Smartest Woman in World Urges Iowans to Caucus on Wrong Day

Smartest Woman in World Urges Iowans to Caucus on Wrong Day

By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive)
Mon, 12/24/2007 - 12:50 ET

Can you imagine the media frenzy if a Republican presidential candidate passed out cards at a campaign event urging attendees to go vote on the wrong day?

Consider the wall-to-wall coverage that would have occurred if President Bush had done this when seeking reelection in 2004.

Well, the supposedly smartest woman in the world, with her supposedly genius husband's assistance, actually did this in Iowa on Saturday.

Didn't hear about it? Color me unsurprised.

As reported by Reuters Monday (emphasis added):

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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may have shot herself in the foot trying to get Iowa voters to pledge support to her -- she is encouraging them to caucus on January 14, 11 days too late.
At a rally featuring her husband, former President Bill Clinton on Saturday, campaign workers asked supporters to sign and mail cards that said "Yes! I'm an Iowan for Hillary" with their contact information as well as other supportive friends.
One small problem. In the upper right-hand corner of the card, it says "I, _____, pledge to support Hillary Clinton at my precinct caucus on January 14, 2008."
Unfortunately, that's 11 days too late.
[...]
The Politico.com, an Internet site that specializes in politics and first reported the mistake, said at Bill Clinton's second event on Saturday the cards had the wrong date crossed out and replaced with the correct date.

How delicious. Once again, just imagine if this gaffe was made by Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, or John McCain. Think this would have gotten more attention?

Maybe more importantly, consider the firestorm this would have set off in 2004 if Bush had made such an error.

I guess this means folks of the Clintons' intellect get a pass when they make bonehead mistakes, huh?

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Sorry to get off topic but

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 12:56 ET by tater

Sorry to get off topic but in that picture it looks like Hil is sucking the life out of Bill.

Do you realize how much it costs to run for office? More than any honest man could afford. -Montgomery Burns

If she looks younger in the

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:00 ET by Chris Norman

LOL. If she looks younger in the next few days, you'll prove your theory. He's probably wishing he had worn gloves. :)

I am soooooo sick of seeing

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 17:43 ET by motherbelt

I am soooooo sick of seeing that stupid look on his face, laughing with his eyes closed and his mouth open!

Sorry tater, but

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 20:47 ET by FastEd

there should be some words that shouldn't be used in the same sentence, when talking about bj clinton. Get the drift??

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V

FastEd... ROFLMAO! That

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 20:50 ET by bigtimer

FastEd...

ROFLMAO!

That was good....chuckle...snicker... chuckle....

Merry Christmas to you and yours...and a Hearty New Year!

They never reported

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 12:58 ET by Chris Norman

They never reported Gore's "misstatements" either. And he had a few doozies. I guess if they don't support the image the media is trying to create, they just aren't newsworthy.

That picture!

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:30 ET by iveseenitall

Look at that picture! Two "geniuses" ! Laurel and Hardy---LOL --But God help us if she's elected.

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

Noel, don't you know

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:03 ET by Gary P Jackson

Noel, don't you know Senator Clinton can NEVER be wrong?

Iowa simply got the dates wrong, and refused to change them, so Mrs. Clinton had to write in Iowa's wrong date, after her team printed the right date on the cards.

Self!

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:09 ET by iveseenitall

SELF, SELF,SELF! That's all these two think about, every waking minute. Just vote for her, nothing else matters.

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

There's only a point or a

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 14:50 ET by Senior Chief

There's only a point or a dot that differentiate between stupid and genius- Hillary is a prototype of a new category: stupingius!

Ugly reminder

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:12 ET by KC Mulville

They'll just find someone to blame it on. They never take responsibility. They want the credit, but they don't want the responsibility. They diddled while Osama burned. We can't afford that self-indulgent irresponsibility anymore.

I say Potato, you say ....

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:16 ET by ThisnThat

ex Vice President Quayle still ranks as America’s favorite dumb politician because of what happened in Trenton on June 15, 1992. -- that's the day he miss-spelled potato. Less than five months after the incident, Quayle and President Bush were voted out of office, replaced by Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Ever since, the ex VP has been a straight-faced political joke.

I realize now how serious this was. Wonder if the WaPo is going to make as big as deal of Clinton's gaffe as they did the Potato case?

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And you know what, TnT?

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 17:13 ET by motherbelt

And you know what, TnT? Dan Quayle spelled it wrong because he read it off the card the school had given him!!!

