Cross posted at Pagan Power
There has been much made out of Hillary's oft repeated claim that she is the person best suited to be President on Day One. It is a standard line in her stump speeches. But the Obama campaign and it's surrogates have distorted the meaning of the line implying instead that this is a negative attack on the qualifications of Senator Obama. The original 3 am phone call ad was considered by the anti-Hillary crowd as implying this very thing. But let us examine the facts, shall we? Just what is it that makes Hillary so absolutely certain she is the person best prepared to be Ready on Day One?
Hillary's recent ad Kitchen is a case in point. Her detractors state that Hillary is playing the terror card. In fact, just yesterday DNC official Donna Brazile alluded to this on This Week. But upon examination of the ad it is clear that Hillary only brings up situations that many Presidents have faced in the past, situations more than very likely to confront our next President. This is not playing the terror card. It is being realistic about the awesome responsibilities of the presidency and the real dangers that exist within this world we must lead.
Have a look.
What does this ad really show? An economy in shambles, our country attacked, a large historic city nearly destroyed by a natural disaster and her residents still in great need, high gasoline prices, a terrorist mastermind still at large and our soldiers at war. Every SINGLE issue portrayed in this ad is an issue that the next President will need to face squarely on Day One. And all the talk in the world about hope won't change that fact.
But what has Hillary done that makes her so certain she is the right person to begin leading us out of this morass on Day One? Her detractors say that she has no real experience. They joke about snipers and ridicule her 8 years of service to our nation as First Lady. So is there an experience in the past that demonstrates Hillary's leadership and qualifications to make the tough decisions that our next President will have to make of necessity? As it just so happens, there is.
On the morning of September 11, 2001 our country was attacked by a band of terrorists. I am certain we all remember that. But on that day a story that few know unfolded. A tale that demonstrates without reservation that Hillary is a real leader that is respected for that leadership on both sides of the aisle. Because she doesn't just talk a good game. When crises occur she has the real experience that any proven leader should have.
What follows is a short video of an interview with former Hillary Clinton staffer Ann O'Leary. She recounts what Hillary did on that fateful day. It is a tale so little known in the public arena but a tale that everyone should be aware of. It demonstrates quite clearly why Hillary is ready to be President on Day One. Because during the darkest hours of the darkest day in recent American history, it was to Hillary Clinton that her peers turned. That should speak volumes to anyone that questions her ability to be Ready to Lead on Day One.
Special thanks to HillStar Amy Pearl for sending this to me. I highly recommend that you watch the whole video here:
Hillary Clinton during 9/11
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