Reason 1 to support Hillary:
In Arkansas she was instrumental in straightening out their school system - taking it from one of the worst systems to a role model used by other troubled schools on how to improve public education.
Reason 2 to support Hillary:
In 2006, she led the fight to kill the anti-gay Republican constitutional amendment that for the first time would have added laws to the Constitution that would INCREASE discrimination
Reason 3 to support Hillary:
After being pummeled by the public for trying to pass Universal Health care while she was First Lady, she dusted herself off and in 1997, led a federal effort that provided insurance support for children whose parents were unable to provide them with health coverage.
Reason 4 to Support Hillary:
She was able to secure a raise in research funding for prostate cancer and childhood asthma at the National Institutes of Health.
Reason 5 to Support Hillary:
She initiated the Adoption and Safe Families Act
Reason 6 to Support Hillary:
She’s authored a great deal of legislation during her years on the Armed Services Committee that has passed regarding increased and improved benefits for our returning Iraq veterans.
Reason 7 to Support Hillary:
She was one of the key Senators who fought to give our military badly needed raises and increase in benefits. For being such flag wavers, it was the Republicans and Bush who resisted these attempts to show our military how much we value and appreciate them.
Reason 8 to Support Hillary:
Since 1974 she has been fighting for a woman’s right to choose.
Reason 9 to Support Hillary:
She is fighting to lift the ban on stem cell research to cure devastating diseases.
Reason 10 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
Reason 11 to Support Hillary:
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
Reason 12 to Support Hillary:
Vows to protect next generation by paying off national debt.
Reason 13 to Support Hillary:
Fought in Congress to "Help people facing foreclosure; don’t just bail-out banks." (Aug 2007)
Reason 14 to Support Hillary:
In 1962 she met MLK Jr. preaching a sermon in Chicago and learned from him the importance of equal rights for all.
Reason 15 for Supporting Hillary:
In 1965 she brought black classmates to her until-then all-white church.
Reason 16 to Support Hillary:
Since 1995 has criticized China’s human rights abuses.
Reason 17 to Support Hillary:
IN 1988 Instituted gender diversity Report Card within the American Bar Association, which sets standards for lawyers in the U.S.
Reason 18 to Support Hillary:
In 1972 worked as a lawyer suing white-only schools, working with Marian Wright Edelman on enforcing school desegregation in the South.
Reason 19 to Support Hillary:
In October, 2000 she said it’s not enough for America just to apologize for slavery and move on; we need to concentrate on civil rights now.
Reason 20 to Support Hillary:
Has been pushing for a "Privacy Bill of Rights" for all Americans since 2000.
Reason 21 to support Hillary:
Will end don’t ask, don’t tell in the military, "Gay soldiers need to shoot straight, not be straight." November 2003.
Reason 22 to Support Hillary:
Supports civil unions, with full equality of federal benefits.
Reason 23 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on adding violent crimes based on victim’s sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes.
Reason 24 to support Hillary:
Rated 96% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance.
Reason 25 to support Hillary:
Freedom of Speech: Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration.
Reason 26 to Support Hillary: [A.K.A "Whoopi Goldberg’s reason to support Hillary"]
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Reason 27 to Support Hillary:
Voted more funding and stricter sentencing for prosecution of hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
Reason 28 to Support Hillary:
Voted to Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
Reason 29 to Support Hillary:
Although she was in college during the height of the drug culture in the late 1960s, she was devoted to work on civil rights instead of partying and taking drugs.
Reason 30 to Support Hillary:
She is fighting for Universal pre-kindergarten.
Reason 31 to Support Hillary:
Wants to establish an education "Bill of Rights" - Establish right to education from pre-school thru college.
Reason 32 to Support Hillary:
Since 1998 has fought publicly to keep art and music programs in public schools. "Arts education is needed in our schools."
Reason 33 to Support Hillary:
’Government should pay off all student loans for teachers who go to urban schools." March, 2000
Reason 34 to Support Hillary:
Wants a complete re-write, a Total change in No Child Left Behind. (August, 2007)
Reason 35 to Support Hillary:
Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes.
Reason 36 to Support Hillary
Voted YES on spending $448B on education & debt reduction instead of Bush’s tax cut for the rich. (Apr 2001)
Reason 37 to Support Hillary:
Wants to "Remove energy dependence on countries who would harm us." (Jun 2006)
Reason 38 to Support Hillary:
Wants to build a "$50B strategic energy research fund from taxing oil companies." (Oct 2006)
Reason 39 to Support Hillary:
Wants to Invest in alternative energy; jobs that won’t be outsourced.
