Slog - Comments on Meanwhile, in Further Signs the Campaign's Gone On Way Too Long http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns Maureen Dowd is running out of names to call Hillary ("little girl" and "Mommie Dearest" are just so overplayed), and she's starting to crack. This week, Dowd compares Clinton to the Terminator: "Unless every circuit is out, she’ll regenerate enough to claw her way out of the grave, crawl through the Rezko Memorial Lawn and up Obama’s wall, hurl her torso into the house and brutally haunt his dreams." Seriously, MoDo? That's all you've got? Meanwhile, Erica Jong might want to rethink her choice of words in calling Clinton a "beaver" and Obama a "stallion."... Copyright 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:18:33 -0800 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:52:23 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by NapoleonXIV She could always quit.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977546 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977546 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:19:13 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber Well, with George Romero being the shadow Zombie Campaign Manager for the undead Hillary, we know that her regeneration powers are unlimited.

Until...

She encounters the king of the Undead, John McCain, who will mop the mauseoleum floor with her.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977564 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977564 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:25:43 -0800 Comment by Ziggity Those are all better analogies than saying HRC is in any way presidential.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977566 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977566 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:26:37 -0800 Comment by Clarkj Actually it was Hillary's aides that called her the Terminator. Dowd cites them.

]]> Clarkj http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977569 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977569 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:28:35 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I like to call her the Energizer Bunny. She just keeps banging that drum and you want to throw things at her, cause it accomplishes nothing, other than making it noisy as heck.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977570 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:29:30 -0800 Comment by montex Let me see if I can think of a few things to call Hillary:

Loser

Has-been

Former Presidential Candidate

ECB Look-alike

]]> montex http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977573 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:30:57 -0800 Comment by JMR Dowd compares Clinton to the Terminator:

"The Clintons run for office... it's what they do... it's all they do!!!!!"

]]> JMR http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977578 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977578 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:32:20 -0800 Comment by Transit Voter Yep, time for Hil to count the votes, and then politely hang it up. Time's up.

Anything else she might do from here on out only enhances McCain's odds of victory in November.

]]> Transit Voter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977588 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977588 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:35:00 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave ECB wouldnt have anything to talk about today if Dowd wasnt writing.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977589 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977589 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:35:00 -0800 Comment by Mrs. Jarvie I'VE HAD A HORRIBLE VISION of the US Supreme Court deciding who gets the nomination after the Democratic National Convention ends amidst allegations and controversy.

]]> Mrs. Jarvie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977615 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977615 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:52:45 -0800 Comment by heywhatsit I actually think it's a pretty good analogy.

]]> heywhatsit http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977616 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977616 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:54:10 -0800 Comment by brandon you do realize you're writing about how boring, predictable, and repetitive maureen dowd has become for like the 5th or 6th time this year, right?

]]> brandon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977623 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:56:36 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Yet Maureen Dowd never writes about how boring, predictable, and repetitive ECB has become.

Who has the moral high-ground, here?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977627 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:58:59 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @13 - oh, snap!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977659 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977659 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:51 -0800 Comment by seattle98104 Thread over. Napolean has hit this one out of the ballpark.

]]> seattle98104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977664 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977664 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:18:29 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell Yeah, it's hard to come up with new names to call someone who is behaving like a complete piece of shit.

In order of offensiveness:

1. Bill's disparagement of Obama's patriotism

2. The Bosnia visit "under fire"

3. The 3 AM commercial

4. Hillary praising McCain

5. Geraldine Ferraro

6. Bill dismissing Obama as "Jesse Jackson" (who never held elective office) in S.C.

7. The Hillary Florida/Michigan switcheroo

8. That bald-headed freak all over TV today talking like a Mafiosi saying Richardson is being 'unloyal' to the Clintons.

I supported Hillary in December, thinking Obama didn't have a chance. Since, Obama has proved he has more than a chance, a better chance by far than Hillary, and her campaign has shown its mendacity again and again.

How can anyone support the Clinton campaign at this point unless they are a Rushhead hoping to win McCain the presidency?

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977691 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977691 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:40:39 -0800 Comment by McCain/Crist '08! heh heh heh

]]> McCain/Crist '08! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977706 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977706 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:54:53 -0800 Comment by skye THE sign that this campaign gone one too long is that the person with the fewest votes, fewest delegates who has lost the majority of the contests has not conceded yet. fuck clinton for this destructive bullshit.

]]> skye http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977747 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977747 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:17:28 -0800 Comment by some dude for someone who regularly "hils" and "modo", you are in no position to make fun of someone else's nickname for a politician.

]]> some dude http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977757 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977757 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:22:59 -0800 Comment by Burgin99 Does the Stranger pay you by the whiny word?

]]> Burgin99 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977805 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977805 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:14:57 -0800 Comment by MyDogBen Seriously, ErBar? You still flogging the Clintons? That's all you got?

]]> MyDogBen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977817 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:32:30 -0800 Comment by cressona Erica's right. Maureen Dowd is a Judas to her gender.

]]> cressona http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977867 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977867 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:41:33 -0800 Comment by cressona Frankly, I think Dowd is subtly plagiarizing another self-hating woman columnist, one Peggy Noonan:
One part of the Clinton mystique maintains: Deep down journalists think she's a political Rasputin who will not be dispatched. Prince Yusupov served him cupcakes laced with cyanide, emptied a revolver, clubbed him, tied him up and threw him in a frozen river. When he floated to the surface they found he'd tried to claw his way from under the ice. That is how reporters see Hillary.

Frankly, I think this comparison is grossly unfair to Hillary. I mean, for God's sake, Rasputin proved not to be invincible after all.

]]> cressona http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977874 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977874 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:55:58 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Your right. MoDo should just call HRC what I do: a liar.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977896 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c977896 2008 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:28:18 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE None of these guys dropped out before the convention in July of 1960. Sorry to belabor the obvious, but some of you are due to collect a clue.

Four weeks before the Los Angeles convention, the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination seemed to go underground as the contenders, their aides and strategists were busier than an ant colony in their quests for delegates and deals. TIME correspondents, checking the politicians and delegates across the nation, found Jack Kennedy still well ahead despite a psychological post-summit uneasiness about his youth and lack of diplomatic experience, counted up a minimum 620 first-ballot votes for Kennedy. (Needed to win: 761.) In second place was Lyndon Johnson, with 410½ votes, grounded on the rock of the Solid South. Stuart Symington (104½ votes), Adlai Stevenson (41) and Hubert Humphrey (51½) trailed. If the voting goes into a second ballot, Kennedy's indicated strength should carry him over the finish line with 765½ votes. But if the Kennedy bandwagon should be wrecked, Stuart Symington, with widely scattered support all over the nation, probably stands to gain the most.
]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c978232 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_further_signs_the_campaigns#c978232 2008 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:52:23 -0800