Posted on 12/01/2007 7:08:28 AM PST by jdm
Everyone expressed gratitude and relief at the end of the hostage crisis yesterday in Rochester, New Hampshire, when police arrested the disturbed man who created it. No one got hurt and a sick man will get the care he needs, and the community will receive protection from him as well. It demonstrated the competence and patience of the Rochester police department in resolving a standoff that only gained national attention because it took place in the campaign headquarters of Hillary Clinton.
Somehow, later that evening, the Clinton campaign decided this makes Hillary look presidential, at least to Larry Sabato and the AP:
And as soon as it ended, Clinton took full advantage of the opportunity she had unexpectedly been handed.
In her New Hampshire press conference, she stood before a column of police in green and tan uniforms. She talked of meeting with hostages. She mentioned that she spoke to the state’s governor about eight minutes after the incident began.
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. It’s a real event and that distinguishes it from 99 percent of what happens in the campaign season.”
Er, what? Sabato, who usually gives intelligent political analysis, must have inhaled a little deeply. Clinton was nowhere near New Hampshire during the entirety of the crisis. What was presidential about having the Rochester PD talk a hostage-taker out of a building? What "leadership" did Hillary show in Virginia during this crisis? She canceled a speech!
The AP's Glen Johnson is even worse. He breathlessly describes Hillary's efforts as "continu[ing] to call up and down the law enforcement food chain, from local to county to state to federal officials." The hostages were released within a couple of hours, and presumably their families had closer contacts with the PD, as they live closer to the offices than Virginia. "I knew I was bugging these people," Clinton told the AP, but she wanted to know minute-by-minute what was happening, so she could tell her staff and be prepared for whatever assistance she could lend. Which would be exactly .... what? If the PD wanted to have her call the ersatz bomber, they would know where to find her.
Hillary certainly didn't do anything wrong, but she didn't "take charge" as the AP implies, or look presidential, as Sabato declares. She certainly looks considerably less presidential today in trying to take credit for the professional work done by the Rochester PD yesterday. That looks a lot more like a politician than a President, and we already know her credentials for the former. This incident doesn't provide Hillary any credentials for the latter.
Jim Lynch has more thoughts, and wonders whether the FEC should consider the AP report an in-kind contribution.
Did the AP forget that Hillary was in northern Virginia when all this happened?
Looking Presidential = Taking advantage of a photo-op.
Have you ever heard the saying “timing is everything”?
Oh fer Heavens sake.
Glen Johnson’s AP piece is so much of a suck up that even Mr. Oreck would be impressed. I’d post it but I would have to pluck out my eyes afterward.
So this will be played as Hillary’s 911? After all, what other crisis has she had a chance to display leadership in?
“Did the AP forget that Hillary was in northern Virginia when all this happened?”
Thank GOD she wasn’t reading “My Pet Goat” to elementary school children when this happened!
Can you just imagine the hue and cry from the left?
(I can’t, either)
These people are utterly pathetic. Did they listen to a WORD she said? Her whole speech was about how she listen to them. They are the professionals, she followed their lead.
That could NOT of been any less Presidential if she had tried. The impression people got from this was that she was by stander sitting in the wings while the police did their jobs.
Amen.
But Bush was a coward on 9-11 because he was reading to children when it happened and did not want to alarm them.
Liberals see politics in everything.
The people demand 2 things. What did Hillary know? and when did she know it? Let’s appoint an 11/30 Commission.
Then that almost makes them look complicit.
Exactly....She's now just like Guliani.
But she raced right over to New Hampshire as building were burning and falling and as people were jumping to their death. /s
lol. AP is bending so far backwards for Hillary that I heard a snap.
Yep, the public relations baloney has just begun for Hillary. Rudy dubbed himself a hero for "being there" on 911 and Hillary will dub herself a heroine for "being there" yesterday.
Those two deserve eachother.
As someone said last night:
“REICHSTAG”
And then, we have the sycophants at Daily KOS utterly gushing over her “Leadership” of the situation...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/11/30/2267/4179
Utter, and complete idiots.
Last-Stage Bush Derangement Syndrome is a real Biatch...
