The same old same old! Do you really want more of this?



DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democrat John Edwards said Sunday that voters expect the presidential candidates "to stand in front of them and answer their hard questions," not planted ones.

Edwards' reference was to a recent admission by rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign that an aide gave a question to a Grinnell College student, who was then called on to ask it a recent event in Iowa.

"What George Bush does is plant questions and exclude people from events and I don't think that's what Democrats want to see," he told reporters after a Veterans Day speech.

Edwards said people attending campaign events in states that vote early, like Iowa, "expect you to stand in front of them and answer their hard questions, and they expect it to be an honest process."

In response, Clinton spokesman Mark Daley said the events are open "and Iowans can ask any question of Senator Clinton they want."

Another rival, Chris Dodd, also criticized Clinton's campaign.

"These house parties and town hall meetings, these are terrific vehicles. You've got to sit down and people want to drill down into you," the Connecticut senator said on ABC's "This Week."

"They really want to know your views on various issues. If they discover in a sense that these are orchestrated events, then I think that's going to upset people here," Dodd added.

Edwards said that while New York Sen. Clinton may say voters know where she stands on issues, he does not.

"She says she's for ending the war, but she'd continue combat missions in Iraq. She say she's for standing up to Bush on Iran, but she votes with Bush on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard," he said, referring to a Senate vote designating the group as a terrorist organization.

He also said Clinton gave one answer to a Social Security question in public, and a different response privately shortly afterward.

"I stand and answer questions, and I think that's what presidential candidates are responsible for doing," said Edwards, a former North Carolina senator.

Edwards also had words for rival Barack Obama, who says he is the candidate best suited to unite the parties to solve problems.

"I think it is not realistic to think that these entrenched interests that exist in Washington that have billions and billions of dollars invested in not seeing change are not going to fight for their position." Edwards said. "I think they will, and I think they have to be beaten."

Edwards, Obama and Clinton are in a competitive three-way race in Iowa, which kicks off the presidential nominating season on Jan. 3.

To demonstrate his transparency with voters, Edwards' campaign released an 80-page booklet, "Plan to Build One America," outlining his policy proposals on health care, rural America, trade and the economy, organized labor and immigration reform. A section on foreign policy covers the Iraq war, Sudan and Uganda.

Copies will be distributed to more than 100,000 Iowa caucus-goers during the next few weeks, the campaign said.

"Over the course of the last year, I have offered detailed, honest plans and specific forthright proposals," Edwards told an audience at the State Historical Building. "But I don't want anyone in Iowa to have to take my word for it, so I've gone and put it all on paper ... I'm not afraid to stand here and answer your questions, and to tell you where I stand."

Edwards Says His Message Is Clear
Published: 11/11/07, 4:05 PM EDT
By AMY LORENTZEN

Sorry, I was a little unclear here!

Hillary being the same old same old.

Get off Hillary case she is leading in all major polls so most candidates have to attack her and find major flaws so she can lose points down the road

None did that to her. Her campaign baited a question!
Her fault and hers alone!!

Get off Hillary case!
Excuse me????

Fanta I don't know why this thread would be up for deletion, I am glad you posted it. Sounds like the Democratic campaign is heating up. I love it. Hillary does have more positions on every issue than John Kerry ever did and that really says something about her but that has been obvious since the first day she opened her mouth 16 years ago. Remember that if she gets elected, she will not be the solution to our problems, she will be the source of them.

Exactly forge,
This country needs new direction and Hillary isn't it!
Shes a corporate sale out and a lying conniving person! (No gender intended)

People that choose to vote for her do so only because of her gender.
I have yet to hear one person state something good that she stands for. Not even her!

I would gladly vote for a woman if she offered something different, but Hillary is nothing new. Not in her actions or her platform.

The same old same old and I'm tired of that.
We need to save this country, not condemn it to more of the same!

okay i shall ask my hilary question again. did hillary have a lover for years, and he got bumped off and they dropped him in central park, new york city?
does anyone know the answer to this question.

Ive never heard that Duffy. I read it in the other thread as well, but I dont have an answer.
I suspect it is a wild conspiracy, but I dont know!

Fanta, We want what is best for the country and while we have different views on how that should be accomplished, we put the country first. The current crop of candidates with Hillary at the top unfortunately put what they and the special interests that back them want first.

I had considered Hillary, but her actions, things like;

Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign gave a question to a Grinnell College student, who was then called on to ask it at recent event in Iowa,

have shown me that she is nothing but the corporate choice. Bought and payed for Presidencies are what is killing this country.

I dont vote on rumours or speculation!!

How are you girl?

Yes forge. I think your right!

u talkin to this girl? i am fine. more like an old lady, now.
i will find out the source of that viscious rumor i put out, and get back with you. how is nra dog and bear?

You are more girl than you give credit. It shines through your soul!

Couckoo is fine. shes says thanks for asking!

I will vote for Hillary as I think she is the most qualified candidate out there!! We all have our own opinions and thank god we have the oppertunity to express them If the Bushy folks keep going, Cheney will have us all locked up for 'subversive" thoughts!!

i didn't say hillary was the worst candidate. i said she had a lover, they killed him, and dumped him in the park. and at the same time, bill was up to no good. gee........however, it makes for lively discussion, don't u agree?

i was not there so i don't know exactly what went on.

Why they want delete this

SOMEONE DON'T LIKE FREE SPEECH, maybe

Evidently DC!!

SPEEK LOUD BRA THIS IS WHY WE FIGHT

THIS IS WHY WE VOTE!!!!!!!!

who is deleting what? they can't delete information about hillary. we have our rights to speak our piece.

and i want to know if she had a boyfriend, that they killed and dumped in central park. now try deleting that and i will keep typing until i get my answer.

Hillary (I'll say anything you want to hear) Clinton has sold out to the CFR as well as AIPAC ....but then again so has Barack (my name sounds like osama) Obama, John (buy a used car from me) Edwards, Bill (unknown in New Mexico)Richardson, Rudy (cross dressing vampire wannabee) Ghouliani, John (bomb bomb bomb Iran) Mccain, Mitt (my biggest $$ supporter is me) Romney, Fred (already dead) Thompson, .......is there a statesman/ person anywhere out there??..


oh yeah...Ron (listen to the constitution) Paul....