In the 1992 blockbuster movie "A League of Their Own," coach Jimmy Dugan, played by Tom Hanks, marvelously shouted at one of his weeping female players, "There's no crying in baseball!"
Sadly, on Monday morning, Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D-NY), followed by her husband and former President Bill Clinton Tuesday evening, put crying in politics.
And the press ate it up.
In fact, by Tuesday night, there were a total of 74 nationally televised media reports concerning Hillary's weepy moment (un-audited LexisNexis count), with CNN leading the way with 28, Fox News with fifteen, MSNBC and ABC News tied at eleven, NBC News with seven, and CBS News with two (all also un-audited).
Here's one of the first reports concerning the matter from the 3PM EST installment of "CNN Newsroom" Monday:
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Suzanne Malveaux -- a very emotional Hillary Clinton, Suzanne. It looks like politics are just getting a little more personal.
[...]
SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: We also heard from Senator Hillary Clinton earlier today, when she was asked a question at a rally, how does this affect her? How does she actually get through this? And here's how she responded.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D-NY), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards.
(APPLAUSE)
CLINTON: You know, this is very personal for me. It's not just political. It's not just public. I see what's happening. We have to reverse it.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MALVEAUX: So, Kyra, a rare moment where we see Senator Hillary Clinton quite emotional when she was addressing that woman's question.
By Tuesday evening, after Hillary's surprising victory in New Hampshire, the press continued focusing on the junior senator's crying game, and pointed at it as an important moment in her campaign. Here's what the folks at CNN had to say during "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" Tuesday:
GLORIA BORGER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: Yes, I think -- I think there might be.
I think, Lou, we cannot understate -- or overstate, I should say, what a huge, huge win this is for Hillary Clinton tonight. The polls had it wrong because voters changed, it seems to me, at the last minute. Hillary Clinton retooled her campaign a little bit, started getting out of the bubble, started actually talking to voters, answering all their questions, had an emotional moment, humanized herself.
Her performance, plus...
LOU DOBBS, CNN ANCHOR: The tears worked?
BORGER: I -- I don't know. We will see. All we know is that -- that -- that she did a lot better with women in New Hampshire than she did in Iowa.
With that in mind, are there a couple of truly disturbing double standards being employed by the media here concerning this issue, the first being whether a man crying at a campaign stop would be so universally accepted, and the second being whether a Republican woman showing such emotions would be similarly so?
Think about it. Imagine if when asked about the rigors of the campaign, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) got all choked up. Would this have been presented by media as a sign of strength, or of weakness?
On the flipside, if Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in this race, and did a Clinton, would media have fawned over her crocodile tears?
After all, Hillary wasn't crying about a poverty-stricken home in New Hampshire she had visited, or a trip to a military hospital where she saw the horrors of war firsthand.
She was crying about herself, and how she was being treated by other candidates and the media, which is a far cry from showing emotion for somebody else's pain, torment, or loss.
In fact, if you really analyze what transpired in that New Hampshire diner Monday morning, Hillary was crying because she was suddenly losing.
Is that a demonstration of character or a lack thereof?
Sadly, most media members didn't consider this. As a result, this incident, and how the press reported it, has established conceivably a very disturbing precedent, for it is indeed now possible for there to be crying in politics, but maybe only for one gender and one party.
Isn't that special?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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No Shame
January 10, 2008 - 11:19 ET by River CityThe Clintons have no shame. There is no sewer slimy enough for them to crawl in to win an election.
For the American voters who fell for this sham, shame on them. They should feel conned, because they were. The dirty trick vault has been unlocked.
"We are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Hillary Clinton, 6-28-04 San Francisco
The Clintons have no
January 10, 2008 - 12:19 ET by motherbeltThe Clintons have no shame.
That says it all.
Remember
January 10, 2008 - 11:19 ET by Prester JohnThe most important thing to the MSM and the chattering class is how the women of America react to this show of tears and how they will flock to HRC.
The fact that our enemies are watching this and will take this episode into account in their interaction with the U.S. should (shudder) HRC become the CINC is not worthy of attention or comment.
Lord have mercy on us.
