Photo credit: AlJezeera (Arabic version) Title: The Iron Lady
Although a tedious and somewhat perplexing task, (translation software cannot, of course, offer a literal word by word translation) a trip to the Arabic
AlJezzera News site allows a glimpse into the views of another culture in regards to the U.S. Presidential candidates. One thing is certain; the Al Jezeera Islamic viewpoint is one that decisively favors one candidate over another.
On Hillary Clinton (keep in mind translation software in use): “hylaary] Clinton. Iron lady the palace” "Important questions hesitates a lot in stubborn mass mediums American and the internationalism her coverage for news of campaign the senator [hylaary] Clinton is sovereign the White House previous and Senate bit current [waalsaae'yt] for the democratic winning in candidacy her party in elections the American presidency (November/November 2008) in confrontation of group from males of the party [aal'ashdaa'] advances them the senator is faithful your ['awbaamaa] having [aalkaaryzmaa] and the natural power on the interview [aalmstrsl] who [yxlb] the minds, and the previous senator John Edwards who describes him the some “in democratic children of the party golden” Lama be distinguished in him from beauty in the features makes him similar in boys the American cinema [baal'i][aaft] to his southern intelligence his atheism and accent and his concentration on cases [aaldaaxl] American.”
Apparently the Arabic News Services understands that, Hillary, the Iron Lady, Clinton (depicted as one to be feared), has been confronted by the males in her party who are advancing her opponent, the faithful Obama, who has the natural power of the interview, and the “beauty of a movie star” and overall intelligence.
Ladies, stand up and take notice. One might note that this is the same news service that is a direct conduit for the ranting and ravings of one “Osama Ben Laden” and company, their view of the west is one of distaste – they hope for an eventual conquest and conversion of the corrupt United States and in that conversion, women would be treated abominably. Obviously, a hope is only a hope, but that said, a candidate who is feared by those who would see our country destroyed, is a candidate who may be more desirable than one who is lauded by our enemies or, in McCain’s case, largely ignored.
Although, on a personal level, I disagree with Hillary Clinton’s stand on multiple social issues, I am also well-aware that a “mother of our country” might be the ticket as far as security and national safety are concerned. I have no doubt that in a scenario where our country was threatened and Clinton were in a position to take charge, she would be decisive, she would indeed bring fear to those who would do us harm.
In discussions over why I would choose Clinton over my own party candidate or Obama, male associates accuse me first of choosing her because “she is a woman” – they could not be more in error. It is because I feel she would be the one that would keep us safe. It is because I am one of those voters who is acutely conscious of the conscious threat of terrorism.
Should Mrs. Clinton moderate her position on the current tax code, abortion, marriage and immigration to a more conservative stance, she would be the ultimate candidate. To be fair, all candidates lack true conservative credentials. Obama is the most progressive, McCain has voted consistently across the aisle (which may or may not be a good thing), considered switching party alliance not very long ago, and supports embryonic steam cell research. One thing is certain, women, as Democrats, share the same concerns for the safety of our nation as those that are conservative. It is with a great deal of hope that Mrs. Clinton is given a chance to continue and complete her quest for the Democratic nomination and give Americans, as a whole, a choice between two candidates who have the nations security in mind.
3 comments:
I understand how you feel about Mrs. Clinton, but her lifelong quest for power has tainted her ideals. She has consistently used the "weather vane" approach to political life, and I have no doubt, that if the polls changed, so would her stance on some very visceral issues.
What's hapened for me is that I have no idea what she really stands for. It's true that the other two candidates are sorely lacking in solid stances on the issues that are important to average Americans, but setting Obama aside (which should go without saying), John McCain has strayed less far from his professed beliefs than any other candidate. Out of a poor field, (I'll never understand why this country can't come up with quality candidates)I will have to support McCain. I hate a lot of his ideas and I'm not to thrilled with his record,but as far as keeping us safe from terrorism, he's the one.
Mrs. Clinton changing her position on the tax code, abortion, marriage and immigration? Don’t hold your breath or you’ll turn bluer than the State of Massachusetts. However … you can fully expect your wish to be granted.
Neither Obama nor Clinton will tally the needed 2,025 delegates when the primary election season is completed. The pair will have eleven weeks between Puerto Rico's primary election on June 7th and the convening of the Democratic convention on August 25th to persuade superdelegates to support their candidacy. A lot can happen in 11 weeks. There will be horse trading, influence peddling and cajoling. It will be a real schoolyard fight to the end. Layer on top of this real-world events. Everything from the economy, Iraq, terrorism and damaging revelations of the ties between Obama and Antoin 'Tony' Rezko could greatly influence the superdelegates' commitments. Still, the only date that really matters for the superdelegates is the day they cast their ballots in late August.
And then there’s the issue of Florida, Michigan and rules! This is an important distinction. In the Democrat Party, there are no rules. There are just traditions and customs. There are no rules in a schoolyard fight. Let's not play Civics 101. There are no rules … there are traditions. There are customs in the Democrat Party. Stop and think about it. If you want to break the rules, i.e.: "Hey, you people in Florida, you blew it. You people in Michigan, you blew it. You violated Democrat Party rules." The party really didn't have any rules. There was a tradition that they bucked. This is a tradition. They went against the party's request, but now we see that we can't disenfranchise Democrats from two major states in the country. So the tradition that every vote must count … the custom that delegates from every state will be seated, will now be employed … with no rules being broken. You see how easy this is? I mean, we're talking J. R. Ewing and Sue Ellen here on one side (Hillary is J.R.) and we got Cliff Barnes and his family on the other side (that's Obama). "Once you take the ethics out of this," as J.R. once said, "the rest is easy. "
The bottom line here, according to Mark Hyman, American Spectator Online, is that all these primaries are just beauty contests, neither one of these two can win the delegates necessary by the end of the campaign season, which is June 7th in Puerto Rico, and then the real fun is going to begin after that. He says there's no question the Democrats are going to find a way to seat these delegates from Florida and Michigan. If Hillary has to go to court, she's going to do it. That's absolutely right. This is all she's lived for. All these news stories, who's going to tell Hillary to get out, The media continues to get tougher on Obama. This is going to be fascinating to watch. If you ask me … this is all good … because it keeps the democrat party full of chaos and tumult.
Like it or not, John McCain is the closest thing we’ve got to representing the “America” in U.S.A.
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