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Hillary Clinton

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==On the Iraq War==
[[Iraq Had WMDs]]

Voted for the 2002 authorization for the Iraq war. In her 2002 floor speech, she stated that “intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaeda members” (Oct. 10, 2002) [http://web.archive.org/web/20081218155448/http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html] [http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Joe_Biden_War_+_Peace.htm#Iraq_War]

"It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well, effects American security." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"This is a very difficult vote, this is probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make. Any vote that might lead to war should be hard, but I cast it with conviction." Floor of the Senate 2002. [[http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html]]

"No, I don't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction, grave threats to the United States, and clearly, Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade.... The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared. (April, 2004) [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#Iraq_War]]

“We bombed them for days in 1998 because Saddam Hussein threw out inspectors.” Jan. 31, 2008. [[http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/iraq-in-democratic-debate.html]]

“There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm’s way and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm and I have absolutely no belief that he will...“The very difficult question for all of us is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction?” Speaking to CODEPINK in 2003. [[http://fpif.org/when-hillary-clinton-pitched-the-iraq-war-to-codepink/]]

== Vote on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq ==
Clinton voted yes on the authorization of the use of force in Iraq [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/who-voted-to-authorize-fo_b_85652.html]]

== Patriot Act ==
Clinton voted for the Patriot Act in 2001 and for its renewal in 2006. [[http://educate-yourself.org/cn/patriotact20012006senatevote.shtml]]

== On Iran ==
In comments from 2007, Clinton promised to obliterate Iran if it attacked Israel.
"If Iran were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel what would our response be? I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran. That's what we will do. There is no safe haven. Whatever stage of development they might be in their nuclear weapons program [the one the UN and all 16 US intelligence agencies say doesn't exist and is not planned] in the next 10 years during which they may foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them." [[http://www.whateverittakeshillary.org/2014/06/aggression-unprovoked-attack-invasion.html]]

"I so hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts the lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” she said. “Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran. They are the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism. They use proxies like Hezbollah to sow discord and create insurgencies to destabilize governments. They are taking more and more control of a number of nations in the region, and they pose an existential threat to Israel." [[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-i-take-a-backseat-to-no-one-on-liberal-record-119723.html]]

Clinton's statements above are a lie concering the nature of the Iranian Nuclear program:

'''Fact''': US and Israeli intelligence both say Iran’s nuclear program has no military component. No evidence whatever suggests Tehran wants one. Plenty indicates otherwise.[[http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-if-im-president-we-will-attack-iran/5460484]]

== On Education ==
“When I think about the really unfortunate argument that’s been going on around Common Core, it’s very painful, because the Common Core started off as a bi-partisan effort — it was actually nonpartisan. It wasn’t politicized, it was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn’t be two tiers of education,” Clinton said. [[http://thinkprogress.org/education/2015/04/23/3650304/can-hillary-clinton-walk-line-common-core/]]

Clinton then contrasts that view with the following quote saying teachers shouldn't be blamed as the problem, which many teachers feel they are under Common Core. "It is just dead wrong to make teachers the scapegoats for all of society’s problems. Where I come from, teachers are the solution. And I strongly believe that unions are part of the solution, too.” [[http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/07/will-hillary-clinton-continue-education-reform.html]]

== On Drones ==
Clinton has defended the Obama administration ratcheting up the use of drone strikes, calling such tactics an effective method of combating Al-Qaeda. "We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al Qaeda that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent attack... In doing so, we will comply with the applicable law, including the laws of war, and go to extraordinary lengths to ensure precision and avoid the loss of innocent life. She added that “dozens of senior terrorists had been taken off the battlefield by drones.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/04/10/3644602/hillary-clinton-foreign-policy/]]

However, some experts, including at the United Nations disagree with Clinton's assertion thatthe United States complies with "applicable law" calling drone strikes may be a violation of international law. [[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/drone-strikes-us-violate-law-un]]

