Watching the clip from Hillary Clinton's speech yesterday in Providence, Rhode Island and as a woman and an American I am ashamed to see that this strident disrespectful harpy is who is being put forward as a woman candidate for the president of the United States. It is an embarrassment because it is unnecessary. Mocking someone's method of speech or delivery is akin to the tirades of a schoolyard bully. Better still go dig up some copies of Little House on the Prairie - apparently Hillary attended the Nellie Olsen School of Politics and Campaign Strategy.
If Madam Clinton's policies and stance on the issues were so much BETTER and or so much more easily IMPLEMENTED why would there be a need to "go negative". IN fact if as has been said on more than one occasion there stances are so "similar" why would SHE feel the need to take her campaign negative? To blame it on the campaign staff is disingenuous as she hired them all and blaming them is the absolute same thing as blaming her at least she is just as responsible as they are. Even more so because, she - Mrs. Clinton can choose NOT to use their ideas or strategies.
I have noticed also in the last few weeks the flip flopping and the split personality thing increasingly more prevalent in Ms. Clinton's campaign. Broadcast nationally on last weeks debate she took time OUT to state how much of an HONOR it was to be on stage with Senator Obama - the very next day she was accusing him of sending out mailers that were full of lies and the next day we got her mocking speech with barely hidden invective towards not only senator Obama but his supporters as well.
Here's a thought that perhaps Camp Hillary hasn't thought of - you might not want to invoke religious connotations and symbolism into your tirade-laden rants against your opponent. Especially not in areas where faith and in particular Christianity are prevalent and mainstays in the lives of the constituents. Invoking images of the rapture while mocking and insulting someone is probably NOT going to increase support for your campaign but it will and has most assuredly turned quite a few people off at the very least.
Even larger than all this is the absolute disgusting fact that time that should have been spent discussing issues - not just the main bullet point issues - such as the sub-prime mortgage problem, and NAFTA, time could have been spent and SHOULD have been spent discussing ways to not only help those that don't have jobs but ways to discuss how to help those with jobs get better ones - such as having opportunities for education so that they can obtain positions that pay more and so that they can contribute to economic growth and MORE importantly so that they don't in the future get caught up in mortgage scams in the first place because their financial outlook would be a lot more stable.
As a woman Mrs. Clinton you should know better and you should be setting the tone for these kinds of discussions - just think of the incredible ideas that could be coming out of the debates and even town hall sessions that could resonate all the way into November. You started off your campaign with the "woman running for president" theme and you have successfully managed to turn women's rights leaders against each other, and have impugned the legitimacy of those woman who do not outright support you - for no reason other than how dare they support a candidate who is not a woman.
So at this point I'm guessing that your campaign strategy consists of vote for me - screw everybody else who is supporting anyone besides you - they are in fact mentally defective for not seeing what an exceptional candidate you are(sounds a lot like the emperor's new clothes) - and if they don't see that then by God you will get on stage and insult and mock them and their choices - you will berate people for believing that uniting to work for the common good is all a fallacy and that hope is not worth fighting for. And if that doesn't work you will twist and change your positions - outright lie and if need be pull out an onion and turn on the waterworks.
I can only surmise that Camp Hillary feels people are not paying close enough attention to notice the inconsistencies and assorted and sundry things that she and her STAFF have been putting forth. It is like they are betting on the ignorance of the American people and trying to cultivate that in her favor. To truly operate in such a position mired in negativity from inside out - contrasts quite starkly with someone who has done nothing more than encourage people to become involved in the process.
And it will be your undoing. If the Democratic Party is not careful about allowing itself to be manipulated by you and your supporters it will not only tear the party apart but will do irreparable harm to this nation.