Video: Hillary’s in; Update: Thatcher-esque, says McAuliffe!
posted at 12:24 pm on January 20, 2007 by Allahpundit
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On a Saturday morning? Sure, one of her advisors told Hotline — this way, she’s in the spotlight for the State of the Union on Tuesday. But then why not announce on Monday, when people are paying attention?
Amateur mistakes. I blame Bill.
Here’s the video. She’s surprisingly non-robotic, although I guess if you can train animals to perform on sitcoms, you can train Hillary to feign warmth for 30 seconds. The passages on health care and dialogue will have you choking on bile. Click the image to watch, and note the foliage through the window. Mark Finkelstein asks a good question.
Exit question: Is Hillary the best we can hope for among the Democratic nominees? Obama talks bipartisanship but votes a deep, rich blue. Edwards is running on a platform of class warfare. Of Gore let us say no more. Who’s left? Unless Mark Warner jumps in and figures out a way to beat all of them by running to their right, Hillary’s probably the most “conservative” (i.e., nominally hawkish) candidate in the pack. Terrifying.
Update: Bill Richardson really picked the wrong weekend.
Update: Good point at Time about Bill’s role on the trail:
One of the most interesting things will be watching how her campaign deals with a former President in the role of campaign spouse. If he stands next to her on stage, he overpowers her. If he campaigns alone on her behalf — the traditional “surrogate” role in which many spouses are most effective — it will likely appear that he is running for what is essentially his own third term. And if he stays out of sight? Voters start wondering again just what exactly is the deal with their marriage.
Update: Oh, the bile. The thick, salty bile.
HILLARY CLINTON is to be presented as America’s Margaret Thatcher as she tries to become the first woman to win the White House. As she entered the 2008 presidential race yesterday, a senior adviser said that her campaign would emphasise security, defence and personal strengths reminiscent of the Iron Lady.
“Their policies are totally different but they are both perceived as very tough,” said Terry McAuliffe, Clinton’s campaign chairman. “She is strong on foreign policy. People have got to know you are going to keep them safe.”
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SisterToldjah – Most of the time, the auto-pingback hasn’t worked back to here (and back when I ran my blog on a subdomain of another domain I control, neither it nor the trackback ping worked). Oh well; must be WordPress 2.0.7 finally getting everything working right.
Led – How in the heck did that fact slip my mind? You can expect the alphabet soup talk shows to play it up tomorrow though.
steveegg on January 20, 2007 at 9:37 PM
Whenever anyone actually says they want to have a “dialog” what they really mean is that they want to pretend to listen to what you have to say and then tell you what they are going do. Completely disregarding anything you said.
The best word I can think of to describe Hillary is disingenuous.
The campaign should be interesting though. Her biggest asset is also her biggest liability – so how does she run with Bill?
Stephen Macklin on January 20, 2007 at 9:41 PM
Thatcher ?!Well La Tee Freakin Da !Gee I don’t remember Thatcher’s political career being poc marked with shadey land deals, mysterious suicides, extramarital affairs, stolen nuclear technology, non existant foriegn policy, ect. The Iron lady lived through WWII in England. I think the iron McAuliffe is refering to is made by Proctor Silex and comes with a board. Hmm Abraham Lincoln did say something about fooling all of the people some of the time didn’t he.
sonnyspats1 on January 20, 2007 at 10:02 PM
“Their policies are totally different but they are both perceived as very tough”
Says it all, really. Image, not substance.
Hillary is no Maggie Thatcher.
(Unfortunately, I suspect that the Republican nominee will be no Ronald Reagan, either.)
sandberg on January 20, 2007 at 10:07 PM
And what if Hillary leaves the Senate? Who says he might be interested in her seat? How about -
Another winner !
News2Use on January 20, 2007 at 10:07 PM
Am I the only one still praying that Howard Dean can’t resist and winds up jumping in the race again? The extreme left because the more mainstream Democrat with ever second of every day… it would be an interesting battle to see him battle Hillary.