== On Educational Reform ==

== History of flip-flopping ==

'''Providing Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants:'''
During her 2008 Presidential campaign, Clinton came out against providing undocumented immigrants with driver's liceneses. "As president, I will not support driver’s licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration, including border security and fixing our broken system.”[[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/clinton-now-against-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/?_r=1]]

However, in the 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has flipped her views on the issue. Her campaign released a statement saying "Hillary supports state policies to provide drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. This is consistent with her support for the president's executive action." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/04/16/this-time-hillary-clinton-supports-giving-drivers-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants/]]

'''Same-Sex Marriage:'''
Clinton has also changed her position on Same-Sex Marriage. As recently as 2014, she stated the issue should be left to the individual states themselves to decide. "Marriage had always been a matter left to the states. And in many of the conversations that I and my colleagues and supporters had, I fully endorse the efforts by activists who work state-by-state." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

However, as the Supreme Court considered whether some state's bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, Clinton voiced support for the court deciding the issue rather than states. A Clinton aide said "Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right." [[http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-gay-marriage-and-immigration-flip-flops-2015-4]]

Clinton was initially opposed to same-sex marriage, stating in 2000 that "Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman." [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/how-hillary-clinton-evolved-on-gay-marriage/]]

'''Crime:'''
Clinton has switched her views on the issue of crime and incarceration as well. During Bill Clinton's presidency she supported his tough on crime policies and a 1994 law "that among other things, has increased untold numbers of prison sentences (by encouraging states to drastically reduce or eliminate parole and early release." [[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]] Said Hillary Clinton in 1994, "We need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders," she said in 1994. "We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets."[[http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522259/hillary-record-criminal-justice]]

In her 2016 Presidential campaign, Clinton has taken a much different tone on crime and incarceration, saying "We have allowed our criminal justice system to get out of balance, and these recent tragedies should galvanize us to come together as a nation to find our balance again," and calling for an end to "the era of mass incarceration." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-baltimore-riots-to-end-the-era-of-mass-incarceration/]]

'''Iraq War:'''
See Iraq war section of page.

'''Ethanol:'''
Clinton has changed her position on Ethanol at convenient political moments. The Daily Beast writes "[I]n 2002, Clinton opposed the mandated use of just two billion gallons of ethanol per year. But a mere five years later, after seeing that she had to go through Iowa — which produces more ethanol than any other state — to return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was advocating the use of 18 times that quantity of biofuel. [[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/04/16/hillary-embraces-disastrous-biofuel-policy/]]

A 2002 letter written with fellow Democrats states about the ethanol mandate states the measure would add "an astonishing new anti-consumer government mandate — that every US refiner must use an ever-increasing volume of ethanol.” [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]] The Daily Beast writes that in all during her time in the Senate, Clinton voted against ethanol 17 times. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

But in early 2007, seeking the Democratic nomination for President and a win in the Iowa caucus, Clinton changed her rhetoric on ethanol, a product important to many voters in Iowa. Clinton said the U.S needs to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here in Iowa about how it can work with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here.”[[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/14/hillary-s-big-iowa-flip-flop.html]]

'''Trade:'''

Clinton has flip-flopped on the issue of free trade, specifically in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, or TPP. in 2012, as Secretary of State, Clinton said "We need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment."[[http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195]]

However, in 2015, as opposition from the more liberal faction of the Democratic party grew and activists and labor advocated railed against the TPP, Clinton flipped her view on the free trade deal. When pressed for an answer about whether she would vote for the trade package giving President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the trade deal, widely seen as the path for the deal to be finalized, Clinton said "At this point, probably not."[[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/19/clinton-breaks-with-obama-on-trade-despite-supporting-deal-as-secretary-state/]]

Clinton has also flip-flopped on the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which was championed by Bill Clinton. In 1996 she said of the agreement "I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]] Clinton also wrote in a 2003 memoir of NAFTA "Creating a free trade zone in North America — the largest free trade zone in the world — would expand U.S. exports, create jobs and ensure that our economy was reaping the benefits, not the burdens, of globalization. Although unpopular with labor unions, expanding trade opportunities was an important administration goal." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

