Posted on 05/20/2008 6:33:42 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Even before I heard Chris Matthews mention it, it struck me too . . .
Among the visuals a big-time campaign carefully choreographs is the human backdrop when the candidate speaks—particularly when it's a matter of an important, nationally-televised speech. So it's very hard to imagine that it was coincidence that the crowd visible behind Hillary this evening as she gave her Kentucky primary victory speech . . . was comprised 100% of people of pallor. Kibitzing with co-anchor Keith Olbermann immediately after Clinton's comments, Matthews mentioned it.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: I thought a giveaway line was "who is best positioned to win in November?" That is not exactly a self-crediting commentary. when you position yourself in politics, it's a deliberate effort to try to find a space, not necessarily your own passionate position, or your real position, but to find a place, to triangulate, to try to find a place that appeals to a certain percentage of the voters that will carry you over. And to advertise yourself as the "best-positioned" is not really a statement of authenticity, it's a statement of political positioning. It's a Dick Morris phrase, if anything. It's certainly an odd way to portray it.
I think I know what she's saying, which is "I'm perhaps stronger on defense, perhaps I'm white, perhaps I'm appealing to the working class." I do think it's interesting that her entire crowd was white tonight. That was interesting. Usually they try to mix it up a bit, up near the lectern on purpose, to give it a sense of random selection. It didn't look very random there.
View video here.
Maybe the all-white crowd deserved a mention in passing. Did Matthews mention that Obama’s record crowd at his recent rally was actually due to the opening act, “The Decemberists,” perhaps the most popular indy band in the USA? And did Chris mention who the original Decemberists were?
Let’s be fair...I think this was coined by James Tarantino of Opinion Journal Best of the Web Today. And, actually, it’s “persons of pallor.”
I don’t know why white people in KY is an issue. Obama was voted in by the white people here in Iowa. We’ve got about 2% blacks, and who knows if they all went for Obama (I didn’t).
There are plenty of white people voting for Obama and not Hitlery. Chrissy is an idiot.
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