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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And there it is, the ultimate fulfillment of her quest to prove to herself that the cheating rat of a husband isn’t really her better. Good luck with that, lady.
Squid Vicious on January 20, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Join team Hillary….contribute?…..I would have but their was no tp there….
Manipulating,vindictive wretch!
spazzmomma on January 20, 2007 at 12:28 PM
I think I want to vomit..
Viper1 on January 20, 2007 at 12:32 PM
God help us all.
jaleach on January 20, 2007 at 12:34 PM
My damn hosting company is screwed up so I can’t even post on this… but at lest I can vent a little here:
I agree, when I woke up and heard this on a “Fox News Alert” I was like, “Isn’t this Saturday morning?” I’m not a political strategist, but it just seems odd to me. Maybe this was done in hopes that it becomes the topic on the Sunday talk shows, and then comments on those shows spark controversy and debate which gets publicity in the following week(s). I can think of no other reason for such an odd move.
Lol, “animals”… All I can think of, and this will be in my head for a long time, is:
It should be noted that ALL of that conservatism is completely pandering, and will be swept under the rug the second she gets elected. The problem is, she’s just better at hiding her pandering than Kerry was. That a-hole would flip-flop twice in one sentence and it would be completely obvious to anyone. The powerhungry Clinton machine puts it’s figureheads through extreme training to ensure they don’t make those kind of rookie mistakes (which is why I think there must be some reasoning behind the announcement today). Hand me my tinfoil hat if you’d like, but I think backroom conversations with the Clinton’s are very much like what we see in The Manchurian Candidate.
RightWinged on January 20, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Surprise, surprise …….. not!
LewWaters on January 20, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Wow, I am shocked that she’s in-NOT. I’m just surprised she didn’t declare the day after election day in 2004.
Catie96706 on January 20, 2007 at 12:37 PM
Ok, Hilly. Let’s Talk…
Hillary: “Hi, what would you like to tell me?”
Us: “Go Away.”
Mazztek on January 20, 2007 at 12:37 PM
…and so it starts. I can’t help but think that the warm and cozy veneer will wear thin quickly under the friction of the campaign trail. We know she has the stamina for a campaign; question is, can you maintain a facade of likeability when she’s in the spotlight that long. As a woman, I have never been able to stand her cold, smug, condecension. Let’s hope the meglomania becomes more and more apparent as the months roll by.
SunnyBrook on January 20, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Oh, and you forgot to note her annoying opening in the text version on her site:
Also, I just watched the video (didn’t feel the need to before)… and just wanted to point out the table with family photos in the background. A little subliminal, yet total bullsh** “family” message.
RightWinged on January 20, 2007 at 12:40 PM
If the background is authentic, she has had this prepared for months. Why unveil it now? Obama beat her to the punch. She had to wait a resonable time period before her announcement to allow some space with Obama. She doesn’t want to look like she is responding to Obama. But, in fact, she is responding to Obama. He beat her out of the gate and she is trying to steal the spotlight away from him. This shows some concern about him.
By announcing today, she can run her first “video dialogue”on Monday and grab some attention prior to Tuesdays SOTU address.
Mallard T. Drake on January 20, 2007 at 12:45 PM
More than ever we need the damned Republican party to get their “*&$% together to stop the Clintons from ever,ever getting in the White House again.
But, if it were to happen, my exit question would be “are they going to return all of the things they stole and destroyed on their last exit from the WH?”
bbz123 on January 20, 2007 at 12:48 PM
Powell will be VP…that will put her over the top. ‘National reconcilliation’ and all that non-sense. The Jimmy Carter Presidency the Sequel soon to be at a theater near you.
Limerick on January 20, 2007 at 12:50 PM
Maybe…but I wonder if this were the planned date all along. Scheduling it right before the SOTU would seem a good move politically, IMHO.
If you think about the Monday thing…that means nothing. She could have unveiled this spot on a Tuesday and still been able to announce live video chats beginning the next Monday.
Speaking of which…what fool advisor has convinced her that Hillary + live video chat = sexy. I’m pretty sure the general electorate will give a big yawn and pass up the opportunity to spend some special time watching her advertise her goods.
SunnyBrook on January 20, 2007 at 12:51 PM
Here is another observation regarding the production of the video. The camera slowly pans left and right during the entire clip. It is almost as if the camera operator is shaking his head back and forth in disagreement with every thing she is spewing.
