Media revive characterization of Clinton as "calculating" after emotional moment in NH
SUMMARY: While discussing a recent campaign event during which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's voice broke as she talked about why she is seeking the presidency, several media figures described Clinton's actions as "calculated," reviving a characterization frequently made by the media that Clinton is "calculating."
While discussing a recent campaign event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) voice broke as she talked about why she is seeking the presidency, several media figures described Clinton's actions as "calculated," reviving a characterization frequently made by the media that Clinton is "calculating." For instance, right-wing pundit Michelle Malkin asserted that "this woman [Clinton] is all about calculation," while Weekly Standard editor and New York Times columnist William Kristol said, "I think no Clinton cries without calculating first" and nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh described the occurrence as "[e]motional blackmail," adding: "This is calculated."
The January 7 incident occurred during a question-and-answer exchange at a coffee shop, during which Clinton responded to a question asked by Marianne Pernold-Young, a local freelance photographer: "How do you do it? How do you keep up ... and who does your hair?"
According to CNN, Clinton responded that "she had help with her hair on 'special days,' and that she drew criticism on the days she did not." Clinton then provided the rest of her response:
CLINTON: It's not easy, it's not easy. And I couldn't do it if I just didn't, you know, passionately believe it was the right thing to do. You know, I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards, you know? So.
[applause]
You know, this is very personal for me. It's not just political, it's not just public. I see what's happening, and we have to reverse it. And some people think elections are a game. They think it's like who's up or who's down. It's about our country, and it's about our kids' futures. And it's really about all of us, together. You know, some of us put ourselves out there and do this against some pretty difficult odds. And we do it, each one of us, because we care about our country.
But some of us are right and some of us are wrong. Some of us are ready, and some of us are not. Some of us know what we will do on day one, and some of us haven't really thought that through enough. And so, when we look at the array of problems we have, and the potential for it getting -- really spinning out of control, this is one of the most important elections America's ever faced.
So, as tired as I am -- and I am -- and as difficult as it is to kind of keep up what I try to do on the road, like occasionally exercise and try to eat right -- it's tough when the easiest food is pizza -- I just believe so strongly in who we are as a nation. So I'm going to do everything I can to make my case, and, you know, then the voters get to decide. Thank you all.
During the January 7 edition of Fox News' The Big Story, co-host Heather Nauert referred to the incident and asked Malkin, "Is that something that you think is sincere or you think was calculated to try to let voters know a little bit better who she is, show that softer side?" Malkin replied:
MALKIN: I think the question answers itself. The Clintons don't have a spontaneous bone in their collective body. Hillary Clinton doesn't sneeze without it being planned, and I really think that this is going to backfire on the campaign.
Look, you've got Bill out there. Hillary dragged her mother out and Chelsea to remind everyone that she has a womb, that she's a woman, that she's a human being. And look, there are tears in her eyes. She's not the glacier that everybody thinks she is. But I think, you know, that practically speaking, it does remind people that this woman is all about calculation.
Discussing the event on Fox News' Special Report that same day, Kristol stated:
KRISTOL: And I don't believe it was genuine. I think no Clinton cries without calculating first. This -- and I think this was -- if it was genuine, it was entirely solipsistic and narcissistic. It's all about her.
Why is she crying for the country? Is Barack Obama not going to be liberal enough for her? Is Barack Obama not going to appoint the kinds of people she wants to the Supreme Court? Is Barack Obama not a stronger candidate in the general election than her?
She's crying for herself, and I don't even believe it's genuine. I think it's entirely calculated.
During the January 7 edition of his radio show, Limbaugh played the audio clip in which Clinton's voice broke and later said of it: "Emotional blackmail. This is calculated. Make no mistake about it, folks. This is not spontaneous. Because nothing with the Clintons is coincidence."
While Malkin, Kristol, and Limbaugh asserted that Clinton's actions were "calculated," CNN political contributor Bill Bennett appeared on the January 7 edition of CNN's The Situation Room and told host Wolf Blitzer, "I'm not going to criticize her. Donna [Brazile, CNN political analyst] says it was unscripted. OK." However, Bennett went on to add: "But it tells you about our politics, Wolf, and I guess something about the Clintons that so many people think it wasn't."
