Topic: Presidential Campaign 2008
Obama versus Clinton versus Plutocracy Perhaps the political system is so corrupt that the Democratic ticket has been decided by power elites.by Joel S. Hirschhorn
(Centrist Liberal Libertarian)
Monday, December 17, 2007
Here comes another inconvenient truth. Despite all the attention to Oprah for Obama and the pundit blabbering about the Democratic primary horse race the outcome has been predetermined. What people do not want to know is that power elites control what the Democratic ticket will be. When the primaries end the winner will be the reigning plutocracy.
Rich and powerful elites want Hillary Clinton in the White House if the Democrats get their turn in the rigged two-party system. Just one big problem: The establishment plutocracy wants her more than most Americans trust or like her. No matter how much she spends and no matter how many big name endorsements she gets, her phoniness and arrogance prevail. She would be America’s irritating Panderer-in-Chief. What to do?
For power elites the answer is crystal clear. Obama is too young and inexperienced and less trustworthy for the elites, meaning he is less corrupted by big money than Hillary. But he is perfect to offset Hillary’s negatives. A majority of voters can succumb to months of slick advertising promoting the first woman president and first black vice-president and future president. And eight years as vice president will train Obama to be an obedient Washington insider.
Though Republicans will still mount a vicious attack on Clinton, Obama will moderate those efforts. Hillary can be the annoying bad cop that people fear and hate, while he is the good guy that people like and believe. And make no mistake: what friction exists between the two will be quickly replaced by their ambition. Obama will tell his supporters (and Oprah hers) to back the compromise ticket and he will negotiate a sweet deal to gain big influence as vice president like Cheney has had. Then we can all prey (delude ourselves) that he might curb Clinton’s tendencies to use military force rather than diplomacy, and create more terrible trade agreements and wasteful federal programs. Obama might even fight the assault on the middle class and rising economic inequality. Might.
U.S. News & World Report’s Paul Bedard made these points in 2006 about a Clinton-Obama ticket: "Some Republican advisers to the White House and leading 2008 hopefuls Sen. John McCain and Rudy Giuliani see the ticket as an easy winner built on the enthusiasm it would generate in Democratic circles. Their theory is that Clinton would stand a good chance to pick up the states that Sen. John Kerry won in 2004. While not enough to win the election on her own, the addition of Obama would help push closely divided states like Ohio over into the Democratic column, thereby giving the Clinton-Obama ticket the White House. …Obama could help soften Clinton's image and bring more African-American voters to the ticket as well as independents seeking real and symbolic change." Exactly.
In April 2007 The New York Times political blog raised the same possibility and there were hundreds of wide-ranging comments. Though many expressed negativity about Clinton, many others showed enthusiasm for a Clinton-Obama ticket, as shown by the following five comments:
Clinton/Obama would be an unbeatable ticket. She has the experience as both a senator and she knows the foreign nations as her work as First Lady, remember Bill’s campaign slogan "Two for the price of one." with Bill back in the White House, her as Pres, could surely let Obama earn his stripes and after 8 years will become what could be America’s first black president.
I too would love to see a Hillary-Obama ticket. I believe Obama would settle for a VP position because he is young, has served only 2 years as a US senator, and has a long career ahead of him.
If the Dems are smart, and I hope they are, the ticket will be Clinton-Obama and it will be unbeatable in 2008 and again in 2012. Then in 2016 and 20020 Obama will be top dog on the ticket thus providing sixteen years of a Democratic presidency.
Hey, Clinton/Obama is pretty powerful sounding! I’m all for it! You folks who have been programmed to hate Hillary need to get over it already. She is one smart woman who has more than enough experience in the white house and she will make one hell of a prez! Obama will learn a lot from president Clinton and will be ready to lead our great nation in 2016 or 17!
Obama and Hillary on the same ticket would be terrific. With these 2 candidates the country could become a democratic society for 16 years!
In sum, whenever you hear more chatter about the tight Democratic primary race take a breath. Get back in touch with your cynicism. Talk about change is for campaigns; protecting the status quo is for winners. Plutocrats know who they want and what voters can be conned into voting for. Despite primaries the ultimate outcome has already been determined by the faceless fat-cat plutocrats running and ruining our nation. Think Big Oil, Big Insurance, Big Pharma, Big Business, Big Law and Lobbying Firms, and Big Wall Street Money. They can pump in the money and endorsements to make Clinton the winner and the corporate mainstream media will assist.
Note that rigged-election-master Fidel Castro called the Clinton-Obama ticket "invincible." And, as to a winning Clinton-Obama ticket, smarmy Fox News analyst Dick Morris said "I'm leaving the country if this happens." Hopefully more Fox News liars and idiots would do likewise. Does that possibility justify voting for that first-ever ticket? No. The better moral and patriotic decision is to not participate in the two-party criminal conspiracy we call our political system and not vote for any Democrat or Republican for federal office. Those supporting Clinton’s rivals eventually will see this truth.
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Congratulations also on figuring out how to land on the intersecting corner of three Nolan Chart boxes! Why didn't I think of that? :)
While I like your article generally speaking, and I have given it my official "thumbs up," I find that I must disagree with your concluding statement.
I am of course casting my votes (both primary and national) and using my influence to see Dr. Ron Paul elected as the next President of the United States.
Since you seem to see Clinton/Obama on the Democrat side as a foregone conclusion, may I suggest that you at least cast a primary vote for Dr. Paul? That should make watching the national elections a lot more entertaining!
Posted By: Joel S. Hirschhorn
Date: 2007-12-17 16:59:10
I understand why so many people out of frustration and anger with our current corrupt system are attracted to Paul with his seeming honesty and unconventional politcian demeanor, I know that he never stood a chance in our rigged system. Worse, maverick candidates like him make this corrupt system seem more open and competitive than it really is. I once spent an hour with Paul in his office and understand his likeability. But most of his policies would wreck the nation. And as the self-professed champion of the Constitution I am deeply disappointed that he will not come out in support of having the nation's first Article V convention; check out our mission at www.foavc.org and join us, so we can get needed political reforms using the mechanism the Founders gave us, but that Congress has refused to grant us
I gave Joel the thumb because of his conclusion and reasons for it: The better moral and patriotic decision is to not participate in the two-party criminal conspiracy we call our political system and not vote for any Democrat or Republican ...
That's what most eligible voters have been doing for years. And the half of those who vote for the loser of the final Democrat or Republican pair will add another 25% or so to the count against the 'winner' in November. In fact Joel's allegation of a “rigged two-party system “ is right. More significantly, I have proved that the role of the MSM to keep the 'delusional thinking' that such an antidemocratic result is democratic.
Thanks to Jay Leno, millions now know that Fox News had pathetic reasons for excluding Paul from their broadcast. How many voter's [or even Nolan Chart readers] know that the Washington Post, after publishing Michael Kinsley's article attacking Ron Paul, refused to widen debate on majority rule'? The evidence for this refusal is circumstantial but since my Nolan Chart article asked for any conflicting evidence I've had none.
Finally, from Walt's comments, the efforts of all Ron Paul's grass roots supporters, plus the tiny feedback on this article, I doubt if more than a handful of voters will reverse their intention to vote for Paul. Their ranks and courage have already been boosted by Jay Leno. I just hope that when they understand that your prediction of a Clinton Obama team and dynasty is the preferred and likely result of the plutocracy they will take up the cause of majority rule. Sadly this will put them in conflict with Ron Paul's 2005 published opinions on democracy.
Sorry the Michael Kinsley's article is wrong. Try http://www.nolanchart.com/%22http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/11/AR2008011101859.html%22
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