http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMsiaF68CM&mode=related&search=
I'd really like to know. Hillary doesn't seem to know anything about her own personal history. Edwards is very concerned about the poor yet he's one of the richest men in congress and seems to want to get on the good side of average joes.
2007-07-27 07:44:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
YOU ARE for claiming to be "fair and balanced"...
2007-07-27 07:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
The fact that he's rich but still remembers how it was to be poor as a boy, and that he'd like to help the poor, is actually to his credit. It's not hypocrisy.
By the way, Edwards is not that wealthy. Giuliani made more in the last 5 years "consulting" and making speeches than Edwards ever did in all of his years as a lawyer.
The video didn't have anything in it about Hillary, so I don't know what you're saying about her forgotten personal history. That she murdered Vincent Foster perhaps? That's totally a lie. It's unimaginable that Ken Starr would have neglected to prosecute the Clintons for murder or any other crime. After all, his mandate was to investigate any and everything the Clintons ever did, and his investigation was so thorough and detailed that it cost the US taxpayers between 40 and 48 million dollars.
2007-07-27 07:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Being rich and caring about the poor at the same time does not make you a hypocrite.
It makes you a decent human being. It just means sometimes you don't have a clue about average joes, but not for lack of trying. So no, Edwards isn't a hypocrite.
Hilary is well... the perfect politician... so I do see her as a bit of a hypocrite at times.
However, there's worse hypocrites out there. Giulani, McCain, etc...
2007-07-27 07:50:37 · answer #3 · answered by gaelicspawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hillary knows heer own personal history better than anyone especially you. As for John Edwards I want you to show me the law that says that a rich person can't care about poor people. Several very wealthy people care about the poor.
2007-07-27 07:49:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
With regard to Hillary: So in this case, you think the evil liberal media is right and Hillary is wrong?
With regard to Edwards: So what? Are you now saying that people aren't allowed to be rich?
With regard to George W. Bush: I seem to recall him calling himself "the Uniter," yet he's divided this country more effectively than any politician ever has.
So who's the hypocrite?
2007-07-27 07:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bush Invented the Google 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Both are hypocrites.
Edwards could be a rich person genuinely concerned about the poor, but I don't buy it. I personally think he's using class warefare and populism as his tool to gain the White House. A simple test to determine his genuineness is to look at his record as a Senator.
Did he write any legislation to genuinely try and help the poor? Did he sponsor any and fight to get it passed? Any idiot can vote yes or no. Did he actually do anything to get legislation to help the poor passed into law?
Truthfully I don't know the answer to the question, but it would be a good way to find out.
2007-07-27 08:01:24 · answer #6 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Edwards. Hillary is just arrogant, but Edwards is a complete snow-job.
Still, I'd take Hillary over Bush, and I'm (technically) a Republican.
2007-07-27 07:48:31 · answer #7 · answered by doubt_is_freedom 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have yet to know of any politician who isn't a hypocrite.
However, those who run on a high and mighty, holier than thou ticket are more succeptible to being a hypocrite.
2007-07-27 07:49:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The biggest hypocrite is chriszchris. He posts questions based on videos he knows are just loony-right propaganda.
2007-07-30 11:03:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough call. I'd have to say Hillary. She's been at it longer.
And then there's that communist buttplug Jim W who claims to be American but is always posting Nazi like posts.
2007-07-27 07:56:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just because you have wealth doesn't mean you don't want to help the poor--FDR is a good example of that.
2007-07-27 07:47:28 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