However, during a 2007 debate Clinton changed her tune, saying "NAFTA was a mistake to the extent that it did not deliver on what we had hoped it would, and that's why I call for a trade timeout."[[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/feb/25/barack-obama/clinton-has-changed-on-nafta/]]

== On Greece ==
In 2011, Clinton expressed her support for the right-wing austerity measures championed by the Greek government in power in 2011.
"The United States strongly supports the Papandreou government's determination to make the necessary reforms to put Greece back on a sound financial footing and to make Greece more competitive economically...I am not here to in any way downplay the immediate challenges because they are real. But I am here to say that we believe strongly that this[the austerity plan] will give Greece a very strong economy going forward," Clinton said. [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/clinton-greece-hillary-austerity_n_901304.html?ref=tw]]
However, four years later, the Greek debt crisis is worse than ever, which many have blamed on the right wing austerity measures put forward by the 2011 government whose policies Clinton supported.

== Other Quotes ==
Of the execution of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, Clinton cracked a joke, saying "We came, we saw, he died." [[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/]]

== On Climate Change ==
Despite this statement and overall strong rhetoric on addressing climate change, there are doubts whether Clinton will follow through on her tough talk. These concerns have coalesced around the news that the Clinton campaign has hired a former Keystone Pipeline lobbyist to work on her campaign as a consultant. It is worth noting that the lobbyist, Jeffrey Berman, worked for the Obama campaign in his primary victory over Clinton in 2008. [[http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122147/hillary-clinton-has-hired-former-keystone-pipeline-lobbyist]]

== Top Political Donors ==

Hillary Clinton is a candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. She is the former First Lady of the U.S., a U.S. Senator from New York and U.S. Secretary of State. Here is a list of her top donors over the course of her political career, ranging from 1999-2014. [[[[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&cid=n00000019]]]]

1.Citigroup Inc—$782,327

2. Goldman Sachs—$711,490

3. DLA Piper—$628,030

4. JPMorgan Chase & Co—$620,919

5. EMILY's List—$605,174

6. Morgan Stanley—$543,065

7. Time Warner—$411,296

8. Skadden, Arps et al—$406,640

9. Lehman Brothers—$362,853

10. Cablevision Systems—$336,288

During the 2016 election, from April 2016 to July 2016, Clinton raised 45 million dollars, breaking the previous record. Clinton's Super PAC, Priorities USA Action, has pulled in 15.6 million dollars, with 3 million of that coming from billionaires Haim Saban and George Soros. Two other Super PACS supporting Clinton have combined to bring in 7.7 million dollars, with Soros donating another million dollars to one of the Super PACs, American Bridge.

== Interest Group Ratings ==
Click here for the ratings: [[http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/55463/hillary-clinton#.VbuqFDBViko]]

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Barack Obama

2015-07-02T20:58:04Z

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==On the Iraq War==
"He [Saddam Hussein] has repeatedly defied U.N. resolutions, thwarted U.N. inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity." (10/2/2002, speaking at an anti-war rally in Chicago. Stated he was against the Iraq war, but agreed that Hussein was developing weapons.) [http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-2002-toppling-brutal-dictator-dumb-war] [http://mydd.com/users/mike-pridmore/posts/barack-obamas-problems-with-the-iraq-war-vote]

== On Drone Strikes ==
Obama has ordered more Drone Strikes than any other President. As of 2015, there had been 456 drone strikes that had called 2464 people, including 314 civilians.[[https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2015/02/02/almost-2500-killed-covert-us-drone-strikes-obama-inauguration/]]. Many civil liberty advocates have criticized Obama for his use of drone strikes. However, despite ordering more than any other President, Obama has tried to defend his use of the stikes by saying their use has been constrained. "The use of drones is heavily constrained. America does not take strikes when we have the ability to capture individual terrorists; our preference is always to detain, interrogate, and prosecute. America cannot take strikes wherever we choose; our actions are bound by consultations with partners, and respect for state sovereignty." 2013 Speech. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/politics/transcript-of-obamas-speech-on-drone-policy.html]]

== Broken Campaign Promises==

'''Scaling Back of NSA Spying'''

In 2007 Obama promised to curtail illegal surveillance of the American people, stating: "I will provide our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to track and take out the terrorists without undermining our Constitution and our freedom. That means no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/jun/13/barack-obama-surveillance-then-and-now/]]
Despite this, the Obama administration essentially continued the spying it so criticized the Bush administration for, allowing these programs to remain with blinking an eye until whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the NSA's secret surveillance of Americans. After that revelation, there has been some reform to these programs, but despite Obama's promises in 2007, U.S. intelligence agency's spying apparatuses remain in place.