MSNBC Live anchor Peter Alexander also revived the "Clinton as calculating" characterization by saying on January 7, "I think the presumption by a lot of people who have lost support for Clinton is that she seemed to be calculating. This for the first time, I think most will say, doesn't seem calculated at all. It seems very real."
Reporting on the incident later on MSNBC Live that same day, anchor Norah O'Donnell claimed that "Clinton choked up while talking about how much she wants to win." But as video footage of Clinton's remarks indicates, she "choked up" while saying she "passionately believe[d] it [running for president] was the right thing to do" and adding: "You know, I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards, you know?" Contrary to O'Donnell's claim, Clinton did not remark on "how much she wanted to win."
From the January 7 edition of Fox News' The Big Story with John Gibson and Heather Nauert:
NAUERT: You just mentioned the word "calculation." And today, we had some news that developed -- Hillary Clinton became very misty-eyed out on the campaign trail. I imagine you saw that. What is your reaction to that? Is that something that you think is sincere or you think was calculated to try to let voters know a little bit better who she is, show that softer side?
MALKIN: I think the question answers itself. The Clintons don't have a spontaneous bone in their collective body. Hillary Clinton doesn't sneeze without it being planned, and I really think that this is going to backfire on the campaign.
Look, you've got Bill out there. Hillary dragged her mother out and Chelsea to remind everyone that she has a womb, that she's a woman, that she's a human being. And look, there are tears in her eyes. She's not the glacier that everybody thinks she is. But I think, you know, that practically speaking, it does remind people that this woman is all about calculation.
From the January 7 edition of CNN's The Situation Room:
CLINTON [video clip]: You know, I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards.
BLITZER: All right, Donna, what do you think? This is a much softer side of Hillary Clinton than we saw Saturday night at that debate, where she really went on the offensive against Barack Obama.
BRAZILE: Look, I know Hillary Clinton, and that was a very spontaneous moment. She was answering a question from a woman who talked about what it's like and how does she keep herself going. And I think Hillary, you know, really got inside herself, and it reminded her of why she's doing it. She's been a passionate fighter for children all her life.
I think it was an unscripted moment for a candidate who is so-called scripted. And I don't believe voters will at all take offense at the fact that she really just spoke from the heart. And it was truly a touching moment.
BLITZER: What do you think, Bill?
BENNETT: Well, who knows? I'm not going to criticize her. Donna says it was unscripted. OK. But it tells you about our politics, Wolf, and I guess something about the Clintons that so many people think it wasn't.
I have to tell you, in terms of Clinton moments today, it was Bill's comments about Hillary, where he said, "I wish she were taller and younger and male," that I thought were truly bizarre. And he really should know better.
Something's happening to the Clinton camp, obviously. The numbers are not looking good. We shall see what else happens. But these are not good days for the Clintons.
I think, charitably, they're running -- she's running on no sleep. Adrenaline happens when you're winning. You know, you get more energy. And when you're hurting like she is in the numbers, at least the polls, it can take you down.
BLITZER: Is that a fair point, Donna?
BRAZILE: Oh, no question. This is an endurance test. The first test is about vision. And we saw in the debates leading up to this season that, you know, Hillary Clinton has a vision. The second test is about temperament. And I think, at this point, you know, during the primaries and the caucuses, Senator Clinton needs to recast the conversation, talk about the economy, talk about things where she can highlight her experience.
From the January 7 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume:
KRISTOL: I think you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by Mrs. Clinton's plight, but sometimes --
BRIT HUME (host): Why are you smiling, then?
KRISTOL: Sometimes it's good -- well, sometimes, it's useful to have a heart of stone. And I don't believe it was genuine. I think no Clinton cries without calculating first. This -- and I think this was -- if it was genuine, it was entirely solipsistic and narcissistic. It's all about her.
Why is she crying for the country? Is Barack Obama not going to be liberal enough for her? Is Barack Obama not going to appoint the kinds of people she wants to the Supreme Court? Is Barack Obama not a stronger candidate in the general election than her?
She's crying for herself, and I don't even believe it's genuine. I think it's entirely calculated.
From the January 7 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:
CLINTON [audio clip]: It's not easy, it's not easy. And I couldn't do it if I just didn't, you know, passionately believe it was the right thing to do. You know, I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't want to see us fall backwards, you know? So.
LIMABUGH: Aw. Aw.
