Is it just me or do the Clinton’s always try to change history? (video)
Wasn’t Senator Clinton bought out by the insurance and prescription drug companies back in the ’90s? Or is that just a rumor? I cannot find anything on this, so not certain if it is true or not.
I think if that lady didn’t look so crazy then she could be taken more seriously
Filed under: Current Events, Politics | Tagged: Bill Clinton, Health Care, Hillary Clinton
She was not bought out – she was defeated.
“Even before debate began in Congress, a powerful coalition had been cobbled together to fight Clintoncare, as opponents labeled it – congressional Republicans, the insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Business Roundtable, the Christian Coalition, the conservative radio talk show network. Those groups spent between $100 million and $ 300 million to defeat it. And the battle was fought like a presidential campaign – with a TV advertising campaign, a network of field operatives and public relations experts to lobby members of Congress back in their districts.” Rob Christensen, “Who killed health care reform? Answer: Everyone,” News & Observer, June 19, 1996.
I also found proof that losing THAT particular battle is what made her look like the dirty old hag she is now.
However, there is this:
“As she runs for re-election to the Senate from New York this year and lays the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2008, Mrs. Clinton is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from doctors, hospitals, drug manufacturers and insurers. Nationwide, she is the No. 2 recipient of donations from the industry, trailing only Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a member of the Republican leadership.” Raymond Hernandez and Robert Pear, “Once an Enemy, Health Industry Warms to Clinton,” New York Times, July 12, 2006.