'''Guantanamo Bay'''

On the campaign trail for the 2008 election, Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay saying: "As president, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act, and adhere to the Geneva Conventions. Our Constitution and our Uniform Code of Military Justice provide a framework for dealing with the terrorists." Aug. 2007[[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/us-usa-campaign-obama-promises-idUSTRE79R3M920111028]]

However, as of 2016 the prison remains open as Obama's efforts stalled in Congress in the begginning of his term. in 2015, Obama vowed to revisit the issue, but the prison remains open as of June, 2016. [[http://www.newsweek.com/closing-gitmo-obama-must-confront-congress-301286]]

'''Super PACS'''

"If you choose change, you will have a nominee who doesn't take a dime from Washington lobbyists and PACs,” Obama said in a campaign speech in Denver, Colorado in 2008.[[http://www.businessinsider.com/9-campaign-promises-that-obama-has-broken-2012-3?op=1]]

However, four years later, Obama had embraced Super PACS, while still professing to despise their influence in politics. [[http://swampland.time.com/2014/02/28/barack-obama-super-pacs-citizens-united/]]

'''Bush-Era Tax Cuts'''
Mr. Obama, an Illinois Democrat seeking his party’s presidential nomination, said in a television interview broadcast Sunday that he supported “rolling back the Bush tax cuts on the top 1 percent of people who don’t need it. " 2007 [[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/us/politics/14talk.html]]

However, in 2010 Obama brokered a deal with House Republicans to extend the Bush Tax Cuts, breaking his earlier campaign promise. [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/16/AR2010121606672.html]]

'''New Era of Transparancy/Protection of Whistleblowers'''

"The American people want to trust in our government again – we just need a government that will trust in us. And making government accountable to the people isn't just a cause of this campaign – it's been a cause of my life for two decades." 2007 speech.[[http://www.alternet.org/glenn-greenwald-remember-when-obama-vowed-protect-whistleblowers]]

The following quote is from Obama's 2008 campaign website:

"Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process." [[http://change.gov/agenda/ethics_agenda/]]

However, Obama has blatantly broken his promise to protect whistleblowers and make his administration the most transparent in history. According to a Columbia Journalism Review article, written in 2013, "Since 2009, the Obama administration has prosecuted more people as whistleblowers under the 1917 Espionage Act than all former presidents combined, a fact often rehashed in journalistic circles. In some of those cases, officials seized journalists’ phone and email records to use in their investigation. James Goodale, who was The New York Times’ chief counsel during Pentagon Papers coverage, has told CJR that Obama’s aggressive crackdown on whistleblowers is “antediluvian, conservative, backwards. Worse than Nixon. He thinks that anyone who leaks is a spy! I mean, it’s cuckoo.” [[http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/cjp_report_on_us_press_freedom.php]]

Obama also lashed out at NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden saying "“Given the fact of an open investigation, I’m not going to dwell on Mr. Snowden’s actions or motivations,” Obama said during a speech at the Justice Department. “Our nation’s defense depends in part on the fidelity of those entrusted with our nation’s secrets. If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will not be able to keep our people safe, or conduct foreign policy.” (2014)

He continued, saying Snowden’s leaks revealed “methods to our adversaries that could impact our operations in ways that we may not fully understand for years to come.” [[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/barack-obama-edward-snowden-nsa-leaks-102316.html]]

The Justice Department charges Snowden under the Espionage Act, forcing him to eventually take refuge in Russia. [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-charges-snowden-with-espionage/2013/06/21/507497d8-dab1-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html]]

