Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton talked her way out of the vice presidency last Tuesday night.Barack Obama may never have intended to make her the offer. But Clinton's largely self-focused non-concession speech suggested that what some call a dream ticket could turn into a nightmare. Clinton did declare it an "honor" to have Obama as an opponent and "to call him my friend," but she made no acknowledgment of the historic nature of her opponent's achievement. The Democratic Party, whose ranks once included die-hard advocates of slavery and arch segregationists, had just taken the decisive step toward making Obama the first African American to be a major-party nominee for president.

Local author to be a democratic delegate Local children's author Betty Pace will be a delegate for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the Democratic National Convention this August. Debate scheduled All local candidates up for election in November will have a forum this October to take questions from the public. Ledford's workshop becomes part of the Bluegrass Heritage Museum Portions of the late Homer Ledford's workshop are being re-created as the newest display in the Bluegrass Heritage Museum.

Dear Editor, Wow. So, according to Pat Carpenter and her supporter Harry Riley, Col. U.S.A., Ret., in recent letters to the editor, they have uncovered Barack Obama's scheme to manipulate not only the American public, but all of the right wing news organizations such as Fox, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, etc., but also Bill and Hillary Clinton, in order to fraudulently produce a fake birth certificate in order to run and eventually win...

Who cares?! I just listened to part of Hillary Clinton's testimony before Congress on Benghazi. Sen. Johnson asked her why the administration “misled” the American public to believe the attack was caused by a viral video online. Mrs. Clinton answered passionately, “Who cares? There were four Americans dead, and everybody was running around trying to figure out if the attack was caused from a video or from some people out for a Sunday walk who decided to go kill some Americans.” So, who cares?

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's sweeping victory in the South Carolina primary and his endorsement by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy fundamentally alter the dynamics of the 2008 Democratic presidential contest. Only a week ago, Hillary Clinton, with her upset victory in the New Hampshire primary and her solid triumph in the Nevada caucuses, was on a trajectory to close out the nomination, if not in the wave of contests on Feb. 5, then shortly thereafter. But her campaign underestimated the bitterness that would be created by former President Bill Clinton's role as a "bad cop" against Obama in South Carolina.

Dear Editor, As of today, Sen. Hillary Clinton is the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Is there anyone who does not think that Senator Clinton is a socialist, perhaps even a communist? If so, have they seriously studied her proposed health care program and her ridiculous proposal to give $5,000 to every child born in the country. Where is she going to get the money? If there are still doubts, then I suggest reading the writings of Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engles written in 1848.

Dear Editor, I must take exception to Glen Wickliff's letter on May 21. Sen. Mitch McConnell is one of the big problems in Washington now. With Congress rated even lower than President Bush, we must hold these leaders responsible for the mess we are now going through. He should be replaced and sent packing. As for Kentucky's superdelegates, they should follow the will of the voters of Kentucky and vote for Hillary Clinton. I see where Ben Chandler and our present lieutenant governor endorsed Obama before the voters of Kentucky ever got to vote.

Dear Editor, Good grief. This election is turning into a comedy of errors for the Republicans. We have a George W. Bush clone who has now chosen a very inexperienced woman as a running mate. John McCain is too old to be running for office, and his health is not the greatest, with severe injuries to his mind and body as a POW and a history of cancer. His speeches have shown a tendency to get confused about the Vietnam, Desert Storm and Iraq wars. Now he chooses a total novice female as a running mate.

Hillary Clinton still has a lot to win this year, but not the presidency and not the vice presidency. With Barack Obama having effectively secured the Democratic presidential nomination, it is hard for the Clinton camp to focus on her successes in this contest. But Clinton now possesses strengths she did not enjoy when the campaign began. She is, more than ever, her own person, having emerged decisively from the shadow of her husband. Indeed, she did far better when Bill Clinton played a supporting role than when he was out front, notably during the disastrous South Carolina primary.

