Recrafting public opinion before 2008
I was going to append this to my "Hillary Shows Her Stripes" article, but I decided that this was worthy of its own thread... Read on, good JUser, regarding the crafted candidacy of Hillary Clinton.
Here comes Hillary again, crafting her presidential ambitions in front of Jane Pauley, of all people. You know, for someone who hasn't formally announced her candidacy, she sure sounds like a contender...
From Newsmax.com:
Americans are growing 'impatient" as they wait for a woman to be elected president, 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Saturday night.
"People are saying,' Well, at least we're ready,'" Clinton told interviewer Jane Pauley, as the two held a public chat for charity in San Francisco.
"There's a feeling that it's time," she added.
Then, in quotes picked up the New York Sun, the former first lady said she detected "a certain impatience" to see a female president following the election of women to similar roles in other countries.
Despite Mrs. Clinton's claims, a Gallup poll found last week that 51 percent of Americans had already made up their minds not to vote for her.
The top Democrat offered the comments after Pauley noted that President Bush had recently said she'd make a "formidable" candidate.
Aah, a Hillary lovefest... "you know, Mrs. Clinton, you'd make a formidable Presidential candidate..." What a hard ball question from Ms. Pauley. Guess we know once again on which side of the fence Pauley falls. Sycophant.
Mrs. Clinton declined to return the compliment however, and instead blasted Mr. Bush for mishandling the rebuilding of New Orleans after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
"I think that basically we are now watching a deliberate policy of neglect take root," Hillary complained.
She then suggested that the White House didn't want to rebuild New Orleans because "all those Democrats might come home."
Actually, the Republicans can afford to lose Louisiana... the elections were not that close. The red states' totals in 2004 did not need Louisiana's electoral votes like they did in 2000.
So, here it is again... cleverly crafted and edited for public consumption: the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. Her image is ultimately important. She has to overcome her health care legacy and all her "Bill-ary" baggage in order to be a viable candidate.
More than two years away from the election and we're already getting infomercials and propaganda.