On the trail with Hillarity!
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton actually takes questions from reporters, after 87 days
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Something has changed since then [1992]. Emails from her tenure as secretary of state, released in batches by the State Department under a court order, reveal a person who is deeply suspicious of the media. Clinton seems to no longer trust that journalists will cover a controversy fairly and then go forward to something else.
Her misgivings might be justified — in some cases, at least — but it’s hard to know because she seldom gives the press a chance these days. As she casts a perpetually wary eye on the media, journalists do the same to her, wondering what she might be trying to hide by not talking, or talking only on her own terms.
C'mon, Hillary's The One! What earlier candidate was respected for a vast resume yet unloved for lacking the personal touch; was paranoid, secretive, loathed the press which loathed him right back, and was widely (and correctly!) viewed as ethically malleable?
Too Tricky? Let's flash back to 1968:
"He entered every primary and assembled a team of media consultants who helped him create the image of a "New Nixon," more statesmanlike, less combative, more mature and presidential, an effort chronicled in "The Selling of the President 1968" by Joe McGinnis. The centerpiece of this self-recreation was a series of carefully managed television interview programs packaged by the Nixon campaign. These programs showed Nixon at his best, answering questions posed by ordinary Americans, and shielded him from questions by reporters, who sometimes brought out his worst."
The young woman who investigated Nixon has become the old war horse emulating him. Greek tragedies don't get better.
SERIOUSLY? What, you want to know what she was asked, and even how she answered? The only clue we get is... wait for it... Trump.
@HillaryClinton talks to traveling press for 1st time in 87 days says very disappointed about @realDonaldTrump & David Duke
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) March 1, 2016
Bold positioning! As to whether anyone was disappointed about her failure to release the Goldman Sachs transcripts, who knows?
Hugh Hewitt has been full KKK all day.
Does not see how Trump recovers.
He started off calling quite a few losses for Trump. Now he says that if Trump wins only 8 or 9 races it is a good indicator that Trump has lost any momentum he ever had.
I see.
Posted by: Threadkiller | March 01, 2016 at 08:35 PM
One more reason to think Trump is really French: (Besides his hairdo, his attachment to dirigisme, and his imitation of Poujade's language.)_ He isn't really into this whole freedom of speech thing.)
And, as we all know, the French are not as supportive of free speech as the British, much less we Americans.
Posted by: Jim Miller | March 01, 2016 at 08:37 PM
TK, does anyone else listen to HH? (besides you and his mother).
Posted by: henry | March 01, 2016 at 08:37 PM
Sheriff Joe on FBN just said "Ronald Trump". Sounds good to me.
Posted by: Phalangechallenged Enormuswang | March 01, 2016 at 08:38 PM
Porchlight - You may be thinking too literally.
Posted by: Jim Miller | March 01, 2016 at 08:38 PM
Absolutely no Andrea on the ledge.
Posted by: anonamom | March 01, 2016 at 08:39 PM
I’m sure Climate Change also causes an undiscovered contagious hemarhoid disease because the whole thing is pain in the arse.
Posted by: Neo | March 01, 2016 at 08:40 PM
Hugh is grilling some local Tennessee candidate as to whether the KKK "Titanic hit below the waterline" is a hot topic in Tennessee and how devastating the killshot has been.
The guest says no big deal. So Hugh asked him again in a more stern voice.
Now Hugh wants to know if Trump is taking down other candidates.
Posted by: Threadkiller | March 01, 2016 at 08:40 PM
Hillary to give speech in 5 minutes. That rotten bitch. Be sure to tune in!
Posted by: Phalangechallenged Enormuswang | March 01, 2016 at 08:42 PM
I was kinda kidding, Jim Miller, but didn't feel right adding a smiley face. But I'll add it here. :)
Off to trivia night. Should be lots of long lib faces.
Posted by: Porchlight | March 01, 2016 at 08:45 PM
Here's a question for those of you who follow financial affairs more closely than I do: When Bernie Madoff was finally arrested, did some of his victims at first refuse to admit they had been conned?
Posted by: Jim Miller | March 01, 2016 at 08:46 PM
I welcome Trandrea onto our big tent ledge.