Our Enemies are Watching
January 10, 2008 - 11:25 ET by River CityMy husband's only comment when he saw this mess on TV was about how our enemies were perceiving it. If she can't handle the rigors of a campaign how can she deal with day-to-day battles between nations and foreign policy? Any sign of weakness is bad for us. She just handed them the gun to shoot us with.
"We are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Hillary Clinton, 6-28-04 San Francisco
...the women of America
January 10, 2008 - 12:22 ET by motherbelt...the women of America react to this show of tears and how they will flock to HRC.
Rush may have had a point: it was effective, but this is not something she can do repeatedly. If she does, she risks being seen as not tough enough to be President. It has to be played very carefully. And each time she does it, it will be questioned, which also is not good for her.
Dude !.....no Tears
January 10, 2008 - 11:23 ET by JayTeeSorry, bad reporting...there were Zero Tears in this incident.
It was Emotional, that was it. Crying is inaccurate. We have yet to see the tears.
Terrorists
January 10, 2008 - 11:29 ET by iveseenitallHillary is crying; the terrorist are laughing and rubbing their hands in expectation of another Clinton presidency.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Their watching
January 10, 2008 - 11:40 ET by planetrepublicanWell you can bet they are watching all this, waiting until the real grown up, GW Bush leaves the White House. I think we are in trouble...am I alone?
OBL
January 10, 2008 - 12:32 ET by JerOBL laughing? Because George "Not Exactly Captain Ahab" Bush will no longer be in charge of the pursuit? Right.
Jer
In charge?
January 10, 2008 - 12:56 ET by AgnosticWho will be in charge?
What they say now:
"I think the reports that you provide to us really require the willing suspension of disbelief." -- Hillary Clinton
"The stay-the-course strategy by Gen. Petraeus and the president to leave all troops in Iraq has been rejected by the American people." -- Rep Nancy Pelosi
"President Bush's war strategy is failing and the top military commander in Iraq is 'dead flat wrong' for warning against major changes... The fact of the matter is that American lives remain in jeopardy and... if every single jihadi in the world was killed tomorrow, we'd still have a major, major war on our hands [in Iraq]." & "There is a big disconnect between the truth of the matter and the reality. I mean, the truth of the matter is that... the administration's policy and the surge are a failure." -- Joe Biden
"We should not be fooled into this tactical success debate... There is no military solution," -- John Kerry (an arguable statement but coming from a man who ran on a platform that displayed his military 'credentials'; tsk tsk)
"We cannot take any of this administration's assertions about Iraq at face value anymore. The fact remains, gentlemen, that the administration has sent you here today to convince the members of these two committees and the Congress that victory is at hand. With all due respect to you, I must say: I don't buy it." -- Rep Tom Lantos
"(The) idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong." -- Howard Dean
What they said then:
"The Israelis know that if the Iraqi or Iranian army came across the Jordan River, I would personally grab a rifle, get in a ditch and fight and die." -- Bill Clinton (that will show them)
He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983. ~ Sandy Berger
Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies. ~ Madeline Albright
In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. ~ Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power. ~ Al Gore
Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process. ~ Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Exactly. When I finally saw
January 10, 2008 - 11:29 ET by balboaExactly. When I finally saw video of this, I thought, "That's it? That's what everyone has been making a fuss about?"
The media and blogosphere made a mountain out of a molehill.
Balboa -actual tears don't matter
January 10, 2008 - 11:57 ET by Dee BunkYou can tell if someone is about to cry without them. I'm not sure what bothers you about the media attention. We are disgusted that they are giving her flattering attention because of it. Is that what bothers you also?
Well, yeah, to some extent,
January 10, 2008 - 12:08 ET by balboaWell, yeah, to some extent, but just as much the negative reaction. I just expected a lot more weepy performance from the way everyone reacted.
I agree, bal...they treated
January 10, 2008 - 12:27 ET by motherbeltI agree, bal...the media treated this little cracking of her voice as if she had broken ground on the campaign trail where no one had ever trod before. And that's why the blogosphere exploded with analysis of it.
It was the CONTRAST
January 10, 2008 - 12:29 ET by JayTeeThe Real Hillary, contrasted with the "emotional" Hillary. It was like a NEW candidate showed up on the Campaign Trail.