Barack Obama

2015-07-02T20:57:51Z

66.63.0.10: /* Broken Campaign Promises */

==On the Iraq War==
"He [Saddam Hussein] has repeatedly defied U.N. resolutions, thwarted U.N. inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity." (10/2/2002, speaking at an anti-war rally in Chicago. Stated he was against the Iraq war, but agreed that Hussein was developing weapons.) [http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-2002-toppling-brutal-dictator-dumb-war] [http://mydd.com/users/mike-pridmore/posts/barack-obamas-problems-with-the-iraq-war-vote]

== On Drone Strikes ==
Obama has ordered more Drone Strikes than any other President. As of 2015, there had been 456 drone strikes that had called 2464 people, including 314 civilians.[[https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2015/02/02/almost-2500-killed-covert-us-drone-strikes-obama-inauguration/]]. Many civil liberty advocates have criticized Obama for his use of drone strikes. However, despite ordering more than any other President, Obama has tried to defend his use of the stikes by saying their use has been constrained. "The use of drones is heavily constrained. America does not take strikes when we have the ability to capture individual terrorists; our preference is always to detain, interrogate, and prosecute. America cannot take strikes wherever we choose; our actions are bound by consultations with partners, and respect for state sovereignty." 2013 Speech. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/politics/transcript-of-obamas-speech-on-drone-policy.html]]

== Broken Campaign Promises==

'''Scaling Back of NSA Spying'''
In 2007 Obama promised to curtail illegal surveillance of the American people, stating: "I will provide our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to track and take out the terrorists without undermining our Constitution and our freedom. That means no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/jun/13/barack-obama-surveillance-then-and-now/]]
Despite this, the Obama administration essentially continued the spying it so criticized the Bush administration for, allowing these programs to remain with blinking an eye until whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the NSA's secret surveillance of Americans. After that revelation, there has been some reform to these programs, but despite Obama's promises in 2007, U.S. intelligence agency's spying apparatuses remain in place.

'''Guantanamo Bay'''

On the campaign trail for the 2008 election, Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay saying: "As president, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act, and adhere to the Geneva Conventions. Our Constitution and our Uniform Code of Military Justice provide a framework for dealing with the terrorists." Aug. 2007[[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/us-usa-campaign-obama-promises-idUSTRE79R3M920111028]]

However, as of 2016 the prison remains open as Obama's efforts stalled in Congress in the begginning of his term. in 2015, Obama vowed to revisit the issue, but the prison remains open as of June, 2016. [[http://www.newsweek.com/closing-gitmo-obama-must-confront-congress-301286]]

'''Super PACS'''

"If you choose change, you will have a nominee who doesn't take a dime from Washington lobbyists and PACs,” Obama said in a campaign speech in Denver, Colorado in 2008.[[http://www.businessinsider.com/9-campaign-promises-that-obama-has-broken-2012-3?op=1]]

However, four years later, Obama had embraced Super PACS, while still professing to despise their influence in politics. [[http://swampland.time.com/2014/02/28/barack-obama-super-pacs-citizens-united/]]

'''Bush-Era Tax Cuts'''
Mr. Obama, an Illinois Democrat seeking his party’s presidential nomination, said in a television interview broadcast Sunday that he supported “rolling back the Bush tax cuts on the top 1 percent of people who don’t need it. " 2007 [[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/us/politics/14talk.html]]

However, in 2010 Obama brokered a deal with House Republicans to extend the Bush Tax Cuts, breaking his earlier campaign promise. [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/16/AR2010121606672.html]]

'''New Era of Transparancy/Protection of Whistleblowers'''

"The American people want to trust in our government again – we just need a government that will trust in us. And making government accountable to the people isn't just a cause of this campaign – it's been a cause of my life for two decades." 2007 speech.[[http://www.alternet.org/glenn-greenwald-remember-when-obama-vowed-protect-whistleblowers]]

The following quote is from Obama's 2008 campaign website:

"Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process." [[http://change.gov/agenda/ethics_agenda/]]

