Confident Clinton Takes Aim At Attackers
Hillary Clinton Tells Katie Couric Time To "Draw Contrasts" With Her Rivals
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Clinton Takes Off The Gloves
After a series of attacks from both Republican and Democrats, Sen. Hillary Clinton has decided to defend herself. The presidential candidate sits for an exclusive interview with Katie Couric.
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In an exclusive interview with Katie Couric, Hillary Clinton talks about Obama, Oprah, and what is on her mind when she thinks about who will win the Democratic presidential nomination.
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She’s the woman on everyone’s mind right now. But polls in Iowa are showing the race could shape up to be very close. Couric asked Clinton if she’s lowering her expectations as the primary approaches.
“I never raised them, you know when I got into race at the beginning of the year. I wasn't even in double-digits. I was so far behind in Iowa, it was embarrassing,” Clinton said.
Her campaign instead is “encouraged” she said, because “we're making progress - but I take nothing for granted, this is going to be a tight race.”
"I think everybody should just take a deep breath and say 'let's just go to the finish line,' which will be probably be midnight West Coast time on Feb. 5," she said.
Couric asked Clinton: “Many of Barack Obama’s supporters were urging him to be more aggressive and to fight back a little more when it came to your candidacy. It seems as if in recent days you've returned the favor; you've taken off the gloves a bit. And some people are interpreting that as your campaign being pretty nervous...”
“That's not the case at all. Campaigns have rhythm. And we're now down to end. We're going to have a mad dash to Iowa caucuses, turn around and have a mad dash to New Hampshire and then keep going,” she said.
Has the Clinton campaign gotten more aggressive?
“It's time. I have absorbed a lot of attacks for several months now - my opponents have basically had a free rein,” she said. "After you've been attacked as often as I have from several of my opponents, you can't just absorb it, you have to respond.
"But a lot of the attacks have been quite persistent, shall we say," she said. "Hardly a day goes by when I'm not attacked."
Clinton said she wants voters to know how her plans - particularly health care - stack up against those of other candidates.
“I figure it’s about time now for me to draw contrasts, which I think are pretty important to voters,” she said. “And that’s what I’m going to do.”
She distinguished Obama’s plan from those of her Democratic opponents.
"All of us except Sen. Obama have universal health care ..." Clinton said. "I want people to know that."
It was announced Monday that Oprah Winfrey would be campaigning with Obama in three key states. "How do you feel about that?" Couric asked.
“I think it's great ... I'm proud to have a lot of very distinguished Americans [supporting me],” Clinton said.
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“No,” Clinton said. “...at the end of the day, it's among us as candidates. People will make their judgments. I’m proud to have my husband support me. It's wonderful to have someone with his knowledge and experience and incredible ability vouch for me campaign for me.”
"If it's not you, how disappointed will you be?" Couric asked.
“Well, it will be me,” she said.
But she said she would stand behind any other Democratic nominee, if it came to that. “We're going to have unified party, behind whoever we nominate.”
Clearly, she has considered the possibility she won't be the nominee?
"No, I haven't," Clinton said.
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See all 196 CommentsPer the poll, Conniving Calculating Cackling Clinton would lose to all major Republican White House candidates, reversing her months of dominance over potential 2008 challengers.
The Zogby International poll was the latest sign that withering attacks on the former first lady were chipping away at her opinion poll leads just 38 days before the Iowa caucuses, the first party nominating contests.
In the new survey, Clinton trailed Senator John McCain 42 percent to 38 percent, former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani by 43 percent to 40 percent and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney by 43 percent to 40 percent.
She also lagged behind former Arkansas Republican governor Mike Huckabee by 44 to 39 percent, and former Senator Fred Thompson by 44 to 40 percent in hypothetical general election matchups.
Clinton''s top Democratic challengers Barack Obama and John Edwards however would still beat their hypothetical Republican rivals in potential 2008 contests.
GOOD NEWS for those of us that want a candidate who is NOT hated by 50% of the voters, who is NOT a puppet of lobbyists, one that has ethics, honesty, and a commitment to ending the endless NEOCON wars. There are many good choices, but Conniving isn''t one of them.
Posted by VastR-WCon
Bodes well for us Republicans.
Posted by frb01
There''s good and bad experience. Personally, I think her experience is bad.
However, I could never be in awe of Mrs. Clinton. Not because she isn''t intelligent or politically savvy. But because of her grotty, lying, sleazy husband (you should have ditched him love).
If anyone ever took the shine off America for foreigners, it was Bumbling Billy Bighead. The thought of him in the White House again makes me feel ill.
How about Mitt Romney? Now there''s a chap who looks and sounds like a President. And hopefully would behave like one.
It seemed to be all about the horse race.
you''re a moron, quite simple.
Hillary a great Prez? Only if you like women who are complacent while their hubbys are showing off their johnsons to other gals and having them do the lollipop routine with them.
Or more.
If this non-serving ''ho couldn''t even clean up her own household and keep order, then what is she going to do with Ahmedinejedad.
Oh, she''ll play with his lollipop. Figures.
Another brain dead Left Fascist bozo. Always has been, Always will be.
If she HAD the guts to serve in the military - and to divorce her piggy-back ride to power, then she might have a chance. No self-respecting women could ever vote for this cuckolded sl*t, and no man, especially in the military would ever respect her after Lewinsky.