Like the Venezueleans have found out, they should be careful, lest they get EXACTLY what they have been hoping for...
I heard the report on the radio .. first with Rush .. later with Hannity ... and I was curious about the event ... it was surreal.
Then, later in the night ... the whole thing came to an end and I saw ..
a guy in a white shirt and tie (and it looked like it was still slid up to the buttoned collar ... ) hmmmm
When the bwitch was being 'interviewed', all I could think of was President Bush delivering his first notice to the country about 9/11.
(Not a quote, but as I understood the words ..)
The people who know these things and know what to do are in charge (I have trusted intel)
I stopped listening at that point ...
I think the CWM (Clinton war machine) got a useful idiot and orchestrated this entire 'event'.
I predict it will all disappear in a week, but the thought of HILLARY ! being (once again) a victim, and overcoming .. will have been planted in just a few more wavering minds.
Remember ... INCREMENTALISM is the mantra and modus operandi of all enemies to America.
Can you just imagine the hue and cry from the left?
That's what I was thinking too.
I wonder if they will investigate EXACTLY what she did for 2 minutes after finding out about he hostage taking and declare she was negligent for not IMMEDIATELY making some strong sounding blabbering statement. ...... I won't hold my breath.
I knew this was coming. HILLARY IN CHARGE! HILLARY COOL UNDER FIRE! HILLARY GOES TO CHURCH TO PRAY AND THANK GOD FOR SAVING HER! HILLARY CAN RUN THE WORLD!
This political season cannot end fast enough for me.
I heard the report on the radio .. first with Rush .. later with Hannity ... and I was curious about the event ... it was surreal.
Then, later in the night ... the whole thing came to an end and I saw ..
a guy in a white shirt and tie (and it looked like it was still slid up to the buttoned collar ... ) hmmmm
When the bwitch was being 'interviewed', all I could think of was President Bush delivering his first notice to the country about 9/11.
(Not a quote, but as I understood the words ..)
The people who know these things and know what to do are in charge (I have trusted intel)
I stopped listening at that point ...
I think the CWM (Clinton war machine) got a useful idiot and orchestrated this entire 'event'.
I predict it will all disappear in a week, but the thought of HILLARY ! being (once again) a victim, and overcoming .. will have been planted in just a few more wavering minds.
Remember ... INCREMENTALISM is the mantra and modus operandi of all enemies to America.
OOPS
Meanwhile....
AP Chief Slams Case Against Photographer
The nut wants Hillie, calls CNN, and AP spins the event.
More like it.
While this was getting brainless wall-to-wall coverage by Fox yesterday afternoon, I told my bride that by Sunday the MSM will have this looking like Hillary stormed the walls and rescued all the hostages single-handedly.
Looks like we’re half-way there and it’s only Saturday.
Question: In the sure-to-come Redford/Close/Penn/Cruise/Baldwin movie about Hillary’s Wonder Woman rescue, who will get to play Hillary?
We know the mental case villian will become Dick Cheney in the script.
ugly comment there. To compare Hillary and this little incident with the real leadership of Giuliani in NY both before and after 911 is simply dishonest.
Crass political opportunism of the ickiest sort. Yuck.
Lucky Hillary. This incident happened just in time for people to stop talking about her many plants in the debates and overall bad performance on the campaign trails - not to mention her dropping in many polls as of late.
Like any politician would, she’s milking it for all she can get. I guess I’m just cynical and maybe a bit of a conspiracist, but the whole thing sounds very “timely” to me. Just what was the guys motive for doing this? He’s mentally ill and he couldn’t get any help from our mean old government? He thought Hillary and a call to CNN might help him? This happened in New Hampshire?
(Church Lady Voice-over) “How conveeeenient!”
I bet this nut is a plant ;)
Did he ask about pearls?
I guess the Sucker Mr sabato drank the Kool Aid because that is exactly what the calculating Bitch wants him to think ,all I see is a Conniving witch exploiting a mentall deranged individual for her own political advancement ala Cindy Sheehan who was also ceremoniously dumped when she srved no further purpose .
