February 02, 2007
DNC WInter Meeting: Hillary Clinton On The Stump
Standing ovations: 3
Used notes: Yes.
Introduced by: DNC treasurer Andy Tobias
Subtle Theme: I'm Hillary Clinton.
Overt Theme: I'm Hillary Clinton, and even though I'm in Congress, that's OK, because we're going to hold Pres. Bush to the fire. Also: I'm Hillary Clinton.
Bragging: "I'm Hillary Clinton." "I'm not here to today just to start a campaign." "I grew up in a middle class family in the middle of America." "If I had been president in October of 2002, I would not have started this war." "If we in Congress don't end this war by January of 2009, as president, I will." "I expect to busy in the White House in January of 2009." "Lifetime of experience and qualifications." "We can elect the first women president."
Playing to the crowd: Thanks the DNC members and state chairs. "Hello Democrats!" mentions "universal health care.:" Proposes putting oil company profits into a strategic energy fund. "I am not running for president to put band aids on our problems." "fighting for more than 35 years"
I know a thing or two about winning campaigns." "When our pary and our candidates are attacked, we have got to stand up and fight back."
Cliches: 'I'm in, I'm in to win." Becaue we need ot take our country back. We need to work together. Put the country "back on the right track." "Things are just not right." "We need to start standing up for the American worker again." "I want to renew that promise of America." "We're working to push this agenda forward."
"People are tired of politics as usual, with good reasons." "We may even be falling further and further behind."
Discordant note:: Voice climbed into a yell five times.
Uses of the word "affordable"
Howard Dean suck up: Thanks her "long-time friend" for "helping to lead the charge" in '06.
Self-deprecation: obligatory health care reference
Blooper: Mentioned "band aids," a trademarked curity strip brand, rather than "health strips."
Staffed by: Minyon Moore, Karen Keogh, Capricia Marshall, Mark Penn, Mandy Grunwald, Phil Singer
Posted at 12:00 PM
Comments
I wish Sen. Clinton would stop saying, "I'm in; I'm in to win." It reminds me of Katherine Harris during the last election who used virtually this same phrase with the same emphasis when it was ridiculously obvious she was not going to win. Not a good link there!
Ann | 02.03.07 03:22 PM
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Not sure if she can overcome the negatives, but having someone with Hillary's experience and intelligence in the White House would be a welcome change.
mick | 02.03.07 04:54 PM
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You missed a couple of Howard Dean suck ups. For one thing Howard Campaigned on taking our country back, and she explicitly used that phrase.
molly bloom | 02.03.07 07:00 PM
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I would like to personally hear 'taking the country back' a thousand times. It is a great reminder that something's tragically wrong with the country. The direction this country has been taken for the past six years requires that we develop a healthy slogan. We must change the direction the country is going. We must take our country back. Right on Hillary!
Dapo Sobomehin | 02.05.07 04:27 PM
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There is something I haven't heard since we have been going at it-taking the country back. I have been waiting to hear what we are going to do with the African Americans in large number who are still not part of this country. Many still still live in shameful condition, poverty is rampant, schools look like we are in an underdeveloped countries. What's wrong with this picture? Racism, oppression, greed, or just simple neglect of the 'least' in our midst? Four hundred years of hard labor still suffering in the land of the free. Common-let us reason together! It is taking too long for God sake. There is still bad, wicked souls in the land that need healing. We need to change. NOW.
Dapo Sobomehin | 06.16.07 06:22 PM
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Mrs. Clinton has the experience TO RUN/LEAD THIS COUNTRY. I read the other day an online article written by Rob Reiner. He stated, "we don't need an ON THE JOB TRAINING PRESIDENT". Bingo. Hillary has the experience, she can hit the ground running. She's been there and done it all. In addition, she was very instrumental in the accomplishments her husband made when he was president as they "bounced" ideas off one and other and she implemented her own ideas that were even put into place.......has everyone forgotten what she's accomplished??????
She's bright, she's brilliant. The Country needs to let her do her JOB. She wants it, she's compassionate about it so let's just let her do it. We'll all reap the BENEFITS.
S. Tyler | 02.12.08 06:23 PM
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