However, Obama has blatantly broken his promise to protect whistleblowers and make his administration the most transparent in history. According to a Columbia Journalism Review article, written in 2013, "Since 2009, the Obama administration has prosecuted more people as whistleblowers under the 1917 Espionage Act than all former presidents combined, a fact often rehashed in journalistic circles. In some of those cases, officials seized journalists’ phone and email records to use in their investigation. James Goodale, who was The New York Times’ chief counsel during Pentagon Papers coverage, has told CJR that Obama’s aggressive crackdown on whistleblowers is “antediluvian, conservative, backwards. Worse than Nixon. He thinks that anyone who leaks is a spy! I mean, it’s cuckoo.” [[http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/cjp_report_on_us_press_freedom.php]]

Obama also lashed out at NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden saying "“Given the fact of an open investigation, I’m not going to dwell on Mr. Snowden’s actions or motivations,” Obama said during a speech at the Justice Department. “Our nation’s defense depends in part on the fidelity of those entrusted with our nation’s secrets. If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will not be able to keep our people safe, or conduct foreign policy.” (2014)

He continued, saying Snowden’s leaks revealed “methods to our adversaries that could impact our operations in ways that we may not fully understand for years to come.” [[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/barack-obama-edward-snowden-nsa-leaks-102316.html]]

The Justice Department charges Snowden under the Espionage Act, forcing him to eventually take refuge in Russia. [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-charges-snowden-with-espionage/2013/06/21/507497d8-dab1-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html]]

Barack Obama

2015-07-02T20:57:37Z

66.63.0.10: /* Broken Campaign Promises */

==On the Iraq War==
"He [Saddam Hussein] has repeatedly defied U.N. resolutions, thwarted U.N. inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity." (10/2/2002, speaking at an anti-war rally in Chicago. Stated he was against the Iraq war, but agreed that Hussein was developing weapons.) [http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-2002-toppling-brutal-dictator-dumb-war] [http://mydd.com/users/mike-pridmore/posts/barack-obamas-problems-with-the-iraq-war-vote]

== On Drone Strikes ==
Obama has ordered more Drone Strikes than any other President. As of 2015, there had been 456 drone strikes that had called 2464 people, including 314 civilians.[[https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2015/02/02/almost-2500-killed-covert-us-drone-strikes-obama-inauguration/]]. Many civil liberty advocates have criticized Obama for his use of drone strikes. However, despite ordering more than any other President, Obama has tried to defend his use of the stikes by saying their use has been constrained. "The use of drones is heavily constrained. America does not take strikes when we have the ability to capture individual terrorists; our preference is always to detain, interrogate, and prosecute. America cannot take strikes wherever we choose; our actions are bound by consultations with partners, and respect for state sovereignty." 2013 Speech. [[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/politics/transcript-of-obamas-speech-on-drone-policy.html]]

== Broken Campaign Promises==

'''Scale Back of NSA Spying'''
In 2007 Obama promised to curtail illegal surveillance of the American people, stating: "I will provide our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to track and take out the terrorists without undermining our Constitution and our freedom. That means no more illegal wiretapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient." [[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/jun/13/barack-obama-surveillance-then-and-now/]]
Despite this, the Obama administration essentially continued the spying it so criticized the Bush administration for, allowing these programs to remain with blinking an eye until whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the NSA's secret surveillance of Americans. After that revelation, there has been some reform to these programs, but despite Obama's promises in 2007, U.S. intelligence agency's spying apparatuses remain in place.

'''Guantanamo Bay'''

On the campaign trail for the 2008 election, Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay saying: "As president, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act, and adhere to the Geneva Conventions. Our Constitution and our Uniform Code of Military Justice provide a framework for dealing with the terrorists." Aug. 2007[[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/us-usa-campaign-obama-promises-idUSTRE79R3M920111028]]

However, as of 2016 the prison remains open as Obama's efforts stalled in Congress in the begginning of his term. in 2015, Obama vowed to revisit the issue, but the prison remains open as of June, 2016. [[http://www.newsweek.com/closing-gitmo-obama-must-confront-congress-301286]]

'''Super PACS'''

