Would James Carville Really Be Proud Of This Production?

Not Your Father's--Or Mother's--Clinton Campaign

By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in | — Comments (3) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

I guess that none of us should be surprised by the Clinton announcement. But I am surprised by what strikes me to be not an inconsiderable amount of political amateurishness exhibited by the subject of the story (read on):

Sen. Hillary Clinton jumped into the fray as a 2008 presidential candidate with the words "I'm in" posted on her Web site.

"And I'm in to win," she added in a statement, announcing she has set up an exploratory committee that can gauge opinions and raise money for a presidential campaign.

Clinton's announcement comes on the same day that the next president will be inaugurated two years down the road: January 20, 2009.

I am sure that this announcement got sped up given all of the buzz surrounding the filing of exploratory papers by Barack Obama. But I think the Clinton team blundered here; why make an announcement on the weekend, when fewer people are paying attention, after all? Why not delay the announcement until next week when the maximum number of people are paying attention to the news, thus giving Hillary Clinton more publicity?

And the following was just annoying:

In the video, she invited Americans to join her in a three-night series of live video Web chats beginning Monday.

"So let's talk. Let's chat, let's start a dialogue about your ideas and mine, because the conversation in Washington has been just a little one-sided lately, don't you think?"

Good grief. The Democrats win both chambers of Congress against an Administration whose political operations team looks like a deer caught in the headlights and their Presidential frontrunner still feels victimized.

Not all that impressive. Bill Clinton's political operation would have done far better than this.

« Corrupt Democrat Watch, July 10 Edition, Part One — Comments (20) | John Edwards's White Knight — Comments (18) »
Would James Carville Really Be Proud Of This Production? 3 Comments (0 topical, 3 editorial, 0 hidden) Post a comment »
Mark Finkelstein at Newsbusters notes something interesting by David Hinz

If you note the video where she announces, it appears that it is summer behind her.

But have a look at the video of her announcement. Rather than her "let's chat" rap, please focus on the background. Look out the door. Presumably the announcement was shot in one of Hillary's homes: Chappaqua or Georgetown. Now I know it's been a mild winter, but even so, surely the leaves are gone from the trees and bushes in either spot.

Is it possible, that she made her decision to run for President before, and just waited until this week to announce it?

Reply To This — User Info — #1
Those are not trees and shrubs. by blooch

It is plastic foliage obscuring the anti-torpedo nets strung up to keep out "Mentos" Moulitsas.

Reply To This — User Info — #2
Seriously, though... by blooch

This is Hillary. Why would she do this in an actual house owned by her, when she can do it on a leftover set from "Designing Women"? The fact that it is so obviously fake is just another example of her two political left feet.

Reply To This — User Info — #3
 
Redstate Network Login:
(lost password?)


©2008 Eagle Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Legal, Copyright, and Terms of Service