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| VDH: Hillary at the Crossroads |
| 2008-01-08 |
| For the past year, I, like millions of others, have been bewildered by TV’s talking heads, always assuring us that Hillary — before a single vote was cast, before a singe attack ad was made, before a single blunder or mini-crisis occurred—was to be coronated as the Democratic nominee and would inevitably go on to beat any Republican rival. (Many instead thought ‘Never underestimate the ability of Bill Clinton to do damage to those around him’). Now after the first week of the primary season, these same geniuses are deifying Obama (formerly trashed as running a “surprisingly” dismal and uninspiring campaign) to the skies and writing Clinton’s post mortem — even as her national polls are still even or ahead of Obama. . . . Hillary is not comatose, but instead at a crossroads. If she distances herself from Bill, goes silent about her First Lady years, stops the play-safe, don’t-blow-it-fourth-quarter strategy, and instead takes risks, talks about what she’s going to do in simple, blunt terms, gives more interviews, answers impromptu questions at her campaign stops, jettisons the canned laugh for real give and take, she could recover in two weeks. Left unsaid is that America will soon — thanks to input from the shadows from various hitmen from the Clinton 1992/1996 team — be hearing a lot more details about the relatively unknown life and views of one Barrack Obama and those around him. Right now voters know almost everything about Hillary and are troubled by that knowledge; they know almost nothing about Obama, and are happy for that ignorance — but that too can change, since she has nothing left to disclose or lose, he everything. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #9 "Vince Fosters High Speed Cattle Futures and Trucking"? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-01-08 21:20 |
| #8 And the name 'Bubba' is painted on the side of the cab. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-08 18:52 |
| #7 Hillary at the crossroads? If we are lucky maybe an 18-wheeler will come along. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-01-08 16:23 |
| #6 I like that scenario Frozen Ali - I'd like to script in a part for Al Gore making a 1880s style floor run for the delegates and has his minions destroy convention center's AC in act of courageous political theatre. |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2008-01-08 15:07 |
| #5 The scenario I'm hoping for is Obama wins the race for primary delegates, but Hillary wins the nomination due to her hold on the Superdelegates. This would cement her as the choice of the insiders of the Dem party. Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-01-08 13:45 |
| #4 I have to admit that Obama was a good choice to be chosen as Hillary's opposition. As we find out more about Obama, Hillary will look more like the rational statesman. And during this time, all of the party-on-party trash talk, (the most damaging kind) will be on Obama, not Hillary. Right now she's getting a complete and total pass on everything but her inability to beat Obama. Should she manage to pull off the nomination, she will have shown herself able to overcome this negative. I suppose that was the Clinton plan all along and it never occurred to Hillary that Obama's star would rise high enough to cast a shadow over her own. One thing that may become an issue for Hillary will be that Edwards will continue to come in second to Obama (or even first) and Hillary will not end up with enough delegates to make it happen. (Yes I know about the superdelegate wild card). It is going to be an interesting race. |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2008-01-08 11:03 |
| #3 Too many women in the MidWest and South hate her at so many levels for her to win a general election. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-01-08 10:29 |
| #2 Hillary is not comatose, but instead at a crossroads. If she distances herself from Bill, goes silent about her First Lady years, stops the play-safe, don�t-blow-it-fourth-quarter strategy, and instead takes risks, talks about what she�s going to do in simple, blunt terms, gives more interviews, answers impromptu questions at her campaign stops, jettisons the canned laugh for real give and take, she could recover in two weeks. Even Madonna can't change that fast for the public. All she can be is herself, but when that is nothing more than a neo-marxist spouting a dialectic unanchored by the daily reality the rest of us, outside the blue core Eurocolonies, live with, it ain't going to sell. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-08 09:21 |
| #1 And Hillary is the most moderate runner in that unfaithful and ignorant party. Obama is a fast learner but I wonder if he will listen to his dark overlords. Which evil shall my country chose? Which path to darkness and dispair shall they elect? Maybe it is time for some misery. They are never faithful without it. Afterall, Americans have never, ever had it so good. 95% employment. 52 months of growth or something like that, reduction in federal debt, higher wages, and watched the debates on HDTV. Supermarket shelves are full and no rationing during a war, bumper crop of wheat, peaceful subjects albiet ignorant as hell, and the highest group of freeholders on the earth. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-01-08 08:17 |