"Andrea would you like to have a look through the breech of this 16" gun? Why don't you crawl right up in there and have a look at that cold steel? I'll hold the breech block open for you here. That's it..." clang.
Or she could always enjoy the view from the observation deck just so long as she doesn't get too close the
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Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | March 01, 2016 at 08:47 PM
http://claremontindependent.com/i-resign-the-writing-centers-mission-is-to-teach-writing-not-ideology/
Horrid story.
Posted by: clarice | March 01, 2016 at 08:47 PM
"When Bernie Madoff was finally arrested..."
Someone is using AOL dial-up.
Posted by: Phalangechallenged Enormuswang | March 01, 2016 at 08:47 PM
Hewitt has been under intense pressure from "conservative' extremists to drop his objectivity and push for Rubio. Rich Lowry, Tom Nichols and others have called him out publicly, after saying they would rather have Hillary than Trump.
That is certainly not "conservatism" as I've known it for 50 years. Voting is a political act, not a virtuous exercise. By definition it is about power.
I will vote for the GOP nominee even if I would prefer to have him summarily executed, because of the SC.
This Democrat President and this GOP Congress have shown me that the only institution protecting my rights is the Court.
Posted by: MarkO | March 01, 2016 at 08:48 PM
#FeelTheCankle
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | March 01, 2016 at 08:49 PM
So Trump is giving a presser at 9 ... to step on the polls closing in TX?
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 08:50 PM
Did any of the saps conned into voting for Dole, McCain or Romney ever admit they'd been conned into voting for the clowns on the false premise they'd actually put up a fight and try to win?
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | March 01, 2016 at 08:50 PM
#I'dRatherBeDeadInaDitch
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | March 01, 2016 at 08:52 PM
Jeff, I can barely summon the strength to watch any of this and while I love to snark on Twitter and mock others, I can't even do that because of the gross stupidity. I'm only one man.
Posted by: MarkO | March 01, 2016 at 08:56 PM
Attorney General Lynch;
"Hillary Clinton Isn't Getting Special Treatment. We don't prosecute any Democrats."
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | March 01, 2016 at 08:56 PM
Hillary Clinton speaking, she just said:
"...we have to make strong, uh, broken places, restitch the bonds of trust and respect across our country.."
I have no f-ing idea what that means, but you can see her eyes going from teleprompter to teleprompter. Dear Lord, she is a disaster.
Posted by: Phalangechallenged Enormuswang | March 01, 2016 at 08:59 PM
Fox calls TX for Cruz.
Question there is if Rubio gets to 20% to get delegates.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:00 PM
Hillary reminds me of my mother in law.
Posted by: Phalangechallenged Enormuswang | March 01, 2016 at 09:02 PM
And now the REAL winner of the night - Marco Rubio got second place in Virginia! SECOND PLACE IS A MARCO-WIN!!!
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:03 PM
Buckley once responded to someone with this: "I have no idea what you are saying and I don't think you do either."
In composing a nasty letter to counsel today, I came across this wonderful quote by William Blake with which I described an evasive omission: "A truth that's told with bad intent." I claim it as mine own.
Posted by: MarkO | March 01, 2016 at 09:03 PM
"Hillary reminds me of my mother in law."
Exactly. That is what I call her: Americas Mother In Law.
may we gen get a meme going on twitter.
Posted by: squaredance | March 01, 2016 at 09:05 PM
He's half Scot and german, on his father's side, I somehow thought he was Norwegian silly me. He's a burghur doing a Macedonian impression.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:06 PM
Graphic on Fox shows Hillary's current TX vote at 66.6%
Well, isn't that fitting.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:07 PM
Do we need to send GUS to stare at Mr. Ryan the next time he's home on a break? That'll fix him.
Posted by: Gentlejim | March 01, 2016 at 09:07 PM
Jacksonian, some might say gaullist like the squire of Whittier fancied himself to be.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:08 PM
Marco Rubio speaking. Hair just as bad as Trumps. Huge bald spot in back. So far, no penis jokes. Maybe he saw his poll numbers drop. His family looks bored. Tells his wife she has some splainin' to do (just kidding). FBN cuts away.
Posted by: Phalangechallenged Enormuswang | March 01, 2016 at 09:08 PM
#InFortMarcyPark?
