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Cool Hillary shines in hostage crisis ["Dress Rehearsal" for President Alert!]
TimesOnline.com ^ | 12/02/07 | Tony Allen-Mills

Posted on 12/01/2007 6:58:46 PM PST by melt

BY modern American standards it was a very minor crisis, but a bizarre hostage-taking episode at one of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign offices in New Hampshire on Friday offered the former first lady an unexpected opportunity to display her leadership qualities.

Clinton was far from the scene and never at risk from a mentally unstable man who eventually surrendered to police after holding three campaign workers hostage. Yet her calm demeanour and authoritative response to a potentially ugly drama was yesterday earning her widespread praise.

Clinton followed the incident from her home in Washington, then flew to New Hampshire to meet the workers once they were released. A local man identified as Leeland Eisenberg was taken into custody and the bomb he claimed to have strapped to his chest turned out to be warning flares.

The incident followed a series of bitter exchanges among presidential candidates of both parties over who is the best equipped to lead America at a time of terrorist threats. Clinton has been mocked for suggesting that her experience as first lady qualified her for the presidency. “She has never run anything,” noted Mitt Romney, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts.

Yet several campaign analysts noted yesterday that Clinton did not put a foot wrong as the hostage drama unfolded. “There was a sense that this was a dress rehearsal of how she was going to deal with . . . [a] crisis as president,” noted Robert Thompson, a media specialist at Syracuse University.

Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told the Politico.com website that Hillary managed to “look and sound presidential” as she joined police at a New Hampshire press conference.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bill; crisis; eisenberg; hillary; hillaryscandals; nh2008; president; sabato
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To: melt

21 posted on 12/01/2007 7:22:54 PM PST by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: melt
"Dress Rehearsal"

Now I've got a mental image of Kucinich in a tutu. There will be no sleep tonight...


22 posted on 12/01/2007 7:23:19 PM PST by Libloather (Hillary donors find their way to the cover of Time. And the very next day they're doing it...)
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To: CyberAnt

The same fearless leadership they exhibited when they ordered Janet the Rhino to seize that dangerous first grader Gonzalas and ship him back to Castro’s Cuban gulag...


23 posted on 12/01/2007 7:25:53 PM PST by Brofholdonow
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To: melt

Yes, she exhibited the same leadership that Hitler did when the Reichstag burned.


24 posted on 12/01/2007 7:28:45 PM PST by Defiant ("Expectorate" has Specter in it.)
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To: melt
Clinton did not put a foot wrong as the hostage drama unfolded.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Well whats her batting average?

1) failed to tip ( struck out)

2) Hsu's on first ( struck out)

3)Planted Questioners in her own and Republic Candidates venues( ejected from game)

4) Failure to answer debate questions ( struck out)

5) Documents in Clinton Lie-brary sequestered until after election ( struck out)

6)Failure to sponsor one piece of operative legislation in her years as a Senator ( struck out)

7) Failure to divorce sex addicted husband ( struck out)

8) White House travel scandal ( struck out)

9) Stated policy for Gays in Military ( struck out)

10) Child by Wes Hubbel not disclosed ( struck out)

11) Health Care Initiative during Clinton Presidency ( struck out)

12) Vince Foster Suicide ? ? ( struck out)

13) Closet Lesbian ( ejected from game)

14) Made political hay on an oddly timed hostage crisis when she continnues to fall in the Iowa polls.( struck out)

The Dim ball team should make her a water -boy, and pay for her sex change.

Her batting average is .000

One can imaging what her team score will be against the Iranian National , Chinese National, or Russian National Ball teams. Them boys don't have players as bad as this biatch.And she is supposed to be the Dim teams best?

Buahahahahahah. She is a political featherweight. The mayor of Preoria has more gravitas than she does.

Can you imagine THIS representing America? What a JOKE!

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25 posted on 12/01/2007 7:33:46 PM PST by Candor7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(1258))
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To: melt
Yet her calm demeanour and authoritative response to a potentially ugly drama was yesterday earning her widespread praise.

She is still a menace to this country regardless of her psuedo class "B" movie acting and the fake show she puts on when on camera.

I believe she and her perjured husband are a greater threat to this country than any-other known group including Osama Bin Laden with all his thousands of suicide nuts!

How soon we forget the eight years these two scallawags dragged this country through all manner of filth, embarrasment and expense!

During this time I believe this country was taken closer to hell than any administration before or after, yes and including even the present jokes we have in the Senate and the House headed up by the first "Mexican" president this nation has elected.

