[CharlesOConnell]

Hillary's Ruthless Animosity to Even the Left-Leaning Press in Common With Image Obsession of the Great 20th Century Dictators

We already know that Hillary Clinton is extremely ruthless. Greater attention should be paid to her animosity even to the left-leaning press.

A common characteristic of the great 20th century dictators was the importance they placed on public image. The conventional American media image of Adolph Hitler as a buffoon was highly misleading, as typified by Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvjoWOwnn4 , or perhaps better by Spike Jones' "Der Führer's Face" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MReV9dkAVhY

The true media profile of Hitler was that he was an extremely effective propagandist, nearly to the extent of something like "The Mule" in Isaac Azimov's "The Foundation Trilogy", a nearly psychic manipulator of public opinion. A dedicated sci-fi story that explored the issue of Hitler's extreme public relations effectiveness is Murray Leinster's "The Leader" http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23612/23612-h/23612-h.htm .

Media Studies guru Marshall McLuhan used Hitler's extreme effectiveness in the use of the then-new medium of the public address/loudspeaker system to demonstrate the power of media to influence public opinion.

When Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson, son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, wrote his apocalyptic "The Lord of the World" in 1907 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14021 , he could conceive of the Vatican being destroyed by aircraft ("volors", flyers), but he was unable to envision public address loudspeakers when he has the Anti-Christ, Julian Felsenburgh address crowds at "Paul's House" (St. Paul's Cathedral) in London. Felsenburgh emerges as the despot's dream, a propagandistic paragon, single-handedly turning the civilized world to obey his slightest whim by force of personality, rabid mob devotion.

[blackdog]

"Clinton advisers Philippe Reines and Huma Abedin, as well as Times Washington bureau chief Carolyn Ryan and national political reporter Amy Chozick,"

Young and old lady lumps fest, the mark of a Hillary sit-down. The only thing missing was the Pellicano enforcer.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Geez Louise, is Hillary a big baby or what?????

She’s supposedly so rough and tough. Will handle 3 am phone calls and deal with a crisis. Against this backdrop, she is whining about some bad coverage in the media???? Really?????

She’s tough enough to be president, but not tough enough to handle the New York Times criticism??????

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Did you see her People magazine cover? They have her in pink with a walker, next to Alice from the Brady Bunch and the evil photoshopped from her face. Going right for the jugular of the female vote "Oh she is just like my grandmother, she is for women and the children!".

[TigersEye]

"I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you’re not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, WE ARE AMERICANS AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEBATE AND DISAGREE WITH ANY ADMINISTRATION!" - Sen. Hillary Clinton

We also have a right to opine upon and criticize any politician, Your Thighness.

[blackdog]

Marjory Margolies Mezvinski belong in prison for the fraud, self enriching charity she runs which uses government grant money to fund her lifestyle. At least Ed was honest enough to be a bonafide criminal.

[Gen.Blather]

A secret meeting with the press. Say that out loud a few times. “A secret meeting with the press.” Since she’s out of office she shouldn’t be subject to scrutiny? But she has never been out of the public eye. Doesn’t that make her an object of scrutiny? I mean, my goodness, just this list of awards and honors says she’s not only a public figure, but a radiant light of the western world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_awards_and_honors

Certainly somebody with this much publicity can’t possibly complain when people write articles about her. Can she?

[Wuli]

Translation of the meeting:

Notice to the NYSlimes from Billary: You WILL participate as one of the virtual media arms of the Billary campaign, pro bono, or if Billary becomes POTUS you’ll be persona non grata with the WH.

[SkyDancer]

Of course they will. Now Republicans ....???

[Colorado Doug]

Clinton aides reportedly griped about the paper’s coverage of the potential 2016 candidate, arguing that Clinton has left public office and not be subjected to harsh scrutiny

I agree. They should leave her alone to the same degree that that they left Sarah Palin alone. No more, no less. Oh, and her family too.

[tumblindice]

“Clinton has left public office ... “

That’s the test? If a Democrat can bail from the Obama train wreck without having been indicted, then she’s home-free?

That would pretty much be any criminal graduate, ‘08-’14, wouldn’t it—from Holder to Lerner to Clinton?
And that’s not counting all the senior executives who perjured themselves, or crimes not yet committed due to the complete lack of civil or criminal responsibility by Obamanites for their actions.

[Texas Eagle]

Nice little paper you have here. Be a shame if something were to happen to it.

[blueplum]

arguing that Clinton has left public office and not be subjected to harsh scrutiny

I get to this part and my head just explodes. If one is leaving public office to run for another public office, how does that insulate one from 'scrutiny'?

[Rummyfan]

In April, the Times also reported on Clinton’s difficulty defining her accomplishments at the State Department.

Well, it's hard for the most accomplished spin-meister to makeanything out of her time at State.