Clinton strikes personal tone in Iowa

DUNLAP, Iowa - For 11 months, Hillary Rodham Clinton put up a wall between her private life and her politics, but she's showing a new willingness to get personal in an effort to warm up Iowa's chilly voters.

[fuclintonorg]

You made your case hidabitch, you are pathetic! "ONE CLINTON IN THE WHITE HOUSE WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH!!"

[KirkHere]

Is hillary telling the voters of Iowa she is the Granddaughter and Daughter of UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS?

What'secreat Hillary? It's the information age and the 1900 and 1910 cenus are on line!

You may want us to believe you are better than the rest of us but the census shows you are cut from the same stalk as the rest of us.

I have an idea. Why not get up on the stage ion Iowa and sing "Coal Miner's Daughter."

Niow i know why you are proposing "Family reunification comprehensive immigration reform." Well dammit get up on the stage in Iopwa and tell them why! Get up on thqt stage and tell them how
Grandpa, Grandma and a whole slew of children got on a ship in england and came to this country uininvited and without the federal government's permission.

[Daniel Desmoines IA]

What an idiot that Kerry is, or is he another misstep in the CLinton campaing, just like that of Bill Shaheen???
hearing Kerry say Obama is Muslim, spreading nmore news about Obama muslim heritage. Can that be an extension of the two IOWA campaing workers that have resigned last two weeks?
WEll, Clinton people are determined to stop OBAMA in IOWA and they will do anything to win that. But the thing is that , all the other people also will go down. BOB Kerry is the next one.....
Panic button has been pressed ..... Let GOD protect us from CLINTON implosion!!!!

[leavin usa]

change the papers name to j@wsday. no report about Ron Paul raising 6 million in one day. F you and hope iran destoys you.

[Chris]

Why is Newsday so enamored with Hillary Clinton?

[John]

Please anyone but Hillary.

[SICK OF OPRAHBAMA]

Recently free ride for Obama from political press corps, and it feels besieged as it has to bat away incessant questions with Obama's significant shifts, flip flopping on issues such as Patriot Act, Defense of Marriage Act, Fast Track trade authority and benefits for same-sex couples. Given how little experience Obama has, its understandable that his campaign doesnt want any kind of focus on his record, These stories clearly raise questions about Obamas electability and serve as a stark reminder about how little the public knows about his positions. The Illinois chapter of the National Organization for Women, Obama said he would vote to repeal the Patriot Act. In 2006 Obama voted for the redrafted version of the Patriot Act that some critics contended made only minor changes to the original law. On Defense of Marriage Act Obama answered No,to the question: "Do you support repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. On Fast Track authority, which requires Congress to vote yes or no and without amendments on pending trade deals, Obama opposes Fast Track authority because it is a usurpation of Congress' role to ensure that negotiated trade agreements serve the best interests of our country, including protection of the environment, worker rights and human rights.In remarks to the Detroit Economic Club in May, Obama said, I plan to be president, so I actually want Fast Track. But I'm willing to constrain myself in Fast Track to make sure that we’ve got strong labor and environmental protections.On benefits for same-sex couples, Obama said, he would need to evaluate the fiscal impact of extending Social Security benefits to same-sex couples that married couples currently receive. Also Barack Obama (D-IL)involved in a suspicious real estate deal with an indicted political fundraiser, Antoin Tony Rezko. Obama also linked to an alleged influence peddling scandal and was nabbed conducting campaign business in his Senate office, a violation of federal law.

[CLINTON 2008]

CNN'S CANDY CROWLEY -'THIS WAS A VERY PLEASANT, POSITIVE, PRESIDENTIAL-LOOKING HILLARY CLINTON'[CNN, 12/13/07]

UNDECIDED VOTER:'I DECIDED TO GO TO FOR SEN. CLINTON. I THOUGHT SHE HIT SOME MAJOR HOME RUNS. SHE REALLY SHOWED SHE COULD BE A GREAT LEADER': "Absolutely, I decided to go to for Sen. Clinton. I thought she was terrific in the debate, I thought she hit some major home runs. She was so specific in all of her answers and I think she really showed she could be a great leader." [CNN, Focus group of undecided voters, 12/13/07]

DES MOINES REGISTER'S CAROL HUNTER -'CLINTON'S HUMOR COMES THROUGH': "Clinton offered a humorous moment: Do you want us to raise our hands on global warming? she offered to Washburn. After yesterday, when some Republicans flat out refused to raise hands, everyone laughed. Clinton's humor comes through." [Des Moines Register, 12/13/07 ]

ABC NEW'S RICK KLEIN - HILLARY WAS 'BACK IN HER GROOVE': "Clinton seemed to get back into her groove for much of the afternoon -- good, strong close for her." [ABC News, Political Radar, 12/13/07 ]

THE ATLANTIC'S MARC AMBINDER - HILLARY WAS 'VERY STRONG': "Clinton's opening statement was very strong." [The Atlantic, 12/13/07 ]

NBC NEWS' CHUCK TODD - HILLARY DELIVERS 'PLENTY OF GOOD MOMENTS':[First Read, MSNBC, 12/13/07 ]

DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST STEPHANIE CUTTER - HILLARY 'DID VERY WELL TODAY. HER CLOSING ARGUMENT WAS FANTASTIC.' "I think that to the extent that you thought Hillary Clinton had lost her footing, she got it back today. I think that anytime you talk on substance, Hillary does very well and she did very well today, she had some good moments about energy independence, about the type of change she will achieve. And her closing argument was fantastic." [CNN, 12/13/07]

[Robert Thomas]

Would she now open the record of her years as First Lady? I suspect she had a hand in a lot of stuff that went bad and none of her sorority want anyone to know just how dismal is her judgement.

[The laughing liberal]

Hillary is a deceptive person and a bad candidate.

[John D]

Hillary is hitting her stride! Her mistake early was to concentrate 100% on policy and readiness! Now, She is opening up and those who know her will show voters who she really is not the cartoon image Obama, Edwards and The Republican noise machine tries to portray her as!

[Dave]

Hillary will be a better president that even Bill ... Obama is a fluke.

[The laughing liberal]

Robert Thomas wrote:

Would she now open the record of her years as First Lady? I suspect she had a hand in a lot of stuff that went bad and none of her sorority want anyone to know just how dismal is her judgement.

Exactly! She's clearly afraid to release the WH records during Billbo's reign.
That's precisely why he sealed the records for 12 years.
Janet Reno decision?

Also, why did her "all girls" college seal her commencement speech from public view?

She has lots of skeletons to unearth. Probably more than Bill since he's basically just a skirt chaser.
She's the one that went after all of his sex partners once they went public (maybe stopped a few from going public too).

[The laughing liberal]

Dave wrote:

Hillary will be a better president that even Bill ... Obama is a fluke.

Bwahahaha! SHe was a rotten 1st lady and might not even get the Dem nomination.

Obama is a better person and a better candidate.

Only thing hildabeast can guarantee is 4 brutal years of partisan bickering and scandals as president. She's pathetic.

No more clinton's or bushes please.