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Dick Morris: Fears of Condi Spurred Hillary's Racial Remarks
NewsMax ^ | 1/19/06 | Dick Morris

Posted on 01/18/2006 5:52:20 PM PST by wagglebee

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To: wagglebee

Yes, an Allen/Condi twosome would be a good one.


41 posted on 01/18/2006 6:23:07 PM PST by expatpat
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To: wagglebee
From the Wikipedia entry on Morris:

Morris makes it known that he is a bipartisan consultant. In addition to his work with Bill Clinton, he once worked for senators Trent Lott and Jesse Helms, as well as former governors William Weld of Massachusetts and Pete Wilson of California and current governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas. As early as 1988, he has said, he decided to work only for Republicans, a claim reiterated in 1995; his role in Clinton's 1992 campaign and presidency was kept secret from the staff. He is not believed to have worked as a U.S. political strategist since the scandal of 1996, possibly because of candidates' fears that their choice of consultant would cause bad publicity. <> Morris says he became profoundly "disillusioned" with the actions of the Clintons in the late 90's, after his resignation. He has now formed a career of sorts as a political commentator and critic of the Clintons, often appearing on talk shows such as Hannity & Colmes and the O'Reilly Factor.

Morris worked with the United Kingdom Independence Party in their campaign before the 2004 European Parliament election. The party, which advocates withdrawal from the European Union, won 12 of Britain's 78 seats.

Morris appeared frequently in the straight-to-DVD documentary FahrenHYPE 9/11, which offers an alternative viewpoint to Michael Moore's 2004 film, Fahrenheit 9/11. He also wrote the screenplay.

In 2004 and 2005, he and his wife acted as campaign consultants to the successful Yushchenko presidential campaign in Ukraine. Morris insisted on the use of exit polls as a means of potentially exposing ballot tampering. He argues this played a significant role in forcing the incumbent to acquiesce to a new poll when the official results of the first varied materially from the exit surveys.

42 posted on 01/18/2006 6:24:05 PM PST by George Smiley (This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
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To: wagglebee

The only time Hitlery and her ilk care about African-Americans is election day. Does anyone remember how in New Orleans, busses were always manned to get people to the voting booths but were unmanned when Hurricane Katrina hit?


43 posted on 01/18/2006 6:24:42 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Sam Alito Deserves To Be Confirmed)
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To: George Smiley
Morris insisted on the use of exit polls as a means of potentially exposing ballot tampering.

A valuable tool of Democracy up until 'Rat pollsters destroyed its credibility during Election 2004 by abusing it to push their agenda.
44 posted on 01/18/2006 6:28:39 PM PST by Milhous (Sarcasm - the last refuge of an empty mind.)
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To: wagglebee

Making stupid plantation remarks isn't going to help anything...oh, wait, Hillary knows that.


45 posted on 01/18/2006 6:30:36 PM PST by madison10
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To: originalbuckeye

This is really fun to watch and I can't believe the gaffe a normally cautious Clinton made. The day that the race card was supposed to be played over and again to hurt Bush was ruined for the Dems by HildaBeast.
Going over the line sucked all the oxygen out of the room and doesn't even allow these idiots to take advantage of the needless Alito delay. It is now 8:30 and Alan Colmes is flipping out because it is all they have talked about for the first half of the show. He is parroting talking points and doesn't have many so that forces him to keep repeating himself.
Totally priceless my FRiends.


46 posted on 01/18/2006 6:31:17 PM PST by JerseyDvl ("Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"-Samuel Johnson to the Dems of today.)
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To: wagglebee
I don't know ... but who, in the current field of potential candidates could get a clear majority of conservative votes besides Dr. Rice?

I can't think of anyone. Period.

Hitlery has every reason to fear a Condoleeza Rice candidacy.

47 posted on 01/18/2006 6:32:52 PM PST by manwiththehands (The only politician worse than a crooked democRat is a crooked Republican.)
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To: wagglebee
I LOVE CONDIE!!!
48 posted on 01/18/2006 6:35:44 PM PST by CAWats
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To: wagglebee

Morris is doing what left media folks do. He is trying to effect change by making up evidence for what he wants to happen. It is like an ABC poll with zogby's special sauce.