It was like as if Bill did 18 year old triplets.......
Hillary's thinking:
January 10, 2008 - 11:28 ET by c5then"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to!"
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
Crying
January 10, 2008 - 11:47 ET by iveseenitallIf we are going to put crying back in politics, how about crying for our soldiers or at least for something more important than losing an election and not realizing your life-long ambition. Me, Me, Me--is that what we want to lead our nation?
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Achy breaky heart...
January 10, 2008 - 11:38 ET by planetrepublican"Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart...".
crying
January 10, 2008 - 11:42 ET by candanceHa ha ha ha no crying in baseball. One of the best lines in a movie from that decade.
I guess Obama can literally call her a sore loser crybaby cause that's all this boiled down to. I know Obama would be a bad prez and if he gets the nod would be hard to beat for us, but still a tiny part of me almost wants him to get the nod just to smear it in Hilary's face.
Hillary is a narcissist.
January 10, 2008 - 11:46 ET by stratmanHillary is a narcissist. She will cry at perceived or real slights/losses for herself. She does not, however, cry without difficulty at the loss of another human being unless it is something that will affect her personally, especially if the camera is turned on.
Hillary complains about being viewed as a second class citizen by misogynistic media/politicians/citizens but has absolutely no problem playing the sexism card when it favors her. It is a double standard that the media gladly promoted for her Royal Thighness. I guess you don't get that big of a backside unless you can have your cake AND eat it too.
On the subject of politicians crying, Edmund Muskie cried in New Hampshire during the 1972 primaries and was resoundingly beaten thereafter. The public did not want a cry baby for a president then. What the h*ll happened since then to our populace? Are we all a bunch of emoters, the "me" generation more concerned about feelings than actions? Islamofascists and others desiring harm to the USA could not give one whittle of spit (are you listening Chrissy Matthews?) about our feelings unless it is pain, anguish and surrender. I'd normally say "buck up Hillary" but she really should just back out, as in the race.
I do think that if BO had been the first to shed a tear he would have been treated quite favorably as well as long as it was not brazenly selfish, as Hillary's certainly bordered on. Democrats seem to enjoy a good cry for no good reason.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Before the next teardrop
January 10, 2008 - 12:07 ET by bigtimerBefore the next teardrop falls...she will be crying a river with time, she can only cheat so much and so long, there is a battle royal going on within the leftist party and the long knives are out with half of them going after the Clintoons and the strangle-hold they have had on others in the party for years using various means...well now that the press is free, free at last to go after the Clintoons to a point, which as been delicious to watch for me...the dems know the exact cheating these two have done for years with their forces....like I said I can't wait for the real tears from her because as she tries not to stomp her feet when making her concession speech...only problem is with Hillary it will be a dried up river because she has zilch for real compassion for anyone else, she will shed nada for any tears, unless they are red-hot tears of anger....then she may fill an ocean...lol!
Since I been running for Prez
January 10, 2008 - 13:16 ET by lotrOh
Workin' from seven to eleven every night
really makes life a drag
I don't think that's right
I've really been the best, the best of fools
I did what I could, yeah
'Cause I love NY, baby, how I love NY, darlin'
How I love NY, baby, mama, love, little girl, little girl
But, baby, since I've been running for Prez, yeah
I'm about to lose-a my worried mind, aw, yeah
The Right Wing Conspiracy tryin' to tell you that I didn't mean you no good
I've been tryin', Lord, let me tell ya
Let me tell ya, I really did the best I could
I've been, I've been workin' from seven a-to eleven every night
I said, it kind of makes your life a drag, drag, drag, drag
Lord, yeah, that ain't right, now, now
Since I've been running for Prez, yeah
I'm about to lose my worried mind, yeah
Watch out
I said, I've been cryin', yeah
Whoa, my tears, they fell like rain
Don'tcha hear them, don'tcha hear them fallin'
Don'tcha hear them, don'tcha hear them fallin'
One of the best.
January 10, 2008 - 13:58 ET by mattmOne of the best.
