How to be excited about Hillary Clinton - By Mark Morford

[madokie]

She’s no Obama. She’s not nearly as immediately likeable, captivating, hyper-articulate. She’s not a great orator, she doesn’t have much by way of magnetism or personal charisma (though she reportedly does have a terrific sense of humor), much less Obama’s famous, deeply reassuring/infuriating Zen-like calm.

She can’t hit a three-pointer from 25 feet out. She’s not a surprising unknown, an electrifying newcomer with a curious pedigree who might, just might, really shake things up in DC. While she’s as intelligent, experienced and politically savvy as they come, everyone knows all that experience comes with so much baggage and entrenched cronyism, not to mention a hawkish foreign policy, that her campaign already feels a little, well, heavy.

This is the bad news. And it’s just terribly easy to wallow in it, to be somewhat less than enthralled with Hillary’s second presidential bid, if for no other reason there’s just not much genuine spark there – nothing, aside from her gender and her inherent promise not to mess with Obama’s legacy overmuch, to truly inspire the Left and galvanize the ever-wary liberal youth. And that announcement video? About as captivating as an Allstate commercial. Is this what we’re in for?

But wait. That’s too easy. And not at all helpful.

http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2015/04/14/how-to-be-excited-about-hillary-clinton/

[freshwest]

1. Glad I lived long enough to see 'Obama’s famous, deeply reassuring/infuriating Zen-like calm.'

Makes it all worth it to me.

[Cha]

3. Amen! I love that article.. glad I've enjoyed and am enjoying the last year and a half .. while it

is happening!

[Cha]

2. Really interesting article, madokie.. thank you! From your link..

"But by far the best, and most quintessentially Republican, reaction came from Jeb “I am not my idiot brother” Bush, who immediately, upon Hillary’s announcement, asked every one of his supporters to send his PAC $5.

And why? Not to help him defeat Hillary. Not to help promote his ideas or invite something different. Not really for anything at all.

The money was needed, he said, to stop her."

[madokie]

4. Jeb is little boots on steroids

Gotta stop Hillary LOL
The more Hillary bashing I read the more I want to see her in the oval office kicking republiCON and naysayers ass

[Cha]

8. I hear ya!

[Surya Gayatri]

13. YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!

What you said, madokie!

[DeSwiss]

5. !

[center]
''When do we get to the exciting part?''[/center]

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Excellent article.

The line about Santorum had me

[billhicks76]

7. It All About Her Self-Entitlement

Better hope there's no backlash from turned off voters.

[BlueMTexpat]

10. Hmm - did you actually read the article?

There's nothing in there about self-entitlement that I could see.

But there is a LOT of truth.

[billhicks76]

25. Doesn't Have To Be In The "Article"

Read this and ask yourself why you didn't know about this. Why aren't our so-called Democratic leaders screaming about this? It's because they are bought and paid for. Keep dreaming.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/the-numbers-are-staggering-us-is-world-leader-in-child-poverty/

[Cha]

9. Hillary's gotta know by now.. being President is not a sure thing. She's working for it.

[Helen Borg]

20. Yep, gotta stash enough cash from wealthy donors.

More than the opponents do. And in doing so, making promises to those donors...

[Cha]

21. Yeah yeah.. Hillary's not my candidate yet.. but, I know there's more to it than whatever cheap

pot shots are thrown at her.

[Helen Borg]

29. Are you saying she is not stashing cash from wealthy donors?

[Cha]

38. I'm saying exactly what I said.. you can chuckle at whatever you have going on.

[Helen Borg]

39. Ah, OK, because I thought you called that simple fact "a cheap shot".

Also, curious that you heard chuckling through your monitor...

[Cha]

40. Yeah, I'm sure you are "curious" about that.

[rosesaylavee]

11. Will vote for her if she gets the nomination

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and it appears now I will defend her against the insane rabid misogynists...