RightWinged on January 20, 2007 at 10:19 PM
Re: the foliage.
This could have been taped recently here in California, not somewhere back east. Afterall, Hollywood is a freind of Bill/Shillary.
Re: Margaret Thatcher.
I would pay good money for the real Iron Lady to take a real tire iron to this pretender.
kevcad on January 20, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Bend over, America!
mojo on January 20, 2007 at 10:50 PM
I’m not sure how to do the digg or trackback thingys, but gateway pundit has a article enumerating the imfamous records the clinton admin racked up.
Here’s the link…
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/
csdeven on January 20, 2007 at 11:03 PM
Did she get Rosies blessing?
Pam on January 20, 2007 at 11:06 PM
csdeven,
To do a link, copy the url to your browser..take a word in the sentence of your post and highlight it. Hit the link button and paste the url, then click ok.. Press close tags and you linked the article you wanted to.
Hope that helps.
Pam on January 20, 2007 at 11:09 PM
testing….
Here’s the link
csdeven on January 20, 2007 at 11:18 PM
HA! I dooood it!
Thanks Pam!
csdeven on January 20, 2007 at 11:19 PM
So the question that I would ask her has 2 parts…
1…
Will you now publicly admit that Bill was molesting the chubby intern in the Oval Office (as well as others), and that there was no “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy”, and that you were completely wrong in your assessment of the situation back then (or just plain lying), and that due to your support for the villain in that drama more damage was done to the moral fiber of this country than would have been if you would have just slapped Billy down?
And 2…
Since you were so wrong back then about something that was happening right under your nose, and being perpetrated by someone you had known closely for decades, how can you now sit there and tell us that you should be put in the position of making decisions of national, and indeed international importance, and that involve adversaries who will have less respect for you than they will for your dog?
A bit long, but fun anyway…
RalphyBoy on January 20, 2007 at 11:34 PM
“Their policies are totally different but they are both perceived as very tough,”
Well, that’s it in a nutshell. Hillary’s policies are NOTHING like Margaret Thatcher’s and that’s a fact.
Hillary is counting on the Democrats with their MSM cohorts running interference by a concerted slash and burn campaign against the Replublicans – supoena the beejeepers out of the Republican Party to tie them up in hearings and legal problems over the next two years, so that no Republican hopeful is able to organize an effective Presidential campaign. The one big lesson Hillary learned was that a Clinton doesn’t need a majority to win.
naliaka on January 20, 2007 at 11:36 PM
Hillary is the world’s number one enabler. If she couldn’t even reign in her philandering husband, what is she suppose to do with rogue states intent on our destruction? She redefines codependency.
I think that the Rebublicans will be able to run the “Yellow Dog” (i.e. anybody) against her and win.
Her ONLY salvation would be a credible 3rd party candidate that would syphon votes away from a Republican ala Perrot.
Mojave Mark on January 20, 2007 at 11:59 PM
***FAT CHANCE*** I’ll bet you three to one that the Sunday chat shows are full of Republican brokebacks all talking about how “formidable” Hillary is. In fact, THIS SITE has had a kind of feverish respect about how “great” a pol Hillary is. Even going so far as to conclude that the attempt to smear
Osamaer..OBAMA as a Muslim was too “heavy handed” to have come from Hillary.Was she a deft pol when she clumsily tried to nationalize health care? Was she deftly covering her tracks during White Water? How about Travelgate? Perhaps she was a grand master during the FBI files shenanigans?
Hillary Clinton is a bum. A run of the mill bum at that. She has none of her husbands charm and none of his balls. She has been caught in every deception she has attempted, the only difference is that the media doesn’t cover it. That’s all. If the MSM weren’t running interference for her she would have flamed out years ago. Now you don’t need the MSM to “reveal” her to the public, with new media and commercial money you can ‘out” her yourselves. IF John Kerry couldn’t get his traitorous behind elected, how would a woman who polarizes the entire country?
