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GMA's Maudlin Metaphor for Hillary's Hard Climb
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 02/13/2008 4:58:01 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

The media loves campaign metaphors. Yesterday, some MSM wag delighted in pointing out that Mike Huckabee's campaign van had twice run out of gas. Today, it was Hillary Clinton's turn. In the wake of her devastating defeats in the Potomac primaries, Good Morning America rolled an extended clip of her struggling up an airplane stairway.

Speaking with Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos had just finished opining that if in Texas Obama cuts into Hillary's coalition of women and Hispanics the way he did last night, he will be the nominee.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: gma; hillaryclinton; metaphors; msm; potomacprimary
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1 posted on 02/13/2008 4:58:11 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...

Does sad little clip help or hurt Hillary? Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 02/13/2008 4:59:15 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

As badly has I despise Hillary, I hate more what the media is doing to us as Americans. It seems like we’ve gotten to the point via media coverage where the media is choosing the president. That’s sad people. There is no choice this election year.


3 posted on 02/13/2008 5:03:35 AM PST by Ptaz (Take Personal Responsibility--it's not fun, but it's the right thing to do.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I would rather McCain run against Hillary but if the Dems nominate McGovern, I mean Obama, so be it.

Remember McGovern’s tagline was “Right from the Start” for voting against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

4 posted on 02/13/2008 5:05:10 AM PST by Mikey_1962 (Liberals want equality of outcome not opportunity.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

link to video, please.


5 posted on 02/13/2008 5:08:52 AM PST by quesney
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“I Don’t Feel Noways Tired”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGDm4jkDbGQ


6 posted on 02/13/2008 5:08:55 AM PST by maggief
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To: Ptaz

If you believe there is “no choice” this election year then you need to get your head together. McCain is by far a better choice than either Hillary or Obama. If conservatives don’t get their ‘heads together’, quit whinning about how things turned out, and get to work, then we will have a real socialist for president.


7 posted on 02/13/2008 5:09:43 AM PST by DugwayDuke (Ron Paul - building a bridge to the 19th century.)
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To: quesney

With our new NewsBusters system there’s no simple way to link. Please click on NewsBusters link above which will take you to page containing video.


8 posted on 02/13/2008 5:12:31 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: maggief

LOL. She does now!


9 posted on 02/13/2008 5:12:56 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: DugwayDuke

McCain is not to be trusted either. He’s stabbed republicans in the back for years and I cannot see how anyone can support him.


10 posted on 02/13/2008 5:15:10 AM PST by Ptaz (Take Personal Responsibility--it's not fun, but it's the right thing to do.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I’ll be watching over the next few days for video of Obama bounding up stairs here and there.


11 posted on 02/13/2008 5:30:24 AM PST by Bahbah
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Maybe Hillary has a knee problem.


12 posted on 02/13/2008 5:31:44 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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Hey, if Doc Scarpetta speaks about Hillary’s medical condition, who am I to disagree? ;-)

Of course, the good doc is an expert on people in terminal situations.


13 posted on 02/13/2008 5:37:03 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

Maybe it’s that extra 50 lbs she carries around in that pantsuit.


14 posted on 02/13/2008 5:38:21 AM PST by tom paine 2
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

:)


15 posted on 02/13/2008 5:39:17 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Bahbah
I’ll be watching over the next few days for video of Obama bounding up stairs here and there.

Reminds me of 1992, except this time a Clinton gets the bad press.
I love the irony.
16 posted on 02/13/2008 5:40:57 AM PST by MaryFromMichigan
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

bump for home viewing


17 posted on 02/13/2008 5:42:25 AM PST by NRA1995 (Bill Clinton: HILLARY!'s other big ass)
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To: tom paine 2

She probably gave Bill a swift kick in the ass the other night and hurt her ankle.


18 posted on 02/13/2008 5:49:25 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Change.....that's what we will have left in our pockets if a Democrat gets elected president!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Does sad little clip help or hurt Hillary?

Well if my reaction is any indication, it will help her. It almost made me feel sorry for her but I thought back to her ungraciousness last night in not congratulating Obama for his victories and immediately came to my senses. Others may feel she's fought a tough campaign and shouldn't lose to this upstart.

19 posted on 02/13/2008 6:03:48 AM PST by StarFan
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Over at NewsBusters, a reader mentioned that according to Fox News the stairway was ice-covered. Fox mentioned that but ABC did not — so who’s fair to Dems now?


20 posted on 02/13/2008 6:06:02 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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