The day before the New Hampshire primary where she was trailing Obama and was expecting to be blown out, Hillary magically turned on the emotion. The following day - shazam! - she won New Hampshire because enough Democratic voters actually thought the tears were sincere. Now we're less than 24 hours away from the all important Super Tuesday where she's again in the race of her political life, and low and behold, she tears up again. Gah.
Sen. Hillary Clinton teared up this morning at an event at the Yale Child Study Center, where she worked while in law school in the early 1970s.Penn Rhodeen, who was introducing Clinton, began to choke up, leading Clinton's eyes to fill with tears, which she wiped out of her left eye. At the time, Rhodeen was saying how proud he was that sheepskin-coat, bell-bottom-wearing young woman he met in 1972 was now running for president.
"Well, I said I would not tear up; already we're not exactly on the path," Clinton said with emotion after the introduction.
If the Democratic base buys this tripe again, they will prove themselves to be the stupidest, most gullible group of morons known to man.
How come Hillary only cries when it's about her? In New Hampshire she gets asked, "how do you do it, how are you so wonderful," and she cries. Now it's "look at our little girl, all grown up" and she cries. Never for anyone else. The tears are always for her, and always just before a primary that looks iffy.
How offensive and insulting that she thinks she can manipulate people like this.
She might as well have been wearing a neon sign over her head saying "Women voters, look here for empathy and new, improved, life-like feelings!" I say the tears are just like a talking point; she keeps repeating them for newcomers to the race.
Bingo!
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How offensive and ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by CR | February 4, 2008 12:43 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
1. Posted by CR | February 4, 2008 12:43 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 12:43
2. Posted by Capitalist Infidel![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://wizbangblog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 4, 2008 12:46 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
"If the Democratic base buys this tripe again, they will prove themselves to be the stupidest, most gullible group of morons known to man."
They proved this long ago!
2. Posted by Capitalist Infidel![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://wizbangblog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 4, 2008 12:46 PM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 12:46
3. Posted by Kim Priestap | February 4, 2008 12:48 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Who's "we"? Speak for yourself, CR.
3. Posted by Kim Priestap | February 4, 2008 12:48 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 12:48
4. Posted by kb | February 4, 2008 12:54 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Wait till you see how she wails if she is elected and finds the 'people' really do not want her telling them what to do.
4. Posted by kb | February 4, 2008 12:54 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 12:54
5. Posted by kevino | February 4, 2008 12:59 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Capitalist Infidel beat me to it!
5. Posted by kevino | February 4, 2008 12:59 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 12:59
6. Posted by CR | February 4, 2008 1:25 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Certainly we can call the Hilldabeest's actions here "offensive and insulting" but they have a history of working. If this tactic ends up carrying the day why should we blame the candidate for successfully playing the public like a cheap guitar? Only Joe Public is to blame in that case, not the candidate. We (yes, "we the people" and there's no sidestepping that) will have only gotten what we deserve.
6. Posted by CR | February 4, 2008 1:25 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 13:25
7. Posted by Kim Priestap | February 4, 2008 1:42 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Ok, I understand what you meant.
7. Posted by Kim Priestap | February 4, 2008 1:42 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 13:42
8. Posted by Justrand | February 4, 2008 1:51 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Gaaaaaaaaaack!
and then some!
I continue to hope she wins the Dem nomination, however, because she is just about the only thing that can unite the Republican Party again!
8. Posted by Justrand | February 4, 2008 1:51 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 13:51
9. Posted by Sweating Through Fog | February 4, 2008 1:58 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Odd how the tears seem to come when the poll numbers drop. If she ever had to suffer Bush's approval ratings, she'd be blubbering incoherently.
9. Posted by Sweating Through Fog | February 4, 2008 1:58 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 13:58
10. Posted by drjohn | February 4, 2008 2:55 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Democratic Campaign Candidate Robot 2008.v.6 now has the capacity for tears.
yours truly
Dr. Alfred Lanning
US Robotics
10. Posted by drjohn | February 4, 2008 2:55 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 14:55
11. Posted by Bill Faith![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://wizbangblog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 4, 2008 2:56 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
What Justrand said.
11. Posted by Bill Faith![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://wizbangblog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 4, 2008 2:56 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on February 4, 2008 14:56
12. Posted by 914 | February 4, 2008 3:02 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Truly pathetic
12. Posted by 914 | February 4, 2008 3:02 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 15:02
13. Posted by Pretzel_Logic | February 4, 2008 3:06 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I bet she gets Dick Vermiels vote.
13. Posted by Pretzel_Logic | February 4, 2008 3:06 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 15:06
14. Posted by rebecca | February 4, 2008 3:15 PM | Score: 0 (4 votes cast)
the one who is pathetic is obama -- all he can say is I can give you hope -- I do not need a politician to give me hope --and change there will be change -who ever wins -- I am not going to be swept up by a politician -- beware of those bearing gifts --he is all talk and no action -- I cannot believe how much control he has over the media --and people -- if he wins -- i will vote republician -- no matter who it is --
14. Posted by rebecca | February 4, 2008 3:15 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 15:15
15. Posted by drjohn | February 4, 2008 3:17 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I bet she gets Dick Vermiels vote.
And Chris Crocker's!
15. Posted by drjohn | February 4, 2008 3:17 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 15:17
16. Posted by maureen | February 4, 2008 4:06 PM | Score: -1 (5 votes cast)
Strange with all that's been happening since Bush took office how Hillary hasn't choked up when in public giving speeches. Only when she lost Iowa and now before super Tuesday. Those who buy into this a second time deserve to have both the Clintons as your next president. I say enough of the dynasties. Let's turn the page and get rid of the corruption that has ruled the White House for the past 2 decades or more.
16. Posted by maureen | February 4, 2008 4:06 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 16:06
17. Posted by LaMedusa | February 4, 2008 4:44 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Well, when I read about her next "round" of tears, I burst into a giggle. Don't you hate it when that happens? ;)
17. Posted by LaMedusa | February 4, 2008 4:44 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 16:44
18. Posted by John S | February 4, 2008 6:40 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Hillary won NH only after a few thousand "motor voters" drove over the Massachusetts border. I'm not sure the blubbering was a factor. What a great feminist role model, though. Things get tough so she bursts into tears and has her husband fix it.
18. Posted by John S | February 4, 2008 6:40 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 18:40
19. Posted by irongrampa | February 4, 2008 7:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Why not just label this campaign the Crying Game and get it over with?
19. Posted by irongrampa | February 4, 2008 7:09 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 19:09
20. Posted by JLawson | February 4, 2008 9:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Man, talk about your flaming thespians.
Isn't it amazing what a little onion juice on the fingertips can do?
20. Posted by JLawson | February 4, 2008 9:01 PM |
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Posted on February 4, 2008 21:01
21. Posted by Spurwing Plover | February 5, 2008 11:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
She sould fire bill he has been back luck to all those he has endorsed
21. Posted by Spurwing Plover | February 5, 2008 11:32 PM |
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Posted on February 5, 2008 23:32