Hillary Clinton is Strong with the Dark Side

Clinton down 14 points to Obama going into NH. Obama coming off a tremendous victory in Iowa. People calling him a phenomenon. Barak had it locked up. Or did he.

I think that the huge discrepancy between the 8 polls from before the election, the exit poll and what ended up happening should give us all pause. The MSM was already writing the Clintons’ political obituary. Who would have said that would happen ever, considering the MSM love for all things Clinton?

No one. Nobody saw it coming. But I think you can make a credible case that someone created and manipulated this situation. I think you can make a case for two people actually. Bill and Hillary.

That’s right. This situation sure does have a tough time passing the smell test. The MSM were beating her down, she was tearing up, she needed to avoid the Obama Trap, her inevitability was gone, she was up against big momentum and she still won. It is a pretty big story to build on. Could it be the new centerpiece of her campaign? “I beat Obama, the phenomena…. Nothing can stop us…”

Yes. I think that it could part of a set of potential plans all along. Lets think about this for a minute. Note that you have to assume that Bill and Hillary are as crafty and in control of the MSM as we think they are. Come along with me into the Democratic Machine as controlled by King Bill and Queen Hillary. Just play along; it will at least be plausible and entertaining.

Clinton knew she was going to need a personality to help her with her lack of energy. She also needed a firewall to protect her from the new left wing Move on-ers, who could have taken over the party from her. She and Bill brought Obama into the ‘club’ in 2004 at the convention. You do not get that much MSM attention without the Clinton nod with little or no experience. She and Bill put him into storage for use later.

Obama decided to run and see if his mojo would work and it did. He energized the youth of Iowa, (or had enough buses to bring in a lot of out of state supporters) to win. Hillary may have told him to run to get name recognition or as part of this plan but I doubt the latter) Hillary was in trouble. She went to Bill for help and he pulled his crafty tricks out and called for a meeting with Obama.

At this meeting between Iowa and NH he was given a lesson of why he won Iowa and why he would lose NH. Hill told Obama that she controls the MSM and all the polling is way wrong on purpose. The MSM was giving Obama skewed results to show him in the lead by a lot when it was either really tied or Hillary was ahead. Hillary probably showed him real numbers. She showed little Barak that she really runs the democratic machine and she was grooming him as a potential VP who could shore up here negatives and guarantee the WH in 08. How else could someone with no accomplishments or experience who is NOT a Clinton get this far without help?

If that didn’t get Obama to play ball, She then got the politics of personal destruction card out and slapped it on the table. Hannity alluded that the Clintons have really bad dirt (scandal) that will ruin Obama and are willing the use it. The dirt would stay sealed if Obama joined the team. A V.P. and then in 8 years he will be ready to go at POTUS. That’s when Hillary reached out her hand like Darth Vader and Said “ Join me and together we will rule the galaxy.” Will Obama pull a Skywalker and jump to freedom or will he join Hillary? Only time will tell. SC will give us our answer.

Now sure I am playing it out like a dark and sinister conspiracy of hundreds perhaps thousands of people involved with the only goal being to get Hillary elected, but hey, that’s democratic politics.

Which one of these ladies look like they have an agenda?

Look at this picture, courtesy of Joshua Lott for The New York Times. It is the Editorial board for the The Des Moines Register. Laura Hollingsworth, left, Carolyn Washburn and Carol Hunter. Which one has a agenda other than reporting. That's right. It's like playing monkey in the middle. We might as well put Mrs Washburn in a Hillary T-Shirt. At least the other two smiled, or tried to smile. I think this picture is all you need to know. How much do you want to make a bet that the two ladies in front answer to Washburn? How much do you want to bet that they endorse Hillary and Huckabee tonight? There is a chance they endorse Fred, but I bet they will endorse whoever Hillary thinks she can beat.