Reason 40 to Support Hillary:
Called on U.S. to Ratify Kyoto; and fund more mass transit. (Sep 2000)
Reason 41 to Support Hillary:
Rated 100% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
Reason 42 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
Reason 43 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
Reason 44 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
Reason 45 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
Reason 46 to Support Hillary: (listen up Louisiana!)
Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
Reason 47 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
Reason 48 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
Reason 49 to Support Hillary:
Rated 89% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes.
Reason 50 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
Reason 51 to Support Hillary:
Called on Bush to "Put someone in charge of Katrina recovery who actually cares." (Aug 2007)
Reason 52 to Support Hillary:
Her Support for green-collar job training
Reason 53 to Support Hillary:
Introduced bill to Better track kids’ products for exposures to toxic materials coming from China.
Reason 54 to support Hillary:
Calls for the government to treat kids as "child citizens" not "minors" under the law. (Since Dec 1999)
Reason 55 to Support Hillary:
Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition
Reason 56 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include poor Eastern Europe nations. (May 2002
Reason 57 to Support Hillary:
"Smartest strategic choice is peace." (Nov 1999)
Reason 58 to Support Hillary:
Calling for a NATO-enforced no-fly zone to end Darfur genocide. (June, 2007
Reason 59 to Support Hillary:
IN the 1970s worked to pass Constitutional Amendment to allow young people aged 18, 19, 20 to vote.
Reason 60 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on allowing lobbyist gifts to Congress
Reason 61 to Support Hillary:
Pledges to support $50B for AIDS relief in US and world
Reason 62 to Support Hillary:
Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record.
Reason 63 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
Reason 64 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
Reason 65 to Support Hillary:
Says, "Torture cannot be American policy, period." (Sep 2007)
Reason 66 to Support Hillary:
She would never say anything as creepy and cult-like as "We are the ones we have been waiting for."
Reason 67 to Support Hillary:
Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record.
Reason 68 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act’s wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
Reason 69 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
Reason 70 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
Reason 71 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on limiting soldiers’ deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
Reason 72 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
Reason 73 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
Reason 74 to Support Hillary:
Voted: No salary increase for Congress until minimum wage increased.
Reason 75 to Support Hillary:
Would accept minimum wage as president. (Jul 2007)
Reason 76 to Support Hillary:
Rated 85% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record.
Reason 77 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on repealing Clinton’s ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
Reason 78 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25.
Reason 79 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing
Reason 80 to Support Hillary:
Admits she made mistake in believing in WMDs in Iraq after being mislead by the Bush Administration.
Reason 81 to Support Hillary:
Reaches out to conservatives but voting record is progressive.
Reason 82 to Support Hillary:
"Karl Rove is obsessed with me because I take Republicans on & beat them." (Aug 2007)
Reason 83 to Support Hillary:
Served as a Staff attorney on Watergate/Nixon impeachment investigation.
Reason 84 to Support Hillary:
1976: Organized Indiana for Carter-Mondale campaign. She knows what it is like to work on a democrat campaign in RED STATES!
Reason 85 to Support Hillary:
Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation.
Reason 86 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Reason 87 to Support Hillary:
Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice.
Reason 88 to Support Hillary:
Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record.
Reason 89 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition.
Reason 90 to Support Hillary:
At Wellesley in 1968, steered college anti-war movement.
Reason 91 to Support Hillary:
Recommended by EMILY’s List of pro-choice women.
Reason 92 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
Reason 93 to Support Hillary:
1980s: Led her church to found the largest daycare in Arkansas.
Reason 94 to Support Hillary:
1978: chaired Legal Services Corp. in President Carter’s Administration - allowing Poor Families access to legal aid
Reason 95 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report to get us out of Iraq in a fast, safe manner.
Reason 96 to Support Hillary:
Voted YES on restoring $565M for states’ and ports’ first responders eliminated by the Bush Administration.
Reason 97 to Support Hillary:
Worked with Evan Bayh, Al Gore, Bill Clinton and others in the 1980s to rejuvenate the Democratic Party from within.
Reason 98 to Support Hillary:
In 1969, she entered law school as "vehicle for social change"
Reason 99 to Support Hillary:
Calls to Increase spending for libraries.
Reason 100 to Support Hillary:
In October, 2006 - called for "Phased redeployment out of Iraq, beginning immediately."
Thank you for posting this!
Thats the prettiest picture I have ever seen of her!