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Re: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Jakey — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:40:27 -0000

Why do people including Democrats have so much vitriolic hatred for the Clintons? The country was much better off during Bill Clinton's stint the last time I checked.
It's a bit unreal for some people to actually believe that whether Hilllary seemed to cry or didn't cry that that actually turned the election in her favour. We have now been reduced to the very simple things defining the outcome of an election. I blame it on the media which has been feeding us this nonenese for so long that we are actually believing it.
I don't base my judgement in choosing the right candidate on words like "change" , "hope" and the like in flowery speeches. I look at a candidate and how the stand on issues not the "feel good" factor. Do they have a proven track record? Do they have experience Yes "EXPERIENCE" which is a word that will come to haunt in the upcoming general election. Have they been tried and tested against the GOP?
I am very dispassionate when I look at issues. Many of us make critical decisons based on our emotions and end up being sourly dissapointed in the process. Sometimes you have to agree to dissagree.
Hillary Clinton in my judgement is the one who can lead. Barrack is a good candidate but is not my choice after critically and carefully looking at him. He is certainly a good orator. Oratory is not what is necessarily going to put bread on the table.

Re: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary

cosmoetica — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:59:50 -0000

That Hillary was weeping while using her standard Obama talking points is the proof that it was planned, but whether that did it, who knows?

DLS: All it proves is that NH voters are less maverick than they believe, since the two winners were the most well known candidates in the race.

Re: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary

yoshi — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:34:57 -0000

I think the choking up scene worked well on the more tender hearted women in New Hampshire. I found it suspect when she borrowed Edward's words, "this is personal" and was a tad offended that she would use a woman's frailty and the threat of more tears to get votes. Nobody wants to make a woman cry.

Re: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary

JSpencer — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:43:31 -0000

The question is now being asked (we asked it much earlier): could the widely-publicized incident of Ms. Clinton choking up have played a role in an election result not mirrored in a slew of pre-election polls?

My answer to that would be a definite maybe. It was an unscripted moment of humanness and sincerity, something that for many has been lacking in Clinton's demeanor. Some have written it off to sympathy, but I tend to think it had more to do with believeability. I thought she was fairly restrained in her emotion, it wasn't a display by any means. I'm happy with Clinton and McCain being frontrunners here; I don't want to see anyone sweep this early in the game.

Re: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary

yoshi — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:35:26 -0000

Well, the republicans were counting on this. Obama doesn't have the corruption and special interests in his pocket. It's too bad the unscrupulous Clintons will remain to dirty up and divide the country again.

Re: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary

DLS — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:28:16 -0000

C'mon, lefties -- now that Obama has lost, go ahead and resume calling New Hampshire unrepresentative, too white, maybe too old, too.

Re: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary

DLS — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:26:39 -0000

If Obama had won a narrow race, would Clinton had started filing lawsuits and demanding a re-vote?