Lots....
Posted on 08/21/2006 5:39:22 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
August 21, 2006 - 08:17
This week is shaping up as the MSM's kick-off of its Hillary for President campaign. Using Time Magazine's 10th cover of Hillary as a springboard, this morning's Today show convened a liberal coffee klatsch on Clinton's political future. Dem pollster Peter Hart summed up the segment's zeitgest nicely: "I think Americans are ready for a female president. I think they are definitely ready for Hillary Clinton."
Not a discouraging word was to be heard, as 'Today' found it unnecessary to invite to the party anyone who might have a negative view of Hillary and her prospects. In addition to Hart, we were treated to a clip from liberal WaPo columnist E.J. Dionne, who suggested that Hillary's campaign strategy would be similar to the one Bill successfully employed: "hold onto a certain number of liberals and win a chunk of the center."
Declared NBC reporter Lisa Daniels, who narrated the segment: "Americans are beginning to soften their feelings for the junior senator from New York." She cited in support a poll Time apparently commissioned for purposes of its cover story that found that 53% of Americans had a favorable opinion of Hillary, more than for any of her potential challengers for the Dem presidential nomination.
Daniels painted a picture of Clinton as undecided as to her presidential ambitions. While embracing Hart's view that Americans are ready for Hillary, Daniels proclaimed that "the $64,000 question" is "whether Hillary herself is ready?" Time editor Richard Engel informed us that after winning her Senate race, "she's going to sit down with her advisors and decide what to do." Does anyone doubt that Hillary is aching to run? But the MSM propagates her official line that she is focused on the Senate and won't even think about other things till later. Right.
The stuff really started to get deep when Hart, managing to maintain a serious mien, proclaimed toward the segment's end: "Hillary Clinton, in terms of a vision of where America can be, can inspire people in much the same way that Robert Kennedy did forty years ago."
Room for one more at Rushmore?
So I ask the author, what good would having a rear end as big as RFK stadium be?
That's not possible. For one thing, they've torn down the Ambassador Hotel.
I'll probably get flamed for saying this, but I believe that Hillary has an excellent chance of becoming our next President. I'm not saying I want her to be, just that the stars seem to be aligning for her. With the adoration of the main street media shaping the way most Americans see the world, the potential for a split in the GOP over immigration reform, gas at $3 a gallon, etc., I believe she could very well get elected. I hope I'm wrong.
The TIME poll requires that one buy the rag....anyone here qualify?
One of the cable nets ran a long commercial for the Biography Channel over the weekend that links notable Americans from the past with those of today. The final image was JFK split screen with (to quote Ted Kennedy) Osama Barama, er, Barama Sarak, er Sarak Obama....about as subtle as a kick in the nuts.
Why not? Hillary has a record of dealing with problems (Vince Foster) the same way as RFK (Marilyn).
The MSM is beyond belief. They are nothing more than pimps for the DNC. They wack Bush 24/7 and promote the Clintons the rest of the time.
Does anybody watch this crap anymore?
Interestingly some big name movie director has a movie called "Bobby" close to being in the can expected to come out around Thanksgiving or Christmas. Hmmm, come to think of it it's (I think) Emilio Estevez who has produced this hagiograhic biopic - I read about it in the WSJ. They are using real film footage for a lot of the shots and have some unknown actor for the "over the shoulder shots". Coincidence? Possibly.
Me. See tag line ;-)
Yep. Then again, reviewing the results of the past couple of elections I'd say about half are fools......with high concentrations located in SE Floriduh, the Northeast United States and the west coast.....
I wonder if the MSM knows that Hillary was very unhappy when the late John Kennedy Jr. mentioned that he was considering a run for the New York Senate seat, which Hillary later won.
Has anybody seen
My old friend Curly?
Can you tell me where'd he go-oh?
Thought I saw him walking over the hill
With Shemp and Larry and Moe.
That says everything you need to know about this poll.
Oh Brother.
While we're all laughing about HRC's chances of winning, who have we got to beat her? George Allen? People around here like him, but the average Joe has no idea who he is, and frankly, the folks claiming he'll be loved when people DO know who he is don't convince. He seems like a Drugstore Cowboy type to me, based on a casual glance at his resume.
So who's going to beat this "loser" HRC? Rick Lazio?
THE CLINTON LEGACY The Hidden Election
USA Today calls it "the hidden election," in which nearly 7,000 state legislative seats are decided with only minimal media and public attention. The paper took brief notice because this is the year the state legislatures perform their most important national function: drawing revised congressional districts based on the most recent census.
But there's another important national story here: further evidence of the disaster that Bill Clinton has been for the Democratic Party. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Democrats held a 1,542 seat lead in the state bodies in 1990. As of last November that lead had shrunk to 288. That's a loss of over 1,200 state legislative seats, nearly all of them under Clinton. Across the US, the Democrats control only 65 more state senate seats than the Republicans.
Further, in 1992, the Democrats controlled 17 more state legislatures than the Republicans. After November, the Republicans control one more than the Democrats. Not only is this a loss of 9 legislatures under Clinton, but it is the first time since 1954 that the GOP has controlled more state legislatures than the Democrats (they tied in 1968).
Here's what happened to the Democrats under Clinton, based on our latest figures:
- GOP seats gained in House since Clinton became president: 48 - GOP seats gained in Senate since Clinton became president: 8 - GOP governorships gained since Clinton became president: 11 - GOP state legislative seats gained since Clinton became president: 1,254 as of 1998 - State legislatures taken over by GOP since Clinton became president: 9 - Democrat officeholders who have become Republicans since Clinton became president: 439 as of 1998 - Republican officeholders who have become Democrats since Clinton became president: 3
Makes you wonder who would want to put the co-presidents back in office again doesn't it?
We have had a breath of fresh air for 6 years, lets keep it fresh and keep the kkklintons out of the WH.
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