Hillary Tears Up

JESUS. people please educate yourselves.
it seems the clinton's talk about fairy tale politics that they claim obama is preaching greatly overshadows the policy decisions that obama has actually been developing for quite a while now.

hillary's camp keeps saying that all obama speaks about is "change change change" and that he is inexperienced in foreign policy. go watch the debates and interviews especially with russert. he's made clear distinctions on health care, yet clinton continues to mischaracterize it as misleading. if you want to see the "judgment" he always talks about, watch this interview with charlie rose and three foreign relations experts who all have praised barack for a distinctly nuanced and broader approach to the problem of al-qaeda, pakistan and iraq:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9096494510369193024

Hillary has a long public history of calculated, precise and careful statements. She has never shown any breakdown in demeanor or discussion. Her anger is fine tuned when needed and her delivery is always right on point. This "emotional" display in a room of women supporters, at the last minute before a crutial vote could be nothing but staged. I am certain her team (read her husband) told her to show emotion and let a tear roll if possible. I cannot believe she lost control suddenly after such a long run in the public eye...

If Hillary had shown genuine emotion in the past then maybe, just maybe I could see the event as spontaneous. The long history of her public life has shown her to be calculating, careful and very precise with her words and actions. I do not think she intended anything other than to stage the "emotional" display for the cameras, in the presence of a room of women who already support her. She is far too careful a politician to believe otherwise. I am certain her team (read husband) told her to stage the event in the last hours as an attempt to sway female voters; it is more reason to think she is disingenuous...as usual.

Sen. Clinton did *not* become upset, nor did her "eyes tear up," and if you watch the video clip, you'll see that she rebounded quickly from her moment of fatigue. She looked tired, and yes, a little demoralized for one fleeting moment. All this commentary is much ado about nothing.

Don't get me wrong -- I'm not Clinton's biggest fan, and I don't yet know whether I will vote for her, but those people who suggest that she's too weak for the presidency are demonstrably wrong. All the candidates are losing it from fatigue; cf. Sen. Obama's statement yesterday that "the time for come has change"! By all accounts, the campaign trail is much more exhausting and public than the presidency itself.

Sen. Clinton did *not* become upset, nor did her "eyes tear up," and if you watch the video clip, you'll see that she rebounded quickly from her moment of fatigue. She looked tired, and yes, a little demoralized for one fleeting moment. All this commentary is much ado about nothing.

Don't get me wrong -- I'm not Clinton's biggest fan, and I don't yet know whether I will vote for her, but those people who suggest that she's too weak for the presidency are demonstrably wrong. All the candidates are losing it from fatigue; cf. Sen. Obama's statement yesterday that "the time for come has change"! By all accounts, the campaign trail is much more exhausting and public than the presidency itself.

How is she embarassing out country? Our country is already the laughing stock of the world with our pathetic healthcare system and running a war that was so poorly prepared for and illegal. I have not decided who to vote for, but I don't doubt her emotion--and what she said resonates with alot of women, I think. We all try to do the best we can and I think alot of people share the sentiment that we have to reverse what is happening. I don't think any American wants this country to be where it is now. It's a shame to see where Bush and Cheney have placed our country economically (recesssion looming and the medicore dollar rate) and morally. We have lost any moral standing we might have had now. So what if she got upset and emotional??...it's about time someone did!

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Did Hillary really cry or did she take a cue from her husband who always bit his lip when he was "trying" to be emotional and hold back? Has anyone else ever watched Hillary's face and "smile" while being interviewed by someone that asks a question she doesn't like ? Her face gets a hard edge to it and the "light " in her smile evaporates... The only thing that probably irritates the Clintons more then Obama being in the lead is that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize and Bill did not....

What a load of crap. Hilary is an arrogant, cold women who thought she had the democratic nomination in the bag and now she sees that's not true and she's scared. So, what better way to try to get some votes in a room full of females, than to cry and get all emotional. It was all an act and personally I think it was a stupid move on her part; she looks weak. She is calculating and quite pathetic. She's just trying to do all she can to win the party nomination. And if she does win, only better for the republicans!!

