>
> Below you will find 100 reasons why Hillary will make a good
President.
> > Reason #1 to support Hillary:
> In Arkansas she was instrumental in straightening out their school
system
> - taking it from one of the worst systems to a role model used by
other
> troubled schools on how to improve public education.
> Reason #2 to support Hillary:
> In 2006, she led the fight to kill the anti-gay Republican
constitutional
> amendment that for the first time would have added laws to the
> Constitution that would INCREASE discrimination
> Reason #3 to support Hillary:
> After being pummeled by the public for trying to pass Universal
Health
> care while she was First Lady, she dusted herself off and in 1997,
led a
> federal effort that provided insurance support for children whose
parents
> were unable to provide them with health coverage.
> Reason #4 to Support Hillary:
> She was able to secure a raise in research funding for prostate
cancer
> and childhood asthma at the National Institutes of Health.
> Reason #5 to Support Hillary:
> She initiated the Adoption and Safe Families Act
> Reason #6 to Support Hillary:
> She's authored a great deal of legislation during her years on the
Armed
> Services Committee that has passed regarding increased and improved
> benefits for our returning Iraq veterans.
> Reason #7 to Support Hillary:
> She was one of the key Senators who fought to give our military
badly
> needed raises and increase in benefits. For being such flag wavers,
it
> was the Republicans and Bush who resisted these attempts to show our
> military how much we value and appreciate them.
> Reason #8 to Support Hillary:
> Since 1974 she has been fighting for a woman's right to choose.
> Reason #9 to Support Hillary:
> She is fighting to lift the ban on stem cell research to cure
devastating
> diseases.
> Reason #10 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education &
> contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
> Reason #11 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec
2003)
> Reason #12 to Support Hillary:
> Vows to protect next generation by paying off national debt.
> Reason #13 to Support Hillary:
> Fought in Congress to "Help people facing foreclosure; don't just
> bail-out banks." (Aug 2007)
> Reason #14 to Support Hillary:
> In 1962 she met MLK Jr. preaching a sermon in Chicago and learned
from
> him the importance of equal rights for all.
> Reason #15 for Supporting Hillary:
> In 1965 she brought black classmates to her until-then all-white
church.
> Reason #16 to Support Hillary:
> Since 1995 has criticized China's human rights abuses.
> Reason #17 to Support Hillary:
> IN 1988 Instituted gender diversity Report Card within the American
Bar
> Association, which sets standards for lawyers in the U.S.
> Reason #18 to Support Hillary:
> In 1972 worked as a lawyer suing white-only schools, working with
Marian
> Wright Edelman on enforcing school desegregation in the South.
> Reason #19 to Support Hillary:
> In October, 2000 she said it's not enough for America just to
apologize
> for slavery and move on; we need to concentrate on civil rights
now.
> Reason #20 to Support Hillary:
> Has been pushing for a "Privacy Bill of Rights" for all Americans
since
> 2000.
> Reason #21 to support Hillary:
> Will end don't ask, don't tell in the military, "Gay soldiers need
to
> shoot straight, not be straight." November 2003.
> Reason #22 to Support Hillary:
> Supports civil unions, with full equality of federal benefits.
> Reason #23 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on adding violent crimes based on victim's sexual
orientation
> to definition of hate crimes.
> Reason #24 to support Hillary:
> Rated 96% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance.
> Reason #25 to support Hillary:
> Freedom of Speech: Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on
flag
> desecration.
> Reason #26 to Support Hillary: [A.K.A "Whoopi Goldberg's reason to
> support Hillary"]
> Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs
> offshore. (Mar 2005)
> Reason #27 to Support Hillary:
> Voted more funding and stricter sentencing for prosecution of hate
> crimes. (Apr 2001)
> Reason #28 to Support Hillary:
> Voted to Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
> Reason #29 to Support Hillary:
> Although she was in college during the height of the drug culture
in the
> late 1960s, she was devoted to work on civil rights instead of
partying
> and taking drugs.
> Reason #30 to Support Hillary:
> She is fighting for Universal pre-kindergarten.
> Reason #31 to Support Hillary:
> Wants to establish an education "Bill of Rights" - Establish right
to
> education from pre-school thru college.
> Reason #32 to Support Hillary:
> Since 1998 has fought publicly to keep art and music programs in
public
> schools. "Arts education is needed in our schools."
> Reason #33 to Support Hillary:
> `Government should pay off all student loans for teachers who go to
urban
> schools." March, 2000
> Reason #34 to Support Hillary:
> Wants a complete re-write, a Total change in No Child Left Behind.
> (August, 2007)
> Reason #35 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes.
> Reason #36 to Support Hillary
> Voted YES on spending $448B on education & debt reduction instead of
> Bush's tax cut for the rich. (Apr 2001)
> Reason #37 to Support Hillary:
> Wants to "Remove energy dependence on countries who would harm us."