AND

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 20:49 ET by FastEd

MOST of the press corps had to head for a dictionary to check themselves.

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V

BUT

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 21:07 ET by ThisnThat

it sure fit their template, didn't it? Months and months of bashing, enough so that it actually influenced a presidential election (Clinton didn't win a majority). An objective, unbiased press corps would do the same with Clinton's mis-labeled date, I would think.... NOT.

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Yeah but...

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:28 ET by Clear thinker

Ah, the perfect excuse. If she loses Iowa she has a ready made excuse.

Rush Limbaugh stated that of the top 5 Republicans running for the presidency, only one was a true conservative. http://www.fred08.com/

Someone has to say

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:32 ET by Right2thePoint

Someone has to say it!

Rove you magnificant bastard!

LOL

}}---> 2thePoint

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:52 ET by Cool Arrow

But are you still master of your domain?

I ♣ My Seal

All your printers are owned

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 13:35 ET by Right2thePoint

All your printers are owned by us!

Now I beleive there's a

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 14:43 ET by Senior Chief

Now I beleive there's a conspiracy going on in the Clinton camp...Someone there doesn't want her to be the next president of the United States...I have my theroies, but for now, hey why not blame GWB and the Global warming. I'm pretty sure and safe to say that democracks and leftoids will agree with me!

And his name is.......

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 15:26 ET by PawpawN

BILL CLINTON-he does not want her to be President. Dang that legacy then!!

(Tongue in cheek,

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 15:23 ET by zhombre

(Tongue in cheek, suppressing a smile) Those cards were printed up and disseminated without her knowledge or approval. The staffer responsible has apologized and resigned. Senator Clinton does not condone giving out misinformation. It would be unfair to use this incident to reflect upon the Senator personally or imply she is disorganized or can't read a calendar and such baseless assertions really reflect the bias in society against any women seeking positions of authority.

z

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 15:29 ET by Blonde

That about says it all.

BTW....did you lift that from the Clinton for Prez website?

Just asking.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

First, the cattle futures...

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 15:33 ET by ThisnThat

Next, the billing records showing up in the White House living quarters.

Now this, the "mis-printed" (yeah right) dates.

Hillary: “My greeting cards were well-intentioned and principled, motivated by deep religious faith and a passionate sense of caring. This so-called Card-gate is overblown. If the Government would allow more campaign funds to be delivered, we could employ more people to double-check these simple errors, and not embarrass the American public with trivial matters. It's important to get on with the people's business and put all of this behind us. We have to clean up the world and make them like us again, and we can't do that if all you're focused on is these little typographical mistakes.”

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If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

Thank you Diebold Printing

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 15:28 ET by Jack Bauer

Thank you Diebold Printing Inc.

Check out my exclusive edit of BBC News America's interview with Mrs Clinton: It's news to me!

This is indeed quite

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 17:21 ET by wiwf

This is indeed quite delicious!

The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy

Think about it...

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 20:33 ET by Tom1969ca

Actually, wouldn't Hillary supporters missing caucus day and not voting be a good thing...? :)

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The difference between liberals and conservatives is that conservatives believe liberals are wrong, while liberals believe conservatives are evil.

Hi Tom, Yeah it would

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 20:36 ET by bigtimer

Hi Tom,

Yeah it would be...but she would have her trial lawyers at the ready to file a law-suit against anybody but her...even try to blame it as a right wing conspiracy plan...lol!

Of course this is total

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 20:34 ET by bigtimer

Of course this is total hypocrisy...

If anyone running on the republican side it would of been magnetized, replayed, had numerous talking heads saying how dumb this leader would be to run this country let alone defend National Security...you would never hear the end of it...

But you have the two leading leftist cartoon characters of the world doing this...and it is ...I See Nothing!.... by the msm, I wouldn't of known about this if not here.

I am so looking forward to this couples defeat I can't describe it...

A major celebration in Big Sky Country though!

Noooooooooo!!!!

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 21:34 ET by nkviking75

Please, God, this Iowan can hardly wait till Jan. 4 when those clowns are out of here. I can't hold out until the 14th!

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

It's too bad this isn't a

Mon, 12/24/2007 - 22:44 ET by MikeB

It's too bad this isn't a week-end caption photo.

Let's see: red face, eyes squinched shut, mouth open, waving right hand, Hillary with a possum grin - the obvious caption would be "D*mn, Hillary! Warn a guy before you squeeze on off next time. My mouth was open and everything!"

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