Thanks for getting the led
January 10, 2008 - 14:54 ET by lotrThanks for getting the led out....
You know, the campaign
January 10, 2008 - 13:17 ET by cleverpigYou know, the campaign trail probably is hard. Really hard. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if every candidate who has gone the long haul doing this stuff has cried about it at some point, man and woman, democrat and republican.
Hilary got emotional in public. Maybe it was a ploy for sympathy, maybe it was a big mistake. The fact is that it has been analyzed as both. Some people think she opened up, some people think she made a bid for sympathy. I think it's hard to conclude whether this has been good or bad for her based on those twin takes on the moment.
And I think Mr. Sheppard should slow down before declaring a double standard because he imagines that similar emotionality wouldn't be tolerated in other candidates. Maybe we'll find out some day. Maybe a man will cry in public (our views on public displays of emotion have changed a lot since the last time), maybe the republicans will field a woman at some point. In the meantime, if you all don't like the level of media coverage this event has generated, then straighten out your panties and calm down. It is exactly this kind of outraged reaction that fuels the media interest in Hilary's tearless cry.
Republican men have cried
January 10, 2008 - 13:23 ET by balboaRepublican men have cried in public before, most notably Bush 41 when Jeb stepped down. I don't think we've seen it from a presidential candidate on the right.
As a candidate in a
January 10, 2008 - 14:01 ET by mattmAs a candidate in a campaign for a calculated effect...that's the key.
The question to be asked is
January 10, 2008 - 15:00 ET by stratmanThe question to be asked is the genuineness of the behaviour in light of personal loss and/or gain.
Bush shedding a tear for his brother resulted in no expected personal gain and did not involve a personal loss.
Edmund Muskie crying in 1972 in New Hampshire during the primaries was in response to personal attacks on him/his family.
Hillary's near-tear was based on fear of losing personal gain - power. It was pure narcissism mixed with delusions of grandeur.
I would also not put it past the Clinton Machine advisors to have discussed she shed a tear, or almost shed a tear, as beneficial to her campaign.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
I would also not put it
January 10, 2008 - 15:20 ET by balboaI would also not put it past the Clinton Machine advisors to have
discussed she shed a tear, or almost shed a tear, as beneficial to her
campaign.
I wouldn't put it past ANY campaing machine, regardless of political affiliation. When I watched it, it was so subtle, almost like she surprised herself with just how much emotion welled up, but then she went to the "America!" rhetoric to rally behind that emotion, getting her footing back.
That's got to be it,
January 10, 2008 - 15:42 ET by JerThat's got to be it, strat...the Omnipotent Clintonian Juggernaut, most likely as a result of overnight flash polling, had determined optimum imagery: a slight welling up of the eyes [Oh, the humanity!] but not an actual tear [conveying excessive feminine softness], accompanied by an almost imperceptible 'catch' in the throat, followed by measured, meaningful, sympathy-inducing phrases...earnest, but with just a hint of vulnerability. And Hillary is thusly programmed by the OCJ...and she nails it! What a woman. What a machine. What nonsense.
Jer
Do you not think that
January 10, 2008 - 16:23 ET by stratmanDo you not think that Hillary's advisors have not discussed ways of softening her image, both visually, aurally and perceptively, to make her more appealing?
What better way to counteract the pervasive belief that Hillary is an Ice Queen, especially at the "eleventh hour" of the New Hamshire primary, than her dog and pony show complete with emotional swell?
The internal discussion did not have to be any more than a floating of the idea that a tear might help, even said in half-jest, while discussing a variety of ways to get her elected. I believe Hillary will resort to ever escalating pejorative tactics if her candidacy falters. She is the embodiment of the saying "All's fair in love and war", with politics being 'war' in this case.
I also do not put it past any political candidates to advise certain behaviours or words to get their client elected. I just don't think any of the other candidates would float tears as a method... except for Silk Pony's cancer stricken wife. That could create a large sympathetic bump to Edward's campaign, except Hillary beat him to it and now it would look trite.
