MSNBC: "Hillary sounds unusually philosophical these days, rarely says "when I'm president" anymore"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23310755/

[Yael]

1. The NY Times has the same theme about "Soldiering on"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/us/politics/24mood.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Soldiering On, but Somber as the Horizon Darkens

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. And the Huffington Post just added this:

...and I (reluctantly) agree with the advisers.

As much as I love Big Dog, his wife's campaign was most certainly NOT his shining hour.

Clinton Advisers: Shouldn't Have Used Bill So Prominently



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/23/clinton-advisers-shouldn_n_88129.html

To her longtime friends, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton sounds unusually philosophical on the phone these days. She rarely uses phrases like "when I'm president" anymore. Somber at times, determined at others, she talks to aides and confidants about the importance of focusing on a good day's work. No drapes are being measured in her mind's eye, they say.

And Mrs. Clinton has begun thanking some of her major supporters for helping her run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

"When this is all over, I'm really looking forward to seeing you," she told one of those supporters by phone the other day.

Mrs. Clinton has not given up, in her head or her heart, her quest to return to the White House, advisers say. But as resolute as she is, she no longer exudes the supreme confidence that was her trademark before the first defeat, in Iowa in January. And then there were more humbling blows, aides say: replacing her campaign manager on Feb. 10, then losing the Wisconsin primary and her hold on the women's vote there last Tuesday.

[journalist3072]

2. The MSM has been itching to write Sen. Clinton's obituary for a long time...Heck, they've

practically written it.

I remember on the day of the New Hampshire primary...just hours before the results started trickling in, I came home, logged onto my computer, and read MSM headlines such as "on the brink of another crushing defeate by Barack Obama" and "facing being rejected by voters once again..."

I would have thought there was no hope for Sen. Clinton after reading that....and just hours later after the results came in, it was a different ballgame.

Long story short: the MSM hates everything about Sen. Clinton and they would love nothing less than to see her lose.

[yourguide]

4. Right, that's why

they nearly coronated her until just prior to Barack proving he could beat her in Iowa

[anamandujano]

11. Setting the bar high for her so they could attack if she did anything less.

[yourguide]

12. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Perhaps her campaign was just lazy and lost the race for her.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. Of course that's what they're doing.

It's still a victory waiting to be claimed.

Anything can happen. And yes, the MSM does most certainly want to see Hillary lose. Whether that happens or not is up to Hillary and her supporters.

:patriot:

[EffieBlack]

5. That's how she sounded at the State of the Black Union event

I felt sad for her. She's an amazing woman but this must be very hard for her.

[ronnykmarshall]

7. Oh goodness !!!

[bigtree]

8. you sleep now

let the campaign go. you're ahead. you sleep now.

[psychopomp]

9. I just woke up

I live across the water, but even from over here I can tell many other Americans are waking up, too!

BO has MO!
:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[psychopomp]

10. The Democratic Party will soon be looking at

Sen. Clinton's campaign from the rear-view mirror.