Wounded veterans in a war she voted for WITHOUT bothering to read the 95-page Nat. Intelligence estimate no staffer had access to?! As Sen. Clinton eloquently put is, in the words of Bill and Sen. Edwards - it is NOT about her, but about the American people. How does this make her qualified to lead, suddenly? Why should be let her do to the country what she did to her campaign? Like Pres. Bush, she has been shielded from reality by a cocoon of trusted advisors, where loyalty trumps competence. I still sincerely hope she will PROVE that she cares more about the issues and the people than about herself, and not damage the party's chances in November with a scorched-earth campaign.

I echo the comments of her own culpability in how these young souls got to where they are today.

Of course the media will look at what she's saying without presenting Obama's refutation of same with his very clear stance that votes have consequences, and we are looking at those consequences when we see young people struggling to walk to an event.

The bigger picture would be very helpful to an informed electorate. Then and only then will we be able to have a meaningful conversation about how to move forward as a country, as a people.

At long last Senator Clinton, have you no senses of decency left!

Now you are bogged down in your Political Shrillary Season.

Huh, strikes me as a little strange and out of context. I don't see how editing down less than a minute at the end of a debate serves to move undecided voters. Those following this election closely, most of whom, I assume, watched the entire debate, were surprised and probably impressed by this very very late change in tone in an otherwise typical wonky Hillary debate performance, and impressed by the contrast between the typical Hillary stump performance and this rather quiet and personal reflection. By itself the clip doesn't strike me as a particularly strong advertising vehicle. I'd suggest this is another example of the inward-looking HRC campaign that sees this as a game-changing moment, when in reality, in the context of general voter perceptions, it's just another ad with a talking head. Which is to say nothing of "too little, too late".

Wait...would this be that moment she "plagiarized" from Edwards and Bill right after attacking Obama for borrowing an example in one speech?

Hypocrite.

http://thepersonalispolitical.tumblr.com/post/27015007

I failed to include this demonstration of "unity" from the same post at First Read:

After the talk, she continued to take the fight to Obama while talking to reporters, displaying two of Obama's direct mail attack pieces, which she called “blatantly false” and claimed that his rhetoric doesn’t match reality.

"Let's have a real campaign,” she said, her anger palpable. “Enough with the speeches and the big rallies... Shame on you Barack Obama... Meet me in Ohio. Let's have a debate about your tactics and your behavior in this campaign.”

How could so many fall for this act again?

Clinton08: Ready to Sob on Day One

I have come to conclusion that these politicians and their PR people think that an average american is stupid. I was involved in some school elections once when I was young and stupid but I don't think even those child's plays were this stupid, they were funny, and fun sometimes, but not this stupid. for now I'd like to believe that people are much smarter than what mark penn thinks.

Wonderful, Hillary! You cared enough for a photo-op with soldiers wounded in a war you voted to authorize without even bothering to read the assessment. And yet, many ordinary people like me had already seen enough readily available information to know that we were being lied to. Yet you were misled. How sad! And you oh so intelligent! But still and all, it wasn't your fault, and besides if there had been no war, where would you have gotten such a good photo-op to show how caring you really are?

Evita Lyrics - Waltz for Eva and Che Lyrics
Musical: Evita
Song: Waltz for Eva and Che

[Che:]
Tell me before I waltz out of your life
Before turning my back on the past
Forgive my impertinent behavior
But how long do you think this pantomime can last?
Tell me before I ride off in the sunset
There's one thing I never got clear
How can you claim you're our savior
When those who oppose you are stepped on,
Or cut up, or simply disappear?

[Eva:]
Tell me before you get onto your bus
Before joining the forgotten brigade
How can one person like me, say,
Alter the time-honored way the game is played?
Tell me before you get onto your high horse
Just what you expect me to do
I don't care what the bourgeoisie say
I'm not in business for them
But to give all my descamisados
A magical moment or two

[Che and Eva:]
There is evil, ever around
Fundamental system of government
Quite incidental

[Eva:]
So what are my chances of honest advances?
I'd say low
Better to win by admitting my sin
Than to lose with a halo

[Che:]
Tell me before I seek worthier pastures
And thereby restore self-esteem
How can you be so short-sighted
To look never further than this week or next week
To have no impossible dream?

[Eva:]
Allow me to help you slink off to the sidelines
And mark your adieu with three cheers
But first tell me who'd be delighted
If I said I'd take on the world's greatest problems
From war to pollution, no hope of solution
Even if I lived for one hundred years

[Che and Eva:]
There is evil, ever around
Fundamental system of government
Quite incidental

[Eva:]
So go, if you're able, to somewhere unstable
And stay there
Whip up your hate in some tottering state
But not here, dear
Is that clear, dear?

Oh what I'd give for a hundred years
But the physical interferes
Every day more, O my Creator
What is the good of the strongest heart
In a body that's falling apart?
A serious flaw, I hope You know that