Hillary Clinton is doing the only thing she can to stop Barack Obama: she is attacking in the nasty way that she does best. She is now accusing Obama of plagiarism, as if there's a politician alive who doesn't make plentiful use of language they approve of from a variety of sources, and she is saying that Obama's campaign is all about rhetoric without substance. She says that it's "just words." If she succeeds in winning the Democratic nomination, I'd have a hard time supporting her for the presidency.Obama has defended himself against her viciousness by asking if phrases like "I have a dream..." and "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" are "just words."
It's not like Obama is unintelligent, and can only make speeches. He was editor of the Harvard Law Review. He is brilliant. People relate to his speeches because they do not come across as mere speeches lacking substance. People see Obama as someone who has the optimism and vision to carry out the essence of his fine words.
I don't see that in Hillary Clinton. She so readily falls into this vile scratching at her opponents, and the dirty attacks that the Clintons have become notorious for. One could argue that it's effective. I'd rather not have another Cheney or Rove running the country; whichever way their political inclinations may tilt.
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Exactly. It's plain that Hillary is falling back on the same old strategies by mudslinging...this tells me she'll fall back on the same old modus operandi if she becomes president. That's what's so exciting about Obama...he's 80% "elected official" and 20% "scheming politician," which puts him in an excellent position for real change. Can you imagine...he graduated from high school in 1979! He's really of "our" generation. Aloha!
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