Hillary Clinton, former United States Secretary of State, is now running for President of the United States for the second time. In 2008, she ran for the Democratic Party's nomination against current President, Barack Obama. She is currently running for the Democratic Party's nomination against Bernie Sanders, and it appears that she is going to win. Does Hillary Clinton have what it takes to be our next President?
It is no lie that Clinton has had more political experience than the Republican Party's nomination, Donald Trump. After being the first lady of the United States, serving as the United States 67th Secretary of States, and Senator of New York, she has had her fair share of political experiences. But is she more qualified than Trump?
Recently, a YouTube video, called "Hillary Clinton Lying for 13 Minutes Straight," has been posted and has received over 8 million views. In this video, clips of Hillary Clinton from several years ago have been compared to clips of her now. The video shows Clinton expressing her opinion on several controversial issues such as gay marriage, core principles, and the email scandal, in all of which Clinton contradicts herself. For example, in a clip from 2002, Clinton states that she did not believe New York should recognize gay marriage. Then in a clip from 2004, she states that she believes marriage is "a sacred bond between a man and a woman." Finally, in a clip from 2013, she states that she supports gay marriage. Trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, I thought, "OK maybe her beliefs changed..." However, Clinton proved that this must not be correct when she stated, "I have been very consistent over the course of my life. I have always fought for the same values and principles," in a Democratic Presidential Debate. Additionally, the YouTube video shows Clinton contradicting herself and her "beliefs" on other subjects besides gay marriage. This leads me to the belief that either Clinton does not remain consistent with her values, or that she says whatever she believes will get her elected.
So yes, Clinton does have more political experience than Donald Trump, but her "values and principles" have not remained consistent throughout that experience. In this case, honesty is more important than experience. A Presidential Candidate could have all the experience in the world, but if they lied and changed their values, they would not serve the United States well. If Clinton is elected as President of the United States, there is no evidence that she will even keep her current beliefs and work for what she is promising voters now. Additionally, if she just says whatever will get her elected, she cares more about having political power than actually leading the United States. Therefore, once she is elected, she will do whatever she wants, and because of her dishonesty, we do not even know what that truly is.
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The post written by Hannah McKenzie on her blog "A Deeper Look into the US Government" is about Hilary Clinton, the Democratic Presidential nominee. I think that Hannah makes a good point when she references Clinton's past contradictory political past. However, I think rather than labeling Clinton as a dishonest candidate, I would call her a people pleaser. She has been accused of "saying just about anything to get elected", on numerous accounts. I agree with Hannah that our nation is at a critical point in time where we need a strong, decisive and tolerant leader but most importantly we need a leader who will think about Americans before thinking about their party or their personal views. I think that though Hilary Clinton does not exactly fit the bill, she is the better of two evils. Clinton may be contradictory but being a people pleaser means she is in touch with the public opinion and will be a more representative president than her opponents. Though I agree with Hannah, that experience should not be the only determinant of who would make a good president, I think it should still be taken into consideration. We do not know how consistent Trump's political opinions will be since he has not been in the political lime light nearly as long as Hilary Clinton has. Even with his limited exposure, he has already changed his party affiliation three times. So I agree with Hannah's critique of Clinton's flaws and contradictory nature; however, in my opinion, Clinton is not the good choice but rather the necessary one.
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