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Monday, November 17, 2008
Rich Galen :: Townhall.com Columnist
Hillary for State
by Rich Galen
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We'll get to why I think Hillary will be the next Secretary of State in a second, but first I want to briefly revisit that questionnaire all applicants for jobs in the Obama Administration have to fill out.

Remember that pesky question 63 about whether a member of your family might "be a possible source of embarrassment" to the President-elect?

Seems that White House chief-of-staff designate, Rahm Emanuel may no longer qualify for that job.

According to the NY Times, the other day Emanuel's dad, Benjamin, did an interview with an Israeli newspaper "Ma'ariv" about whether his son might have some influence over U.S. - Israeli relations.

"Obviously he'll influence the president to be pro-Israel, Emanuel-the-Elder was quoted as saying. "Why wouldn't he? What is he, an Arab? He's not going to be mopping floors at the White House."

Emanuel-the-Younger apologized to former Congresswoman and current president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Mary Rose Oakar.

No word on whether the guy who does mop the floors at the White House is asking for an apology for being called an Arab.

Now, Hillary

I think Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State is a great idea. I cannot imagine she wants to spend more than 70 more days as the junior Senator from New York (behind Chuck "Say, is That a Television Camera or are You Just Happy to See Me?") Schumer.

In fact, ever since Barack Obama became the nominee, I have been saying that Hillary Clinton would probably go back to New York and run for Governor in 2010. Continued...
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Rich Galen has been a press secretary to Dan Quayle and Newt Gingrich. Rich Galen currently works as a journalist and writes at Mullings.com

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Reply # 1
Date: Nov 23, 2008 - 8:49 AM EST
Bosnia
Don't forget that while visiting Bosnia, Hillary had to dodge bullets in order to get from her plane and to safety. This certainly gives her a unique perspective for SOS. :)
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Date: Nov 23, 2008 - 12:47 AM EST
Things that make you go hmmmm...
What about the vetting process that revealed foreign financial donations? Why can’t we tell the American public what that really means? The liberal media has watered down that statement to prevent any backlash to her nomination. Do you know where those foreign donations came from??? How about one of the most barbaric Communist nations we have in the world today.

Red China has made numerous large donations to Clinton and the democratic coffers. This alone should put the fear of God in us. Communist China has America, (and the Clintons) by the balls financially, and in turn, we’ve turned a blind eye to the human atrocities and genocide that has killed 60 MILLION innocent Chinese citizens.

Hitler's Nazism pales in comparison.

Why should we care? Well, we have given China the green light to continue their march toward world dominance, and they have already formed strategic partnerships with Venezuela and Cuba. Taiwan has a shaky hold on its democracy, and while we agreed to protect them from a Communist intrusion from China, now more of our loyalty (through funding) lies with a Communist giant.

You think Hillary is going to stand up to them if they threaten military takeover of Taiwan? China would LOVE to have her as SoS. Makes me wonder about that big amount of money China recently infused into our failing economy. Payoff to put her in that slot, perhaps?

Things that make you go, hmmmmmm.
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