Hillary Clinton

[Leslie]

Hillary for President
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8n1TFabAT4
The next president will have to turn around our nation and our economy. Today, we Americans face a collection of serious and growing economic challenges that calls for a President willing to make responsible economic problems a key priority. They also should be willing to confront complex problems and devise comprehensive response. Recognizing transportation accounts for seventy percent of United States oil consumption. My video is Hillary Clinton making a speech, discussing about her new plan for becoming more energy efficiency. The ad shows her new idea on strategic energy fund that will put fifty billion dollars to work: with wind and, solar power, plus bio fuels to help us move away our dependence on forum oil. She will get the money from taking the tax subsidies from the oil companies. Watching Hilary’s video ad, I believe in her. We Americans need to step up and make a difference, not wait around just passing the time for the next horrible event to come down to then make us change, "We need a president who can restore our confidence, a president who is ready to confront complex economic problems with comprehensive solutions, a president who will act the first sign of trouble, working with experts to identify the problem with agencies to adapt regulations, with congress to pass necessary legislation; working to prevent crisis rather than just reacting too little too late" (Clinton's “speech on the economy”). Why not start now? Let Hillary lead you and be more aware about how we use energy today. Let’s hear it for Hillary Clinton. Let Hillary’s new ideas change the beginning of the next century.

Hillary is increasing fuel efficiency standards to fifty-five miles per gallon by the year 2030. She would start with retooling the automakers with their production of new vehicles. Growing economic challenges is making everyone think about the future. Plans are to start on a new cap-and-trade those sales one hundred percent of permits alongside investments to move us on a path straight towards energy independence. An Advanced Research Projects Agency is doubling of federal investment in basic energy research. Hillary says, “Setting ambitions targets, the plan would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by eighty percent from 1990 levels by 2050 to avoid the worst of global warming. A cut of foreign oil imports by two-third from 2030 projected levels, more than ten million barrels per day” (Clinton, “Powering American's Future”).

She is planning on using Fifty billion dollar to a Strategic Energy Fund, paid for in fraction by oil companies, to fund investments in alternative energy. We need a President who puts the middle class first. Hillary encourage the green building industry by funding the retrofitting an modernization of twenty million low income homes and take concrete steps to reduce electricity consumption, including enacting strict appliance standards and phrasing out incandescent light bulbs. The Strategic Energy Fund will finance a third of the $ 150 billion ten year’s investment in a new energy future contained in this plan. Clinton’s response, "This Campus is a place that helps people who have struggled to find work in a changing economy. I know that North Carolina has lost a lot of jobs. But I also know that you've worked hard to equip people with the skills needed to try to get jobs" “Remarks on the Economy”. She knows people are fighting to have a decent job so they can afford a nice home. The economy needs help.

Also, Hillary plans to have an aggressive approach to transform our economy towards renewable energy sources, with renewable generating twenty-five percent of electricity by 2025. She is wanting by the year 2030 to have sixty billion gallons of home – grow biofuels available for cars and trucks to use whenever you need it. A family based morality a quote from Lakoff, “All of this requires strength and self-discipline, which are fostered by the constant support of, and attachment to, those who love and care about you” (Clinton, “Metaphor, Morality, and Politics”). We need to start thinking about the future, our children. Pennsylvania loves their new Plug-In school buses. One of the newest things are the Plug in Vehicles, they saves time filling up at gas station. All they have to do is plug their bus into the wall before they leave from work. The buses are fully charged for the next day of work. Technology is improving everyday now they are testing a Plug-In hybrid vehicle, for people’s everyday use. Hillary is extremely excited about the idea of fifty-five miles per gallon in every car by the year 2030. She plans on giving, “Twenty billion dollars of 'Green Vehicles Bonds' to help the all the United States automakers retool their plans to meet the new standards” (Clinton, “Powering American's Future”).

Putting the middle class first, Hillary is a president who has plans on using fifty billion dollars into Strategic Energy Fund. One of her ideas are, “A plan to catalyze a thriving green building industry by investing in green collar jobs and helping to modernize and retrofit twenty million low-income homes to make them more energy efficient” (Clinton, “Powering American's Future”). That is taking concrete steps to reduce electricity consumption. In a speech Hillary mentioned, "Corporate profits, however are at a 40year high. So here we contract very high corporate profits, and the average American Family has lost 1,000 in income in the last seven years". (Clinton's November speech on economic challenges) Why not start now. Let Hillary lead you and be more aware about how we use energy today. Let’s hear it for Hillary Clinton. Let Hillary’s new ideas change the beginning of the next century.




Work Cited

Clinton, Hillary. "Clinton's November 19, 2007, speech on economic challenges" Online Posting 17 Nov. 2007. CNN Politics.com 30 March 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/21/Clinton.trans.economy/

___ "Clinton's remarks on the economy" Online Posting 27, March 2008. The New York Times 30 March 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/us/politics/27text-clinton

___ "Clinton's Speech on the economy" Online Posting 24 March 2008 Politics. 30 March 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/24/us/politics/24text- clinton.html

___ “Powering American’s Future” Online posting 14 Mar. 2008. New Energy, New Jobs. 30 March 2008 http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/energy/

Lakoff, George."Metaphor, Morality, and Politics, or Why Conservatives Have Left Liberals on the Dust" copyright George Lakoff 1995. Nurturant Parent Model (13)

[anewsome1]

This was a good video choice. It's a very important issue today and is critical in the campaign for the candidates because people are getting furious about fuel prices. I feel like almost every day i hear a conversation about gas prices. Gas prices are going up and continuing to rise and its very helpful to know what the candidates have to say about this problem and how they plan to handle it. I think you do a good job covering this video and explaining it in depth. I think it really helps a viewer to understand the purpose behind the video and helps us to better understand Hillary and her views on oil and her plans to fix this problem. In think this video was very insightful.

[Leslie]

To start off with I wasn’t a big Hillary fan but she grabbed my attention with changing gas prices and make vehicles in the years to come with 55 miles to the gallon that just sounded exciting to me. When I was deciding what I should write about I asked around in our class and everyone was either using the same video or somewhat of the same ideas for their paper. I wanted to do something that would interest me because I drive a diesel truck I’m getting tired of paying those ridiculous prices. I have thought about making my own biofuels… yes that would be extremely hard and time consuming but it is something I would like to try

[hconklin]

Your essay narrowed the subject matter to Hillary's approach to helping America become not only eco-aware, but eco-friendly. I had not thought of narrowing the subject matter like this. You presented many facts and thoughts that are necessary for the voter to have and consider before making a decision such as what an impact these changes in fuel usage wil have on the economy in the long range plan. Perhaps Hillary is portraying the moral bookkeeping here - it is our world and we must invest and care for it if we expect to have it benefit us for many more years. She apparently is also fitting into the Moral as empathy title sinxce she wants to help the middle class and wants to appear to the middle class as knowing just what they are experiencing and need.
Your conclusion says that Hillary has a plan and it is for all the people's good. If she can make herself happy while striving to accomplish these goals, the citizens she is fighting for will also benefit - moral as happiness. Hillary fits into many of the metaphors, depending on the video.