THERE ARE LIBERALS WHO WILL NEVER VOTE FOR HILLARY.
They’re the hand-wringers who are always worried about the opinion of the “ARAB STREET” well how do you think the “arab street” will feel about us if we elect a woman? Any woman? No, my friend, there are millions of MEN in this country who will never let this country be so weak as to be led by a womaN. PARTICULARLYTHISWOMAN.
Soothsayer on January 21, 2007 at 12:05 AM
Hillary’s in?
This reminds me of an Aerosmith song that I like.
thirteen28 on January 21, 2007 at 12:08 AM
If she becomes President I will be forced to move to Montana and start a militia. I hate the cold! Come on people…
x95b10 on January 21, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Hillary has three things in common with Maggie Thatcher–but then again, so does my wife.
smellthecoffee on January 21, 2007 at 12:36 AM
Look on the bright side… if she does get in we’ll have another shot at impeaching a Clinton. I’m pretty certain she’ll do something impeachment worthy in the first few days being in office.
Maybe we could start a pool.
Decoy256 on January 21, 2007 at 12:45 AM
Can’t we impeach her in advance? Like right now?
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on January 21, 2007 at 12:50 AM
Take a close look at her forehead/hairline and pick an answer: (a) Her tan was photoshopped in, (b) her makeup artist doesn’t know how to blend, or (c) her cosmetic surgery included pigmentation alteration ala Michael Jackson.
SunnyBrook on January 21, 2007 at 1:00 AM
When is the California Granny (Pelosi) going to announce her intention to run?
Rick on January 21, 2007 at 1:20 AM
I didn’t read them all yet, but did anyone link this yet?
The Blog Sabbath Question Contest (sticky unto the end of the Sabbath)
R D on January 21, 2007 at 2:03 AM
Boys and Girls, don’t you remember the Clinton Presidency in the 90’s:
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
“I don’ recall,….. I don’t remember that… No, I don’t recall that instance….., No, I don’ recall…… No, No, No, I don’t recall that, ….. no recall, can’t remember, no strike that, I just don’t recall…..
GET THE FOXTROT POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS CAN END BEFORE IT BEGINDS!!!!!!!!!!
PinkyBigglesworth on January 21, 2007 at 2:31 AM
Forgot the “‘t”
sorry……
P.S. How many Clinton aids/police officers/cowerkers were convicted, killed, assinated/ raped/ molested/ run out of town/ thrown in jail/ went to jail/ had their dress stained upon, etc, etc, etc,
You really want to go through that Nightmare again????
PinkyBigglesworth on January 21, 2007 at 2:35 AM
I doubt we will have to endure her or Obama, too many “knowns” on Hillary’s side, too many unknowns on Obama’s side.
R D on January 21, 2007 at 2:43 AM
watching Dick Morris rag on this bitch might be interesting,, in between pukings…
retired on January 21, 2007 at 3:06 AM
You’ve gotta hand it to the Democrats – the animation on that Hilary video was incredible. It’s so lifelike she could almost be a real person. Pixar must be fuming.
When will they release the bit where she morphs into evil Doctor Rodham and enslaves the world?
uptight on January 21, 2007 at 4:23 AM
Hillary as America’s Margaret Thatcher my butt! Mrs. Thatcher didn’t have voice that made you want to stick icepicks in your ears. She wanted the people to keep more of their own money not like Hillary who said:
Many of you are well enough off that … the tax cuts may have helped you,” Sen. Clinton said. “We’re saying that for America to get back on track, we’re probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.”
Well, for my common good, I’d like to have half your salary, so fork it over.
Ellen on January 21, 2007 at 7:45 AM
Hillary’s got one thing any of her Democrat nominee competitor’s don’t have, OODLES and OODLES of money. And lest we not forget where much of her money comes from … the [url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=14601]Chinese, Saudi’s… and the French[/url].
Yes, it just might be a battle royale for the ages, and I think it will do their party a lot of good!
