Why Elizabeth Warren Is Overrated

The Federalist ^ | 07/23/2014 | David Harsanyi

[SeekAndFind]

The notion that Elizabeth Warren should challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party presidential nomination has been optimistically tossed around in left-wing circles for a while now. Activists at Netroots Nation recently chanted ”Run, Liz, run.” And no doubt, the excitement generated by Warren is a function of her ideological sincerity—a sincerity that’s most obvious when contrasted with Hillary Clinton’s lack of earnestness and pandering.

Still, it seems to me that a lot of people are overestimating the appeal, uniqueness, and popularity of Warren. What’s most enticing about Warren right now is the perception of her, not the reality.

For starters, once you get past her impassioned sermons, and they can be quite entertaining, the most striking aspect of Warren’s big-message progressivism—the driving principles are laid out in the much-discussed “11 commandments” speech—is how small and ordinary it all is. She might offer Americans more “commandments” than God, but most of her directives can found on the “issues” page of any middling Democratic candidate’s website:

We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement, and we’re willing to fight for it.

We believe in science, and that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth.

We believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the minimum wage.

Immigration reform. “Science.” Protecting Social Security and Medicare. Equal pay. Rolling back some religious freedom and free speech … and you know the rest. As far as I can tell, Hillary supports every single one of these items. Then again, you probably don’t believe her.

It’s when Warren goes full Progressive that she sounds like a irate union boss.

[Starboard]

Does she belong to the Chappaqua tribe? I hear they have a nice but sparsely populated reservation in the lush Hudson Vally region of New York.

[Night Hides Not]

Can we make her smoke umm peace pipe?

She has undoubtedly hit the bong more than a few times.

[Ghost of SVR4]

Is she married to this guy:

[pallis]

Forget Elizabeth Warren. Maxine Waters is the woman who should challenge Hillary. Maxine epitomizes the Democratic Party of today.

[tacticalogic]

Will electing her meet our Affirmative Action quota for Native American presidents?

[SeekAndFind]

Forget Elizabeth Warren. Maxine Waters is the woman who should challenge Hillary. Maxine epitomizes the Democratic Party of today.

[2ndDivisionVet]

No, she supposedly a Cherokee. She is originally from Oklahoma.

[Iron Munro]

Another leftist multi-millionaire who pretends to be one of the poor and downtrodden.

Lyin' Lizzie lives in a $5 million dollar home and has a reported wealth of over $14 million and a portfolio of stocks, bonds, etc.

One-percenter Liz Warren Milks System Then Slams It In Phony Soundbites

[Thunder90]

Warren can beat Hillary if Obama helps her to do so. Obama still has an axe to grind with the Clintons. This will make for great infighting similar to 2008.

[NFHale]

Just another typical, completely interchangeable, standard Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Psychotic Liberal.

[Ghost of SVR4]

I’m not so sure about that. Unlike slick willie, Obama and Hillary! are alinsky-ites. What one does not finish, the other will.

[Iron Munro]

Does she belong to the Chappaqua tribe?

Maybe the Fugawi.

[stanne]

He’s been in the senate since like the ‘70s

And he’s Vice President

I’d say he’s rated high

Overrated

[JimRed]

Why she would be “rated” at all is a mystery to me!

[FrankR]

She will be “media-vetted”, just like Obama has been.

The same ones who are against the “Redskins” will vote for her based on her high cheekbones and 1/32nd heritage to American Indians.

[bigbob]

I nominate this for “Underrated Thread of the Decade”

[Sans-Culotte]

Still, it seems to me that a lot of people are overestimating the appeal, uniqueness, and popularity of Warren. What’s most enticing about Warren right now is the perception of her, not the reality.

The same could be said about Obama. These days perception is more important than reality. Libs thrive on perception and intentions and care nothing about reality. If Warren is preceived to be a strong candidate, then she is a strong candidate.

[C210N]

Not many know about Elizabeth Warren yet

That's when 'Rats are most dangerous, as the LIV's crowd around their faux-pillored faux-rallies to hear the faux-speeches.

[mikrofon]

Being diverse & multiracial, and like all members of the ruling clan she is also part of the Sohsoomi tribe…

[Jim Noble]

I think any candidate with a strong position on any of the issues that the Uniparty unites around against the interests of the American people has a chance to catch fire.

Although Warren is, for the most part, a pedestrian and somewhat boring commie, she is picking at the money center bank scab. Since Congress has abdicated its power to coin money and regulate the value thereof, and since the Federal Reserve has permitted “money” creation through credit expansion, there’s a lot of pus under that scab.

If no Republican wannabe addresses 1) Deportation, 2) Ending Affirmative Action, 3) Stopping courts overruling popular sovereignty as regards Free Exercise of Religion, Definition of Marriage, etc. then I think Elizabeth Warren (assuming she’s serious about screwing the banksters) will be the next President.