Why are CNN and Fox doing positive stories on Hillary?

[Babsbrain]

This is an interesting development. Fox is positively gushing over her as is CNN.

My "who the hell is Hillary really" radar is up.

[Warpy]

1. Because they're terrified of Edwards

They don't think Hillary will rock the boat. If she starts to, they think they'll be able to defeat her the most easily.

[Ron Green]

28. Bingo. 'Nuff said.

[Sapere aude]

2. They either think she is easy to beat or she is the most conservative

of Dems running.

Disclaimer. I haven't picked anyone to like as of yet.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. They think they can beat her the most easily. It always goes back to the Clenis

[Efilroft Sul]

4. They want her to be the Democratic nominee.

Why? She's a lightning rod. They're building her up now, so they can (try to) tear her down later. It'll be great for ratings next year.

Hannity wants her to be the nominee, too, for the same reason. So does Rush.

[ben_meyers]

5. Ever read the Uncle Remus tales? n/t

[SoonerPride]

6. They want her to get the nomination, because they think she is defeatable.

And they are right.

[truebrit71]

7. Because they want her as the nominee. That way they can go back to the glory days of Clinton-Bashing

That's why.

If HRC gets the nod it'll be a 24/7 orgy of Clinton Hatred across the media...They can't WAIT for it!!

No thanks....

ANYONE but HRC.

I want a Dem in the WH in '08 and that won't happen if HRC gets the nomination...

[Babsbrain]

12. Or maybe they want her to get elected n/t

[leftchick]

16. either way

they right can't lose with hillary.

[sandnsea]

14. A rw win-win

A President who isn't going to substantially change anything - and a target to bash incessantly while she does next to nothing to help working people.

I can't figure out why Dems are buying into this.

[MichaelHarris]

8. wanna see me get banned real quick?

Because she's the Democratic candidate most likely to continue the give-away of America to corporations, special interest groups, and the continuation of the Bush agenda. It's a fire sale, everything must go.

[NNN0LHI]

9. I began saying that bashing Senator Clinton would only make her stronger here on DU about a year ago

And I wasn't kidding around either.

It appears that the wingnut propagandists have began to figure that out for themselves now.

Slow learners I guess?

Don

[Babsbrain]

10. Hmmmm....

Hillary is too smart to make the mistakes she is making.

[Lorien]

11. Because they and the rest of the MSM has already decided that

she'll be the Dem nominee. Fortune magazine said it in bold letters across it's cover: Business loves Hillary! Now all they have to do is promote her as the inevitable "choice".One way or another they'll make sure that someone who is on their side gets into the White house. A win for corporate America, a loss for American citizens.

[ThomWV]

13. Because they know she can be beat - easily.

[Babsbrain]

15. That just doesn't make sense

If 75% of the country are going to vote Democrat...(and they will), why would they think they can beat her?

[truebrit71]

19. Because they WON'T vote for HER. They WILL vote for a Democrat...ANY Democrat but her...

...she is POISON to our chances in '08...

[ThomWV]

31. That pretty much sums it up.

I won't vote for her, primary, general election, makes no difference to me.

[NoodleyAppendage]

34. Wrong. Dem females are very tepid in their support of Hillary. And, many men can't stand her.

Hillary, by virtue of being polarizing, is the single best recruitment ad for the Repukes. They will work their troops up in a frenzy over the prospect of a Hillary Presidency.

You watch. As soon as she becomes the Dem candidate, Faux will turn on her viciously.

J

[SoCalDem]

17. They have storerooms full of "dirt" left over from the "Clinton Years"

all ready to air... and they know the
faithful" will love to see it all trotted out again.. Just like an old time movie that never goes out of style.. they are eagerly awaing the re-hashing of the Monica story and the Whitewater story & the Vince Foster story and the Hubbel story..

The haters that watch Fox & listen to right wing radio eat this stuff up..they prefer the "enemy they know".

[redqueen]

18. nevermind

i think i've finally had enough

[Raine]

20. They can easily beat her

so they build her up to get her the nomination then if she gets it they will tear her to shreds.

[wiggs]

35. This is what I think too. She has the most baggage by far. Smart, competent

person but the same machine that takes a war hero and turns him into a coward will have a field day with her.

They don't want her as president...they want her as dem candidate against anyone else.

[DFW]

21. Anyone up for an alternative possibility?

If the next president is a Democrat, he or she will be appointing the next FCC
chairman, and if we can get an FCC chief in there as partial to us as Michael
Powell, and the clown who succeeded him, have been to the RW, then they are
looking either at drastic curtailing of their licenses, due to false advertising
of themselves as news organizations instead of propaganda organizations, or even,
in the case of Faux, of being shut down.

If they have any reason to think Hillary will indeed be the next president, they
can either be nice to her now, or face the same harassment from the left that PBS
did under Bush's puppets on the right.

[karynnj]

36. That makes sense

and true or not, Hillary is the only one of the two three who has been given the reputation of being vindictive or ruthless. (A friend of mine conjectures in 2004, that they knew Bush would cut them dead if he got bad press, but if Kerry won he would likely strive to be fair - thus they had no fear of him harassing them.)

[kerry-is-my-prez]

22. She used to be "Satan" on Fox - Rupert Murdoch musta put the order out.

He must think she's going to be easy to beat.

[nevergiveup]

23. The media loves Hillary

because she provides them cover on Iraq. She, like most of the media, supported the war. She has not apologized and neither has the media. Edwards has said his vote was a terrible mistake and Obama in Oct. 2002 publicly announced that it would be a "dumb war". Hillary and the media are bedfellows when it comes to this war.

[Perry Logan]

24. The media loves Hillary? Now I've heard everything.

[AlCzervik]

25. maybe since they spent the latter part of the 90's running really horrible stories

about her they're trying to throw in a few puff pieces to appear slightly less rightwing asshatty.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. Rupert Murdoch has even given a fundraiser for Hillary. She's his pick. He even had the

NY Post do a hit piece on Edwards for her.

[Babsbrain]

27. Let's take this one step forward...

Why do you think the Repubs want Hillary to be President of the U.S.? Or rather why would Bush want Hillary?

[kimmerspixelated]

30. Because basically,

she is one of THEM! She is truly a Rethug in a Dems pretty pink pantsuit!

[Deja Q]

33. H1llary B Clinton

:think:

[Uncle Joe]

29. Payback to Bill,

for setting the stage by giving them ammunition on a silver platter with the Lewinsky Scandal, thereby making it easier for the corporate media to slander Al Gore and brain wash the American People in to actually believing Gore claimed to have invented the Internet and that Bush would restore "honor and integrity" back the White House.

I think of it as a back door strategy, to keep Al Gore out of the Oval Office. Because the corporate media didn't want the primary champion and a staunch defender of the Internet in power. They are looking for ways to regain their monopoly on information by neutralizing the Internet.

[NoodleyAppendage]

32. Because she's THEIR CANDIDATE. Murdock met with her months ago. FIX IS IN.

The corporate overlords will NOT allow power to transfer to the people.

Edwards terrifies them. Hillary makes them warm all over. Obama, they suspect, can be bought.

J