Showing posts with label Hillary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hillary. Show all posts

Friday, June 01, 2007

A.C. Nielsen for the Democratic Presidential Nominee!

 
The would-be triangulator-in-chief, Hillary Clinton, is an inveterate poll-watcher, according to her former advisers. Bill Clinton's administration, of course, was infamous for its use of polls as a lever for public policy.


My question for the Democrats is a simple one: why not just nominate A.C. Nielsen as your candidate for President? When it comes to polls over principle, Nielsen's as good a choice as anyone.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Hillary '08 Bumper Sticker


Available as (a) a biodegradable bumper sticker; (b) a fireproof flag; and (c) a plexiglass ornamental paperweight perfect for hurling through Republican campaign office windows.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Top Ten Rejected Hillary Campaign Slogans

 
10. "Read My Lips - No New Interns"
9. "Your long national nightmare is not over"
8. "President Clinton... this time with Pants"
7. "Bill betrayed her -- we shouldn't"
6. "She beat the indictments, she can beat Barack Obama"


5. "Don't ask what she's done -- ask what she says she's done"
4. "If you ever cheated on your wife, make up for it by voting for Hillary"
3. "I'm in it to Spin it!"
2. "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask How You
Can Illegally Contribute To My Campaign"
1. "America, Let's Just Pull Over And Ask For Directions"

Hat tips: Anvari, Planet Mike, Satirical Political, Those Shirts, Emmett Tyrrell and Jon Stewart.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Top Three Hillary Quotes

 
My personal favorites from the About.com Top Ten list:


3. "God bless the America we are trying to create."
2. "I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president."
1. "We are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."

Scared yet?

Saturday, May 12, 2007

The Real Story behind the "Clinton Economy"

 
Two unique events influenced the United States economy during Bill Clinton's tenure. Many have forgotten these events and the result is a general misunderstanding of the real drivers behind the "Clinton Economy."

1) Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.


The web was released as a free service by the CERN research facility in 1993. A massive and unprecedented spending boom accompanied the popularization of the web.

2) Another anomalous, technology-related event was the "Year 2000" computer remediation effort (or "Y2K"). An immense repair investment -- estimated at $300 billion -- occurred in the late 1990's as governments and companies rushed to make their legacy computer systems "Y2K-compliant."

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The massive surge in technology spending and productivity associated with these events were coincident with the Clinton Presidency. In fact, they had absolutely nothing to do with any program, initiative or legislation associated with the Clinton administration.


Put simply, Bobo the Chimpanzee could have been President during the late 90's tech boom. Come to think of it, even a philandering, disbarred former attorney who sold missile secrets to the Chinese for campaign donations while allowing terrorists to relentlessly attack U.S. interests could have been President.


And the tech boom -- the so-called "Clinton economy" -- would have happened regardless.

So when Hillary tells us that she'll duplicate Bill's economic track record, be afraid. Be very afraid.

Update: the Anchoress has a must-read take on the 'Clinton Legacy'.

Monday, April 16, 2007

A heated exchange for Hillary


ABC's News Blog reports on an interesting confrontation at a New Hampshire Town Hall meeting:

After fielding many questions ranging from mental health care to veteran affairs at a Town Hall Meeting in Hampton, NH, Senator Hillary Clinton received a heated question about Iraq. A woman who had traveled from New York asked Sen. Clinton if she had read the report given to her in 2002 on intelligence and the Iraq war.

Clinton said she had been briefed on the report, and the woman screamed back, "Did you read it?!" Notably uncomfortable, the Senator repeated that she had been briefed. This exchange went back and forth about three times.

The woman sat down and Clinton explained, "If I had known then what I know now, I never would have voted to give this President the authority." Clinton also said she believed she was giving the President the authority to send U.N. inspectors to Iraq...

Talk about disingenuous. I'm not sure who is more culpable here: Clinton for thinking people would believe a line that is provably baloney; or the folks who cheered her statement as if it reflected reality.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Personal Ad


I don't judge people by their looks, power or money, as long as there is some chemistry.

Cheaters and players need not apply because I'm not looking for games.

I'm not a Princess or a Barbie Doll... but look inside and you will find them.

Must enjoy: a bottle of wine on a moonlit night; occasional speculation about the meaning of legal briefs; travel to faraway counties; living on the public dole when necessary. Pessimists, blow-hards, freaks, wannabes, and hangers-on need not apply. (hat tip: Don Surber)

Friday, April 06, 2007

The Hillary Clinton Voice-Change


Kathleen Parker once compared Hillary Clinton's voice to a "car alarm," noting that it sounded as if it was "fashioned from metal."

