Has the NY Times offically come out and endorsed Hillary yet? Or are they still trying to maintain the appearance of unbiased objectivity?
The NY Times ran a fluff piece on Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and her attempt to “cultivate” a relationship and understanding with the military:
Of all the early problems Bill Clinton faced as president, few stand out to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as more frustrating and avoidable than his rocky relationship with the military, her advisers say.
During his 1992 campaign, Mr. Clinton was attacked for avoiding the Vietnam draft and organizing antiwar marches in the 1960s. After taking office, his early focus on gay men and lesbians in the military drew sharp criticism from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin L. Powell, and other officers. Even his ability to salute properly was called into question.
Mrs. Clinton, to use a phrase, has been practicing her salute. As a senator and now as a presidential candidate, she has cultivated relationships with generals and admirals, prepped herself on wartime needs and strategy, and traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The above picture speaks volums though about how the troops really feel about Hillary and — by extension — her husband. And yes, I know that one picture of one soldier does not reflect how each and every soldier in the US Military might or might not feel about Sen. Clinton.
But if you think it’s not a representative image as to how the majority of Soldiers feel — not just about Sen. Clinton, but of most Democratic politicians — then you didn’t serve during President Bill’s tenure or his wife’s subsequent Senatorial run.
For Mrs. Clinton, exhibiting a command of military matters is not just about learning from her husband’s experience. It could be vital to her, as a woman seeking to become a wartime commander in chief, to show the public that she is comfortable with military policy and culture — and with the weight of responsibility that accompanies life-and-death decisions.
You know how else Hillary might have gone about becoming comfortable with military policy and culture? She could have enlisted at anytime during her very wide window of opportunity, and learned first hand.
Few things piss-off a Soldier off more than somebody who hasn’t earned the right offering up a weak and improper salute.
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Others: Michelle Malkin and Sister Toldjah both thought of the same picture of Hillary and a Soldier under duress.
Because we know how easy the Times was on the Clintons?
Unless Chelsa joins Hillary will have no crediablity as CinC.
Sorry, but of all the democratic candidates, I would vote for Hillary.
Why? Because she’s a damn good politician. You have to be good at talking out of both sides of your mouth, know what to say and when to say it, tell everyone what they want to hear (even if you contradict yourself sometimes), and you have to have a healthy dose of larceny in your cold, cold heart.
Otherwise, the job of President will tear you up and spit you out.
There is no candidate in either party that is 100% honest, has never contradicted themselves, and has never pandered to special interest groups. The reality is that it just isn’t possible to get very far without those questionable traits.
And I honestly believe that Hillary would not hesitate to kick ass if need be…. I can’t say that for any other candidate running on her side of the aisle.
So if Hillary is the Dem nominee, and the Rep Party doesn’t come up with a candidate who is NOT a socially conservative zealot (as opposed to fiscally conservative), then I would vote for Hillary.
Personally? I think it’s time the republicans turned the whole religious morals police loose and started concentrating on Americans who want to keep more of their own salaries and protect our interests within our borders and wherever else threats may pop up.
Unless Chelsa joins Hillary will have no crediablity as CinC.
A. Chelsea is an adult and Hillary can’t compel her to do anything she doesn’t want to.
B. Membership on the Armed Services Committe lends quite a bit of credibility compared to, for instance, Governor of MA or Mayor of NYC.
C. Does this standard apply to other politicians?
o/t
Robbie, Dianne:
I know you think Fox is fair and balanced but can you imagine the GOP receiving this kind of treatment?
I think Fox News is fair to conservatives and Republicans and balances out the lopsided Liberal perferential treatment from the entirety of the rest of the MSM.
But I don’t think they are impartial — they undoubtably lean to the right. I fully acknowledge and appreciate that fact.
But I also fully ackowledge and understand that they don’t lean nearly as far to the right as CBS, ABC, Reuters, and the Associated Press lean to the Left.
Preston — I think Jim’s point about Chelsea joining the military is to point out how often the Bush daughters — and by extension, their father — are criticized because they haven’t signed up.
The headline should have had a question mark after it. I’d like to hear what Shep Smith (presumably) was saying at the time the headline was flashed on the screen. News is one thing, commentary shows are another. Usually, Shep Smith is fair and balanced.
that picture is about 6 years old.