I'm glad I got to be a little better versed Clinton's campaign. Bill emphasized Hillary's domestic and economic positions. He detailed her plan to raise America out of the current recession, admitting that taxes would have to increase, but assuring the tax refunds for the wealthy would be redistributed to help the more needy parts of the country. He also explained her heath plan in great detail, and why it would work this time.
--Rough Quotes--
(only as accurate as I can remember them, which means not very)
"When I was campaigning with Hilary in New York, I was talking to a crusty old conservative in the country, and I asked him if he thought he'd vote for Hillary to be reelected. He said 'Well, I didn't think it'd come to this, but I guess I'll have to. We've had other senators come through these parts and shake our hands and smile and all, but she's the only on that ever did anything for us'"
Q: "What do plan to do about the scare tactics surrounding social security"
A: "The money we have for social security will run out by 2038... but those ideas are only spread by people who want to privatize social security, and we don't need to do that, so you don't need to worry about that.
Q: What do you plan to do for universities such as historically black colleges that are suffering from financial problems--not just historically black colleges but all universities that have a lack of funds? [Fisk is dead broke, fyi]
A: Under Hillary's plan, institutions will be relieved of economic strains with her higher education plan giving loans out directly to the students at rates based on their post-graduate income. This will encourage more people to apply to college and to continue all the way through. The schools will also save money through her plan to reform energy distribution.
Q: What does Hillary plan to do for the homeless and jobless?
A: Those with no jobs and no address would still be covered under the existing Medicaid program which is like a safety net. That seems to be working pretty well so I don't see a need to change that.
Q: "WHEN Hillary gets elected President, I'm assuming you won't want to be called the first lady. What would you like to be called?"
A: "I've been called so many things in my life it doesn't matter too much to me... I suppose I'd be called the first gentleman"
tl;dr:
Here's a picture I drew of people at the Clinton rally
The title quote comes from the confused and murmur-inspiring introduction the wrinkled former Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter gave to the absent Hillary Clinton.
3 comments:
Tea and vanilla wafers? Is this just a Hillary thing, or have we finally found a way to get Congress to serve the people?
Also--although you might have misquoted, Bill's answer probably wasn't comprehensive, and I'm not exactly quick on the uptake at this time of night--I don't get how Hillary's education plan helps underfunded universities in any way whatsoever.
Yeah, it doesn't--that was my point. He kind of stumbled at the Q&A, I thought. Bill's time away from the think-on-your-feet life of a politician began to show as his confidence dripped on multiple questions.
not only does her plan not help the financially suffering institutions, but, if I'm understanding this correctly, it also encourages students to only major in things that will become extremely lucrative for them individually (ie: doctors, lawyers, etc). At Vanderbilt, we can definitely see people that don't belong in the pre-med program, in it for the money. It's kind of a problem. Doctors won't even make a lot of money when there are a gazillion of them in every town. While from a very liberal perspective, everyone does deserve an equal right to education. However, that's impossible. We can have all the doctors and lawyers we want, but when it comes down to it, someone has to pick up the trash in the morning, and the person that majored in social services or whatever, under this policy that I could possibly be misunderstanding, will not be able to realistically pay back their loans. Wtf, Hilary?
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