Posted on 04/14/2005 2:02:05 AM PDT by Liz
Sen. Hillary Clinton suddenly morphed into Howard Dean last Saturday when she raged on about election conspiracies and "a brave new world of extremism" — sparking some Dems to wonder if she feels a need to protect her left flank.
....Maybe from Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who's the new darling of the MoveOn far left as Clinton edges to the center on issues like abortion — and is now being touted in some quarters as a dark horse 2008 contender.
Consider: Clinton voted yes on the Iraq war, Boxer voted no and went to Iraq a few weeks ago and demanded that President Bush set an exit date.
Clinton voted to confirm ......Condoleezza Rice while Boxer voted no and was quite rude in questioning her, thrilling the MoveOn crowd. Liberals liked the rude style so much they sent 2,400 red roses to her office.
......Boxer is leading the (probably futile) Dem charge against Bush's choice for U.N. envoy, John Bolton, fuming he needs "anger management classes" — presumably so he'll be nicer to scandal-scarred U.N. chief Kofi Annan.
Officially the line from Boxer's office, via spokesman David Sandretti, is that there's "not a chance" she'd run for president. But that's what you'd expect right now. Even Clinton insists she's not thinking about 2008.
Dem primary voters are super liberal, so there's plenty of room for someone from the left Boxer-Kennedy wing in 2008 as Clinton moves right.
Some say facing a more liberal Dem in 2008 primaries would be great for Clinton because it would help her look moderate. But not if it pushes her to the left the way Dean pushed John Kerry to the left in 2004.
Consider Clinton's red-meat speech for the left last Saturday in Minneapolis. She sounded surprisingly shrill. Republicans are saving the tape.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Say what you please, Hillary. Your every word on will be dissected, and distributed, far and wide.
Does anybody have a link to the video?
In the meantime; why don'td Repubs just agree to tell the 'truth' of Hillary (Inc.). . .instead of the 'making nice' that they prefer.
Then we would not have to play 'catch up' with the truth as Repubs hit final campaign mode.
That said. . .am getting worried on just who the Repubs will come up with. . .
Hillary just sickens me.
http://www.c-span.org/
Click back through about five pages of video archives and you'll find a RealPlayer link. It's listed for 10 April.
Hillary's (ala Dean) speech, sounded more like an exorcism going on. . .think this is 'their version' . . .of the old time. . .Bible thumbing 'minstering'. . .
. . .and they no doubt hope, at some level. . .their audience will resonate, to just that.
This is 'their' Conservatism. . .
Say what we will about Bill, the man could make a political speech. He seemed always at ease, delivered his words with confidence, and left you with some belief in his sincerity . . . even when we knew he was insincere.
But poor Hillary, she never seems at ease, never seems certain and sure of herself, and she never comes across as sincere. She always seems to be forcing and faking her words.
That voice, indeed! Silver-tongued Everett Dirksen must be spinning and moaning in his grave . . . and not just because he was a Republican.
Now there's money that could have been better spent on the downtrodden that dems claim to represent..
Same here- all I see is a dogpack of wannabees, whereas the Left will support Hill to the max.
"Unable to find the URL." Hmmmm....
Yeah, but consider the wonders of technology........if Hillary makes one false move against conservatives, if she makes one crack about the VRWC, her tape might be electronically altered to include the Dean scream (laughs uproariously).
Wasn't that disgusting? The libs talk the talk, but they don't walk the walk.
"We, the people, are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution" -- Abraham Lincoln (debating Stephen Douglas), 1858
Click on "all recent programs" and then go to page 5. You should find this at the top of the page. (Of course it changes as they add more programs.)
Programs 41-50 of 503
Senators Clinton, Feingold & John Edwards Talk
Political party fundraisers include remarks by Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) at the 2005 Democratic Farmer Labor Party's Hubert H Humphrey Dinner in Minneapolis. In addition, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) speaks at a Alabama Democratic Party's dinner in Birmingham AL.
4/10/2005: MINNEAPOLIS, MN: 1 hr. 30 min.
http://www.c-span.org/VideoArchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,&ArchiveDays=100&Page=4
It is now page 4, four entries down.
Agreed. Bill could be a pandering waffler, and still play the political game well. Hillary is being so danged obvious as she mechanically moves to the middle while at the same time throwing a bone to the far left once in a while. There's not art in her politics. It all looks so ... calculated.
But it's not working.
Save.
Page 4. Thanks. Usually they move the other way.
It still works for me.
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