| When Bill Clinton ran for president, his campaign slogan was "It's the economy stupid!!!" But, now he argues that it's OK for Hillary's supporters to vote for McCain/Palin just because Palin is a woman, even if it's against their economic interests. Regarding Bill Clinton's use of the "It's the economy stupid!" slogan, see: en.wikipedia.org "It's the economy stupid!" was also Hillary Clinton's campaign strategy in the primaries. See: voices.washingtonpost.com While even avowed McCain and former Palin supporters are saying that Sarah Palin is wholly unqualified to be a vice presidential candidate for a major party, Bill Clinton has been going out of his way to praise Sarah Palin. In the New York Times article, "Bill Clinton's Return Poses a Test of Party Loyalty", September 25, 2008, Paul Vitello reported, as follows: "Mr. Clinton also went out of his way to praise Mr. McCain's running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. 'I come from Arkansas,' he told reporters, 'I get why she's hot out there.' As comfortable as Mr. Clinton is in saying, 'I like John McCain,' and 'I like Sarah Palin,' no one seems to have heard him say the same for Mr. Obama." See: www.nytimes.com Since it is well known that Sarah Palin may be drawing supporters of Hillary Clinton to the McCain & Palin ticket, and that she may have been chosen for that very purpose: the Democrats had every right to expect the Clintons to step up, and explain why it makes no sense for Hillary's supporters to defect to the ... |