She''s a friggin'' LOSER BABE. And not a babe at all, a shrew is more like it.
America''s eight year stint with an unqualified bumpkin at the helm who should have never been elected (and who many think actually wasn''t elected) has convinced me that any of the Democratic candidates are head and shoulders above the whole lot of Republican candidates who have adopted the Bush credo in toto.
voters are completely sick and tired of all you fanatically extreme left-wingers and right-wingers. you''re all idiots...every single one of you, and the whole country can see it.
How about asking her how she could change her views on illegal aliens from a firm yes on drivers licesnses for illegals, to a firm no and her role on Spitzers'' conviently and sudden change on said issue (without blaming Bush). By the way Bush is not running in ''08.
I am so proud of Hillary for having such a positive attitude! She KNOWS she is the most qualified and experienced candidate running for president!! She can hit the ground running on DAY 1!!! No Other Candidate can say that!!!
I am 100% behind Hillary; have been campaigning for her from DAY 1 and I will be there the day she takes the Oath of Office in January 2009!!!
PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON - 2008!!!!
But rational Americans know that she is just fake filler, like a McDonalds hamburger.
The Army will see to that...
Why would people want things taken away from them & Pay higher taxes? Look at lack of record again the rest leave female out.
As for its so-called "Conservative Republican parents" - never existed at all. Probably wacko elitists who''d vote for a ho like Hillary because she''s part of their world.
Anyone who remembers the perv shaking his finger at the camera, while cuckolded ''ho glibly talked about a "vast right wing conspiracy" - and got confronted with the truth would NEVER vote for that piece of cuckolded manure in a million years.
But an it like jh6379 - a brain dead left nazi loser - would.
The war in which 2000 innocent Serbian women and children were murdered, shamefully by American bombs.
Of course pervert didn''t have the guts to go after Bin Laden - and shrew didn''t have the guts or the brains to divorce him.
But just go on living in fantasyland, jh - you and your typical LEFT NAZI lies.
If Bill did not commit perjury, Al Gore would have easily won the election against Bush.
Thus, Bush is president because Bill let his zipper go south, if he had kept it north Gore would most likely be the current President. Think about that Dems next time you think Bill''s lies did not matter.
That " Mush Lamebrain " type of attack doesn''t work anymore.. The American people are fed up with your moronic tactics used by the Bushies the last 7 years..
Hillary Clinton will be the next President, and she''s just what America needs... Go Hillary !!!
Oh shut up, Badaxmofo, you already have a socialized military, a socizlized police department, a socialized fire department, a socialized road and bridge department, a socialized educational system.
I bet you''re glad to see the cops come and rescue your arse, and the fire department come and rescue your burning house, and I bet you like to drive over nice roads. Well, wouldn''t it be nice to the health care you need available when you need it, and for us all to chip in a help each other out.
You idiots that want to cry socialism every time the fricking republicans tell you to leap frog and jump make me sick.
did you hear she walked into her dry cleaning store the other day and tells the dude behind the counter,
"hey, i got another dress here for you to clean."
slightly hard of hearing, the clerk says,
"uh, come again?"
monica says,
"no, it''s mustard."
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Hmmm - judge people by their looks - fits a far left lib.
"That " Mush Lamebrain " type of attack doesn''t work anymore.. The American people are fed up with your moronic tactics used by the Bushies the last 7 years..
More of the same, without content...
"Hillary Clinton will be the next President, and she''s just what America needs... Go Hillary !!! Posted by jamurphy4
Ok jamurphy4 - why is she just what the country needs ? What has Hillary ever done to show herself a ''world class'' leader ? Tell me why she can say she is the most qualified and be right...
And before you even get to the keyboard - don''t bother to compare her to Bush - he''s not running.
Tell me what she has ever done to be so wonderful, or are you just rooting for the home team ?
Could it be, that before us we see, the beginning of the end, of the GOP? And could it be, as if ironically, that the demon, evolution, is its only solution? Despised and abhorred, a lie, a potion, evolution they say, is sacrilege in notion. But soon we%u2019ll know, where loyalties lie, when listened to not heard, are chants of evolve or die. In the meantime they pray, for survival someway, a gift, a present, to save the day. Enter the Democrats, empowered by voters, doing the unthinkable, voting the GOP way.
If Bill did not commit perjury, Al Gore would have easily won the election against Bush.
Thus, Bush is president because Bill let his zipper go south, if he had kept it north Gore would most likely be the current President. Think about that Dems next time you think Bill''''s lies did not matter.
Posted by Tobias2012 at 07:32 PM : Nov 26, 2007
If the neocon busards would''ve stayed out of Mr. Clinton''s bedroom there wouldn''t have needed to be a lie. Monica and her witch friend were paid well for what they did. Mr. Clinton was not hurting another sould by his sexual actions.
I don''t think you feel the need to justify to anybody watch goes in or comes out of your pants...and Mr. Clinton shouldn''t have had to either.
You Bushies and your backing of his lies and thieving hold no impression for me, sir! Your STUPID votes for this lying bustward have killed MILLIONS! Do you have any concept of what YOU''VE done?
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HAHAHAHA....do you think Bill has used that line on Hillary before?
"If you''d just stay out of the oral office...I wouldn''t have to lie"
....i can''t wait for 4 more years of these jokes.
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LOL...and what "traditions" were those exactly?
Boinking interns? hahaha
Man, what is this like stand up night on here? You people are too easy.
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