She's climbing the ramp, heading towards the shark

[SoxFan]

Hillary Clinton just arrived at the airport in Portsmouth, NH, about 15 miles south of Rochester, scene of today's hostage situation.

Look, we are all glad that this situation ended as it did. But there is something really unseemly about Sen. Clinton jumping on a plane and heading to NH to milk some publicity out of this event.

[polichick]

1. Did she change her itinerary? nt

[SoxFan]

2. This trip wan't planned

She wasn't scheduled to be in the state today or tomorrow.

[AlCzervik]

17. the balls of that hostage taker, he should have waited until right before

her next scheduled stop in NH.

[durrrty libby]

3. Her young staff has been traumatized. Nothing "unseemly"

about it. But there is something pathetic about people criticizing her compassion

[SoxFan]

8. Fine. Then meet privately

Don't hold a big press availability at the airport in the most heavily Democratic city in the state.

[durrrty libby]

11. BullShit. People want to know what she has to say

Why the fuck should she hide?

again...pathetic criticism

[SoxFan]

18. More Hillbot drivel

She has already had two press conferences on the subject, and we still have a full day of made-for-Lifetime hug shots tomorrow. This is contrived drama at its worst.

[durrrty libby]

23. You are sad and transparent

[quickesst]

36. "You are sad and transparent"

double-ditto to that. Thanks.
quickesst

[Nedsdag]

24. No kidding!

There will be plenty of teary eyed pictures of her hugging staffers to show she's not the "ice queen" everyone assumes she is.

Sadly, she's not that great an actress to pull that off either.

[fightindonkey]

67. BlueDogDemocratNH, You Are Way Beyond Wrong

[1corona4u]

19. NO SHIT...

This is the most ridiculous accusation I have ever seen on this board. This is really getting out of hand...and irrational.

God people, get a grip.

[durrrty libby]

25. These people are nuts

[1corona4u]

27. No kidding...

and for the last few days, I have watched it escalate....disturbing trend...no civility at all. Rabid would be a good word for it.

[StClone]

4. Ah, you don't think it would show support to her

Loyal campaign workers that were taken hostage? I know that would be outrageous of her...she's purely an inhuman political monster.


Honestly, it definitely is hunting season.

[Stephanie]

5. I can't agree with you there.

I think anybody would do the same.

[hedgehog]

6. Hey, I'm no fan of Senator Clinton, but she did the right thing.

[AlCzervik]

7. the nerve of her caring!

[frogmarch]

9. Nothing unseemly about her going to NH. Geez, get real! n/t

[Alamom]

10. If she didn't go, this OP would be critical of that decision.nm

[madeline_con]

16. That's true, but...

It would be nice to read or see on TV: "Senator Clinton met privately with the campaign workers and their families, yada yada yada..."

Not a firggin video of it before and after every commercial all day every day for a week!

[1corona4u]

21. There's this little button...

on the remote, that says; "power". Use it. I plan to use it if a couple of the OTHER candidates win...

[madeline_con]

26. I shouldn't have to. There should be coverage of other things.

But it will be all about how grand it is she showed up. She SHOULD show up. We shouldn't have to watch her show up, and the speech she'll make and anything else they can dig up to remind us what a great lady she is fifteen times every hour.

[1corona4u]

30. Please tell me who your candidate is, so I can make

sure not to vote for them.

[madeline_con]

35. John Edwards. Bash away. I don't have to like "Hill". n/t

[cuke]

42. The same Edwards who was for his Senate career before he was against it?

[madeline_con]

45. Bbbbut, I can't bash Hillary! This isn't fair!

You guys are SOOO mean! Quit it!!!! WAAAAAAA! :cry:

[cuke]

47. Or the Edwards who was against universal health care before he was for it?

[madeline_con]

51. I'm being gang posted.

:rofl:

[cuke]

57. What more

could an attention whore ask for.

[1corona4u]

49. Oh, good...

I wasn't going to vote for him, as a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or last choice. So I son't have to adjust at all. He's a liar and a fake. I'm not real impressed with the menatality of some of his supporters either......

Oh, and no, you don't have to like Hillary, but it doesn't give your candidate a better public opinion when his supporters act the way you have.

[madeline_con]

50. Oh, stop! I can't take it.

The mentality remark is really below the belt! I'm telling!

[1corona4u]

53. Knock yourself out.

[madeline_con]

54. You didn't get it. Darn. I hate having to explain jokes.

x(

[DemocratSinceBirth]

60. If They Were Funny You Wouldn't Have To Explain Them

DSB

[bluerum]

22. There are many legal issues for her and her staff to deal with. Ya - if she

met privately with someone it wouldn't be all over the news.

[madeline_con]

28. If she met privately they could certainly report it.

Why is that concept so difficult?

[fightindonkey]

68. Because The Media Would Hound Her And Criticize Her Not Talking

[bluerum]

71. Well - then it isn't private anymore, is it.

[ccpup]

12. yes, I agree

and, while we're at it, it was REALLY unseemly when Obama hugged that crying child a month or two ago right in front of all those cameras, making a big deal of it and milking some publicity of it. And Edwards marching with the Striking Writers? In front of all those cameras, milking every drop of publicity out of their struggle? Disgusting.

Shame on all of them. :sarcasm:

[Catherine Vincent]

13. Oh please!

[NMMNG]

14. Bush ate cake and strummed a guitar while Katrina drowned

Why should Clinton carry on with business as usual during this? Should she not attend to the situation? (And no, I'm not a Clinton supporter).

