tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post7362495053585446177..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: Hillary Has Worshipers, TooBarry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-33438309297607592912008-03-29T19:19:00.000-07:002008-03-29T19:19:00.000-07:00There is a BIG difference in Leadership and Manage...There is a BIG difference in Leadership and Management. Hillary is a prime example of management. She is awesome at supporting the work efforts of others and taking full credit for it. A true leader is one who emphasizes charismatic and transformational leadership approaches, and various aspects of vision related to them. Also, this type of leadership changes and transforms individuals and organizations in order to induce high performance. In the days ahead, America does not need a President who sits back and allows her previous constituency to run the Country…We just went through eight years of this type of Administration. <BR/><BR/>We need a transformational leader who can broaden and elevate American and stir up the three branches of government. We need a government that can look beyond their own interests and take heed to the interest of the American people. <BR/><BR/>Obama has demonstrated this type of leadership thus far and has not wavered…..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-7029397802672150832008-02-28T06:40:00.000-08:002008-02-28T06:40:00.000-08:00I think Hillary would govern well. But Obama will...I think Hillary would govern well. But Obama will lead.<BR/><BR/>That's the difference.<BR/><BR/>No one person can fix all the crap that our Boy King has broken. But we all can fix it if we have someone who can lead.<BR/><BR/>Yes we can.David Terrenoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482864941636273068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-40405003463334630042008-02-20T13:28:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:28:00.000-08:00I can attest that, as a New Yorker, it doesn't see...I can attest that, as a New Yorker, it doesn't seem to me that H. Clinton has done much during her 8 years as our Senator other than prepare to run for President. <BR/><BR/>She certainly hasn't done much in opposition to the current administration.Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-82328274757711405392008-02-20T11:37:00.000-08:002008-02-20T11:37:00.000-08:00The fact that Clinton's people did not understand ...The fact that Clinton's people did not understand beforehand how the process of allotting delegates in Texas is done is yet another example of how they have mishandled this campaign. First, she runs out of money too early; second, she ignores the impact of the internet for fund-raising; third, she fires several key campaign managers; fourth, she is forced to spend valuable time fund-raising rather than stumping in states where she needs votes.(Texas is her "firewall" but where is she today? In New York trying to raise money).<BR/><BR/>If she can't find competent staff to run a campaign, how can she be trusted to surround herself with good advisers in the White House? <BR/><BR/>If this is "experience," give me the alternative any day.PJ Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980813858620119772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-17803372541728957622008-02-19T16:39:00.000-08:002008-02-19T16:39:00.000-08:00I'm not sure Senator Obama has the experience(yet)...I'm not sure Senator Obama has the experience(yet) to lead this country out of the quagmire we're in. It bothers me that in his first term as US Senator from the state of Illinois, he's spent a good deal of time running for President.I'm struck by his reference to "great personal sacrifice" being needed to affect change. There are many Americans who might feel they've already experienced that sacrifice in the loss of their son(s) or daughter(s). I worry that in spite of his mention of sacrifice, many young voters are more carried away by his rhetoric than by listening to his actual words. Too many times I feel there will be disillusionment when change does not come in a flash of white light. I think Hillary has the thankless task of reminding this country that while there is hope for change, it will not be an overnight event and the road will not be smooth. Of course, I'd like 'smooth', who wouldn't? But I've been around long enough to know better, and I've also seen what can happen to a leader little more than gubernatorial experience when the sh*t hits the fan as it did at the US Embassy in Iran. These are not just my worries; they belong to my friends and some of my family as well. Most of the men served in VietNam or the Gulf War. Some have offspring overseas at the moment.Others just want life to return to some semblance of normal.<BR/>I supported John Edwards and voted for him on Super Tuesday, yes, after he withdrew. I needed to make a statement, and I knew Obama would carry his hopme state. It is my home state as well. One thing I do know is that I will not vote for John McCain. That he's a Republican matters not. I have seen him change from a maverick with ideas of his own to a toe-the-line party man, waffling from side to side along the way. That said, whoever wins the democratic nomination gets all my efforts, and my hopes that he or she chooses wisely in running mate as well as in advisors. <BR/>Is it as simple as pragmatism vs optimism?