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February 20, 2008
The Beginning Of The End?
"Now others might be joining a movement. Well, I'm joining you on the night shift, and on the day shift."
Hillary Clinton, slapping at the candidate that is beginning to run away with the race.
Yeah... Hillary is working that night shift... and that day shift. Blue Collar Clinton? Is she kidding?
A big part of her base has been older conservative Democrats, slow to move away from the familiar. But the idea of Hillary Clinton as "one of them" can be seen as nothing less than laughable, even to her most ardent supporters.
(Smartly, she is slowing the anti-rhetoric rhetoric. Her preaching against preaching will never work.)
And now... The Teamsters are going for Obama, all 1.4 million members.
Almost more profoundly, Jimmy Hoffa II is endorsing a black man for the American presidency.
People ask why I have an interest in the Oscar race. It's because it is interesting political theater. But THIS is real political theater and some of the best in my adult lifetime. Whatever side of it you are on, it is really, really exciting.
Posted by poland at February 20, 2008 12:42 PM
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at February 20, 2008 02:47 PM
agreed how exciting it is. It's the best sport on television since the college football season wrapped up.
Posted by: movielocke at February 20, 2008 03:40 PM
I agree. I hate it when politicians try to paint themselves as blue collar joes in that condescending way. Though I'd point out she's got a bit more of a blue-collar background than Obama, so I don't want to hear it from him either.
It's looking like 08 will be Obama/Edwards vs. McCain/Guliani.
Posted by: westpilton at February 21, 2008 10:11 AM
Oh, surely McCain is smart enough not to tie that cinder block around his campaign.
Posted by: L.B. at February 21, 2008 10:45 AM
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