Hillary has a huge number of endorsements

[pathansen]

See:
http://www.vote-smart.org/endorsements.php?can_id=55463

[LordJFT]

1. and obama does well in spite of it all!

he really is a people's candidate

[Skittles]

I don't understand why someone cannot discuss Hillary

without some snarky comment about Obama - WTF!!! GROW UP!!!!!!!!!!!

[LordJFT]

6. how is that snarky?

i really think it's impressive what obama's done given hillary's tremendous support from the establishment, especially early on

[Skittles]

8. BUT THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT OBAMA

NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT OBAMA

[LordJFT]

10. i didn't know every thread had strict topic regulations

I've seen people post Hillary stuff on threads that started out about Obama

[Skittles]

11. OMG there you go again!!!!!!!!!!

is it a fucking disease???

[neutron]

18. Just do a payback

and savor the whining

[neutron]

20. NYT Krugman Tears Apart Obama's Economic plan

Responding to Recession
by Paul Krugman

<snip>
Since this is an election year, the debate over how to stimulate the economy is inevitably tied up with politics. And here’s a modest suggestion for political reporters. Instead of trying to divine the candidates’ characters by scrutinizing their tone of voice and facial expressions, why not pay attention to what they say about economic policy?
In fact, recent statements by the candidates and their surrogates about the economy are quite revealing.
<snip>
On the Democratic side, John Edwards, although never the front-runner, has been driving his party’s policy agenda. He’s done it again on economic stimulus: last month, before the economic consensus turned as negative as it now has, he proposed a stimulus package including aid to unemployed workers, aid to cash-strapped state and local governments, public investment in alternative energy, and other measures.
Last week Hillary Clinton offered a broadly similar but somewhat larger proposal. (It also includes aid to families having trouble paying heating bills, which seems like a clever way to put cash in the hands of people likely to spend it.) The Edwards and Clinton proposals both contain provisions for bigger stimulus if the economy worsens.
And you have to say that Mrs. Clinton seems comfortable with and knowledgeable about economic policy. I’m sure the Hillary-haters will find some reason that’s a bad thing, but there’s something to be said for presidents who know what they’re talking about.
The Obama campaign’s initial response to the latest wave of bad economic news was, I’m sorry to say, disreputable: Mr. Obama’s top economic adviser claimed that the long-term tax-cut plan the candidate announced months ago is just what we need to keep the slump from “morphing into a drastic decline in consumer spending.” Hmm: claiming that the candidate is all-seeing, and that a tax cut originally proposed for other reasons is also a recession-fighting measure — doesn’t that sound familiar?
Anyway, on Sunday Mr. Obama came out with a real stimulus plan. As was the case with his health care plan, which fell short of universal coverage, his stimulus proposal is similar to those of the other Democratic candidates, but tilted to the right.
For example, the Obama plan appears to contain none of the alternative energy initiatives that are in both the Edwards and Clinton proposals, and emphasizes across-the-board tax cuts over both aid to the hardest-hit families and help for state and local governments. I know that Mr. Obama’s supporters hate to hear this, but he really is less progressive than his rivals on matters of domestic policy.
In short, the stimulus debate offers a pretty good portrait of the men and woman who would be president. And I haven’t said a word about their hairstyles.

[LordJFT]

24. what, enthusiasm for my candidate?

if that's a disease than I'm afflicted

[Skittles]

25. the Hilbots do it too!

it is ANNOYING and detracts from SERIOUS DISCUSSION

[Big Blue Marble]

2. So very kind of you to share. n/t

[neutron]

21. Hillary is winning

for a reason

[Debi]

27. what is she winning? only 4 states have held contests where delegates were awarded

today, nobody is winning.

[LilyMunster]

3. Not to mention Ann Coulter

She's his girl!

[DUyellow]

4. LOL

[MediaBabe]

5. Thanks for the link! n/t

[LadyVT]

7. missing endorsements

The United Farm Workers union and the American Federation of Teachers are two that are not on that list and should be.

[ErnestoG]

9. Teachers and Farm Workers are sort of...beneath Hillary's business class.

[pathansen]

12. They give her excellent ratings

See www.vote-smart.org to view ratings

[Didereaux]

13. Chavez' brother and grandson have endorsed her.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/01/cesar_chavezs_b.html

[cali]

17. Welcome to DU

from another Vermonter.

[Perry Logan]

14. And the anti-Hillary people are implying that those endorsers are all scumbags and corporate lackeys

[FrenchieCat]

15. Sounds like that what you are saying.........

read your post again, and see what I mean.

[Perry Logan]

16. Also African Americans, Jews, gays, and all the other people who like Hillary.

[FrenchieCat]

19. Now race, gender and everything else that's divisive is being brought up by you.....

read your post again.....As I am currently keeping track of who's started shit round here.

[Perry Logan]

22. Obama supporters have repeatedly accused the Hillary camp of cheating, lying, etc.

This is an implied insult to the millions of people who support her. Have a care, FrenchieCat.

[FrenchieCat]

23. I only see you talking.

really.

check it out.

[goldcanyonaz]

26. GOMAMA!

:woohoo: