Clinton Rebuts G.O.P. Chairman's Attack on Her

[Judi Lynn]

Clinton Rebuts G.O.P. Chairman's Attack on Her
By PATRICK D. HEALY
Published: February 6, 2006

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton struck back today against a Republican leader's charge on Sunday that if Mrs. Clinton runs for president in 2008, she might fail because voters dislike "angry candidates" and "Hillary Clinton seems to have a lot of anger."

Speaking to reporters in a Head Start classroom on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where she came to criticize President Bush's new federal budget plan released this morning, Mrs. Clinton was asked about those remarks by Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, on the ABC news program "This Week"

"I would suggest that the Washington Republicans worry about these devastating budget cuts, the confusion and bureaucratic nightmare in the prescription drug benefit — that that's where they should be spending their time and energy, instead of trying to divert attention away from their many failures and shortcomings," Mrs. Clinton said.

Well aware of Mr. Mehlman's remarks, which appear to be a new line of attack on her by Republican leaders as they look toward 2008, Mrs. Clinton spoke in even tones throughout the news conference. She conveyed her displeasure with temperate phrases, including referring to Mr. Bush's budget priorities as "upside down," that were far less harsh than the sort of language she sometimes uses at political events and campaign fund-raisers.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/06/nyregion/06cnd-hillary.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Laelth]

1. Good for her.

Let no attack go unanswered.

:dem:

-Laelth

[LincolnMcGrath]

2. Mehlman succeeds in silencing her.

"Well aware of Mr. Mehlman's remarks, which appear to be a new line of attack on her by Republican leaders as they look toward 2008, Mrs. Clinton spoke in even tones throughout the news conference. She conveyed her displeasure with temperate phrases, including referring to Mr. Bush's budget priorities as "upside down," that were far less harsh than the sort of language she sometimes uses at political events and campaign fund-raisers."

Round one goes to Mehlman. (or perhaps round one is a tie between Mehlman and the author) Note; I did not call Pat Healy a journalist.

In fairness to Hill, it would seem that the author bought into the frame.

[TriMetFan]

5. How did he silence her?

She did the right thing at bring back what they the Nazi-RAPEublicans are scared of. The Truth about what their budget cuts are doing to our Nation. Also I'm not a big H. Clinton fan, but good for her, for speaking the truth.

[LincolnMcGrath]

6. I can think of a dozen retorts to Mehlman.

He called her angry, she toned down her retoric. (According to the Author) Game over, Mehlman wins.

[Connie_Corleone]

7. "According to the author"

That's the author's opinion. Sounds like to me she's speaking as she alway does. Most politicians take on a more harsh tone when they're out fundraising or campaigning.

[LincolnMcGrath]

14. I agree. To really judge her 'tone', one would have to attend many of her

events. But, we are not talking about you or me, we are talking about media control. This story didn't fall out the sky, it was put there by Mehlman, the GOP or the author. If it takes off as the meme - o - the day, then Mehlman wins.

[wordpix2]

33. speaking of "tone," what would you call McCain's letter to Obama?

I call it off-his-rocker ballistic, but to Mehlman that's ok b/c McCain's a repub

[TriMetFan]

8. She toned down her retoric because she was at a..............

Head Start classroom on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

[LincolnMcGrath]

15. Will Joe average understand that?

[TriMetFan]

18. Do you really think that Joe average really cares???????????

Well I don't. And I still say she did the right thing. There is a right time for everything. As a matter of fact I think that she made Mr. Mehlman look like a dumb ass. When the media thought that Clinton would lower herself down to this dumb shit, she did a complete 360 on them and talked in even tone.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

19. Yep...

... they were trying to bait her into going "ballistic and nasty" while in the presence of children. Then they would accuse her of not "looking out for the precious little ears in the room".

[TriMetFan]

25. That is why I say Mrs. Clinton won this round. She is a

smart women and she will not play to anyones tune, but her own.

[Blue_Roses]

21. have you ever been in a head start classroom?

yelling against a GOP snob isn't really something that looks real good. She did the right thing and Melhman didn't win anything but the rights to stupidity.

