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| | As a young woman Hillary told classmates her ambition was to marry a Senator. Hillary was a solid [[Goldwater]] [[Republican]] in 1964; Goldwater was one of 6 Republicans who voted ''against'' the Republican party leadership and joined 21 Southern Democrat [[segregation]]ists to vote ''against'' the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]. Hillary later repeatedly made the claim when speaking to [[African-American]] audiences she had been inspired by Dr. [[Martin Luther King]] since 1962. Goldwater, who was considered an [[extremist]] at the time Hillary supported him, responded to critics without denying the label, saying, "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice".<ref>Goldwater also suggested the use of low-yield [[nuclear weapons]] in Vietnam; Hillary supported Goldwater's Vietnam policy.</ref><ref>https://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/heres-what-hillary-clinton-did-in-her-senior-year-of-high-sc?utm_term=.pvEOdnVjl#.fvlebWD79 </ref> During Hillary's tenure at the White House and beyond, Hillary routinely calls all political opponents "extremists", essentially equating anyone with opposing opinions as [[terrorist]]s.<ref>https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/080100sen-ny-hillary.html</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/27/hillary-clinton-republicans-terrorists-women </ref> | | As a young woman Hillary told classmates her ambition was to marry a Senator. Hillary was a solid [[Goldwater]] [[Republican]] in 1964; Goldwater was one of 6 Republicans who voted ''against'' the Republican party leadership and joined 21 Southern Democrat [[segregation]]ists to vote ''against'' the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]. Hillary later repeatedly made the claim when speaking to [[African-American]] audiences she had been inspired by Dr. [[Martin Luther King]] since 1962. Goldwater, who was considered an [[extremist]] at the time Hillary supported him, responded to critics without denying the label, saying, "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice".<ref>Goldwater also suggested the use of low-yield [[nuclear weapons]] in Vietnam; Hillary supported Goldwater's Vietnam policy.</ref><ref>https://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/heres-what-hillary-clinton-did-in-her-senior-year-of-high-sc?utm_term=.pvEOdnVjl#.fvlebWD79 </ref> During Hillary's tenure at the White House and beyond, Hillary routinely calls all political opponents "extremists", essentially equating anyone with opposing opinions as [[terrorist]]s.<ref>https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/080100sen-ny-hillary.html</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/27/hillary-clinton-republicans-terrorists-women </ref> |
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| − | Only when she met Bill, did her political views flower and she became a [[Democrat]]. The Clinton marriage is fashioned upon precepts of ''The Art of the Deal''. She allowed him to chase any woman he saw fit, and he allowed her to run the [[Arkansas]] Governor's Mansion and [[White House]] as she saw fit.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-507762/Why-Hillary-Clinton-let-husband-Bill-seduce-woman-sight.html </ref> This was the deal Bill Clinton offered America, two for the price of one.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/18/us/1992-campaign-candidate-s-wife-hillary-clinton-aspiring-first-lady-role-model.html?pagewanted=all </ref> | + | Only when she met Bill, did her political views flower and she became a [[Democrat]]. The Clinton marriage is fashioned upon precepts of ''The Art of the Deal''. She allowed him to chase any woman he saw fit, and he allowed her to run the [[Arkansas]] Governor's Mansion and [[White House]] as she saw fit.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-507762/Why-Hillary-Clinton-let-husband-Bill-seduce-woman-sight.html </ref> This was the deal Bill Clinton offered America, two for the price of one.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/18/us/1992-campaign-candidate-s-wife-hillary-clinton-aspiring-first-lady-role-model.html?pagewanted=all </ref> |
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| | == First Lady == | | == First Lady == |
| | :''Main article [[Hillary Clinton First Lady]] | | :''Main article [[Hillary Clinton First Lady]] |
| − | Hillary Clinton was a colorless First Lady characterized by her drab personal appearance and dress, poor taste in interior design, rudeness and foul mouth mistreatment of subordinates-even to those protecting her life with their own lives-with a ruthless political ambition manifested in a failed Healthcare “reform” boondoggle ending in scandal.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3376503/From-funky-florals-ruffles-FEMAIL-reveals-Hillary-Clinton-s-20-WORST-fashion-faux-pas-past-50-years.html </ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/weekinreview/the-nation-hillary-rodham-clinton-strikes-a-new-pose-and-multiplies-her-images.html?pagewanted=all </ref><ref>http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251657896 </ref><ref>http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/the-hillary-clinton-scandals-volume-1/ </ref> | + | Hillary Clinton was a colorless First Lady characterized by her drab personal appearance and dress, poor taste in interior design, rudeness and foul mouth mistreatment of subordinates-even to those protecting her life with their own lives-with a ruthless political ambition manifested in a failed Healthcare “reform” boondoggle ending in scandal.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3376503/From-funky-florals-ruffles-FEMAIL-reveals-Hillary-Clinton-s-20-WORST-fashion-faux-pas-past-50-years.html </ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/weekinreview/the-nation-hillary-rodham-clinton-strikes-a-new-pose-and-multiplies-her-images.html?pagewanted=all </ref><ref>http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251657896 </ref><ref>http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/the-hillary-clinton-scandals-volume-1/ </ref> |