We will see,

RR

She's back! That may not good

Washburn is now grilling the Dems. Lets see if she is fair to the SIX of them.
NOT! It was just as bad for the Dems as the Reps, I think it may be her and her sense of importance. I am very dissapointed.
She did have more leeway with time with only six of them yet she seemed just as rushed. I think that Washburn is probably a moderate liberal that was doing her best to be fair and not cause any major flubs.
Shame.

Lil’ Bush is Funny. Really.

There was Bush standing with his dad, talking with Condoleezza. “Hey let’s ask Cheney.” The camera panned and there’s Cheney standing next to his dad, who is wearing a Darth Vader Mask. I actually fell out of my chair and rolled on the floor laughing. It was so funny. Then the four friends Cheney, Bush, Rice and Rove went on a panty raid of an Al Qaida camp, stealing a pile of loincloths. Then the four put on the makeup and sang a rock song dressed up like KISS.

I watched the Comedy Central show Lil’ Bush the other night. And I loved it. The satire just oozed out of the show. First off, I support W big time and I only saw one episode. Now I didn’t agree that all of the shots taken by the creators were fair but it was funny nonetheless. They took some shots at the Dems too but most of the comedy was at the expense of W’s crew.

I could have done without one piece though, the portrayal of Jeb as a dumb moron. I thought that was a little over the line, but the rest was fair game. Jeb being shown as he was outlines an unconscious fear of Jeb and his ability to become president. I know it’s a cartoon, but I think the creators really are trying to take a shot a Jeb to damage him, in a cartoonish sort of way.

W and his crew can handle this. So can Jeb. There have been many incarnations of this on Comedy Central (That’s My Bush for example) I think W probably doesn’t like all of it, but he has a sense of humor enough to snicker at the cartoon versions of himself and his crew pelting al Qaida campers with water balloons.

Could you imagine the outrage if this was reversed? How does Lil’ Hil sound? You’re probably offended already if you’re a democrat. You will never see Lil’ Hil though cause the democrats would never let it happen #1 and #2 it would not be funny.

This is another example of the Politainment I have been talking about. I think it’s pretty effective. If you’re a dem, you like the portrayals of the Bushies, if you’re a GOPer you like Bush nuking all this things he didn’t like when his dad left him in the War Room. It had something for everyone. As long as they stay away from serious social topics ( like abortion), I will probably watch the show for an escape from the serious reality of today’s politics.

Now if you had Lil’ Bill…I would pay money to see that. Could you imagine the story lines they could delve into? The FCC censors would probably have to take that off the air…

Stay tuned,

RR

Politainment: Hillary Soprano should sound an alarm

I think Hillary Clinton looked electable. I think she was very down to earth and really human.

No don’t try to adjust your browser. This is still the RR doling out truth here. I am not suffering from a head injury or any other loss of my faculties. I am talking about the brilliant piece of Campaign media that Hillary 08 campaign put out the other day. Hillary’s Soprano spoof with Bill’s cameo. It was fantastic. They did something that none of the other candidates, (save one) could do. They took a pop culture event, the Sopranos finale, and made it an endearing show of how Hillary and Bill are just two normal people. They used the new media machine to reach a whole new audience.

I know it was Hillary and Bill re-enacting the final scene from the finale of Sopranos. I know it was heavily produced and planned. The real triumph here was that they were making fun of themselves a little bit, trying to be funny and most importantly, gave people a chance/reason to like them.

They really took advantage of the youtube phenomena with this. A lot of people saw it. If the Hillary 08 team has more of these little vignettes in the hopper, they can be guaranteed some new voters and some old ones to at least take a look at what Hillary has to say. This should sound the alarm to the Dems and GOP that they better be prepared to respond in kind or be left behind by the Hillary machine.

I couldn’t help think how disappointed viewers were with the end of the Sopranos finale. Bill and Hill took a risk with this spoof and I think it paid off. I believe that they learned this lesson from W. They learned that self-deprecation is good, in small funny doses, for a president to do. Just look at the funny little videos W has put out over the years.