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | March 01, 2016 at 09:08 PM
They have hidden the news out of spain for a week now. Interesting what happens in about a week.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:10 PM
This will be interesting to watch...could impact the race for "two man race" claim both he and Cruz will want to make after tonight...
Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn 11m11 minutes ago
Rubio is very near the 20 percent delegate threshold in all of AL/GA/TN/TX. He has btwn 19 and 21 percent in all. A lot of danger here.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:12 PM
Drudge calls both Tx and Okl for Cruz
Posted by: clarice | March 01, 2016 at 09:13 PM
I thought Andrea could visit the ledge long enough to get chucked into the river to see if she floats like the witch she is.
Posted by: Gentlejim | March 01, 2016 at 09:13 PM
CBS can't figure out how Trump is in 2nd in Texas considering his trashing of Bush, Perry, and Cruz.
Posted by: Threadkiller | March 01, 2016 at 09:14 PM
That may have been a Freudian autocorrect.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:15 PM
Fox calls OK for Cruz.
Eeeenteresting.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:15 PM
Holy cow. Bernie won OK.
Posted by: Sue | March 01, 2016 at 09:16 PM
narciso - At one time, Trump was claiming to be part Swedish, which may be why you made that Scandinavian connection. (And, who knows, he may have been claiming to be Norwegian at one time, too.)
I am half joking when I call him French -- but not at all joking when I say that, to the extent his economic policies are coherent, they look very much like the very French dirigisme.
(I believe I am correct in saying that the Trump name is more common in the Netherlands, than in Germany.)
Posted by: Jim Miller | March 01, 2016 at 09:17 PM
Something in the water in OK.
Posted by: henry | March 01, 2016 at 09:17 PM
Oklahoma is a closed party primary.
Trump couldn't get the D and Independents to vote for him (unless they registered R by Feb 6).
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:19 PM
Jim Miller, that explains the Chamber sort of accepting Trump but not Cruz. They too are dirigisme.
Posted by: henry | March 01, 2016 at 09:19 PM
When Romney farts, Hewitt says "excuse me".
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 01, 2016 at 09:20 PM
The Rubiots on FB are a sight to behold. Most are also NeverTrumps so the butthurt is particularly delightful. Also mostly party officials and pundit/bloggers tied into the GOPe.
Posted by: Stephanie | March 01, 2016 at 09:20 PM
Gentlejim@9:13
S##t floats.
Sorry.
Posted by: Agent J | March 01, 2016 at 09:21 PM
Like daddy and MM, I have switched to Fox Business for my news.
Sure enough, Charlie" Gasparino hints that Trump and his supporters are racists because of the KKK remarks.
When is the last time anyone heard about Duke? 20 years ago?
I am so sick of this carp!!
Posted by: Ann | March 01, 2016 at 09:22 PM
Back from picking up granddaughter.
Stephanie, going to check Facebook. Laura Ingraham will be gloating that Trump won Virginia.
My theory on this is the increased number of immigrants in Virginia coupled with having to live with the obnoxious lib hangers-on to the Obama administration.
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 01, 2016 at 09:22 PM
"French dirigisme"? hardly. what an odd thing to say. Why because he wants to put up tariffs?
Do you have any idea how the French economy works?
He is not proposing anything remotely like what you call French "dirigisme"?
Anther one of these bizarre claims about Trump.
Posted by: squaredance | March 01, 2016 at 09:23 PM
Graphic on Fox shows Hillary's current TX vote at 66.6%
Well, isn't that fitting.
Did The Omen make any campaign stops?
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 01, 2016 at 09:24 PM
No they are populist, like Bryan and wallace, not necessarily dirigiste in the enarque manner.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:24 PM
Still setting primary turnout recrods....
Virginia GOP (RPV) @VA_GOP 33m33 minutes ago
Previous GOP Primary record: 2000 with 660,000+ votes. Tonight more than 770K with only 78% reported thus far. #SuperTuesday
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:24 PM
Sue: Holy cow. Bernie won OK.
Jim Geraghty said both of the OK Dems voted for Bernie.
