Clinton Is Pumped After the Debate

And I hope she stays pumped she would make a great president.

pathetic, super pathetic. The debate has shown a small Hillary and a great Obama. She has to know that she has authorized a war which has destabilized the US economy, killed 4000 young men and women and made 15 times more wounded veterans. Judgement, again Judgement is what will make Obama a great president of the USA.

I can’t deny Hillary’s experience after seeing the video of Edwards’s and Bill Clinton’s statments which were almost identical to parts of Hillary’s Debate conclusion… I mean her experience in xeroxing speech.

Two things, I agree with the lady on TV who said that she registered to vote when she was 18, and since that time until today her 39th birthday she has never voted in an election that didn’t have a Bush or a Clinton in it. And another thing I am not a male chauvenist but the people we are fighting are. Question: Do you think the Muslims will give serious consideration what a female says.

I don’t think the people here making attacks on Hillary Clinton are brainwashed, they just use her as an excuse for their real hateful selves.

It’s good to see Sen. Clinton invigorated. At least she stands for something and isn’t a media-made celebrity with empty promises. One day our nation will learn…..one day.

texans for Hillary, understand the word “independent” don’t follow the crowd, weird as it seems, swimming against the tide? no problemo.

OBAMA WAS A CLASS ACT LAST NIGHT AND MADE HILLARY “EAT HER WORDS”!! HOW CAN SHE KEEP WITH HER SAME SPEECH WHEN OBAMA LAID OUT HIS SOLUTIONS AND PROVED THAT HE IS EXPERIENCED AND HAS MORE SUBSTANCE, HONESTY AND JUDGEMENT THAN HILLARY!! AND BELIEVE ME IF PEOPLE WOULD DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND STOP HATING THEY WOULD SEE THAT HE HAS MORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAN HE EVEN SPEAKS ABOUT!! HE’S BEING HUMBLE BUT HE IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT AND SENSIBLE ONE OUT OF THE TWO AND VERY SWEET AND FAIR!! OBAMA IS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT AND WE AROUND THE COUNTRY HAS ALREADY DECIDED! YES WE CAN!!

THANKS RUBY, YOU EXPRESS FOR ME TOO.
TEXANS VOTE FOR HILLARY.

Sorry Jozy: You can’t blame the entire war and our dead heroes on Mrs. Clinton. There were many more votes than hers to allow military intervention. I think you should be blaming President Bush instead of Mrs. Clinton don’t you.

You can all say what you want… But, Hillary is a loving human that happens to be a woman who cares for our country and it’s great people.
She doesn’t have to defend her “convictions of the heart.”
Go Blow your Nose… and then Applaud. :)

How gullible are the media to believe that the standing ovation at the END of the debate was for Sen. Clinton?! There is no doubt that she gave a great closing, but one really has to be oblivious (or a hack) to think that her words were the impetus for the crowd reaction. As indicated by the moderators, it was the last question, and Obama had already answered. Pretty simple conclusion to draw.

The entire debate was a snooze fest until Hillary’s inspired and moving closing statement. Obama looked upset and wanted to get out of there fast. It was obvious the crowd was giving props to Hillary.
Of course the Obamabots will spin it differently. If it was Obama who made a glorious closing statement they would have said he got the ovation.

I love the body language experts on this list who misread every single body action–LOL. I suspect if you put two amateur observers in the same room, neither would agree. “Obama looked upset and wanted to get out of there fast.” Really? Even after seeing the entire last statement over and over I didn’t see that. In fact, it was Obama who stuck his hand out first to salute Clinton–hardly the action of a down and out candidate who was anxious to go anywhere.
But I’m an amateur observer, too, so here is what I thought: Clinton seemed curiously deflated throughout the debate. She failed to rouse much enthusiasm in her responses and the few times she went for ‘blood’ she seemed to do so half-heartedly. I thought her body language showed a weariness and sense of defeat throughout, and I felt her closing statement (based on something her husband said–what would Hillary call appropriating words without credit?) was emotional indeed, but only because it seemed to be a recognition from this candidate that it is over, and she has lost. She set the tone of her departure, and did so in a way that was calculated to win her points from the Obama side.
So, who is right? The folks who think Hillary blew the roof off the arena or those who think she was in the first stages of saying goodbye as she realized that she wasn’t going to be able to beat Obama?

