Hillary Clinton

Just a brief reaction to a couple of news items involving Hillary Clinton…

First, with regard to Hillary’s eyes filling with tears and voice trembling with genuine emotion responding to a question in New Hampshire, I must say that I appreciated the side that I saw. Often, Hillary strikes not only me, but many others, as being overly calculating and shrill. I feel that it is truly refreshing to see something as real and revealing as her emotional response, particularly from somebody that some view as the devil incarnate.

Sean Hannity, conservative talk radio host and co-host of Hannity and Colmes on Fox News, spends a great deal of time harping about liberals but he has a particular fervor when it comes to discussing Hillary and Bill Clinton. Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris was on H&C tonight and when discussing the “breakdown”, he implied that this was something that might be indicative of what America might expect from its president during a crisis situation if Hillary were to be elected this November. Hannity didn’t hesitate when it came time to jump on that bandwagon.

There was another instance today where protesters at a Hillary rally carried signs reading “Iron my shirt” and shouted that same slogan aloud before being escorted from the rally by police. Hillary responded by dismissing them and making a joke of the situation. Where has my thinking about these two incidents led me?

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Forgive me for putting words into the mouth of Dick Morris when I say that what he left unsaid was that Hillary would become an emotional wreck when faced with a tough situation. Is that because she is a woman? If so, what hasn’t he learned about women and what hasn’t he learned about Hillary Clinton? I would say that men and women alike are just as likely to fall apart at any given moment. Let’s get past this idea that a woman is likely to crumble at the first difficult situation. In particular, Hillary Clinton hardly strikes me as somebody who doesn’t know how to deal with pressure and difficult situations. She has been involved in politics for over 30 years and has had to deal with the wrath of Republicans for many years on a national level. She hardly seems to be in need of a blankie and a good thumb-sucking session.

I guess that I really don’t need to add anything about the protesters. Their idiocy speaks for itself (at least, I hope it does).