Crikey. There's a snake in the grass somewhere.
Bindi Irwin- daughter of the late Steve Irwin- is now a lovely and smart 14 year old.
She was asked to write a 1,000 word essay for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's e-journal. She did.
But what appeared was so heavily edited that it bore no relationship to what Bindi had written. And Bindi- understandably- is upset.
She was asked to write a 1,000 word essay for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's e-journal. She did.
But what appeared was so heavily edited that it bore no relationship to what Bindi had written. And Bindi- understandably- is upset.
HT: Drudge
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It was for her own good. She'll thank them later.
If what you say is true, they should have run something by somebody else and not fraudulently used Bindi's byline. But of course, that's only if what you- and Hillary's people- say is true.
News flash: you don't have to be a Clinton partisan to say that maybe something she did isn't as bad as it is being portrayed. I'm not a Clinton partisan, but I have to admit, I kind of miss the Bill Clinton years. They weren't too bad, relatively speaking.
I wonder why you don't like the Clintons. Bill was pretty moderate. You seem quite liberal on many things. Is it just because they are on the blue team?
Clinton succeeded in portraying an image of moderation largely with the help of the same media which claims that Obama is moderate. And yes, Clinton's position on some issues like welfare reform was moderate. On social issues he was a disaster. The damage he did with his Supreme Court appointments alone is the difference between a Court that actually considers itself bound by the Counstitution (as it's written, not as Ron Paul imagines it)and the status quo. He managed to balance the budget only after a Republican Congress forced him to. And Clinton's positions on abortion and allied issues alone would have been enough to have guaranteed my opposition.
Unlike some, Jeff, I'm not an ideologue. I don't march in step with a certain political philosophy; I call them as I see them. If it weren't for Roe, same-sex "marriage" (with which Ron Paul had no problem) and allied issues, I would probably still be a member of the "blue team" myself.
You seem quite liberal on a great many more things. Which is understandable, since you're a Paulista.
I am, however, a big fan of American federalism. Ideally, the federal government would be libertarian by default simply because it should be busying itself with issues on the Federal level like providing a common defense, regulating foreign and interstate commerce, punishing pirates, and the like.
Odd, too, that you should be so quick to take Hillary's word- not Bill's- side in an argument with a delightful, bright and altogether inoffensive 14- year old girl. Personally, until I see the essay, I'm not going to pass judgment on its quality.
But she still shouldn't have used Bindi's byline if she wasn't going to use Bindi's article. That's unethical any way you look at it.
BTW, I'm glad you are not a libertarian. It's a political philosophy for which I have absolutely no use.