America’s Next Bill Clinton!


Hillary Clinton’s “break down” and an asshole …
January 8, 2008, 2:40 pm
Filed under: 2008 elections, Barrack Obama, Feminism, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, New Hampshire, feminist, gender roles, women

I want to focus on Clinton’s so-called “melt down” last night and how assertions from the media – and mostly the conservatives, are that she set feminism back about 20 years.

But first, look at this video and tell me it doesn’t piss you off. If I were there, I’d kick him in the chest: http://www.breitbart.tv/html/25784.html

For those who don’t know, at a recent roundtable discussion, Senator Clinton showed emotions in talking about her visions for America, and what are, to be sure, the struggles her campaign has faced.

“This is very personal for me,” she said. “It’s not just political. It’s not just public. I see what’s happening and we have to reverse it.

“Some people think that elections are a game, it’s about who’s up or who’s down. It’s about our country and it’s about our kids’ future.

Because she somewhat teared-up during that discussion, some critics are now labelling her as “weak,” and making women seem emotional and unable to control their feelings.

She wasn’t being a “woman.” She was being a human being. She was showing the side that matters and what guys like Edwards have advocated and asked for in politics – genuine feelings. Isn’t it time we get away from corporate politics and get back to what really matters – truly loving and caring for our fellow Americans as well as our nation?

It’s funny, because I know that if Obama or Edwards broke down, there would be no talk of them being a “woman.” They would look like they’re sensitive and are in touch with their feelings – and critics would say that is the exact change America needs. But because this is Hillary Clinton, people are viewing her as a woman and not a politician. I can’t help but get a little ticked off.

I am sorry that Clinton didn’t act like “one of the boys.” I am sorry that she showed she had feelings. She is not supposed to be a man. She doesn’t want to be a man. She is a human being with emotions and with a geniune love for America – as the majority of politicians – Republicans or Democrats – do.

The bottom line is Clinton has no obligation to act “accordingly.” She is an accomplished woman who has many things to offer America – and if in the course of her campaign, she happens to show her human side, what’s wrong with that?

Furthermore – why do people write off her emotions as fake? Why not give Clinton the benefit of the doubt? Why not TRUST women? Sure, Edwards can talk about his personal life and growing up poor, and Obama can talk about his journey to finding faith, and no one finds it to be fake, but Clinton does it and they do? Why? Because she’s a woman.

I also heard something yesterday that made me frown. Someone told me that he questioned Clinton’s motives. Well, I’ll tell you her motives: she wants to make America a better place. She wants to see progress. She wants to ensure the American Dream is securely fastened in the hands of every man, woman and child.

How and why else would a person run for political office? Why else would someone have political aspiration? The majority of politicians have paid their debt to society to get where they are, while they could have taken the easy way out. Public life is not fun. Travelling to campaign is not a walk in the park – but they’re committed to doing it because they’re committed to America. Let’s give them, and in this case, Clinton, some credit, huh?

I could crawl in a hole – I could be taking the easy life at school, I could have a damn easy school schedule, and I could just turn a blind eye, but I don’t. Why? Because I care about America and believe with the right education, I have what it takes to change America. I am busting my ass to build a political future, and when I do run for office, I’ll be damned if anyone questions my “motive.”

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40 days of anti-choice protest
October 15, 2007, 1:50 pm
Filed under: 2008 elections, 3rd wave feminism, 3rd wave feminists, 40 days for life, Abortion protests, Anti-choice, Feminism, National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood, Pro-choice, abortion, compassion, love, politicians, religious right, reproductive justice, volunteerism

Since Sept. 26, anti-choicers, in an effort to bring to light the “tragic” facts of abortion, have protested at abortion clinics and Planned Parenthood everywhere, with the intentions of changing the minds of those who have reached the decision to terminate a pregnancy. As well, they intend on making their voices known – as a way to influence politicians hoping to get elected, to climb on their bandwagon.

See: http://www.40daysforlife.com/about.cfm

Where are we as pro-choicers? We’re silent. We’re sitting there and staring back, as if the right to choose is something that’s secured for every woman, everywhere.

Although their protests are built-up as silent vigils, any of you who’ve escorted patients to an abortion clinic know it’s not true. Often times, it’s loud, obnoxious and in violation of a woman’s right to choose. Their tactics are uncanny, extreme and can be very upsetting.

I don’t mind dialogue, and I don’t have a problem with people who share different ideologies than ours. But when the revert to name calling and carrying signs with pictures of aborted fetuses, the dialogue is gone, and there’s nothing left but pure passion – that kind of passion that tears America apart, rather than heals us as a nation.

So, I am asking you – the pro-choicers whom I’ve grown to know and love, to volunteer your time at various clinics, acting as a cushion between the religious wrong, and the women who need our compassion and love – not judgment and insults.

Pro-lifers often want to be vocal about their ideals – yet they don’t want to take actions. They want to raise signs and call names, and pray for everyone, but they would never take the time to adopt. Only if they’d stop for one second and think about it – they’d know that Planned Parenthood is more than just about abortions – it’s about responsible parenting.

Let’s show them we can take a higher road. Let’s volunteer at these places, not as counter-demonstrators, but as those who are there to love and support – as those might not ever understand the decision of an abortion, but have chosen to honor the sacredness the decision between a woman, her family and her God.

Let’s be the shining of examples of what it means to love and accept. Let’s volunteer at a Planned Parenthood today.

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Bush fucks over children with veto
October 3, 2007, 3:31 pm
Filed under: 2008 elections, Blackwater, Bush Administration, Children's Health, Democrats, George W. Bush, Iraq War, Republicans, Veto, compassionate conservatism

If you’re not angry, you should be. If you’re unaware, you should teach yourself a thing or two about the Bush Administration.

Bush, just earlier today, vetoed a bill that would dramatically expand the lives of children – a bill which would have subsidized health insurance costs for, in total 11.5 million children in America.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNXrAi_Ib2A351jjnXx26VjgGeqwD8S1Q5JG1

I am all for playing politics. However you want to market your political products, and whatever political decisions you make, is your own, no matter if you’re Republican or Democrat. There is a need to politick and shake hands and cut deals.

But draw the line at children!

I guess it’s okay to send billions of dollars overseas for Hali-Burton and Blackwater, in a war we’re not supposed to be in, but to take care of children in our own country is out of the question, huh?

Compassionate my ass.

I knew the Bush Administration was fucked up and backward, and stops at nothing for social justice – but this is over the top.

And to have the audacity to proclaim, just two days ago, to be Children’s Day? It’s unethical, it’s heartless, it lacks compassion and it’s everything I expect the Busg Administration to be.

If this doesn’t fuel your fire, very little in the world will. This is a perfect example of why I am devoting my life to fighting for social justice. We are the lucky ones in life. We’ve been given a voice. Now, we must use that voice to speak for others, who – for too long – have been denied a chance to speak.


Good news (although it’s sad that it should happen this way) for us, this might be the last straw that’ll break the camel’s back. Come 2008, the White House is ours.

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