[jpak]

15. Yes - she should be unconcerned about the travails of her campaign staff

and remain aloof, distant and and above all - regal

sniff sniff

:sarcasm:

[bluerum]

20. If my employees just had their lives threatened because they were representing me

I would be there too.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

29. I think she should go there and I would expect any of the other candidates to do the same

In the same situation. Her volunteers went through a harrowing experience while working on her behalf. The criticism would be fast and scathing if she chose to resume her scheduled campaign activities instead of visiting them. I don't think this is jumping the shark at all. It's the right thing for her to do.

[ClarkUSA]

31. I knew the minute this happened that Clinton was going to milk it for all the PR it's worth

And she has fulfilled all of my expectations.

[Catherine Vincent]

33. Of course you knew.

Clinton-hater.

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[la la]

34. 2 very short non political pressers-

that's 'milking it'?

please, clark, give it a break. If you really think these things about Sen Clinton, at least wait until some---any---are proven to be false.

There are 4 or 5 posters here who couldn't wait to come on here and diss Sen. Clinton for doing something that everyone --even freepers---would have expected her to do.

give it a rest.

[ClarkUSA]

41. Wait until tomorrow.

She is milking it for all it's worth because she needs something, anything, to stop her slide in the polls in NH. You can draw a halo over St. Hillary
all you want but I know a PR exercise when I see one.

[cuke]

44. Clark is the publicity whore

going on FauxNews

[FrenchieCat]

62. That wasn't required........dissing on Wes Clark

and as much as I disagree with ClarkUSA who unfortunately has Clark in her name....your attack on Wes Clark is out of line and doesn't solve anything since Clark's not running for anything.

Clark endorsed Clinton, and I'm sure that ClarkUSA isn't happy about it.....it appears.
But you dragging Wes Clark into the mud is not the answer to ClarkUSA's problem. It's bigger than that.

[frogcycle]

32. blah blah blah

she sucks/ she sucks not/ she sucks/ she sucks not...

come on, primaries!

[Beacool]

37. What is wrong with some of you??????

I ask because the rationale for some of your comments is beyond callous. Do you forget that politicians are human beings too???? Several of this woman's staffers were held hostage, the humane thing for her to do is fly there and ascertain for herself that they're alright. I would expect any other candidate of either party to do the same thing. Shame on some of you for criticizing her for caring about the welfare of her staff!!!! :-(

[aintitfunny]

38. Makes perfect sense that she

would go to NH and that she would hold a press conference. I don't support her candidacy - I support John Edwards, but I don't see a problem here. This is what she should be doing.

[Sparkly]

39. And, she'd certainly be criticized if she just went about other business and didn't go there.

Talk about "milking" it -- seems to me plenty of people are *looking* for things to criticize her for after this traumatic event.

[sniffa]

46. is this her Muskie moment?

[cali]

48. attributing the worst possible motive to Clinton

here and at this time, speaks to who you are. I mean just because you'd do anything to take advantage of any situation, doesn't actually mean she would

[frogmarch]

52. Damned if she did, damned if she didn't

I'm an Edwards supporter all the way, but jumping all over Clinton for going to NH is really low. It's bullshit.

[Rowdyboy]

55. I have a feeling you'd have bitched if she hadn't come too.....Proves she doesn't care....

She's not my choice either but give her a break. She did very well today.

[ljm2002]

56. Oh for the love of Pete...

...what the bloody hell do you expect her to do?

If she stays away, when the regular folk staffing her office in a pretty small town in New Hampshire have just been through a very traumatic event, some of them quite reasonably fearing for their lives, then she will be deemed too cold, too uncaring, and not giving a damn about the "little people" who toil in the fields on her behalf.

But if she goes, then she's "milking it for publicity".

Give the woman a break. She did not cause this event, and she has both the right and the obligation to show up and make a statement about it. Good on her for doing so.

Anyone who reads this board knows she is definitely not my candidate in the primaries. Way, way too DLC for me. But for heaven's sake, can't we at least allow her her humanity?

Geez.

[BenDavid]

58. What? HRC was to call or text message her campaign workers

and their families and say "happy you are okay" and call or text messages the law enforcement officials that did such a great job?
No, HRC did the right thing by going to N.H. after the officials there said it was okay and most likely her Secret Service folks agreed she should go.

She went there for the right reason. To meet with her campaign staffers that were hostages and to talk private with them and their families. That was righteous. Also, to meet and greet the law enforcement officials that did such a great job and to thank them and shake their hand personally.

This press conference held late tonight was about the staff and their families and the law enforcement people. This was not about HRC. She kept the conference focused on her main reason for being there. Staff and family adn law enforcement. Even the press in their questions was respectful and did not go off on some campaign question un-related to the press conference...

Now as HRC said at the close of the conference, I am going to Iowa to campaign this weekend....

Ben David

[LeftCoast]

59. Yes! She should have ignored her traumatized volunteers and gone campaigning in IA

The nerve of that woman!

:sarcasm:

[FrenchieCat]

61. Personally, I'm glad that she is exhibiting actual concern for her

volunteers. I'm not sure why she should act like no one in her campaign office was actually held hostage for several hours. Why would she ignore this....considering that it was all over the TeeVee? :shrug:

[Enrique]

63. and if she didn't go, she'd be called a heartless bitch

and ambitious politicial robot who won't let an incicent like this impede her quest for power.

[Perry Logan]

65. Right. These bozos would condemn her no matter what she did.

[fightindonkey]

69. Exactly, DU Is Going To Have To Backtrack When She Wins

Seriously, I've never seen more people so full of bs over this woman.

[wyldwolf]

64. haha! Yet, media sources are blasting out how presidential she looked...

The OP has a serious case of wishful thinking

[fightindonkey]

66. Are You Insane BlueDogDemocratNH?

You are SUPPOSE to say something to the media.

[wishlist]

70. Give us a break. If she didn't go, people would call her cold and indifferent n/t