Comments on: Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:26:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jakey http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-129033 Jakey Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:40:27 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-129033 Why do people including Democrats have so much vitriolic hatred for the Clintons? The country was much better off during Bill Clinton's stint the last time I checked.<br>It's a bit unreal for some people to actually believe that whether Hilllary seemed to cry or didn't cry that that actually turned the election in her favour. We have now been reduced to the very simple things defining the outcome of an election. I blame it on the media which has been feeding us this nonenese for so long that we are actually believing it.<br>I don't base my judgement in choosing the right candidate on words like "change" , "hope" and the like in flowery speeches. I look at a candidate and how the stand on issues not the "feel good" factor. Do they have a proven track record? Do they have experience Yes "EXPERIENCE" which is a word that will come to haunt in the upcoming general election. Have they been tried and tested against the GOP?<br> I am very dispassionate when I look at issues. Many of us make critical decisons based on our emotions and end up being sourly dissapointed in the process. Sometimes you have to agree to dissagree.<br>Hillary Clinton in my judgement is the one who can lead. Barrack is a good candidate but is not my choice after critically and carefully looking at him. He is certainly a good orator. Oratory is not what is necessarily going to put bread on the table. Why do people including Democrats have so much vitriolic hatred for the Clintons? The country was much better off during Bill Clinton's stint the last time I checked.
It's a bit unreal for some people to actually believe that whether Hilllary seemed to cry or didn't cry that that actually turned the election in her favour. We have now been reduced to the very simple things defining the outcome of an election. I blame it on the media which has been feeding us this nonenese for so long that we are actually believing it.
I don't base my judgement in choosing the right candidate on words like “change” , “hope” and the like in flowery speeches. I look at a candidate and how the stand on issues not the “feel good” factor. Do they have a proven track record? Do they have experience Yes “EXPERIENCE” which is a word that will come to haunt in the upcoming general election. Have they been tried and tested against the GOP?
I am very dispassionate when I look at issues. Many of us make critical decisons based on our emotions and end up being sourly dissapointed in the process. Sometimes you have to agree to dissagree.
Hillary Clinton in my judgement is the one who can lead. Barrack is a good candidate but is not my choice after critically and carefully looking at him. He is certainly a good orator. Oratory is not what is necessarily going to put bread on the table.

]]> By: cosmoetica http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-129031 cosmoetica Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:59:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-129031 That Hillary was weeping while using her standard Obama talking points is the proof that it was planned, but whether that did it, who knows?<br><br>DLS: All it proves is that NH voters are less maverick than they believe, since the two winners were the most well known candidates in the race. That Hillary was weeping while using her standard Obama talking points is the proof that it was planned, but whether that did it, who knows?

DLS: All it proves is that NH voters are less maverick than they believe, since the two winners were the most well known candidates in the race.

]]> By: hillary clinton new hampshire Trendy Here! http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-109909 hillary clinton new hampshire Trendy Here! Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:46:41 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-109909 [...] Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … credit : [...] [...] Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … credit : [...]

]]> By: Yoshi http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-129028 Yoshi Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:34:57 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-129028 I think the choking up scene worked well on the more tender hearted women in New Hampshire. I found it suspect when she borrowed Edward's words, "this is personal" and was a tad offended that she would use a woman's frailty and the threat of more tears to get votes. Nobody wants to make a woman cry. I think the choking up scene worked well on the more tender hearted women in New Hampshire. I found it suspect when she borrowed Edward's words, “this is personal” and was a tad offended that she would use a woman's frailty and the threat of more tears to get votes. Nobody wants to make a woman cry.

]]> By: Hillary Clinton » Blog Archive » Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-109907 Hillary Clinton » Blog Archive » Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:49:34 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-109907 [...] CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn the end, polls leading up to the New Hampshire primary vote showing a double-digit lead for Democratic Senator Barack Obama were wrong — and Senator Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … [...] [...] CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn the end, polls leading up to the New Hampshire primary vote showing a double-digit lead for Democratic Senator Barack Obama were wrong — and Senator Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … [...]

]]> By: clinton wins new hampshire Trendy Here! http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-109906 clinton wins new hampshire Trendy Here! Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:46:44 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-109906 [...] Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … credit : [...] [...] Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … credit : [...]

]]> By: JSpencer http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-129027 JSpencer Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:43:31 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-129027 <blockquote>The question is now being asked (we asked it much earlier): could the widely-publicized incident of Ms. Clinton choking up have played a role in an election result not mirrored in a slew of pre-election polls?</blockquote><br>My answer to that would be a definite maybe. It was an unscripted moment of humanness and sincerity, something that for many has been lacking in Clinton's demeanor. Some have written it off to sympathy, but I tend to think it had more to do with believeability. I thought she was fairly restrained in her emotion, it wasn't a display by any means. I'm happy with Clinton and McCain being frontrunners here; I don't want to see anyone sweep this early in the game.

The question is now being asked (we asked it much earlier): could the widely-publicized incident of Ms. Clinton choking up have played a role in an election result not mirrored in a slew of pre-election polls?

My answer to that would be a definite maybe. It was an unscripted moment of humanness and sincerity, something that for many has been lacking in Clinton's demeanor. Some have written it off to sympathy, but I tend to think it had more to do with believeability. I thought she was fairly restrained in her emotion, it wasn't a display by any means. I'm happy with Clinton and McCain being frontrunners here; I don't want to see anyone sweep this early in the game.

]]> By: Yoshi http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-129026 Yoshi Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:35:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-129026 Well, the republicans were counting on this. Obama doesn't have the corruption and special interests in his pocket. It's too bad the unscrupulous Clintons will remain to dirty up and divide the country again. Well, the republicans were counting on this. Obama doesn't have the corruption and special interests in his pocket. It's too bad the unscrupulous Clintons will remain to dirty up and divide the country again.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-129025 DLS Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:28:16 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-129025 C'mon, lefties -- now that Obama has lost, go ahead and resume calling New Hampshire unrepresentative, too white, maybe too old, too. C'mon, lefties — now that Obama has lost, go ahead and resume calling New Hampshire unrepresentative, too white, maybe too old, too.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-129024 DLS Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:26:39 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-129024 If Obama had won a narrow race, would Clinton had started filing lawsuits and demanding a re-vote? If Obama had won a narrow race, would Clinton had started filing lawsuits and demanding a re-vote?

]]> By: Presidential election 2008 |Republicans Vs. Democrats » Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary http://themoderatevoice.com/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-109904 Presidential election 2008 |Republicans Vs. Democrats » Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:15:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/16958/hillary-clinton-wins-new-hampshire-demoratic-primary/#comment-109904 [...] CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn the end, polls leading up to the New Hampshire primary vote showing a double-digit lead for Democratic Senator Barack Obama were wrong — and Senator Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … Read the rest of this great post here Posted by [...] [...] CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn the end, polls leading up to the New Hampshire primary vote showing a double-digit lead for Democratic Senator Barack Obama were wrong — and Senator Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory — once again tossing the (new) conventional … Read the rest of this great post here Posted by [...]

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