Theatrics for the theatrical. Nothing new under the Sun.

Theatrics for the theatrical. Nothing new under the Sun.

wow. john edwards marched in the rain with these guys. it just goes to show you never know, huh?

Yesterday's news from FR. This is supposed to be FIRST READ; If I read this almost 24 hours ago and it's only being posted as news here (at 4pm!), that's far from a first.

Your less than timely posting of reader comments today is less than first rate, first read.


Van
(what time will this post?)

HMMM, why hasn't first read mentioned that Obama worked a nasty backroom door so that he could attend the non-union verizon theater in NH?

No wonder Obama doesn't get union endorsements, he's a corporate stooge.


(IN illinios , Obama consistantly sided with the Mining executives and the republicans over the workers and mine safety. See the previous 3 years of accidents for his results

Yes ! yes! Yes! hillaryclinton.com come see why.

I wonder if Senator Clinton goes to bed everynight murmering "strength and experience" to herself. . .

First Read

Have there been some technical problems today? Comments have not been posted in a timely manner--very disappointing. I like this site but any type of significant discussion on the issues really is hampered by the slowness of the posting.

This union is only powerful in NY, and IL. i don't seen how they can snath IL away from Obama, it ain't gonna happen.

Thanks Madam Hillary, i am still not buying what you're selling.

HILLARY ROCK ! ROCK ON HILLARY ! hillaryclinton.com

People that are faking it endorsing someone that is faking it. Nice symmetry.

No suprise really, she already has the backing of the fruits and nuts. Any Democrat but Clinton.

It would be great if they explained how they came to the conclusion that she has the "strength and experience" to provide quality, affordable healthcare to working class families. Last I heard she failed healthcare, and last I read she hasn't come up with a much better plan than the one she had before - besides the fact that she doesn't know how to reconcile with Republicans in order to make it happen. Did this union get some promises in return for their endorsement? I'm baffled why anyone would support Clinton. No integrity, no character, no ability to compromise and move forward. Regardless of stance on issues, character goes beyond beliefs and as a result a Clinton Presidency means nothing positive will happen to move this country forward.

Must be another sign of a desperate campaign, right BEE?

Nash-fan: I wonder if Senator Clinton goes to bed everynight murmering "strength and experience" to herself. .


Nope. More like "I wonder who Bill is with tonight?"

Who wrote Short's rhetorical vomit? Ken Mehlman? This is the kind of verbal nothingness that has reduced many candidates' campaigns to substantive insignificance. We deserve better.

So fitting since there is no bigger DRAMA QUEEN than Hillary...

It's true. Thespains love Hillary!

Congratulations Hillary

The new Washington Post poll is just out and has Clinton breaking 50% for the first time in weeks. National polls don't matter anymore... but trendlines do: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/11/AR2007121101621.html?hpid=topnews

Criticism of Hillary Clinton om Hardball is one thing. But a constant, daily , steady pounding coupled with raw praise for Obama by Matthews is something less than honest. Enough, it's like watching Fox News! Democrats want a proven winner and that's Clinton!

Criticism of Hillary Clinton om Hardball is one thing. But a constant, daily , steady pounding coupled with raw praise for Obama by Matthews is something less than honest. Enough, it's like watching Fox News! Democrats want a proven winner and that's Clinton!
Fred C Dobbs, Sierra Madre, New Mexico (Sent Tuesday, December 11, 2007 6:00 PM)


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What exactly has Clinton won to be considered a 'proven winner'?  Her 2000 senate victory in a blue state against a last-minute fill-in candidate  As I recall... under her husband's administration, the Dems lost Congress for the first time since FDR's administration, her healthcare reform miserably failed, Bill was impeached and Clinton administration dropped the ball on Rwanda.

Hey Daniel the last national poll done by ABC also showed Senator Clinton over 50%, while all the other polls were trending downward.  At least insofar as its national polls are concerned ABC has been a bit of an outlier poll.

Am I the only one who has noticed Hillary Clinton voice modulation?  She always drove me crazy with that "yelling" and now her voice is very low and measured.  Her handlers must have coached her.  I loved Bill, but Hill...not so much.  Go Joe Biden!

Hey Fred, just what has Hillary done to prove she is a winner at anything? She has waffled and flip-flopped on every issue and know's that her health care proposal won't go anywhere because the House and Senate will not allow her to mandate anything which shut's her whole plan down before it begin's! She is a joke! She has all the WRONG experience people and you would think we would learn this after the whole Bush/Cheney dynasty. She is old school politics that will do the same thing that every other old school politician has done, tell you what you want to hear to get elected and then do nothing for the middle class once their in there. For all you people that think Obama is a corporate stooge and in it for himself, maybe you should stop and smell what your shoveling! At least he has passed health care reform in Illinois! Please, he has twice the judgement ability of Hillary and has proven it time and time again. If you want to talk about being a winner, Hillary has lost that race before it started. The reason Hillary is getting a lot of the older folk's vote is because they don't like change! They are incapable of open-minded thinking because it scares the crap out of them or they are simply voting for her because she is a woman which is dumb as hell. She is power hungry and ice cold just like Bush and if you don't agree with her then she will lose it just like Bush. Her and Bill running the country in this day and age is scary as hell from any stand point. I'm voting for Obama because he stick's to his gun's on all issue's. He just don't get up there and tell you what is popular at the time. He is honest in a way that we are not used too especially from a dirtbag politician and some people are just incapable of jumping on that train simply out of fear of change. I'm voting for Obama and if for some reason he doesn't get the nomination then hopefully Edwards get's it because I would hate to have to vote Repub, but Huckabbe would be a good alternative to Hillary! Use your head's folk's, don't let the Hillary campaign croney's and all of their negativity sway you in any way. We know where the real change will come from and it sure as hell won't be from Hillary and Bill!

Way to go Hillary !!!!!!!

Short added: "Scene!"

I agree with Fred Dobbs about Matthews. Then they bring him on other shows to spew his hatred for Hillary and his love for Obama. No fair and balanced here. Then he wonders why his ratings are low. All I want is fairness on coverage for candidates so we can make informed decision. MSNBC might as well go campagn for Obama.

I use to be for Clinton. But after following the election more and really listening to canidates I believe Joe Biden would be a much better President. What I can't believe about her lately is that some of things she is saying in her speeches are exact words that were said previously by Biden=or as one blogger put it in the Des Moines Register: She is parroting him.

Bill Clinton has to remember he already had his turn at being president, a great one too, I might add....but in this time and age of the INTERNET....don't say you were against something from the very beginning, when you know that's just not true. It was easier to fabricate the details in the 90's.....Barack is now, live in the now! Look forward to the future, the future is Barack Obama, President of the United States.

Fred Dobbs you hit the nail on the head.  Matthews isn't even close to playing it straight down the middle.  He can't hide his bias.

As for Obama, he better hopes Unions are not as powerful as they once were because he doesn't have jack sqaut for union support outside of a few local chapters.  

Clinton and Edwards have won the union sweepstakes bigtime.

Who the hell cares.

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