Whoever produced GMA's segment on Hillary's prospects in Iowa is no big fan of the junior senator from New York. Among other things, the decidedly downbeat piece [from Clinton's perspective] reached back to 2003 for a clip of Hillary, campaigning in Iowa in 2003, screeching "it begins in Iowa and ends on Pennsylvania Avenue!" Not quite "sick and tired" screechy, but not a pretty sight by any means.We were also treated to a clip of pre-makeover Hillary [shown here] campaigning in the Hawkeye State for her husband in 1992.
In contrast, a telegenic John Edwards was shown posing for a photo with a female admirer, and we were told that he "has been all over Iowa, winning the early popularity contest heading into the caucuses a year from now." Next, a clip of a younger woman-in-the-street saying "I like [Edwards'] grass-roots campaign, how he's connected to the people."Then, as the narrator observed that Sen. Barack Obama "drew huge crowds last fall while supporting congressional candidates" a clip was shown of Obama making his way through a crowd with rock music blaring in the background. Subliminal message: rock music for the rock star of the Dem party.
But when it came to Hillary, another young woman was shown saying: "I want a woman to win, but I don't think Hillary's the one to do it."Ouch!
Would you want to be the hapless ABC exec on the receiving end of the phone call that was presumably placed from the Hillary campaign, letting GMA know that you-know-who was not pleased?
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GMA, ET, Oprah,Tyra, The View
January 26, 2007 - 13:13 ET by mattmGMA, ET, Oprah,Tyra, The View.... the sad part is there are enough shallow-thinking, or unthinking, people out there to elect a president based on superficiality.
mattm,It must be hard for the
January 26, 2007 - 13:35 ET by Mica the Magnificentmattm,
It must be hard for the audience of The View and other mindless shows to pick their candidate. Edwards has that JFK hair going for him. Hillary is a woman. Barack is kinda black. Richardson is a hispanic.
They will just have to wait to see what Rosie tells them.
I thought it would be funny to make fun of Bush with a high voice. So I inhaled some helium. Before I knew it, I was floating over the audience. Oh, the humanity! - future Rosie quote
Scary, isn't it, matt? You'd
January 26, 2007 - 13:36 ET by Scout FinchScary, isn't it, matt? You'd better believe that the media knows how to best persuade people, and they use shows like those to sway public opinion. What used to be appropriatly called "chat" shows are now shows that people think of as "informative" and therefore a source of news. Awful! Throw in Comedy Central's Daily Show and Colbert Report along with Jay Leno and Letterman, and you have the complete circle of news and information for most of America. Is it any wonder we're losing hearts and minds in the War on Terror?
Hillary is going to eat them alive...
January 26, 2007 - 14:13 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasPersonally I think the Democrats fear Hillary because she will eat all of these lighweights alive (not that it will take much for that) and as a Democrat though her votes demonstrate a clear party line consistency she certainly isn't above entertaining and expressing alternate considerations that might reflect Republican influence and that is something they just can't stand...a person that reflects in their minds, an independence from party intimidation.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
It's going to be interesting
January 26, 2007 - 14:18 ET by Chris NormanIt's going to be interesting to see if all these candidates try to be this year's Howard Dean, and try to out "liberal shrill" each other in the weeks ahead. Or, else, go the way of, "I diagree with everything Bush, and I am as left-wing as can be, but I am the voice of moderation and maturity..."
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Hillary
January 26, 2007 - 15:13 ET by Jerry MackThe producer will probably be fired.
Jerry...Not if the network is
January 26, 2007 - 15:16 ET by Clear thinkerJerry...
Not if the network is pulling for Obama.
Political reconstructive su
January 26, 2007 - 15:14 ET by JDWPolitical reconstructive surgery: Sen Clinton's cold deceit
...And so you had this irony, a woman who had carved out for herself a role as an icon of the feminist movement, launching her own political career, riding a wave of public sympathy over the fact that she had been treated horridly by her husband.
After that unsurpassed exercise in cynicism, nothing could be too expedient. Her first Senate campaign was one long exercise in political reconstructive surgery. It went from the cosmetic — the sudden discovery of her Jewish ancestry, useful in New York, especially when you’ve established a reputation as a friend of Palestinians— to the radical: her sudden message of tolerance for people who opposed abortion, gay marriage, gun control and everything else she had stood for.
Once in the Senate she published an absurd autobiography in which every single paragraph had been scrubbed clean of honest reflection to fit the campaign template. As a lawmaker she is remembered mostly, when confronted with a President who enjoyed 75 per cent approval ratings, for her infamous decision to support the Iraq war in October 2002. This one-time anti-war protester recast herself as a latter-day Boadicea, even castigating President Bush for not taking a tough enough line with the Iranians over their nuclear programme. ...
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JDW
Kerry: "You know, education, if you make the most of it ... you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."
Now, where have I seen a phot
January 26, 2007 - 16:04 ET by Roger the ShrubberNow, where have I seen a photo of John Edwards before? Hmmmm....
Wait, now I remember!
While Rosie, the Rottweiler,
January 26, 2007 - 17:55 ET by Chris NormanWhile Rosie, the Rottweiler, does his bidding...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
I find these write-ups funny.
January 26, 2007 - 16:04 ET by GordyI find these write-ups funny. From my perspective, as the speculation over the 2004 election started up, Howard Dean was the media's [and supposedly the people's] clear favorite. There were others, but no mention of John Kerry until after Iowa.
Therefore, I predict that Hillary Clinton, Barack Hussein Obama, and John Edwards are the Howard Dean of this election, collectively. Here's hoping they do their 'I have a scream' speech as a trio. Oh, the goodness...the utterly bad goodness...
I think Bill Richardson will get the Democrat nomination, as quiet as it's kept.
How did Hillary (I can't see
January 26, 2007 - 18:34 ET by ucHow did Hillary (I can't see and keep in focus my own past statements) I can't remember most of what my husband said (Hillary and Hyde) get to have a nickname worthy of our military history like "Hawkeye"? Which Madison Avenue firm is responsible - please come clean by monday.
I was just referring to the
January 26, 2007 - 18:45 ET by Mark FinkelsteinI was just referring to the focus on Iowa - the Hawkeye State.
Hillary
January 27, 2007 - 12:16 ET by missvotingforreaganJanuary 2009 Pres. Clinton sees the ghost of George Washington and asks, "what advice do you have for me?" GW says "tell the truth" ...er I'll get back to you on that. Next night Thomas Jefferson is seen "what advice do you have for me?" TJ "be honest with the people" ...er not sure about that. Next night Abraham Lincoln visited "Abe, what advice do you have for me?" AL "Relax, go to the theater".