Hillary Clinton: ACTRESS (I'm not the President, but I play one on TV)

[Stephanie]

We know Hillary Clinton hired an acting coach named Michael Sheehan and paid for $7500 worth of lessons. But why does she feel the need to act at all? This election is high stakes for all of us. It is not an entertainment.

Today, she pretends to be the POTUS answering the phone at the White House. Why? Is this a presidential election, or The West Wing? Why on earth is she on tv PRETENDING to be the President? It's not very, um, presidential. This episode seems to be her attempt at serious drama, but it will win her no Oscars.

Previous roles have included the campaign kickoff "Sopranos" ad, starring Hillary/Carmela at the diner with Tony/Bill.

Then there was the Christmas ad, where she pretended to be wrapping gifts just for you.

We saw her pretending to be a talk show host in the infamous Hallmark Special, another clunker. (Oprah, your job is safe.)


Recently she did some acting for the press corps on her plane, photos below:





And then she pretended to be a Rock Star in the mortifying http://www.truveo.com/tag/Hillary%20Clinton%20guitar%20shred%20band">Hillary Shreds video.

Today we saw her in the latest dramatization. This time it wasn't funny.

Can someone explain to me why she feels the need for all this schtick? Why all the ACTING? This is a dead serious election and I want to know who the candidates really ARE, not how well (or badly) they can act. Don't you?

[Stephanie]

1. Why does she do it?

Hillary fans? hello???

[babylonsister]

2. Because she and her handlers are plum out of anything else

to do. But you do realize we're a small minority that can connect the dots, as you have done. And thank you for that! :toast:

I'm sure there are people who will see that ad and vote for her based on it.

[Stephanie]

10. I doubt it.

Who do you want answering the phone? Um, not somebody who has to show me footage of how they will act when the phone rings. It's absurd. I can't recall any other campaigns that used ads like these: parodies, fantasies and docudramas.

[bigtree]

12. wow, candidates doing silly things in a campaign . . . unheard of, and, image makers, oh boy!

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[Stephanie]

14. Axelrod is a media consultant. He helps to shape the message.

He is not coaching his client to tear up on cue or to feign outrage on stage when the numbers are down. His client isn't appearing in ads playing different roles. Obama doesn't pretend to "shred", for example.

[bigtree]

15. you go on believing that

[Stephanie]

17. yeah okay - you let me know when it happens

as you know it has not as of yet.

[lastliberalintexas]

3. What a great post

:eyes:

[Stephanie]

5. Brilliant reply!

:hi:

[lastliberalintexas]

6. First, every candidate for every elected office

is acting to some extent. There is a great deal of role play and character development involved in running for office. Obama does it as well- indeed, does it better than Clinton.

That doesn't mean that they are not genuine, good people. It just means they are running for office, at higher stakes than I've ever personally known anyone to run. My person experience with campaigns goes no further than the regional level rather than national, but even local small town candidates engage in playacting.

AS an outsider, I just don't understand the vitriol directed at each by the other camp. They really aren't all that different, and their positions on the issues certainly doesn't warrant the reactions each receives. It isn't as if one of them is running against Kucinich or Bernie Sanders. Then maybe I could understand the heat in the debate, even if not the nastiness. :shrug:

[FrenchieCat]

4. Something about this photo that just doesn't sit right with me

when I think President and Red Phone! :scared:

[meow mix]

7. her ridiculous pantomimes just look stupid, id ask for my money back...

if i was her.

[JimGinPA]

9. She Can't - She Charged It To Her Campaign

It's on her donor's dime.


:rofl:

[bigbrother05]

8. Are Mark Penn and the acting coach related

[KLee]

11. t

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4829406

[Stephanie]

16. That's right. This election is not a JOKE.

It's dead serious. It's not a reality show. It's not a GAME.

[havocmom]

20. A-men, sister! There are too many reality shows and not enough reality in America already

HRC trying to become the American Idol is just plain sad. It also is NOT leadership.

[ORDem]

13. K&R

:kick:

[Stephanie]

18. Add SNL to her resume.

[Eric J in MN]

19. So what?

Making a good impression on TV is a skill.

TV sets didn't exist for most of human history.

It doesn't make a person fake if he or she isn't good at TV appearances and could use advice on that.

[Stephanie]

21. Most candidates don't appear in FICTIONAL scenarios

Don't you find it odd that she does so repeatedly?

[Eric J in MN]

22. Doesn't bother me. NT

NT