Having permission (even encouragement) to use a phrase is NOT plagerism, so if you are worried about your children not understanding the concept, you need to education them, not mislead them.
And since you are interested in non-attribution of statements, you need to look seriously and closely at many of the statements made by Hillary, including the non-attributed closing statements so many of you are praising. Her campaign has ‘borrowed’ many words from other campaigns and never bothered to identify the source. Where’s the balance in your flaying Obama while not taking the same critical approach to Hillary? Talk about hearing only what you want to hear….

Another media is running a series of comparisons of Hillary words versus the words said by others and guess what? If Obama is guilty (and I don’t think he is) of plagerism, then what can be said about Hillary, who does EXACTLY the same thing?
“Hillary Clinton is being accused of lifting words from one very familiar politician: her own husband, former President Bill Clinton.”
It stems from her final statement–”You know, the hits I’ve taken in life are nothing compared to what goes on every single day in the lives of people across our country.” Compare this statement with her husband’s, delivered during his 1992 campaign: “The hits that I took in this election are nothing compared to the hits the people of this state and this country have been taking for a long time.”
Also, Hillary Clinton said: “You know, whatever happens, we’re going to be fine. You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we’ll be able to say the same thing about the American people. And that’s what this election should be about.” Compare it to Edwards’ words: “What’s not at stake are any of us. All of us are going to be just fine no matter what happens in this election. But what’s at stake is whether America is going to be fine.”
So, Hillary fans, please, if you are going to blast one candidate for this sort of activity, be honest enough to acknowledge your candidate’s actions as well.

Tika, Hillary is not known for her words. People are apparently inspired by Obama’s words. It turns out they are inspired by Deval Patrick. All politicans use other people’s words. But since that incident, everytime I hear him, I do not listen as closely anymore. He made you believe what he was saying was from his heart. Now I remember it is not. It was a reality check.

‘Full of it” seems more appropriate than “pumped”.
How can HIllary be pumped atfer the debate? Obama answered questions directly and clearly. She did not. Obama avoided personal and smear attacks. She did not. Obama by far triggered the most applause from the crowd. Hillary was even boo-ed at one point.
A large poll indicates overwelmingly that people feel Obama won the debate (approximately twice as many people).
Obama has won 11 or the last 11 state contests. Hillary has lost all 11 in a row.
Hillary would need a landslise vistory in both Texas and Ohio to justify staying in the race. Polls currently show her nowhere near anything like a landslide. She may not even win by a small margin or at all in these states.
I dont knock Hillary for trying to stay positive. Ofcourse that’s a good thing. But I dont understand attributing it to a debate that she clearly did not win.
Mike Denhof, PhD

Sadly, in reality, Senator Clinton has nothing about which to be “pumped.” Politically speaking, the handwriting’s on the wall, I’m afraid.
I see it more as merely face-saving bravado, making a good show of a crushing situation.
Someone more cynical than I might even call it “whistling past the graveyard.”

Paul (post 2:18pm): Do you really think she was putting the Party first last night at the end of the debate? At the time, I thought she sounded sincere and conciliatory, but I think that was just to just show her softer side (ala New Hampshire-AGAIN). Today, she’s ‘out to win’ and back to the “I” “me” messages.

Even with all her issues, Hillary is a lot better bet than Jimmy Obama. Hopefully we can remember when we were so hungry for change in 1976 that we put in a well-meaning politician that was way over his head. Can all the Obama supporters take a deep breath and think about what they may be about to inflict on us?

Nope, Jay, guess the mainstream media missed that endorsement. For that matter, I don’t recall seeing any mainstream media reports about college campus paper endorsements.

Deb – I didn’t notice Obama wanting to not be there, but I can believe it, given reports of him being a little sick at the moment. He’s a few days into a cold, and somewhere last night I heard a talking head say he was pretty congested prior to the debate.
So the other person posting that he didn’t look comfortable may just be a little more perceptive than us. But all in all, he did fine.

reaganfan: have you ever noticed that Hillary has Town Hall meetings to answer questions anybody has of her concerning her policies? Well, I haven’t seen obama answer ANY listener questions from his audiences—-I guess he can’t answer the questions because he has no answers.
Susan Prichford: I have thought about the very thing you just blogged about—-and I have come to the conclusion that Americans are SO DUMB that they voted for bush a first time, and then after he %*cked things up, they turned around and voted him in again!!! All because they thought bush was a charming cute little cowboy guy, even though he didn’t have much political experience, either……..get my point? I think Americans are SO SHALLOW that they pick these “American Idol” people over the best-qualified, more intelligent candidates……maybe they are bored with their personal life……I can’t figure it out, but I also can’t wait to say, “I TOLD YOU SO” again, if I have to…… : )

Hillary HAS the experience and if given the opportunity she will prove it.
It’s not for nothing she is respected as Senator in New York.
She did a lot of good there. On top of that just being with Bill Clinton and meeting all the world leaders and traveling to more then 80 countries counts a lot.
Obama is probably a good guy, but he will have to learn a lot, and now is not the time for another Bush type on the job training.

