This is bugging me. A lot. So much that I am inspired to make a Facebook group just so I can get a big discussion going about it. But the question is this:
WHY do Republicans/conservatives/whoever loathe Hillary Clinton so much? I feel really ignorant not knowing, but it just astonishes me the amount of hatred that gets thrown at her. Is it because of Bill? Healthcare reform? Cuz she's a girl and she's blonde? I mean honestly, she's not even very liberal if you ask me. She supports the war, for fuck's sake. She's got a lot of the same ideas as, say, Barack Obama, but he doesn't get nearly as much crap for who he is. The way Republicans talk about her, it sounds less like they're against her politics and more like they're outright terrified of her. Is there something they know that I don't? (I'm gonna go with yes).
So does anyone have any insight? I just want to know what the big deal is.
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I knew you were upset at the lack of answer to this question, so when I was picking Ashwin's brain about some other things I decided to ask him for you. Here's our coversation:
laurenist (12:35:27 AM): which presidential candidate[s] are you in favor of right now
theashwineffect (12:36:19 AM): clinton, obama, or edwards
theashwineffect (12:36:22 AM): either would be fine
theashwineffect (12:36:29 AM): as long as they re-define the tax code
laurenist (12:36:26 AM): no favorites?
theashwineffect (12:36:33 AM): and stick with bernacke
theashwineffect (12:36:44 AM): i lean towards edwards because i like white men
theashwineffect (12:36:51 AM): him or obama
laurenist (12:36:56 AM): lol
laurenist (12:37:25 AM): now who do you think is most likely to be the democratic candidate
theashwineffect (12:38:11 AM): hillary
laurenist (12:38:44 AM): do you this country is ready for a female president? and by ready i mean do you think she has real chances of winning?
theashwineffect (12:39:13 AM): yah
theashwineffect (12:39:17 AM): but i don't like her
theashwineffect (12:39:33 AM): she raises too much corporate money
laurenist (12:39:52 AM): were you being ironic with the white men comment
theashwineffect (12:40:20 AM): i think he has a better chance, yes
theashwineffect (12:40:24 AM): this is america lauren
theashwineffect (12:40:27 AM): not san francisco
laurenist (12:40:42 AM): but you just told me you thought hilary was more likely to be president
theashwineffect (12:41:14 AM): yah, because she has the money
theashwineffect (12:41:21 AM): and insider connections
theashwineffect (12:41:30 AM): and the best campaigner in the world
laurenist (12:41:44 AM): okay another question
laurenist (12:41:55 AM): why are republicans so scared shitless of hilary?
theashwineffect (12:42:07 AM): because they're scared she'll win
laurenist (12:42:28 AM): but what in particular is so scary about her winning vs the others?
theashwineffect (12:42:41 AM): they're not raising as much money
theashwineffect (12:42:46 AM): they have inferiority complexes
theashwineffect (12:42:50 AM): republicans hate the clinton family
theashwineffect (12:43:01 AM): and right now they're vying for republican votes
theashwineffect (12:43:06 AM): so she's the easiest person to target
theashwineffect (12:43:17 AM): plus her push for health care in 1993
theashwineffect (12:43:22 AM): was viewed as "socialist"
theashwineffect (12:43:36 AM): which is an easy criticism point for these republicans
laurenist (12:44:06 AM): is she the most liberal candidate
theashwineffect (12:44:41 AM): god no
theashwineffect (12:44:43 AM): not even close
theashwineffect (12:44:49 AM): she's the most conservative democrat in the race by far
laurenist (12:45:35 AM): but then wouldn't that be a good thing? why aren't they targeting the more liberal democratic candidates? again just because they think she has a legitimate chance of winning and the others don't?
theashwineffect (12:46:24 AM): she's perceived as the most liberal
theashwineffect (12:46:36 AM): i mean she's the most well known women in the entire united states hands down
theashwineffect (12:46:41 AM): and she's more liberal than they are
laurenist (12:46:47 AM): more well known that oprah?
theashwineffect (12:46:54 AM): yes
laurenist (12:46:56 AM): lol
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