Tuesday, January 15, 2008
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!
Does anyone really buy the Hillary-cried-and-therefore-won narrative?
Can we first examine why she cried? From what I can tell, she was simply upset that voters weren't seeing how great she is. Because she (as opposed to other candidates?) really cares about the direction of the country. I'm left not only unimpressed, but confused by the political ploy.
I know that some voters actually do vote based on superficialities (i.e: Nixon gets super sweaty and loses to Kennedy), but really! Crying? Hasn't she been intentionally more hawkish on war and vicious in debates to undercut her femininity? Doesn't crying represent the public image that she has been trying to shed since 1992, when she famously said, I don't "stay at home and bake cookies" on Nightline to Ted Koppel.
...Looks like shes going to need an apron AND a kleenex.
Perhaps the ULTIMATE irony of this news story is that the woman who asked Clinton the question that provoked her now famous tears voted for Obama. Incredible.
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When I first saw this clip I could do nothing but laugh. This could not look more staged, honestly people come on. To begin, and most importantly, what is she crying about? She is crying because she feels people are making the wrong decision not voting for her (that in itself is a different matter). Secondly, consider the general publics view of Hilary: an ice queen. Therefore, by this display of emotions it completely humanizes her. This would have been genius had it not been the worst display of acting I have seen since...Her holiday commercial.
Although, in the long run this is probably not going to affect her campaign especially since she ended up winning NH.
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