Hillary Under the Radar: She Never Criticizes John McCain. Why Is That?

[David Zephyr]

It's not what they say, but what they don't say...what they refuse to say.

Hillary Clinton, who along with her husband, never failed all throughout the primary season to praise John McCain, to say what a great friend he is to both of them, ran her campaign these last months devoid of any criticism of the long-selected "presumptive Republican nominee". Think about that: she has waged a national campaign state after state with only the mildest and obligatory criticism of the opponent of our party. Why is that?

Everyone knows that Hillary went out of her way to belittle Senator Obama when she claimed that John McCain has passed her self-created "Commander in Chief test" as she also announced that she had also passed that "test", but that Senator Obama has "only given a speech."

Bill Clinton cooed how "wonderful" it would be to have two people like McCain and his wife "who truly love America" in a presidential debate. Bill made sure we all knew what "great friends" the Clintons and the McCains were.

Many voices have now weighed in how striking it was that tonight Hillary Clinton would not acknowledge Obama's victory in the primary contest, a victory that he had long ago assured mathematically, but that she delayed for still some reason she's never really articulated. But it wasn't her intentional snub at acknowledgment of Obama's becoming our candidate that I find revealing...

There's something far more revealing...

Even more revealing than her scorched earth campaign these last months which shortened Obama's calendar against McCain and depleted our party's precious financial donor base...

Even more revealing than her forcing the carnival spectacle of the Rules Committee along with her bussed in "protesters"...

Even more revealing that her working the race wedge directed to what she called "good Americans, hard-working Americans, white Americans"...

What went under the radar all these months is that she, with only the rarest of exceptions, never attacked John McCain who has now been our designated opponent for many months now.

It's not what they say, it's always what they don't or won't say.

She refuses to criticize John McCain, folks.

She refuses to criticize John McCain.

That should tell you a lot about Bill and Hillary's intentions.

[Clear Blue Sky]

1. Obama is her current opponent, not McCain.

[David Zephyr]

3. No, OUR opponent is and has been John McCain for many months now.

And she can not find it in herself to criticize John McCain.

Not a word.

[Clear Blue Sky]

36. Maybe she is hoping for a cabinet position in a McCain administration.

[Tim4319]

6. And if anyone believe that....

I have some ocean front property in Nebraska I would like to sell you!

This race is over! Now, time to move on to the big stage. Is she so "bitter" that she wants to sabotage his run?

If the roles was reversed, this country would be doing back flips!

[WillyToad]

48. This whole thread is utter bs, a 2 second Google search proved it...

First Hit: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/clinton-criticizes-mccain-on-economy-iraq/">Clinton Criticizes McCain on Economy, Iraq

Or this: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5782885.html">Clinton criticizes McCain for opposing farm bill

Next time do 12 seconds of research before you spew your obnoxious gossip

[mmonk]

2. They're bitter right now. Let them cool off.

That "inadequate black man" ended up in her way.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. She's Gunning For 2012

Working to destroy Obama is part of her strategy - she figures that McCain will likely be a one-termer.

[David Zephyr]

5. She wants to be VP and refused to criticize John McCain even up until tonight.

No criticism of John McCain.

[MannyGoldstein]

7. She Wants To Be VP To Help Sabotage The Ticket

If she wanted to be VP to win, she'd be in attack dog mode against McCain - that's what VPs do.

[David Zephyr]

13. That is exactly "what VP's do"

And thanks for making that point.

[rodeodance]

8. You have not listened to her stump speeches or you would not say such foolishness.

[senseandsensibility]

10. Give examples

eom

[rodeodance]

16. go do your own homework and you will find plenty

[David Zephyr]

18. No, substantiate your claim. She criticized him in a very few "press releases", not in speeches.

And as the OP states, not foolishly by the way, her little criticisms have been tepid at most.

She wants to be Vice President on someone's ticket she won't acknowledge or endorse to campaign against someone she refuses to criticize and who she admires.

That's the issue.

Meanwhile, watch this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxDLKUeoJm0

[onenote]

28. you don't know what you're talking about:

I'm an Obama supporter, have been for many months, but the claim that HRC never criticizes McCain in speeches is BS.

From a speech she gave in April in Montana:

"Senator McCain has admitted he doesn't really understand the economy. And unfortunately, he is proving it in this campaign. He looks at the home mortgage crisis and who does he blame? Not Wall Street, which helped create this mess in the first place. He blames the homeowners. He doesn't seem to understand that if our federal government can find $30 billion to bail out one firm on Wall Street, we ought to be able to find $30 billion to help homeowners stay in their homes and not lose them to the predatory practices of the mortgage industry. I think we've had enough of a president who didn't know enough about economics and didn't do enough for the American middle class."

From a speech to AFL-CIO in Pennsylvania:

"After seven disastrous years of George Bush and Dick Cheney, the stakes in this election couldn’t be higher. And the need to change course couldn’t be more urgent. But I am here to tell you, Senator John McCain, a friend of mine, someone whose service to our country I admire, is only offering more of the same.

John McCain admits he doesn’t understand the economy - and unfortunately he’s proving that day after day on the campaign trail. He looked at the housing crisis, and he blamed consumers. His plan for the economy is to extend George Bush’s tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100 billion additional corporate tax cut. The Bush/McCain philosophy could not be clearer - it’s the "ownership society", which really means "you’re on your own." If you’re not a crony, if you’re not wealthy, if you’re not well-connected, you fend for yourself; the others are taken care of it.

But don’t take just my word for it. Even a Republican Senator Mel Martinez from Florida after listening to Senator McCain’s economic pan gave it an "incomplete," and he said: "where I think he fell short" is the fact that we need to do some things that can help families, that can help people." Well, duh. Yeah, we do.

We need to do something that can help the American people for a change - put the middle class back into the driver’s seat. Give our families the opportunities they deserve.

