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On Thursday, August 22, 2013 8:35:25 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > August 21, 2013 **** > Stopping the Hillary Juggernaut**** > > *By* *Jeffrey Folks* <http://www.americanthinker.com/jeffrey_folks/>**** > > It's obvious to any sentient being that Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the > 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. Already she has begun the round of > speeches at influential venues, the visits to primary states, the media > spin, the heightening of speculation on "Will she run?" All of this, along > with a five-part miniseries and full-length documentary planned for release > ahead of the 2016 election. As for fund-raising, that is hardly a problem > for the Clinton machine.**** > > Actually, Hillary Clinton is already not only the frontrunner for her party's > nomination<http://stevendison.hubpages.com/hub/The-Potential-2016-Presidential-Election-Contenders>, > > but also the favorite to win against any GOP candidate. The > polls<http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-republicans-2016-2013-3>and > oddsmakers > here<http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/05/vegas-rove-attack-ads-seal-victory-for-hillary.html>and > > abroad<http://www.oddschecker.com/politics-and-election/us-presidential-election-2016/winner>already > confirm this assertion. > **** > > Clearly, stopping Hillary at the polls should be the first priority for > conservatives. But the only way to stop her is by employing the same > ruthless tactics Democrats used against Romney in 2012. Identify her > greatest weakness, isolate it, and pound on it from now until November > 2016. In Hillary's case, the weakness is Benghazi.**** > > Conservatives should remind voters that Hillary Clinton was in charge when > four Americans were murdered in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. As she > attempts to wriggle out, as she will, they should play that video of her > admitting > responsibility<http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57532916/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-takes-responsibility-for-benghazi-attack/>. > > Play it alongside the video of the burning consulate. Play it with the > photos of the men who died there.**** > > Remind voters how she failed in her most basic duty as secretary of state: > the responsibility to protect American embassy staff abroad. Then remind > them of the cover-up in which she participated for weeks after the attack. > Then let them know how she tried to duck responsibility altogether, > assuming that the whole matter would just slip away and be forgotten.**** > > For that to happen, she had to avoid testifying in the months following > the event. How convenient that she suffered a fall and was unable to appear > before the congressional hearing on Benghazi. She seems to have > fainted<http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/hillary-clinton-faints-suffers-concussion-85121.html>and > suffered a mysterious concussion -- so mysterious that she at first > couldn't say how it happened. Then she decided that it was the result of > dehydration<http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/hillary-clinton-faints-suffers-concussion-85121.html>-- > probably resulting from the heat she was about to take on Capitol Hill. > **** > > But unlike most cabinet members, who would have been rushed to the > hospital following a concussion, Hillary seems never to have been examined > by any medical staff other than her family physician. She just stayed home, > taking it easy, while those unpleasant and overly strenuous congressional > hearings were taking place.**** > > In other words, Hillary Clinton's duties as secretary of state were so > demanding that she was unable to perform them without fainting away. So > what makes her think she can perform the duties of the presidency?**** > > It won't do, though, just to remind voters of these facts. The point has > to be drilled in. That's where the Democratic Party tactics of 2012 come in. > **** > > Even before receiving his party's nomination, Romney was shadowed during > the primaries by protesters raising questions about his corporate > background and his stance opposing new taxes on the rich. At one Iowa State > Fair event, he was mercifully > heckled<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/176469-romney-gets-in-heated-exchange-with-hecklers-in-iowa>and > practically driven from the stage. Now "it's my turn" to speak, he kept > repeating, but the hecklers never gave him a chance. As a result, he > appeared weak at a crucial moment in his campaign.**** > > Similar tactics should be used against Hillary, but they need to start > now. The "primary" is all but over -- the general election has begun. > Peaceful volunteers need to shadow Hillary wherever she speaks. Preferably > volunteers wearing T-shirts emblazoned with photos of the Benghazi victims > and carrying placards with their photos and birth and death dates as well. > For those who have forgotten, four Americans died at Benghazi, including > U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens (1960-2012), Foreign Service > Information Officer Sean Smith (1978-2012), Glen Doherty (1970-2012), and > Tyrone Woods (1971-2012). Doherty and Woods were both security personnel > (and former Navy SEALS) contracted by the CIA.**** > > And every time Hillary speaks, those peaceful protestors need to remind > voters of where the four died:**** > > BEN-GHA-ZI**** > > BEN-GHA-ZI**** > > BEN-GHA-ZI**** > > BEN-GHA-ZI**** > > After a few minutes, they might repeat the names of the four heroes, and > remind Hillary that their safety was her responsibility:**** > > Chris, Sean, Glen, and "Tee,"**** > > Your responsibility**** > > Chris, Sean, Glen, and "Tee,"**** > > Your responsibility**** > > Finally, they could segue into a five-beat refrain:**** > > WHAT DIF-FERENCE DOES IT MAKE?**** > > WHAT DIF-FERENCE DOES IT MAKE?**** > > WHAT DIF-FERENCE DOES IT MAKE?**** > > WHAT DIF-FERENCE DOES IT MAKE? **** > > "What difference, at this point, does it make?" was, of course, Hillary's > outrageous comment to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in > January 2013, a mere four months after Benghazi. Did she really believe > that "at that point" it no longer mattered? That was her inference. **** > > I'm sure Hillary already has an answer for all of this, and that her > answer has already been circulated to the national press for distribution. > She'll point out that she didn't micromanage every one of the hundreds of > State Department outposts around the world, despite evidence that she had > ordered > <http://www.wnd.com/2013/05/benghazi-cover-up-to-protect-hillary/>Ambassador > Stevens to Benghazi. And besides, Republicans in Congress had > cut the funding she had requested to defend our embassies and consulates. > If they had only given her unlimited funding, Benghazi would never have > happened. It was Boehner's fault.**** > > And there will be other excuses. Maybe she had fainted when the attack > began and had misplaced her smelling salts.**** > > The national media will do everything it can to elect Hillary in 2016, > even more than it did for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. But at least the > public would hear the other side. And the truth might just sink in. "What > difference does it make?" is one of the most callous and self-serving > statements ever uttered by a high government official in the history of the > United States. Conservatives need to remind people of that.**** > > Imagine George W. Bush addressing the nation following the World Trade > Center attack and coming out with "What difference, at this point, does it > make?" Instead, he > stated<http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/11/bush.speech.text/>eloquently and > simply that "Today, our nation saw evil," and he resolved to > "find those responsible and bring them to justice." America would not rest > until those responsible had been brought to justice.**** > > That was very different from the tenor of Hillary's remarks in the days > following Benghazi. For days she was unsure, at least publicly, that a > terrorist attack had actually taken place. I suppose she had to clear it > with Obama. Then she was *half-sure* it was a terrorist attack. Well, it > *might > *have been. And she was totally vague as to what we were going to do > about it.**** > > By the way, what exactly have Hillary and her boss, Barack, done to bring > the perpetrators of Benghazi to justice? Dozens of militants, including > hard-core al-Qaeda fighters, took part in the attack. As of yet, there have > not been any > convictions<http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/31/politics/benghazi-investigation-suspect>. > > I can't think of a five-syllable phrase to convey that thought. Maybe it > will be enough to remind voters during the debates.**** > > *Jeffrey Folks is the author of many books on American politics and > culture, including **Heartland of the Imagination** (2013).***** > > > *Page Printed from: > http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/../2013/08/stopping_the_hillary_juggernaut.html > * at August 21, 2013 - 06:47:44 PM CDT**** > > > __._,_.___ > > > > > > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
