Perhaps hoping to energize women voters and increase the focus on the extremism of Ken Cuccinelli and the rest of the GOP Christian Taliban ticket, Hillary Clinton appeared at a Terry McAuliffe event in Northern Virginia yesterday. The dishonesty of the GOP ticket is dumbfounding as they try to claim that ads targeting their past statements and legislative actions are "lies." No one lies more, it seems that those who wrap themselves in Christianity and religiosity like Cuccinelli, "Bishop" Jackson, and Mark Obenshain. Obenshain has even gone so far that his history is one of "protecting women" even though he sought to criminalize women who had miscarriages if they failed to report their miscarriage to police within 24 hours. One can only hope that Clinton's efforts make it clear to gays, women and minorities that they need to turn out in force and delivery a Democrat sweep on November 5, 2013.
Politico has details on Hillary's campaign appearance. Here are details:
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Hillary Clinton made her first campaign appearance
in nearly five years on Saturday to support Terry McAuliffe, her old
friend who’s running as the Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia.
She laid out a case for him that rested strongly on women’s equality,
gay marriage and rejecting the “scorched earth” politics that have
defined Washington over the past several months. Though she didn’t
directly call out Republicans, it was clear who she was talking about
when she said some politicians have been operating in an “evidence-free
zone”, “do not believe in America’s progress” and are trying to “hijack”
the future.
“There are times when none of us can sit on the sidelines,” Clinton
told the crowd of more than 700 people. “And right now, here in
Virginia, is one of those times. …
The whole country is watching this
election. Watching to see whether the voters of Virginia lead the way of
turning from divisive politics [and] getting back to common sense and
common ground.”
The crowd chanted “Hillary! Hillary! Hillary!” before she even
started speaking. McAuliffe served as her warm-up act, describing
Clinton as an “inspiration to men and women all across Virginia and all
across the globe.”
The speech effectively ended Clinton’s hiatus from electoral
politics. But Clinton, whose allies are mindful of her being in the
spotlight too early, kept it devoid of heavily-partisan barbs and
language, allowing her to maintain some distance.
She went on to cite the human toll of the shutdown: families who
suffered through furloughs, businesess that lost revenue, mothers who
struggled to provide formula for babies.
“That is not the kind of leadership we need in Virginia and America
today,” she said. “Openness and tolerance are essential … building
blocks for a creative, dynamic and diverse economy.”
Clinton never mentioned Republicans specifically, and struck, to the
extent possible, a theme of bipartisanship. She also never specifically
talked about gay marriage, saying the need to protect people’s rights to
love whomever they want is paramount. While she never made reference to
her own potential ambitions, it was clearly on the minds of everyone
there.
People are waiting to see, she said, “if the rights of women and
girls will be respected, especially over our own bodies and health
care.”
“I’ve been in a lot of elections,” Clinton said with a light toss of
her head and a smile, toward the end of her speech. The crowd ate it up. “I know at the end of the day it all comes down to who takes the trouble to show up and vote,” she said.
Turn out is going to be critical - especially if we are to achieve the much needed rebuke of the entire Christofascist/Tea Party GOP ticket. A clear message needs to be sent that The Family Foundation's agenda of hate, division and religious based bigotry is no longer welcome in Virginia.
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