26 posted on 12/01/2007 7:41:17 PM PST by VOYAGER (,)
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To: lonestar
Oh brother. Isn't this pathetic?

She's so underqualified that her water carriers in the press have to puff up this nothing of an incident to make her appear presidential.

What a crock!

27 posted on 12/01/2007 7:47:56 PM PST by HeartlandOfAmerica (The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.)
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To: Brofholdonow

Yes .. how can we forget the jack-booted thugs who stole Elian (in the middle of the nightg) and took him back to Cuba to be used as propaganda.

And .. how we found out that the lawyer who was supposed to be helping Elian’s family was really working for the Clintons.


28 posted on 12/01/2007 7:55:40 PM PST by CyberAnt (AMERICA: THE GREATEST FORCE for good in the world!)
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To: melt

Great. She kept her cool when Vince Foster turned up in Fort Marcy Park, too. That was the day I was convinced she’d make a jolly President.


29 posted on 12/01/2007 8:01:10 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: melt
BY modern American standards it was appeared to be a very minor crisis, but a bizarre staged hostage-taking episode at one of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign offices in New Hampshire on Friday offered the former first lady an unexpected a staged opportunity to display fake her leadership qualities. Clinton was far from the scene and never at risk from a mentally unstable man plant who eventually surrendered to police after holding three campaign workers hostage. Yet her calm demeanour and authoritative response to a potentially ugly drama contrived event was yesterday earning her widespread praise from lemmings that believed the hoax. Clinton followed the incident act from her home in Washington, then flew to New Hampshire to meet the workers once they were released. A local man identified as Leeland Eisenberg was taken into custody and the bomb he claimed was provided to have strapped to his chest turned out to be warning flares. The incident followed a series of bitter exchanges among presidential candidates of both parties over and was designed to show that Clinton who is the best equipped to lead America at a time of terrorist threats. Clinton has been mocked for suggesting that her experience as first lady qualified her for the presidency. “She has never run anything,” noted Mitt Romney, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts. Yet several campaign analysts noted yesterday that Clinton did not put a foot wrong as the hostage drama unfolded. “There was a sense that this was a dress rehearsal of an act designed to show the lemmings how she was going to deal with . . . [a] crisis as president,” noted Robert Thompson, a media specialist at Syracuse University. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told the Politico.com website that Hillary managed to “look and sound presidential” as she joined police at a New Hampshire press conference even though it was all an act.
30 posted on 12/01/2007 8:01:20 PM PST by theymakemesick (End welfare and the crops will be picked)
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To: melt
Hillary. Just like that canceled TV show about a female President. The woman is as popular as Typhoid Mary.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

31 posted on 12/01/2007 8:02:31 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: glorgau
What happened? Did Waco turn out peacefully?

If she were to call on her previous experience, the recent campaign headquarters hostage situation wold have been handled quite differently. She would have set fire to the place, killing innocent people, and the press would be fine with it.

32 posted on 12/01/2007 8:05:40 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: melt

Is there anyone here who didn’t foresee this yesterday?!


33 posted on 12/01/2007 8:07:13 PM PST by Revolting cat! (We all need someone we can bleed on...)
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To: melt

Exactly which leadership qualities did she display. Did she try to talk to the hostage taker? Me thinks not. Instead, she said she was in contact with the hostages’ families. Woohoo! What leadership!!!


34 posted on 12/01/2007 8:13:09 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: melt

The woman sat in her house under orders of the Secret Service, waited until she got the all clear and then made a really boring speech, actually two boring speeches.

And this is what they call leadership?


35 posted on 12/01/2007 8:14:50 PM PST by keepitreal
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To: melt

Come on now folks,she’s a sociopath.She feels NOTHING when other people suffer or die.Unless the people were useful to her goals,then she would regret the loss of a resource.


36 posted on 12/01/2007 8:16:07 PM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: melt

Was the “terrorist” a Hillary plant as well? Did he go to “Rent-A-Bomb” in Utica before driving to New Hampshire?
Enquiring minds want to know!


37 posted on 12/01/2007 8:17:11 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
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To: melt

Yeah, I noticed her “coolness” coming to Juanita’s aid after her husband raped his hostage. It was cooler than cool. It was ice cold. Better put some ice on that, Hillary.


38 posted on 12/01/2007 8:17:20 PM PST by PGalt
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To: melt
Whatta buncha BS!
39 posted on 12/01/2007 8:18:23 PM PST by upchuck (Hildabeaste as Prez... unimaginable, devastating misery! She will redefine "How bad can it get?")
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40 posted on 12/01/2007 8:18:47 PM PST by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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