(Jun
> 2006)
> Reason #38 to Support Hillary:
> Wants to build a "$50B strategic energy research fund from taxing
oil
> companies." (Oct 2006)
> Reason #39 to Support Hillary:
> Wants to Invest in alternative energy; jobs that won't be
outsourced.
> Reason #40 to Support Hillary:
> Called on U.S. to Ratify Kyoto; and fund more mass transit. (Sep
2000)
> Reason #41 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence.
(Dec
> 2006)
> Reason #42 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife
Reserve on
> national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
> Reason #43 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010.
(Jun
> 2003)
> Reason #44 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
> Reason #45 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge.
> (Mar 2005)
> Reason #46 to Support Hillary: (listen up Louisiana!)
> Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit
areas.
> (Oct 2005)
> Reason #47 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project
planning. (May
> 2007)
> Reason #48 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.
(Jun
> 2007)
> Reason #49 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 89% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes.
> Reason #50 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan
2001)
> Reason #51 to Support Hillary:
> Called on Bush to "Put someone in charge of Katrina recovery who
actually
> cares." (Aug 2007)
> Reason #52 to Support Hillary:
> Her Support for green-collar job training
> Reason #53 to Support Hillary:
> Introduced bill to Better track kids' products for exposures to
toxic
> materials coming from China.
> Reason #54 to support Hillary:
> Calls for the government to treat kids as "child citizens"
not "minors"
> under the law. (Since Dec 1999)
> Reason #55 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition
> Reason #56 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include poor Eastern Europe nations.
(May
> 2002
> Reason #57 to Support Hillary:
> "Smartest strategic choice is peace." (Nov 1999)
> Reason #58 to Support Hillary:
> Calling for a NATO-enforced no-fly zone to end Darfur genocide.
(June,
> 2007
> Reason #59 to Support Hillary:
> IN the 1970s worked to pass Constitutional Amendment to allow young
> people aged 18, 19, 20 to vote.
> Reason #60 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on allowing lobbyist gifts to Congress
> Reason #61 to Support Hillary:
> Pledges to support $50B for AIDS relief in US and world
> Reason #62 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record.
> Reason #63 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug
benefit.
> (Apr 2001)
> Reason #64 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive
damages.
> (Jun 2001)
> Reason #65 to Support Hillary:
> Says, "Torture cannot be American policy, period." (Sep 2007)
> Reason #66 to Support Hillary:
> She would never say anything as creepy and cult-like as "We are the
ones
> we have been waiting for."
> Reason #67 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record.
> Reason # 68 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec
2005)
> Reason #69 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation
methods.
> (Sep 2006)
> Reason #70 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep
> 2006)
> Reason #71 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
> Reason #72 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
> Reason #73 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
> Reason #74 to Support Hillary:
> Voted: No salary increase for Congress until minimum wage
increased.
> Reason #75 to Support Hillary:
> Would accept minimum wage as president. (Jul 2007)
> Reason #76 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 85% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record.
> Reason #77 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive
stress.
> (Mar 2001)
> Reason #78 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25.
> Reason #79 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing
> Reason #80 to Support Hillary:
> Admits she made mistake in believing in WMDs in Iraq after being
mislead
> by the Bush Administration.
> Reason #81 to Support Hillary:
> Reaches out to conservatives but voting record is progressive.
> Reason #82 to Support Hillary:
> "Karl Rove is obsessed with me because I take Republicans on & beat
> them." (Aug 2007)
> Reason #83 to Support Hillary:
> Served as a Staff attorney on Watergate/Nixon impeachment
investigation.
> Reason #84 to Support Hillary:
> 1976: Organized Indiana for Carter-Mondale campaign. She knows what
it is
> like to work on a democrat campaign in RED STATES!
> Reason #85 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state
separation.
> Reason #86 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme
> Court.
> Reason #87 to Support Hillary:
> Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice.
> Reason #88 to Support Hillary:
> Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record.
> Reason #89 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition.
> Reason #90 to Support Hillary:
> At Wellesley in 1968, steered college anti-war movement.
> Reason #91 to Support Hillary:
> Recommended by EMILY's List of pro-choice women.
> Reason #92 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to
education.
> (Mar 2005)
> Reason # 93 to Support Hillary:
> 1980s: Led her church to found the largest daycare in Arkansas.
> Reason #94 to Support Hillary:
> 1978: chaired Legal Services Corp. in President Carter's
Administration -
> allowing Poor Families access to legal aid
> Reason #95 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report to get us out
of
> Iraq in a fast, safe manner.
> Reason #96 to Support Hillary:
> Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders
> eliminated by the Bush Administration.
> Reason #97 to Support Hillary:
> Worked with Evan Bayh, Al Gore, Bill Clinton and others in the
1980s to
> rejuvenate the Democratic Party from within.
> Reason #98 to Support Hillary:
> In 1969, she entered law school as "vehicle for social change"
> Reason #99 to Support Hillary:
> Calls to Increase spending for libraries.
> Reason #100 to Support Hillary:
> In October, 2006 - called for "Phased redeployment out of Iraq,
beginning
> immediately."
>
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