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LIGHTNING ROUND: HILLARY CLINTON IS NOT A ROBOT FROM THE FUTURE.
- The Hillary Clinton campaign is apparently convinced that the big problem for her right now is that people can't imagine playing a game of Yahtzee with her ... or something. The need to "humanize" the candidate is the motivation behind her campaign stops with her mother and other "soft" campaign appeals. I for one, would actually prefer to vote for a pitiless cyborg governing machine but somehow I imagine I'm in the minority.
- Marc Ambinder sings the praises of Clinton's secret magic field guru who she hasn't yet sent to Iowa. I heard he once endorsed a man just to watch him die.
- Clinton courts the endorsement of Al Sharpton, who remains coy.
- Barack Obama must be thanking his lucky stars for Bob Kerrey who referred to Obama's education in a "secular madrassa" (which is makes about as much sense as secular seminary) yesterday. It continues the theme of nasty attacks against him and makes him that much more the victim. See Tom Schaller's take below.
- Ken Burns, a New Hampshire resident, endorses Obama, using the now familiar argument that he was turned off by Clinton's attacks. Can a nine-part documentary about Obama's life be far behind?
- Mitt Romney goes after Mike Huckabee in South Carolina.
- Jeri Thompson gets in a nasty jab at Huckabee who apparently reminds her of Jimmy Carter (the horror!) because of his "compassion" and after all "everyone feels that way, especially at Christmas time." Ouch.
- John McCain (and Joe Lieberman) apparently have fewer independents to appeal to in New Hampshire then they used to.
- Finally, news organizations are planning an Iowa caucus entrance poll which may distort the impact of the caucuses in various unpredictable ways. More work for blogs like this!
--Sam Boyd
COMMENTS (8)
Now Clinton is being criticized for not being a cyborg? Tough crowd.
Oh yes, I saw what Kerrey said about Obama. Implied that some of his family is Muslim, and how he attended some secular school in Indonesia, and how he has a "whale" of an intellect, and implied that all of this is good because it'll help him reach out to the Middle East if he becomes president.
What a smear job! Kerrey talks like there isn't anything wrong with being Muslim, or that all righteous people aren't ashamed of all their Muslim family, and as if the Muslim world is an important one in terms of foreign policy! And he talks like he thinks Democratic voters would agree with him.
Well, I guess we know how the Clinton campaign really feels about Islam now...
Posted by: Steve | December 18, 2007 7:34 PM
I for one, would actually prefer to vote for a pitiless cyborg governing machine but somehow I imagine I'm in the minority.
Liar. Go ahead, tell us you voted for Schwarzenegger. I don't believe you.
Posted by: sammybaby | December 18, 2007 8:18 PM
DRUDGE EXCLUSIVE ... MUST CITE DRUDGEREPORT.COM ... Hillary Clinton only says "Affirmative"j
Posted by: Nicholas Beaudrot | December 18, 2007 8:23 PM
good!!
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Posted by: ww | December 18, 2007 8:42 PM
Anything more tantalizing than playing Yahtzee with Hillary?
Sorry, Big She: gotta get that root canal done.
Posted by: Lubyanka | December 18, 2007 10:03 PM
The lightning is striking so much better now... I wonder why?
Posted by: Neil the Ethical Werewolf | December 19, 2007 1:11 AM
"secular madrassa" (which is makes about as much sense as secular seminary)
In Arab and/or Muslim countries, ALL schools are called 'madrassas'. My daughter graduated from Cairo American College, known by the local population as Madrassa Amrikiya. It's religious orientation is roughly that of my US public high school.
A seminary is a place to train clergy; a madrassa, 9 times out of 10, just a school.
language . . . language
Posted by: fgb | December 19, 2007 2:06 AM
Madrasa just means "school" in Arabic. People associate them with religion in the West, because religion is a very fundamental part of Arab culture, and so most elementary schools are at least somewhat religious.
Posted by: Eric | December 19, 2007 4:55 PM