Several blogs and forums have posted links to this Politico article suggesting that Hillary Rodham Clinton, powerhouse extraordinaire, star of the global stage, straight-talker, charmer of heads of state the world over, and, to us, Head Homegirl, might somehow be eclipsed by super-envoys brought aboard at State on her initiative for her own very good and clear reasons. So after I say *voice of Lucy Van Pelt*
“THAT’S THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I’VE EVER HEARD!” Let me say “That’s the MOST ridiculous thing I have ever heard!”
1. As I said, the super-envoys were Hillary’s idea, dammit! With the emphasis in foreign relations shifting from the Pentagon to State and diplomacy, she realized that regions at risk required special attention and monitoring and came up with this brilliant idea! And it IS a brilliant idea! Give her credit for that!
2. If the super-envoys were getting a ton of press coverage, I might understand the line of reasoning here, but they are not! Only nerdy people like me and the people who read the stuff that people like me write really know THAT there are super-envoys and who they are.
3. The “shadows” are part and parcel of the smoke and mirrors that we have long seen used against Hillary by the mainstream media. People (the general public) see and know about what the msm covers. That the msm gives only minimal coverage to Hillary, and to ANYTHING at State, lies at the bottom of the obscurity they then point to. How many Americans knew she attended an OAS conference prior to meeting up with Obama in Cairo (for his momentus speech)? How many knew that between El Salvador and Honduras she was reported on Twitter as having met, in Cuba, with Fidel (twice)? How many knew that the morning she was shown in that red jacket (seen above) making statements about Iran and North Korea she was on her celebrated (in Canada, anyway) first diplomatic visit to our neighbor to the north standing on The Rainbow Bridge?
I’ll tell you. Few! Why? Because msm neglected to cover any of that or explain where she was or why she was there.
So I need to ask: What shadows? What kind of eclipse is this? In a lunar eclipse, the shadow of the earth passes over the moon by getting between the moon and its source of light, the sun. In a solar eclipse, the orbit of the moon causes it to pass in front of the shining sun in the daytime when the sunlight usually lights a hemisphere of the earth causing temporary darkness in the daytime.
The light emanates from Hillary. She does not reflect anyone’s light, and she is no moon orbiting around any third-rate planet. She is a center. People orbit around her. Some of those people are her super-envoys, others are staffers and Foreign Service Officials at State, supporters, friends, colleagues, family, etc. and some are the media. If the crummy little media-moon decides to place itself between Hillary and one of these planets, the American public, let’s say, well then she may be eclipsed, but who is blocking her light? The very same scoundrels who say she is eclipsed!
So yes, we are in another mean season, or perhaps the old one never ended. And the sport of the season appears to remain unchanged. Hillary-bashing has not subsided.
But if the msm thinks it is going to use our Homegirl as a piñata, the Homegirls will once again beat them back and knock them out of their evil orbit. We have tools other than pots, and pans, and rolling pins. We have blogs, forums, and Twitter. By now, we trust you understand that you cannot control that.
Hillary is an outstanding Secretary of State doing an exemplary job at a very difficult time. The fact that she really ought to have stayed home for two weeks following surgery and instead went back to work after two days speaks volumes. She is a fine, dedicated public servant. The Homegirls (and Homeboys) will blog, and comment, and tweet and RT (retweet) this message.
Step away from Hillary’s orbit!~ We have control of the remote, and we know who your sponsors are!
I second that emotion!
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Another hit out of a ball park. The Media and the other haters out there would love to be rid of our girl but homegirl isn’t going anywhere.
She is shining. Her poll numbers are higher then the fraud’s and the haters can’t stand it.
Keep standing up for our girl Still4Hill.
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There’s another damn stream of consciousness post about Hillary up on Ben Smith’s blog over at Politico, essentially repeating what he’s already said…kind of as if he wants to keep the story in the spotlight.
I just want to know what/where the origin of this “Hillary has diminished power” storyline is.
