20 May, 2008

Clinton Chastises Press for ___________________

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

My goodness, now that Clinton is clearly beaten, as of tonight anyway, we will have to suffer through her fits of umbrage, justifying her loss. It’s a sore loser rap that is semi-consistent across the political spectrum; however, hers is predicated on the idea that the media were sexist towards her.

I take exception to that, I have to admit. One would have to sit me down, and cite all of the ways she has fought sexism through the established mainstream media. Cite the examples, and then show the footage or print reinforcing it. Romney, Huckabee, Edwards, Biden or any one of the other candidates could highlight a specific bent or approach the media took with them, to justify why they are not in McCain or Obama’s shoes.

The point is quite simple, Clinton, while her campaign has been in two or three months of death throes has been onward trudging. Simply because she receives points for longevity, does not mean that this nomination was hers, as she has always thought. For me, seeing this now simply shows that her expectations have always far and away exceeded those of the populous for what she deserves. That along with her graceless approach to tough talk and discourse pushed me away from her since the beginning.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I'm not one to defend Hillary, but the latest version of herself has me feeling much more sympathetic: lovable loser.

After the Indiana / NC primaries, the Clinton campaign realized that the uncommitted superdelegates would remain uncommitted only as long as she didn't go after Obama.

But in order to keep her persona as a fighter, she still needed someone to fight. If not her actual opponent, then who? One is McCain, Bush, and the GOP. The other is the media.

I'm fine with Hillary staying in the race. I'm fine with her attacking McCain and the media on whatever grounds she thinks is compelling. As long as she stays clear of Obama.

The WV, Kentucky, and Oregon primaries have shown that she intends to stick to this new playbook. The "let's just ride this out" strategy. And that's good news for everybody. As long as she sticks to it.

Two more weeks.