CLINTON [audio clip]: You know, this is very personal for me. It's not just political, it's not just public.
LIMBAUGH: Of course it's personal. It's called power!
CLINTON [audio clip]: I see what's happening, and we have to reverse it. And some people think elections are a game. They think it's like who's up --
LIMBAUGH: All right, that's enough. We've heard enough of it. Here's the thing. This is the sympathy play. This is the gender card again. I'm going to tell you exactly what this is. This is the latest version of "invading my space." This is a re-enactment with tears of the Rick Lazio moment, ladies and gentlemen. Should a man get away with bringing Mrs. Clinton to tears? Should a man -- be it me, be it Obama -- should a man get away with bringing Mrs. Clinton to tears, who has -- she says, "I have so many opportunities for this country." "I have so" -- how about "we have so many opportunities together," Mrs. Clinton? Rather than "I have so many" -- "I" this and "I" that. Emotional blackmail. This is calculated. Make no mistake about it, folks. This is not spontaneous. Because nothing with the Clintons is coincidence.
From the 2 p.m. ET hour of the January 7 edition of MSNBC Live:
ALEXANDER: Obviously, we haven't seen emotion from her -- certainly, not like this -- in the course of this campaign that's now really beginning its second year for the Clinton family, hoping to become the Comeback Couple, if you will, in 2008. And right now, as we know that she's speaking in Dover, New Hampshire, in the McConnell Center, did you have a chance to speak to her staff? I think the presumption by a lot of people who have lost support for Clinton is that she seemed to be calculating. This for the first time, I think most will say, doesn't seem calculated at all. It seems very real.
ATHENA JONES (reporter for NBC News and National Journal): Well, I haven't spoken to her staff. We spent most of the time scrambling to try to talk to the woman who asked the question, talk to the people on the roundtable, find out what the reaction was because certainly -- I overheard two women there saying, "I wonder if the press is going to make this into an Ed Muskie moment." And at the same breath, one of them sort of put her hand to her chest and said, "It was a beautiful moment."
We talked to one of the only men on the roundtable -- there were only two men on the roundtable -- and he said he didn't have a problem with Clinton showing this emotion. And we talked to the woman who asked the question who said that she had come in undecided but that Clinton sort of shook her up and that she was leaving decided.
From the 3 p.m. ET hour of the January 7 edition of MSNBC Live:
O'DONNELL: With Hillary Clinton trailing Barack Obama by double digits in the polls, the question today, is her campaign panicking? Today, Clinton choked up while talking about how much she wants to win.
How dare she show emotion? Her timing must be impeccable.
The device that can measure the depth and breadth of the hatred some have of this woman has yet to be invented.
It's pathological. Sometimes I find it comical, but mostly I just have to shake my head.
I have yet to hear, see, or read any complaint about Hillary that attacks her record or accomplishments as opposed to her person. I dissagreed with her Iraq war vote, (which is huge IMO) but that's all I know of that is negative. Anyone? Anyone?
All I remember is reading of that very question being posed to Rudy Giuliani and the best he could come up with was that he opposed "her views". That tells you a lot, escpecially coming from a New York politician.
My God, this woman has been so vilified, she should win the election on the sympathy vote alone!-:)
I've heard that she's a far left extreme liberal who wants to force everybody to live in hospitals under a socialist government healthcare system, but I don't have a lot of details.
Well that's enough for me. Hillary 08 !!!
How can anyone attack a non-existent record? The lady has done nothing in the Senate except run for President. Her greatest accomplishment seems to be that she was married to Bill. A great example of her political philosophy and lack of political skill is seen in the health-care fiasco early in Bill's first term. The lady has no record of success - unless, of course, one wants to talk about cattle futures.
"A great example of her political philosophy and lack of political skill is seen in the health-care fiasco early in Bill's first term."--EdRoss
That's quite a ballzy statement since it was the whining right wing Republican's who threw hisy fits at the thought of Hillary doing something constructive and help citizens recieve health care. The Republican machine wanted it killed, got what they wanted, and now you say it was her lack of political skills.
Christ, you guys crack me up.
So you agree with her initial proposal to mandate coverage for everyone? Why is it o.k. for the government to force people to have insurance?
It is now a foregone conclusion now that she has won New Hampshire. The Democratic Party has again shot itself in the foot and by nominating her they will be giving the White House to the GOP. All I can say now is go McCain (unless Obama proves her New Hampshire win to be a blip).