You want to be blind to the facts Hillary supporters don’t want to see the writing on the wall, 11 strait wins, by double digit margins, its over.
Also You know it, and I know it, McCain will not be able to out debate, or out campaign Obama.

The last few moments in the debate on Thursday night were important for the Democrats and for Americans when Hillary captivated the audience in Texas and nationwide with her courage and her strength. It takes a powerful statesperson to stop the madness of the press and the interest groups that are gleeful when we argue about minor differences in policy or lifting parts of speeches for use. It takes a powerful leader to not attack an opponent but to leave the question for the voter. It takes a powerful leader to reach not just across to her opponent and shake his hand but to understand that the goal of unifying the party is paramount to her personal goal.
It’s interesting that both candidates propose almost identical agendas for the future. The male press, with their misogynist filters, attempt to throw Hillary under the bus, driven by the Obamacans, not because she is a horrible candidate but because they just don’t get it that a powerful woman, yes, this powerful woman, could be president. The press feed our fears about who is “electable”. That “code” leads the public, as press intends, to the inevitable “Bill Clinton” phobia. The male press feed the fears of re-living those years, when the Republicans, not Bill Clinton, made life for all of us miserable. It was the Republicans, not Bill Clinton who led the very public hunt for wrong doing that resulted not in deposing the president but as I recall, the departure of several Republican elected officials when it was discovered that they couldn’t muster the high moral bar they set for Bill Clinton.
Both of these candidates stand for change. Both are good people. Both are strong candidates. These are the questions I ask: What kind of change do we need and want? Obama paints Hillary with the “status quo” brush and everyone is happy to be on board his train fueled not by his powerful original rhetoric but the words that inspired a generation before him to take action that made it possible for him to run for President. Hillary has already been where Obama is. She has already been inspired to action and she has already taken brave decisive action and faced the consequences of those actions. Obama has yet to stand on new ground, to leave his footprints on any new battle ground, to suffer any wounds and recover and fight again. That is the insult so many feel when we hear those words spoken by a “wanna be warrior”.
Hillary has always been proud of her country and has taken on issues when they weren’t popular. It was Hillary, not Obama that as a lone woman Washington outsider marched into the halls of Congress and began the talks with both sides of the aisle about health care. She made a difference for all Americans because of what many paint as a failure, she made it possible for Obama to talk about universal health care. It is easy for Obama to be the Monday morning quarterback, he wasn’t there. Obama has done those “usual inspiring things” that many citizens of my generation see ordinary citizens to doing everyday. It was Hillary who went to China, as First Lady and spoke out for the rights of ALL women and demanded in China that our rights are human rights. Hillary is powerful and will take us to new frontiers that Obama has yet to glimpse, because she has already been where he is now. In fact he is the “status quo”. Hillary is the visionary, the fearless powerful leader and who will lead this country and the world to a better place.
It’s easy to stand tall and speak out when many surround you and chant your chant. It takes a powerful leader to take us to into the new frontiers, to break new ground, in new territories, to not be fearful but fearless. It takes a powerful leader to heal not just the wounds inflicted in the fabric of this country but to see and feel the pain suffered by citizens in many countries. It takes a powerful leader to stand alone and fight the fight and even in failure to rise again, to fight again. We’ve watched Hillary Clinton be fearless, fight and lose and continue the fight. We’ve watched Hillary Clinton, stand in on the Senate floor, not at a peace rally, and vote and state her reasons for her vote. She, more that the other 76 Senators has stood against repeated personal attacks for that vote, despite the fact that it was George Bush and not Hillary Clinton and the other 76 unnamed Senators that deceived the citizens of this country and lead us to where we are now.
Obama chants the Kennedy theme without understanding that negotiating out of fear, isn’t the issue, but rather negotiating from power is the winning position. He chants line from Martin L. King that led a generation before him to take action. Obama fails to understand that it takes a powerful leader to not just inspire, with the words of others but to speak from your heart with the clarity your words that inspire and call to action your followers to face a fierce battle with the opposition to right wrongs. Obama is naïve to think that we all just talk and reach an agreement. He is naïve to think that talk with anyone without a plan will protect America. How can we, and not the press, decide who will represent the Democrats in November? If the press were fair, or even appeared to be fair and balanced, in their treatment of the candidates and the issues, the choice would be ours to make on facts not hype or a misogynist slant. But then, if frogs had wings, they wouldn’t bump their behinds when they jumped. Can this powerful woman be stopped? Certainly the forces in this country are putting forth their best efforts.

