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| Apathy, Thy Name is Hillary |
Many years ago, eight to be exact, I wrote about then
Senator Barack Obama and asked the same
question under my former Andrew, the Angry American persona.
Mind you, this was during my pre-author days, and long before I found an effective editor, so don't judge me.
The truth is that we have a big problem in this country. We are electing
people without any form of due diligence. We get too caught up in the empty
promises, the campaign theatrics, and the party nonsense. Then, before you know
it, it is the day after and we are left wondering what the hell did we just do?
Unfortunately, at that point, it is too late.
Now a lot of folks seem to be repeating the same mistakes we
did back in 2007/08, which is to not properly vet the candidates. I keep
hearing about Hillary Clinton’s accomplishments, but to be honest, no one can
actually name one. Heck, that’s not surprising considering the candidate herself can’t
name one. To be fair she points to obscure things, but nothing
tangible. However, you can read her book: Hard Choices, which
promises to address these questions. It doesn't.
Thanks, I think I’ll take a pass. You see, back in the 90's,
when I was assigned to the NYPD's elite Intelligence Division, I worked on Bill
Clinton's security detail when he visited New York City. I saw this 'loving'
couple up close and personal. All I can say is do not believe everything
you see and less than what you hear.
If you enjoy political intrigue, I suggest reading my
books. At least in my books no one makes excuses for their actions.
But let us consider who we are dealing with here:
- She attended Wellesley College, majoring in Political Science, and Yale, where she graduated with a law degree.
- During her college years she was very active in politics, Republican politics to be precise. She was even the president of the Wellesley Young Republicans. She left the party over the Vietnam War and Civil Rights issues.
- She was an attorney for the prestigious Rose Law Firm in Arkansas where she would make full partner. She was twice named in the 100 Most Influential Lawyers by National Law Review.
- She was Arkansas’ First Lady for twelve years (1979-1981, 1983-1992)
- She served on the Board of Directors for WALMART, as well as several other firms.
- She was the First Lady of the United States (1993-2001)
- She served as Senator from New York (2001-2009)
- She ran for President in 2008
- She was Secretary of State (2009 – 2013)
She has been in the public eye for the better part of 3 ½
decades. So how in the hell can you not point to ONE tangible
accomplishment?
On the flipside, I can sure as hell point to an awful lot of
controversies: Whitewater, Paula Jones, Cattle Futures, Filegate, Travelgate,
Norman Hsu, Monica Lewinsky, FBI Background Records, Benghazi, E-Mail / Server,
Clinton Foundation……
I’m sorry, someone with this much baggage shouldn’t be
pointing fingers at anyone else.
That being said, you have to ask yourself if the world is a
better place for her involvement and the answer is simply no. I cannot see
anything in the record that points to her as being singularly qualified to be President.
In fact, don't take my word for it, but consider what President Obama said
about her in 2008: "Hillary Clinton. She’ll say anything and change
nothing."
While First Lady, and despite having control over both houses, she was unable to
get enough votes for the Clinton Health Plan and the proposal was ended in
1994.
In 1997 she did manage to get passage of the State
Children’s Health Insurance Program, but whether it was her, or the bill’s big
name backers (Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch), is questionable.
As Senator, she managed to sponsor only three,….. yes 3,
bills that became law:
S.
1241: A bill establishing the Kate Mullany National Historic
Site in the State of New York.
S.
3613: A bill naming a post office the "Major George Quamo Post
Office Building."
S.
3145: A bill designating a highway in New York as the Timothy J.
Russert highway.
WTF?
To be fair, she sponsored 355 bills, but of these, only
twenty passed the Senate. I’m sorry, but you took over the seat of Senator
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, probably one of the most prolific politicians of the
20th century, and this is the best you can do?
I will leave it to those of you, who are so inclined, to
pour over the bills;
perhaps you can glean something to polish her record a bit.
To be equally fair, then Senator Barack Obama only sponsored
127 bills, 2 of which passed the Senate. You be the judge of the effectiveness
of these two constitutional juggernauts. Just remember Clinton’s comments in
the 2008 campaign when she accused him of voting ‘present’ 130 times as an
Illinois State senator.
Neither seems very keen on the idea of doing the people's work.
When I look at her record as Secretary of State, I am even
more disheartened.
During President Bush’s time in office, the left routinely
referred to it as Cowboy Politics. They lamented our status in the world. Hell,
even entertainers ‘apologized’ for him. President Obama was supposed
to ‘fix’ it all, and his appointment of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State
was meant to facilitate the repair work. Remember the infamous Russian ‘reset’?