Of course, it could have been my head moving back and forth in disgusted amazement at this spectacle and the camera was perfectly still. ;-)
Mallard T. Drake on January 20, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Well, it’s no surprise. As coy as she tried to be leading up to it, she’s been planning this for a long, long time. It is a little odd to announce on a Saturday morning, but whatever. Did you get the impression she was trying to channel Oprah in her little spiel? “Let’s chat.” Uh, no thanks.
CP on January 20, 2007 at 12:53 PM
Unless she’s also learned to control her impulse to get amped up and shriek like a cat being run over by a car when she’s throwing red meat to the faithful, I think we can look forward to at least a handful of satisfying “Yeeaaaarrgh!” moments in this campaign.
I suspect, though, that she’ll be even less available for live, public scrutiny than Senator Waffles was during the last weeks of the ‘04 race. Instead, we’re going to get LOTS more Internet-Hillary than Live-Press-Conference-Hillary.
Which is still good news for Hot Air no matter which you slice it. Congrats, guys!
ccwbass on January 20, 2007 at 12:55 PM
Hilly One
Hilly’s new campaign Pic
Mazztek on January 20, 2007 at 12:55 PM
What is with the constant camera pan? I was getting seasick on top of the diarrhea from the Oprah-esque content.
Valiant on January 20, 2007 at 1:00 PM
Valliant, that was from looking at Hilly.
Mazztek on January 20, 2007 at 1:02 PM
The subliminal panning ?
Rove’s hand at work already, sabatoging her at the git go.
bbz123 on January 20, 2007 at 1:05 PM
‘how to bring the RIGHT end to the war in Iraq’….just like the Clintons brought the RIGHT end to the war in Somalia.
‘affordable health care to everyone’…..quotas/age criteria/75% tax brackets.
BTW….the cam was panning as she shifted her weight.
Limerick on January 20, 2007 at 1:08 PM
I believe she all but did declare her run for prez the day she announced her plans to run for Senator in NY.
And I still think the Obama/Muslim leak did come from her office…she’s pissed, and her people may have prematurely released their info, but Hillary will have no one get in the way of her ultimate ambitions.
What are the current odds that Obama could meet with an early demise? And they’ll call it suicide…or a bad Cheney shot?
JetBoy on January 20, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Well, well, well……I guess it was a given that she’d push her socialized health care tripe.
I can’t wait for the dems to start eating each other How long will it be before someone asks just what role the First Man will play in the Hillary White House and do the American people really want slick willie that close to policy making? And, will Hillary defer to bill during the tough times? Will she be able to handle the pressures of the job without running back to bubba to tell her what to do?
Bwaaahahahahaha….this is gonna be FUN!
csdeven on January 20, 2007 at 1:16 PM
I would venture that Sandy Burgaler was actually working for her. She is the brains behind the Clinton Attack Machine, our having to endure Billy Jeff for two terms was just a part of her grand plan after all.
bbz123 on January 20, 2007 at 1:20 PM
The Pantsuit Launches Bid
Trying to stifle the yawns.
JammieWearingFool on January 20, 2007 at 1:24 PM
and you stand for what now Hil? hmm?
Not interested thank you. What ruin can you possibly have in store for us that you and your husband didn’t throw at us before?
Funny thing folks is she has been working on this run for about 7 or 8 years or so. Lets keep praying and maybe she won’t make it off first base.
johnnyU on January 20, 2007 at 1:28 PM
I have been searching for the picture of her and Chelsea in hijabs. Anyone seen it? (not a photoshop) Someone linked to it from LGF once many moons ago and I cannot find it.
CrimsonFisted on January 20, 2007 at 1:30 PM
That announcement was about as surprising as finding out that Liberace was gay. But I’d like to help Hillary out by suggesting that she make her campaign theme song “The Bitch is Back” by Elton John.
ReubenJCogburn on January 20, 2007 at 1:30 PM
In addition to my earlier comments, I’d like to add that this is one time when I think we can truly “question the timing”. Not based on idiotic claims like “Bush lowered oil prices before an election”, just because as man of us have noted, it just seems like an odd time to do it. However I think my earlier point about the Sunday talk shows tomorrow is probably at least part of it. Either way, I just wanted to say that “I question the timing”, since no one else had yet.
RightWinged on January 20, 2007 at 1:33 PM
Is her missing thesis “How I made my horndog husband POTUS on my way to the Whitehouse”??
bbz123 on January 20, 2007 at 1:35 PM
Hillary’s bullcrap …
HAHA. Here’s how that works in HillaryWorld:
Invest $1000 in the commodities market and walk away with $100,000 in six months. Yup, it’s as easy as looking the other way when your husband’s doing something innappropriate. Work hard, follow rules - and have connections high-up at the commodities exchange. What a friggin’ joke. She’s a phony liar just like BJ.
