Comments on: Hillary’s pre-emptive Hawkeye spin: 3rd place wouldn’t be so bad

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:12:58 +0000

I second sondiehl’s sentiments.
Brace yourself for Billy’s assessment.

By: fogw

fogw — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:27:37 +0000

Let’s play “Pick the Biggest Lie”.

1. “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.”

2. “I am pleased with the results in Iowa, as I never expected to finish higher than third.”

L.I.A.R.S. Inc.

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Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:35:12 +0000

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By: highhopes

highhopes — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:30:00 +0000

BKennedy on January 3, 2008 at 9:15 AM

No question about it. I don’t think Dodd would be all that good a President and Biden would be a trainwreck of monumental proportions in the job but they’re serious candidates with real experience. That they aren’t even on the radar is a clear indication that the Democrat party is working off a template to pander to the special interests.

By: BKennedy

BKennedy — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:15:05 +0000

highhopes on January 3, 2008 at 7:58 AM

If the Democrats were interested in substance and not placating identity politics, Dodd and Biden would be the frontrunners, not Hillary/Barack/Edwards.

By: JiangxiDad

JiangxiDad — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:56:59 +0000

When I prayed to God and asked him to stop Hillary I never thought he would send Oprah

Funny thing about that. She appeared, and disappeared. Must have been some dirty laundry on her.

By: highhopes

highhopes — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:58:52 +0000

I’m taking a slightly different spin on this. Mz. Inevitable is downplaying expectations so when the vote is very close her people can hype it as a “come from behind” victory instead of what it really is- a defeat.

Face it, Hillary should be light years ahead of either Obama or Edwards in the national polling. The Clintons have a ruthless cadre of loyalists who will do anything for these ~~criminals~~ people. Instead of getting the nomination by acclamaition, her thighness is alleging that Obama sold drugs and coveted the Presidency from the third grade! These are not the marks of a winning candidacy.

By: pedestrian

pedestrian — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:13:34 +0000

When I prayed to God and asked him to stop Hillary I never thought he would send Oprah.

Drtuddle on January 2, 2008 at 10:09 PM

Those Jews are such commedians.

The thought of both Mr. Clean and Silky besting the Beast has made my day.

No way Hackles would be another Ferrara to Mr. Clean or Silk’s Mondale.

By: thedecider

thedecider — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:29:29 +0000

But, she was so…INEVITABLE! I was so looking forward to another Clinton presidency. The scandals. The endless Congressional hearings and investigations. So much entertainment potentially before us. Lost. Sad, I am. B. Hussein Obama won’t be as entertaining.

By: wildcat84

wildcat84 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:14:37 +0000

To me anything but a win here makes breaks the inevitability of the “smartest” woman in the world.

If the Republican primary is a disappointing “running of the RINOS”, the Demomarxist primary is the “running of the ultra lightweights”.

By: CK MacLeod

CK MacLeod — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:02:07 +0000

Incumbent Presidents have sometimes virtually been handed re-election. Everyone else has to fight to get in. Good for the Democrats that they’re going to make her try to prove herself. Right now, it looks like she might fail – and what a relief that would be. Even if she would have turned out to be a loser in the general, there would still have been months of exposure to chance and contingency – not to mention cackles.

By: petefrt

petefrt — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:14:54 +0000

Hillary’s candidacy is ludicrous, on every level. Monica has WH experience. More in the Oval Office than HRC. Is she running also?

By: amend2

amend2 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:05:27 +0000

no offense to Totems (native American)

By: amend2

amend2 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:04:33 +0000

Polls.. POll?

whats a Pole? Something you prop up and climb upon to make yourself higher.

Are you higher?

totem polls

By: William Amos

William Amos — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:02:24 +0000

Its a play for New Hampshire. She is stronger there and Edwards is a non factor.

I predict Obama will win Iowa tomorrow. And that is a good thing as Hillary will have to spend money to fight his money

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft

Zelsdorf Ragshaft — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:47:10 +0000

The only thing Hill knows how to lead is people who believe they are entitled to the earnings of others. That and leading Bill to the next intern.

By: BowHuntingTexas

BowHuntingTexas — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:40:22 +0000

Sounds like there are a few candidates that the Harridan doesn’t have FBI files on.

She should have run back in 96.

By: ThackerAgency

ThackerAgency — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:34:56 +0000

I agree with her. It isn’t what position you come in in Iowa, it’s how well you do in comparison to the other candidates. If the D votes are 30-28-25 %, well then 25% ain’t so bad and third place isn’t the disaster that say 15% might have been.

That’s the problem with Rudy’s ’strategy’. He could have gutted it out and been competitive especially with an endorsement from a former winner (Robertson). But it’s not so much that he doesn’t win. It’s that he’s going to get fewer votes than Ron Paul. To me, that IS disaster for someone who wants to win the state in the general election.

They say Rudy didn’t try, but he had rallies, he was in the state. What he means is he didn’t spend a lot of money there. I bet he spent more than Huckabee.

No matter how Hillary does, she’s going to be the nominee. Saying that 3rd isn’t so bad will probably energize her base more than her saying I’ve got #1 wrapped up so no need to come to the caucus. Hillary is likely the most savvy politician in history. Hillary would never run away from a state even if she thought she wouldn’t win – like some ‘leader wannabees’.

By: conservnut

conservnut — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:34:44 +0000

Ha, that’s a great Clintonian response. Terry McAsshat was on H&C earlier. While he didn’t predict third, he did start downplaying the whole Hawkeye Cauci thing.

They are spinning like tops.

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Hillary Spins Third Place Hawkeye Finish - Southern Maryland Community Forums — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:29:33 +0000

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By: Beto Ochoa

Beto Ochoa — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:28:05 +0000

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall

By: benrand

benrand — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:22:20 +0000

This is pure GRAVITAS.

By: rockhauler

rockhauler — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:21:33 +0000

Just wait. . . .
I’m forecasting light to moderate street violence. .. .

By: flipflop

flipflop — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:19:21 +0000

“When she started the process she was way behind — it’s now by all standards a competitive race.”

Huh? Wasn’t she like eleventy gazillion points ahead of everybody when this all started?

By: Mojack420

Mojack420 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:15:49 +0000

jones on January 2, 2008 at 10:09 PM

wonder if this could turn into an obama/edwards ~~slugfest~~slap fight

there that looks better