history will remember her as one of the best presidents ever!

[Adelante]

66. She looks happy

They look happy.