Hillary Clinton on Olberman was extremely impressive.

[calteacherguy]

Best line: "We have a great field of candidates; you don't have to be against anyone, you just have to decide who you are for."

She answered tough questions in a very straighforward way, which I like. She's very business-like in her approach, and I like that as well. She comes across as a great leader and administrator who is tough and knows how to get things done.

I'm more sure than ever I've made the right choice in supporting her. I also really liked how she said the day she is elected (not in January) she will send people from both parties out to the world to proclaim the era of Cowboy diplomacy is over. We need a leader who will do that.

[Colobo]

1. Exactly. I'm not against her. I'm for the best candidate, Obama.

[calteacherguy]

2. Cool. nt

[MS Liberal]

16. I am voting for Hillary

She will make us proud.

[emilyg]

34. Yes she will.

[Bake]

3. I think we have a lot of good candidates!

I can support our eventual nominee, whoever he or she is!

Her answer on the Gore question was perfect, by the way.

Bake

[BootinUp]

4. I'm gonna hold you to this :-)

I agree, she is very impressive in a race without Clark anyways. ;)

[calteacherguy]

8. "In a race without Clark."

Perhaps by the summer that will have changed. We'll see.

[depakid]

5. As usual, she said v ery liitle and yet talked a lot

You must have seen a different interview than I did.

[calteacherguy]

7. Actually, one of the things that impresses me is she explains things in such detail.

She seems to have a better grasp of the details of policy than any of the other candidates, and a better understanding and confidence in how to achieve progressive goals.

[BootinUp]

9. She learned it from Bill, or maybe it was the other way 'round

:)

[calteacherguy]

11. I do think she's smarter. Bill was a little stronger in the charisma department, perhaps.

But of course Bill Clinton was stronger than just about any other politician in the charisma department.

[depakid]

17. What detail?

:shrug:

[BootinUp]

20. Until a transcript is available, check this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3600997

[Mojorabbit]

30. I watched it too

and saw some smooth sidestepping and some generalities. Maybe I was watching a different version of the show.

[Auntie Bush]

24. I saw the one with KO and thought the same thing. You must have been watching Fox News?

[musette_sf]

6. considering that today could be

the last day that her "poll position" is relatively unchallenged, that's awfully big of her.

here's hoping that i wake up to hear that Vice President Gore has gotten the Nobel Peace Prize. i think Gore could get the nom without it, but with it he is a shoo-in.

NB: i do not "hate" Senator Clinton, but i am very opposed to her candidacy. she is not the best or most qualified person by any means.

www.draftgore.com

[BootinUp]

10. fyi

She also thinks Gore should get the Nobel.

[musette_sf]

12. with all due respect, what else CAN she say? n/t

[BootinUp]

13. It depends how cynical you are. n/t

[musette_sf]

15. i'm "cynical"

because Senator Clinton made a polite statement about her husband's work colleague's indisputable achievements?

[BootinUp]

18. Because

you refuse to believe anything out of her mouth is an honest statement. Just admit it and lets get this over with.

[musette_sf]

25. i didn't say that the particular statement

from Senator Clinton on Vice President Gore's possibility of winning the Nobel Peace Prize, was not an honest statement.

i did say that i thought it was a polite comment.

in what universe does "polite" = "dishonest"?

there are statements that have issued from the mouth of Senator Clinton that i think are dishonest. but this is not one of them, and your accusation is uncalled for.

[BootinUp]

26. very well.

I have attempted to back away in a previous post. You can choose to accept it or not.

[Tellurian]

27. Yes, Hillary was stellar...

Very calm, knowledgeable and always has the right answers. Her platform expands exponentially. Always going forward looking for the good that can be accomplished along the way. She was great!

[aquart]

19. Or how desperate.

How does one paint an admirable woman as despicable without ever admitting to sexism? It takes hard and exhausting work, that's how!

[aquart]

14. You think the Peace Prize winner could win an election?

Dear God, protect the little children who still believe in Easter bunnies.