But are changes afoot? After all the complaints about her voice, I've noticed something interesting. Her voice has changed. It's deeper, her cadence is slower, her timbre more mellifluent.

Is this training? Practice in front of a mirror? Or something more insidious?

Take a listen -- if you dare -- to the "old Hillary." We'll call this the before.


Witness... the "new Hillary." Here's another recent Hillary appearance.

I've had friends bet me dollars-to-doughnuts that Hillary is on something akin to hormone therapy in order to deepen her voice.

Hillary wouldn't engage in these sorts of dangerous stunts in order to address her critics?

Would she?


Also see: Don Surber traps Hillary in yet another fabrication. And the JTF has a Hillary history lesson. And an 'instant classic': Hillary is "no ways tired."

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Presidential Idol



I don't feel no ways tired!


I come too far from where I started from!


Nobody told me that the road would be easy!


I don't believe he brought me this far to leave me.


* * * (polite applause) * * *


Thank y'all. Thank y'all very, very much. Ah really appreciate it!


I'm sorry, dog, but it wasn't a good choice. It really didn't work for me.


Honestly, it sounded like you were pandering. Insincere. But that's just me.


Hillary, you look really beautiful. The work you've had done has... really softened you.


I just think it was a poor choice today. You can do better than that. But you looked really, really cute.


Was that a southern drawl or a car alarm going off?


You sounded like someone attached electrodes to a jackal... and then turned up the juice.


If I had to listen to your voice for four years, I'd put my head in a blender and select "smoothie". And then purée.


Hillary. You're an utter, utter disaster. Think about it: Hillary-care, Whitewater, the Rose Law firm records, the cattle futures windfall. Then, you layer on that voice. You've got a better chance of landing the prima ballerina role in Swan Lake.


Wow.


Hillary, how'd it feel to perform using a difficult accent and then... kind of get... ripped -- in front of millions of people -- by the judges?


. . .


I will put your head on a pike, Seacrest, so that everyone who follows you will know what happens when you cross Hillary Clinton!


- And thanks for watching Presidential Idol, folks! Remember to text your vote to 888-555-IDOL!


Oven-baked good readin', just like Mama used to make:
Anchoress, Baldilocks, Gateway Pundit, Hang Right Politics, Hugh Hewitt, Michelle Malkin, Mr. Verb, OTB, Rick Moran, STACLU

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Line o' the Day


It may not be Hillary's fault that her voice sounds like it was fashioned from metal, but it is her fault that she sounds like a car alarm when she's handed a microphone.   --Kathleen Parker

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

I went to a hockey game and a Dem Primary broke out

Democrats Gone Wild! Hillary Hunted! It's an Obamination!


Powerline observes that the Obama vs. Clinton grudge match has begun to boil over. David Geffen -- who once raised $18 million for Bill Clinton -- pillaged Hillary's campaign in a manner reminiscent of Genghis Kahn:

* Marc Rich getting pardoned? An oil-profiteer expatriate who left the country rather than pay taxes or face justice? Yet another time when the Clintons were unwilling to stand for the things that they genuinely believe in. Everybody in politics lies, but they do it with such ease, it’s troubling.


* God knows, is there anybody more ambitious than Hillary Clinton?

* She is overproduced and overscripted. "It’s not a very big thing to say, ‘I made a mistake’ on the war, and typical of Hillary Clinton that she can’t..."

The CarpetBagger Report notes that Geffen went on to say that the Clintons “lie” with “such ease, it’s troubling.”


Hillary's SWAT team wasted no time returning fire against Obama's vast, left-wing conspiracy.

...If Senator Obama is indeed sincere about his repeated claims to change the tone of our politics, he should immediately denounce these remarks, remove Mr. Geffen from his campaign and return his money...

Obama's hit-squad launched an immediate counterattack:

...It is ironic that the Clintons had no problem with David Geffen when was raising them $18 million and sleeping at their invitation in the Lincoln bedroom. It is also ironic that Senator Clinton lavished praise on Monday and is fully willing to accept today the support of South Carolina State Sen. Robert Ford, who said if Barack Obama were to win the nomination, he would drag down the rest of the Democratic Party because he’s black...

Hitting 'em with the race card this early in the campaign? It's beginning to remind me of a Don "The Rock" Muraco-Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka grudge-match, though technically Hillary's calves are a bit stronger than Muraco's. Sorry, couldn't resist.