Still waiting for her to have ONE probing question thrown at her by the MSM. It’s been over 13 years now, so I’m not holding my breath on that one.
fogw on January 20, 2007 at 1:41 PM
It’s a long way from 60 seconds to 4 years. Even Siegfried and Roy couldn’t train an animal to be all warm and fuzzy for 4 years. Are Hillary’s handlers that good?
“Six years of George Bush?” Read “six years of republican control of house and senate” because it’s easier to demonize a person than a party. Note to Hillary: George Bush is still the President.
GPE on January 20, 2007 at 1:49 PM
JetBoy, you’re right she carpetbagged herself up to NY and did in a way “announce” her intentions then. I remember her “listening” tour and wondered what exactly she was listening for since Chuckie was the JR Senator from NY, after beating old Al & DPM was being given the “gentle shove” from Bill & crew.
Mazztek-I loved the photoshopped picture. That made me laugh so hard.
Catie96706 on January 20, 2007 at 2:00 PM
“I question the timing.”
Okay. Someone had to make that silly joke.
Seriously, I hope that Hillary’s quest for the nomination is so brutal, so vicious, to contentious, that it splinters the Democratic Party. There is an excellent chance that this will be the result of her run for the nomination.
I hope that her drive for the nomination causes such bitterness between the “nutroots” and the “liberals” and the “left-center moderates” that they all exhaust themselves financially and emotionally by the time it is all over.
Hillary is NOT well beloved among Democrats. The press’ obsession with Osama Obama is proof of that. But the Clinton Attack Machine is formidable, and as I noted earlier, they know where all the bodies of the last 2 decades are buried among the Democrats. So I guess we’ll see.
georgej on January 20, 2007 at 2:01 PM
For some odd reason I keep seeing the little girl from OZ peddaling her bike with Toto in the basket and the sounds of Oh-we-oh, oh-oh……..
We should all feel comforted that she decided on the obvious. After all, the NY Slimes endorsement of her in 2000 quelled any reservations I had. She was their candidate because she cares about children and has knowlege of the world. I didn’t know until that endorsement that I was actually qualified to be a U.S. senator………
ritethinker on January 20, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Steyn nukes The Pantsuit
JammieWearingFool on January 20, 2007 at 2:16 PM
Oh goody…..does this mean we get “2 for 1″????????
msflea on January 20, 2007 at 2:25 PM
2 for 1? No, it just means that her and Bill will get another shot at those FBI files and taking stuff with them when they leave. Oh, and Bill still probably needs to spirit some stuff out that Sandy Burglar missed.
NRA4Freedom on January 20, 2007 at 2:29 PM
Is that a picture of her and Bill on the mantle? I noticed it during one of the many slow pans from side to side. It was hard to listen to her when I was so distracted with the way the ugly pillow clashed with the even uglier couch.
Candy Slice on January 20, 2007 at 2:34 PM
Monica Samille Lewinsky has been resurrected and her stock just went up, a lot.
Also, it won’t be Mr. Powell for VP, but rather Bill Richardson.
By the time the primaries are over Hillary will have taught
the childrenMessrs Silky and Dreamy a lesson and sent them back to their corners to grow up some more.The Black vote is de facto and this is no longer the largest minority. The Latino vote on the other hand…and New Mexico, crucial!
Entelechy on January 20, 2007 at 2:36 PM
excellent make-up, great plastic surgery, red power dress, nice hand movements, sincere look…yep she is ready.
right2bright on January 20, 2007 at 2:40 PM
Basic this, basic that, basic psychobabble. I would like to start our national conversation by saying STFU, but it is a free country, so, YOU GO GIRL! I also thought she looked pretty hot in this video.
dingoatemebaby on January 20, 2007 at 2:52 PM
HillBillary wants to send more troops to Afghanistan. I heard her say it herself. Only thing is, she doesn’t want to wait until she assumes the mantle of the Presidency — she wants to send more troops NOW.
