Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

The High Cost of Hillary

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Peg

  (Cross posted at What if?) Finally. The veil of ignorance has been lifted from the eyes of many liberals. One former Clinton supporter whom I do not know e-mailed me about a recent piece I’d written on the Clintons … Continue reading →

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The Transformational Dream

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Lee

Bill Clinton’s recent emergence as Hillary’s principal anti-Obama attack dog has left a lot of people somewhat uncomfortable. We’re not generally accustomed to seeing this sort of bare knuckled political brawling from a former president (all the effort seems to … Continue reading →

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Politics and the “Hero-Victim”

Posted on January 22, 2008 by MichaelW

Remarking on how the media narrative tends to frame stories, I once wrote: An interesting side effect of this framework is the emergence of the hero-victim — e.g. a martyr for her cause, or the modern equivalent of a noble … Continue reading →

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Obama Goes National

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Lee

Barack Obama launches the first nation-wide television advertising campaign (cable tv spot on CNN and MSNBC). Team Hillary is upset about the violation to the DNC Florida campaigning boycott. She’s probably more upset by how strong this ad is.

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Swinging Liberals and Reagan Resentment

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Marc Nozell) Matt Stoller at OpenLeft has a pretty interesting observation about the swing of the self-described “very liberal” constituency from Obama to Hillary over the course of the primaries: In Iowa, Obama beat Clinton by 16 points among … Continue reading →

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Change First, Explain Later

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Lee

Has Barack Obama run out of ideas before he’s even had one? This might be an indication that Barack’s shallow and vague message of “change” is dying for a definition: “Radio stations in New England are broadcasting a ski-area ad … Continue reading →

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Unions in Retreat

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Lee

Michael Goldfarb thinks that the unexpected Hillary win in Nevada despite the Culinary Workers Union endorsement of Obama, could represent the beginning of a substantial diminution in union political power: “If they can’t even affect the votes of their members … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Vote

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Lee

Romney is walking away with Nevada and has declared victory. American Research Group’s last-minute poll in South Carolina picked up an enormous Thompson surge (to 21%). However the exit polls are saying it’s the McCain and Huckabee show. Byron York … Continue reading →

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Reagan and the Democrats

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Lee

Hillary and Edwards are slamming Obama after he heaped praise on Ronald Reagan –something that may not play well with the leftist base of their party, but was doubtlessly well received by the general electorate. One wonders if Obama shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Clinton Proposes Perhaps the “dumbest solution to the current mortgage mess”

Posted on January 18, 2008 by ChrisB

Jon Birger at CNN Money writes about a proposal Hillary Clinton floated at the Democratic Debates a few days ago. The plan was to have a “moratorium on foreclosures for 90 days [and] freezing interest rates for five years”. Birger … Continue reading →

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A New Voice Coach?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Lee

Hillary has been modifying her voice lately. A new TV spot on the economy in California. Soooothing and feminine. Much improved from this.

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Hillary & Identity Politics

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Lee

In expressing consternation that women on the Left could support Hillary Clinton solely on grounds of her gender, Bookworm notes that identity politics –the idea that a person’s innate factional qualities (race, gender, ethnicity, etc) confer immutable political values– is … Continue reading →

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M. President

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Lee

The Tyra Banks Show emailed Michelle Malkin with some quotes from Tyra’s interview with Hillary Clinton (to be broadcast Friday). Hill proposes a nationwide reality show to determine what to call the First Husband…with dancing! And you thought the 90s … Continue reading →

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