Comments on: The Politics Of Tragedy http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy Loaning brain cells to those in need since 2003 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:10:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: xranger http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-16274 xranger Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:39:03 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-16274 Kyle, I think you were the only person out there who cared about this, let alone thought it would matter one whit about who becomes prez of the US. Kyle, I think you were the only person out there who cared about this, let alone thought it would matter one whit about who becomes prez of the US.

]]> By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-16272 Kyle E. Moore Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:33:40 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-16272 Well, thankfully it is beginning to look like I was wrong,a dn in this instance, I don't think I could be happier. Here it is, Monday, and the event is already gone from the news cycle: Interestingly, Hillary helped erase it. Well, thankfully it is beginning to look like I was wrong,a dn in this instance, I don’t think I could be happier. Here it is, Monday, and the event is already gone from the news cycle: Interestingly, Hillary helped erase it.

]]> By: terry http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-16151 terry Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:00:15 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-16151 I don't think she's getting a bump in Iowa :-) http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/12/clinton-booed-a.html I don’t think she’s getting a bump in Iowa :-)

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/12/clinton-booed-a.html

]]> By: Bob From Omaha http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15965 Bob From Omaha Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:56:20 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15965 Anyone who doesn't see this debacle for the elaborate PR stunt it clearly is should seek mental help themselves. STAT. Truly pathetic. Anyone who doesn’t see this debacle for the elaborate PR stunt it clearly is should seek mental help themselves. STAT.

Truly pathetic.

]]> By: mick http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15881 mick Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:39:44 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15881 Well, maybe, but I can't see there's anything for anybody to gain and I doubt the sympathy bump will amount to much. She wasn't involved, it wasn't a right-wing Hillary-hater trying to make a point, and she wasn't there. It wasn't personal or even political. It wasn't illness or an assassination attempt, and the bomb wasn't real. Sympathy for the campaign workers, of course, but that may not travel to the candidate let alone stick to her. If Mad Michelle's being reasonable, I don't think anybody's going to use it if Hillary doesn't. I think it's going to die a fairly quick death. Of course, I've been wrong before. I thought Terry Schiavo would be a non-issue, too. Still don't understand why the Pubs seized on it as violently as they did. It was a loser from the git-go. Well, maybe, but I can’t see there’s anything for anybody to gain and I doubt the sympathy bump will amount to much. She wasn’t involved, it wasn’t a right-wing Hillary-hater trying to make a point, and she wasn’t there. It wasn’t personal or even political. It wasn’t illness or an assassination attempt, and the bomb wasn’t real. Sympathy for the campaign workers, of course, but that may not travel to the candidate let alone stick to her. If Mad Michelle’s being reasonable, I don’t think anybody’s going to use it if Hillary doesn’t. I think it’s going to die a fairly quick death.

Of course, I’ve been wrong before. I thought Terry Schiavo would be a non-issue, too. Still don’t understand why the Pubs seized on it as violently as they did. It was a loser from the git-go.

]]> By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15877 Kyle E. Moore Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:17:03 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15877 Actually, Mick, from what I hear, Malkin has been outright civil of her coverage of the story, and while the more obvious aspects of this my analysis may not come to pass I think there are two things that are almost guaranteed. The first is the sympathy bump. This is hardcoded into politics, and Clinton is going to get a bump in New Hampshire. The second thing is that Obama and Edwards, or at least Obama (I think Edwards is aggressive enough to where he may not hold back) are kind of pinned down as far as going after Hillary is concerned. They have to wait a certain amount of time or else they're going to get hit with kicking her while she's down. Or, at least, that's going to be what the campaign will be thinking amongst themselves, which is going to act as a major disruption. Both Obama and Edwards need to keep a full court press between now and Jan. 3 to unseat Hillary, and this is going to take significantly away from this. I'm very much hoping I'm wrong, and I'm hoping the last three weeks before the polls will prove to be exponentially more significant than this upcoming week which, but you never know. As I told my friend, while it looked like Obama had a forty percent chance to upset Hillary, I would say right now he's down to five. John, thanks, but, and you folks can expect a post on this within a week, I'm not going to vote for Hillary. I've seen to much from her that it's over. I personally think most Democrats who oppose Hillary now need to sit down during the election if for no other reason than to show the party that it made a grevious mistake in coronating Hillary this time around. Actually, Mick, from what I hear, Malkin has been outright civil of her coverage of the story, and while the more obvious aspects of this my analysis may not come to pass I think there are two things that are almost guaranteed.

The first is the sympathy bump. This is hardcoded into politics, and Clinton is going to get a bump in New Hampshire. The second thing is that Obama and Edwards, or at least Obama (I think Edwards is aggressive enough to where he may not hold back) are kind of pinned down as far as going after Hillary is concerned. They have to wait a certain amount of time or else they’re going to get hit with kicking her while she’s down. Or, at least, that’s going to be what the campaign will be thinking amongst themselves, which is going to act as a major disruption. Both Obama and Edwards need to keep a full court press between now and Jan. 3 to unseat Hillary, and this is going to take significantly away from this.

I’m very much hoping I’m wrong, and I’m hoping the last three weeks before the polls will prove to be exponentially more significant than this upcoming week which, but you never know. As I told my friend, while it looked like Obama had a forty percent chance to upset Hillary, I would say right now he’s down to five.

John, thanks, but, and you folks can expect a post on this within a week, I’m not going to vote for Hillary. I’ve seen to much from her that it’s over. I personally think most Democrats who oppose Hillary now need to sit down during the election if for no other reason than to show the party that it made a grevious mistake in coronating Hillary this time around.

]]> By: mick http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15873 mick Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:50:38 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15873 I'm not so sure about the political impact. Seems to me this has a half-life of a few days at best unless Hillary deliberately exploits it - and I'm not talking about condolences - or the wingnuts manage to make something anti-Clinton of it. It's what you and John said - crazy and very sad - and I doubt (altho I may regret saying this) that even Michelle Maledict could stretch this out past a week. I suspect it will be - at most - background by next Friday. I’m not so sure about the political impact. Seems to me this has a half-life of a few days at best unless Hillary deliberately exploits it - and I’m not talking about condolences - or the wingnuts manage to make something anti-Clinton of it. It’s what you and John said - crazy and very sad - and I doubt (altho I may regret saying this) that even Michelle Maledict could stretch this out past a week. I suspect it will be - at most - background by next Friday.

]]> By: John http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15872 John Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:33:03 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/11/the-politics-of-tragedy#comment-15872 I think that your analysis is correct. This is just crazy and very sad. I guess all we can do is pray that Mrs. Cliton will be a good nominee at this point. What other background do we know about Mr. Eisenberg? Could a third (equally insane) party be involved? I think that your analysis is correct. This is just crazy and very sad. I guess all we can do is pray that Mrs. Cliton will be a good nominee at this point. What other background do we know about Mr. Eisenberg? Could a third (equally insane) party be involved?

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