<BR/>Just my humble opinion of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-85677464939921814202008-02-19T05:29:00.000-08:002008-02-19T05:29:00.000-08:00Just remember folks..a Clinton presidency means sa...Just remember folks..a Clinton presidency means same old same old with a snow balls chance in hell of change, that is if she can even get that far. Clinton vs. McCain is a republican dream come true. What is she going to debate him on, on what differences? Exactly, not a damn thing she voted dang near identical to him on all the issues that will be shoved onto the platter for such a debate. If Senator Obama is the nominee then a change will come. McCain and the republicans loathe that match up, they know where he stands and how the mere fact of he (Obama) not voting for the war will throw there game plan of a rhetorical debate into a tail spin that makes a hurricane look like a breeze. <BR/><BR/>Vote how you will but remember if she becomes the next prez. we will be in for another 4 years of two family politics running the rock, and that my friends means for the last 20 and the next 4 we will have two political machines in charge. NO THANKS!Mike 'Bwana' Blackgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829924068658959918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-80443359073081177822008-02-16T15:56:00.000-08:002008-02-16T15:56:00.000-08:00At some point, I've just become deadened to how a ...At some point, I've just become deadened to <I>how</I> a candidate runs their campaign. I expect it'll get messy and ugly. Frankly, I just don't care how they run their campaign, and I hardly even care what they say during their campaign, anymore. <BR/><BR/>Running a campaign and running a country are two different things, mostly.<BR/><BR/>I just can't wait for Mad King George to be out of office. Although I'd prefer Clinton's experience and health care plan to Obama's, the question of electability is a big factor I can't ignore.Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-33871775443629161452008-02-16T14:59:00.000-08:002008-02-16T14:59:00.000-08:00I couldn't resist posting this offline exchange be...I couldn't resist posting this offline exchange because it nicely, albeit unintentionally, embodies what my post is about:<BR/><BR/>"We now [sic] that Obama is attacking Hillary by saying she blew National Health before. What an asshole. We always thought it was great that a national politician stood up for it back then. That's why we're backing her. She has a plan, he doesn't. He's just a political gas bag calling for change without a plan."<BR/><BR/>***************************<BR/><BR/>"[], I understand you have strong feelings about the subject, but what was your aim in sending this to me? Is it a response to my latest blog post? If so, you've unintentionally proven my point.<BR/><BR/>"Perhaps it would be more productive if we just agreed to disagree and stuck to other topics?"<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/>Barry<BR/><BR/>***********************************<BR/><BR/>"No, I haven't. That's absolute nonsense. That's Obama speak. Words filled with no substance."<BR/><BR/>Oh, well...Barry Eislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-37730090923133882212008-02-16T13:24:00.000-08:002008-02-16T13:24:00.000-08:00Barry,Good letter. My support for Hillary as a ca...Barry,<BR/><BR/>Good letter. My support for Hillary as a candidate was emotionally based. It had to do with a nostalgia for Bill, a possible first woman in the oval office, and wanting to stick it to the right wing pundit machine.<BR/><BR/>But the Clinton's (as this is definitely a tag team event) continue to shoot themselves in their feet. I can no longer support them...for the reason you espouse and a few others that are more personal.<BR/><BR/>Obama, you're my candidate. <BR/><BR/>Rgds,<BR/>KenKSRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177966072157040635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-33100790858448977882008-02-16T12:45:00.000-08:002008-02-16T12:45:00.000-08:00So, as a woman, what would be my excuse for not vo...So, as a woman, what would be my excuse for not voting for Hillary? I would love to see a woman president, but I'm not going to vote for her just because of her gender. I used to be a big Clinton supporter (in the Clinton White House days), but I've now taken my stand for Obama. I think he's just what this country needs right now. And who says a woman president must come before an African-American president? BTW, I'm not African-American, I'm a Southern White woman, so I don't go along with that "you must vote for your own kind" propaganda. You're right, someday a woman will step into the presidency, the right woman.Bailey Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-53567718273379011112008-02-16T12:32:00.000-08:002008-02-16T12:32:00.000-08:00BINGO.BINGO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com