I think I know which troops she has in mind. Something makes me fairly certain that the platoon that she wants to send to AQ land will consist of Barack Obama, John Edwards, Dennis Kucininch, Joe Biden, Christopher Dodd, Randy Crow, Wes Clark, Mike Gravel, John Kerry, Bill Richardson, Al Sharpton Jr., and Tom Vilsack. It wouldn’t surprise me either if she suggests filling the leadership role for that platoon with none other than Bubba (husband Bill). Back-up reservists for this mission (designated to replace the first wave of casualties) include Al Gore Jr., Evan Bayh, Howard Dean III, Mark Warner, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Ben Nelson, Ed Rendell, Brian Schweitzer and Janet Napolitano. Declared enemy combatants that HillBillary claims are members of AQ include Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Sam Brownback.
The early 2008 campaign is like a trip to Baskin-Robbins. (Sigh.) So many candidates to kick around, so little time.
CyberCipher on January 20, 2007 at 3:02 PM
So she is against amnesty for illegals? When did that happen?
ctmom on January 20, 2007 at 3:05 PM
When there was love…
When we didn’t know the timing/times yet…
When honora didn’t judge ugly dressing in DC, yet…
Entelechy on January 20, 2007 at 3:10 PM
BP,
The Battle for America is on!
Drtuddle on January 20, 2007 at 3:14 PM
Groan. She’ll be slinging stuff at Obama. What, no “most ethical presidency in history”? How anyone can take Hillary even saying the word healthcare is beyond me.
Glynn on January 20, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Will she appear on O’Reilly?
retired on January 20, 2007 at 3:44 PM
On HillaryClinton.com she has a heart-warming page called Mother & Advocate outlining her life story. I found this line kind of funny:
Maybe she forgot the name of that firm?
Candy Slice on January 20, 2007 at 3:45 PM
Senator Clinton, what is your stance on fighting terrorism?
What is your view on warrantless wiretaps?
What is your view on illegal immigration?
Oh, roll over and take it, but give free healthcare and tax the rich even more?
I see. Your weakness is deep.
Black Adam on January 20, 2007 at 4:10 PM
Landslide. She knows it is the RINO’s and the Bluedogs who hold the key to the WH.
It will be the Rodney King platform and America will fall for it hook-line-sinker.
What have the Rep’s got?
What have the Nutroots got?
There are no FDR’s or Reagans out there. None. She is going to take that boat right up the middle of the river and then park it on the left bank 5 mins after she is sworn in. After the last election I have ZERO faith in my party to sink the boat in the channel. Get ready for 1977 all over again.
Limerick on January 20, 2007 at 4:40 PM
It can’t be a mistake that she glossed over those issues. I can think of a few reasons why she would purposely do that…..
1) She does not (nor the dem party as a whole) appear to be tough on terror/war so why exaggerate that point?
2) The Iraq war will be a non issue by the election.
3) We are 1 year away from the primaries and the American people have a very short memory for substantive issues. They ignore the meat and feast on the fluff. Her entire message had about as much substance as a fart, and to those of us who are educated about her real agenda, it smelled like one too.
csdeven on January 20, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Break out the pink suit again!
TugboatPhil on January 20, 2007 at 4:42 PM
I’d like to know how Hillary will overcome the fact that Muslim leaders will not deal with her as she’s a woman. How will that play out, and further more, will the MSM even ask?
Next question, if she’s in to win, does that mean she’s in to win in Iraq as well?
RJS2 on January 20, 2007 at 4:45 PM
Looks like a modified crucifix around her neck, the diamond bling thing. Only it’s not quite a crucifix … so it won’t burn a hole in her throat.
laelaps on January 20, 2007 at 4:52 PM
Senator Clinton:
Since you couldn’t catch a betrayer in your own home, why should the American people give you the keys to the White House (again) to run another Administration that failed to stem the tide of Islamofascism?
CrimsonFisted on January 20, 2007 at 5:02 PM
I disagree that the timing was a mistake. The (mostly-)liberal Sunday morning talk shows get to genuflect without having to defend Hiliary (no, that’s not a typo) from Limbaugh and the weekday Fox News crew.
steveegg on January 20, 2007 at 5:19 PM
This poor sick society has shifted so far the left and has deteriorated so much that she just might be elected. Sad but true.
rplat on January 20, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Like the man in the movie said…’Truth, justice, and all that stuff.’
Limerick on January 20, 2007 at 5:43 PM
Don’t toss in the towel just yet. Check out these latest poll numbers….
http://www.pollingreport.com/2008.htm#misc
This country is decidedly conservative. Now it’s up to the conservatives to get their message out.
csdeven on January 20, 2007 at 5:46 PM
no thank you
jman on January 20, 2007 at 5:56 PM
The whole thing makes me want to throw up.
