On Wright: Anderson Cooper said last night it was "obvious" Hillary was reading from notes

[RiverStone]

Anderson implied her Wright story resurrection was not simply an off the cuff response to a reporter, but a prepared response which was devised ahead of time.

Do you think Hillary did this on her own, or is she being driven by a campaign management team gone mad? Her response was so obviously a transparent attempt at distraction from her Bosnia misstatements, that it is hard to believe she alone would make such a gross tactical error.

If she further chooses to hammer Obama on a story already vetted and rested, IMO she will bring out the Super Delegates in force to end the race before Pennsylvania. Her choice or maybe she has lost her political instincts along the way?

I don't want to see the sound political legacy that Hillary built be tattered and torn beyond repair by the time she drops out - but I'm afraid she does not even know who to listen to anymore.



On Edit: It would be best if Hillary's exit left enough good will among the Dem electorate to invite her to be part of an Obama administration or as a leader in the Senate; however, that window of opportunity is rapidly closing.

[Inuca]

1. I noticed that

her eyes kept looking down as if reading.

[Vinca]

2. Hillary always reads from notes. She's never spontaneous.

They probably ran it through a couple of focus groups before she said it.

[Road Scholar]

19. She wasn't reading from notes when she was

lying about the sniper fire in Bosnia.

[Debi]

23. Yes she was - it was in her prepared statements that she had used

since December :crazy:

[Window]

34. She was in the shot I saw when she had that green & black scarf on.

[wowimthere]

3. I think Hillary Clinton is being helped by special interests... Republicans as well as...

her bad management team. Look at how she's run her campaign and compare it to Obama. She is starting to look CRAZY. I can't differentiate her from a Neo-Clown at this point.

[razorman]

13. And her husband isn't helping her, either.

Each time he pops up in public lately, he embarrasses her. Yesterday, he once again reverted to his M.O. of browbeating a reporter when she asked him a question he wasn't comfortable with. He should never wag his finger again.

[wowimthere]

17. At this point they both take turns at the embarrassment table

Both of them remind me of Bush and Cheney respectively.

[razorman]

28. You are absolutely right. She has never been as smooth as Bill, though.

However, he seems to have lost much of his old magic. Wonder why that is?

[RiverStone]

32. Absolute power corrupts absolutely --- so it was said.

I always held Bill in great regard for the fantastic job he did as president (even with Monica).

One would think with ALL he has enjoyed, that would be enough. The Clinton's desire to power grab even more of the political brass ring is something I don't get personally, but it seems they need it.

[razorman]

35. I think maybe he realizes that his legacy will be mostly scandal,

and his successes will become footnotes in the history books.

[Upton]

4. The only thing that's off the cuff is her lies.

[Cha]

31. Does she look people right in the eye

when she lies to them?

[Cant trust em]

5. Does anyone believe that candidates don't have everything prepared?

Candidates don't get stumped anymore. They have prepared answers for everything. Clinton could have written a different answer. Instead she chose to take a swipe. No qualifying statements included.

[Johnny__Motown]

6. Another Planted Question.... that was my "knee jerk" reaction to her saying she was just answering a

question.

[Cant trust em]

9. answering a question badly

If this is the case then let's hope that some foreign dignitary doesn't pop a surprise question to her. Her "knee jerk reaction" will wind up insulting them and damaging our reputation even farther.

[papau]

7. Looking down to compose a thought is not "obvious reading" - Cooper is an Ass

[RiverStone]

18. Read or not...

Using race baiting emotions to drive a wedge between Obama and the populous is a terrible tactic.

I've at least been glad Hillary stayed above that, till last night.

My comments on the (is it being read) part simply point to this being such a bad decision, it is hard to fathom as shrewed a politician as she would stoop so low. She has plenty on her plate defending the Bosnia statements alone, bringing Wright up seems either really stupid or the last attempt of a dying campaign to win with divisiveness.

It will only dig her political grave deeper.

[gateley]

8. I've been loathe to ask but

I just can't stand it anymore --

Is this regarding to something Hillary said while she was addressing the Bosnia "mistake"? If so, what did she way? I've totally missed it and don't click on the Wright threads.

Thanks!

[Inuca]

22. It is about her comments

about leaving the church if she found herself in Obama's position.

[gateley]

25. Didn't hear those --

after a while it all seems to mush in my brain.

Just on the surface of it, I'm inclined to believe her. She's not known for her loyalty and if her association got in the way of her political ambition, I think she'd be out the door.

[Inuca]

27. The point is that

yesterday she did her best to bring the Wright controversy back to the forefront, while hoping that the Bosnian snipper fire story may fade as a result. Very transparent and very sickening IMHO.

[gateley]

30. Yeah, that's the gist I got.

Just didn't hear what she said to try to weasel it in there with a smooth segue.

[TwilightGardener]

10. I don't know, but she looked really bedraggled (for her) at that presser.

Just slightly unkempt and tired-looking. When your whole campaign's focus becomes daily negative mud-slinging rather than positive self-promotion, it must be grueling and dispiriting. She stopped selling herself a while ago. She's selling Obama's destruction now.

[Diane R]

16. I agree....she looked quite exhausted and dispirited.

[Life Long Dem]

11. That's what tells me the question was another one of her plants.

[Perky]

12. Yeah that was very obvious

[Diane R]

14. The window for HC to be in the Obama adm. has closed. She'll be lucky to remain in the Senate.

[stray cat]

15. It clearly was not a spontaneous answer to a question

At the very least it was a question she was expecting someone would bring up and she had already written comments to say.

[RiverStone]

20. Guess we will never know, but I sure wonder who wrote those comments?

She is either getting very bad advice or has lost her way entirely.

[TwilightGardener]

21. On MSNBC, they said the presser remarks were carefully tailored

to match the Scaife paper remarks she said earlier. This wasn't an off-the-cuff answer to a spontaneous question, this was a carefully planned angle of attack to get Wright back in the news. It was probably the reason for the whole presser, actually. Remember, she's out of money and needs the free media to spread her attacks for her.

[flpoljunkie]

24. Yet, media doesn't care to mention that she is $9 million in debt with only $3 million cash on hand

[Debi]

26. Or what that is compared to Obama's campaign funds.

[MethuenProgressive]

29. OMFG!11!!! She WRIGHTS Stuff Down??? On papers??! This is Hugh!!!11!!

Did say say she was finally proud to be an American, too?

[stray cat]

33. She writes down answers to questions before they are questions

Not as bad as writing history before it happens