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| | As the breadwinner of the Clinton family Hillary mocked and ridiculed stay-at-home mothers.<ref>http://time.com/4054623/clinton-dunham-tea-cookies/ </ref> | | As the breadwinner of the Clinton family Hillary mocked and ridiculed stay-at-home mothers.<ref>http://time.com/4054623/clinton-dunham-tea-cookies/ </ref> |
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| | :''Main article [[Hillary Clinton Senate career]]'' | | :''Main article [[Hillary Clinton Senate career]]'' |
| − | Sen. Hillary Clinton led the fight on the floor of the [[United States Senate]] among Democrats to grant President [[George W. Bush]] authority to remove [[Saddam Hussein]] from [[Iraq]]. Hillary Clinton claimed, based upon first hand experience during 8 years in the White House, that Saddam was in possession of [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS9y5t0tR0 </ref><ref>http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp </ref> Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]] later was to question her judgement, and was slandered and ridiculed.<ref>http://www.salon.com/2016/02/22/democrats_who_backed_iraq_now_dare_slime_sanders_foreign_policy_experience/ </ref><ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/4709/hillary-panics-sanders-arthritic-fingers-cling-her-ben-shapiro </ref> | + | Sen. Hillary Clinton led the fight on the floor of the [[United States Senate]] among Democrats to grant President [[George W. Bush]] authority to remove [[Saddam Hussein]] from [[Iraq]]. Hillary Clinton claimed, based upon first hand experience during 8 years in the White House, that Saddam was in possession of [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS9y5t0tR0 </ref><ref>http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp </ref> Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]] later was to question her judgement, and was slandered and ridiculed.<ref>https://www.salon.com/2016/02/22/democrats_who_backed_iraq_now_dare_slime_sanders_foreign_policy_experience/ </ref><ref>http://www.dailywire.com/news/4709/hillary-panics-sanders-arthritic-fingers-cling-her-ben-shapiro </ref> |
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| | == The "inevitable" Hillary Clinton, 2000-2008 version == | | == The "inevitable" Hillary Clinton, 2000-2008 version == |
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| | ===Superdelegates=== | | ===Superdelegates=== |
| − | While it looked like an open convention might have happened again, ultimately Hillary Clinton conceded. Even though she had won more primary votes,<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2008&elect=1M 2008 Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results], Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. uselectionatlas.org/ </ref> Obama gave more money to the superdelegates.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/02/superdelegate-update/ Superdelegate Update], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, Center For Responsive Politics, February 28, 2008. opensecrets.org </ref> | + | While it looked like an open convention might have happened again, ultimately Hillary Clinton conceded. Even though she had won more primary votes,<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2008&elect=1M 2008 Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results], Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. uselectionatlas.org/ </ref> Obama gave more money to the superdelegates.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/02/superdelegate-update/ Superdelegate Update], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, Center For Responsive Politics, February 28, 2008. opensecrets.org </ref> |
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| − | Veteran campaign consultant Rich Galen notes it is illegal to promise a federal job in exchange for doing something or not doing something; but in a closed door negotiation it might be legal for the Obama team to ask the Clinton team, "What would it take for you to release your delegates to us?".<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2016/03/09/dont-bet-on-it-n2130755 </ref> | + | Veteran campaign consultant Rich Galen notes it is illegal to promise a federal job in exchange for doing something or not doing something; but in a closed door negotiation it might be legal for the Obama team to ask the Clinton team, "What would it take for you to release your delegates to us?".<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2016/03/09/dont-bet-on-it-n2130755 </ref> |
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| | After the election Hillary was appointed Secretary of State to add foreign policy experience to her résumé, a decided weakness of the two previous presidents. | | After the election Hillary was appointed Secretary of State to add foreign policy experience to her résumé, a decided weakness of the two previous presidents. |