Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Hillary Said "NO!"
Atlantic Monthly's post with intimate details of the Clinton presidential campaign that has had the media all-abuzz the last few days with bits and dribbles making their way, here, here and here (no link, it's HuffyPost) is finally up. An accompanying article summarizing the campaign and trying to explain exactly what happened is also posted.
Bottom line: Hillary was her "her own shrewdest strategist." Penn was mostly right (like his early warning about the Iowa caucus problem, his advice to expand press operations, his counsel of a Reagan Democratic alliance and so on); and Hillary was right in refusing to get into gutter politics -- even after Barky and his supporters called her a racist.
In the howler's mind, as soon as Donna, Jim and Jesse Jr., played the race card, poor Hillary never had a chance. And it is exactly the very reason why the howler refuses to temper her disgust at Obama Nation and why she'd just as soon he lose as win.
Actions have consequences; if Hillary supporters had publicly called Barky a woman-basher (such as when he made his little side comments about claws and periodic moments of angst) and demanded an immediate apology throughout Cableland and blogosphere, over and over, 24/7, costing him the vote of young female voters and the election, would his supporters not be clamoring for Barky to be on the ticket with Hillary, especially if he'd won every major swing state but New York and also led in total votes?
Now let's suppose Hillary blew Barky and his supporters off, would they not stay home or perhaps, gasp, vote for the other guy who at least had the tepid seal of approval from Sen. Russ Feingold (a person they not-so-secretly wished had run for president) as no wingnut?
Sure, Hillary could've released those pesky Rev. Wright tapes in February and stopped Obama's victory run dead on its track. But she didn't. And no matter how many times a progressive mentions the horror of a McCain administration, the howler hearkens back to the days of unity and Feingold's words. Hillary said no to negative attacks on Obama; and now her supporters are rightfully saying no to Obama.
How's that for karmic PUMA justice, folks??
Bottom line: Hillary was her "her own shrewdest strategist." Penn was mostly right (like his early warning about the Iowa caucus problem, his advice to expand press operations, his counsel of a Reagan Democratic alliance and so on); and Hillary was right in refusing to get into gutter politics -- even after Barky and his supporters called her a racist.
In the howler's mind, as soon as Donna, Jim and Jesse Jr., played the race card, poor Hillary never had a chance. And it is exactly the very reason why the howler refuses to temper her disgust at Obama Nation and why she'd just as soon he lose as win.
Actions have consequences; if Hillary supporters had publicly called Barky a woman-basher (such as when he made his little side comments about claws and periodic moments of angst) and demanded an immediate apology throughout Cableland and blogosphere, over and over, 24/7, costing him the vote of young female voters and the election, would his supporters not be clamoring for Barky to be on the ticket with Hillary, especially if he'd won every major swing state but New York and also led in total votes?
Now let's suppose Hillary blew Barky and his supporters off, would they not stay home or perhaps, gasp, vote for the other guy who at least had the tepid seal of approval from Sen. Russ Feingold (a person they not-so-secretly wished had run for president) as no wingnut?
Sure, Hillary could've released those pesky Rev. Wright tapes in February and stopped Obama's victory run dead on its track. But she didn't. And no matter how many times a progressive mentions the horror of a McCain administration, the howler hearkens back to the days of unity and Feingold's words. Hillary said no to negative attacks on Obama; and now her supporters are rightfully saying no to Obama.
How's that for karmic PUMA justice, folks??
// posted by Howling Latina @ 11:59 AM 
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"In the howler's mind, as soon as Donna, Jim and Jesse Jr., played the race card, poor Hillary never had a chance. And it is exactly the very reason why the howler refuses to temper her disgust at Obama Nation and why she'd just as soon he lose as win."
If Hillary had it to do all over again, I have no doubt she would play the "gender card," as you suggest. Gutter politics wins elections, HL. Ask President Gore or President Kerry about the effectiveness of sh!t-slinging opponents. I commend Hillary for taking the high road, but she lost the nomination because of it. One then has to wonder, would she have also taken the high road while battling McCain?
As for Feingold, what about Lieberman? He's given your man McSame his kiss of approval. What better excuse could a good Democrat need to vote for McSame? Lord...
If Hillary had it to do all over again, I have no doubt she would play the "gender card," as you suggest. Gutter politics wins elections, HL. Ask President Gore or President Kerry about the effectiveness of sh!t-slinging opponents. I commend Hillary for taking the high road, but she lost the nomination because of it. One then has to wonder, would she have also taken the high road while battling McCain?
As for Feingold, what about Lieberman? He's given your man McSame his kiss of approval. What better excuse could a good Democrat need to vote for McSame? Lord...
John, even though I don't know Joe Lieberman and he ain't no friend of mine, I can still say with certainty that Joe Lieberman is no Russ Feingold.
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