Posted by: Centralcal on iPad | March 01, 2016 at 09:25 PM
He's been chased out of western Europe and russia, only Iran will deal with him, Ann.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:25 PM
David Duke does not support Trump:
http://www.allenbwest.com/2016/03/whoa-david-duke-drops-bombshell-about-donald-trump/
and
Posted by: Ann | March 01, 2016 at 09:26 PM
C,
That's hilarious.
Posted by: Sue | March 01, 2016 at 09:27 PM
There's also that minor detail, but their record player only plays one tune.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:28 PM
True Agent J, but if she floats, she then gets to die in a fire like all good witches.
Posted by: Gentlejim | March 01, 2016 at 09:30 PM
The GOP primary turnout numbers should be scaring the lice out of Wasserman-Chutes-and-Ladder's scalp.
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 01, 2016 at 09:32 PM
I think Trump has made that 8-state threshold for having his name placed in nomination.
These are the rules they put in place for Romney.
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 01, 2016 at 09:36 PM
Roe, a senior advisor to Rubio, is licking wounds on a local channel.
He is talking about everyone uniting behind one candidate to beat Trump.
Surprisingly, he thinks that candidate is Rubio.
Plus, he notes that Trump is a con-man.
Posted by: Threadkiller | March 01, 2016 at 09:37 PM
Oh yeah! I want to hear from Christie.....
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:38 PM
I would love to see Ben Carson on the ticket and/or in charge of our healthcare system IDEAS.
I hope Christie goes back home.
and where has Sarah Palin been?
Posted by: Ann | March 01, 2016 at 09:38 PM
Next time, someone tell Vicente Fox not to do an in kind contribution.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:39 PM
Christie on now in Florida saying that Trump is now going to work on bringing the Republican party and the people of this country.
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 01, 2016 at 09:39 PM
Rubio in the 20% threshhold states....
AL 16.1
GA 22.0
TN 19.9
TX 18.8
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:40 PM
At the irondog competition, to my
Understanding.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:40 PM
I am not a Trump fan, though IVR and have expended a fair amount of energy defending the man's immigration stance against the slanders of misinformed dopes. I do not trust the man's basic principles. I am still wondering what the hell he was doing in that David Duke/Tapper interview. And the apparent certainty of either a Trump presidency or, worse, a Trump nomination effectively putting Hillary in the White House is deeply depressing to me.
And yet when I hear of Andrea Mitchell tweeting that Hillary has broken her media silence to tell reporters that she is "very disappointed about Donald Trump and David Duke," it does my heart good to know that whatever Trump's response is it will not be nuanced or politically correct, and probably will have the word "bitch" in it. Probably two "bitches" in it because Mitchell is involved.
I suppose that explains a great deal of Trump's appeal.
Posted by: boatbuilder, Esq., Lord of All He Surveys | March 01, 2016 at 09:41 PM
Phuleeze, could we have a little respect here? It is Mr. Trump.
Posted by: Centralcal on iPad | March 01, 2016 at 09:41 PM
Trump congratulates Cruz on his TX victory. Says he appreciates how hard Ted worked for it.
Posted by: Threadkiller | March 01, 2016 at 09:41 PM
henry - I think the Chamber believes they can make deals with Trump. (And probably that Trump doesn't believe half of what he is now saying, especially about immigrants.)
Posted by: Jim Miller | March 01, 2016 at 09:42 PM
I am pleased to see Trump presenting a more dignified presence tonight.
He mentions Carrier. This will be important in Indiana. The steelworkers union had a demonstration at the Statehouse today regarding the jobs lost.
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 01, 2016 at 09:44 PM
"Jim Geraghty said both of the OK Dems voted for Bernie."
I was going to say something similar about the Republicans in Massachusetts and Trump.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | March 01, 2016 at 09:45 PM
Apologies in advance for my intemperance, but I've got to say this:
The Trumpster - Bringing the country together . . . WTF ? ? ?
THE most divisive
poo-flinging monkeycandidateto *ever* run for president.
Bringing the country together?
Good Lord, talk of Comedy Gold.
Posted by: Michael (fpa Patriot4Freedom) | March 01, 2016 at 09:48 PM
Of course, he modulates for affect, having denounced duke 17 years ago, and once last year, and at least once last week, move on with it. But tapper is something you find under your shoe,
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:48 PM
jimmyk:
I was going to say something similar about the Republicans in Massachusetts and Trump.