You know, sometimes when that phone rings at 3am in the White House it’s an economic crisis. It seems like John McCain would just let it ring and ring and ring."


From her speech at Georgetown University (the famous "snipergate" speech):

Finally, our leadership in the world and our ability to front global challenges, present and future, is at stake. From extremism in Pakistan, to nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, to troubling antidemocratic trends in Russia and Latin America, to the threat of global epidemics and global warming and to the rise of China. The more the world regards us with suspicion rather than admiration, the more difficult it is to confront these challenges. Despite the evidence, President Bush is determined to continue his failed policy in Iraq until he leaves office. And Senator McCain will gladly accept the torch and stay the course, keeping troops in Iraq for up to 100 years if necessary.

They both want to keep us tied to another country's civil war, a war we cannot win. That in a nutshell is the Bush/McCain Iraq policy. Don’t learn from your mistakes, repeat them. Well, here is the inescapable reality. We can have hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground for 100 years, but that will not change the fact that there is no military solution to the situation in Iraq.

[Conyersfan]

51. The OP did not claim he was talking exclusively about speeches

Nor have you, I assume, heard or read a transcript of even a single Clinton speech.

[Enrique]

32. here

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7707

5/15/2008
Senator Clinton Statement on Senator McCain's Speech Today
"This morning, John McCain said that four more years of the same strategy will produce victory in Iraq, though he provided no new approach or new proposals. This is not the first time Senator McCain has predicted victory in Iraq. He promises more of the same Bush policies that have weakened our military, our national security, and our standing in the world. Our country cannot afford more empty promises on Iraq. When I am President, the United States will no longer give Iraq a blank check. I will bring this war to a swift and honorable conclusion, and bring our troops home, beginning within 60 days of taking office."


5/12/2008
Hillary Clinton’s Reaction to Sen. McCain’s Climate Change Proposal
"Senator McCain's proposal simply does not go far enough to address the growing threat that the climate crisis poses to our children and grandchildren. Real leadership means taking this problem head on with a comprehensive, science-based plan instead of halfway measures. While Senator McCain's proposals may be improvement on President Bush's, that’s not saying much."


5/15/2008
Hillary Clinton Supports Strong Farm Bill as Part of Rural Agenda and Criticizes Senator McCain for Opposition
Senate expected to vote on Farm Bill today; John McCain has said he would veto; Hillary also offers rural vision for South Dakota
Today, Hillary Clinton participated in a “Solutions for the Rural Economy” town hall at the Jones’ family farm in Bath, SD. She was joined by farm-owner Dennis Jones, and his son, Jarrett, who both spoke of the challenges they face and the benefits that the Farm Bill would bring South Dakota farmers.

Hillary reinforced her support for the Farm Bill, which is expected to be voted on in the Senate today, and its benefits for the over 31,000 South Dakota farmers. Hillary also criticized Senator McCain for his opposition to the Farm Bill. Hillary believes South Dakota’s farmers deserve a president who will stand for them. “Saying no to the farm bill would be saying no to rural America,” said Senator Clinton. Yet two weeks ago, Senator McCain made it clear he sides with President Bush, who has repeatedly threatened to veto the Farm Bill. “I do not support . I would veto it," Senator McCain told voters in Iowa. As President, Senator Clinton will work as hard for the producers of South Dakota as she has worked for the 34,000 family farms in New York over the past eight years. “When Bear Stearns needed assistance, we stepped in with a $30 billion package. But when our farmers need help, all they get from Senator McCain and President Bush a veto threat,” said Senator Clinton. The Farm Bill contains a number of important provisions for South Dakota’s family farms, including:



5/2/2008
Clinton: McCain Wrong to Oppose Farm Bill
Sen. McCain revealed yesterday that he would veto the farm bill; Farm bill would provide farms with disaster relief, country of origin labeling, renewable energy advances
Hillary Clinton today said that Sen. John McCain was wrong to say yesterday that he would veto the 2008 farm bill as President, noting it would provide American family farms with priorities like permanent disaster relief, country of origin labeling, renewable energy advances and rural development broadband deployment.

Yesterday, McCain told an Iowa audience, "I do not support . I would veto it." McCain missed votes on the Farm Bill in 2007, and in 2002 called a farm bill critical to American family farms "an appalling breach of our federal pending responsibility."



5/27/2008
Reaction from Hillary Clinton to Sen. McCain’s Speech
Senator McCain today gave a speech about his "dream" to "reduce the nuclear threat" to the United States and the world. But Senator McCain’s goals will remain an illusion as long as he continues to embrace and magnify the failed policies of the Bush administration.

Like George Bush, John McCain opposes negotiations with Iran, which has edged closer to a nuclear capability, while the United States has subcontracted its diplomacy out to Europe. John McCain today also outlined a vision of negotiations with Russia to reduce nuclear stockpiles. But kicking Russia out of the G-8, as Senator McCain has repeatedly proposed, will jeopardize this critical security goal, while setting back efforts to build international pressure on Iran to end its nuclear program.


3/25/2008
Hillary Clinton Reacts to Sen. McCain’s Support for Social Security Privatization & His Housing Speech
The following are excerpts from a press availability that Hillary Clinton held at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg earlier this afternoon:

“…Social Security is a big issue in this campaign. There are differences between myself and Senator Obama and there are very big differences between myself and John McCain. And I have to admit to being somewhat surprised when I saw that Senator McCain had said that he would try to continue to try to privatize Social Security along the lines of what President Bush tried and failed in doing in 2005. That is a very significant difference between the two of us.”