[stepnw1f]

9. You Think Melhman Wins?

according to the author? So you agree with the premise that Hillary toned it down?

[LincolnMcGrath]

16. Not sure. I doubt it, but that is not really important, either.

I am only predicting who wins.

[stepnw1f]

20. Don't Ya Just Love Our Media? (nt)

[wordpix2]

32. send your retorts to Hillary and if they're any good, she'll use them

[Mythsaje]

3. Can't let them get away with the whole

"Look over there!" tactic.

It's like a country run by a bunch of stage magicians. Smoke, mirrors, and misdirection.

[Catrina]

4. She should have laughed and said she was quite surprised to see that

Ken Mehlman had abandoned talking about the policies of his party and had taken to giving Dear Abby advice to women who are looking for men.

She might have asked where we women could find his latest column. :rofl:

.......

The only problem I'd have with women taking 'how to please your man' advice from Ken Mehlman is I thought he was gay. Not that he couldn't have an opinion on it, but he might want to direct his 'advice for the lovelorn' to men, where he, reportedly, has more experience.

As for Hillary maybe being too angry to please men, well, I think Bill would be the one to talk to about that, not that it's anyone's business.

[GOPFighter]

12. I agree. Laughter is the best way to handle this

We've got to start treating anything the Republicans say as a joke. Point out all the failures they've had in the past five years and say, "is anyone still listening to these folks?!"

[maxrandb]

10. She's a Strong Opinionated Woman

In other words, in "RepubliKKK speak"...she's a BITCH!

I'm surprised they don't just come out and say it. Maybe Mehlman is concerned he'll lose the Freeptard vote by being mean.

Those damn "Mean Spirited Democrats" :sarcasm:

[JerseygirlCT]

13. More like

she's an uppity woman who doesn't know her place.

Drives 'em crazy.

[apnu]

17. In my office the code word for that is...

"liberated woman" Which I can proudly say the president of my company said of Mrs. Apnu after he met her and she didn't take any of his sexist bullshit.

Mrs. Apnu rocks!

[JerseygirlCT]

24. Sounds like she does, indeed! nt

[stevietheman]

11. What's wrong with anger?

That should be our sole response.

[JudyM]

34. Better anger than stupidity or bereft of integrity. n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

22. I'm amazed that she didn't tell him that that is precisely what the

public DO want. Somebody who feels their anger and passes it on with interest to the miscreants responsible. The public are not wishy-washy liberals when they see the damage wrought on their country by those purporting to govern it. Then ask Mehlman if he's a man - or mouse, like the rest of the chicken hawks! Finishing with, "Now we're not even allowed to raise our voice to the poor little diddums of Republicans! We all thought you were supposed to be the macho ones! Tee hee! You'd have to be brain-dead to believe that kind of propaganda."

"Give 'em hell, Hillary!!!!" And shout it from the roof-tops!

[Joe Chi Minh]

23. Read post 22, then realise that you need to go to a school for

mentally deficient folk.

I don't recall Jesus slapping his wrist and telling himself how naughty he was to raise his voice, when he was lambasting the scribes and the Pharisees. His fury at their wickedness knew no bounds and he certainly made no effort to conceal it.

Oh! I forgot! As all the world knows, the Republicans are so sensitive and civilised. Veritable hot-house flowers.

[pro_blue_guy]

26. Go Hillary!

She's such a babe :)

[Cha]

27. So now they're trying

to paint hillary like they did Dean? Why don't the Dems ask if the voters in 2006 really want dumb sobs who lap up the bush agenda?

[PVK]

28. I'd have said, "maybe he needs to tell Dick Cheney".

Mr. Go F**K Yourself.

[chat_noir]

29. angry women frighten some men

Mehlman apparently being one of those easily frightened. :evilgrin:

[cantstandbush]

30. Has Mehlman notice the "anger" among the voters too? n/t

[wordpix2]

31. probably not, he's part of BushCo-in-a-Bubble

[Beausoir]

35. "She conveyed her displeasure with temperate phrases" ???

What the FUCK is that supposed to mean?

Did the writer mean "She had the vapors"?

Jesus. I knew this country was retarded, but I am afraid we have only scratched the surface.