Obama is better than Clinton

Hello, tepman and I am glad I get to debate someone on this. First I want to say that your position is PURELY opinion, as many think that Hilary Clinton is better qualified. I do not support sides for this in my personal politics, but for the purpose of this debate, I will side with Mrs. Clinton. First off, experience wise, she has had the most of it (were talking between her and obama), from being a senator, to being first wife. Heck, her husband must of rubbed off on her somewhat. Secondly, Obama is young. He is the youngest candidate for office, and while many think he is the next kennedy he is slightly unexperienced. He is strongly winning the african-american vote and the supporters of the Kennedy foundation, who have endorsed Obama. Obama, only being a young 45 year old senator, has not nearly as much experience as Hilary. She was first lady and senator, and allthough I am repeating myself I feel it neccesary to prove that point. I would now like to point out some FALLACIES in the Obama universe. This directly from the Roslindale local, for which I will later give a link. Yes, some of this IS opinion, but some is hard fact, and a mix of both makes a strong debate. Here it goes: During the Nevada caucuses, the culinary workers union fought hard in the courts to ensure that the election would be held at the seven large casinos to convenience workers. The move was blocked in the courts, because it would unfairly benefit the Obama campaign. The prospect that working people in a 24/7 city would be disenfranchised from the democratic process that African Americans and women fought so hard for was intolerable enough. But then the culinary workers union flew its bosses out from New Jersey. In a violation of workers' Constitutional rights, the union bosses pressured workers not to vote under penalty of dismissal, termination and denial of union support during the grievance process. Obama failed to protect people of color and women workers in Nevada who were denied the right to vote by his special interest supporters. Obama's close ties with this special interest group resulted in his failure to intervene on behalf of the workers who were being coerced into forgoing their Constitutional right to vote. And this is not the first time that Obama puts special interests ahead of the basic human rights of people, whom he purports to represent. Obama has taken contributions from special interest slumlords that he represented as a practicing attorney. Race and housing have been inextricably intertwined issues in America's inner cities for far too long. The well being of the African American and all inner city communities depends on the quality of housing. However, investors in large public housing projects have no incentive to maintain and improve public housing, because profit margins carry greater weight with them than the right of American families to have clean, habitable and safe environments. We cannot talk about housing without talking about race, because too often African Americans are given the short end of the stick on housing. Obama is not a candidate who shares the civil rights record or the African American experience. He comes from a corporate law environment and lives a privileged live that takes him a step removed from the struggling American families. Now for some pros about mrs. Clinton, from the same article: Hillary Clinton has a history of working with the Children's Legal Defense Fund. Instead of working at a big corporate law firm when she graduated from Yale Law School, she took up the baton for disadvantaged children of working families in inner city communities and fought for civil rights. Hillary has long fought for civil and human rights of African Americans, Latinos, women and children. During the Clinton Administration, Hillary lobbied for the appointments of more women to high offices in Washington, D.C., than at any other time in American history. Hillary's campaign is getting unprecedented support from women of all races. To me, that's what hope is all about. Do we want a candidate with a track record on civil rights, equality and women's rights or a candidate who only pays lip service and looks the part? Where will we be if we allow the wool to be pulled over our eyes? People of color and women have come too far to let Obama to take us backward now. The next time Senator Obama touts himself as the best candidate for African Americans, Hillary as the best candidate for women and Edwards as the best candidate for white males, ask, how can we vote for a person who wants to divide communities into sectors? Hillary is the true candidate that unites us around these issues. This is why the experience of a more qualified candidate will be crucial to the immediate future of all America. This was written by Jeff Ross. He is an attorney with Ross & Associates of Boston. You may notice some pretty heated comments at the bottom of the article. these are merely more opinion, and heated at that. they bring up the Monica Lewinsky affair, and more fallacies from the Bill Clinton presidency. This has nothing to do with Hilary's current status and is all behind her. She is her own person, with Bill only standing as a support. If she wants something done, she does it. Thank you and I await your Rebuttal.