So, do you not want health insurance? The only reason I see for anyone objecting to health insurance is if they don't want it. But heaven help you if you have to make a trip to the emergency room...
I have health insurance. I pay for it. I could get it free right now. I don't. I don't see the point in giving health insurance to those who can afford it. I don't see the point in mandating that people have insurance; is that not taking away a little thing called "choice"? Why would you support the government giving me insurance when I can easily afford my own? I appreciate the gesture, but I prefer handouts go to those who need them.
Are you assuming that everyone can afford health insurance ? And are you assuming that those who cannot would choose no insurance over government-provided insurance ?
Not everyone can afford health insurance this does not mean that we should drastically raise our taxes so everyone could have health insurance while quality of healthcare goes forfeit. If the personage desires to have healthcare then they can go to the countries that have universal healthcare. If they do not then it must not be as important an issue to them as you think it is.
And whose taxes would be 'drastically raised' in a Clinton/Obama/Edwards Administration, may I ask, or do you not know? Or are you simply parroting the standard AM radio bullcrap as usual?
It is an ignoble attempt at dismissal, this accusation of "parrotting". But you know it is not so, People have a remarkable tendency to agree sometimes.
Of course, the "rich" will be the ones taxed. However, I am a believer of trickle-down economics, I do not think that this tax on the rich will go very far until it starts to affect the rest of us "poor" people.
I have yet to hear, see, or read any complaint about Hillary that attacks her record or accomplishments
She doesn't have any accomplishments.
That's why she had to stage the crying act.
This could be fun; just what do you think she has accomplished?
OBVIOUSLY, "calculating" is OUT for the GOP.
We want shoot from the hip, make it up as you go along, gut-informed spontaneity ... you know, like GW Bush excells at.
No plan, no knowledge, no study or thinking, no consideration, just REACTION. Shock the flatworm, it curls up. Reflex. The basics of instinct informed, at most, by a "fight or flight" primitivity. That's our GW, and that's what is apparently now valued by the right.
And "calculating" is the new dirty word.
(Plus, it's one of those PIE-EASY charges to make, because it calls for mindreading only. I read your mind, try to DISPROVE the motive I attribute to you! Go ahead, deny it, I dare you! ROFL!!!!! I am the invincible pundit!)
Exactly RICK,
God forbid that we remind these chatter boxes of the past when a few certain Republican politicians (fake or real) showed emotions or cried on stage for one form of stress or another.......
GHWB cried at some point during the first Gulf War (I don't remember the specifics, just that he did)
Or how about the Boner....er Boehner crying like the faker he is at the very mention of how vitally important it is that the soldiers be taken care (which he never proves except with fake tears) of or that any of them died (possibly in vain) when brought up by a Dem or anti-war protester.......
Hillary had a moment..... SO WHAT!!
It proves that she is human after all and can allow emotions to become a small part of her decision making.... good for her.....
But I'm still rooting for Obama or Edwards or Kucinich!
Politicians are calculating. The media & public are cynical.
HOWEVER, after seeing this clip played ad nauseam on TV, I felt this was a "real" moment for Hillary.
I'm getting sick of the media praising certain candidates & knocking down others. Just give us the facts & let us make up our own damn minds!
Mmmm I think this site has finally gotten to me ;-)
I agree Jeter, even though I'm an Obama supporter, but I was that when the media was talking about the inevibility of the H. Clinton nomination; but I too wish they would shut up already!
J,
I basically agree with you, I do believe it was her real emotions coming through, and so be it - we all have them.
However, she should have left it at that instead of the veiled criticism of Obama ("some of us are ready, some are not") that she put in as well. When people are overcome by emotion they become vulnerable and introspective - lashing out at the Obama candicacy at that moment seems to be at odds with that.
But nevertheless, this is being way overplayed.....and it is by and large incredibly irrelevant.
Politicians are calculating. The media & public are cynical.
Took the words right out of my mouth. Of all people to call Hillary calculating – Rush Limbaugh. I have no idea how he keeps those horns hidden.
HOWEVER, after seeing this clip played ad nauseam on TV, I felt this was a "real" moment for Hillary.