This is such a joke. The whole thing is a plan to get sympathy from female voters. She's arrogant thought she was a shoe in for the democtratic party and now that she sees she doens't have this race in the bag, she pulls out the tears to seem more compassionate and to be liked. What a load of crap!

This is really sad. Lets think about all the pressure that any politician goes through on a daily basis: black, white, male or female... do you see any of them crying? She is embarrassing our nation and our electoral process. This has nothing to do with hating Hillary or liking Hillary this has to do with integrity and vision. Two things she continues to show she lacks.

What is wrong with showing emotion? That shows that she is for real about what she wants to do for our country. You know, it saddens me to see that a candidate such as Obama can gain votes just by saying we need "change". How exactly will he go about making that change? Where in his years as a senator has he proven himself?? It's not fair that Hillary is subjected to all the negativity from what the Bush Administration has done to this country. I am apart of Generation X and I really hope that my peers will look at what each candidate has done in their career before they go vote. Iowa and soon to be New Hampshire have voted based on who they like and rhetoric, not who is best fit for the job in terms of facts and reality. The reality is that we have a huge mess to clean up. Being inspiring is not enough!! When who ever is chosen takes a seat in the oval office and is bombarded with all of the issues we face today, what will that president do specifically. I wish my peers would do their research and stop voting based on what is fed to them by newspapers and television. The media can feed you with tons of false information to sway your vote. So I'm begging my peers to do their homework before maybe making a big mistake once again for our country. I personally feel as though the republican networks are routing for Obama just so they can ease another republican back in the White House. Hello??!! Wake up and pay attention!! Though I know Hillary is a fighter, I slowly see her giving up. If she throws in the towel we are doomed! GO HILLARY GO!!

I've heard many people comment that the sentence that made Clinton so misty -- "I have so many opportunities for this country" -- makes no sense. Well, actually, I think it does. If we just stop with the first phrase, we hear "I have so many opportunities." Well, not so much anymore; thus the tears. What she is really crying about is that the opportunity to be president seems to be slipping out of her grasp.
Now, of course, it wouldn't be publicly acceptable for her to straight-out make this statement. So she adds "for this country" and goes on to attach the emotional display to her love of country. I don't doubt that she loves her country, but this emotional reaction is not about that at all; it's about how disappointing it is to be working so hard for something that is not turning out as desired.

I've heard many people comment that the sentence that made Clinton so misty -- "I have so many opportunities for this country" -- makes no sense. Well, actually, I think it does. If we just stop with the first phrase, we hear "I have so many opportunities." Well, not so much anymore; thus the tears. What she is really crying about is that the opportunity to be president seems to be slipping out of her grasp.
Now, of course, it wouldn't be publicly acceptable for her to straight-out make this statement. So she adds "for this country" and goes on to attach the emotional display to her love of country. I don't doubt that she loves her country, but this emotional reaction is not about that at all; it's about how disappointing it is to be working so hard for something that is not turning out as desired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9LhWUsrJnM
HILLARY says LBJ is more responsible for the Civil Rights Act than MLK ....

WTF... how could she?

And the Oscar for best actress goes to - Hillary Clinton for her engaging performance in Political Prowess. Emotions can be used as a ???strength??? to gain the support of those in search of a leader with "feelings" or viewed as a weakness by others. It would be refreshing to see the detailed plans of how each candidate is "going to make a change", the impact of the plan on the U.S. economics, the associated risks of the plan, the long-term benefits and the road map of how the plan will be implemented. But hey, who wants details when the country is begging for emotion and feelings.

Yeah, if she can't handle being behind in the polls in NH without turning on the waterworks, I'm sure she'll be a tough as nails when she's staring down terrorists and other bad guys on the world stage. This was a totally disgusting, intelligence-insulting staged moment. As a woman, I'm sick of the gender-based pandering.