"If you choose change, you will have a nominee who doesn't take a dime from Washington lobbyists and PACs,” Obama said in a campaign speech in Denver, Colorado in 2008.[[http://www.businessinsider.com/9-campaign-promises-that-obama-has-broken-2012-3?op=1]]

However, four years later, Obama had embraced Super PACS, while still professing to despise their influence in politics. [[http://swampland.time.com/2014/02/28/barack-obama-super-pacs-citizens-united/]]

'''Bush-Era Tax Cuts'''
Mr. Obama, an Illinois Democrat seeking his party’s presidential nomination, said in a television interview broadcast Sunday that he supported “rolling back the Bush tax cuts on the top 1 percent of people who don’t need it. " 2007 [[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/us/politics/14talk.html]]

However, in 2010 Obama brokered a deal with House Republicans to extend the Bush Tax Cuts, breaking his earlier campaign promise. [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/16/AR2010121606672.html]]

'''New Era of Transparancy/Protection of Whistleblowers'''

"The American people want to trust in our government again – we just need a government that will trust in us. And making government accountable to the people isn't just a cause of this campaign – it's been a cause of my life for two decades." 2007 speech.[[http://www.alternet.org/glenn-greenwald-remember-when-obama-vowed-protect-whistleblowers]]

The following quote is from Obama's 2008 campaign website:

"Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process." [[http://change.gov/agenda/ethics_agenda/]]

However, Obama has blatantly broken his promise to protect whistleblowers and make his administration the most transparent in history. According to a Columbia Journalism Review article, written in 2013, "Since 2009, the Obama administration has prosecuted more people as whistleblowers under the 1917 Espionage Act than all former presidents combined, a fact often rehashed in journalistic circles. In some of those cases, officials seized journalists’ phone and email records to use in their investigation. James Goodale, who was The New York Times’ chief counsel during Pentagon Papers coverage, has told CJR that Obama’s aggressive crackdown on whistleblowers is “antediluvian, conservative, backwards. Worse than Nixon. He thinks that anyone who leaks is a spy! I mean, it’s cuckoo.” [[http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/cjp_report_on_us_press_freedom.php]]

Obama also lashed out at NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden saying "“Given the fact of an open investigation, I’m not going to dwell on Mr. Snowden’s actions or motivations,” Obama said during a speech at the Justice Department. “Our nation’s defense depends in part on the fidelity of those entrusted with our nation’s secrets. If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will not be able to keep our people safe, or conduct foreign policy.” (2014)

He continued, saying Snowden’s leaks revealed “methods to our adversaries that could impact our operations in ways that we may not fully understand for years to come.” [[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/barack-obama-edward-snowden-nsa-leaks-102316.html]]

The Justice Department charges Snowden under the Espionage Act, forcing him to eventually take refuge in Russia. [[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-charges-snowden-with-espionage/2013/06/21/507497d8-dab1-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html]]

Hillary Clinton

2015-07-02T20:46:53Z

66.63.0.10: /* Vote and the authorization of the use of force in Iraq */

Bobby Jindal

2015-06-25T19:43:58Z

66.63.0.10:

== On Climate Change ==
Jindal has acknowledged that climate change is real and is impacted by human activity. However, he has frequently attacked efforts to address the issue of climate change, especially by the Obama administration.

“For some on the left, climate change is simply a Trojan horse. It’s a way for them to come in and make changes to our economy that they would otherwise want to make...It’s an excuse for the government to come in and try to tell us what kind of homes we live in, what kind of cars we drive, what kind of lifestyles we can enjoy. It’s an excuse for some who never liked free-market economies and never liked rapid economic growth." 2014 [[http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/217866-jindal-presents-energy-platform-to-counter-obama]]

"Let the scientists decide the underlying facts," Jindal said at the breakfast, adding that he accepts the idea that human activities are causing some amount of global climate change, but "the real question is how much." 2014 [[http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-jindal-energy-20140916-story.html]]

Jindal went farther down the climate denier path, saying, despite his unwillingness to take any action as a result of the scientific consensus that climate change is happening and human caused, “The reality is, right now, we’ve got an administration —the Obama administration — that are science deniers when it comes to harnessing America’s energy resources and the potential to create good-paying jobs.” 2014 [[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/bobby-jindal-white-house-science-deniers-111003.html]]

