Teddy Could Learn Something From Bill Clinton

The New York NOW chapter is slamming Ted Kennedy for abandoning them and Hillary.

From reading Chris Hitchens, the Clinton ouch of the day, Bill knows how to hold onto the female Black voter, if not the actual vote.

I have to say that Bob Herbert shocked even me by quoting Andrew Young, who said that his pal Clinton was "every bit as black as Barack" because he'd screwed more black chicks. How is Hillary Clinton, or Chelsea Clinton, supposed to feel on hearing that little endorsement? One gets the impression, though, at least from the wife, that anything is OK as long as it works, or even has a chance of working.

Comments

[Steven Den Beste]

That NOW business is really silly. Ted Kennedy is supposed to support Hillary simply because she is a woman?

[Marie LeVeau]

I'm a little skeptical here. Why would the Kennedy's and others throw their support to Obama rather than Clinton? How would it benefit the Clintons to have it look as if Obama has the backing of the kennedys? I guess i've been living in Clinton Democrat Wonderland for too many years. I don't hardly buy anything at face value anymore. And none of the pundits analysis on either side makes any sense to me at all. Is it what it looks like or is it something else?

[Dan Riehl]

"is it something else?"

As I said in another thread - Obama's rhetorical gifts may allow him to be elected without getting too deep into policy. Liberal policies are usually rejected by voters. His speaking ability gives them a better path to power, than Hillary's wonkish-ness. Obama will try and bob and weave his way to the white house on hope, Hillary will try to sell bad ideas. One wins, one doesn't.

[seekeronos]

And facing McCain, who has all the speaking gifts and appeal of a moldy radish, Obama would win in a landslide.

That's why T.K. likes a McCain-Obama contest, and we want a Romney-Hillary contest. Charm trumps wonkery nearly every time, and that's why Fred also lost his game (laziness meme and MSM skullduggery aside).

We sheep sure like to get talked to fancy... I mean, romanced and woo'ed, don'tcha know.

[seekeronos]

And for the Godwin's penalty - the ultimate example of charm vs. bad policy, there's always that short Austrian corporal who nearly wrecked the planet 70 years ago (at least Europe) but won the crowds over by his sexy Bavarian yelping intonation and dramatic flair of his hand movements.