Posted by: Is it Jan. 9, 2009 YET???? | Feb 23, 2008 12:13:59 AM:
“reaganfan: have you ever noticed that Hillary has Town Hall meetings to answer questions anybody has of her concerning her policies? Well, I haven’t seen obama answer ANY listener questions from his audiences—-I guess he can’t answer the questions because he has no answers.”
Oh really??? google “Hillary planted questions ” and you’ll see how easy it was for her to answer all these questions, pathetic. Why did she feel she had to “plant” questions like Bush did in his tall hall meetings? Answer that COME ON?

This goes to Tika…
She said that getting authorization and even encouragement from a friend to use his or her words is no plagiarism.
I have one question for you…where did you go to school? In my University, not ONLY would I get in loads of trouble (failing the class and even possibly getting suspended or expelled from the university) but if they found out that my friend told me I could, she or he would ALSO get in loads of trouble.
You can not represent something as your own words if indeed they’re not. ESPECIALLY coming from someone with such “great rhetoric and speaking skills”. If he’s going to run his campaign on his words inspiring people, they should at least be his own!

Clinton Quote: “He never said anything about taking our balanced budget and a surplus and throwing it out the window.”
Clinton is referring to Bush in this quote but I remember her supporting Bushs’ war which cost this nation 2 trillion dollars when it’s all said and done. I think Hillary is part of the problem and not the SOLUTION!
I want change.

Hillary did well in the debate until she tried that cheap shot about xerox. She looked bad when she attacked Obama about using other words and then used the words of John Edwards (–”we will be fine but will America be fine” — )and Bill Clinton (–”the hits I took are nothing compared to the hits Americans take”..)in her closing. This made her look very small and like a hypocrite. I like it so much better when the politicians stick to the issues and not try to smear, attack, belittle or criticize each other.

Hillary says what she does & does what she says. I trust & vote for Hillary. But then again I think, there for I’m not Obamafied.

It I s very simple: If Hillary will loose then McCain will win as most of Hillary supporters will vote for McCain even if they do not like it. Obama does not have a chance to win presidency!!! People if you really want to see our country better in the near future then vote for Hillary and support here in any possible way.

Why in the world would Senator Clinton want to be VP when she will be president.
And if Obama slides into the WH by the biggest miracle the world have ever seen, Hillary will not be VP. Why in the world would Hillary want to be on the Obama Titanic when it breaks apart and lands at the bottom of the ocean. Just like allot of other Hillary supporters we are getting the he!! off the DEM ticket before the Obama Titanic splits our party into.
Independent and a third party has a ring to it.

I genuinely hope that Senator Clinton bounces back from her recent setbacks to win the Democratic nomination.
Whilst I will not attempt to claim that Mrs Clinton is without faults – no one ever can be – I would like to question both the role of the media in undermining her candidacy and the different standards applied to Hillary as a female candidate.
The media, put simply, does not like Hillary. I suspect that this is because she spends her time focusing on voters rather than accommodating journalists; unlike others I am encouraged by her poor media profile! And it is clear that, as a woman, she is battling against the in-built prejudices of the system. A strong woman like her is generally described as a ‘divisive’ figure, whereas President Bush merely earns the label ‘strong leader’.
I would also question the fairness of the Democratic nominating process inasmuch as the timing of various primaries and caucuses is concerned – winning an election should not be about gaining momentum, but rather about a considered reflection on policy and, yes, personality. Nobody should feel compelled to support one candidate simply because other states did and I think the constant media cycle of ‘who’s up and who’s down’ undermines the democratic rights of voters.
Having considered carefully, I believe Hillary will make a better President. I think essentially she is a genuine person who cares deeply about the issues facing the American people. She has experience, a proven track record, a sensational grasp of policy and an admirable tendency to stand up to the opposition.
Senator Obama, whilst a wonderful candidate, has not inspired me in the way Senator Clinton has. He does not seem to have the same passion, thus making his message of ‘change’ – whatever this means practically – appear flawed. He does not have the better policies, particularly on healthcare and youth engagement. And he does not have a proven record of delivery.

Whenever Obama is challenged on his statements or issues he keeps presenting himself as a Black candidate. Attacking him also means being racist. Choosing between a White candidate and a Black candidate in any city in America where Black population is in majority is always easy. Black candidate will win no matter what even though those cities have in the ruin for decades.