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Jose Antonio Vargas of the Washington Post requested an interview for this article, but because of a communications glitch, it never happened.

Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a mule?

Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a pig?

I was watching a large High Definition flatscreen. On it was a HD Bruins hockey game. Those guys got real bad white guy skin.

So, Hugh Hewitt said this to Mark Styen, " Oh, it is such a Madame Defarge moment, and I for the first time began to suspect that maybe she can’t win the nomination because she’s just so awful on television. Have you entertained that idea yet, Mark Steyn?"

Hilary on High Def? There should be a warning label.

You are one of my heros here on FR, Mia.

I believe most personal attacks on HRC will backfire because those that support a democrat ticket no matter who is the candidate will always view such attacks as mean-spirited.

Hillary wins when she 'suffers' a personal attack.

Hillary loses when she 'is angered' to make a personal attack.

HRC is shrewd and cunning, not smart but cunning. There is a difference. But her cunning shrewdness is often mistaken for smart.

When HRC is angered enough to stumble and make a personal attack, those that had viewed her as 'smart' are embarrassed and become withdrawn.

The key to her defeat is not through personal attacks, but in tactics that make her lose her temper and blow her facade.

She will have people script the issues and stage the appearances. There will be no defeating her on the issues. There will be massive vote fraud in key districts.

Republicans and Conservatives will be out in force against her but it will take the swing voter to defeat her. The swing voter has no clue or willingness to understand that HRC is a radical hardcore Saul Alinsky leftist. And they will not be persuaded by any Republican candidate against her unless there are developments from now until election day that make them persuaded to vote Republican.

Such developments include:

1. Major peace outbreak in Iraq.
2. Capture of Bin Laden and Zawahiri.
3. GW Bush on the attack against leftists and their stooges.
4. War with Iran and Syria.

These developments if executed well will marginalize HRC. They will compel the swing voter to vote for the 'Strong Hand' as a means of maintaining confidence into the future. They will not be swayed by any other means except possibly...:

A charismatic populist leader with presence, humor and delivery.

Fred Thompson.

Yes, Hillary can be defeated with humor, but it must be humor that does not attack her. Remember Reagan's 'attack' was a counterattack to the insinuation that he was too old, a counterattack made highly effective because it was cast in humorous wit:

I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. If I still have time, I might add, Mr. Trewhitt, I might add that it was Seneca or it was Cicero, I don't know which, that said if it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state.

Let's have an example:

REPORTER: Senator Clinton, I want to raise an issue that is widely known to almost every American and that is the ever rising costs of healthcare and the inaccessibility of healthcare for millions of Americans. You have already led a major task force on universal healthcare. Do you still support universal healthcare and how do you forsee it solving the healthcare crisis that faces America?

CLINTON: You know, I have spoken about this issue in my campaign and I see people are ready for 'change'. It has become clear that the present system is not 'sustainable' and that we need 'change' to ensure that millions of Americans and 'children' who presently lack access to healthcare will be able to enjoy the benefits that the 'rest of us' enjoy. By using the buying power of the federal government and encouraging our partners in all states to invest in a 'national purchasing pool', we can cut the costs of medical care. My administration will make it a national priority to 'invest' in a healthcare system that will be a model for the 'rest of the world' and guarantees healthcare for all and the 'children'.

REPORTER: Senator Thompson, comment?

THOMPSON: Any government proposal to nationalize an industry that forms 15% of the nation's economic activity is easy to do. All that's necessary are higher taxes and a government willing to go after any medical practitioner that refuses to register and abide by the rules of the national program. The problem with healthcare costs is there are too many middlemen with their hands on the dollars that are no one's business other than the patient and their doctor. It's a business that is grossly inefficient. To think that more government administration of healthcare is going to solve this problem of inefficiency is insane. The way to fix this business is to cut out the middleman by ensuring Americans have money to pay their doctors directly and have a catastrophic insurance policy to cover chronic illnesses. If my opponent wants to play the part of health czar in leading big government to run your personal life, then all I can say is don't forget to 'break a leg'.

___________________________________________________________ There are numerous numerous examples where we can let HRC 'step in it' on her own. Just don't attack her personally unless it's a counterattack. Use humor and by all means try to frustrate her to the point she loses her temper. That's how to win.

277,000+ hits. The hits just keep on comin', Mia T. Great work.

Brava,Mia T, brava.

You are a treasure.