With surprising alacrity, Hillary responded with a flying drop-kick off the top rope:

How can Senator Obama denounce the politics of slash & burn yesterday while his own campaign is espousing the politics of trash today?

For all of the ruckus over Obama's ear-size complex, it's Hillary that seems to be overly-sensitized to criticism.


Criticism of Hillary isn't limited to David Geffen.

A -er- progressive commenter on this fine, subscription-only site (note: I call it DougSelect, with your subscription generously provided through a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation) provided an exhaustive list of 50 reasons to not vote for Hillary. My favorites?

# 2. Incredible ability to turn $1,000 into $100,000 overnight.
# 3. She's no Slick Willie, that's for damn sure.
# 4. Coining of the phrase "vast right-wing conspiracy."
# 5. HillaryCare.
# 6. "Let's chat. Let's have a dialogue."
# 7. Carpetbagging from Illinois to Arkansas, then to New York.
# 8. "We are the president."
# 9. "We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society."
# 10. "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
# 21. A Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton presidential succession would look SO lame, not to mention monarchical, in history books.
# 22. "I have gone from a Barry Goldwater Republican to a New Democrat, but I think my underlying values have remained pretty constant."
# 23. Her annoying and pointless crusade against video games.
# 24. Introduction of a "compromise" bill as an alternative to the Flag Desecration Amendment that would nevertheless have criminalized flag burning.
# 25. If we ever have another Clinton running the country it had sure as hell better be George.
# 26. Wearing Yankees hats at Yankee games and Mets hats at Met games.
# 28. Kissing Suha Arafat following a speech in which the late PLO leader's wife falsely accused Israel of using "poison gas" on Palestinians.
# 30. Quick: Name an important piece of legislation Hillary has introduced, sponsored or otherwise ushered toward passage.
# 31. When not reading from a prepared script, she says "Uh" at least every third word.
# 32. Even the use of her maiden name has been the subject of elaborate political calculation on her and Bill's part.
# 33. Fawning support from the Democratic Leadership Committee and her nitwit coterie of neoliberal gasbags like Lanny Davis and Tom Friedman.
# 34. The melange "Billary" paved the way for later couples' media monikers like "Bennifer" and "Vaughniston" (also, to be fair, "Filliam H. Muffman," but more credit is due to Stephen Colbert for that).
# 35. Chris Matthews: "[Bush] made it pretty clear from day one we were going to war. How come she still pretends that she didn't know he was going to war? It's like she didn't know anything about Bill and his behavior. How many times is she going to be confused by men?" It bears repeating.
# 36. Who actually bought It Takes a Village and gave it a serious, thoughtful read?
# 37. Inability to answer a question with "Yes" or "No" even when the questioner takes pains to make absolutely clear that "Yes" or "No" are the only two acceptable answers.
# 40. "I do not think it is a smart policy ... to set a date certain [for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq]." - June 15, 2006
# 41. "If we in Congress don't end this war before January 2009, as president, I will." - February 5, 2007
# 42. "I wonder if it's possible to be a Republican and a Christian at the same time."
# 43. Her campaign logo reads simply, "Hillary." Like she was friggin' Elvis or something.
# 44. She has served as a lawyer, First Lady and U.S. Senator, but where is the evidence that she would be a competent executive? Has she ever been endowed with authority and not subsequently bungled it?
# 48. "Look what the Iraq Study Group came up with. You know, that was a totally nonpartisan group of, you know, 10 wise Americans, you know, some of them Republican, some of them Democrats from different, you know, experiences." You know?

I guess it really does take a village. Some things just make you go... Heh.


Oven-baked good readin', just like Mama used to make:
Anchoress, Atlas Shrugs, Captain's Quarters, Carpetbagger Report, Hang Right Politics, Hugh Hewitt, OTB, Rick Moran, Sondra K., STACLU, Wizbang

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Party of Gullibility backs European Corporations and Iran


Democrats are fond of offering up various European 'allies' to assist our efforts to slow Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.


John Edwards: "...The former North Carolina senator said the U.S. and its European allies have the leverage and resources to enlist Iran's cooperation..."


Joe Biden: "...A top Democratic senator urged the Bush administration Sunday to join three European allies in negotiating with Iran to get it to abandon its nuclear programs..."


Hillary Clinton: "...we need to convince our European allies of [Iranian proxy] Hezbollah's threat..."

Unfortunately, today's Journal describes in precise terms why such an approach is fatally flawed (Europe and the Mullahs - subscription required).

