UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania - U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wants voters to see the Democratic nomination race as an interview, and she says her resume of experience means she’s the right person for the job.
But the New York senator made light of the length of that interview process in her race against rival Barack Obama and said sometimes people make their decisions based on silly things — like hair.
“Consider this a job interview,” Clinton told a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday evening.
“If it’s a job interview, which I think it is — it’s one of the longest job interviews on record … you have to ask yourself, who would I hire?”
The New York senator’s preferred answer, of course: Hillary Clinton. But one thing she doesn’t want you to take into account is her haircut.
“If they don’t particularly like your hair style, they can vote for you or against you,” she remarked about job interviews in general, saying sometimes selections were based on fickle criteria.
Clinton was famous for changing her haircut during her years as first lady but has kept a fairly consistent style since joining the Senate and, more recently, running for president.
The race between Clinton and Obama, a senator from Illinois who wears his hair short, is likely to go on through at least June when the final state-by-state nominating contests are held.
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I support Sen Clinton for many many reasons. I know she is qualified to be the Pres. of the USA. After going thur the caucus in my state I would never, every vote for
- Posted by MK5112Obama.
He also fluffed up his resume. Last nite Alan Spector was on, he said there were about 100 senators that took part in the Immigration Bill. When it was almost completed Obama came and asked if he could take part in it. Spector said yes. OBAMA CAME TO ONE MEETING- THAT IS HIS CLAIM TO FAIM KIND OF LIKE A SPEECH ABOUT HOW HE WAS AGAINST THE WAR TWO YRS BEFORE HE WAS EVEN A SENATOR. THEN WHEN HE BECOMES A SENATOR HE VOTES EXACTLY LIKE CLINTON DID.
Who is doing his job right now that he is away so much from the capitol, who is paying for all the time he is out on the trail. Really they are all away from the capiton, away from their real job. Do you suppose they would have jobs yet if they worked at normal jobs????
What do you do with a job candidate who lies about her work experience during a job interview. Hilary Clinton has claimed that her candidacy for the Democratic nomination is a job interview and today she admits that during that job interview she lied about coming under sniper fire while visiting Bosnia. Oops, my bad.
What do you do with a candidate like that? What do you do with a candidate that wants a job so bad that she will lie about a past experiences and fess up only when caught red handed.
The election of 2008 is not about the war in Iraq or the economy. It is about the pervasiveness of corruption that has engulfed our government and estranged it from the will of the people.
It is odd that the media has fed for over a week on statements by Barack Obama’s minister, as if the candidate himself had gaffed, while he chose to do something that a candidate for public office rarely does without resigning – he took the high road.
On the one hand we have a candidate that shows us the way to racial accord by acknowledging that everyone in America is a racist to some extent and that a nation of racists must find the promised land together and for one another. On the other hand, we have a candidate that tries to say that she has vast experience in nation and international affairs, some of which are complete fabrications.
This is a difficult choice because ….
- Posted by David KenyonI used to think that Hillary Clinton was a good person.But now i see that she fights really dirty.Hillary will do and say anything to get her lies across.HILLARY,stay in a woman’s place because you are starting to look like an OLD MAN.I can see right through you, hillary.OBAMA is the better MAN for the President of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.”Chill out and sit down.”
- Posted by KatieI wouldn’t hire a candidate whom I have reason not to trust. I don’t trust Hillary for lots of reasons. Many of them are laid out on the Progressive Review’s web page on the Clintons and corruption. Last time I checked, the Progressive Review wasn’t part of the “vast right wing conspiracy” but maybe Hillary would beg to differ…
- Posted by DanteHillary Clinton could be as bald as a baby’s butt or as hairy as the Shaggy Dog, it would make no difference. Do you hire someone who has lied on their resume? i.e. Bosnia? Hillary Clinton is an obsessive compulsive and is dangerously obsessed with winning this election. In essence, she is nothing more than a stalker, stalking the presidency like a jilted lover and if she can’t have him, nobody can.
