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Hardball's Softball hillary clinton 'Interview' Elevates Access Journalism to Historic New Heights
MSNBC, NBC | 11.24.02 | Mia T

Posted on 11/24/2002 4:48:37 PM PST by Mia T

Hardball's Softball hillary clinton 'Interview' Elevates Access Journalism to Historic New Heights
by Mia T

CLBANY, Page Hall Auditorium, SUNY, Wednesday, Nov. 20 -- Facing Hardball's transmuted-by-access softball host, Chris Matthews, and an audience Matthews, in an apparent pre-emptive attempt at absolution disclosed as "all Ds,"[Democrats]...You packed the house," hillary clinton made it clear she will continue to subsist on cozy clintonoid interviews of the Colmes kind. Tickets to the event were limited to University at Albany students with a photo ID and/or independent proof of illegal alien DNC or DNA sequencing.

 

 

By eschewing the politically obligatory Sunday morning circuit and formidable inquisitors like George Will, hillary clinton only encourages the incipient whispers of ineptitude, depravity, cowardice and failure that fill cloakroom and kitchen, alike.

NO MANO A MANO THIS...

The much-hyped "college tour" showdown at Albany Downtown was promoted for weeks by Matthews and MSNBC as "a one-on-one with the senator from New York." The show -- and the "senator" -- were not as advertised, however.

 

 

Unfortunately for America, the only visible adversary at the SUNY access-journalism extravaganza was a free press. MSNBC trumpeted clinton as Zogby-polled presidential timber: "Always finishes a strong second to Gore." (A patent disqualifier if ever there was one, if you ask me.)

Notwithstanding this obvious lapse in logic, one wonders where and when Zogby collected its data, According to the most recent relevant poll, which was conducted by the Marist Institute last month -- and according to the results of this month's election, nary a soul wants hillary clinton back in the West Wing.

 

 

In her new book, Political Fictions, Joan Didion indicts the fakery of access journalism practiced by vacant politicos like the clintons, whom she sees as "purveyors of fables of their own making, or worse, fables conceived by political strategists with designs on votes, not news." The smartest woman in the world would relish "the raucous give and take of American democracy," as Charles Kuralt once put it. She would not be reduced to packing audiences and.flacking reporters.

By continuing to confuse "strident" with "presidential," clinton once again demonstrated the ease with which she fails to exceed minimal performance parameters. Lawless to the core, she managed to turn nature's abhorance of a vacuum on its head, clogging the airwaves with standard-issue clinton claptrap.

REVERSIBLE TRANSMUTATIONS...

This collegiate meeting of the minds, so to speak, managed to elevate nothing but access journalism, raising it to historic new heights. Not content with this dubious achievement, Chris Matthews decided to become hillary clinton's full-fledged advocate the following day when it became clear that the softball interview did not go quite as planned; clinton's limitless vengeance and limited intellectual dexterity unwittingly, and much to her political disadvantage, reversed the Matthews transmutations: softballs were transformed to hardballs with each clumsy move and cheap shot.

OLD SCORES TO SETTLE...

No answer exposed clinton's cognitive flat-footedness or her thirst for revenge more than her comment about President Bush's motivation to oust Saddam: " I mean it is clear that a lot of people in this administration have some old scores to settle...with Saddam Hussein."

Psychologists call this projection. It is the clintons who know about settling old scores. It is the clintons who only know about settling old scores

 

 

We're not inflicting pain on these f*ckers.

When people kill us, they should be killed in greater numbers.

I believe in killing people who try to hurt you.

And I can't believe we're being pushed around by these two-bit pricks.

Bill Clinton, quoted by George Stephanopoulos,

All Too Human: A Political Education

 

 

Mrs. Clinton was still flush with her triumph in New York [i.e., Today VRWC interview] when she returned on Tuesday afternoon to join Harry Thomason's vigil in the solarium.

"I guess that will teach them to f*ck with us," the first lady said.  

