I'd say Hillary was looking pretty presidential tonight...in more ways than one.

[Auntie Bush]

Some say she shouldn't have given that press conference. If she hadn't she would be criticized as being cold etc. Since she did she is criticized as milking publicity. Hard to win around here! I bet not a single candidate wouldn't have taken the opportunity for a national press conference and a chance to look presidential...and she DID!
GOOD FOR HILLARY!

[mth44sc]

1. that last press conference

was not so good.

She should have quit doing the public bit while she was ahead. The thank yous and hugs could have been given in private.

[Auntie Bush]

8. Why should she just give them in private?

What's wrong with doing it publicly? Shows compassion and that's what we want in a president. Someone who will come before the people with some understanding...not like bush* after 9/11 and Katrina. Someone like President Clinton. And if you believe the other candidates wouldn't have done the same thing...I've a rotten bushel of tomatoes to sell you.

[Tellurian]

28. Great post Auntie Bush..

Thanks for starting the thread. I felt the same way about how Hillary handled the whole situation. An indication she has the wherewithal and good sense when faced with a crisis situation.

[durrrty libby]

2. Yes Auntie she was very good

:toast:

[la la]

6. Senator Clinton

was awesome at both of her 'press conferences' this evening. None went too long, none were 'political' and, in my opinion, it was something that she had to do, as a person who's office and volunteers were used in a seriously dangerous, possibly deadly and inappropriate manner.

Hillary bashers just need to keep quiet on this---it doesn't make them look good--whether that matters to them or not.

Let the repubs bash, if they must, but, in my opinion---DUers against Hillary need to STFU up.

my nickel's worth

[Auntie Bush]

12. I think that was a dollars worth.

And you did a good job of spending it.

Even Tweety thought the first statement was perfect. The first nice thing he's said about her in a loooong time.

[PATRICK]

13. Double your nickel

Not being political is a political success in displaying non-political leadership. Politics is not evil any more than liberalism. The AP will always accent 'calculation" and other derogatory points. The benchmark comparison of the conveniently evil GOP media ops shows this as wise application of a genuine response. How else do we show who we are? I could see Kerry surging in small meetings and personal contacts, but only on C-Span as he came unnoticed from the cellar to Iowa. The more people see our people being good humans and good leaders the better.

[LiberalinNC]

3. No matter what Hillary does, it's wrong....

In the eyes of the media!

[MannyGoldstein]

11. Which Media Are You Watching?

The one on my TV constantly yammers about her perfect campaign.

[la la]

18. just what teevee are you watching, manny? n/t

[donheld]

14. No matter what Hillary does, it's wrong....

In the eyes of far too many here at DU.

[HughMoran]

19. Ha!

It does seem that some are just Mr (or Misses) negative pants far too often WRT Hillary.

[Cameron27]

4. She did good.

[Imagevision]

5. Hillary won't comment on Bill's Iraq statement, no-siree bubba!!!

[Auntie Bush]

26. What does that have to do with this post?

I'd say it took courage to get up before the Press and risk getting
asked some nasty questions...like...Tell me Mrs Clinton...Was your husband really against the war from the beginning? Do you swear that's true?

[karynnj]

62. I would be surprised if she didn't get that question

Now, who put her in that awkward position?

[mtnsnake]

7. Hillary has it together, whether everyone likes it or not

Good post, Auntie Bush.

[Carrieyazel]

55. If she has it "together", than why has she been sinking like a stone for the past month?

Down to 37% nationally; and she's not handled her frontrunner status well. Allowed a two-bit question at a debate to trip her up like an amateur.

[cuke]

9. The Hillary Haters would complain if she didn't go

They are making fools of themselves

[Historic NY]

10. I agree she seem very executive and in control....

she was grateful and thanked all those involved for a safe and successful conclusion.

Not bad for a bitch.....:sarcasm:

[Auntie Bush]

17. I could look at that bitch on my TV screen for the next 8 years.

I didn't see/hear any cackle or harshness or shrillness.

[emilyg]

41. So could I.

[Andromeda]

46. So could I Auntie...

I really appreciate this post. K&R

[ClarkUSA]

15. It's sure a welcome diversion from Bill's latest foot-in-mouth remark about his "antiwar" stance

Mark Penn must be so-o-o thankful.

[creeksneakers2]

60. Bill said nothing wrong

The pro-war Bill right wing talking point was debunked.

[Nedsdag]

16. Looks like someone was watching Tweety's show tonight.

because he and his panelists said the same things you said.

[HughMoran]

20. Nope

Some of us are capable of independant thought - as amazing as that seems!

[Nedsdag]

25. Some of us can spell independent correctly.

as amazing as that seems.

[HughMoran]

30. wow!

That's an intelligent response!

:eyes:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

47. ....

self delete

[saltpoint]

21. Of the posts on this news conference on DU now, Auntie, Bush, I picked yours

because you lay out the stakes plainly and fairly.

I think you're absolutely right on this conference. She's damned if she does it and damned if she doesn't.

Opportunistic limelighter if she does it, callous powermonger if she doesn't.

In the end she chose to hold the conference, and I feel that was the right decision.

The people who volunteer and work for her in that office are Democrats, just as we are, and there no call for thinking that it could conceivably have been one or more of us in that building instead of them.

Senator Clinton did the right thing.

[Auntie Bush]

29. Thanks Crusoe...but I wish I could express myself as well as you.

Then you'd really get an earful and it won't be a cackle.

[saltpoint]

33. LOL! Nonsense. You do beautifully, as has been mentioned before and

will be again.

You posted into a crossfire and provided calm.

I appreciate that. I'm not an HClinton primary voter but against any single Puke they throw at us, I'm an HClinton general election voter.

