Comments on: Clinton Has Become A Conservative Populist

The New Republic: Candidate Has Undergone A Transformation In Recent Weeks

[ranger1948]

stopkidding
I don''t have to throw turds when there are POS like you laying around

[samthetvcat]

PS Or if John Edwards wasn''t interesting perhaps there''s somebody else who might if given the time be able to earn the trust of the ''conservative populist'' crowd.

I guess Hillary''s going to have a huge win in West Virginia - instead of pointing out how she''s more electable in November than Barack, I would argue that given Barack''s idea of leadership being to inspire cooperation from the ground up rather than the top down makes him still the more electable and that it''s just a matter of finding somebody to join his coalition who understands the rust-belt, coal-mine town interests so that they too can feel like they''re going to be part of the change movement that the rest of us are so excited about

[samthetvcat]

Well look, I guess when two candidates basically have identical platforms, people are going to be drawn to those most like them.

Barack is black, urban, relatively young, white-collar, and he''s not yet connecting in some pockets with certain white, rural, relatively older, blue-collar voters. What I wonder about Hillary''s ''base'' is that given that she''s white, and relatively older, but urban and white-collar in her roots, doesn''t that maybe point to idea that the ''conservative populist'' crowd isn''t truly connecting with her, they''re just connecting with her more than Barack? Look how she did in Iowa - she came in 3rd behind John Edwards.

Like, if Barack were able to show John Edwards that his unique perspective was greatly needed as part of his Cabinet, might this ''Lou Dobbs'' vote be just as drawn, if not more drawn, to this coalition over Hillary or McCain?

It''d be interesting to find out, although they had a clip of an interview of John Edwards on Huffington Post from Morning Joe, and it sounds like he really understands what it must be like to be in Hillary''s shoes right now and isn''t eager to make her feel like he''s picking a side which would inure to her disadvantage. That''s really nice of him - a lot nicer than I''d be in his place Ha ha :o . Anyway, I guess maybe that''s something Barack and his advisors are probably exploring already, wouldn''t you think?

[Snerdguy]

Neither Hillary or Obama are willing to take on the source of many of our country''s problems. Even though the majority of Americans believe that our greatest problem is our broken government, neither candidate has the nerve to say it.

The solution starts with fixing the government. It needs a lot of work. The candidates are mostly playing mind games and offer little that is substantial. It''s getting to the point that we are blocking them out because we are just plain tired of hearing them argue like small children. Debate about the main problems for a change. You know what it is.

[stopkidding]

Ranger! I see you are another tiny, unaccomplished kid throwing turds.

[ranger1948]

Anyone seen obamawhamma ? I have been looking under every rock for that snake.

[notopennshut]

No one knows what the REAL Clintons are like. They will say and do anything depending on the situation. They know no limits to what they can say in sowing a path of destruction to their ultimate aim of being in power. She brags about her 35 years of experience. All right, for the last 35 years, she had been living an elite and powerful life. Since then, she had NEVER live what is considered the life of a normal american. A governor''s wife, a top politician, a president''s wife, life in the WH etc..etc. What does she know of the pain and suffering of a normal working family? She has had the best there is in terms of insurance and everything else. How can she even claim to know of one who grew up like all of us. She lies through her teeth when she says she identifies with us. Once a liar, always a liar.

[joyous88]

republicons have become fascist dogs , not only

UN american,

but anti american as well

[joyous88]

she lost my vote when she started acting like a republicon,

as described in this article,

sadly, she is still a better candidate for president

than McBushCain, and way better than Bush himself.

[miriamt-2009]

GREAT ARTICLE! No body describes the Clintons better than %u2013 Carl Bernstein, 360 Contributor and Author of %u201CA Woman In Charge: the Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton%u201C

%u201CWhat will a Hillary Clinton presidency look like?

The answer by now seems obvious: It will look like her presidential campaign, which in turn looks increasingly like the first Clinton presidency.

Which is to say, high-minded ideals, lowered execution, half truths, outright lies (and imaginary flights), take-no prisoners politics, some very good policy ideas, a presidential spouse given to wallowing in anger and self-pity, and a succession of aides and surrogates pushed under the bus when things don%u2019t go right. Which is to say, often.

