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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 1 decade ago

Did you witness Hillary Clinton using the word "Never" to describe Obama's "present" votes in Illinois votes?

Hillary used the word "Never" to describe Obama not participating in voting on bills in the Illinois legislature and then backing up her "Never" word with one of 132 instances where Obama voted present .........to somehow show that Obama "NEVER?" voted on a bill or never had an opinion about legislation that was consistent?

Obama illustrated, after being attacke by Edwards for the same thing, by showing that while the bills were good bills, extra riders were added to the bills which made him unable to support these bills and that that was a way in the Illinois legislature that a legislator would show that while they did like a bill, if they had something that held them back, they would vote "present". Obama then told Edwards and Clinton that he voted on 4000 bills in the Illinois legislature.

Update:

Where I come from, if a person says that you "Never" or "Always" do something, and if it is indeed true that you have done something, one time out of 4000, the words "Never" or "Always" are considered cognitive distortions of the truth ....or more clearly, those words come from a LIAR!

Could you support a Liar for President? A person who purposely twists the truth to get elected? Is this the day and age where we want a liar for President?

Update 2:

Does the wife apple fall far from the husband's tree?

Update 3:

Kati, I hope the American People are smart enough to understand what is at stake. Hillary wants a dumbed down version of Communistic Socialism. She wants the government in charge of health care! And that simply won't do! The government in a capitalistic democracy belongs as a watch dog over fair business practices. We are not a facist society and I for one don't want that!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Haha...I get a real kick out of how some people say she's nothing like her husband, you're not voting for another Bill AND then how others say she is just like Bill or as you say the apple not falling far from the tree. People need to make up their minds about this - I'm getting mixed signals.

    And present is as good as never. To be frank - both don't get you sh.....

  • 1 decade ago

    So, what are you so afraid of?

    The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness., and your query smacks of aggressive fear.

    How could anyone be afraid after the last 8 years? Politics at its WORST! The concept of pure politics and executive privilege meaning "do it as long as you can get away with it, and when you can't get away with it any more, yield."

    The current administration has created potentially the most corrupt, unethical and undemocratic White House in history.

    Obama is great, and Hillary is definitely far more qualified than any other candidate.

    Either one will be great!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hint hint: All politicians lie, including Obama. Voting present also indicates a high degree of indecisiveness, whch is hardly what we need in a president!!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Many senators vote " Present"... all it means is , " The bill isn't quite there and needs more tweaking." I'm surprised he did not bring up Hillary's frequent " NO!" votes.... indicating she is totally inflexible and doesn't want any further discussion.

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  • 1 decade ago

    LOL I read the comments before I came to comment myself.

    In my opinion, I think No one will ever like any President we get. think about it, we all find something to critisize the President/s about all the time. If we don't like it fix it. Become President yourself. : )

  • 1 decade ago

    clinton doesn't even consider edwards a candidate. she basically started off the debate talking about obama. she should've started off talking about what she could bring to office. then this wouldn't have been such a bloodbath of a debate. she used never because shes bad at speeches and often says things that she has to defend later on. i vote obama. i wish she could tell us where to go to find these "quotes" she spent the WHOLE night bring up. the only one who truely benifited from this debate was edwards. maybe he will be a higher runner-up than before. its obvious he has no chance in winning. not even in his hometown SC.

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    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I NEVER support a Liar

  • 1 decade ago

    Wow, you Obama cheerleaders are really dissecting every little word the Clintons utter in order to call them either racist or liars.

    FYI, that's political suicide.

    Bill Clinton was one of the best and most popular Presidents in recent history and the American people will not stand for some Nobody from Illinois to smear his name.

  • 1 decade ago

    He should have just reminded everyone that Hillary celebrated her election to the Senate by missing her first vote.

  • 1 decade ago

    *LOL* Getting a bit picky huh? And do you think 4000 was exact? I don't. That makes him a liar.

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