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/bobby-jindal-white-house-science-deniers-111003.html#ixzz3e6Yg8A00

== Top Donors ==
Bobby Jindal is a candidate for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination. He is the current governor of Lousiana and a former U.S. Representative for Lousiana. Here is a list of his top donors when he was running for the House, ranging from 2003-2008. [[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00026786&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Club for Growth-$50,900

2. National Beer Wholesalers Assn-$30,000

3. Powell Group-$28,000

4. Shaw Group-$23,100

5. Crescent Technology-$18,150

6. Dawson Farms-$18,100

7. Oil & Gas Rental Services Inc-$17,200

8. Lamar Advertising-$16,350

9. Estate of William G Helis-$16,100

10. Southern Holdings-$16,100

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jindal

Hillary Clinton

2015-06-25T19:25:31Z

66.63.0.10:

Lindsey Graham

2015-06-25T19:12:44Z

66.63.0.10:

== On Climate Change ==
Graham has a mixed record on climate change. He admits it's real, but has made some public statements that call into question his commitment to addressing climate change.

"The science about global warming has changed. I think they've oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they've been alarmist and the science is in question. The whole movement has taken a giant step backward...The public acceptance about global warming has changed." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]

"It makes sense to me that the planet is heating up because you can measure heat. It's not a stretch to say that what goes into the air is contributing to global warming, but I don't want to be in the camp that says I know people in Northern Virginia will never see snow. At the end of the day, I think carbon pollution is worthy of being controlled, whether you believe in global warming or not. I do believe that all the CO2 gases, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and utility plants is not making us a healthier place, is not making our society better, and it's coming at the expense of our national security and our economic prosperity. So put me in the camp that it's worthy to clean up the air and make money doing so. This idea that carbon's good for you. I want that debate. There's a wing of our party who thinks carbon pollution is okay. I'm not in that wing." 2010 [[http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/06/graham-takes-climate-denial-plunge]]

Other statements indicate Graham's seriousness about the issue of climate change. In 2015 he said: "Here’s a question you need to ask everybody running as a Republican: What is the environmental policy of the Republican policy? When I ask that question, I get a blank stare.” He added: "f I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way,” the South Carolina senator said. “I do believe that climate change is real.”[[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/graham-urges-action-on-climate-change-118709.html]]

== Top Donors ==

Lindsey Graham is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He currently serves as the Senior U.S. Senator from South Carolina. Here is a list of his top ten donors during his political career, ranging from 1993-2014. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00009975&newMem=N&recs=20]]

1. Nelson, Mullins et al-$208,247

2. Scana Corp-$172,105

3. General Electric-$98,300

4. Edens & Avant-$82,250

5. Harrison, White et al-$82,100

6. EnergySolutions Inc-$81,600

7. Fluor Corp-$76,201

8. Blue Cross/Blue Shield-$74,673

9. Boeing Co-$69,543

10. Murray Energy-$62,775

== Fast Track Vote ==
Graham voted in favor of granting the President fast track trade authority. [[http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=114&session=1&vote=00183]]

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lindsey_Graham

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/graham_lindsey

2015-06-24T19:09:31Z

66.63.0.10:

== On Climate Change ==
[actions by individual governments alone] “won’t make a bit of difference in climate change.” 2015 [[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/us/politics/carly-fiorina-on-the-issues.html?_r=0]]

== Top Donors ==

Carly Fiorina is a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. She was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. Here is a list of her top donors to her campaign committee. [[https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00031348&cycle=2010]]

1 Morgan Stanley -$68,600

2 Elliott Management-$54,868

3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher-$47,585

4 Murray Energy-$41,364

5 Capital Group Companies-$40,750

6 Oaktree Capital Management-$40,600

7 Chevron Corp-$37,250

8 Societe Generale-$34,850

9 Bank of America-$34,500

10 Goldman Sachs -$33,100

== Other Wikis ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Carleton_S._Fiorina