Coaching Points for Hillary
Hillary being serious -- Picture courtesy of Wikipedia
by blogSpotter
Today's blog is being written on the Sunday between the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries. Let's see if we can summarize things succinctly.
HEAVEN HELP US
First let me say that I'm rather horrified at the Iowa results. In previous blogs I've reviewed the problems with Obama -- he didn't pay his college parking fines and he made up stories for his much more recent autobiography. Also, he has no experience. He was buoyed by young, "independent" females who are imbuing him with rock star, glam attributes -- attributes that have nothing to do with effective governing. On the GOP side, Huckabee is an ordained Baptist minister and as such scares the Hell out of me -- especially on the heels of Ayatollah W. Fortunately polls are only giving Huckabee a minor lift; John McCain seems to have been the biggest beneficiary of Romney's shameful, humiliating defeat in Iowa.
However for Democrats, Obama is now the front-runner in New Hampshire having been dubbed the "change" candidate. Hillary Clinton didn't help matters much in a recent Iowa photo shoot that shows her lined up with several gray-haired, 70ish operatives -- she looks positively geriatric. The picture looks like it was taken at a nursing home.
NEW COACHING POINTS FOR HILLARY
I'm going to contradict -- nay trounce the very advice I would've given Hillary 6 months ago. I would've told Hillary 6 months ago to shun anything too feminine. Old advice: Wear square-cut, masculine pant suits in subdued colors like navy, black, gray and brown. Wear minimal makeup. Don't laugh, giggle or toss your hair too much -- it looks girlish and non-Presidential. Wear a sensible hair-do that shows all of the gray. Don't cut up or make light of anything. People will say, "That crazy dame".
Now as it happens in yesterday's NH Primary debate, Hillary had one good moment and that was when she made light of a questioner bringing up her low likeability quotient. She said with a wink, "That hurts my feelings. I'm not all that bad". The room erupted in laughter and for the first time in a long time, people discovered she might have a fun side. Hillary has a lighter side! It was even news to me. The main handle given to Obama is that he represents change. Hillary does too, although she's subdued her femininity and locked it away in the hall closet. Everyone said it was a liability, and she took it too much to heart.
Here is new Hillary advice: Hillary, wear a dress now and then. It's OK to wear turquoise, magenta or kelly green. You can wear things that are form-fitting and even lower the neckline a little bit. A little more makeup won't hurt either -- define the eyes and the lips. Some jangly jewelry will up the Femme factor. Mind you, don't be a big slut -- nobody wants Britney in the White House. Just make sure that people know you're a girl. It's OK to smile, laugh and even giggle. It's recommended that you tell a joke or certainly laugh at someone else's. Flip your hair now then, and I recommend you hide some of the gray. Lighten up and add some color to the equation. You DO represent a change, but one that too many people have pooh-poohed -- "a gurl in the White House". Is this advice superficial? Absolutely – it appears that surface attributes are making a big difference in this election.
At this point, I don't really think Obama is on a "juggernaut". The same young people who have caucused for him are the ones notoriously more likely to skip voting on Election Day. For both Democrats and Republicans, everything is still in play. We should fasten our seatbelts because the next month of primaries will be a very bumpy ride. Stay tuned.
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posted by blogspotter @ 5:07 PM
5 Comments:
Well, as you already know, my take on last week differs nearly 180 degrees from yours. I am quite pleased.
Should we be unfortunate enough to find ourselves under a Clinton regime, it is not a far stretch to imagine 50% income tax, multi-year waits under her socialized medicine for crucial operations and death camps for men--just for being men.
After the horror of "W," this nation *critically* needs change, and extending the Bush/Clinton Dynasty to 24-28 years won't do that. She actually made a comment in the debates about being about 35 years of change.
Hello?!?!?!?!?!?
If it's going on for 35 years, it's no longer change!
A vote for Clinton is a vote for more of the same, just swapping meaningless wars and giveaways to the rich for socialized medicine and gender hatred.
I've been watching the news coverage and this is starting to look like 1972 all over again.
Starry-eyed Obama groupies who think he's "cute" are building his critical mass. They'll succeed in nominating an inexperienced no-talent pretty boy who doesn't stand a remote chance in the general election.
One guy they interviewed was trying to decide between McCain and Obama. I was amazed, since those two have very opposite platforms.
There is a palpable sense of a desire for change that is starting to take over as the driving force of the election. Momentum generated by such driving forces often takes on a life of its own and could produce a result that will surprise everyone. When people want change, they'll elect the guy who they think is the most sincere and has the best chance of bringing it. Oftentimes, *what* the change will be is less important to the electorate than the simple fact that change of some sort take place. It doesn't matter at this point in the election what Obama and McCain actually stand for, beyond the amorphous trinity of change, hope, and unity.
Remember what Jefferson said - a little revolution now and then I take to be a good thing.
What's interesting in the media coverage is that Obama is pulling in a huge number of independents as well as some Republicans.
The pundits were saying that if only diehard Democrats were making the decision, Hillary would have it in the bag. For some reason, Obama has a lot of crossover appeal. Change must be in the air ...
I have to say I'm greatly relieved that Hillary squeaked out a win in the NH primary.
The pundits and polls were terribly off on this. realclearpolitics.com showed @ 8 polls favoring Obama, most of them showing at least a 5 point spread. Where did they go wrong?
I'm glad that some Americans can think independently -- votrs don't have to ride a wave.
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