Lynn Sweet has seen an angry Hillary up close and personal, and it left a mark, as you can see by the screen capture of Sweet describing that moment. You can't get much more mainstream than Sweet: D.C. bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times, columnist for The Hill, a weekly newspaper that covers the Congress, member of the National Press Club and the Gridiron Club.
Appearing on this afternoon's Hardball, Sweet was discussing the incident in which Hillary, in Iowa, jokingly referred to having experience with "evil men." The question naturally arose as to whether Hillary was alluding to Bill.
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Asked host Chris Matthews: "She hasn't actually said yet, has she, that wasn't joking about Bill, has she?"That's when Sweet described her brush with love-minus-zero Hillary:
"No. She said 'oh, come on,' because somebody said specifically somebody in the audience, in the interview, said 'is this the bad Bill' that she was talking about?"
Continued Sweet: "She then gave a big chill look, boy, that is icy, when you see that coming, that's, ooh!"
Note: My sincere apologies to Lynn Sweet for the screencap. I posted it only because it showed her reaction to Big Chill Hillary and thus went to the essence of the story. Here's hoping I'll soon have the occasion to post a more representative shot of the charming, pleasant Ms. Sweet.
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That is some face! It fits
January 29, 2007 - 22:02 ET by Dee BunkThat is some face! It fits how I feel about Hillary too. Thanks for breaking your flattering picture rule and giving us this one Mark!
I would never normally have
January 29, 2007 - 22:08 ET by Mark FinkelsteinI would never normally have posted such a picture, but it went to the essence of the story. Lynn Sweet strikes me as a fair reporter, and I'm hoping to have an opportunity soon to post a flattering picture of her!
Mark,The picture you put up o
January 29, 2007 - 22:22 ET by BlondeMark,
The picture you put up on this blog really drove home the point of the context. So next time, use a nice one...no harm, no foul.
BTW....the Waterloo thing was perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Hi Blonde - long time no see
January 29, 2007 - 22:35 ET by Dee BunkHi Blonde - long time no see - This picture is great and did really drive the point home. I don't really even consider it unflattering - it's more hysterical and obvious that she's making a funny face. The face is only really unflattering to Hillary - I think it's perfect! I was just teasing Mark (in an admiring kind of way) - because he's so nice
Feelings, whoa lib feelings, when the shoe's on the other foot
January 30, 2007 - 01:22 ET by SportPoliticsFeelings, whoa whoa lib feelings, when the shoe's on the other foot.
That's about all I have to say. The dems have made it a 4 year parade of smarty comments and "did he really mean" aleckisms, and now their own audience has the methodology downpat.
Yeah, the dems deserve it, and deserve it a lot larger than this. I can't imagine them actually being confronted by how each and everyone of them treats President Bush and his administration.
It's great to see one tiny little incident that drives them all off the edge, and exactly how the top dem reacts, just as they all would, if they weren't too busy doing exactly the same thing( in their minds with their false accusations) everyday to the POTUS.
lemmings...I tell you Aesop
January 30, 2007 - 01:30 ET by bulletprooflemmings...
I tell you Aesop was born too early...hmmm, I think Hillary would be a...um...chameleon?
Hitlery
January 30, 2007 - 10:11 ET by BBallleaperThe still unabswered question is the same one that posed to her. What qualifications or experience does she have in dealing with "evil" men which I take it to mean the many faces of international terror. She simply leaves it unanswered because she has NO experience unless you count Charles Schumer, Webb Hubbell, and who did hire Craig Livinstone after all??
Hillary's sexy score may go d
January 29, 2007 - 22:18 ET by GoldenEagleHillary's sexy score may go down below its current basement level, but her approval score amongst "desperate housewives" will go down. What she really needs to do now to secure the vote is talk about how she dreamed of killing her evil man. Would she actually do the dirty work herself, or contract it out like with Vince Foster?
Hey, eagle, I'm sure Mark can speak for himself, but that's not
January 29, 2007 - 22:29 ET by acaiguanaHey, eagle, I'm sure Mark can speak for himself, but that's not OK.
These kind of comments lower the quality of discussion here and until you can absolutely prove such, it'd be better to think them than write them.
:-<
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
My apologies.
January 29, 2007 - 22:42 ET by GoldenEagleMy apologies.
No problem Golden Eagle
January 30, 2007 - 01:27 ET by SportPoliticsNo problem Golden Eagle, OJ didn't do it either.( and noone here ever said otherwise - because they can't prove it...)
Clinton never committed perjury, and in fact noone here would ever say so, or has accused him of it more than a thousand times. ( of course they can prove it, and they'ell tell you so )
Good points SP!I feel the exa
January 30, 2007 - 01:33 ET by bigtimerGood points SP!
I feel the exact same way.
Got to get for the night...you all have a good one.
lol- g night BT
January 30, 2007 - 01:53 ET by SportPoliticslol- g night late then, BT. Glad we all agree, and I still got my 2 cents in, almost tactfully.
Lynn Sweet is and never has b
January 29, 2007 - 23:48 ET by bigtimerLynn Sweet is and never has been a favorite of mine...but she was expressing how terrified anyone is when they get that ice cold chilly look from Hillary....and she did a good job of it...I caught the segment of the show.
Btw...I do not think Matthews liked it...or it went over his head.
Great picture captured there if you caught the show and her description of if ice cold looks could kill coming from Hill.
Priceless.
Hillary. To know her is to
January 29, 2007 - 23:58 ET by MikeBHillary. To know her is to ...
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
MikeB... ROFLMAO! Perfect!