Like I said in an earlier thread, I watched it a half dozen times trying to see what the fuss was all about. I saw no tears – no breakdown - Try turning the sound off and tell me if you see any semblance of “crying”?
First she’s cold and calculating and then when she shows human emotions she is weak. The woman has a tough mountain to climb.
I'm getting sick of the media praising certain candidates & knocking down others. Just give us the facts & let us make up our own damn minds!
A godless Amen to you, brother!
Mmmm I think this site has finally gotten to me ;-)
I’m right with you there too, Jeter2. I had to take a hiatus for a few days just to settle the brain fog.
Right on Jeter. Hillary's victory tonight also is the result of a well deserved media backlash. I don't recall her ever saying she was inevitable or entitled to the nomination, but that's been the narrative. Personally, I like both Hillary and Obama and could easily support Edwards, Dodd or Biden. It's all good on the Democratic side. We have much to celebrate, America really is changing and GW has proven to be a uniter afterall -- just not in the way he Rove planned. What a great day!
IOKIYAR
Pete
That video clip reminded me why I cannot stand Michelle Malkin... Reminded people she has a womb? What in the hell is wrong with these people?
SAVE DEMOCRACY, VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT!!
The Republican and the corporate punditry right down to the Neo-Con news makers like Limbaugh had no problem getting past any civility to make the most vile personal public attacks continuously for a decade, and more. Picking on a mother and wife in the mist of adultery, vilifying her as though she had a hand in her husband's infidelity.
How long do you think they will take to get over Barack Hussien Obama's color, ethnicity, or the "sins of his father" for having been a Muslim. They'll make the comments sound as though they are simpathetic, then bit, by bit in a short order it will be all but the white robes.
I say I would vote for Hillary, or Barack Hussien Obama if they're on the ticket. I will not see America dissolve into a Neo-Liberalism, Fascism, Corporatacracy; whatever the label, it's American Democracy til I die for me.
Happy Thoughts;
Dan Grady
SAVE DEMOCRACY, VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT!!
I REALLY think America is getting your message here, Dan. I only wish I could blink my eyes and it was November.
there are times when my knees trembled in the past and i felt a great deal of sadness over me. When students were shot at klent state, when Alexander haigt took over the presidency for a few minutes, and when the patriot Act trumped the Constitution to name three. Don't underestimate mrs Clinton, she will rid this nation of all neocon policy advisors from positions of power, something that Mr Obama may not have the strength to do.,
When somebody like Pat Buchanan calls it piling on you know it's piling on.
OH MY GAWD, if she doesn't show emotion she's"cold" and too masculine. If she does show emotion it's fake emotion.
I said it in another thread with conditions, now I'm removing the conditions .... we will never have a female president.
It doesn’t have to be either/or. She probably recognized a sad feeling coming over her and instead of redirecting her thinking as she probably usually does to avoid showing emotion, she just let it show this time because she figured “what the heck, if I let them know how I really feel, perhaps they’ll understand better where I’m coming from.”
Maybe she couldn't hold it back. We women have a different hormonal balance than men and we tend to tear up when we are emotionally moved. I wish people could appreciate this more, it's for that very same reason that women are in general much less violent than men.
That's a common stereotype. Women are not less violent than men. Society has historically been less tolerant of women being violent and displaying "male qualities", but that doesn't mean women don't act on their aggression. Your body may produce less testosterone but you're still human. Women are not inherently more faithful than men either. Another myth I've been arguing with female friends of mine.
Results at 6:40PST show rumors of the death of Hillary are again exagerated.
John MacC also returns from the dead.
Film at eleven, 12, and every day thay remains from noon to noon. Piped through your home piping, gnawing at your siding, whispering to your furnature, booring into your very brain.
This is only just starting y'know.
Who cares about her emotions. The nightmare begins....she won NH.
You're referring to the nightmare of the so-called pundits analyzing her win, making excuses for their incorrect predictions, and continued bias against her because she's female ? I agree.
Right or wrong, cried or not, it all goes back to the amount of baggage Hillary has. My own personal reaction to hearing the story was to want to see it for myself to see if it was real. Maybe the press has increased my cynical nature, but I am not alone.
JP-Atlanta Liberal Lawyer
The baggage loaded onto her by Republicans and the media.
