Comments on: Hillary’s Shining Moment

By: J. Diamond

J. Diamond — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:01:34 +0000

“no matter what happens, I (we) will be fine” is NOT an Edwards-ism… it is common English…

Leverne, what country are you living in??? not an English speaking one, i’d guess!

By: leverne

leverne — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:11:30 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe everyone raving about Hillarys closing statement … after gigging Obama about stealing his lines from someone else .. then when she takes John Edwards words (which he has said several times) she gets all the credit!!!
What planet are you living on ?? Have you never heard John Edwards many times say how “we’ll we fine, all of us in this campaign .. but you, the american people won’t”

Give me a break! Not only has she copied that direct from John Edwards but she has tried to steal the “change” slogan from Barack along with many other things in his message. As well as when the talk shows starting gigging her on her “clap clap, point point” .. she even stopped that and started waving like Barack …… guess everyone’s missed all of that.

just my 2 cents

By: J. Diamond

J. Diamond — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:36:48 +0000

it just amazes me that the rabid obamaites refuse to accept Hillary’s closing statement as gracious and warm, and an honest portrayal of who she is… take a look at the “Hillary’s Closer” thread at TPM’s election central… his followers are a bunch of hyenas waiting for a carcass to scavange. a wonderful cross-section of the politics of hope…

let’s go TX! let’s go OH!

i never thought that i would be looking to TX to save the democratic party from itself, but here we are… the toilet bowl has been flushed, the swirling has begun… the freshman senator from IL is ready for his close up, Mr. DeMIlle…

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:56:28 +0000

Hillary has shinned all through this campaign; she is the only one that has plans outlined, she is the only one who has the smarts to get this country back on track; the war, the economy, healthcare, the environment. You do not hear any plans from all these others running for president, only grand jendar, words are cheap. She has plans, she has stated that all through the campaign, she knows the ropes.

By: alrudder

alrudder — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:29:43 +0000

Hillary’s problem is that she can’t “shine” in the next debate on Tuesday. She has to come out both barrels blazing.
The dynamic of the race didn’t change last night, so if this was a pennant race, Obama’s Magic Number continues to go down.
*In full disclosure, a few months ago I thought Obama was in the position that Hillary is in, namely you can’t win and be likable. But now, Hillary has 5 days to change and get to roughly 62% in TX and OH to come back in the delegate count.

By: Pamela Leavey

Pamela Leavey — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:09:19 +0000

Harley

It sure was. It was a great moment in the debate and the campaign season in general. She took the high road and shined.

By: Harley

Harley — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:03:47 +0000

Pamela,

It was refreshing and beautiful to watch Hillary inspire everyone with her own intelligence, her own strength, her own grace, and her own words.

By: Pamela Leavey

Pamela Leavey — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:39:30 +0000

Alrudder

I think Hillary has a lot more depth than people give her credit for.

I totally got that she was genuine in relating the story of the Intrepid and other less fortunate and that things like the Intrepid truly are her motivation in her career.

As for the no matter what happens ending, she actually, if you listen again said, "we're going to fine"... "we have strong support from our families and our friends"...

My take on that is she was speaking in terms of both them, no matter which one wins, that the other would be fine, but what mattered most was the American people. It was a magnanimous statement that the people mattered more than their personal feelings.

And I didn't get she meant in the long run... if the Republicans win. It was this race - this primary season and who would be the nominee and who wouldn't.

She was gracious and magnanimous and Obama didn't see it coming. He was caught off guard by a very classy statement from Hillary.

And, to add... if I am not mistaken this is not the first time she's been quite gracious towards him in the debates. Far more gracious than he towards her, in my opinion.

By: alrudder

alrudder — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:16:55 +0000

I watched this several times. I’m not sure what to make: 1) It could be that she has a big heart and is trying to win, 2) It could be that she is wistfully resigned to losing and being magnanimous to Obama, 3) or she is not sure whether to attack or be liked. Not sure

Tangentially, when I hear Democratic politicians say “we (rich Democrats)will be alright even if the Republicans win”, I want to say: CIVIL LIBERTIES are threatened!