Posted on 03/07/2015 10:34:38 PM PST by upchuck
... And now that Secretary Clinton is on the cusp of announcing her 2016 run for the presidency, it is very interesting that the New York Times decides to break the Hillary email story, and create this "scandale du jour." The silence, until just recently from Secretary Clinton, about her emails and her apparent defiance of the federal records laws shows either hubris or incompetence. Her tweet, "I want the public to see my email" rings hollow, with a slight hint of bubbling desperation.
But does Hillary really understand that this smoldering scandal is not like the others, that 2015 is not the heyday of the 1990s? Apparently not, and apparently Secretary Clinton is finding that her welcome mat is being rolled up. As our favorite former Obama pastor rousingly cried, "the chickens are coming home to roost."
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With the 2014 electoral shellacking the Democrats received at federal, state, and local levels, retaining the White House is foremost in the minds of the Democratic Party power brokers, donors, and grassroots diehards. Hillary's disastrous book tour last year, her silence over major foreign policy events, and now the brewing disaster of "Emailgate" is proving that the Clinton brand and more importantly, Hillary herself, are not as stellar and untouchable as they once were. Hillary is now a blast from the past, and her latest run-in with infamy is showing incompetence at the highest levels to a new voting demographic.
Long a cheerleader, and co-partner in Clinton, Inc., the liberal media smells blood. The swan song of Hillary Clinton can actually be visualized. Many pundits and long-time Hillary watchers may say don't count her out yet, she's a survivor, others have had private email accounts, etc., etc. Not this time. Hillary is now becoming more of a detriment than a crowd-pleaser.
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I understand where the writer is coming from but i do believe Hillary will go through the motions and hope for the best. Way too much arrogance to admit she has no chance in the general. She still can make history as the first female presidential candidate after all and i don’t think i’ll get much argument from anyone here that she doesn’t care about her party but only herself.
If some other dem candidate comes along and it looks like she won’t be the nominee then she will bow out feigning an illness.
Just being in the game, becoming the answer to, “who was the first female nominee for either of the two main political parties?” will be enough to keep her in the game.
Like Obama her own victory is the goal and like him she’ll help to further destroy the party.
The “scandal” is a non-scandal to the American people, most of whom have private email accounts that they sometimes access at work. End of story for the American people who yearn for the return of the Clintons. Nothing else matters but HRC, and Jebbie is her perfect foil. Heck, even Barbara might vote for her this time.
People laugh about MA liberals, but they do win elections.
I assume you do not live in the Northeast. The MAJORITY of the demented left will most definitely vote for her. I've already seen many bumper stickers "Warren '16". She beat Scott Brown (not that he was a heavyweight) after she was exposed as a liar. I saw a comment on the NY Times that praised Warren because "Clinton was too far right". The media resides in the Northeast and I believe they have made a choice of Warren over Clinton. Millions upon millions in free advertising will cement Warren in the public as the next transformational candidate.
He's now gone on to greater heights---monetizing his public service---making billions off a phony foundation)....
As one FReeper insightfully observed----politically-speaking, the Clinton name is connected to relative peace and prosperity....and sex w/ younger women.
Seems the calculating Clintons cunningly fashion their political ambitions knowing which buttons push LIV to vote for them.
yep, this stuff is meant to be forgotten instead of coming out in uncontrolled surprizes through leaks.
We said that six years ago with regard to Baraq and look what happened.
Warren is the only potential Donk who can run to Baraq’s left. The media will move heaven and earth to get her elected.
They want Elizabeth Warren so Hillary has to go.
Hey, Mr,
Is that lead based paint on that house?
Your friendly EPA
I guess the MSM has decided to trade Hillary for the Native American, Elizabeth Warren.
...”Its not over as long as the Neo Stalinist Media Megalopoly has the American people the most brainwashed in world history. Which is permanent.”...
They will be a Megalopoly only until this society collapses, Charles..Then they will go with whatever power emerges. Their day will be done.
Sucks to be them, then... ;>)
Still much better treatment by the media than for any conservative candidate.
...”like they were saying on the news tonight, bill had major scandal yet his popularity and image werent destroyed- nothing the left does ever really destroys them in the publics eye unfortunately- all the left has to do to overcome any scandal is to promise free stuff and the voters eat it right up”...
Yes..There are quite a few books which were written about the Clinton’s during their years in power. The 10% of us who care should go back and read those. I did a search and Amazon has lots of them.
And, if there was a collection, are we to believe that this private email issue wasn't noticed then?
Bill HAD popularity. Hillary never has.
47% will. There's a hardcore class of parasites that will vote more free stuff for themselves no matter what, and the dems have them locked up on their plantation. Not to be confused with the 1% COC parasites that control the GOPe.
The “political machine” backing Elizabeth Warren is the media. We really don’t need to bother with holding elections anymore.
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