Q. How can you tell that Hillary is blowing her African tour?
A. When even supporters like Tina Brown says she needs to get back home ASAP . . . and hit the gym.
The Daily Beast head made her candid comments on today's Morning Joe. Mika Brzezinski made a spirited defense of Hillary, claiming her latest gaffe—putting Florida 2000 in the same boat as Nigeria's notoriously rigged elections—was no big deal. But Scarborough, Buchanan and Barnicle all said it was past time for Hillary to return. And Brown put in the unkindest cut of all . . .
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JOE SCARBOROUGH: Tina Brown, what's wrong with my former, ex-girlfriend Hillary Clinton?A bit later, Brown returned to her notion that Hillary had encountered a . . . weighty problem.
TINA BROWN: What's wrong with Hillary is one week too long on this African hellish tour that she's on. Think of it from the human point of view: she is in her second week. She's hot. She is feeling fat. She had this horrible business where she suddenly lost it a bit over the whole Bill thing. Frankly, I want to get her home now. I want to get her home. Otherwise, by the time she hits Liberia, she's going to be saying: "what can I tell you? We had an idiot for the president!" She's letting it hang out.
SCARBOROUGH: Take the microphone away, get her on a -- maybe Bill ought to leave Vegas --
BROWN: I agree with that. She ought to get back to the gym!
BRZEZINSKI: Did she just say that? Tina?
SCARBOROUGH: I didn't say that. I'm suggesting that Bill Clinton get on a plane, on another mission of mercy, fly to Africa, get his wife, bring her home now!
Can you imagine the cries of feminist outrage if a conservative commentator, particularly one of the male persuasion, had made a similar suggestion?
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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What a huge mistake the
August 13, 2009 - 07:18 ET by MidAmericaWhat a huge mistake the 'smartest woman in America' made when she signed on to join obama's Manson Family. She is Secretary of State only in her mind. Real power in obama's government is behind the scenes. Hillary miscalculated. We all did. Not too many thought obama could implode as fast as he has. If it wasn't for the media being part of team obama he would be completely finished by now. Had hillary stayed in the senate she could have retained her political power. With the absence of ted kennedy and the ghastly performances of pelosi/reid, hillary could have been the new de-facto leader of the senate and in a good position for 2012.
just wondering
August 13, 2009 - 08:11 ET by mom_roxHillary no doubt realized that the Sec. of State club is a more exclusive list than 'just' being a Senator. (even though these are sentator-for-life positions)
MA, your comment about Ted Kennedy triggered this thought. I wonder how this Health Care plan would have played out if Hillary were still in the Senate. With Kennedy absent, Hillary might have been the lead Senator in this. Hmm, had a HillaryCare plan passed, would Obama's ego allow him to share the limelight?
~~save your tea, dump congress~~
Nice tag, mom!
August 13, 2009 - 08:12 ET by BlondeI hope he fails, too.
thanks, Blonde
August 14, 2009 - 21:53 ET by mom_roxI came up with it when I saw all the tea being dumped at the Apr.15 tea parties. I just thought it was a such waste, and I don't even drink tea. just java for me.
~~save your tea, dump congress~~
mom_rox-
August 13, 2009 - 13:41 ET by MidAmericamom_rox- .....had a HillaryCare plan passed, would Obama's ego allow him to share the limelight?
My guess would be.... no. Obama doesn't always play well with others.
Hillary's lack of Judgement is only making her another Democrat.
August 13, 2009 - 07:30 ET by acaiguanaPeople are not commenting on this, but a simple question and bad translation caused her to go off on a student.
Wow, how she must get along with our enemies.
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
go off on a student
August 13, 2009 - 07:58 ET by SickofLibsAnd a non-English speaking one at that!
It's obvious the only gym
August 13, 2009 - 08:04 ET by SickofLibsIt's obvious the only gym Clinton has ever seen the inside of had a basketball hoop at either end.
Boo, Hoo!
August 13, 2009 - 08:34 ET by northoneI'm finding it difficult to drum up much sympathy for poor Hillary. She knew what what she was getting into when she signed with the devil to become Secretary of State. The fact that she's angry, bitter, and "feeling fat" is too damn bad. She has a job to do - do it!
