2008 Clintonian
posted by on November 19 at 15:09 PM
This has already been discussed by a million other people (including Eli), but Clinton’s line—used a couple weeks ago and then again last week at the debate—that goes “They’re not attacking me because I’m a woman, they’re attacking me because I’m ahead,” well, that’s just genius. It’s been echoing in my head the last couple days, and I only recently figured out why: Because it sounds like something Bill Clinton would’ve said. It sounds Clintonian. Man, what I wouldn’t give for president whose speeches sounded Clintonian again. An articulate president. Can you imagine?
I picture the scene at home in Westchester County. Bill Clinton is in the shower, lathering up with Irish Spring, singing to himself. Hillary is leaning into the bathroom mirror, putting on lipstick.
BILL CLINTON (calling out over the steamed glass door): They’re not attacking you because you’re a woman, sweetheart. They’re attacking you because you’re winning!HILLARY (stops, looks at him): That’s good. Can I use that?
Of course, that’s how the original line went—because I’m winning. By the time of last week’s debate, that line had been edited (by Hillary? by an aide?) to because I’m ahead. Also brilliant. The alliteration with winning is just a little too much, emphasizes too much that she’s out to win, etc. Someone on the campaign can really write.
The actual alliterative parallel -- "a woman" :: "a head" -- is much more evident (and effective) in the audio. Perfect, practiced timing.
there are some people (miranda july, chris crocker, hillary clinton) who could pretty much gargle their own diarrhea and still be lauded as geniuses by slog authors. clinton's response was the obvious one.
it's minutae that makes american politics the intellectual wasteland it is.
people CHOOSE hillary over shit like this? pitiful.
I too long for a president who sounds as though he actually finished high school.
She's still better than any of the seven troglydytes running for the Reds.
I mean, they don't even believe in evolution ...
are you confusing obvious with clintonian? or, every time Hillary says something "clever" are you going to attribute it to bill?
What do you mean, winning?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111900940.html?hpid=topnews
When was the last time we had a policy debate in a presidential election. Its fucking rediculous coming from a political theory background listening to these people, even the "articulate" ones are speaking empty words.
the longer this goes on the more pissed i am. we need a British style election. one month and over, none of this perpetual campaigning
Policy debate?
The MSM decided they want a horse race, and already chose your candidates - you get Sen Clinton and Mayor Guiliani.
No policy debates.
That said, I thought there was a writer's strike, and it's strange they have writers for this ... especially from strike-supporting NYC ...
I agree 103%
Like a few years ago, the Bob Dole would have said “They’re not attacking Bob Dole because Bob Dole is a woman, they’re attacking Bob Dole because Bob Dole's ahead.” The difference? The *Clinton* campaign uses pronouns. And uses them correctly, I might add. And do add.
And Gore would have said “They are not attacking me, Albert Gore, Jr., because I am woman, they are attacking me, Albert Gore, Jr., because I am ahead.” No contractions! Unnatural! Stilted! And everyone already knows when you say I, you mean yourself. See above about the pronoun thing.
Yes, sir, Mr. Frizzelle. That Clinton campaign has a real live native speaker of the English language writing for them. Probably one who has had schooling of some sort too. Pure political GENIUS!
Al Gore would make a terrible woman.
I think that it's interesting that the inclination with this is to conjecture that Hilary borrowed this line from her husband. If Hilary is a brilliant politician it must be because of her husbands influence not because she is inherently brilliant.
Al Gore makes a hot woman. Or a woman hot. Both.
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