Just look at what is happening today. You can’t swing a dead cat in the air without hitting Nancy Pelosi in the media. She was all over the airways before the election, because they were in the minority. She is all over the airways after the election, because they are in the majority.
Now we have the Pink Pant Suit.
I predict two years of Hillary on one channel, Nancy on the other…….. the new season of 24.
Republicans? We still have Republicans in this country?
Back to chewing on bile!
PinkyBigglesworth on January 20, 2007 at 6:06 PM
How did that show up twice? You guys using both pingbacks and trackbacks?
Edit; somehow, my “already pinged” somehow shows both the trackback address for this post and the original address, though I don’t know how the latter got there (I only copied the trackback addy).
steveegg on January 20, 2007 at 6:09 PM
- Staged…
- Universal Health Care - “DMV” like health care - 80% Tax
- Caution: You are entering a high Tax Zone
- Btw, does she know that women hate other women? Women dislike other women like Islamic Men dislike women, that’s a fact. Women will not vote for her… what will men do?
ar_basin on January 20, 2007 at 6:21 PM
steveegg, if your blog is set up to ping the sites you link to automatically, then you don’t have to copy over the trackbacks for most blogs. It will ping them itself (at least that’s been my experience).
SisterToldjah on January 20, 2007 at 6:42 PM
Everyone needs to check out Enty’s links and answer an important question. Is that a white spot on Bubba’s pants? And how old would Monica have been in 93??????
ritethinker on January 20, 2007 at 7:13 PM
Part of the solution to what problem exactly, Hillary?
Do you mean the problem that some Americans are bitter, whiny, self-loathing doucherrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…malcontents?
I have the solution…..they should shut the hell up.
Metro on January 20, 2007 at 7:39 PM
F15Mech on January 20, 2007 at 8:04 PM
Sorry,
http://www.strangepolitics.com/images/content/113449.jpg
F15Mech on January 20, 2007 at 8:05 PM
I believe she is the most dangerous woman in America and maybe in the world. I also fear that there are enough total morons in this country that will vote for her that she might pull this off. God help us all if she does.
conservativecaveman on January 20, 2007 at 8:14 PM
Lets find the best makeup artist in the world.
I wonder if she’ll hire Elton John to write a song for her, oh wait he’s already written it! The B*#ch is back!
Speakup on January 20, 2007 at 8:21 PM
The audio version of Photoshop v15.0 was employed.
Her voice is not as rich i.e. “warm” as this production.
Stephen M on January 20, 2007 at 8:35 PM
This bucktoothed jerkoff is going to be with us for at least two years. We might as well not only get used to it but also figure out how to deal with the PIPAS!
NEMETI IN SYRACUSE on January 20, 2007 at 9:03 PM
Choosing today for her announcement is no coincidence. Anybody else notice what today’s date is? Exactly two years from today it will be January 20, 2009; inauguration day for the next President of the United States…
Led Zeppole on January 20, 2007 at 9:10 PM
Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller are the last of the Democrats that I would trust with the keys to the Oval Office.
That aside, the most likely occupant is going to be a Northeastern Republican. I only hope that whoever it turns out to be, that we can get a steady hand who can deal with the GWOT the Right Way.
itzWicks on January 20, 2007 at 9:26 PM
All in good fun here are some funny hillary clinton graphics -
A peak inside the REAL mind of hillary clinton -
http://hillary666.webpark.pl/hillarycommie.gif
Young boy wants to let hillary have it -
http://www.top-greetings.com/cards/100/hillary.jpg
The hillary cuckoo clock -
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2005/03/hillary_rodham.html
Proportional representation of the chances each candidate has of winning the democratic nomination for President in 2008.
http://www.strangepolitics.com/content/item/117942.html
olympian2008 on January 20, 2007 at 9:27 PM
All in good fun here are some funny hillary clinton graphics -
A peak inside the REAL mind of hillary clinton -
http://hillary666.webpark.pl/hillarycommie.gif
Young boy wants to let hillary have it -
http://www.top-greetings.com/cards/100/hillary.jpg
The hillary cuckoo clock -
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2005/03/hillary_rodham.html
Proportional representation of the chances each candidate has of winning the democratic nomination for President in 2008.
http://www.strangepolitics.com/content/item/117942.html
olympian2008 on January 20, 2007 at 9:31 PM
Last I checked, the idea of socialized medicine made Margaret Thatcher puke.
Mark V. on January 20, 2007 at 9:33 PM
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