/muahahahah
SilverStar830 on January 21, 2007 at 7:58 AM
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=14601
*sigh* … fixed … blah
SilverStar830 on January 21, 2007 at 7:59 AM
About what, exactly? Anything I’d want to talk to her about, she won’t want to discuss. Besides, every time she opens her mouth, the term “congenital liar” is all I hear.
This “Let’s chat” ploy is little more than, “Lisening Tour II.” The media will follow their assigned dual role as cheerleaders/blockers; their “coverage” of her will be as it has been all along, “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”
But at least now with Obama and Hillary we have two, count ‘em, two Messiahs in the race. I feel more saved than ever. Reminds me of a line from that old Dire Straits tune, “Industrial Disease:”
“Two men say they’re Jesus; one of them must be wrong.” It’ll be up to the donk media to tell us which.
Spurius Ligustinus on January 21, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Bill Richardson just threw his hat into the dem presidential ring.
Just how liberal is he and is he the REAL threat to a conservative candidate in 08? Anyone from New Mexico want to share?
csdeven on January 21, 2007 at 9:23 AM
THATCHER? THATCHTER? I have shaken hands with Maggie Thatcher. Hillary is NO Maggie Thatcher.
first angel on January 21, 2007 at 9:35 AM
Other “Iron Ladies”
Imelda Marcos
Eva Peron
bbz123 on January 21, 2007 at 9:52 AM
The main propaganda line, wunwittingly said by Rosie about the Repubs but youknow how ‘projection’ works, and will be the “perception” point of Shillery:
“If you keep serving people crap and telling them it’s a meal, they’re eventually going to think it is a meal,” O’Donnell said.
So that the only thing the mush brained voters will say is “pass the salt and give us Shillery.”
Anin’t no way I would want that bitch in charge of this country. If anything would galvanize the right this time than this ploy by the Dems should do it. Bring back some real good conservative leaders and the damn Repubs had better not cave over these next two years.
auspatriotman on January 21, 2007 at 10:24 AM
No plastic surgery, it’s the simple way: just warm, slightly fuzzy focus. Blurs and obscures all the faults.
Which will be emblematic of the entire media campaign.
naliaka on January 21, 2007 at 10:55 AM
No way am I putting my email address in Hillary’s blog. Vincent Foster, anyone?
Coronagold on January 21, 2007 at 11:51 AM
I’d like to see her emphasize the sacrifices she intends to ask of all of us once elected.
Anil Petra on January 21, 2007 at 1:23 PM
Bill Richardson would be the biggest threat to Republicans holding the White House…and the Dem’s are too blind to see it.
JetBoy on January 21, 2007 at 2:45 PM
OK, Hillary, let’s chat: you’re a liar. Care to respond?
Halley on January 21, 2007 at 3:26 PM
JetBoy, you are absolutely right. I still think he’ll end up as VP with Hillary.
Entelechy on January 21, 2007 at 3:44 PM
Entelechy…you really think Richardson will be Hillary’s veep? I do believe she’ll get the nod…only a matter of time before the Clinton machine puts Obama to rest…but I think she’d be better with a more liberal/left VP, to satisfy the leftist elements in her party.
Either way, the ‘08 election is going to be a doozy!
JetBoy on January 21, 2007 at 6:01 PM
yes….someone said it…
END IT BEFORE IT BEGINS! Don;t even let her out of the primaries on this one. YOU DON NOT WANT HER IN THAT WHTE HOUSE AGAIN! If you don’t think she was involved in the messes last time, think again. Oh and ole Billy boy is just waiting to probably smoke little cigarettes out on the back porch. What else would he have to do with himself? hmm wait, strike that question…. or maybe she’ll let him run the shredder this time.
And another thing…how is it they let Dick Morris live? I’m not even sure I trust him.
johnnyU on January 21, 2007 at 7:13 PM
In other words, let me grind you to powder in a “peace process,” a “death of ten thousand cuts.”
Kralizec on January 21, 2007 at 7:57 PM
WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP!