Hey now, despite losing Jane this past year - only CA, GA and NY have more JOMers than MA.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:49 PM
Staging: why is Christie off of Trump's back shoulder (he looks like he's got a doughnut stuck in his esophagus) - and not his kids or Melania?
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 09:50 PM
In local news, the dude who robbed the bank as I DEATH STARED him, died as his car hit a bridge abutment. The car looked like a bomb hit it.
Like one of the cops said to me. HE HAS A DEATH WISH.
Posted by: GUS | March 01, 2016 at 09:52 PM
Stop with the Nixon comparison, for forty plus years we've had to live down the fact he got caught and yes, Virginia he did have enemies out to get him.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:54 PM
Almost spooky: Bernie continues to have more popular support -- probably -- than Donald. Every time I do that calculation, and I have been doing it, off and on, for months, that's what I find.
It's always close. Tonight, for example, it's 12.7 to 10.5 percent, but Bernie is always slightly ahead.
(If you want to check my numbers, go to pollster.com.)
Posted by: Jim Miller | March 01, 2016 at 09:57 PM
Wut?
Hugh Hewitt
Arkansas also too close to call. Wow. Another surprise. Momentum tonight is flowing against @realDonaldTrump even as he racks up most wins.
Earlier tweet that is almost as schadenfreudalicious as this
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/03/01/on_fox_news_karl_rove_says_virginia_race_is_tightening_gets_proved_wrong.html
Posted by: Stephanie | March 01, 2016 at 09:57 PM
This press conference is pretty good.
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 01, 2016 at 09:58 PM
"But tapper is something you find under your shoe"
♥ narc
Posted by: Ann | March 01, 2016 at 09:59 PM
I wonder if he's Murray's grandson, he was Nixon's long-time adviser.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 09:59 PM
The old Gus Stink eye will do that to miscreants.
Posted by: clarice | March 01, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Trump is praising China's infrastructure?
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 10:05 PM
Clarice, my death stare is potent. APPARENTLY.
Posted by: GUS | March 01, 2016 at 10:05 PM
Drudge is calling Arkansas for Trump
Posted by: clarice | March 01, 2016 at 10:07 PM
GUS can we get you to do a face off with some of our politicians? :-)
Posted by: Agent J | March 01, 2016 at 10:09 PM
That Carlos slim endorsement really didn't help mailman's son did it?
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 10:12 PM
Yes, gus, use your powers wisely.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 10:14 PM
Cavuto's gang (including Herman Cain) thinks that Trump did a good job, appeared more presidential, and touched on some important issues which don't get touched on in media interviews: trade inversion, corporate taxes, repatriation of offshore money, etc.
I agree. He's not stupid like many of the NRO crowd said.
Posted by: Miss Marple | March 01, 2016 at 10:16 PM
Hey Annie how have you been, I'm perhaps one of the few that actually red through tapper's rotgut slander of my fair state, because it didn't go for manbearpig.
Posted by: narciso | March 01, 2016 at 10:17 PM
Cruz better hurry up and finish...having said only he and Trump have won states - Minnesota may well go to Rubio.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 10:19 PM
I don't think it's wise for Cruz to say that Trump will be a "disaster" for Republicans, conservatives, and the country. What does he do if Frump gets the nomination?
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | March 01, 2016 at 10:19 PM
538 compares votes tonight vs poll averages:
Trump
Poll Avg 37.7
Vote 38.4
Net +0.7
Cruz
Poll Avg 20.1
Vote 24.5
Net +4.4
Rubio
Poll Avg 19.9
Vote 22.3
Net +2.4
Kasich
Poll Avg 7.0
Vote 6.9
Net -0.1
Carson
Poll Avg 7.4
Vote 6.0
Net -1.4
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 10:21 PM
Trump not Frump, but either is ok.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | March 01, 2016 at 10:23 PM
narc:
Hey Annie how have you been
Annie are you ok, are you ok, are you ok Annie
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You've been hit by . . . a smooth criminal
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | March 01, 2016 at 10:23 PM