Keep in mind that jerk Dick Morris penned a very similar, albeit much nastier, hypothesis not too long ago…
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Ok, read this and tell me if you think it sounds very similar to the Politico story, albeit nastier:
http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2009/05/28/the-incredible-shrinking-clintons/
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Yes, it is similar. He also said something like this on O’Reilly that same week. But there he said that when Obama becomes radioactive, and he believes he will, she will leave this post and run for president. He also said she will stop running for president when she stops breathing.
We all know he has an ax to grind with Hillary, and we all know why, but you are right that this storyline is out there.
I suspect that since Obama never stopped campaigning, it comes from his campaign camp. I think they would do this because in fact she DOES get foreign press attention when she travels even though the msm here ignores her.
Well, for someone who had surgery just 6 days ago, she still managed to get her picture in the news this week.
I still say NOBODY puts Baby in a corner!
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Over at US News, the same sort of article- the article again is pure speculation and totally oversimplifies every aspect of being Secretary of State, not to mention the situation in Iran:
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/erbe/2009/06/26/obama-sweeps-hillary-clinton-under-the-rug-on-iran-election-crisis.html
I responded there at length in the comment section and would encourage others to do so also.
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Yes, like I have said privately, Still4Hill, we need to revive the “Hillary Responders”.
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Why am I now seeing tweets saying she’ll be VP nominee next time? Talk about marginalization!
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still4hill: Yes, marginalization is a good description. I would also add “triangulation” to that.
Talk of making her VP is about as credible as the talk of nominating her to the Supreme Court was, but people believe it nonetheless. That said, I can’t help but be a bit obsessed with *who* is starting this chatter and *why now*- the same questions I have about the Politico article. The same question I have about the supposed hiring of Blumenthal. And thus far, despite reaching out to people who may actually be in a position to know, I am still largely UNSATISFIED with what I am hearing. That’s ok, I like a good puzzle now and then.
*sigh*
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Well this one came up yesterday without a source, but the rumor mill seems to be grinding them out awfully fast! Why? Because she broke her elbow and couldn’t travel last week? Hmmmmm.
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Isn’t she going to India in mid-July? Methinks she needs a nurse to go with her to attend to her needs…
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I think she has had a nurse with her ever since the accident. She needs someone trained to help given this kind of injury. Certainly if she travels she will need a nurse along – – – – why? Do you KNOW somebody 😉
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Nah, I think she has had Huma Abedin with her ever since the accident and while Huma is indeed lovely, its not the same thing as a nurse so I still think she needs an actual nurse with her 🙂
And as a matter of fact, as luck would have it, I *do* happen to know somebody who is *licensed* to provide such care and who also happens to be willing to free up her ENTIRE schedule for, oh, the next month or so, to help Hillary out. And I bet this person could even get over her fear of putting things in, on, around other peoples eyes *just* so she could help with those tricky contacts. Oh, the sacrifice!
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Well, I am certain that help would be appreciated, but since a friend recently went through something like this, and she was required, by the insurance company, to have a nurse to help with dangerous things like bathing etc., I am not certain that Huma qualified to lend that level of support. There must have been someone who had the qualifications recognized by the insurance company. I would be very, very upset to learn that the Secretary of State is not being properly cared for.
I think you need to have some kind of nursing degree. Clearly, you do know *someone* who qualifies. If that *person* is available to help our precious SOS, I think the help would be welcome (from my POV , anyway).
(How odd is it that this entire comment is about qualification?)
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Still4hill- I would think she could have a nursing assistant help her to meet any requirements of the ins. co.
That said, since I do know a RN who would be more than happy to do anything she may require, the requirement issue shouldn’t be a problem.
Now still4hill, I am sure my RN “friend” wouldn’t mind having an “assistant” along, you know, just to be sure…unless of course you are unavailable or have other plans which you can’t rearrange? 😉
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If your “friend” needs “help,” I am sure an “assistant” could be arranged.
(How did this thread get from where it began to here?)
LOL!
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“(How did this thread get from where it began to here?)”
I don’t know, something about an elbow and foreign travel in July and whether or not she needs a nurse…and then it just kept going from there…my bad.
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