5/23/2008
Hillary Discusses Need For Fiscal Responsibility; Relief For South Dakota Families
Clinton criticizes Bush and McCain’s Reckless Fiscal Policies
BRANDON, SD – As gas and grocery prices continue to climb heading into this Memorial Day weekend, Senator Hillary Clinton today joined families at a local Sunshine Foods grocery store in Brandon, S.D. for a “Solutions to Secure South Dakota’s Future” Conversation about her commitment to fiscal responsibility and her plans to provide relief and economic opportunity to South Dakota families.

“President Bush inherited the largest projected surplus in our nation's history, and turned it into deficits as far as the eye can see. We now have a $9 trillion debt, and we borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis. We’ve got to start reducing the deficit and get back to fiscal responsibility. It’s time to get back to the bi-partisan consensus we had in the 1990’s: you don’t spend what you don’t have on what you don’t need. And that’s exactly what I’ll do as President,” said Senator Clinton. “The contrast with Senator McCain couldn’t be greater. John McCain would take President Bush’s reckless record and double down. He is proposing more than $400 billion in new tax cuts and spending programs without a hint as to how he would pay for them. It’s the most fiscally reckless plan ever put forward by a presidential candidate.”


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=6553

Finally, our leadership in the world and our ability to front global challenges, present and future, is at stake. From extremism in Pakistan, to nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, to troubling antidemocratic trends in Russia and Latin America, to the threat of global epidemics and global warming and to the rise of China. The more the world regards us with suspicion rather than admiration, the more difficult it is to confront these challenges. Despite the evidence, President Bush is determined to continue his failed policy in Iraq until he leaves office. And Senator McCain will gladly accept the torch and stay the course, keeping troops in Iraq for up to 100 years if necessary.

They both want to keep us tied to another country's civil war, a war we cannot win. That in a nutshell is the Bush/McCain Iraq policy. Don’t learn from your mistakes, repeat them. Well, here is the inescapable reality. We can have hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground for 100 years, but that will not change the fact that there is no military solution to the situation in Iraq.

And don't just take it from me. At his confirmation hearing, Admiral Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that without national political reconciliation, no amount of troops in no amount of time will make much of a difference. We simply cannot give the Iraqi government an endless blank check. Each passing month we stay in Iraq gives the Iraqi government more time to avoid the hard decisions on how to split the oil money and how to share political power. Senator McCain and president bush claim withdrawal is defeat. Well, let's be clear, withdrawal is not defeat. Defeat is keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years.



5/19/2008
Hillary Clinton Statement On Senator McCain’s Speech
It’s hard to take lectures on economic policy from Senator McCain, who has admitted he doesn’t understand economics, and who thinks the right way to fix our ailing economy is to embrace George Bush’s failed economic strategy. Senator McCain and President Bush are like two sides of the same coin - and it doesn’t amount to a whole lot of change.

Senator McCain sees an economy that is failing middle class families and thinks the answer is more tax cuts for the wealthy and well connected. His plan would give $100 billion in new tax cuts to America’s most profitable corporations, including $4 billion to the major oil companies and $2 billion to top health insurance companies.

Senator McCain sees an economy that has lost more than 3 million manufacturing jobs and $1000 in income for the typical household, and thinks the answer is four more years of George Bush’s failed trade policies. His plan will turn its back on sensible labor and environmental standards and allow countries like China to continue breaking trade rules and put our workers at a competitive disadvantage.


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6745

"When I’m President, privatizing Social Security will be completely out of the question. That's a big difference between Senator McCain and me. Senator McCain said something stunning the other day – he pledged to continue President Bush’s attempt to privatize Social Security," said Clinton. "He's already promised to continue George Bush's failed Iraq policy and to make permanent his tax breaks for the wealthy few. Now, he's taking up President Bush's assault on Social Security. In a nutshell, that’s John McCain's plan for America: four years more of the same. You don't need to look any further than Bear Stearns and Wall Street lately to know that our workers and seniors simply can’t afford the Bush-McCain privatization gamble."


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7104

John McCain is offering an economic strategy today that American's simply cannot afford: a George Bush-redux of corporate windfalls and tax cuts for the wealthy that will bankrupt our government and leave working families with the bill.

In an economy where typical families incomes are down and corporate profits have reached record highs, the last thing that hardworking families need is a President committed to slashing corporate taxes. In November, voters will have a clear choice: Senator McCain wants $100 billion in new corporate tax cuts, while Senator Clinton believes we should provide more than $100 billion in tax cuts for middle class families and a real plan to create high wage jobs here in the United States. And despite Senator McCain’s protestations otherwise, Senator Clinton would not raise taxes by one cent on anyone making less than $250,000 per year.



http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=5939

Voters certainly won’t have any problems seeing the differences. Senator McCain wants to keep troops in Iraq for 50-100 years. I will start bringing them home within 60 days of becoming president of our country. Senator McCain has admitted he doesn’t understand the economy. I have a strategy to end the housing crisis, create 5 million new clean energy jobs and rebuild a strong and prosperous middle class again.

And one thing we know for sure is that Senator McCain won’t deliver universal health care. In fact I am the only candidate left in this race - Democrat or Republican - with a health care plan to cover every single man, woman and child. Because you see I believe health care is a fundamental human right and a moral obligation of the United States of America finally to achieve for our people. If I’m your nominee, you’ll never have to be worried that I will be knocked out of the ring because I do have the strength and experience to lead this country and I am ready to go toe to toe with Senator McCain whenever and wherever he desires.