WASHINGTON - It was a remarkable moment: A young, free-thinking presidential hopeful named Bill Clinton sat down with reporters and editors at The Washington Post in October 1991 and started saying things most Democrats wouldn't allow to pass their lips. Ronald Reagan, Clinton said, deserved credit for winning the Cold War. He praised Reagan's "rhetoric in defense of freedom" and his role in "advancing the idea that communism could be rolled back. " "The idea that we were going to stand firm and reaffirm our containment strategy, and the fact that we forced them to spend even more when they were already producing a Cadillac defense system and a dinosaur economy, I think it hastened their undoing," Clinton declared.

A recent Gallup survey shows Hillary Clinton with a 64% favorability rating. She is the clear favorite for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. But why is Hillary so popular?           She came on the national scene in 1992 as presidential candidate Bill Clinton's feminist wife. Hillary saved his campaign by sitting stoically beside him on 60 Minutes as he admitted “causing pain in my marriage,” but denied an affair for which there was recorded evidence.   Bill promised voters they would “get two for the price of one,” and once elected promptly put Hillary in charge of health care reform.

Who cares?! I just listened to part of Hillary Clinton's testimony before Congress on Benghazi. Sen. Johnson asked her why the administration “misled” the American public to believe the attack was caused by a viral video online. Mrs. Clinton answered passionately, “Who cares? There were four Americans dead, and everybody was running around trying to figure out if the attack was caused from a video or from some people out for a Sunday walk who decided to go kill some Americans.” So, who cares?

Dear Editor, I think it’s a crying shame the way the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton are embracing the lesbian and homosexual lobbying groups, and doing their best to push their lifestyle off on the majority of the American citizens who are straight and normal people. Doesn’t anyone have any shame anymore? Most birds and animals will not act so unseemly towards each other, like human beings are doing. Rand Paul and Andy Barr are two of the finest men in politics, but look and hear the televised ads smearing their names in the dirt.

Dear Editor, The Democrats in Congress seem intent on continuing to harass President Bush. They are proposing criminal investigations, among other things, for starting an illegal war in Iraq. Wouldn't Democrats who voted for the war be guilty also, including Hillary Clinton, our new secretary of state? During eight years of Democratic rule, the threat of terrorism was ignored. Clinton was too busy playing hanky-panky with the intern in the Oval Office. President Bush restored dignity to the office and security to our country.

Dear Editor, Wow. So, according to Pat Carpenter and her supporter Harry Riley, Col. U.S.A., Ret., in recent letters to the editor, they have uncovered Barack Obama's scheme to manipulate not only the American public, but all of the right wing news organizations such as Fox, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, etc., but also Bill and Hillary Clinton, in order to fraudulently produce a fake birth certificate in order to run and eventually win...

Clinton wrong choice for secretary of state To the editor: The selection of Hillary Clinton for secretary of state is of great concern to me. She has expressed radical views about the family and rights of children. Sen. Clinton disapproves the belief that families are private, non-political units whose interests protect children. She prefers to view the child as distinct from the family. She advocates the UN Treaty on the Rights of the Child which undermines the very fiber of the family.

Dear Editor, Good grief. This election is turning into a comedy of errors for the Republicans. We have a George W. Bush clone who has now chosen a very inexperienced woman as a running mate. John McCain is too old to be running for office, and his health is not the greatest, with severe injuries to his mind and body as a POW and a history of cancer. His speeches have shown a tendency to get confused about the Vietnam, Desert Storm and Iraq wars. Now he chooses a total novice female as a running mate.

I asked my wife a question last week; "Suppose I am John Edwards, it is 2006, you are struggling with cancer, I just told you I had an affair, and I ask you to help me run for president. How would you respond?" Most of what she said cannot be repeated in polite company, but she did make two very good points. She said she would be appalled if I asked her to make that kind of sacrifice when she needed all of her energy to save her own life, and she questioned my sanity if I thought my indiscretions would not become public knowledge given the scrutiny to which presidential candidates are subject.

Local author to be a democratic delegate Local children's author Betty Pace will be a delegate for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the Democratic National Convention this August. Debate scheduled All local candidates up for election in November will have a forum this October to take questions from the public. Ledford's workshop becomes part of the Bluegrass Heritage Museum Portions of the late Homer Ledford's workshop are being re-created as the newest display in the Bluegrass Heritage Museum.