- Posted by Gary W DavisThis is not about Hillary’s hair. Janet Reno likes Hillary’s hair-do as do all the femme-nazis, so, forget about it. Her hair seems to be getting shorter and shorter and her nose is getting longer and longer.
- Posted by Larkin G. MeadHillary is the only one that can win for the Dems. The Rup know this. Obama the raciest, no milatary exp. or any other kind of experience.
- Posted by calGood question Hillary.
However, contrary to her claims, I think no one really has “experience” to qualify them to be president. It’s not like interviewing to fill a position to be a short-order cook — can you cook eggs? can you grill burgers? can you do it fast? — where you’ve got to know how to do those things to get the job done. With president, we need to interview for someone who has a broad intelligence, can inspire people in tough times, and can make decisions on things we don’t even know about yet — intangible qualities that are hard to show on a resume.
I’m not looking for a candidate who personally knows details about everything that could possibly happen — rather I want someone who will bring in the best advisors who do know about all those details (sometimes with opposing views), listen to them carefully, then make a decision that’s best for the country (and not for small groups with narrow agendas).
That’s what’s important to me - who cares about the hair?
- Posted by bradI wouldn’t hire someone that lies on her resume, misrepresents her experience, uses manipulation and fear tactics to gain votes, and is incapable of taking responsibility for her actions.
- Posted by Jan SealyBarack Obama frightens me - then again change is frightening at times.
The article insinuating I vote based on appearances, such as Hilary’s hair undermines my intelligence though. I know I vote based on the illusions created for me by the candidates and media. That, my friends, is what scares me most about politics in the US.
- Posted by JenAs a professional recruiter, I wouldn’t hire a candidate who lies on her resume (about being under fire in Bosnia). Anyone who misrepresents her experience to get the job is usually not hired for it. Why should it be any different for this job,”the toughest job in the world”, as she calls it?
- Posted by roxannaJust a brief comment, as I am under sniper fire. I agree with HRC that this campaign is like a job interview; problem with her is that she seems to have lied on her resume. That, to me, is a deal breaker.
- Posted by deborah wilksHair has nothing to do with it. It has to do with honesty and integrity. Something Hillary has neither of. Here’s how we should vote this time around. Whichever of the three candidates can solve the Rubicks cube first wins. GO.
- Posted by kerryIf this an interview and I have done plenty of job interviews for my company, she would find hers in the trash. The first thing I look for in an application is integrity. If she lies on her resume then what else is she going to lie about? She lied, embellished, misspoke or what ever you want to call it she LIED when she spoke about her trip to Bosnia. You cannot tell me she just didn’t remember it correctly. The last time I had to run for my life because of possible sniper fire would be something I would remember VERY well. She wins the pinochio nose award with me.
- Posted by Ron, Seattleif this is a job interview then clinton would fail miserably. no experience, regardless of what she insists. would you allow your doctor’s wife to do surgery on you, just because she is married to your doctor? of course not. mrs clinton did spend 8 years in the white house, but as a spouse, not the comander in chief. her claims to executive experience would be like saying Yoko Ono was a Beatle.
- Posted by DavidForget the hair.
Show us your tax returns.
- Posted by Peter PIts an interesting but flawed metaphor. The question is who would I like to have as my boss, not who am I hiring to work for me.
On the one hand, Hillary Clinton. Knows a lot about a lot of things, detail-oriented, and has a plan for everything. Problem is that I am not sure I would like to work for this person, not sure she would share information with me, and am inclined to think that with her, I would not be motivated to come to work in the morning.
On the other hand, Barack Obama. Not an expert on everything, but a great communicator and, I feel, great motivator whom I feel will allow me to be the expert and keep me inspired.
I am sure Obama will be the better manager.
- Posted by Samer Kurdiare you serious??
- Posted by kirnice work there guys ….keep it up…gret reading
- Posted by arul viggby arul vigg
for a look at the race in NC…how many new voters there are…and a history of the state’s politics, please link below:
http://thevote.abc13.com/2008/03/a-look- ahead–1.html
- Posted by tom abrahams