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7759

Economic Plan For Kentucky: Yesterday, “at a rally in Frankfort, Kentucky, Hillary Clinton outline her plan to create good jobs for Kentucky workers and cut taxes for middle class families. Hillary also criticize Senator McCain for embracing George Bush’s economic vision.” Hillary said: “Senator McCain's economic policy boils down to this: don't just continue driving our nation in the wrong direction, put your foot on the accelerator and gun it - that's exactly what he's proposing. It's hard to imagine but Senator McCain and President Bush are like two sides of the same coin and it doesn't amount to a whole lot of change…My top priority is making this economy work for middle class and hardworking families again.” Read more.



http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7606

"I'm in this race is because I believe in universal health care. I’ve been fighting to cover everyone – no exceptions, no excuses – as long as you've known me. Long before it was popular," said Clinton. "Senator McCain has proposed a radical plan that takes away the incentives for employers to provide insurance. That puts millions at risk of losing coverage. My plan says that if you like your coverage, nothing changes. Senator McCain can't make that pledge. And I commend Elizabeth Edwards for taking on the McCain health care plan and pointing out that it doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions like breast cancer."

[Nickster]

9. Because Mark Penn only wins by having either Senator Clinton or Senator McCain in the race, he gets

shut out of DC if Senator Obama wins.

[berni_mccoy]

11. Hillary is a Traitor to the party. As are those who continue to support her.

[City Lights]

12. Apparently, they're great pals.

McCain thinks of Clinton as "one of the guys."

BC on his wife and Gramps:

"She and John McCain are very close," Clinton said. "They always laugh that if they wound up being the nominees of their party, it would be the most civilized election in American history, and they're afraid they'd put the voters to sleep because they like and respect each other."


:loveya: bff :loveya:

[WillyToad]

14. When will this obsession with any and everything Hillary end?

Is it a permenant phobia of Obama supporters?

[David Zephyr]

17. She's pushes to be VP on a ticket with someone she won't endorse against someone she won't criticize

That's not "phobia", that's just a glaring, stubborn fact.

[Zodiak]

19. Do you dispute the observation?

Because attacking Obama's supporters doesn't win you a prize in this carnival.

[TBF]

21. When she concedes. My message to Hillary: Evolve or get out of the way.

[Independent-Voter]

15. There's not a dime's difference between Hillary and McCain. Her supporters are fucking idiots to

think other wise.

Here's a nickle - buy a clue.

[onenote]

29. if you think that, you are seriously uninformed about their respective position on numerous issues

And I say that as an Obama supporter.

[beachmom]

20. Just like in 2004, when Bill Clinton praised what a good job Bush was

doing in the war on terror. Believe me, you will hear Republicans, who if they faced the Clintons directly would have all guns blazing, PRAISING the Clintons nowadays. It is clear that if the Clintons can't run the party, they have no use for it.

[David Zephyr]

24. And thanks for reminding everyone about that little freebie Clinton tossed to Bush in 2004.

It help the discussion and fits the never-ending pattern of their self-serving ambitions. Thanks, beachmom!

[TornadoTN]

49. I recall that Hillary was just as gracious to Bush about the "War on Terra"

She's been largely silent, until recently, when the American people turned against the debacle in Iraq. Then when it fit her needs, she flipped and went against it without really giving any indication of how or when she would end the occupation.

She's been a war cheerleader and marched with Bush on many key issues that have contributed to his reign of terror on the American people. She has criticized John Kerry and demanded an apology for the "stuck in Iraq" comment and was largely absent in any meaningful capacity in the 2004 campaign.

Bill is just all over the place and his embrace of Bush and his implicit support of Bush policy is all I need to know about the man. I used to have a lot of respect for him, but not anymore.

[Canuckistanian]

22. Good point. I Googled "Hillary criticizes McCain"

Interesting results.

Teh Google returned me only THREE PAGES of results.

ALL OF THE RESULTS came from reactions to this Redstate Post:

"Ironic: Hillary Criticizes McCain on Iraq From America, McCain With our Troops in Iraq"
http://www.redstate.com/stories/elections/2008/ironic_hillary_criticizes_mccain_on_iraq_in_america_mccain_with_our_troops_in_iraq

Then, I followed the Reuters link to what the Freepers were complaining about:
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN17553715

The Headline? "Clinton attacks Obama, McCain on Iraq"

She can't even criticize McCain without getting a shot in at Obama as well.

[Tatiana]

23. Unreal. We should just start calling her The Narcissist. n/t

[David Zephyr]

25. Thanks for your constructive input, Canuckistanian.

As I wrote in the OP, it's not what she says, but what she hasn't said. Granted, Hillary has released a tepid press release quietly here and there, but she's been AWOL on attacking the nominee of the Republican National Party all these last months.

And that should give everyone great pause about what sort of VP candidate she would be.

Clearly, she has had no problem with John McCain. Since they vote almost identically on every serious issue, including making war with Iraq and threatening Iran, it's no wonder she doesn't attack him...she can't.

She is going to hurt Obama all summer and will raise hell in the convention.

[eridani]

39. Same with "Clinton criticised McCain

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=primary&as_epq=clinton+criticized+McCain&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images

[GalleryGod]

26. As Jon Stewart sez: Maybe she's up for the

DOUCHEBAG FOR LIBERTY Award! :rofl: :patriot: :rofl:

[wiggs]

27. Exactly. I think we should be paying attention to this as a clue. nt

[AZBlue]

30. Is she hoping for MCain to offer her the VP slot?

[Enrique]

31. except for when she does

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7707

5/15/2008
Senator Clinton Statement on Senator McCain's Speech Today

"This morning, John McCain said that four more years of the same strategy will produce victory in Iraq, though he provided no new approach or new proposals. This is not the first time Senator McCain has predicted victory in Iraq. He promises more of the same Bush policies that have weakened our military, our national security, and our standing in the world. Our country cannot afford more empty promises on Iraq. When I am President, the United States will no longer give Iraq a blank check. I will bring this war to a swift and honorable conclusion, and bring our troops home, beginning within 60 days of taking office."


5/12/2008
Hillary Clinton’s Reaction to Sen. McCain’s Climate Change Proposal
"Senator McCain's proposal simply does not go far enough to address the growing threat that the climate crisis poses to our children and grandchildren. Real leadership means taking this problem head on with a comprehensive, science-based plan instead of halfway measures. While Senator McCain's proposals may be improvement on President Bush's, that’s not saying much."


