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Chris Matthews-'Hillary Clinton is Now Calling the Shots for Senate Democrats'
MSNBC and Newsmax ^
| January 9, 2002
| Carl Limabcher
Posted on 01/09/2003 9:13:08 AM PST by ewing
Move over Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle-Junior New York Senator Hillary Clinton is taking over.
At least that is the word from MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews, who said that in Tuesdays swearing in ceremony for the new Congress, Mrs. Clinton's Democratic colleagues made quite a show of kissing her ring.
It all happened out of camera range said Matthews who described the scene he witnessed to radio talker Don Imus on Thursday Morinings 'Imus in the Morning' political gabfest program.
Asking about the FOX News polls showing that Mrs. Clinton is the 2004 Presdiential Nomination frontrunner for the Democrats the MSNBC-TV talker responded 'You know what is impressive? Sitting in the Senate Press Gallery and looking down realizing that Hillary Clinton is the leader of the Senate Democrats.'
'She is the boss,' Matthews observed.
'Everyone was circling around her when they were having that big dispute over unemployment benefits..Hillary was calling the shots.'
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas; US: District of Columbia; US: Illinois; US: New York; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: defacto; newminorityleader; olcrusty; powergrab; thequeen; thetoons
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Move over Little Tommy!
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:13:08 AM PST
by
ewing
To: Mia T
FYI.
To: aristeides
SHE really wants to become Senate Majority Leader! However, I don't see her ever becoming a republican...
To: ewing
Matthews is stupid, Queen H. has been running things for the Dems for the past 10 years. I hope she doesn't see the brick wall she is about to run into.
To: ewing
Evil!
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:16:45 AM PST
by
SoDak
To: ewing
If this is true, it is good news for all of us and the whole USA!
Hillary has no radar, no sense of timing, no savoir faire or smoothness at ALL, and she is sure to screw up big time, very soon, and end her chances, cook her goose, for all time if we are lucky!
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:17:47 AM PST
by
crystalk
To: princess leah
If she doesnt run as VP in 2004 first.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:18:10 AM PST
by
ewing
To: ewing
Mayor Rudy is going to run against her next election and she will be out.
To: crystalk
Queen Hills the 1st as leader may be the end of the Democratic party.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:19:13 AM PST
by
ewing
To: crystalk
I heartily agree!
To: princess leah
Chris Matthews finds this "impressive"...tells you everything you need to know about him. He is one of the ring-kissers. Since Bush decided to go after Saddam, Matthews the wimp has gone waaaaaaaaaaaaaay left. His recent show with hillary was filled with softball questions and he looked like he wanted to wash her feet with oil. It was so sickening I had to turn it off. Haven't watched him since and don't plan to.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:19:33 AM PST
by
Wait4Truth
(Matthews Loves hillary!)
To: ewing
What? This is news? The Clintons will die one day but until then they are the leaders of the dems, her the out front elected one and he the actual one.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:20:53 AM PST
by
Phlap
To: Just mythoughts
Shillary is building her warchest for '08, all of the manevering is towards that goal.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:21:35 AM PST
by
ewing
To: Phlap
Everybody needs to remember that this is no longer about this country and what's good for it. It's ALL about the Clintons and their minions retaking power. And they'll do anything to get it. They have the money.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:24:12 AM PST
by
Howlin
(I cannot stop playing Collapse II -- HELP ME!)
To: ewing
She may be building but I believe in miracles. A few more of her speeches read by patty to high school students and the varnish will fall off.
To: ewing
I don't understand. Why would the Democrats choose her to be their leader?
Is it because she can yell louder?
Is it because she was the first lady as if that gives her some real or perceived advantage?
Is it because they don't want to end up like Foster?
Is it because no other democrat can lead?
Is it because she is now a New Yorker?
Is it she articulates liberal positions well that draws the Democrats to her?
Is it one or more of these or do they really like her?
Either way, I got to believe this is a good thing for the Republicans.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:24:55 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: ewing
I honestly think the Clintons have made a deal with the Devil. How else can you explain their ascendency?
To: Just mythoughts
Exactly!
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:25:59 AM PST
by
kcvl
To: Just mythoughts
My fear is that she will try to deal and persuade Sen. McInsane to run as an 'I' and then run for the big office herself in '04 or '08
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:26:36 AM PST
by
ewing
To: Texagirl4W
I thought Rudy was running against Schumer.
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posted on
01/09/2003 9:26:52 AM PST
by
fml
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