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Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., asked more than 3,000 people Monday at Monona Terrace to think about who they would hire to run their country.
Clinton urged her audience to compare electing a president to hiring someone for a job, something that happens all the time in this country, she said.
In her speech to University of Wisconsin students and Madison residents, Clinton focused on issues ranging from her plan for universal health care to ending the war in Iraq to the financial struggles many Americans are facing at this time.
“I am passionately committed to health care,” Clinton said. “Barack Obama is not.”
Clinton added the U.S. cannot be a competitive in a global economy if there is no movement toward universal health care. She said the country is smart enough and wealthy enough to grant everyone access to health care.
“I believe (health care) is a moral right, and it is unconstitutional to discriminate against sick people,” Clinton said.
Clinton said her proposal is to open up the health care plan that gives members of Congress health care to all Americans. The plan will give people affordable choices and coverage that will include mental health and prevention care, she said.
“I really like her health care plan,” said Igor Kleytman, a senior at UW. “I am a nursing major, so I think it is definitely an important plan to set in place for universal health care.”
Clinton also plans to make changes to the American economy.
“We have gone from a balanced budget to a huge deficit,” Clinton said. “President Bush introduced a [budget] with a $400 billion deficit, and you know who will be paying for that — all the young people. We are going to get back to paying as we go.”
She also emphasized her plans to end the war in Iraq. If elected, Clinton said she plans to assign her Secretary of Staff and her advisers to put together a plan to pull American troops out of Iraq within 60 days.
She added she also plans to bring jobs that are being sent to foreign countries back to the United States and American workers.
“We are going to rebuild America,” she said. “Isn’t it time we put Americans back to work building our own country again?”
Clinton was introduced to the energetic crowd by several Wisconsin leaders including Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who stressed the importance of Clinton’s plans for universal health care and policy of diplomacy before force as some of the major reasons the senator has gained her support.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, said supporting Hillary Clinton is just an example of her belief that Americans can do anything.
Many students went to the event in preparation for the Wisconsin primaries today.
“I’m not ready to commit just yet,” said UW graduate student Nicole Lindenstein, who attended with a friend and said she will vote Democratic in the Wisconsin primaries. “We really like both, and so we wanted to hear more.”
For some members of Clinton’s audience Monday, her speech made up their minds as far as who to support.
“I was, overall, very impressed; one of the problems I have been having so far with deciding who to vote for in the election is that Obama speaks very well, but so far he has been very vague,” said UW student Nick Rego. “It’s really nice that Hillary addresses that and really goes into a lot of detail about the things that she is promising.”
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I truly hope the people of Wisconsin will consider the facts: Hillary has visited Iraq MULTIPLE times and is ready to lead our troops out of the middle east SAFELY. (Obama has only visited Iraq once.) Hillary is delivering SPECIFIC solutions for the economy on her website and in print. Please think of our troops and our country’s ecomomy and vote HILLARY 08!!!
Clinton Bush connection http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWdNCPaBX5I
“I truly hope the people of Wisconsin will consider the facts: Hillary has visited Iraq MULTIPLE times and is ready to lead our troops out of the middle east SAFELY. (Obama has only visited Iraq once.)”
Maybe she feels guilty for joining up with Bush and sending them their in the first place?
Maybe that is proof of the kind of “judgement” she will bring to the nation?
If a bus is driven into a lake, maybe it is a good idea to change the driver…
Actually read the “A Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq” speech that Senator Clinton gave at the time. Last resort, last resort, last resort. She has also said if she knew now….she wouldn’t have, HOWEVER, since Senator Obama was not a Senator we will never truly know how he would have voted. He has voted for funding for the war since being in the Senate. Then there is all the media hype and hysteria about this election. “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country,” as Michele Obama told a Milwaukee crowd, the media would be having a meltdown had anyone in the Clinton campaign uttered those words. I cannot imagine a citizen of these United States saying that. Especially a person with education and who is ‘running’ for First Lady. There are a great many problems with this country but to say FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY ADULT LIFETIME I AM REALLY PROUD OF MY COUNTRY is sadly lacking in patriotism and a deep love and pride for one’s country. I am appalled. My vote for certain will befor Hillary Clinton.
obama disciples refuse to see the man for what he is: a windbag with a knack for oratory but deficiency in smarts, plans, integrity (yes, integrity, dig in his background a bit), hypocrisy (see previous), and talking a lot by saying very little.
Talking a lot by saying very little? Might want to rethink that wording. Talking a lot, but saying very little. Saying very little, though talking a lot. Saying very lot talking by a little.
It’s like this- if you had to have surgery, who would you rather have? The young guy who has a lot of enthusiasm and wants to try new things? Or the doctor who has done it all before?
OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT! Hilary Clinton’s judgement is incompetent!
Re: Clinton: “If a bus is driven into a lake, maybe it is a good idea to change the driver…”
Love it!
“It’s like this- if you had to have surgery, who would you rather have? The young guy who has a lot of enthusiasm and wants to try new things? Or the doctor who has done it all before?”
Or the doctor’s wife?
Talking a lot by saying very little? Might want to rethink that wording. Talking a lot, but saying very little. Saying very little, though talking a lot. Saying very lot talking by a little.
that was a typo a-hole. it was supposed to be but, not by. is that too hard for you to figure out?
The Clinton’s are hacks. Enough of the lying. Enough of the “ends justify the means” politics. Time to progress our nation forward, meeting peoples real concrete needs, and do so in a Progressive, honest, and ethical fashion. Enough James Carville politics, politics where one has to be willing to “eat shit” to win. The Clintons ran under the “2 for 1” slogan, and its pretty obvious its same this time around. I respect Bill Clinton’s decision to associate with those he pleases, but excuse me for not wanting a king-maker in the uranium mining industry in the White House (and one who lies about it as well). The Clinton’s are good at what they do. Exploiting petty soundbites to smear opponents, making shady political dealings behind the scenes, and grabbing power. They thought they had this locked up. They thought they had perfected an unbeatable poll-driven image, with triangulated issue (and therefore lacking) stated political stances. Now, we have seen the Republicans fall flat on their face with the first chance at a unified government in our so-called period of divided government. They had their chance, and its more than obvious their international relations policies, domestic polices including economics among many others have failed miserably. Democrats, Republicans, and all those that want a government that functions, our time is now.