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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Hey Hill!


"I come here tonight with a very full heart."

Dana Milbank no Washington Post:
"
In truth, it wasn't as much a comeback as a return from the political dead.

Even her own aides had seemed to believe the worst. They had booked the big gymnasium here at Southern New Hampshire University -- the same spot
Howard Dean filled in 2004 -- and put the numerals "20:08" on the time clock and the words "Hillary" and "Clinton" in the home and away spots. But instead, they decided to hold the event next door, in a dank auxiliary gym half the size -- an irresistible metaphor for a dying campaign -- and the crowd of 400 was too small to fill the place.

But then, a few minutes after the polls closed,
CNN broadcast an unexpected announcement: The candidate was not, in fact, deceased. It was, the cable network announced, a "close race" -- and the numbers crawling at the bottom of the screen even showed an early, narrow Clinton lead.

Fair-weather supporters rushed to join the party, and reporters, their Clinton obituaries already filed, hurried over from their hotel rooms. Finally, 2 1/2 hours later, the CNN broadcast made it official: The presumed-dead candidate had, in fact, won the New Hampshire primary. The wake thus terminated, Clinton aides and supporters screamed and danced, waving "Clinton Country" placards for the cameras
. "



4 comments:

Jimmy The Sailor said...

Estou com muita curiosidade de ver esta senhora na presidência. O "reinado" do marido foi bastante interessante, acho que foi um bom presidente para os USA e também para o mundo. Não julgo que ela vá continuar a obra do marido, vai ser ela mesmo e isso deixa-me cheio de curiosidade.
Vamos esperar para ver...

bluewater68 said...

Os candidatos também se apoiam nas horas más.
Na semana passada não houve "Hey Hill!" :)))

Ana V. said...

:))) sou uma traidora! e também havia quem não comentasse no blogger! ;-)))
Beijinhos amigo Blue

SCP said...

Faço minhas as palavras do Jimmy. Apesar das controvérsias Clinton, acho que foi um bom presidente. Ninguém espere ouvir verdades e honestidade durante as campanhas - isto é geral. É sempre um tiro no escuro, com excepção da re-eleição do Sr. Bush que foi um tiro às claras...no pé.

 
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