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Whom does Hillary think she's fooling? |
2007-03-24 |
I got this in the text of an e-mail today and found the original. I don't think it's been here before, but is was originally written January 31. From the Telegraph.![]() Even from an ocean away it makes painful viewing, like watching someone trying to fold a balloon into a matchbox, or form a rounded human being out of leftover ectoplasm and a Martha Stewart wig. Yet the New York senator seems unstoppable in her aspirations, attempting a soft-focus rebrand on herself as a homemaker of meek views and kindly disposition, ready to whisk around with the duster, cook Bill a nice, eggy supper and sort out world problems at the same time. In her new pearls and heart-shaped lockets, those telling little trinkets she hopes will send out the subliminal message that she is a biddable soubrette at heart, Mrs Clinton has become shameless in her pursuit of high office and the Hillary-lite ideal. Her official website reveals that the woman who once sneered at Tammy Wynette wives who baked cookies now talks of the inner calm that she finds in housework and gardening, and of how cleaning out her closets brings relief from worrying about North Korea and Iran. "I can't get my arms around that," she says, modestly acknowledging that there are bigger global problems that she can contend with, although folding sweaters and chucking out old tights, alongside the occasional skeleton, is an enjoyable breeze in comparison. ![]() Mrs Clinton reminds too many Americans of the international embarrassment and sexual psychodrama of her husband's administration, an experience many would rather forget. Naturally, the far Right doesn't like her much, but even among Democrat supporters, she polarises opinion as if she was political Marmite: people either absolutely love her or utterly loathe her, although all are agreed that a little Hillary goes a long way. There is even a thriving Hate Hillary industry that sells "I Hate Hillary" T-shirts, mouse mats and car bumper stickers, and feeds on the foaming bile of Hillary-hating blogs. Many of Mrs Clinton's detractors find it particularly annoying that she has made gender the focal point of her campaign, perhaps in an attempt to neuter the enthusiasm being whipped up around Barack Obama's bid to become the first black US president. "I'm a woman and I'm a mom," croons Hillary-lite, while complaining about the double standards she must endure regarding comments on her clothes and her hair. Yet none of this is trivial. Everything Mrs Clinton now does and says is a deliberate political statement, from the honey streaks in her hairdo to the girly pinks she chooses to camouflage herself in, although the effect of the latter is unconvincing: think killer shark prowling the shallows in a party frock. Of course, all politicians are guilty of a little repositioning and shaving of principles when the occasion suits, but until Hillary Rodham Clinton came along, no one has ever dared to politically morph themselves to quite such an astounding degree. Will it work? Let's hope not. |
Posted by:Bobby |
#8 The 51%. |
Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-24 22:58 |
#7 LOL Raj! |
Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-24 17:31 |
#6 Informative article; I was unaware that bile foams... |
Posted by: Raj 2007-03-24 16:32 |
#5 the merciless, unapologetic, chisel-eyed way And these are her virtues. |
Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-24 16:03 |
#4 Whom does Hillary think she's fooling? The way she already has fooled herself so completely clearly indicates there is no upper limit to the number of others that she seeks to fool as well. ... she polarises opinion as if she was political Marmite: people either absolutely love her or utterly loathe her, although all are agreed that a little Hillary goes a long way. Priceless! Truly well-written. |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-24 15:46 |
#3 The description I ever heard of her was "everybody's first wife"... |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-03-24 13:38 |
#2 Hillary will be meeting one foe she, or her handlers can't control...Hi Definition TV. On her best days she looks like she's been ridden hard and hung up wet. And if they pan the camera back, everyone gets to see the pants suits hiding her kankles. She would be better off letting a computer generated character speak on her behalf. |
Posted by: Capsu 78 2007-03-24 13:33 |
#1 think killer shark prowling the shallows in a party frock. Sez it all... |
Posted by: Pappy 2007-03-24 13:04 |