But she needs to explain why she supported the Keystone XL Pipeline, what her stance is on Climate Change and what her plan is to address it. If she does that adequately, it will make voting for her a lot more palatable. Climate Change IS the topic to be concerned about overall --- and it is not really seen that way yet. She wants to get a foot hold over others in the race, she needs to address this crisis.

[rpannier]

15. I don't think the Keystone Pipeline will be difficult to overcome

She was Sec of State when her office recommended to the President not to approve the permit

[rosesaylavee]

35. Well, no, it was the exact opposite

Her office recommended approval.

[rpannier]

41. Sources

According to the New York Times dated Jan 18, 2012

The State Department, which has authority over the project because it crosses an international border, said there was not enough time to draw a new route for the pipeline and assess the potential environmental harm to sensitive grasslands and aquifers along its path. The agency recommended that the permit be denied, and Mr. Obama concurred.

This story was also reported in Firedoglake
The Christian Science Monitor

And state.gov in Report to Congress

[callous taoboy]

12. Good piece. Rec.

[Surya Gayatri]

14. Oh, snap! Bwaaahaaaaa! Found this gem in there...

“You thought the intellectual black guy was

bad?” they seemed to wail, en masse,

“Just wait until the shrewd old woman gets in there.”

[Duppers]

16. loved the article

Live to see those conservatives furious...and beaten.

[whatchamacallit]

17. The SF Gate comments are revealing n/t

[TheKentuckian]

18. The article is stupid. No pissing off mouth breathing bigots isn't enough.

They shit doesn't pay the rent, keep the country from falling apart, doesn't put a leash on the security state, doesn't stop the war mongering, nor does it stop the corporate capture of our government and domination of democracy.

If you want to see the fans of the rival team pissed try sports.

[Doctor_J]

19. spectacular article

[onecent]

22. SPECTACULAR INDEED!!!!!!!!!! Be sure

to read the entire article.

My FAVORITE sentence...."After all, it’s unlikely anyone in this lifetime will ever match Obama’s otherworldly 2008 run, which had the added thrill of yanking the World’s Worst President off the national stage, once and for all.

She'll get my VOTE!!!!!!

[LiberalElite]

23. Otherworldly run, yes - but, the WWP was on his way out anyway

due to term limits, so there was no "yanking."

[onecent]

24. Well EXCUUUUUUSSSSE ME, I didn't write it...I just had an

opinion about it. and the WWP is the best thing I read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LiberalElite]

26. ok ok -

I was thinking maybe I shouldn't point it out but I did. Bad me.

[onecent]

32. Not a problem..WE ALL HAVE our moments on this website!!!!

[Savannahmann]

27. I assumed it would include prescription medications, heavy doses of prescription meds.

Because that would be what I needed to get excited about a Hillary candidacy.

Why she's exciting? Well, um. Republicans don't like her.

We want to believe that everyone, or at least vast majorities of the population view the Republicans with as much distaste as we do. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026498077

Progressives have to get motivated, or something, because if they don't then the Republicans can win. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026505406

Perhaps if I suffered a massive head injury, then a Hillary Candidacy might be exciting.

[handmade34]

28. ...

She’s pro-choice, pro-science, pro-gay marriage, pro-environment (well, sort of), pro-women’s rights, pro-immigration reform and very much not an insane anti-science, anti-intellect Tea Party twitch-bot

[SidDithers]

30. DU rec for Morford...

My favourite part:

But even better than all of that – and this is, right now anyway, by far the best reason to be excited for her run – is the reaction of her enemies.

Which is to say: Totally. Freaked. Out.

Sid

[Left coast liberal]

31. Yep...that helps to look at it that way. NT

[Arugula Latte]

33. Basically, she royally pisses off the rightwing cretins, so that's exciting.

[Orsino]

34. If nothing else, we get to watch their expressions as Clinton wins it all.

I feel better already!

[freshwest]

36. Oh, noes! Teh wimmez is coming! Look out! (pic)

Be afraid, be very afraid, GOP!

[Douglas Carpenter]

37. well she does make the right froth at the mouth - and that is kind of fun