Posted on 01/30/2005 4:56:39 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
Oh, dear; looking duely stressed, Chrissy boy is trying to find ANYBODY to rain on this parade!
"Why go to the trouble to register to vote in Iraq and then not vote?"
You spotted that, too? Condi knows how to project the image of a "woman in power" and today was the perfect example to do just that.
One of the advantages non-left women have is they have no problem using their body image as a weapon of intimidation.
Hillary Clinton, for example, is a bully in private, a blowhard in public and at her core a very insecure, inarticulate weakling. Not someone who can project confidence without an army of courtiers.
Condi sits back, speaks, and turns her ankle and the world falls to its knees.
On Hardball, Woolsey former CIA Director and David Kay are both optimistic about what comes next, and Matthews congratulated Woolsey for being right about the turnout of this election day.
Yep, the Montana "Long-Riders."
If they could come to understand their identity as deeper than that, there would be the precondition for their reassessment of these political notions.
Such changes, however, are not usually likely unless they become dis-illusioned. This is why political persuasion of those who are truly opposed, is so frustrating and has such small prospect of success.
So many ARE up for grabs, however, because they are not acqauinted with their own fundamental principles--they are not conscious of them, despite the role of those principles in their lives.
Let's take, for example, the notion of section9 that Condi's physical appearance and dress could be decisive with certain voters in a contest with Hillary. For instance, would the NY fashionpolice types go for Condi over Hillary if they thought she was more savvy, more hip, more attractive than Hillary ---despite the possible unattractiveness [for them] of the political principles which Condi would represent?
Maybe only those who are truly unconscious of their own fundamental principles would be available for such persuasion. That's OK because these are the more numerous types anyhow.
But perhaps section9 means more than that: that even very leftist women (at least) would be attracted to a fit and savvy Condi over a dumpy Hillary. If that is what Chirs means, why does he think that this is true? I liked his analysis, and wonder how far he thinks that it goes.
Section9 uses the language that Condi--who does nothing by accident--is sending signals to various audiences [including her Main Enemy who she wishes to dislocate]. Are those signals to the differing audiences intended to be consciously or unconsciously received?
You are right on! The Clinton Cabal is scheming, plotting and calculating .. every word, every occasion, every appearance .. the spell is about to be cast in a very orchestrated fashion. Be very afraid .. for the minds filled with mush who will drink the Kool Aid.
Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard tells Chris, yes, this will help Bush with Social Security, gives him more capital. Matthews ruefully says "Bush is like Trump....he keeps on winning."
Judith Miller of the New York Times tells Chris Matthews "something remarkable happened today. "People voted in Syria today", she said. Chris said "what , for dog catcher?". Miller had to explain that Iraqis living in Syria got to vote today, and Stephen Hayes told Chris that this remarkkable vote won't be lost on Syrians, who don't have the right to vote. (Chris had to know the significance of what Judith was saying, but he tried, transparently, to belittle the importance of what she said.
YES!
He looked to be searching for words.
I agree with your take "wholeheartedly."
Why oh why was Kerry given an entire MTP edition? To top that off, my cable system experienced probems with Fox this morning. The only good thing about Kerry's appearance was that I could say 'Thank God you're not President!'
You have great insight. I also believe this same statement can be absolutely applied to Hillary .. in spades. She's already begin the propaganda phase.
We are SO fortunate that he was soundly defeated.
ooops .. begin= beGUN
Kerry's the one who looks like Francis the Talking Mule, without the insight.
Interesting how white women are prey for the left wingers. Two things about women I know {being one}. They always identify with anyone who has victim status and the second , they always blame someone for it, usually a man. But they don't identify with powerful victims say landowners in Rhodesia {I won't use the new name} who had their life's work snatched from them by thugs. See, those victims are well to do men in their book. They like women victims, black victims, thrird world country victims, poor victims, maimed victims, mad victims and so on. And it is always a white man's fault.
Does that embecile not know that Americans do the same thing?
Maybe Chris Matthews will have the Smother's Brothers on next week. They make Cavett seem conservative.
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