How can a person have a dialog with her when, as First Significant Other, she and Pres Clinton had the FBI gather personal information on those who might oppose them politically and philosophically?
And then FBI Director Frie (?) replied that “…the FBI was victimized by that.”
And she wants to have a…DIALOG?
The False Dervish on January 21, 2007 at 8:33 PM
So… being first lady qualifies you to be a Senator…what?
Take away Rudy Gulliani’s untimely bout with prostate cancer and Hillary would have been toast in that election. A merciful God would have Rudy cream her in the Presidential election. I would pay to see that.
Buck Turgidson on January 21, 2007 at 9:16 PM
And she said in her speech in NYC that she wants health care for all children…and went right into healthcare for all Americans…
Dear gawd…here we go again…
JetBoy on January 21, 2007 at 10:21 PM
And this time she’s got an audience willing to listen. Creeping costs and a whole lotta retirements coming up mean sky high medical bills a few years down the road.
I wonder how complicated she can make it this time around…
jaleach on January 22, 2007 at 12:31 AM
JetBoy, for the leftie Left she only has to tread carefully to get through the primaries. After that she can ignore them (they’re not going to vote for any rightie). She will pick someone more balanced, security and foreign-policy-wise, energy experience, a Hispanic from N.M. will be a big prize.
The Black vote is de facto and this way she’ll aim for the middle, the independents and just more in number…Too far away and soooo much will happen btw. now and then. It’s all waaaay too soon and all entertainment/hype/speculation for now.
I find it curious that all the newbies on the Left are running against Mr. Bush, who will not be on the ticket…don’t they have anything to run, on their own. They’re great aspirations, to wish to be the president of the free world…no ideas, just blame, blame…thus hoping to subliminally convince us sheeple to vote for them…the electorate is not very smart but it can’t be this naive…
Entelechy on January 22, 2007 at 12:36 AM
Is it me, or does the scenery slightly resemle Ned
LamentLamont’s campaign commercial. My question is: “Where’s the Mentos kid and his gang?” =)Iowa Voice on January 22, 2007 at 1:43 AM
The Kossacks hate Shrillary, because they are the only ones that her ‘conservatism’ is fooling.
Wolfman on January 22, 2007 at 7:29 AM
Hillary=Thatcher? Blasphemy!!
right2bright on January 22, 2007 at 9:32 AM
She’s sporting a perfectly respectible face life!
DR Good on January 22, 2007 at 10:11 AM
It worked once – I guess they figure they can do it again. But, you know what they say: fool me once…
Rick on January 22, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Clinton/Richardson. Giddy up!!!!!
If McCain goes down in flames over Iraq–even chance of that happening at least, and Rudy can’t make it by the base–that leaves Romney, Brownback, Gingrich I guess?
Which Pres candidate was it who was described as looking like the guy on top of the wedding cake? Dewey? That puts me in mind of Romney.
Let the games begin!!!
honora on January 22, 2007 at 11:50 AM
No. Look at the neck, that’s the dead giveaway.
honora on January 22, 2007 at 11:51 AM
honora, I take it that you will be hoping for the above.
Rick on January 22, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Perhaps. Love Richardson; like Hillary but not sure she can win. Have to give this time to play out.
honora on January 22, 2007 at 11:58 AM
More importantly, who’s gonna replace Parcells?
honora on January 22, 2007 at 12:29 PM
I was hoping he’d stick around for one more year, and then we’d get Cowher. However, Jerry Jones doesn’t have a good history when it comes to hiring coaches. I heard that Wade Phillips is the top name on his list (not good). Phillips is a good coordinator, but that’s it.
Rick on January 22, 2007 at 1:04 PM
Hillary is going to be the next “Margaret Thatcher”? That sounds familiar…
Bill said the same thing in the referenced Time magazine article, but he said the first woman president will be a Republican in the mold of Margaret Thatcher.
That can only point to one person, and it isn’t Hillary.
Lothar on January 22, 2007 at 10:03 PM
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