More Understanding, Please
August 13, 2009 - 08:54 ET by northoneWe need to take a moment and think about what poor Hillary is going through. Her husband grabs world headlines by bringing home two captive journalists. While she's shaking her booty in Africa attempting a cultural dance, her husband in is Las Vegas celebrating his birthday with "friends". An innocent student who isn't enlightened on the role of modern western women offends her feminist ideals and sets her off. She can't do a thing with her hair in that heat and humidity. Water-retention has caused severe bloating. She sees her former colleagues in the senate in meltdown and disintegrating in the polls. Her boss, The One, is also taking a beating in the polls and hearing talk of a one-term presidency. And she's in Africa in what has become a shadow job - no power, no influence, no prestige. She's stuck! Poor thing - my heart bleeds. It's called Karma, Hillary. Get used to it!
I hear a lot of apologists for Hillary, on every channel.
August 13, 2009 - 08:57 ET by acaiguanaCan you imagine Kissinger, Rice, Eagleburger, or God help us, Albright doing this?
I thought not.
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Whatever chance Hillary had
August 13, 2009 - 09:04 ET by Gat New YorkWhatever chance Hillary had to resign in 2010 and run against Obama in 2012 may have been ended with that and her prior comments.
It's not water-retention, it's bullsh*t retention
August 13, 2009 - 10:48 ET by SickofLibsIt's not water-retention, it's bullsh*t retention
As I look down at what
August 13, 2009 - 09:11 ET by nwahsAs I look down at what once was empty space, I'm not joking about
anybody's weight. Lets see what the old Omron pedometer says... hmm..
5.
Walk walk walk ..waddle...walk
I am the mob. Don't tread on me.
Joe's show is really going down hill fast.
August 13, 2009 - 09:13 ET by JTPI don't care much about Hillary or what the clowns on this show say about her. But Joe's show is made up of the same elitist snobs almost every morning saying the same things. I get the feeling that because the camera is pointed at them that their opinion on whatever the subject of the minute is the most important thing being said that day. I keep checking in to see if anything changes but it has become so stale it is not worth it any longer.
"Live for yourself...there's no one else more worth living for.
Begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"- Rush--Anthem
Are you implying that 12 hours a
August 13, 2009 - 11:14 ET by SickofLibsAre you implying that 12 hours a week of Barnicle is somehow overdoing it?
12 minutes is over doing it.
August 13, 2009 - 12:27 ET by JTPAlong with others as well.
"Live for yourself...there's no one else more worth living for.
Begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"- Rush--Anthem
This event makes me laugh
August 13, 2009 - 09:17 ET by celatorThis event makes me laugh out loud every time I think of it. Look the the photo of Mzz Hillary. Looks like she's ready to get up and punch out the student who asked the question.
The smartest person in the known universe has been watching too many Robert DeNiro movies. Remember these lines from DeNiro's role as Travis Bickle in Taxi:
"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here."
Travis Bickle plays the Secretary of State.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
August 13, 2009 - 09:23 ET by jessieHMaybe she's pregnant. With obama's brothers child. I wonder if she will abort. Naw, she's just fat.
lil'wide in da beam?
August 13, 2009 - 09:39 ET by foolnomorethose pant suits keep a lot of "sail makers" busy letting the seams, in those lofts every day ...mmmmm
Hee hee
August 13, 2009 - 09:45 ET by BlondeToo true!
I hope he fails, too.
Yeah there may have been
August 13, 2009 - 10:39 ET by ConservativeMissourianYeah there may have been feminist outrage if a conservative commentator made a similar suggestion, but Hilary knew what she was getting herself into when she signed up for the role. She also knew the possibility that she may get lost in her husband's shadow every once in a while, so there is no excuse for her outrage.
Re Fat
August 13, 2009 - 10:44 ET by slickwillie2001I don't think she's any heavier than usual, she is just slouching down in these shots making her lower half more difficult to keep out of the shot. In our country the liberal media generally provides more flattering shots of her by keeping out the lower half. When she is sitting she generally prefers a desk of some kind to offer screening.
PS I wouldn't want to be that translator, if he/she is a US government employee.
translator is fish food
August 13, 2009 - 11:08 ET by foolnomorejust another ride in da "park" "no-?"
It's not that it's going
August 13, 2009 - 11:43 ET by mattmIt's not that it's going bad, it's that it's a worthless waste of time in the first place. She has been sent out of the country to be kept out of the healthcare campaign because the administration knows she's poison.
ChickaBOOMer: Congo Line
August 13, 2009 - 18:01 ET by StewartIIIChickaBOOMer: Congo Line
http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2009/08/hillary-had-no-complaints-about-siamese.html