I certainly erred when I compared Hillary's campaign to the Titanic. Hillary is human after all, and like some humans, especially those under the age of ten, she realizes that crying is an acceptable way to get what you want. However, no amount of crying would have saved the Titanic from disaster and as an aspiring president, Hillary must learn that crying rarely saves human lives or capital. Weeping and sobbing may work on the people she bussed in from Massachusetts and Maine to vote in New Hampshire, but it won't work when trying to defend this nation from enemies, domestic and foreign, and it won't work as a foreign policy tactic either. Of course, crying and tantrums will likely work when persuading some of the more feckless (Reid, Pelosi) members of Congress so she can play that card again to get her way on some issues; that is, if she's elected.
So, what did I learn?
1. I must improve my Gimping skills.
2. Never ever count a Clinton as out. It's 1992 all over again.
3. She will make the Obama campaign look like the Titanic, especially after the kiss of death he received from iceberg John Kerry.
4. On second thought, who cares who John Kerry endorses?
5. I need to stop picking on her. The more I do, the stronger she seems to get, even if that strength is built on tears.
Foreign policy doesn't work like this:
HC: "boo hoo, please don't test another missile"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: "Mrs. Clinton, we must protect ourselves from evil American imperialism."
HC (weeping): "but you can hurt people with those things. It's not fair! You need to take an anti-bullying class. These focus groups have done well here in the US by turning everyone into a wimp. You should try it; it brings out your sensitive side."
MA: "No."
HC (stomping and hissing): "It's not fair, you meanie! Why won't you listen to me?"
MA: "Well, now, since you starting stomping and crying, I guess I'll change my mind. I'll cancel the missile program. Tea tomorrow? And sign me up for one of those classes, too."
HC: "Tea? sure, just don't tell Bill. He gets so jealous when I socialize with foreign men, especially those who are just as subservient to their master, like he was to me for those eight years. Between you and I, though, don't tell anyone I said that. To the American people, I call this 'experience.'"
MA: "Ok, will do, and if I get out of line again, just throw another tantrum and I'll remember my place."
HC: "Sure thing; gotta run; heading down to Texas today to throw a few hissy fits to secure the border. Later, I'll call Hu Jintao up with my sob voice and work on that trade deficit."
So it goes. Boo hoo.
The road to the White House is tough, but not half as tough as being the President.
Oh, and I don't pick on her because she's a woman. I think we, as a nation, are ready for a woman president, but she isn't the one.
And, imagine the ridicule someone like Condi Rice would face if she cried like that! Once again, Hillary knows how to play the media and she played those cards perfectly and, in turn, the voters bought it hook, line, and sinker. Either that, or the non-New Hampshire residents she bussed in really put her over the top.
I've beaten this dead horse enough. It's too early in the year to discuss this coming election. I fell into the trap.
I certainly erred when I compared Hillary's campaign to the Titanic. Hillary is human after all, and like some humans, especially those under the age of ten, she realizes that crying is an acceptable way to get what you want. However, no amount of crying would have saved the Titanic from disaster and as an aspiring president, Hillary must learn that crying rarely saves human lives or capital.
Her eyes got slightly moist at a press conference. No full-fledged tears rolled down her face, her chin did not quiver and the tone of her voice was only slightly affected. George Bush, Sr., who is actually a real war veteran and therefore ostensibly brave and manly, once broke down in tears on television. Even Aragorn and Johan Hegg blubbered like pussies on several occasions.
"No man should have to bury his child
Yet this has been my share
The tears I shed run bitter and wild
It's a heavy burden to bear"
LOL, QED. The only people who never cry are Orcs i.e., most of the posters on Free Republic. NEXT
Yes, but there are real tears and manufactured ones - manufactured to play crybaby which is what Hillary's were. In the whole scheme of things, it wasn't that big of a deal, I know, and pales in comparison to real people who have real reasons to cry. Crying because your coronation is harder to achieve than you envisioned is not one of them.
Yes, but there are real tears and manufactured ones - manufactured to play crybaby which is what Hillary's were.
How does one manufacture tears? Did she have a piece of red onion in her pocket that she tacitly passed under her nose during the conference or something? Even thinking about Rev. Ted Haggard while staring at the depressing window decorations and depressing background of dead German soldiers from World War I of my depressing black Fluxbox desktop and listening to the depressing tremolo picking, depressing keyboard highlights, depressing drum beats and depressing distorted vocals on a depressing album like Filosofem doesn't bring a single tear to my eyes. (It maybe simply be that I'm virtually incapable of lying OR emoting. I rule.)
Crying because your coronation is harder to achieve than you envisioned is not one of them.
So, did she cry because of her frustration with the election process or because she thought people would vote for her if they saw the robot cry?
Also, is it acceptable for a public figure to shed tears freely because of his egotistical awe of himself in the belief that his god speaks through him? That's not related to the main point at all but I'm strictly curious there.
How does one manufacture tears
Acting lessons? No doubt Hillary, and all the candidates for that matter, have someone on staff as an emotions coach to help them appeal to the varied people and situations that one would encounter during a campaign.
Besides, I cut a lot of onions (I'm a darn good cook. I rule!) and it's a different kind of crying. It's more of a chemical reaction than an emotional one.
Also, is it acceptable for a public figure to shed tears freely because of his egotistical awe of himself in the belief that his god speaks through him
In earnest, yes. If he just wants your money (or vote, in HC's case), then probably not.
Acting lessons? No doubt Hillary, and all the candidates for that matter, have someone on staff as an emotions coach to help them appeal to the varied people and situations that one would encounter during a campaign.
So they didn't have the foresight to know that the media and wingnuts on the Internet would blow the incident out of proportion and damage her public image?
Besides, I cut a lot of onions (I'm a darn good cook. I rule!) and it's a different kind of crying. It's more of a chemical reaction than an emotional one.
Well, that's what actors used in an earlier era.
In earnest, yes. If he just wants your money (or vote, in HC's case), then probably not.
I somehow doubt the figure in question is being honest with us unless his god said things like "More than two decades later, it is hard to imagine the Revolutionary War coming out any other way." and "I know it's hard for you to put food on your family." through him.
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