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Ms.Martin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:57:00 -0000

Hillary is also going to be on Larry King tonight - she's making the rounds for something.

She's declined to be on Larry King in the past.

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Plantsmantx — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:13:00 -0000

I choose number 3.

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B-Serious — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:50:00 -0000

Add MSNBC to Hillary's media blitz.

Morning Joe just said that Hillary will be on Olbermann's show tonight! Very interesting.

I'm not a Hillary supporter, but this could be significant. She must be feeling pretty confident to go into the lion's den the day before PA.

She wouldn't agree to such an interview UNLESS she already had something planned.

Either:

1. She knows that, somehow, this interview will be a cake-walk (meaning she thinks Keith is all bark and no bite);

2. She's got her victim card primed and ready for another swipe with her political base (raise voter turnout on her behalf); or

3. She sees this as a potential sister souljah moment. Remember, Hillary's theme has changed from "experience" to "fighter." She could try and use this interview to put Keith Olbermann "in his place." Show him who's boss.

I wouldn't be surprised if she had a list of counter-questions aimed at (1.) making Keith look stupid and/or (2.) pushing one of many Clinton propoganda issues (e.g., "double standards in the press" "poor Hillary" etc.)

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justice58 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:04:00 -0000

MS.Martin,

Yeah, John Edwards is jokingly afraid of James Carville!;)

ahahahahahaha--I bet it's true!

Re: Note From A New Obama Convert

Ms.Martin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:51:00 -0000

Truth

I meant to say it's the reason MSM IS NOT reporting on the crowds at Obama rallies.

Also, did you hear Edwards on Colbert - I think he said he didn't want to go against hope and was scared to go against Clinton. (or something like that). It was a joke, but I think it was more true than the public knows.

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Ms.Martin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:48:00 -0000

Hey Truth:

I saw the beginning of the Press - I walked out after Garin started stuttering when he was asked about the Move-on situation.

IMO the Supers are waiting on PA, NC and IN. I think if he can take her in 2 of 3, they will see Obama as having "closed the deal".

I think she knows it too. I think that's why we got that Debacle called a Debate, I believe it's why MSM is reporting on the PA crowds (slow his momentum) and the reason for the CNN Hillaryfest weekend.

That and the fact that folks are scared; don't forget they've been working with Hillary for years, who knows what she knows, but we do know she wouldn't hesitate to cut to get what she wants.

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TruthSeeker — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:38:00 -0000

Hi ms.martin,

did you see Meet the Press today? Axelrod and Garin slugged it out with Axelrod winning in my opinion. I am worried about this superdelegate thing. They are too laid back at such a critical time. Many SD's who endorsed early, have made it clear they chose Hillary for loyalty. How is choosing based solely on loyalty acting in the best interest of the party? Then, Howard Dean can't effectively crack the whip. I hope this doesn't blow up in the Dem's faces.

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Ms.Martin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:03:00 -0000

Truth

I think I heard they had a couple thousand Chinese protesters outside the CNN LA offices and a couple hundred in Atlanta protesting about what Jack Cafferty said about Chinese products and their government.

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TruthSeeker — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:27:00 -0000

Didn't she say McCain was more qualified than Barack??? LOL.

Anyway, posted over at Huffington the Chinese are protesting Jack Cafferty for saying the Chinese are "Goons". One protest sign reads: Cafferty do you eat with that mouth?

Hahahaha

It's like the whole world has gone topsy turvy!

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justice58 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:19:00 -0000

Pompas Rick Sanchez--I could just smack him!

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justice58 — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:13:00 -0000

"We need a nominee who will take on John McCain
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Yeah, she can take his hand & go back to the Senate!

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Plantsmantx — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:55:00 -0000

"We need a nominee who will take on John McCain, not cheer on John McCain, and I will be that nominee."

Hillary Clinton said that.

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Teacher — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:53:00 -0000

As In write these words, CNN is airing a`program in Philly hosted by the ever pompas Rick Sanchez. The commentators appear to be all republicans. The crowd is dominated by supporters of Hillbilly. I'm wondering, what the h-e double paint brushes? A CNN program to promote her on Sun. nite and a Larry King program to promote her on Mon. nite. So whack. Angela, if she was hanging like Huckabee, that would be okay, but she's hanging like Hitler! My only consolation to this blatant unfairness in the media coverage is to see him win ANYWAY!!!! Hillbilly is Count Duku and Obama is Yoda. Now back to Star Wars!

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rikyrah — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:57:00 -0000

Just watched my Tivo of Face the Nation.

I'll say it again...whatever Senator Casey wants from Obama, win or lose, Obama needs to give it to him. Casey has so thrown down for Obama from the moment he announced his endorsement.

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rikyrah — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:54:00 -0000

" Feeling like a Black Mormon"

BWA HA HA HA HA HA

I have to admit, I really didn't read the rest of the post. I can't get past this line, it cracks me up so.

I want to thank you Jack, for walking the walk.

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Texas Girl in L.A. — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:44:00 -0000

Kat,

Yeah...the "Black Morman" bit got me too!

Pure Comedy

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Kat — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:30:00 -0000

Ok, the "black mormon" comment was the best thing I've read all day.

So glad you got some good news today. That's how it will be done, one person at a time.

Angela, I truly believe that she is now looking to injure Obama enough that he will lose to McCain. She knows that McCain will only be in for one term, and she is hoping that enough people will forget her fratricidal campaign this year to vote for her in 2012.

Our next challenge after getting Obama elected, is going to be getting her OUT of the Senate.

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Craig Hickman — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:29:00 -0000

The modern-day Hillary Clinton campaign was born in the 1990s, a product of several events that began just before her husband won the presidency. These were years of harsh scrutiny for Hillary: first at the hands of Republicans during the election, then from Congress during her health-care reform push, then from the media during the Lewinsky scandal, and then from two salacious biographers.

Around the same time, MSNBC and Fox News began to change the way politicians delivered their message to voters. These big, detached cable stations replaced the ground-up, ultra-local style that was dominant in the decades before. Who the local ward leader supported or newspaper endorsed gave way to what the campaign manager said on CNN that afternoon.

Bill Clinton captured this idea perfectly in 1993. In their 2006 book The Way to Win, ABC News political director Mark Halperin and The Politico editor John F. Harris wrote that the president "teased reporters" soon after shutting down walk-in access to the press secretary's office: "You know why I can stiff you on the press conferences?" he quipped. "Because Larry King liberated me by giving me to the American people directly."

This strategy helped Bill win the White House, and has helped Hillary in the years since.

During her races to become a New York senator, Hillary embraced the focused, tight messages that cable stations allowed her to broadcast. She and her influential consultants managed the public's perception of her from the campaigns' highest levels, ensuring that the candidate remained likeable, and more importantly, electable, to everyday Joes like you and me. The tactics were executed in television studios and carefully scripted campaign stops across the country.

I Was A Clinton Volunteer

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Angela — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:02:00 -0000

I listen to xm radio when I am running errands and there is a POTUS 08 Channel....didn't get the name of the speaker, but, he said exactly what I keep hearing on the major cable channels.....and that is they expect Obama to be the Democratic nominee.

What in the world is Hillary doing by hanging in there like a Huckabee, knowing she can't win and doing nothing but bringing the party down?

Re: Note From A New Obama Convert

Craig Hickman — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:20:00 -0000

It finally dawned on me what Hillary Rodham Nixon is doing.