And endless psychodrama: the essential Clintonian experience that mesmerizes the press, confuses the citizenry, confounds members of both parties in Congress (not to mention the Clintons themselves, at times) and pretty much keeps the rest of the world constantly amused and fixated."

"The basic dynamics of the campaign, except for the Clintons%u2019 vast new-found personal wealth and its challenges, have been near-constant since they arrived in Washington: through Whitewater, health care, the battle of the budget, the culture wars, the tax returns released only under duress, the travel office, Monica, impeachment, the pardons and through Hillary Clinton%u2019s often repugnant presidential campaign."

[Marie Zarankevich]

Ahhhhhhh! -- Thanks. -- I needed that.

[trbundro1277]

Obama will crash and burn in November and the Democratic Party will be a train wreck in November. I will vote McCain. McCain will be president and it will be four more years of Bush under McCain. Media tyranny and black racism must be defeated.
Posted by crat3 at 01:40 PM : May 10, 2008
*** Please don''t vote for Amnesty Juan McCain! McCain wants to let 12 million mexicans become citizens overnight, and then let 5 million more in every year for the next 20 years. That is too many foreigners! Do you really want American to be bilingual in the next 2 years? Most Americans can hardly speak English, and now i''m gonna be forced to speak Spanish if Juan McCain is president? I''d rather a racist black man be president, then a mexican agenda driven 71 year old white male! If you want Clinton to be president even if Obama gets the democratic nominee, then write in Hillary''s name on the Nov ballot, rather than voting for Amnesty McBush!

[rsmith091]

Congratulations Mr. Chait. This day sees the apex of biased journalism grace our good land.

[rsmith091]

Congratulations Mr. Chait. This day sees the apex of biased journalism grace our good land.

[biwat]

Someone said:
"Obama''s lead in delegates, superdelegates and votes is due to the black racism in voting against Sen. Clinton"

Obama is the head racist right now.

Quotation from Obama''s book: Dreams Of My Father:

"I FOUND A SOLACE IN NURSING A PERVASIVE SENSE OF GRIEVANCE AND ANIMOSITY AGAINST MY MOTHER%u2019S RACE%u201D.

[ubrew12]

This is a very prescient, well-written article.

If there''s a problem with conservative populism, its epitomized in the character of George Bush. In an America where dumb is really ''smart'', THIS is gonna be your president. And if Americans can''t really find the folly in THAT, then they deserve to follow their dollar into the dumps. Rome did the same thing: thought increasingly that their army WAS their empire.

America used to know how to grow communities. Now, it knows how to grow millionaire conservative pundits who''s advice to the little guys is, literally: "Whose looking out for you?"

Yes, Mr. O''Reilly, that really should be our FIRST question about our lives.

And THAT, in a nutshell, is the difference between liberal populism and conservative populism: Liberals asked us (once upon a time): ''ask... what you can do for your country''. Today, conservatives ask us: ''whose looking out for you?'' (i.e. better kiss the *ss of some rich guy, and soon!)

[irliberal]

Good article.

[crat3]

"The dying days of the Hillary Clinton campaign" is a pro-Obama biased media assertion.

The pro-Obama biased media have interfered in, undermined, and subverted the Democratic nominaton process. The pro-Obama biased media continue to sabotage Sen. Clinton''s presidential campaign.

Black racism cannot trump the Democratic nomination process. Obama''s lead in delegates, superdelegates and votes is due to the black racism in voting against Sen. Clinton.

Obama does not have the requisite number of delegates for the nomination; he has no presumptive lock on the nomination. The Democratic nomination process is still in progress and concludes when all of the remaining states have voted and the superdelegates select the best qualified candidate using their independent judgment. Sen. Clinton is the best qualified presidential candidate and she must continue her fight for the future of America.

Qualifications must be the unyielding principle, similar to the rule of law, for the presidential nomination. Obama''s skin color and fear of alienating the black vote or the threat of %u201Cmassive demonstrations%u201D cannot trump the unyielding principle of qualifications.

Obama will crash and burn in November and the Democratic Party will be a train wreck in November. I will vote McCain. McCain will be president and it will be four more years of Bush under McCain. Media tyranny and black racism must be defeated.

[paris1969]

if this article was on paper ... I would throw it in the trash!

[xlib]

Believe this and you''ve taken part in drinking from the koolaid vat too long. This biotch is a die hard socialist but is very good at pandering.