As I have said, Hillary is a narcissist and the emotion was for herself, a reaction to the idea that she will not attain the power she has counted on for so many alduterous affaired-filled years with Bill. Most any woman would have dumped that philanderer after leaving the White House, if not years before, except for the fact she lusted after power. Or is the reason she stayed with Bill because she is insecure? Either way, her lack of moral character or altered sense of self leads me to conclude I would not want that person as my President.
The Presidency is not the time to be finding one's "voice" nor working out one's personal issues.
If you believe otherwise, so be it. I doubt I'll change your mind.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
strat...
January 10, 2008 - 16:27 ET by Clear thinkerCan't they get one of those cheap Halo thingys at a costume shop?
Rush Limbaugh stated that of the top 5 Republicans running for the presidency, only one was a true conservative. http://www.fred08.com/
Don't get me wrong, strat...
January 10, 2008 - 17:05 ET by JerDon't get me wrong, strat...I think Bill and Hillary are both pathologically self-absorbed, and the Clinton campaign is essentially "narcissism on parade". I would be overjoyed if "they" dropped out of the race.
But, I also believe the whole "Clinton Machine" deal is a little overstated and overrated.
Jer
Jer... Just my two cents
January 10, 2008 - 17:13 ET by bigtimerJer...
Just my two cents here....
But, I also believe the whole "Clinton Machine" deal is a little overstated and overrated.
It may be now....it hasn't been in the past.
I just heard Obama brought in 8 million this month...Hill 3 million....that says a lot...which makes me ROFL!
Poor Shrillary...she will be crying now...time to frisk the Communist Chinese again.
Bigtimer: The ChiCom
January 10, 2008 - 17:36 ET by stratmanBigtimer:
The ChiCom remark is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh. :-)
Jer:
I had to run an errand and while out thought more about what you said. I can not be sure that Hillary was not genuine in her emotion. It may very well have been honest and selfless in origin.
The problem I have is that Hillary has cultivated a personna through words and deeds that belie standard operating procedure for most citizens. The actual known as well as anecdotal wealth of data concerning her behaviour and thoughts is well documented and consistently incongruous.
In essence, she is like the boy that cried wolf too many times and now few believe him. She is reaping what she has sown, both good and bad.
I obviously have concentrated on the bad. I will admit my bias and attempt to use lesser powered rose colored glasses when evaluating this "softer" side of Hillary. As such, I will discontinue further conversation on her motivation and genuineness of her New Hampshire pre-primary behaviour.
I think another point lost in all this dialogue is the fact that Hillary was consistenly polling to win New Hamshire in the preceeding weeks. The surprise should have been how close it turned out to be, not that BO didn't win.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Who is Hillary, really?
January 10, 2008 - 13:17 ET by QueenMumAn excellent editorial commentary from the Chicago Tribune, of all places.
Power to the people!
Hi Queen....Excellent
January 10, 2008 - 13:26 ET by bigtimerHi Queen....
Excellent indeed.
I enjoyed the line Chapman wrote regarding her here....
...more likely, she's just found a new way to disguise her essential self....
Bingo!
bt my fave was the sentence
January 10, 2008 - 14:30 ET by motherbeltbt my fave was the sentence just before yours:
Sixty years old, with all that massive experience in the work of
transforming the nation, and she's just now finding her voice?
In the speech about finding her voice, she gave it away by saying, "I have listened to you, and I found my voice."
In other words, "I now know what you want me to do (cry, emote) and I intend to do it."
Hi mb... It is not going
January 10, 2008 - 14:41 ET by bigtimerHi mb...
It is not going to work for her though.
In her case once is enough... twice will be over-doing it.
She's caught in her own trap...again....
ROFL!
I too found it rather
January 10, 2008 - 15:33 ET by stratmanI too found it rather odd, actually amazing, that a 60 year old woman has just "found her voice".
The inanity of a politician just finding out about herself now, particularly in the middle of a presidential candidacy run, is not only transparently pandering, it is also troubling in its "audacity" to bamboozle people.
If taken as genuine, Hillary should be marginalized and derided for attempting to become president without knowing who the hell she is in the first place. Being POTUS is not the place to "find" yourself - but it does connect well with all the confused baby-boomers that lived that phrase as told to them by charlatans like Dr. Wayne Dwyer.
