Hillary's "Progressivism" Sounds Awfully Liberal

n the third televised Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) said she would rather be called a "modern day progressive" than a liberal.

"I prefer the word 'progressive,'" Clinton said when asked if she would use the word "liberal" to describe herself via a YouTube video clip made by Rob Porter from Irvine, California.

Tuesday’s debate, held in South Carolina and hosted by CNN, Google and YouTube was billed as a "historic" event. The sponsors asked YouTube users to submit their questions online in 30-second video clips. The clips were then played for the candidates and moderator Anderson Cooper asked follow up questions.

Clinton lamented that the word "liberal" had been "turned on its head" to be "made to seem as though it’s a word that describes big government, totally contrary to what its meaning was in the 19th and early 20th century."

"I consider myself a modern progressive," Clinton said. "Someone who believes strongly in individual rights and freedoms, who believes that we are better as a society when we're working together."

A few of Clinton’s answers, however, sounded like they came from a big, government liberal.

Clinton used a question about registering women for Selective Service to discuss finding ways to get more young people to serve the government.

"I do think that women should register," she said. "We’ve got to look for more ways for universal national service."

She mentioned a bill she introduced in the Senate to create a public service academy that would provide free college education to more than 5,000 students a year in exchange for a five year commitment to work for the U.S. government.

"We’ve got to get young people back into public service," Clinton emphasized at the debate.

In the course of answering a question about global warming, Clinton discussed a new government program she would create to pay for green energy projects. She said as President she would get money to pay for it "by taking away the tax breaks for oil companies, which have gotten much greater under Bush and Cheney."

At no time Monday evening did Clinton bring up her plan to implement universal health care. She also stayed silent while other candidates were asked to outline their positions on gay marriage. No questions related to illegal immigration were asked of any of the candidates.

“democratic socialist “

This is another distortion of words -

“socialism” is only “democratic” until those in charge see that the people won’t work hard enough to involuntarily support others without the use of totalitarian force.

In other words - socialism is only a vehicle/waypoint to totalitarian communism.

Until recently The Progressive Party had a web site that published the names of members of Congress who were affiliated with them. Of course, most of the Democrat delegation were named with their permission. Their mission statement cited the goal of bringing Socialism to America (more than it is presently). Question for Hillary. What is the difference between a Progressive and a Socialist?

HILLARY'S HARRUMPHING: IT'S ALL ABOUT RETREAT
NY POST LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

July 25, 2007 -- Kudos to Defense Undersecretary Eric Edelman for rebuking the lady who would be Commandress-in-Chief ("Pentagon: Hill is Helping Foe," July 20). By demanding an Iraq withdrawal plan, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is encouraging terrorists whose most fervent dream is to destroy the United States of America.

Patriotic Americans now know what her first option would always be in military matters: to retreat.

Jimmy Reed
Oxford, Miss.

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Who decided we were going to withdraw, except for the Democrat leadership?

Clinton exposed a weakness that she and the other gutless liberals have - a desire to bow down to our terrorist enemies.

Does anyone need any other reason to understand that she has absolutely no business running any office, except perhaps a U.S. al Qaeda branch?

What an embarrassment Clinton is to anyone who is selflessly serving in our nation's military.

G.L. Gunderman
Florence, Ala.

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As is the usual protocol for Republican pundits, Edelman partakes in "doublespeak."

His diatribe begins with false claims of how discussion of a subject, which is paramount to Clinton's job in the Senate and which entails pragmatic planning, will reinforce enemy propaganda.

What propaganda? If Edelman truly believed that America was correct in its invasion and occupation of Iraq, then he would proudly state that America is planning to leave five years or more from now.

Frank Crowley
San Diego

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Hillary lacks ethics.

Eroding national will to prevail and aiding and abetting the enemy to satisfy her lust for power is a despicable act of treason.

Clinton is blinded by power and will lead us to destruction if nominated and elected as president of this troubled nation.

Paul McMahon
Dumfries, Va.

“Progressive” has ALWAYS been what communists have called themselves. Ever since the ‘30s, when the American Communist Party started, they used the term “Progressive”.

Exactly. Henry Wallace ran for President in 1948 as a Progressive Party candidate with the endorsement of the Communist Party of America. While some say Wallace wasn't a Communist, his campaign organization was riddled with Communists including Paul Robeson. The term "progressive" has long been a synonym for "communist." A main plank in its platform called for universal health insurance. Ring a bell? Enough time has passed that the current generation thinks the word has reverted to its original meaning of "forward-thinking." Not true.

If any of you have auto insurance with Progressive Insurance you are patronizing a company founded by a Communist. Its present owner funds "progressive" causes in amounts about equal to George Soros.

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