Could it be a continuation of Hillary's winning shot-and-a-beer strategy? Appearing on Morning Joe the day after her PA primary win, Clinton popped the top on an even six-pack of cackles. Perhaps her good humor was inspired not only by her victory, but by Joe Scarborough's unabashed [if possibly facetious] pandering, describing himself and sidekick Willie Geist as Hillary's "only shameless flacks in the media."
For your listening pleasure, I've edited a clip of Hillary's cavalcade of laughs. Watch and listen here.
Hillary made the rounds of all the morning news show, and as is her wont was relentlessly on message:
- big win
- sloughs off NY Times editorial criticizing her negativity
- she leads in actual votes [including Michigan and Florida and while I'm not quite clear about this, possibly excluding caucuses and counting only primaries]
- OK for superdelegates to discount elected delegate count.
- please send money to HillaryClinton.com
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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ARRGH! Not suitable for
April 23, 2008 - 08:58 ET by motherbeltARRGH! Not suitable for morning viewing!!
I do agree with her on one thing: it's OK for the Superdelegates to discount the elected delegate count. For crying out loud, that's the whole reason they were created in the first place! If they are supposed to just endorse what's already happened,why even have them???
And re Andrea Mitchell... <knocking on head>...Heloooo, McFly!! Anybody home????
When I first saw that Michelle Obama clip, I said that should be a deal-breaker right there! That is one bitter woman!
You don't even have to listen to her! I would love to have that body language expert from Fox (?) give her analysis of that!!
" You don't even have to
April 23, 2008 - 09:04 ET by Mark Finkelstein" You don't even have to listen to her! I would love to have that body language expert from Fox (?) give her analysis of that!!"
Moi aussi. No audio necessary.
Mother, You're spot on
April 23, 2008 - 09:25 ET by Hunter12Mother, You're spot on about the Super Delegates and why they were created. They were supposed to be there to correct those times when the George McGovern's or Howard Dean's appeared to heading toward the Democratic nomination and predicated a GOP landslide into the White House.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Powerful stuff there, Mark.
April 23, 2008 - 09:33 ET by ThisnThatPowerful stuff there, Mark. Was even able to hear it through my newly-installed cackle-filter. Guess I didn't have it tuned quite enough to block out the Hillary Cackle though -- I'll have to work on it some more, adjust some settings, maybe even go purchase the just-announced Hillary Cackle mega-filter option that I've been trying to avoid these past few days.
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ARGHHH!! THE HORROR!!
April 23, 2008 - 09:34 ET by m36b1My Eyes! My Eyes! Uggghhh.... My Ears!!
What a horrific way to start the day!!
I just want to do a Sam Kinison "I'M IN HELL!
EAHHH!
EEAAAHHH!
EEEEAAAHHHHHHHH!!!
Hooray!
April 23, 2008 - 09:46 ET by Gat New YorkLast night I have never cheered more for a candidate that I dislike than I did for Hillary including during the Morning Schmo Show.
What Hillary/Bill did was expose all the enormous character flaws Obama has and develop the architecture for a Fall landslide against Obama. Thank you Clintons!
Now leave.
Michelle not angry?
April 23, 2008 - 11:02 ET by ToddonCapeCodShe looks like she's ready to punch someone's lights out!
She keeps shifting herself, like she's ready to go ten rounds!
What the heck!
Michelle
April 23, 2008 - 11:15 ET by Gat New YorkSomeone may want to whisper in her ear:
"YOU'RE NOT THE CANDIDATE!"
numbers
April 23, 2008 - 11:51 ET by docbI can not comment of her cackle--if I see her face I change channels.
Need to get it out that the numbers were NOT double digits--it was 8.5%...
Do not let the media bamboozel the voters in IN/NC/ and etc.
If you want to know what Hillary's cackle sounds like...
April 23, 2008 - 12:49 ET by fonzie2178Try to imagine if Woody Woodpecker had an evil twin. That should get you in the ballpark.
Michelle and WWE... She
April 23, 2008 - 11:10 ET by Clear thinkerMichelle and WWE...
She should have done the wrestling the other night. At least she would have been convincing.
"Abstain from McCain"
Denver here we come
April 23, 2008 - 17:29 ET by RMRIn this instance I agree with Joe's pandering. Keep her spirits up, so she can keep her powder dry to go after Obama.
Mush! Mush! Onward to Denver me lady!!!
Why...?
April 24, 2008 - 13:42 ET by TheDeuceWhy do these 'well educated' candidates, and their spouses, drop their ending 'g' when 'talkin' tough'? It just sounds so hollow as Michelle talks about her Princeton education, strong public schools, yada, yada, yada.
TD.... It bugs the heck
April 24, 2008 - 13:52 ET by bigtimerTD....
It bugs the heck out of me too...both of the Barack's do this....it is soooo obvious to-boot...
That is unless you are a leftist and the msm never point that out now do they?
....Unless it is Hillary, who shouldn't even attempt the southern thing....
On and on they go....
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
It is sad...
May 9, 2008 - 04:16 ET by TheDeuceAre liberals really that deaf? Or is it stupid?