Nothing would make me happier than to have this backfire in the witches face as she is so Phony when she tries to display this concern and how she was so involved ,what a crock of crap
One more reason I call them “the Democrat Media.”
You know the most barfilicious moment of the entire presser with Hill was when she said when asked how she felt “well I am a Mother”.
I await her being deemed the “Mother of America” and wondering if I will survive it.
Hillary was safely at home in Washington, D.C. until her campaign manager, Bubba, (no doubt) told her to fly up to Rochester... pure and simple politics... and it would not surprise me in the least to learn later that the Hildabeast's maggots set up the whole hostage episode to detract attention away from something negative, like her McAllen, TX bundling scam or her fall in the polls or to make her look presidential (gag).
Thing is psychos like Eisenberg are a daily nuisance in lots of cities across the U.S.
And wasn't it coincidental (kawf) that Eisenberg wanted to talk to her about her health care policy????
As far as Clinton's involvement, she's lost so much credibility that it's hard to emote any other reaction beyond "Yeah, right. Whatever..."
Now we can all go back and focus on important issues, like Clinton's involvement in disrupting the free political process concerning a Republican debate.
The CNN debate fiasco is quite possibly the biggest Democrat/Media scandal ever recorded in history.
This "hostage crisis", whether staged or not, cannot detract from the fact that the democrats and CNN attempted to hijack a debate and deprive all Americans of a due political process prior to a national election.
I predict it will all disappear in a week, but the thought of HILLARY ! being (once again) a victim, and overcoming .. will have been planted in just a few more wavering minds.
Well, it's a stretch to think her minions orchestrated this. However, that's a good point about her being a victim. Her ratings always go up when she is seen as having been victimized by a man.
Law professor,blogger althouse (see above post) said that, too. To recap, she remains in Virginia, makes a few calls, emerges all pitzed up when it’s over and plays the emotional claptrap card that she was particularly concerned “as a mother”..
She’s a “mother” all right. And so is Sabato and the loony tunes at AP.
Hey, I wonder how soon this will be the fault of the BUshes. Surely there will be a way to blame Pres Bush or at least Cheney or Rice.
Did you see her instruct the police officers on camera? “YOU stand THERE”.
And how about her statement, “This has been a difficult day for everyone in our campaign.”??
What would she do as president when a REAL difficulty arises?
I dread the thought.
"Oh, Rudy, it turns me on when you talk tough like that. Do it again, Rudy. You make me feel sooooooo safe. Oh, Ruuuuuuuuudy."
ROFL!
Baloney! Nobody remembers Rudy doing anything beyond what we'd expect a mayor to do - he ran around in a panic with a hanky on his nose. He gained nothing but the contempt of NYC's first responders.
Now, Hillary's PR machine will try to pull the same thing that Rudy tried to pull. "Oh, Hillary. You were so strong and calm under fire." ROFL
In full Carter mode, go into hiding until crisis is over.
“Hey, I wonder how soon this will be the fault of the BUshes”
Already happened...
A Thread on KOS last night blamed REAGAN for cutting mental health care, and blamed Bush for perpetuating it.
(Conveniently FORGETTING about Clinton’s part was excluded form the over 100 reply’s, of course)
Yup, a perfect picture of Hillary “large and in charge”.
Uh...if you're looking for left-leaning spin with some academic presence, Sabato is your guy.
This is truly hilarious - presidential, woman in charge, etc. Nobody should be surprised if you remember the Clinton years. The grovelers in the press have polished their a--kissing to a level not previously seen and are just picking up where they left off, but it's still funny to watch.
Love these incidents. Why didn't she go and and then leave. She wasn't useful in any way to the incident.
Oh, yeh...she had to go put tape on the hostages mouth. Now, they're really hostages.
Saw that too... they probably promised the perp free prescriptions for a year, no Graybar Hotel time, and a generous gratuity for giving her the photo-op,
I spent time in NYC before Rudi when walking three blocks from the theater district to my hotel was courageous given the crime situation and after Rudi.
He cleaned up NYC.
Besides, you are rude to interject that political jib in the middle of another discussion. And your last post to me was at about the 15 year old level with its insinuations.
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