5/15/2008
Hillary Clinton Supports Strong Farm Bill as Part of Rural Agenda and Criticizes Senator McCain for Opposition
Senate expected to vote on Farm Bill today; John McCain has said he would veto; Hillary also offers rural vision for South Dakota
Today, Hillary Clinton participated in a “Solutions for the Rural Economy” town hall at the Jones’ family farm in Bath, SD. She was joined by farm-owner Dennis Jones, and his son, Jarrett, who both spoke of the challenges they face and the benefits that the Farm Bill would bring South Dakota farmers.

Hillary reinforced her support for the Farm Bill, which is expected to be voted on in the Senate today, and its benefits for the over 31,000 South Dakota farmers. Hillary also criticized Senator McCain for his opposition to the Farm Bill. Hillary believes South Dakota’s farmers deserve a president who will stand for them. “Saying no to the farm bill would be saying no to rural America,” said Senator Clinton. Yet two weeks ago, Senator McCain made it clear he sides with President Bush, who has repeatedly threatened to veto the Farm Bill. “I do not support . I would veto it," Senator McCain told voters in Iowa. As President, Senator Clinton will work as hard for the producers of South Dakota as she has worked for the 34,000 family farms in New York over the past eight years. “When Bear Stearns needed assistance, we stepped in with a $30 billion package. But when our farmers need help, all they get from Senator McCain and President Bush a veto threat,” said Senator Clinton. The Farm Bill contains a number of important provisions for South Dakota’s family farms, including:



5/2/2008
Clinton: McCain Wrong to Oppose Farm Bill
Sen. McCain revealed yesterday that he would veto the farm bill; Farm bill would provide farms with disaster relief, country of origin labeling, renewable energy advances
Hillary Clinton today said that Sen. John McCain was wrong to say yesterday that he would veto the 2008 farm bill as President, noting it would provide American family farms with priorities like permanent disaster relief, country of origin labeling, renewable energy advances and rural development broadband deployment.

Yesterday, McCain told an Iowa audience, "I do not support . I would veto it." McCain missed votes on the Farm Bill in 2007, and in 2002 called a farm bill critical to American family farms "an appalling breach of our federal pending responsibility."



5/27/2008
Reaction from Hillary Clinton to Sen. McCain’s Speech
Senator McCain today gave a speech about his "dream" to "reduce the nuclear threat" to the United States and the world. But Senator McCain’s goals will remain an illusion as long as he continues to embrace and magnify the failed policies of the Bush administration.

Like George Bush, John McCain opposes negotiations with Iran, which has edged closer to a nuclear capability, while the United States has subcontracted its diplomacy out to Europe. John McCain today also outlined a vision of negotiations with Russia to reduce nuclear stockpiles. But kicking Russia out of the G-8, as Senator McCain has repeatedly proposed, will jeopardize this critical security goal, while setting back efforts to build international pressure on Iran to end its nuclear program.


3/25/2008
Hillary Clinton Reacts to Sen. McCain’s Support for Social Security Privatization & His Housing Speech
The following are excerpts from a press availability that Hillary Clinton held at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg earlier this afternoon:

“…Social Security is a big issue in this campaign. There are differences between myself and Senator Obama and there are very big differences between myself and John McCain. And I have to admit to being somewhat surprised when I saw that Senator McCain had said that he would try to continue to try to privatize Social Security along the lines of what President Bush tried and failed in doing in 2005. That is a very significant difference between the two of us.”


5/23/2008
Hillary Discusses Need For Fiscal Responsibility; Relief For South Dakota Families
Clinton criticizes Bush and McCain’s Reckless Fiscal Policies
BRANDON, SD – As gas and grocery prices continue to climb heading into this Memorial Day weekend, Senator Hillary Clinton today joined families at a local Sunshine Foods grocery store in Brandon, S.D. for a “Solutions to Secure South Dakota’s Future” Conversation about her commitment to fiscal responsibility and her plans to provide relief and economic opportunity to South Dakota families.

“President Bush inherited the largest projected surplus in our nation's history, and turned it into deficits as far as the eye can see. We now have a $9 trillion debt, and we borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis. We’ve got to start reducing the deficit and get back to fiscal responsibility. It’s time to get back to the bi-partisan consensus we had in the 1990’s: you don’t spend what you don’t have on what you don’t need. And that’s exactly what I’ll do as President,” said Senator Clinton. “The contrast with Senator McCain couldn’t be greater. John McCain would take President Bush’s reckless record and double down. He is proposing more than $400 billion in new tax cuts and spending programs without a hint as to how he would pay for them. It’s the most fiscally reckless plan ever put forward by a presidential candidate.”


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=6553

Finally, our leadership in the world and our ability to front global challenges, present and future, is at stake. From extremism in Pakistan, to nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, to troubling antidemocratic trends in Russia and Latin America, to the threat of global epidemics and global warming and to the rise of China. The more the world regards us with suspicion rather than admiration, the more difficult it is to confront these challenges. Despite the evidence, President Bush is determined to continue his failed policy in Iraq until he leaves office. And Senator McCain will gladly accept the torch and stay the course, keeping troops in Iraq for up to 100 years if necessary.

They both want to keep us tied to another country's civil war, a war we cannot win. That in a nutshell is the Bush/McCain Iraq policy. Don’t learn from your mistakes, repeat them. Well, here is the inescapable reality. We can have hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground for 100 years, but that will not change the fact that there is no military solution to the situation in Iraq.

