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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (18497)	12/1/2007 5:20:58 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224777

Just Like Real Leadership: The Clinton 'Hostage Crisis' Clarice Feldman My late mother-in-law used to say of anything that tasted good to her," It's just like from the can." It made us all laugh, but she was seriously unable to distinguish between good food and pap. Frankly, that's what I think of the efforts by AP, Larry Sabato and others to suggest that Hillary's role in Friday's hostage crisis reveals she is a leader. It debases real leadership with the ersatz, highly salted and laced-with-preservatives stuff. Hillary did what anyone would do -- and what the enforcement authorities doubtless demanded -- stay away and let the professionals handle it. Which they did -- quite professionally it seems, as no one was hurt and all the hostages were released. AP, however, treated this as if it were the equivalent of Giuliani‘s role on 9/11: When the hostages had been released and their alleged captor arrested, a regal-looking Hillary Rodham Clinton strolled out of her Washington home, the picture of calm in the face of crisis. The image, broadcast just as the network news began, conveyed the message a thousand town hall meetings and campaign commercials strive for - namely, that the Democratic presidential contender can face disorder in a most orderly manner. [snip] "It affected me not only because they were my staff members and volunteers, but as a mother, it was just a horrible sense of bewilderment, confusion, outrage, frustration, anger, everything at the same time."[/quote] AP is not alone in puffing up her performance. The normally sane Larry Sabato, was equally batty: Politico continues inflating this like from- the- can soup into farmhouse Tuscan ribollito with Sabato's assistance: The scene was one of a woman in charge. "It looked and sounded presidential," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. "This was an instance of the White House experience of this campaign. They knew how to handle this." That the crisis was outside Clinton's control gave it a rare quality in this era of hyper-controlled politicking, Sabato added. "What's most important about it is that it's not contrived," he said. "It's a real event and that distinguishes it from 99 percent of what happens in the campaign season." Like me, Ann Althouse isn't buying the puffery: Did she do anything? Other than canceling her appearances - which she had to do to show decent sensitivity - she made a lot of ineffectual phone calls. For 5 hours, we're told, she "continued to call up and down the law enforcement food chain, from local to county to state to federal officials." She says, "I knew I was bugging a lot of these people." Afterwards, she used the occasion to make a show of her emotions (or did you think she was cold and mechanical). [snip] Is that what you want in a President? Someone who feels extra confusion because she's a mother? But I don't believe that for one minute. I think that was just what was considered a good script. I don't happen to think it is a good script, because I don't want a President to roil into a mommyesque ball of emotion when a few people are in danger. But it's not just the leadership meme that Hillary will be using this incident to exploit. There's the ever-looming effort of hers to destroy our excellent health care system and bring it to the level of Britain's horrific NHS that she will doubtless put this crisis in service to. The latest report is that the hostage taker, Mr. Leeland Eisenberg, spoke to CNN (great choice if you want to reach Hillary!) to complain that he could not afford the mental health care he needed. Eisenberg had a hostage call CNN three times and spoke to network staffers during the standoff, CNN reported after the ordeal was over and all the hostages were safe. Eisenberg said he wanted help getting psychiatric care, but had been turned away because he didn't have the money. "I need to speak to Hillary Clinton," CNN quoted him as saying. "Something's got to change. Ordinary people need help" with their insurance. He'd been scheduled that afternoon to make an appearance in a domestic violence hearing and I suppose this notion of making himself the center of the drama was a more appealing choice to him than punishment for banal, anti-social behavior alone. In any event the claim that he could not get mental health care because he lacked adequate resources seems unlikely. A quick Google shows all these community resources for those who need mental health treatment: All around the story tastes "just like from the can." americanthinker.com

To: longnshort who wrote (18497)	12/1/2007 10:03:40 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224777

Heartland boos heartless Hillary >Clinton Booed at Heartland Forum December 01, 2007 ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: A day after dealing with a hostage crisis, Sen. Hillary Clinton faced a tough crowd in Iowa. Clinton did not receive the warmest of welcomes at the Heartland Forum in Des Moines, IA, and although the hostage scare was mentioned, the announcer brushed it off quickly in order to get to questions. Clinton, who was forced to call in to speak to the crowd of thousands because of weather difficulties, took questions on topics from healthcare to illegal immigration. The senator was asked if she would "make a decision to give undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship" during her first 100 days in office. Clinton responded saying, "I have been favoring a plan to citizenship for years. I voted for it in the Senate, I have spoke out about it around Iowa and the country and in my campaign. And as president comprehensive immigration reform will be a high priority for me." Soft booing could be heard from the audience. The man repeated his question about the first 100 days. Clinton replied, "Well you've to get congress to pass the legislation and the president to do as much as possible, which I will do." Louder boos came from the crowd. Clinton was thanked for her appearance and the moderator expressed sympathies for the ordeal she suffered yesterday. Clinton thanked the moderator. More booing could be heard from the crowd again after she hung up the line. Barring any travel troubles, Clinton is still planning on attending the Brown and Black Presidential Forum in Des Moines Saturday night. **************************************************** User Comments: As the true Hillary is revealed, us here in the the Midwest aren't buying what she is selling! Posted by: Nick \| Dec 1, 2007 6:36:57 PM All the dems are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. 75% of NY folks dont want drivers licenses for illegal aliens; so Hill had to back track on that. Same thing will happen in the general election. Fred Thompson is the only main stream pol who has come out for enforcement; not amnesty for illegal aliens. Watch how soon others follow. No candidate will be elected prez if they advocate amnesty like Hill and all the other dems do. Posted by: ragebot \| Dec 1, 2007 6:41:25 PM Thank god the people of Iowa have sense enough to BOO a lying fraud. Elect Hill and drive the last nail into the coffin of America. Posted by: wayne \| Dec 1, 2007 6:52:55 PM Hillary Clinton is a carpet bagging backtracking liar. She still owes us here in NY the 200,000 jobs she promised. Her and her Red Chinese masters should go back to Beijing where they belong. Take the hypocritical left wing Hollyweird "environmentalists" with them. Posted by: arthur \| Dec 1, 2007 6:53:20 PM The idea that Hillary was in some way instrumental in "dealing with the hostage crisis" is ridiculous. People on the ground in New Hampshire dealt with the problem. Trying to turn this into how "Presidential" she was is political spin. Posted by: Mac, Severn, Md \| Dec 1, 2007 6:57:04 PM If America elects this Clinton person, we will not make it much longer. She is a fraud just like her husband and America is screaming for a leader not a political lying machine back in Washington. Posted by: rockychance \| Dec 1, 2007 6:57:39 PM When will Hillary release her hidden documents relating to her activities during the Clinton presidency? The people of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have the right to know everything about a prospective president of the United States before they cast their votes for him or her. Hillary is a disgraced woman just as her husband (whose law license was revoked for lying under oath) is a disgraced man. We cannot afford to replay the drama of the 1990's again. We have so many problems that need the full attention of the next president of the U.S.A., and the next president will certainly not be Hillary Clinton. Posted by: Sam Lobey \| Dec 1, 2007 6:58:34 PM Hooray for the "down-to-earth" folks of Iowa!!! Send Hillary Chavez home!!!<