A Vast Conspiracy, p. 258, Jeffrey Toobin

 

WOODWARD WALLOPS CLINTON...

Bob Woodward disagrees with hillary clinton. (Meet the Press, 11.24.02) Woodward is the author of the new bestseller, "Bush at War," which "draws on four hours of interviews with President Bush and quotes 15,000 words from National Security Council and other White House meetings in reconstructing the internal debate that led to U.S. military action in Afghanistan and the decision to aggressively confront" the Iraqi president. Woodward says that Bush's motivation to confront Iraq comes not from revenge but from lessons learned: That one must take care of threats early, that given the range of Saddam's psychological disorders, an Iraqi nuclear capacity would change the equation not only for the region but for the world.

FOURTH-ESTATE FAILURE...

Chris Matthews failed utterly. He had his shot at hillary clinton and avoided asking anything of significance. No questions on the eight years of clinton corruption, on the rapes, on the utter failure of the clintons to confront terrorism, a failure that resulted in 9/11, a failure that threatens our very survival.

 

 

Oh yes, he did ask the obligatory "Will you run for president in '04?" question no less than three (3) times as is apparently required for access to hillary clinton.

A variant of the "When did you stop beating your wife?" complex-question type of fallacy, the clinton "infrastructure" requires media myrmidons of the left to ask hillary clinton this question no less than three (3) times per "interview," operating on the theory that the implicit question ("Why in the world would the zipper-hoisted wife of an impeached utter failure ex-president be qualified to be president anyway?") will be rendered, if not moot, certainly disremembered.

A subset of the CLINTON-WAS-AN-UTTER-FAILURE Containment Team Scheme , the clinton "infrastructure" complex-question fallacy scheme is intended to confer legitimacy on an otherwise loony concept: Another clinton--uh--presidency.

 

 



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: accessjournalism; chrismatthews; clinton911; clintoncorruption; clintonfailure; clintonineptitude; hillaryclinton
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To: anniegetyourgun
LOL. I'd say.
41 posted on 11/24/2002 6:49:14 PM PST by Republic
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To: aristeides
Cris must be worried, as you say, about his cable network's furture. Hope he isn't sending out feelers towards Fox News Cable-his waffling makes my skin crawl.
42 posted on 11/24/2002 6:52:33 PM PST by Republic
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To: Mia T
Your contributions to FR are priceless. Thank you.
43 posted on 11/24/2002 6:52:54 PM PST by Faith
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To: Mia T
Bump
44 posted on 11/24/2002 6:54:28 PM PST by Fiddlstix
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To: Ann Archy; Mia T
Peggy and Crissy
sittin in a tree.....

Actually-this is hard to take in. But I believe you-just can't envision it. I thought Peggy was, like, way beyond this. Maybe he wishes his wife had Peg's mind, outlook, whatever.

45 posted on 11/24/2002 6:55:30 PM PST by Republic
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To: Mia T; anniegetyourgun; BenLurkin; Republic; kristinn; Matt Drudge; Paul Atreides; kattracks; ...
NEVER FORGET

...BILL CLINTON plays his Sax next to RICK RESCORLA being hit with the Airstrike on Tower 2 =

...A Direct Hit.

...1st VP/Security for MORGAN STANLEY ..RICK RESCORLA.. predicted the Bombing of the World Trade Center of 1993, the Airstrikes of Sept. 11th, 2001 and his own death at the hands of Muslim Fundamentalist Extremists ...AHEAD OF TIME.

...RICK RESCORLA had gone out with his longtime Army Buddy and Terroism Expert DAN HILL and nailed the Blind Muslim Cleric in the Brooklyn Mosque who was the Masterming behind the WTC-1993 Bombing and turned him in to Authorities shortly after the Bombing...

...only to have HILLARY RODHAM -&- BILL CLINTON tell us on TV that they were not soft on Terrorism during the 1990's because they were the one's who did what in fact RICK -&- DAN did against Terrorism in their place.