And don't just take it from me. At his confirmation hearing, Admiral Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that without national political reconciliation, no amount of troops in no amount of time will make much of a difference. We simply cannot give the Iraqi government an endless blank check. Each passing month we stay in Iraq gives the Iraqi government more time to avoid the hard decisions on how to split the oil money and how to share political power. Senator McCain and president bush claim withdrawal is defeat. Well, let's be clear, withdrawal is not defeat. Defeat is keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years.



5/19/2008
Hillary Clinton Statement On Senator McCain’s Speech
It’s hard to take lectures on economic policy from Senator McCain, who has admitted he doesn’t understand economics, and who thinks the right way to fix our ailing economy is to embrace George Bush’s failed economic strategy. Senator McCain and President Bush are like two sides of the same coin - and it doesn’t amount to a whole lot of change.

Senator McCain sees an economy that is failing middle class families and thinks the answer is more tax cuts for the wealthy and well connected. His plan would give $100 billion in new tax cuts to America’s most profitable corporations, including $4 billion to the major oil companies and $2 billion to top health insurance companies.

Senator McCain sees an economy that has lost more than 3 million manufacturing jobs and $1000 in income for the typical household, and thinks the answer is four more years of George Bush’s failed trade policies. His plan will turn its back on sensible labor and environmental standards and allow countries like China to continue breaking trade rules and put our workers at a competitive disadvantage.


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6745

"When I’m President, privatizing Social Security will be completely out of the question. That's a big difference between Senator McCain and me. Senator McCain said something stunning the other day – he pledged to continue President Bush’s attempt to privatize Social Security," said Clinton. "He's already promised to continue George Bush's failed Iraq policy and to make permanent his tax breaks for the wealthy few. Now, he's taking up President Bush's assault on Social Security. In a nutshell, that’s John McCain's plan for America: four years more of the same. You don't need to look any further than Bear Stearns and Wall Street lately to know that our workers and seniors simply can’t afford the Bush-McCain privatization gamble."


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7104

John McCain is offering an economic strategy today that American's simply cannot afford: a George Bush-redux of corporate windfalls and tax cuts for the wealthy that will bankrupt our government and leave working families with the bill.

In an economy where typical families incomes are down and corporate profits have reached record highs, the last thing that hardworking families need is a President committed to slashing corporate taxes. In November, voters will have a clear choice: Senator McCain wants $100 billion in new corporate tax cuts, while Senator Clinton believes we should provide more than $100 billion in tax cuts for middle class families and a real plan to create high wage jobs here in the United States. And despite Senator McCain’s protestations otherwise, Senator Clinton would not raise taxes by one cent on anyone making less than $250,000 per year.



http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=5939

Voters certainly won’t have any problems seeing the differences. Senator McCain wants to keep troops in Iraq for 50-100 years. I will start bringing them home within 60 days of becoming president of our country. Senator McCain has admitted he doesn’t understand the economy. I have a strategy to end the housing crisis, create 5 million new clean energy jobs and rebuild a strong and prosperous middle class again.

And one thing we know for sure is that Senator McCain won’t deliver universal health care. In fact I am the only candidate left in this race - Democrat or Republican - with a health care plan to cover every single man, woman and child. Because you see I believe health care is a fundamental human right and a moral obligation of the United States of America finally to achieve for our people. If I’m your nominee, you’ll never have to be worried that I will be knocked out of the ring because I do have the strength and experience to lead this country and I am ready to go toe to toe with Senator McCain whenever and wherever he desires.


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7759

Economic Plan For Kentucky: Yesterday, “at a rally in Frankfort, Kentucky, Hillary Clinton outline her plan to create good jobs for Kentucky workers and cut taxes for middle class families. Hillary also criticize Senator McCain for embracing George Bush’s economic vision.” Hillary said: “Senator McCain's economic policy boils down to this: don't just continue driving our nation in the wrong direction, put your foot on the accelerator and gun it - that's exactly what he's proposing. It's hard to imagine but Senator McCain and President Bush are like two sides of the same coin and it doesn't amount to a whole lot of change…My top priority is making this economy work for middle class and hardworking families again.” Read more.



http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7606

"I'm in this race is because I believe in universal health care. I’ve been fighting to cover everyone – no exceptions, no excuses – as long as you've known me. Long before it was popular," said Clinton. "Senator McCain has proposed a radical plan that takes away the incentives for employers to provide insurance. That puts millions at risk of losing coverage. My plan says that if you like your coverage, nothing changes. Senator McCain can't make that pledge. And I commend Elizabeth Edwards for taking on the McCain health care plan and pointing out that it doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions like breast cancer."

[David Zephyr]

33. The OP is about speeches, not quietly issued "press releases". See Post #18

I expected the lame "press release" argument to eventually show up in this thread which is why I mentioned it already.

You might read through a thread before you cut and paste feverishly something I'd already dismissed.

Speeches, dear. Speeches.

[Enrique]

34. retract your false statement

please.

[Enrique]

35. kick

:kick:

[David Zephyr]

37. Hey thanks.

Please keep it up because my point is valid. I appreciate you making it more clear.

[onenote]

42. your point is invalid as was pointed out in post 28 , which you are ignoring

Be an honest person and retract.

[onenote]

46. crickets from the OP...

[David Zephyr]

38. Another day passses and no criticism of McCain by either of the Clintons.

Tomorrow will be the same.

Kick.

[Enrique]

40. I'm limited by DU rules in how to respond to your falsehood

all I can do is:

5/15/2008
Senator Clinton Statement on Senator McCain's Speech Today

"This morning, John McCain said that four more years of the same strategy will produce victory in Iraq, though he provided no new approach or new proposals. This is not the first time Senator McCain has predicted victory in Iraq. He promises more of the same Bush policies that have weakened our military, our national security, and our standing in the world. Our country cannot afford more empty promises on Iraq. When I am President, the United States will no longer give Iraq a blank check. I will bring this war to a swift and honorable conclusion, and bring our troops home, beginning within 60 days of taking office."