January 30, 2007 - 00:00 ET by bigtimerMikeB...
ROFLMAO!
Perfect!
I have not read the whole thread
January 30, 2007 - 02:04 ET by misterbillI have not read the whole thread and I am on my way to bed, BUT, remember, this is the same lady who gushed over Obama's pecs, and how he looked in a bathing suit. She expressed regret that she could not follow him into the changing room.
Are you really surprised that she would come down on Clinton????
Well it is the Chicago Sun Ti
January 30, 2007 - 02:18 ET by bigtimerWell it is the Chicago Sun Times and Lynn Sweet!
I thought about mentioning that fact too misterb earlier, but heck watching the left fight within themselves is too much fun for me!
On top of that to see Sweet of all people describe how Hill really is facially to-boot is priceless to me!
They have defended the Clinton's forever!
Glad you pointed this all out....I had forgot about it...such fun the cannibals are!
Btw...thought I was closing shop too...but well, it seems to be one of those kinda nights!
LOL!
Why do I for some reason th
January 30, 2007 - 05:24 ET by Right2thePointWhy do I for some reason think the look on her face is because she saw Hillary naked.
I haven't ate for ten days but am still puking my guts out.
Perhaps now I know the reason why.
Loved the obscure Bob Dylan r
January 30, 2007 - 05:46 ET by Tony SLoved the obscure Bob Dylan reference in this post! Anyone else catch it?
How many days are left for Am
January 30, 2007 - 09:34 ET by ucHow many days are left for America to have a woman of intellect and character to announce a run for President? Hillary you were supposed to keep that "All of Me" skit hidden until after you sneeked Bill back into Oval office chair as a "Trojan Horse" candidate. I saw her comment again and this time it actually seems to be her saying (Though I among many don't see Bill this way as someone in her backgound that did successfully deal with evil men well.) I have Bill in my background for the heavy lifting or evil man fighting. It must have been the irony that got the laugh. So now I am back to seeing her again as the old fashioned loyal spouse that will stop at nothing to get her spouse what he wants - a way around term limit laws. Beware of Trojan Horses.
How is New York State getting
January 30, 2007 - 11:01 ET by ucHow is New York State getting by without two full time Senators? Poor Chappaqua, New York, >> The Clintons even moved to a town in the Empire State that makes you think of the lone rider (in chaps?) on top of their "Trojan Horse" campaign (you know: as a distraction from what is really inside?). Maybe my movie title idea mentioned in another blog thread should be changed to "Hillary and Hide"? Can we get a sophisticated answer to the question maybe sometime sooner rather than later Senator Hillary? Maybe much less of a seat of the pants honest disclosure of Bill's sophistication (??? see above comment on irony.) and one that maybe shows some mental processing original to you? You can't convince me to trust you, I am pretty sure at this point, so don't do it for me.
I just love Bill Clinton, he's just the best President, ever...
January 30, 2007 - 11:05 ET by acaiguanaI just love Bill Clinton, he's just the best President, everrrr...
And if his wifey poo wants to be President toooo, gee!
Now, did you want a lollipop or a tootsie roll...?
Sincerely,
Madam Albright
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Acaiguana says: "I love blind Monkeys and any inference that I am making fun of blind Monkeys would be wrong.
aca --was watching Leno
January 30, 2007 - 11:14 ET by misterbillaca --was watching Leno last night. He was joking about Dem candidates. When he mentioned Hitlery, there was a very loud cheer and applause for her name.
Go figure.
First of all I am sure that
January 30, 2007 - 11:45 ET by happyuscitizenFirst of all I am sure that is an unflattering picture of the Hardhead guest, but it embodies my reaction to the possibility of the Hilderbeast being Prez, but if she does, Allah help us, I will deal with it which got me thinking.
Imagine for one second I am a libtard with crazy hair in a housedress whom would usually espouse the virtues of all the freebies under a dictatorship or junta, instead I am a sore loser of two elections, but I am a republican and I protest incessently for eight years chanting:
Say no to the Clintonistas! No more years of a Clintoon regime!
Silly right? I thought so.
"I'm just a big fat hairy American Winning Machine!" - Ricky Bobby
Yes, it's an unflattering s
January 30, 2007 - 11:51 ET by Mark FinkelsteinYes, it's an unflattering shot of the Hardball guest for which I apologized to her. But it's not gratuitously unflattering. It came at the very moment Sweet was describing her reaction to Hillary's 'big chill' look. I try to go out of my way to post neutral or flattering photos, even of folks who might not be my favorites. But this shot was justified because it epitomized the moment.
Hillary "Joke" Was a Setup
January 31, 2007 - 02:52 ET by doctorfixitIs anyone else curious about the person who allegedly asked the question about evil men? First of all, how clever of the Beast to take the time to re-phrase the question to allow everybody , especially our viewing audience, to be set up for the phony double-take she did. No question in my mind - this was a setup for her to pretend to make fun of herself. And of course it got 100% media coverage, as it was designed to do. The mindless manipulation here is simply dumbfounding. It's like watching a trainwreck in slo-mo. We are actually going to be ruled by this horribly evil person and there is nothing to stop her.
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Maybe Hillary meant the VRWC ?
January 31, 2007 - 04:08 ET by SportPoliticsMaybe Hillary meant the VRWC ? It just occurred to me.
You know, the evil white crony men that rule the universe secretly from the Bohemian Davos Bilderberger Malta Mason fractional banking cons places ?
So glad Hillary's "let's talk" program is keeping that sealed bubble around her, where never answering anything ( except in a yelling Bush lied to us all I regret ) works for all the talking heads and tough probing newsers.