Clinton shows her funny side, plays on both the tension and accusations over the last few days, and scores a PR victory:
“This has been a very hard fought race,” she said. “We clearly need to do something so that our party and our people can make the right decision. So, I have a proposal.”
“Today, I am challenging Senator Obama to a bowl-off,” Clinton said, provoking relieved laughs from the assembled scribes.
Clinton carried on, making reference to Obama’s disastrous outing at a Pennsylvania bowling alley Saturday.
“A bowling night. Right here in Pennsylvania. The winner take all,” she went on. “I’ll even spot him two frames.”
“It is time for his campaign to get out of the gutter and allow all the pins to be counted. I’m prepared to play this game all the way to the tenth frame. When this game is over, the American people will know that when that phone rings at 3 a.m., they’ll have a president ready to bowl on day one.”
“Let’s strike a deal and go bowling for delegates. We don’t have a moment to spare, because it’s already April Fool’s Day. Happy April Fool’s Day.”
This is the kind of thing that sticks with people. It’s just what she needed at just the right time. Well played, Senator Clinton, well played.
Here’s a humorous critique of some of our more illustrious Obama supporters. Some of our upper echelon democratic leaders need to take a look at this. They’ve been made.
Ouch. It’s cartoons like this that remind me of the power of the editorial cartoon. If you’re wondering, “what power?”, I refer you to the story of Boss Tweed who was taken down due in no small part to the efforts of Thomas Nast.
Media bias has been the only thing predictable this election cycle so I’m not exactly sure why I am still appalled and surprised at the what’s going on at ABC today. Not only is ABC running an anti-clinton hit piece on Good Morning America and the front page of their website, trotting out a nearly 20 year old story regarding Hillary Clinton’s time at Wal*Mart, but also above it in bright glowing red letters reads the ticker heading BREAKING NEWS: BARACK OBAMA RAISED $32 MILLION IN JANUARY, TOPPING WHAT HE HAS RAISED IN A SINGLE MONTH DURING THE COURSE OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
I wish I had the access to a screen cap because you can almost see the webpage equivalent to an anthropomorphized smirk in the layout. No doubt, both the Obama campaign and some network producers are chuckling. Conspicuously absent, is any mention of the fact that the Hillary hit piece is not only 20 years old but has also already been ran more than once during the last two years and in this campaign cycle. I guess you keep slinging until it sticks.
The story in question aligns perfectly with the slam Obama made at the South Carolina debate. It minimizes the fact that Hillary spent at least some of her time at Wal*Mart advocating for women and better environmental practices along with pretty much anything that might be regarded as a positive influence her presence might have had on the company’s business practices.
Such as:
Clinton proved to be such a thorn in Walton’s side that at Wal-Mart’s annual meeting in 1987, when shareholders challenged Walton on the company’s lack of female managers, he assured them the record was improving ‘’now that we have a strong-willed young lady on the board.”
Clinton was particularly vocal on environmental matters, pressing the company to boost its sale and use of recycled materials and other ‘’green” products.
I wonder when they’ll figure out that hoes, rather than being the plural form of ho, is instead the plural form of a helpful farming and gardening implement? It would appear that the bros could use a little more time studying and a little less time at the frat house.
If you’ve been following the race for the democratic nomination over the past few weeks you know that things took a decidedly nasty turn after Senator Hillary Clinton upset Senator Barack Obama in New Hampshire. Democrats, both candidates and supporters, went into the Nevada Caucus with their blood boiling. Various accusations between camp Clinton and camp Obama fueled heated exchanges before and after the caucus and last night’s debate was full of hits usually reserved for Republican opponents.
We’re talking about the possibility of making history, and in some ways we’ve have already achieved that with both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama, but we’re also talking about repairing our nation and restoring the American Dream.
Edwards lampoons the media over its lack of coverage of his campaign and obsessive focus on Clinton and Obama.
UPDATE: TPM has more info. on the lack of media coverage. Apparently, in the media’s eyes, and therefore the eyes and minds of much of the public, he doesn’t exist. There is no excuse for Edwards, who placed second in Iowa and managed a decent showing in New Hampshire, to be trailing so far behind in coverage.
When are we going to stop letting the media choose our candidates for us?
DemocracyNow has got you covered. They’ve spliced together a broadcast complete with footage of your favorite congressman answering Brian Williams’ Amy Goodman’s questions.
It’s nice that Rep. Dennis Kucinich is being given a chance by Goodman and the DemocracyNow folks to get his message out but where, oh where, is the crowd favorite Mike Gravel? You know, the guy that will say anything –the guy that made Kucinich look like a contender? Who better to have with you in Vegas than Gravel?
I love my grandfather, but I just want to slap himself across the face for liking FDR. I think that was one evil son of a bitch.
I guess Mr. Beck missed the memo that the vast majority of Americans, regardless of party, not only view FDR as a hero that helped defeat both Nazism and Fascism but also rank him as one of the greatest American presidents in history.
Why is Glenn Beck allowed on CNN? Surely, the time given to him could be better spent on actual news or a conservative commentator that isn’t nuts.
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