Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton strikes out (0 for 3 on the accuracy scoreboard)

Washington Times ^ | 12/04/04

[Libloather]

Sen. Clinton strikes out

The day before former President Clinton's library was dedicated in Little Rock, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democrats' front-runner for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, gave Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren her first sit-down interview since her party got pummeled in the last election. If Mrs. Clinton aspires to become president, it would be helpful for her to get her facts straight.

The junior senator from New York could begin by settling upon a consistent explanation for what happened to her party on Nov. 2. From one moment to the next in the interview, Mrs. Clinton offered two diametrically opposite views of the Democrats' electoral debacle. Mrs. Van Susteren asked, "What happened?" Mrs. Clinton replied: "Clearly, we didn't do a very good job." Later she understandably lamented that "two groups where we lost ground were women and Hispanics." After Mrs. Clinton complained about the spiraling budget deficit, Mrs. Van Susteren asked why the Democrats didn't win. Here, Mrs. Clinton did her 180: "Well, Greta, I think that we did a great job." So, which is it?

In addition to some help with rhetorical consistency, the Wellesley and Yale Law School graduate could use a course in contemporary American history. "[W]e have had a president who has been the first in our history to take us to war and cut taxes at the same time," she asserted, forgetting, we suppose, President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The 1964 tax cut, which President Johnson signed on Feb. 26, reduced income-tax rates in two phases. The range of individual tax rates was reduced from the existing 20 to 91 percent to 16 to 77 percent in 1964 and to 14 to 70 percent in 1965.

[Libloather]

That makes Sen. Hillary Clinton 0 for 3 on the accuracy scoreboard. Whatever it is, baseball, felony convictions or political rhetoric, Madame Senator, three strikes and you're out.

My guess - it won't be the last time...

[RippleFire]

If her mouth is open, she's lying.

[Erik Latranyi]

The junior senator from New York could begin by settling upon a consistent explanation...

Why? She's a Clinton and nobody holds a Clinton accountable for what they say versus what they do.

[Quinotto]

I wonder why people are still amazed, 12 years later, by Hillary's double talk. The woman is so versatile, her speeches are actually subject of study for the communist leaders of China.

"Yu Quanyu, director of the Chinese Academy of Social Studies, writes in the latest issue of "Ideological and Political Work Studies," a Communist Party propaganda primer, that Hillary should serve as a role model for effective use -- or is it abuse? -- of language.

"Communist Party cadres," Mr. Yu writes, "should study the speeches of Hillary Clinton because she offers a very good example of the skills of propaganda."

[Ed_in_NJ]

This is why she gives so few unscripted interviews -- even friendly interviewers and basic questions reveal how thoroughly incompetent she is.

[TomGuy]

Here, Mrs. Clinton did her 180: "Well, Greta, I think that we did a great job." So, which is it?

Greta got hoodwinked. Hoaxed. That wasn't Hillary, that was John Kerry in drag. Who else could flipflop like that in a single setting?

[Innisfree]

Bill must be the brains of the family.

[Libloather]

This is why she gives so few unscripted interviews -- even friendly interviewers and basic questions reveal how thoroughly incompetent she is.

I think she would also suck at debating...

[TomGuy]

Do you have a link for those quotes?

We will need that as reference when she does run. They will be useful, just like the links to her socialistic speeches and interviews in Europe (but never in the US, of course).

[proud American in Canada]

But .... I thought she was the smartest woman in the world? ;)

[bayourod]

"two groups where we lost ground were women and Hispanics."

Don't worry Hillery, the Buchanan/Tancredo crowd is determined not to let the Democrats lose the Hispanics again.

[alessandrofiaschi]

[stm]

If the Republicans are smart, they will start a dosier on her right now. When it comes time to run, it will be a simple matter to throw all this right back into the Hildabeest's face. Along with her "Health Care Reform" disaster when Billy Bob was President

[lilmsdangrus]

btt

[etradervic]

Hillary and many others do not want to admit why they lost.

[Liz]

Yeah, but she's getting real good at cookie-baking (smirk).

Hillary will campaign for 2008 wearing the official
DNC apron, and give Easy-Bake oven demonstrations.

[SwinneySwitch]

"Well, Greta, I think that we did a great job."

Me too! Keep it up in '06, Hitlery!

[Semper Paratus]

It will be fun whatching her try to ingratiate herself with the 'red' states.
Waiting to see her in 'camo'.

[rlmorel]

Not necessarily.

She could be screaming at Bill.

And often, that's not lying...:)

[Ironfocus]

Imagine Bill as the first lady....that alone should make her lose.