5/12/2008
Hillary Clinton’s Reaction to Sen. McCain’s Climate Change Proposal
"Senator McCain's proposal simply does not go far enough to address the growing threat that the climate crisis poses to our children and grandchildren. Real leadership means taking this problem head on with a comprehensive, science-based plan instead of halfway measures. While Senator McCain's proposals may be improvement on President Bush's, that’s not saying much."


5/15/2008
Hillary Clinton Supports Strong Farm Bill as Part of Rural Agenda and Criticizes Senator McCain for Opposition
Senate expected to vote on Farm Bill today; John McCain has said he would veto; Hillary also offers rural vision for South Dakota
Today, Hillary Clinton participated in a “Solutions for the Rural Economy” town hall at the Jones’ family farm in Bath, SD. She was joined by farm-owner Dennis Jones, and his son, Jarrett, who both spoke of the challenges they face and the benefits that the Farm Bill would bring South Dakota farmers.

Hillary reinforced her support for the Farm Bill, which is expected to be voted on in the Senate today, and its benefits for the over 31,000 South Dakota farmers. Hillary also criticized Senator McCain for his opposition to the Farm Bill. Hillary believes South Dakota’s farmers deserve a president who will stand for them. “Saying no to the farm bill would be saying no to rural America,” said Senator Clinton. Yet two weeks ago, Senator McCain made it clear he sides with President Bush, who has repeatedly threatened to veto the Farm Bill. “I do not support . I would veto it," Senator McCain told voters in Iowa. As President, Senator Clinton will work as hard for the producers of South Dakota as she has worked for the 34,000 family farms in New York over the past eight years. “When Bear Stearns needed assistance, we stepped in with a $30 billion package. But when our farmers need help, all they get from Senator McCain and President Bush a veto threat,” said Senator Clinton. The Farm Bill contains a number of important provisions for South Dakota’s family farms, including:



5/2/2008
Clinton: McCain Wrong to Oppose Farm Bill
Sen. McCain revealed yesterday that he would veto the farm bill; Farm bill would provide farms with disaster relief, country of origin labeling, renewable energy advances
Hillary Clinton today said that Sen. John McCain was wrong to say yesterday that he would veto the 2008 farm bill as President, noting it would provide American family farms with priorities like permanent disaster relief, country of origin labeling, renewable energy advances and rural development broadband deployment.

Yesterday, McCain told an Iowa audience, "I do not support . I would veto it." McCain missed votes on the Farm Bill in 2007, and in 2002 called a farm bill critical to American family farms "an appalling breach of our federal pending responsibility."



5/27/2008
Reaction from Hillary Clinton to Sen. McCain’s Speech
Senator McCain today gave a speech about his "dream" to "reduce the nuclear threat" to the United States and the world. But Senator McCain’s goals will remain an illusion as long as he continues to embrace and magnify the failed policies of the Bush administration.

Like George Bush, John McCain opposes negotiations with Iran, which has edged closer to a nuclear capability, while the United States has subcontracted its diplomacy out to Europe. John McCain today also outlined a vision of negotiations with Russia to reduce nuclear stockpiles. But kicking Russia out of the G-8, as Senator McCain has repeatedly proposed, will jeopardize this critical security goal, while setting back efforts to build international pressure on Iran to end its nuclear program.


3/25/2008
Hillary Clinton Reacts to Sen. McCain’s Support for Social Security Privatization & His Housing Speech
The following are excerpts from a press availability that Hillary Clinton held at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg earlier this afternoon:

“…Social Security is a big issue in this campaign. There are differences between myself and Senator Obama and there are very big differences between myself and John McCain. And I have to admit to being somewhat surprised when I saw that Senator McCain had said that he would try to continue to try to privatize Social Security along the lines of what President Bush tried and failed in doing in 2005. That is a very significant difference between the two of us.”


5/23/2008
Hillary Discusses Need For Fiscal Responsibility; Relief For South Dakota Families
Clinton criticizes Bush and McCain’s Reckless Fiscal Policies
BRANDON, SD – As gas and grocery prices continue to climb heading into this Memorial Day weekend, Senator Hillary Clinton today joined families at a local Sunshine Foods grocery store in Brandon, S.D. for a “Solutions to Secure South Dakota’s Future” Conversation about her commitment to fiscal responsibility and her plans to provide relief and economic opportunity to South Dakota families.

“President Bush inherited the largest projected surplus in our nation's history, and turned it into deficits as far as the eye can see. We now have a $9 trillion debt, and we borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis. We’ve got to start reducing the deficit and get back to fiscal responsibility. It’s time to get back to the bi-partisan consensus we had in the 1990’s: you don’t spend what you don’t have on what you don’t need. And that’s exactly what I’ll do as President,” said Senator Clinton. “The contrast with Senator McCain couldn’t be greater. John McCain would take President Bush’s reckless record and double down. He is proposing more than $400 billion in new tax cuts and spending programs without a hint as to how he would pay for them. It’s the most fiscally reckless plan ever put forward by a presidential candidate.”


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=6553

Finally, our leadership in the world and our ability to front global challenges, present and future, is at stake. From extremism in Pakistan, to nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, to troubling antidemocratic trends in Russia and Latin America, to the threat of global epidemics and global warming and to the rise of China. The more the world regards us with suspicion rather than admiration, the more difficult it is to confront these challenges. Despite the evidence, President Bush is determined to continue his failed policy in Iraq until he leaves office. And Senator McCain will gladly accept the torch and stay the course, keeping troops in Iraq for up to 100 years if necessary.

They both want to keep us tied to another country's civil war, a war we cannot win. That in a nutshell is the Bush/McCain Iraq policy. Don’t learn from your mistakes, repeat them. Well, here is the inescapable reality. We can have hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground for 100 years, but that will not change the fact that there is no military solution to the situation in Iraq.