49 posted on 01/18/2006 6:36:03 PM PST by Galveston Grl (Getting angry and abandoning power to the Democrats is not a choice.)
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To: Zack Nguyen
>>No Republican countered it effectively,...<<

The best counter was the one by Hastert about having never run a plantation but he should have also mentioned that Hillary had told her audience they knew how plantations were run. Possibly someone in that audience was a plantation manager but I seriously doubt it. Democrats know that most blacks are drawn to their party like bugs to a blacklight and race-baiting does not offend them.

Muleteam1

50 posted on 01/18/2006 6:37:27 PM PST by Muleteam1 (Liberaltarians - Big government with anarchy!)
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To: wagglebee
Yeah, but my sense is the Hitlery has always been in charge, BJ was just her "front man."

Bump that.

51 posted on 01/18/2006 6:38:42 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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Talk of the 2008 elections seems premature given the 2006 elections looming in front of us. IMHO we ought to focus on making congress more conservative.


52 posted on 01/18/2006 6:41:15 PM PST by Milhous (Sarcasm - the last refuge of an empty mind.)
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To: popdonnelly
I think Hillary simply made what she thought would be a statement that would resonate with blacks. She thought wrong.

That's the real meaning as I see it. For the smartest woman in the world, she says a lot of really dumb things (remember "vast right-wing conspiracy"). Meaning, she's really not particularly smart. If she goes for POTUS, she'll get creamed. She has niether the temperment, nor the discernment to function outside a tightly scripted show. No wonder the dems are nervous about her.

53 posted on 01/18/2006 6:41:16 PM PST by lafroste (gravity is not a force. See my profile to read my novel absolutely free (I know, beyond shameless))
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To: pangaea6
Keep in the back of your mind that the VP had a bad ticker.

Who is to say that he doesn't retire "for health reasons" in the next 6 months or so, Condi is appointed and voila, experience.

Interesting idea isn't it?

Cheers,

knewshound
54 posted on 01/18/2006 6:41:18 PM PST by knews_hound (Now with two handed typing !)
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To: popdonnelly
I think Hillary simply made what she thought would be a statement that would resonate with blacks. She thought wrong.

Yes, and No. I don't doubt for a minute that many Blacks heard this statement and quietly nodded their agreement, even though it makes no sense at all. Huge numbers of Black Americans live in a different reality than the rest of the nation.

I had a conversation with an elderly Black woman recently in which she referenced the Black "victims" of NOLA and said of President Bush, "They should assassinate him." I opined that maybe that reaction was a mite strong, but she said, "Well, they killed Kennedy didn't they? Good for the goose, good for the gander." She was totally serious.

55 posted on 01/18/2006 6:44:56 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: wagglebee

Dick has been pushing Condi for awhile, his analysis on that angle is a wash. He sees everything through thr prism of Condi, there is no objectivity.

The statement Hillary fears a Sharpton run in the primaries is absurd, at least if he hints Sharpton is a strong contender. IF he refers to influence aamong the black community, a fear that Sharpton may tell folks not to vote for her (because Sharpton doesn't have a chance himself)...well, maybe, but I don't know if Al has that type of influence on the majority of the black population these days.

It is correct Hillary fears Condi.

Hillary made that statement because she's losing her hardcore Liberal base that do not long for the Clinton triangulation model. Not because of Condi.

There *may* be something to laura's comments, but it may be as simple as making Hillary jumpy. As well making certain RINO's jumpy, like, maybe this won't be the last time they have to deal with Bush, or someone close to Bush, so perhaps they might pull back and hedge their bets rather then making an enemy in the W.H. Morris automatically jumps to she IS running. He may be right there is a motive to the comments, but there is more than promoting Condi as a possible explanation. Morris never considers the alternatives. That's what makes his analysis shaky at best.


56 posted on 01/18/2006 6:48:04 PM PST by Soul Seeker (Mr. President: It is now time to turn over the money changers' tables.)
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57 posted on 01/18/2006 6:48:35 PM PST by CAWats
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To: CAWats

Yikes!! Why me??


58 posted on 01/18/2006 6:49:55 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: wagglebee

He's still trying to unload the last few thousand books before the publisher throws them out.


60 posted on 01/18/2006 7:00:09 PM PST by Cold Heat
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