Senator Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Jim Webb

By: Lee Diamond
Published On: 10/2/2006 12:23:04 AM

Senator Hillary Clinton is headlining the kickoff of "Women for Webb" tomorrow.  Undoubtedly, the right-wing smear machine will attack Jim Webb for having an "ultra-liberal" come campaign for him.  As usual, they will be wrong about this. In reality, Senator Clinton is a responsible, moderate, and VERY popular Democrat (about to win a landslide re-election to the US Senate) who wants to bring this country back to the center politically.

During her time in the Senate, Senator Clinton has been a leader on military issues as well as issues of particular concern to women.  She has been there consistently for women.  Senator Clinton led the effort to pressure the FDA into approving the use of Plan B as an emergency contraceptive.  This is a somewhat controversial issue, but it is important for women to have the right to make decisions about their own lives.  Sen. Clinton has been out front on many other issues as well, from equal pay to funding for breast cancer research.  And Senator Clinton is part of a large bi-partisan coalition supporting all medically ethical forms of stem cell research.
Senator Clinton has devoted most of her professional life to advocacy on behalf of women and children.  There cannot be any question that Hillary Clinton has always sought to do what is in the best interest of American women.

Hillary Clinton and other mainstream Senators need more allies in the Senate.  George Allen has done nothing for women.  Now he is trying to attack Jim Webb over something he wrote 27 years ago.  What was George Allen doing 27 years ago? 

Unlike George Allen, Jim Webb is not a career politician.  Webb brings a fresh perspective to politics.  Women, just like everyone else, can count on Jim Webb to act sensibly and thoughtfully on the issues that come before him in the U.S. Senate.


Comments



Plan B (Gordie - 10/2/2006 9:14:34 AM)
Yes Hillary made a great political manuver to get plan B passed. We need her and more people who know how to address these Republican "one thought" politicians. Jim Webb knows the ropes and is on the right track. Notice how Republicans smear the people who know how to get the best of them. I appreciate their help in picking a good candidate. When they smear we elect.


hmmmm (TurnVirginiaBlue - 10/2/2006 3:54:14 PM)
Ya know, a lot of people really hate Hillary.  Wouldn't Madeline Albright be better?

Hilary sponsored TATA, an offshore outsourcing firm in NY, right when jobs were literally flying from offshore outsourcing...TATA offshore outsourced thousands of American jobs.

then she claimed to have brought jobs to NY.  I'm telling ya, she has the badge of offshore outsourcing among various special interest groups, plus she voted for the disastrous Senate "comprehensive" guest worker Visa laden, corporate cheap labor agenda driven bill.

Maybe that's ok for NY, but I just have a very bad feeling for VA and especially conservative Republicans who are looking for a change.

Don't troll rate me, honestly I just want to give an opinion.



Hillary (Arturo - 10/2/2006 4:47:05 PM)
is much more popular among NoVA women than Mrs. Albright.  Any time there is an event with Sen. Clinton, tickets sell like hot cakes.  This is a good choice for the "Women for Webb" kickoff in NoVA.


Agreed. (Eric - 10/2/2006 5:05:16 PM)
Many of the people who hate Sen Clinton and are willing to make a fuss about it (i.e. Republican zealots) also hate Jim Webb.  There will be no winning them over or quieting them down.

But this is about generating energy for and from moderate women.  This shows that despite all Allen's negative attacks on Webb regarding women that Webb is strongly supported by people like Sen. Clinton - and that he (Webb) is a much better candidate for that voting block.

Sen. Clinton won't win over everyone, but she'll win over the ones who really would be supporting Webb but have been mislead by Allen's dirty tactics.



asdf (TurnVirginiaBlue - 10/2/2006 5:27:29 PM)
I think you need those conservatives.  They don't like Allen, he's a corporate tool and Bush's laptop and they ardently are unhappy with Bush...but they despise just as much that "Kennedy" and DLC wing of the Democrats (which Webb clearly isn't).

They have been considering Webb a lot lately, they do not hate Webb to date.



that's amazing (TurnVirginiaBlue - 10/2/2006 5:24:54 PM)
Because women have been disproportionately displaced by offshore outsourcing/insourcing.

Well, that may be she pulls in the crowds, and I've already posted the reaction from labor activists on Hillary and DLC generally.  DeLauro and some other women Dems to me are the way to go...maybe you sell out the crowd but the large number not attending, who are just watching...what does that say overall?  I'm already seeing in conservative land that they are labeling Webb with positions he frankly does not have, but some Dems do and are detested...around trade, insourcing, labor, budget, most posts regarding national security...
I hope ya all are monitoring the conservative chat.