Just to make you feel better, the other candidate that can jump into this type of new media battle is evident here in his response to Michael Moore. Fred can play this politainment game too. Hey, I like that word I just made up. Politainment – the use of entertainment to reach/attain a political objective. Well then, if Hillary and Fred are the nominees, we will have our fill of politainment for the next 18 months.

One last thing, I thought the carrot sticks for Bill were a nice touch too.

Stay tuned,

RR

The Obama Trap - Part 2

See Previous post for Part 1

You have to ask yourself, ‘How did a two year senator with very little experience get where he is?’ The answer is simple. Someone else supports him and is behind his campaign. There is only one person who would want a viable alternative to Hillary in the race to keep her engaged. There is only one person who knows Hillary well enough to know that the longer she is actively campaigns, the lower in the polls she will get. There is only one person knows that knows that Hillary will do anything she can to destroy her opponents.

Al Gore. That’s right, good old Al. You don’t see Al with Clinton campaigning. You don’t see Al out and about pushing for the good old days of Clinton to return. He is keeping his powder dry. Gore knows he can’t beat her one on one (She has too much dirt on him probably.) He is waiting for Hillary to unleash that attack on Obama that is so vicious and dirty that it backfires. Obama is almost bulletproof from attacks because he is a member of one of the most important voting blocks of the Democratic Party Base. But when Hillary does attack, and she will have too, Gore will sweep in defending Obama and then contrast Hillary’s actions to his own.

For the good of the party, Gore will announce he is running, with Obama (wounded from the Hillary attack machine) as is running mate, to prevent Hillary from getting in the White House This does two things. One it steals a the ABC election strategy from the republicans (Anyone But Hillary Clinton) and two, it brings a feel of an DC outsider (Gore, since his Hollywood travails has the appearance of an outsider) running for president that will attract the base, the liberal left and some independents. The Democrats will rally around eco-warrior Gore and actually back him to defeat Hillary.

This seems so obvious to me, Hillary and her people must see it too. All she has to do is resist the urge to attack Obama personally. If she sticks to issues and plugs along she may win or she may lose. If she attacks Obama personally, she is done. I think she knows what to do. I just think the Clintonistas will be not be able to control themselves. If so, the trap will be sprung, Hillary will be boxed in, and Al Gore will ride in to the rescue.

The Obama Trap – Part 1

There is something very interesting playing out on the democratic side of the 2008 race. Obama is running very early, Hillary is doing what she can to stay in front and someone who should be running isn’t. There is more to this than meets the eye I think. Let me walk you through it.

Hillary didn’t want to announce early. She wanted to keep her powder dry and her money in the bank. The sooner the race would start the worse off she would be. The longer the race the more money she would have to raise and spend. The more people get to know her, the more they dislike her for various reasons. That is why she kept her profile low in the senate and tried very hard to walk the moderate line. She would have been happy to wait till October, but someone had other plans.

Out of the blue, here comes Barak Obama. Here is a senator with 2 yrs experience, some state government experience, but still a really green politician. He is gifted and charismatic. He announces early and the anti-war liberals as well as the democrats looking for a Clinton alternative latch on. The Media goes wild for Obama and sets him up as the second coming of Bill Clinton.

This makes Hillary have to jump in early to stay the front-runner and keep her base. She didn’t want too but the longer she waited to announce, the closer Obama got. If she’s not the front-runner, she cannot hold on and win. Obama is a threat to her nomination. She has to put a stop to Obama’s rise. How does she do it? How do the Clintons’ deal with political opponents? They use personal attacks, the politics of personal destruction.

Clinton team quietly releases information about how Obama was a Muslim and schooled in a madrassa as a child (read about this here). The media debunks this claim relatively quickly. This event is a warning to Obama. Clinton’s team had fired a shot across the bow. ‘Don’t mess with us or we will destroy you politically.’ Obama moves back and takes the high ground, shrugging of the claims. This created a stalemate between the two that will eventually have to be broken. If Hillary slips in the polls more, it will force her team to really play hardball and attack Obama directly.

That is exactly what the architect of the Obama Trap is waiting for.

RR