[musette_sf]

21. i think he can win the election

whether or not he wins the Peace Prize. i think it would enhance his chances even more if he did.

it is amazing what some of the supporters of Senator Clinton will stoop to, in a Democratic forum no less.

insulting those who vote Dem, but not for YOUR candidate, is quite telling.

all you have to say is "i don't support Senator Clinton's bid for the nomination", and you get accused of being a little child, a sexist, etc etc etc. amazing.

a lot of name-calling and calling-out, just for saying "i don't support Senator Clinton's bid for the nomination", and for pointing out that a Nobel win could possibly enhance Vice President Gore's chance to win the nomination.

[BootinUp]

23. For the record

I apologize if I was too abrupt in criticizing you. I am a bit jumpy after reading all the Hillary bashing here at DU. I would have celebrated a Gore campaign, but it does not seem likely to me at this point.

[emilyg]

36. He's not running. Hello?

[aquart]

37. Oh, please.

You really, seriously, honestly in your whole heart believe that a majority of this nation will vote for a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?

That's who we SHOULD vote for. But it isn't who we WILL vote for.

And, sorry, it's a completely childlike viewpoint to imagine it's so. As is the tantrum when called on it.

[emilyg]

35. Good one. LOL

[democratsin08]

22. i was floored

she was hit with tough questions and fielded them like our next president.

[durrrty libby]

28. She is a very engaing, intelligent, and down to earth person

As usual, she did a fabulous job


Edit to add...In case you missed it check out these numbers and the PDF is very interesting

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3600227

[superkia]

29. This illegal deadly war helped me make my choice.

This war and why they voted yes has helped me pick who I think should control my childrens future. Here is some good reading for those who are against the war. I think we should all look into the facts before we make that important vote, I don't want thousands more to die for someones agenda.

Clinton in 2002.

In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001.

It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security.

And perhaps my decision is influenced by my eight years of experience on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue in the White House watching my husband deal with serious challenges to our nation. I want this President(That would be Evil Bush), or any future President, TO BE IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE POSITION TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY in the United Nations OR IN WAR. Secondly, I want to insure that Saddam Hussein makes no mistake about our national unity and for our support for the President's efforts to wage America's war against terrorists and weapons of mass destruction.

Dennis Kucinich in 2002.

The American people deserve to know that the key issue here is that there is no proof that Iraq represents an imminent or immediate threat to the United States of America. I will repeat: there is no proof that Iraq represents an imminent or immediate threat to the United States. A continuing threat does not constitute a sufficient cause for war. THE ADMINISTRATION HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE CONGRESS WITH CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THAT PROVES THAT IRAQ IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES AND THAT IT IS CONTINUING TO POSSESS AND DEVELOP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

Furthermore, there is no credible evidence connecting Iraq to al Qaeda and 9-11, and yet there are people who want to bomb Iraq in reprisal for 9-11. Imagine, if you will, as Cleveland columnist Dick Feagler wrote last week, if after this country was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor in 1941, if instead of retaliating by bombing Japan, we would have retaliated by bombing Peru. Iraq is not connected by any credible evidence to 9-11, nor is it connected by any credible evidence to the activities of al Qaeda on 9-11.
The resolution says, and I quote, continuing in this comparison point by point, the resolution

[musette_sf]

39. yep, Senator Clinton sold the Kool-Aid

and that is just one of the reasons that i do not support her candidacy.

the nastiness, name-calling, and general playground bully tactics that i have encountered in this thread, by simply and politely stating that i do not support her candidacy, shows me that there must be a lot of DLC-ers here, and/or people who are somehow hypnotized by Senator Clinton's non-charisma. or negative charisma, if you will.

NB: once again, i do not "hate" Senator Clinton. i do not support her candidacy, and i do not think she is the right person to be President.

[hedgehog]

31. Weren't some people here complaining a few weeks back because

Obama works with Republicans to get bills passed?

[NewHampster]

32. Hillary is always impressive

[sampsonblk]

33. She was stellar

I was very impressed.

[Froward69]

38. what interview did you watch

I did not see any of that. She was expertly not answering questions. condom candidate. playing it safe

[jgraz]

40. "you don't have to be against anyone"

Looks like Mark Penn's got his message for the week. She has to denegrate the "against" vote, because the biggest threat to her candidacy is a consolidation of the anti-Hillary majority.

[Zandor]

41. Madam President

:)