Just a rhetorical point but for me, if Hillary endorsed my candidate I would be flipping out and running and I have radical feminist positions, ardent supporter of women's rights, way left, way beyond Webb's positions, but...I know her voting record and activities, basically the Carly Fiorina of the Democrats.



Don't fall for it (Gordie - 10/2/2006 5:33:49 PM)
Too much of the Media is falling for the extreme right machine against Hillary. We the Blue Voters should not fall for their fake stories. Hillary is hated because she had so much power in the Bill Clinton Presidentcy. Any one with the last name Clinton will be attacked and declared unfit and that she is hated. Yes at this time she is hated by the neo-con women,but then they hate all Democrats.
My bumper stickers says "Warner for President 08", but I will back the Democrat that wins the 08 race.


Economics (TurnVirginiaBlue - 10/2/2006 5:42:58 PM)
I'll tell ya, straight up, and believe me, I really want more women in power, if Hillary ran, I would work against her and vote against her and it's economics period.  She is co-chair of the India caucus which has been so active working to displace Americans and move jobs overseas. 

This is real and she was extremely active in assisting offshore outsourcing of jobs and helping these labor arbitrage contract houses transfer jobs out of the country right in the middle of the 2001-2003 recession.  Hundreds of thousands of Americans went bankrupt, lost everything, their careers, you name it and they played by the rules.  To make matters worse, these people with disproportionately women and of color.  We have quite a bit of congressional testimony discussing it.

I am a Democrat and I support Webb 100%, so I'm not making this up and it breaks my heart to say it, but it's true.



If people hate Hilllary.... (Left Wing - 10/3/2006 9:38:01 AM)
....why does she consistently have the highest...over and above everyone else....poll numbers?


Right wingers are terrified of her (Lowell - 10/3/2006 9:47:26 AM)
...just as they were terrified of her husband.  It's pitiful.


not in the general (TurnVirginiaBlue - 10/3/2006 12:43:51 PM)
She polls badly as the Democratic nominee.

and I honestly don't know.  But, I cannot understand how someone like Bush could even make it through a primary either.

I can tell you on the blogs there are a lot of people who feel like I do, within the Democratic netroots. 



Stand up and CLAP!!!! (kevinceckowski - 10/2/2006 5:07:41 PM)
Not that my thoughts matter......BUT, guys and gals I have been saying for about a week that wouldn't it be the right thing to do, after the Barack event, to have Hillary come down and give Jim a big cheer in a Women For Webb event? I for one would love to be there.  She is dynamic, she was picked on throughout the Clinton WH and you know, she is still dynamic, smart and a REAL Democrat.  She is a FIGHTER.  She is a POWERHOUSE and she is a great crowd bringer/pleaser.  It should be a SUPER event for WOMEN FOR WEBB, really KICK ALLEN off his HIGH HORSE. (By the way, why is ALLEN NOT taking questions and answers after events anymore?...his handlers are shutting him up for sure...)

We need to embrace all aspects to our Democratic Party.  She is a big part of it, an ever changing party, that is growing and reaching out to the left and to the right.

I'll take my front row seat now. Way to go GANG.  kc



All the Hillary Haters be Damned! (demnan - 10/2/2006 7:53:57 PM)
My mostly conservative father thought she was great and Bill Clinton was an unknown then.  After that Superbowl and the first female confessional, my father said, "Clinton can't be all bad, he married a very intelligent woman."  I turned to my mother and said, "that's a great compliment to you, don't you think?"

Hillary comes from my Dad's midwestern roots.  He grew up in Chicago, as she did.  I think Hillary is just a no-nonsense midwestern woman.  That is what she remains to this day.  The North-East can't really claim her, she's a pregmatic person. 

I ended up working very actively on the 1992 campaign.  My mother insisted on it, after I told her I would work for the campaign (in April) if Al Gore was selected VP.  She held me up to that. We got a great President and a great First Lady. 

My father was ill with cancer but he went out and put the Clinton Gore sign out in the yard himself.  He was weak and sick but determined that we should have a better government.  Today I think of him very often when I volunteer for our candidates.



No matter (mkfox - 10/3/2006 4:41:03 AM)
what state, what election, what issues or what candidate, you cannot appease EVERY voter, demographic or constituency. The Hilary event with Webb will be a big fundraiser and bring in tons of $$$. Besides, hearing neocons or right-wingers rant about Hilary is like hearing a duck quack.