...The European Union -- led by Germany, France and Italy -- has long been Iran's largest trading partner. Its share of Iran's total imports is about 35%. Even more notable: Its trade with Tehran has expanded since Iran's secret nuclear program was exposed. Between 2003 and 2005, Europe's exports rose 29% to €12.9 billion; machinery, transport equipment and chemicals make up the bulk of the sales. Imports from Iran, predominantly oil, increased 62% to €11.4 billion in that period...


...The Europeans aren't simply facilitating business between private companies. The vast majority of Iranian industry is state-controlled, while even private companies have been known to act as fronts for the country's nuclear program. EU taxpayers underwrite trade and investment that would otherwise be deterred by the risks of doing business with a rogue regime...

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to link the interests of Europe's most powerful corporations (although it's apparently beyond the intellectual acumen of the typical Democrat). According to a German newspaper, a Foreign Minister told Iran's Mullahs that Europe would act as a "protective shield" against the U.S.-led campaign to end Iran's nuclear program.


The E.U. is behaving outrageously -- but predictably -- as it continues to shield its corporate ties with Iran. That's Iran: the world's largest sponsor of terrorism and a deadly totalitarian regime that has promised to destroy the U.S., the U.K., and Israel.

* * *

Lest we forget, Democrats also advocated a similar outsourcing approach with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which served as a veritable clearinghouse of terrorism:


Consider Harry Reid, "who calls himself a "hawk," not a dove, has nevertheless been adamant that Bush vigorously pursue the support of the United Nations and European allies, calling a go-it-alone attack a very last resort..."


As we now know, some of our European allies (e.g., France), had been utterly corrupted by bribes taken under the aegis of the United Nations' "Oil for Food" program. In fact, the U.N.'s "Independent Inquiry Committee" found that the operation had permitted, "illicit, unethical, and corrupt behavior" that decimated the effectiveness of the $64 billion operation.

* * *

I find it incredibly ironic that the same party that routinely attacks large U.S. corporations -- from Exxon Mobil to Wal-Mart -- now backs Europe's largest corporations in its corrupt, destructive, and hydra-like ties with Tehran.


Iran has been blatant and unremorseful about its quest for nuclear weapons. And it long ago declared war on the U.S., U.K., and Israel.

It's a pity that the Party of Gullibility has become an apologist for enormous corporate interests and the inexorable crawl of a terrorist state towards the acquisition of nuclear weapons.


Oven-baked good readin', just like Mama used to make:
Anchoress, Atlas Shrugs, Captain's Quarters, Flopping Aces, Hang Right Politics, Hugh Hewitt, Outside the Beltway, Rick Moran, STACLU, Wizbang

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Line o' the Day


Heard on King of the Hill:


"Ewww. Who's gonna lick a stamp with Bill Clinton on it?"

Saturday, February 10, 2007

The Clinton Legacy


I'd originally missed this Macsmind post from December, but its worth a reprise. Thinking about the wonderful Clintonian legacy that Hillary intends to resume?

- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court

Impressive!

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Imagining a Triangulator-in-Chief: Hillary Rodham Clinton



Imagine that Sheik Abdul Rahman, the spiritual leader of those convicted of blowing up the World Trade Center in 1993, declared war on the United States and the Clinton administration ignored it completely. And, in fact, couldn't even take the time to visit the site that nearly turned into a tomb for thousands.


Imagine that war on the U.S. was declared by Osama Bin Laden in the nineties - and no one in the administration took it seriously.


Imagine the Cole, the Khobar Towers, the embassy attacks, Zarqawi at the Olympic Hospital under the protection of Uday Hussein, the Boeing 707 at Baghdad's Salman Pak used to train an unknown number of hijackers...


Imagine a deadly litany of failures on the part of an administration -- too busy reading public opinion polls and covering up various scandals -- to do anything about the rise of extremist terror.


Imagine you are at work bright and early on a sunny Tuesday in a high-rise building soaring above Manhattan. Around 9am, you hear a shocking *thud* sound that rattles your desk. And the power goes out.


As you stare past the picture of your wife and children sitting on your desk, thick, black smoke is rising in the sky, unfurling past your window.


Now imagine the very administration that blithely ignored years of warning signals returning to power.


As a country at war with the United States for three decades secures scores of nuclear weapons while funding global terror organizations and hosting Holocaust-denial conferences.


Imagine Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Manhattan vaporized in a single day. Imagine an era of true terror.


Imagine the ramifications of electing another triangulator-in-chief as President in the midst of this, the nuclear age of global terrorism.


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