...To sign a Petition for President BUSH to give a Presidential Medal of Freedom Award to a now deceased Sept. 11th Killed in Action RICK RESCORLA...

...please go to our 7th Cavalry's Battle of IA DRANG-1965 website about the Battle where RICK RESCORLA 1st started out a lifetime of saving lives...

...just like he was doing in Tower 2 as it came down on him while on his final sweep for stragglers upstairs.


See.. http://www.lzxray.com ..



Signed:..ALOHA RONNIE Guyer / Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 / IA DRANG S-1 Personnel Clerk / Landing Zone Falcon

NEVER FORGET
46 posted on 11/24/2002 6:56:32 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE
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To: exit82
...MSNBC's DONOHUE to be cancelled at year's end.

...MSNBC's HARDBALL is now dead last in the Cable News Talk TV Shows behind DONOHUE.

...CHARACTER COUNTS in -Time of War-...
47 posted on 11/24/2002 6:58:46 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE
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To: Republic
Peggy has a very sweet feminine look with dancing eyes and a very nice smile....Queen Kathleen is harsh, cold and unfriendly looking.
48 posted on 11/24/2002 6:59:44 PM PST by Ann Archy
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To: Republic
Hardball is toast and Chris Matthews is burnt toast. His fawning of Hillary proved that.
49 posted on 11/24/2002 7:00:35 PM PST by maizey
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To: Joy Angela; anniegetyourgun; Mia T
...HILLARY RODHAM -&- BILL CLINTON worked hard long ago for their Partner HO CHI MINH's Communist Victory over Freedom in a once Free South Vietnam long, long ago.

...Nothing has changed since.

Sept. 11th Casualties =

The destruction of the very Tower 1 New York Division Office of the U.S. Secret Service that told BILL CLINTON .."NO".. to his near $1 Million a year lease for a Presidential Office next to Carnegie Hall, the Death of one Secret Service Officer and the destruction of 100 U.S. Secret Service Cars parked in the parking garage below Tower 1.

BELIEVE IT.
50 posted on 11/24/2002 7:10:30 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE
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To: Ann Archy
Interesting....I have always (up until Mia's comment, anyway) thought Peggy had an exceptional sensitivity to nuance. Almost poetic.

Physically-I think she is beautiful, full of life and has an exceptionally feminine, but powerful, voice. But she does kind of look like female gary bauer (Is that the name I am looking for? You know, the guy who was running for president way early on?) And I can never get that out of my mind. LOL.

So, does she really play up to chris's crush?

51 posted on 11/24/2002 7:12:35 PM PST by Republic
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To: ALOHA RONNIE
...RICK RESCORLA had gone out with his longtime Army Buddy and Terroism Expert DAN HILL and nailed the Blind Muslim Cleric in the Brooklyn Mosque who was the Masterming behind the WTC-1993 Bombing and turned him in to Authorities shortly after the Bombing...

Now THAT is really extraordinary. Are there any newspaper articles out there regarding this other than the web site you mentioned?

52 posted on 11/24/2002 7:17:04 PM PST by Republic
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To: Republic
A female gary Bauer???? Geesh...that's one I hadn't thought of!! LOL

I really think it's her femininity and maybe her Irishness....but he really needs to cool the crush...it's PALPABLE!!

53 posted on 11/24/2002 7:30:18 PM PST by Ann Archy
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To: Republic; anniegetyourgun; Mia T
NO, I'm not "grumpy."

I'm sick of threads with deceiving titles that turn out to be nothng more than a vanity. I'm especially disappointed when a vanity turns out to be nothing more than a re-hash of some old bandwidth-wasting graphics with a new title.

The problem is, you folks don't understand the FR rules. Vanities are to be posted as such, NOT as Breaking News. FR software does not show who ORGINALLY posted the article, only who is replying to whoever. IF EVERY post to an article included the name of the original poster, FReepers could ignore these vanities based on the reputation (or lack thereof) of the ORIGINAL poster. But since it doesn't, we can't, so don't be surprised when we complain.

