Clinton: 'I actually have emotions'

CNN Ticker ^ | January 8, 2008 | Alexander Mooney

[Baladas]

(CNN) — Democrat Hillary Clinton talked to CNN's John Roberts about tearing up on the campaign trail Monday, saying the incident proves she has emotions.

"Well you know, I actually have emotions — I know there are some people who doubt that, but you know, I really am so touched by what I hear from people," said the New York senator. "It's usually about their problems.

“It's usually a mother who throws arm around me and says thank you for the Children's Health Care insurance program, or a man who drove here all the way here from New York to say I'd saved jobs in New York. That's really moving to me. That's how I judge the job I'm doing."

"So when this woman, this really kind woman, said to me, 'Well, how are you doing?' it was so touching to me," she said. "I'm so other-oriented. You know I'm not good about talking about myself. I don't get up and think about how I'm going to present myself. I think about, 'What am I going to do today to actually make a difference in someone's life?'"

The comments are in reference to Clinton's visible display of emotion at a campaign event in Portsmouth Monday morning, following a undecided voter's question about how the New York senator is dealing with the rigors of a presidential campaign.

"It's not easy, and I couldn't do it if I just didn't, you know, passionately believe it was the right thing to do," Clinton said, her voice breaking a bit.

[McGruff]

Clinton: ‘I actually have emotions’

Yeah I’ve heard she can through a mean ash tray. DUCK Bill!

[dennisw]

She has emotions. Her usual one is outright anger plus she on a perpetual low simmer

[pgyanke]

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[Timeout]

"I really am so touched by what I hear from people"

Yeah, like when they hold up Edwards signs and yell "Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho. Status Quo has got to GO!".

LOL!

[stevio]

"I'm so other-oriented. You know I'm not good about talking about myself. I don't get up and think about how I'm going to present myself. I think about, 'What am I going to do today to actually make a difference in someone's life?'"

Truly pathetic, makes me want to slap the next person I see driving a Volvo with NY plates.

[Right Cal Gal]

Maybe she should check her negatives as first lady against Laura Bush’s positives. I think one of the reasons Kitty Kelly’s hatchet job of a book went NOWHERE in 2004 was her attacks on Laura Bush.

Dear Hildebeest: Laura is a LADY - you know, as in “First ____” - I don’t recall the title being “First B***h” but hey, you called your book “Living History” - maybe you were the first.

[Spktyr]

Cafeteria lady androids are on treads, not legs.

[rock_lobsta]

Well you know, I actually have emotions

Who are you kidding, you green-blooded Vulcan?

Apologies to Vulcans everywhere...

[Tensgrrl]

Hillary’s tears remind me of a frustrated todler’s tears when he can’t quite reach the cookie jar, bur really, really wants one!

[blackdog]

She's like Nixon reincarnate. It's just too damn funny.

My grandmother always told me when we discussed Clintons, that all the bad deeds and negative impact on others comes back on you double. She said to just wait, it'll happen. I thought it never would in my lifetime.

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

“Being emotional on behalf others is laudable.”
“Being emotional because you feel sorry for yourself is just plain ugly.”

And being emotional when you’re trying to convince 300 million people that you’re tough enough to be the leader of the free world, is naked desperation.

[Blue Highway]

She’s got to be kidding about a “some single mother” (remember the “a some Puerto Rican guy” from the South Park episode?) putting her arm around her thanking her for CHIPS. Must be another plant to give Hillary the aura of being “a common woman”. Makes me think back to where she was sitting in a diner, and the one thing that looked out of place in the picture was HER.

[Greg F]

Cafeteria lady androids are on treads, not legs.
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Have you seen Hillary’s ankles?

[SMARTY]

“I don’t get up and think about how I’m going to present myself. I think about, ‘What am I going to do today to actually make a difference in someone’s life?’”

Is she kidding? If she really cared about making a difference in our lives, she'd spare us that kind of BS!!!

[Blue Highway]

And will start pitching a fit as they say. A chronic 2 year old, never to grow up. Typical liberal as I see it.

[TexasCajun]

....saying the incident proves she has emotions.

All the more reason I belived the crying-game was staged!

[Blue Highway]

And we haven’t heard from Peter Paul lately, I hope he is OK...

[PGalt]

Many GRRREAT FReeper comments and an LOL one for me. LOL!

[pgyanke]

Interesting that when she was winning and a shoe in those things she heard from people didn't bring tears to her eyes.

That is a really good point that deserves repeating. It illuminates the other posts on this thread. Bravo.

[Blue Highway]

BEWARE OF THE BEAST!!!!