And don't just take it from me. At his confirmation hearing, Admiral Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that without national political reconciliation, no amount of troops in no amount of time will make much of a difference. We simply cannot give the Iraqi government an endless blank check. Each passing month we stay in Iraq gives the Iraqi government more time to avoid the hard decisions on how to split the oil money and how to share political power. Senator McCain and president bush claim withdrawal is defeat. Well, let's be clear, withdrawal is not defeat. Defeat is keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years.



5/19/2008
Hillary Clinton Statement On Senator McCain’s Speech
It’s hard to take lectures on economic policy from Senator McCain, who has admitted he doesn’t understand economics, and who thinks the right way to fix our ailing economy is to embrace George Bush’s failed economic strategy. Senator McCain and President Bush are like two sides of the same coin - and it doesn’t amount to a whole lot of change.

Senator McCain sees an economy that is failing middle class families and thinks the answer is more tax cuts for the wealthy and well connected. His plan would give $100 billion in new tax cuts to America’s most profitable corporations, including $4 billion to the major oil companies and $2 billion to top health insurance companies.

Senator McCain sees an economy that has lost more than 3 million manufacturing jobs and $1000 in income for the typical household, and thinks the answer is four more years of George Bush’s failed trade policies. His plan will turn its back on sensible labor and environmental standards and allow countries like China to continue breaking trade rules and put our workers at a competitive disadvantage.


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=674...

"When I’m President, privatizing Social Security will be completely out of the question. That's a big difference between Senator McCain and me. Senator McCain said something stunning the other day – he pledged to continue President Bush’s attempt to privatize Social Security," said Clinton. "He's already promised to continue George Bush's failed Iraq policy and to make permanent his tax breaks for the wealthy few. Now, he's taking up President Bush's assault on Social Security. In a nutshell, that’s John McCain's plan for America: four years more of the same. You don't need to look any further than Bear Stearns and Wall Street lately to know that our workers and seniors simply can’t afford the Bush-McCain privatization gamble."


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=710...

John McCain is offering an economic strategy today that American's simply cannot afford: a George Bush-redux of corporate windfalls and tax cuts for the wealthy that will bankrupt our government and leave working families with the bill.

In an economy where typical families incomes are down and corporate profits have reached record highs, the last thing that hardworking families need is a President committed to slashing corporate taxes. In November, voters will have a clear choice: Senator McCain wants $100 billion in new corporate tax cuts, while Senator Clinton believes we should provide more than $100 billion in tax cuts for middle class families and a real plan to create high wage jobs here in the United States. And despite Senator McCain’s protestations otherwise, Senator Clinton would not raise taxes by one cent on anyone making less than $250,000 per year.



http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=5939

Voters certainly won’t have any problems seeing the differences. Senator McCain wants to keep troops in Iraq for 50-100 years. I will start bringing them home within 60 days of becoming president of our country. Senator McCain has admitted he doesn’t understand the economy. I have a strategy to end the housing crisis, create 5 million new clean energy jobs and rebuild a strong and prosperous middle class again.

And one thing we know for sure is that Senator McCain won’t deliver universal health care. In fact I am the only candidate left in this race - Democrat or Republican - with a health care plan to cover every single man, woman and child. Because you see I believe health care is a fundamental human right and a moral obligation of the United States of America finally to achieve for our people. If I’m your nominee, you’ll never have to be worried that I will be knocked out of the ring because I do have the strength and experience to lead this country and I am ready to go toe to toe with Senator McCain whenever and wherever he desires.


http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=775...

Economic Plan For Kentucky: Yesterday, “at a rally in Frankfort, Kentucky, Hillary Clinton outline her plan to create good jobs for Kentucky workers and cut taxes for middle class families. Hillary also criticize Senator McCain for embracing George Bush’s economic vision.” Hillary said: “Senator McCain's economic policy boils down to this: don't just continue driving our nation in the wrong direction, put your foot on the accelerator and gun it - that's exactly what he's proposing. It's hard to imagine but Senator McCain and President Bush are like two sides of the same coin and it doesn't amount to a whole lot of change…My top priority is making this economy work for middle class and hardworking families again.” Read more.



http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=760...

"I'm in this race is because I believe in universal health care. I’ve been fighting to cover everyone – no exceptions, no excuses – as long as you've known me. Long before it was popular," said Clinton. "Senator McCain has proposed a radical plan that takes away the incentives for employers to provide insurance. That puts millions at risk of losing coverage. My plan says that if you like your coverage, nothing changes. Senator McCain can't make that pledge. And I commend Elizabeth Edwards for taking on the McCain health care plan and pointing out that it doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions like breast cancer."

[TexasObserver]

41. The VP nominee is suppose to be an attack dog v. the GOP nominee for Pres.

How can Hillary do that, after fawning over McCain two months ago?

[Skwmom]

43. Yet the Clintons have spent months poisoning the well for Obama.

It's b/c she wants McCain to win so she can run in 2012.

[democracy1st]

44. great post K & R

[onenote]

45. inaccurate post, actually

see post 28, which the OP seems unwilling to address his claim that Clinton never gave a speech criticizing McCain.

[rucky]

47. Funny how we were too busy playing defense to really notice. n/t

[Conyersfan]

50. To be honest,she criticizes John McCain often

To say she never criticizes McCain is a gross exaggeration.

Clinton slams McCain on farm bill
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5782885.html -

Clinton criticizes McCain on Iraq
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/clinton-criticizes-mccain-obama-on-iraq/

clinton criticizes McCain ion the economy
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/clinton-criticizes-mccain-on-economy-iraq/

And more instances can be found by googling.

[krkaufman]

52. It's no wonder why her most ardent and/or fanatical supporters view McCain as an option

Hillary has been telling them that McCain is a better choice than Obama for months.