I'd also appreciate that if you want to make fun of me personally, you'd at least have the courtesy and guts to include me in your "To" list so I can rebutt, rather than make me search the thread for your comments about me.

54 posted on 11/24/2002 8:02:32 PM PST by Henchster
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To: Henchster
Geez, Henchster. Must have hit a raw nerve with you tonight. I apologize for any insult I leveled against you-but I agree with annie-you do seem grumpy.

And Mia's post is current...did you READ the title? Did you KNOW that hitlery was just on cris's show? Did you know it was pretty big news as this coven head rarely takes her big ankles out into the public arena where she might have to actually answer a question?

Apparently you have never been really flamed-or you would have laughed off whatever burr is sticking you with a simple agreemen - to disagree. No one is forcing you to read this thread, ya know.

I'll start...Mia T's post should actually be in BREAKING NEWS because it is actually worthy, truly commentary that deserves to be seen by most of FR, not you of course because you don't like her MO, but most.

55 posted on 11/24/2002 8:13:13 PM PST by Republic
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To: Republic
...See the Biographical Book about RICK RESCORLA and his lifetime Army buddy DAN HILL reviewd on...

.. www.Amazon.com ...

...titled: 'HEART OF A SOLDIER'

...Also Enter "RICK RESCORLA" in the Search Engine of...

.. www.Google.com ..

I had the Honor of sitting at the Table next to a newly widowed Mrs. SUSAN RESCORLA at last year's Annual Battle of IA DRANG Alumni Conference over Veterans Day Weekend.

Former CIA Director JAMES WOOLSEY has stated that what this country needs is our best and brightest minds assigned to a commission to think out how best to fight our new War on Terrorism...

...all holed up in a Washington, D.C. conference room with a big Picture of RICH RESCORLA shining down on them from that conference room's wall.

4-Sure, 4-Sure.
56 posted on 11/24/2002 8:49:49 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE
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To: Republic
Your long-winded excuse neglects the fact that this thread is a VANITY, not Breaking News. There is NO reference to a NEW news item, simply someone's rant. The "Hillary on Softball" threads that WERE Breaking News were DAYS ago.

As I have to tell liberals all the time: "Face it, I'm right, you're wrong, now get over it."

Good Night.

57 posted on 11/24/2002 9:19:36 PM PST by Henchster
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To: Republic
" -- softball journalism -- " is a good observation. Why not just re-name the show "Softball?" There is nothing hardball about democrat Chris' show, except resisting the urge to hurl.
58 posted on 11/24/2002 9:51:14 PM PST by Graewoulf
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To: Mia T
Good morning & bump!
59 posted on 11/25/2002 3:23:29 AM PST by firewalk
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To: Henchster; Republic; anniegetyourgun
dear h-

1- Since I don't browse FR the way you seem to (I select posts by title, author and category, e.g., 'breaking news," your original complaint initally sounded plausible to me, and your annoyance, therefore justifiable.

2- On closer inspection, however, your original complaint doesn't hold up that well. You are correct that selecting articles by browsing "latest posts" doesn't identify the author. But it doesn't identify the category, e.g., "breaking news" or "vanity," either!

3- My post is NEW...and it was conceived as NEWS, REPORTAGE. You seem to be confusing style with substance. It is so new, in fact, that I failed to proofread it and there are some corrections of structure and style that I will be making.

4- A distinction without a difference, perhaps, but I did NOT post the article in "breaking news" as you allege endlessly. I posted in in "front page news."

5- I do not create my graphics for 1-time-only use. I use them in new, relevant pieces.

6- Finally, whatever inconvenience and discomfort you experienced opening this thread was, I assure you, certainly reciprocated by your third or fourth retort. I, therefore, propose that we call it a draw...and get back to the real business of FR.

Have a good day,
Mia
60 posted on 11/25/2002 4:18:08 AM PST by Mia T
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