What Hillary "found" was a new improved manipulative sound-bite.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
I found it odd
January 10, 2008 - 15:44 ET by doug1950I watched the video of her "significant emotional event" several times and found the placement of the sob and broken voice in a very odd place in the course of the discussion. Considering the question that was asked, then her response did not seem to fit. I think she had rehearshed this little drama and was waiting for some place or opportunity to work it in. The emotional "break", for lack of an adequate word here was disjointed and made no sense to the question that was asked. I am saddened that our election process has degenerated into cheap theatrics (on both sides) and is being manipulated and manuevered by political hacks and advisors on how to dupe or fool the electorate. This has always been the danger of voting through emotions, as it is subject to change just from a drop in the barometer or a song on the radio (hence campaign theme songs). This sux!
Agree. At least we can
January 10, 2008 - 15:48 ET by stratmanAgree.
At least we can take a scintilla of comfort in the fact that the woman that asked Hillary the question ended up voting for BO.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
remember...Hussein is from Illinois...home of corrupt politics
January 10, 2008 - 15:16 ET by JayTeeObama ran for Senator in Illinois, because the Career path for Illinois Governors is Governor, then Jail.
I think at one time Illinois had two Ex-governors in Jail at the same Time.
Chicago Dems are as crooked as they come, dead people voting was invented there.
the coverage is odd
January 10, 2008 - 13:40 ET by jondelwicheI distinctly remember, about 3 years
ago, that Nancy Pelosi started tearing on
Meet the Press when facing some
tough questions on the Iraq war from Russert.
I waited to see the media response and it
was absolute silence.
I was always curious about Russert's take on that
moment, but I've never seen it discussed.
Then this happens and it is wall to wall?
Our media is so odd.....
MSM needs to write more descriptive of Hillary..
January 10, 2008 - 15:00 ET by JayTeeSuggestions for MSM...
Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up, and her tears glistened like a nose hair right after a sneeze.
Breaking: Hillary has died
January 10, 2008 - 18:14 ET by mastersofdeceitSir Edmund.
mod... Darn.
January 10, 2008 - 18:17 ET by bigtimermod...
Darn.
Did I get ya? : ) Long time
January 10, 2008 - 18:19 ET by mastersofdeceitDid I get ya? : )
Long time no see bt.
Hey mod... Yeah you got
January 10, 2008 - 18:24 ET by bigtimerHey mod...
Yeah you got me there....lol.
Glad we caught each other here for once...we seem to hit and miss a lot.
My monitor went bad had to wait to get to city to get one yesterday so I have been gone for awhile, naturally this happened the morning of the Iowa caucus...through the NH votes...lol, with debates in between naturally, plus the comdy routine by the Clintoons and the regular BS from the msm.
Hope all is well with you and yours and you have a wonderful New Year.
Disgusting
January 11, 2008 - 01:47 ET by LorraineOne of my coworkers just had Lasik and was putting in eyedrops while several of us were talking. That led to jokes about crying over our project so naturally I said "She's pulling a Hillary".
My two male co-workers instantly defended her and said they thought her "emotion" was genuine.
One is originally from New Jersey, the other from North Carolina. This is an example of people from elsewhere migrating to Colorado and ruining it.
Ugh.
Well, I, for one, still
January 11, 2008 - 09:19 ET by lotrWell, I, for one, still think her emotion was contrived, and still do. We witness good movie actors crying/weeping/sobbing on the big screen all the time -- some of them are amazingly good at it. The tears themselves aren't fake, and a good movie actor really does cry, but what makes it an "act" is the pretense under which the crying takes place -- the fact that the actor is able to summon such an emotional response on cue. I'm not saying that she planned that exact moment to do it, but she was probably encouraged to let her inhibations down a bit, and she found and took the opportunity. And, best part is, it worked like a charm... looks like all that campaign money ain't going to waste.
It helps to know
January 11, 2008 - 09:24 ET by Cool ArrowIt helps to know that the day before her "Weeping Madonna" moment she was asked if she thought it was fair women had to be strong and refrain from crying under pressure.
I wonder if she had ever before been asked that question in an interview.
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