It looks like this moment of being human scored some points for Hillary since she won NH. I am an Obama supporter, but geez louise Hillary has it rough. When her voice wavers for literally three seconds, she is too emotional to be Commander in Chief. When she is stoic, she is the ice queen robot. When she laughs, they call it a cackle and replay it on the pundit shows. When she doesn't laugh, she is s humorless b-word. She is criticized for having a womb. If she is up, she should have been down. If she is down, she should have been up. If she is in a dress she should have been in a pantsuit. If she is in a pantsuit, she should have been in a dress. It never ends.
Yes. Malkin:
"Hillary dragged her mother out and Chelsea to remind everyone that she has a womb, that she's a woman, that she's a human being."
What politician doesn't have members of his/her family campaign for them??? If Chelsea weren't campaigning for Hillary, Malkin would say:
"Why is she hiding Chelsea? Is she ashamed of her daughter? How can we trust someone whose own flesh and blood won't campaign for her?"
Malkin is an embarrassment. She is a purveyor of hate-filled pus and bile. She's (by far) not the only embarrassment out there, but she's one of the worst.
First, let me say that Hillary Clinton is too conservative for my taste; I could give reasons but they're unimportant. The point is to establish that before expressing my anger at those on the right who interpret literally everything about her in whatever way is necessary to continue their irrational hatred of her.
She doesn't show emotion: That's because she's cold and calculating. She does show emotion: That proves she's cold and calculating.
A perhaps overdrawn but relevant comparison:
He did not become flustered: a crime! He became flustered: a crime! - from J'accuse, Emile Zola's famous editorial on the Alfred Dreyfus affair.
Does anybody who doesn't live on Planet Wingnut really care what these nitwits think anyway? It's one big circle jerk whenever they get together.
And the fact that Fox would give any measure of credibility to a douchebag like Dick Morris tells you all you need to know about that "network."
how can fox come away with beeing "fair and balanced" and get the ratings they have, when they go so out of their way on personally attacking everyone they disagree with? what kind of news do theese people want?? isnt Rush Limbaugh heffed up on goofballs???
Hillary's coffin was nailed shut...
Then Suddenly... She came to life again in New Hampshire! Not because of her crying, but in spite of it. It was not a factor.
Attacking a persons great HUMAN character traits is stooping extremely low. Reminds me of the ROPE DANCE... How Low Can You Go! Go Lower Now!
President Bush and his father cry all the time. It's a great human behavior. You show me a man who is NOT AFRAID TO CRY and I'll show you a REAL MAN. (OR WOMAN)
HILLARY,,, YOU GO GIRL!
Heaven forbids her being human and actually having 'emotions' I think what she said speaks in contradictions to the claims. This isn't a game for her.. She believes in her heart she's the best person to lead the country and she's trying to fight tooth and nail for it.. while keeping some form of morality.
I agree with the news media. She was very calculating. I don't trust her and would never vote for her.
I agree with the news media. She was very calculating. I don't trust her and would never vote for her. - - CLMMIT8793 - -
Well,,, Fox News Channel had an expert on today who verified beyond a doubt that Hillary holding back tears was not a fake or calculated thing at all.
You're the one who's cold and calculating.
You should get back in step with your Republican Fox News Media. Hillary or whoever is nominated won't need your vote anyway.
Do you trust Mickey Mouse? Mickey would beat any of the group of white men gathered to run for the Republican nomination.
I believe it was a calculated tear. I will also say this: so what. Wasn't Dubbya's Mission Accomplished calculated? Wasn't Giuliani's mentioning of 9-11 at every media event calculated? Wasn't Barack's mentioning of his past drug use in his tell-all book calculated? I believe her tear did have an effect on the primary, but that is her right to use whatever strategy she chooses to get elected. If it doesn't backfire, who are we to criticize.
I just imagine Hill sitting at the negotiation table with discussing nuclear disarmament terms Mahmud and Putin....
...but this is hard...*sniff*...I'm just a woman...waaaaahhhhhh
YOU FOOLISH STRANGER...
What do you suppose the W in GWB stands for...
WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH !!
George Waaah! Bush Has Said: - "But this is Hard Work," countless times and comics even use that line in their skits. It's on the record that both GWB and his father are crying a lot. You should be proud of them because that means they have emotions and feelings too, just like Hillary. Just like I do and I doubt that you do.
If your head wasn't planted in the Twilight Zone, I wouldn't have to explain this to you.