Yeah, how’s that working out?
The truth is that, if you spent even a minimal amount of
time watching or reading the news, you would have witnessed the decline in
stability throughout the world under Hillary Clinton’s watch. From Russia to
Libya, it seemed as if the United States government was asleep at the wheel.
And if one person points to the Iran deal as being an accomplishment, I will personally come to your house and slap you senseless or at least make you read Bishop's Gate !!
I actually heard someone point to the killing of Osama bin
Laden as a positive. Then again, I also heard the credit given to President
Obama.
Really?
Ultimately the credit is awarded to the person that answers
the fateful question: ‘Mother, May I?’, but let’s be brutally honest for one
moment. It was the operators on the ground who located bin Laden and it was the
Navy SEAL’s who dispatched him to the afterlife. Giving the thumbs up, to go after the most wanted man in
America, the mastermind behind 9/11, is kind of a no-brainer.
While we are on that subject, how did that work out for
Shakil Afridi? Dr. Afridi worked for the CIA, running a cover program that
ultimately led to the positive ID of Osama bin Laden. So what happened to him?
He’s pretty much fucked as he was left out to dry. Pakistani authorities caught
him trying to escape over the border and he was sentenced to thirty-three years
in prison. Despite some political lip service from Clinton’s State Department,
nothing has been done to help Dr. Afridi, but why should he be any different?
In fact, it has been speculated that Afridi was made the sacrificial lamb by
the CIA and Hillary's State Department.
No matter where you look, this administration has screwed
the pooch. From Iran, to Egypt, to Iraq, to Afghanistan, to Russia, to Libya,
to Syria, to Israel. To be honest, I’m surprised we haven’t managed to piss off
the Canadians yet. The bottom line is that you can certainly argue that, when
she left, the world was actually less stable than when she took the job.
What clinches it for me is that little diplomatic outpost in
Benghazi.
Yes, yes, I see you in the back with your hand up and that wild
look in your eye. I know what you are going to say: ‘The subject of Benghazi
has been settled, it was all just a vast right-wing witch hunt meant to destroy
her reputation….’
Sit down and shut up, you’re making a fool out of yourself.
Just because the media fed you some talking points and Congressman John Lewis,
along with the rest of the Democratic cheering section, pointed an angry finger
at Republicans, doesn’t mean the issue was actually addressed. In fact, I
actually had one person make the argument that Republicans were ‘never
concerned about diplomatic attacks until Benghazi.’
Really?
The truth is that any attack is horrific, but it wasn’t the
attack that got to people. It was the cover-up!
I spent twenty-two years in law enforcement. It’s a
dangerous job and we all know it. Losing an officer in the line of duty is
tragic, but imagine being a cop, under fire, and calling for help and somewhere
the dispatch supervisor turns off the radio. Help isn’t coming.
Don't believe me? Well then, ask: Kris Paronto
That was the reality of Benghazi and no one has ever been
held accountable. I’ve written about this before and why
Benghazi matters in terms of this Presidential election. Once you get past
the political speak, you begin to see a pattern of deception. Sadly, the folks
who were there are being both marginalized and vilified.
Maybe some of the millennials can point to her increase in
Facebook and Twitter engagements as a positive sign, but that’s not exactly a
glowing endorsement for someone to be President of the United States. As for
me, I’m tired of the Clinton’s and their political games.
I’m going to vote for Donald J. Trump.
Yes, I do have issues with him, but when I look at his
business record: I will gladly gamble on the four bankruptcies, actually four
Chapter 11’s over twenty-five years, which are not always the result of bad
business decisions, as most actual business owners will tell you,
and his many successes’. Do I think he is the A+ candidate that we all want?
No. But, truth be told, we have not had an A+ candidate in a VERY long time.
What I want is someone who is business savvy and who will at least attempt to
stop the ship and put it back on its proper course.
The alternative is Hillary Clinton, a woman whom I firmly
believe is a pathological liar and someone who will continue the destructive
pattern we are currently on. The threats we face, in terms of foreign and domestic terrorism, grow larger every day. Yet we cannot even begin to address these issues because we are focusing on the every growing Clinton scandals. Even now we are unraveling the details of a pay-for-play scam that would send any 'law-abiding' citizen to federal prison for a very extended sentence.
You do not have to agree with me on Trump, but I
beg you to consider the ramifications and the long term effects on this
country. We are twenty trillion dollars in debt and I guarantee you that we won't last much longer.
