Posted on 11/03/2007 10:45:08 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
It is hard to exaggerate the reaction in the media and among presidential contenders to Hillary Clinton's debate gaffe Tuesday night. Everyone, it seems, has been waiting since about the time Barack Obama joined the race (in January) for something, anything, to jolt the stagnant Democratic field. Everyone of course, except Hillary Clinton.
So kudos to Chris Dodd, who in the final 10 minutes of a two-hour debate was paying enough attention to raise his hand as the sole opponent of Gov. Eliot Spitzer's plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. By doing so, Dodd kept the issue going much longer than the allotted 30-seconds, and he kept Clinton talking.
Which was important, because it was Clinton, not Dodd, or John Edwards, or Barack Obama, who called herself out on her own obfuscation. While Dodd was talking, Clinton interrupted to correct him on his point that she supported Spitzer's plan. She didn't, she said.
Finally, like a clap of thunder during the so-called "lightning round," there it was: something new. Moderator Tim Russert, who until that moment appeared content to let Clinton get away with her peevish first answer, pounced like a good journalist. And so, before a bored audience knew what had happened, there was suddenly life in the Democratic presidential race.
But let's not get too caught up in the hype, much of which can be explained by the simple fact that Clinton's answer has been the only somewhat consequential thing to happen in this race in a while. Nevertheless, the excitement coming from the Edwards and Obama camps following the debate is justified, if only because it's Clinton's first big mistake.
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This really is a big break, especially for supporters of border security.
To put it mildly, Hillary took a header into a meadow muffin....
Hoo gnu? Hsu?
My brother has claimed all along that it will be Hillary’s mouth that does her in. It looks like he might be right.
Monica Crowley is having fun with hirrary on her show now:
http://www.wabcradio.com/article.asp?id=122648
Watch how the Hellery’s damage control group will go into action.
“Hillary Clinton’s first big mistake??”
It is her first big mistake of the 2008 Presidential campaign. And it may tell us more about her as a candidate than we were expecting to find out.
Russert’s days are numbered.
As soon as Hillary is forced to go off-script, she gets into trouble.
That does seem to happen.
Word on the street is that she's taken a header into many, many a muffin...
It will be fun to watch, she’s going to hit a banana peel each time she has to put here scripted answers down!
I bet she gets over-coached for the next debate, like Gore did when he went over and tried to menace GWB. Instead he looked even stupider, if that's possible. Hillary's handlers don't dare let her get an unscripted question again. Lets see if she can run out the clock without getting challenged, like she did in NY.
good one!...
he's still a total democrat wuss
Hillary can go to all the rah rah union meetings she wants to and let the media bias carry her on their shoulders. But when she has to debate ANYONE she hits the wall!
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