Posted on 01/25/2008 11:47:32 AM PST by Democrats hate too much
Despite Hillary Clintons surprising win in the New Hampshire primary, discontent remains the order of the day in Hillaryland, according to an article in the liberal New Republic.
For all of Team Hillarys gifts, it is not known as a happy group, Michelle Cottle writes in the magazine.
Ive never seen a campaign where everyone feels so bad about themselves, says one campaign staffer, echoing others.
That feeling was palpable the morning after Clintons defeat in the Iowa caucuses, when a sad and sorry Team Hillary gathered for a conference call with the candidate, Cottle relates.
After Hillary came on the line, message guru Mandy Grunwald tried to spur conversation by asking staffers if they had any thoughts. No one spoke. After a pregnant pause, Hillary began talking for a few minutes about the campaign. Again, silence.
An angry Hillary finally snarled: This has been very helpful talking to myself and hung up.
Following Iowa, rumors began circulating that there would be a major shakeup in the Clinton campaign staff. Then came the New Hampshire win. But discord remains in Hillaryland, the New Republic article disclosed.
The unease has been spurred in large part by the fear-inducing, high-handed leadership of the advisors known as the Five Grunwald, campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle, top strategist Mark Penn, policy chief Neera Tanden, and communications director Howard Wolfson.
The five, called by Cottle the devout members of Hillaryland, have kept an iron grip on everything from ideas to access.
The staffer deemed most likely to be replaced after Iowa was Penn, according to Cottle.
The reasons are legion: his high profile; his right-of-center politics; his myopic focus on issues; his dismissal of the need for Hillary to get personal and address her likability problem; his unusual dual role as top strategist and pollster; and, of course, his famously rough manner.
New Hampshire brought Penn a reprieve and not everyone in the Clinton campaign was happy about that.
So strong was the desire for change, Cottle writes, that the Granite State miracle, while obviously a godsend, left some staffers deflated as it became clear that the planned overhaul had been derailed.
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Yup. One more reason to hold your nose and vote for whoever we put up against her.
Did someone record this?
NO EYE CONTACT.
“An angry Hillary finally snarled: This has been very helpful talking to myself
Can you imagine the cabinet meetings or meetings with any presidential advisers. No one will say anything because they know they will be zorched.
For all of Team Hillarys gifts..
And just what specifically would those gifts be?
Her ability to teach people to hate Republicans and the vast right wing conspiracy. (thus she never has to defend HER positions)
Understatement of the century.
Ah ha! But you all feel EQUALLY bad. That is your New World Order that you morons are working toward. You have achieved success!
When is the Nazi media going to expose HUMA her lesbian lover ?
Maybe they should put up a copy of the "Mandy Grunwald Glamor Picture" from 1993 or so. That should cheer everyone up.
That's because they all have thick legs and fat thighs.
Put a group of liberals together and it’s bound to be ugly.
Dirty Commie money in exchange for strategic defense systems secrets to buy a lot of advertising and glamour?
I've worked for people like this - saw it in her eyes (before the skin around them was "worked" on), and thought this might be the case.
When will her supporters get a clue?
Wait...they didn't have one to begin with, if they were supporting her....
FULL CIRCLE ;-)
Ew....you’re good.
Its hard to imagine a White House...where weekly announcements occur with staff and cabinet personnel leaving. It would be equally hard to imagine a scene where national media personnel have to stand there and explain why Hillary went off the handle and did an insulting comment over some senator or governor in a public forum. It would difficult to imagine a monthly episode where a four-star general announces his intention to immediately retire. Can one imagine the State Department that has to explain why things are screwed up with such-and-such country because ambassador at large-Bill...said something to upset some nation? Or how about a national press conference where President Hillary tries to glare down a reporter who has asked a really stupid question? Now imagine all of this...for four years.
Remember the run up to the Iraq war. The CIA contacted most of the Iraqi generals and basically talked them out of fighting. The same should be done with Hilary’s generals. It sounds like their campaign is emotionally driven. I would imagine that if people started contacting them and asking “If you are not happy working to elect a person that is not making your life easy and you know her on a personal level, do you think it is wise to work to put her in a position to treat 249 million the same way?”
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