When Politicians Become Salepersons

August 6th, 2008 By: Michael van der Galien | Tags:
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Hillary Clinton published a video in which she directly talks to voters / her supporters. Be sure to watch the video here, and to read the text accompanying the video. It reads: ‘Thank you so much for everything you have done. Don’t forget to join Hillary on Thursday, August 7, at 12:00 PM EDT for an online web chat. She hopes you will join her on the blog to talk about all the upcoming exciting events and activities.’

That’s a nice, normal start, isn’t it? But there’s more!

‘While Hillary is looking forward to chatting with you - she still needs your continued support as we work hard to retire our campaign debt. It is so important that we repay all of the small vendors that helped us. Contribute to help Hillary retire the debt and continue to focus on the issues we care about.’

You can’t possibly blame Clinton for trying to convince supporters to donate (time and again) to the campaign, even after she has already given up because they all do it and because they all have to do it. If they do not, they cannot win elections; money does not buy elections, but it does most certainly make one competitive.

To me, Clinton is one of the best politicians in the United States, deserving of a whole lot of respect and apprecication. But if she truly wants to make a difference, well, it seems to me (speaking as a Dutchman here) that she and others like her could spend some time changing the political system in which one has to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in order to run for the highest office and many millions to run for lower offices (Senator, Representative, Mayor of [big] cities, etc.).

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  1. Interested
    August 7th, 2008 at 03:07
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    To me, Clinton is one of the best politicians in the United States, deserving of a whole lot of respect and apprecication.

    She does not deserve my respect, certainly no appreciation.  And gee, I’m not going to forget to join her little web chat, I simply won’t.

  2. Interested
    August 7th, 2008 at 04:09
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    Hillary Clinton told a group of supporters recently that she has not yet decided whether she will put her name in for a roll-call vote at the Democratic convention in Denver later this month.The New York senator was filmed addressing the matter apparently at a California fundraiser last week. The video was posted on YouTube.“I happen to believe that we will come out stronger if people feel that their voices were heard and their views respected. And I think that is a very big part of how we actually come out unified, because I know from just what I’m hearing that there is just this incredible pent up desire,” Clinton said in the video, after being asked by a supporter if she’d consider putting her name in for the nomination.“And I think people want to feel like ‘Okay, it’s a catharsis, we’re here, we did it,’ and then everybody get behind Senator Obama. … No decisions have been made.”Clinton said she was trying to work out the issue with the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Such a vote would presumably allow her remaining delegates to throw their symbolic support behind Clinton on the convention floor.“I could be wrong, but the best way I think is to have a strategy where my delegates feel that they have a role and that their legitimacy has been validated,” Clinton said.Barack Obama spokesman Bill Burton told FOX News that nothing has been decided in terms of the role of Clinton’s delegates.He said Democrats remain united, despite the hard-fought battle between Clinton and Obama.

    How did anybody fall for this sham of a candidate?  It’s true that you cannot fool all of the people all of the time, but she certainly fooled enough.

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