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Clinton appeals to women at 'Moms, Daughters' event
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By DAN TUOHY
New Hampshire Sunday News
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007
MANCHESTER – Little girls wore T-shirts and pins that said, "I can be President."
Their mothers wore expressions that said Hillary Clinton can be the first.
At an event celebrating "Moms and Daughters Making History" yesterday, a thematic blend of Rosie the Riveter and Motherhood and Apple Pie, Clinton sandwiched herself between her mother and daughter and pledged to fight to expand the federal Family Medical Leave Act.
"We give a lot of lip service to family values," she said to an intimate gathering of supporters at the YWCA in Manchester. "We can do a better job of supporting families."
The campaign day featured an additional "Moms and Daughters" rally in Keene, a bread-and-butter feature for the candidate as she appeals to women voters and the Democratic presidential race gets tighter in New Hampshire.
Clinton appeared with her mother, Dorothy Rodham, and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
Her proposal includes a new $3,000 care-giving tax credit to cover long-term care needs, a long-term care insurance tax credit, guaranteed access to sick days and increased support for child care.
Clinton received praise from AnnMarie Morse of Candia, the mother of Michelle Morse, a Plymouth State University student diagnosed with cancer who was told she would lose her insurance by losing full-time student status. Michelle died in 2005. A New Hampshire state law, which took effect a year later, allows full-time college students to take up to 12 months medical leave.
"My motto is never mess with a mom who is passionate about a cause," Morse said at the YW.
Clinton said she would push to make it a federal law. She also called for incentives for businesses to consider telecommuting and flexible hours for working parents. "All of these family issues are really at the heart of who we are as a society," she said.
Barbara Marzelli, a Newbury mother who introduced Clinton, described the importance of the state Children's Health Insurance Program for her son, Joshua, who required open-heart surgeries after he was born.
"When you least expect it, boom, it just hits," said Marzelli. "We could not have done it alone."
The Clinton campaign yesterday announced more than 3,500 women are supporting her in New Hampshire.
If New Hampshire is her campaign's firewall, in the event of a slip in Iowa, women voters in New Hampshire may represent another firewall.
"Women vote," said House Speaker Terie Norelli, a Democrat from Portsmouth serving as Clinton's New Hampshire co-chairwoman. "Women in New Hampshire vote."
Clinton leads Barack Obama 42 percent to 25 percent among women who are likely Democratic primary voters, according to the University of New Hampshire Survey Center's poll from Dec. 13-17. John Edwards had 14 percent and Bill Richardson had 7 percent, with 9 percent undecided and 3 percent for another candidate.
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YOUR COMMENTS
As a republican and strong pro-life voter Hillary would never get my vote. However, I have a daughter and son and we are an inter-racial family. I am proud to see a woman and bi-racial candidate leading the democractic race. While we disagree on how to keep this country great. Hillary and Obama make me proud to be an american and their accomplishments show how far we have come as a country. Whether we republicans win in November or democrats win, we can truly say United States of America without blinking.
- Sarah Nelson, Denver, Colorado
After 8 long dark years of George Walker Bush tearing America apart Im going to vote for Hillary Clinton who can win in November and make things a whole lot better for the poor and middle class.She will get that medical bill passed,she will end the war in Iraq,and most of all she will think about America first.She has a heart,and deeply cares about this country.She will fight to get wonderful things done and cross the isle whenever needed.She will help bring back a sense in the world that we do have friends in Canada,France,Germany,by making an effert to bring all of them together.Its time.America can no longer afford to go it alone,we need our friends.Hillary has the experience,and will not have to learn about what has to be done.She has also proven that should a crisis happen,she will be ready.In an uncertain world,I want that peace of mind knowing we have a solid leader in the White House.Thats why Im voting for Hillary.After 8 years of being in the dark I want so badly to see the light again.Not just for myself,but for my children,and their children.Its the right thing to do America!
- ken levy, alany oregon
Hillary's problem is that she is trying to be everything at once. She would be better to have a moment, where she admits that one thing, anything, is not her strong point. She could then say something like "I am not perfect, but I think I would be a great President". She would look normal and genuine. Too often politicians (to me, Romney, Giuliani, Clinton this year) can't admit that they have any weakness. They puff themselves up as an expert on everything. When they do, they seem foolish at worst and dishonest at best.
- Stephen Boyington, chester
Ed Holdgate of Sandown NH you are very righteous in been anti- abortion and this shows your great value for life.
I will presume your righteousness and value for life is extended to the death penalty and war. (hypocrites!)
- JD Williams, Manchester NH
Clinton has made so many promises it is mind blowing. My guess, considering her record, and her lack of experiance in achieving anything successful, or anything anyone can even recall, it is all hot air. Enough is enough!!
- Patty Tornance, Salem, NH
Speaking from a woman's point of view (per ED's comment) it is disgraceful a "man" would assume to think the playgournds are empty because babies have been aborted. Shame on you! Have you been out in the real world of late? Both parents are working and children are in day care, as Kimberly expresses, and pro-choice is a woman's perogative, not a man's. Once a man can have a baby then I beleive he has a right to make up his mind about how to proceed. Sorry, fellas, if you can give birth some day I will listen to your opinion. Pro choice means pro abortion if that is your choice. Everything else falls under the theme" religion"
- Carol & Harold Fournier, Bow, NH
Ed: Are you kidding me? Nobody is sitting around wishing for more abortions to take place. That's ridiculous! Every pro choice woman I know has chosen NOT to have an abortion in their lives. The playgrounds are empty because moms and das both work 50 hours a week to support the children they chose to have and provide them with the health insurance that costs too much and the groceries that go up each week too. Pro abortion? I think not.
- Kimberly, Bedford, NH
The rarely printed backstory is, of course, that Hillary is pro-abortion. She and her supporting ilk can profess "pro-choice" all they want, but when everything they want, and everything they say, and everything they do promotes taxpayer funded abortion on demand, that's not "pro-choice" at all...that's pro-abortion. Look around people ... the playgrounds and the sledding hills are practically empty nowadays because over 40 million babies have been killed by abortion, the ultimate child abuse. Love them both: Stop Abortion.
- Ed Holdgate, Sandown,NH
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