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Add to FavoritesHillary Clinton has always had her own personal political agenda. You only need review old footage as far back as college years to see that. There is a tone and aggressiveness in her voice that is unmistakable. Regardless of Bill Clinton's rein as president, a very strong female presence stood behind him with great conviction. Not only in support of him, but to endorse herself as someone very capable in the political arena.
We as a nation know there have been many strong first ladies, but not quite like this one.
Every move she has made in the past has been for a common goal. Politics, she's good at it, and she knows it. Whether she's your choice as a candidate or not, this is her year.
When the impeachment was addressed due to the lies associated with personal inappropriate acts
by President Clinton, my first thought was that Hillary would absolutely stand by him. She did just that, but I don't think just for his sake. To see her fall apart and let her emotions get in the way of her own road to personal glory would really surprise me. She is very tough on every topic thrown her way. There is a secure sense that she transmits during
any debate. She has always been on her own path and will stay the course. Toying with the idea that the Clinton marriage was pursued to eventually catapult her in the direction of the presidency seems likely, however callus. Believing she is a woman of the future, just as women's right to vote was years ago, she knows what she's doing and stands on her own convictions, not Bill's.
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It's laughable that Hillary Clinton points to her career as one of her strongest selling points. Experience as what? The president's wife?
Hillary Clinton is a Chicago native who spent most of her adult life in Arkansas. She established residency in New York because she knew that she could dupe the liberal New Yorkers into electing her to the Senate. The only reason she ran was to make herself somewhat credible and position herself for a run at the White House.
But what has she done in the Senate since getting elected? Aside from using her seat as a potential stepping stone to the presidency, the answer is nothing.
She is a blood-thirsty, power-hungry woman who only cares about her own hide. Even people who know and like Bill Clinton think Hillary's a bitch. There is one man, a comedian and playwright, who knows the Clintons well. He became good friends with Bill, but his disdain for Hillary is evident in his routine.
True story:
Bill and Hillary were in Chicago and he wanted something to drink, so they stopped at a convenience store. When Bill got back into the limo with a Coke and a Snickers, Hillary told him that the store manager was her high school boyfriend.
Bill's response, "Imagine if you'd have married him. You'd be married to a convenience store manager."
"No," Hillary replied. "I'd be married to the president."
So this woman takes credit for his presidency and gives her husband no credit for any of his accomplishments. This just screams of a person who is self-absorbed, but yet she claims to be ready to serve the American people. I'm not buying it.
Before anybody votes for her, they should ask themselves a couple of questions.
Are you voting for her just because she's a woman? If so, are you 100-percent certain she'd be a good president? If there is a doubt, then ask yourself, If Hillary Clinton turns out to be a bad president, how long would it be before the American people ever elect a female president again?
I'm all for a woman sitting behind the resolute desk in the Oval Office. I'll just wait a few years and vote for Condoleeza Rice.
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