Tonight she did well in difficult circumstances, and your post went a long way to help us take a deeper breath on this one.

[The Ghost]

22. Yes

thank goodness Hillary was able to benefit from this awful event. Ugh.

[Tellurian]

27. Here it comes.. Hillary benefits from a crisis :(

Why, do you think Edwards and Obama were wishing it was their headquarters that was under siege? I doubt that very much.

[Dawgs]

34. Uh, did you read the title in the OP?

[Auntie Bush]

32. Would you have said the same thing if it was your candidate's

headquarters that had been threatened? Be honest now and look into your soul. You know you wouldn't!

[emilyg]

43. Stupid post.

[JohnnyLib2]

23. Good post, Auntie Bush.

Situation arises, situation is handled competently. Refreshing.
In some ways, we may have trouble even recognizing competence after the 8 year drought.

[calimary]

49. I think that sums it up exactly.

We can't even tell competence when it's looking at us, after the past almost-seven-years of misery and idiocy and lies and deceit and mismanagement. It's also left us looking for ulterior motives under every rock. We're a far more suspicious people as a result of the bush regime. Really brought out the bile in people.

[Egalia]

24. Some of us needed closure

Thanks for this post. Hillary did a great job of providing closure and somebody needed to acknowledge the fact that the N.H. police did a really fine job. What a nice change it would be to have a president who is actually brilliant. I'd say all the Dem candidates are brilliant compared to Bush, but there's no doubt that Hillary is in a league all by herself.

And, yeah, it was nice to have a break today from the Hillary haters. Tweety was beside himself, he had to do a whole show without spewing hatred at Hillary, the poor jerk.

[Bitwit1234]

31. The other guys candidates eyes turned green that's the only problem

[Auntie Bush]

35. You mean like the Grinch?

[earthlover]

36. I think our prayers should be with the campaign workers who were traumatized

This horrible event has nothing to do with any candidate. It should not be the focus of bashing Hillary. We all should sympathize with her workers, just as they would sympathize with the workers of Hillary's political rivals if a similar event happened there.

At the same time, since most of us including myself are not making political hay out of this event, I think it appropriate for Hillary supporters not to try to make political hay out of this either.

Truces need to go both ways.

Peace.

[avrdream]

37. Agree completely.

This story actually got some coverage down here and I was able to see her press conference in Washington. She did, indeed, look presidential. I was thinking that she should speak off the cuff like that more often - her tone was excellent.

[BenDavid]

38. The last press conference HRC held this evening was about

the campaign workers and their familes and what all they went through this afternoon and early evening. It was also a way to thank the law enforcement people that did a great job. HRC made this press conference about the workers (hostages) and their families and not about her. She did right by going to N.H. and meeting with her staff and the familes of her staff and to thank personally the law enforcement people.

The press that was gathered behaved as far as I could tell great and asked no stupid question un-related to what the press conference was about.

As HRC said it is on to Iowa for the weekend.

Ben David

[eridani]

39. She really did the right thing here

Still can't abide Mark Penn and Burson-Marsteller, though.

[calteacherguy]

40. What did she do, exactly?

I was out having a nice dinner.

[durrrty libby]

51. Yeah right...

[calteacherguy]

42. I find this rather disturbing.

The whole direction of the OP is disturbing...

Let's just be grateful people are O.K. I don't see her as any more "Presidential" because of this.

[durrrty libby]

50. That's because you are still playing the jilted lover routine

[Auntie Bush]

57. May I ask why the direction was disturbing?

Can you be a little more explicit in your usual criticism?

[Colobo]

44. The best thing about Hillary is

that's she's slipping in the polls.

[Andromeda]

45. Thanks Auntie Bush...

The other candidates would have done the same thing had it happened at their headquarters.

[hayu_lol]

48. I note that the other two leading candidates...

evacuated and closed their offices.

Here was a mess and Hillary handled it properly.

Our ingrown Hillary Haters will make a mountain out of molehills. They are echoing FR talking points.

Under the same circumstances, what would Obama or Edwards have done?

[creeksneakers2]

61. On NBC tonight they said all the candidates issued statements

NBC had Rudy Giuliani giving his take on the whole thing and didn't quote Hillary much. NBC said all the candidates gave statements about the hostage situation. That includes Obama and Edwards.

[shayes51]

52. Amen!

[Eurobabe]

53. The DU bashing of Hillary is sickening

She's not my first choice in the primaries, I am supporting Biden, but I think some people in DU carry the hatred too far. They better watch out for permanent back injury.

Any of our Dem candidates are a thousand times better than one of the Pubes.

[Carrieyazel]

54. How does this make her look presidential??? A crazy incident, and she wasn't there.

Thankfully no harm was done to Hillary. The last 30 days has seen her campaign bumble and stumble. You sound like you want her faltering campaign to take advantage of this crazy incident. I don't see how this helps her at all.

[Auntie Bush]

56. I'm not talking about the incident so calm down. I'm referring to

her impromptu press conference when she thanked the Police etc. for their success in bringing the incident to a peaceful end and thanked her workers at the headquarters for their bravery etc.

I JUST SAID SHE LOOKED PRESIDENTIAL DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE!
In what way didn't she look presidential? You need to read the whole discussion if you didn't see it on TV. My God...even Chris Matthews praise her for doing a good job! First nice thing he's ever said about her. Are you so adamant in your hatred of Hillary that you can't recognize a good job when you see it? I wouldn't have criticized your candidate had he done the same thing. Me thinks your eyes are green....

[MadBadger]

58. She did what anybody who isnt Bush could do

[hayu_lol]

59. Ummm, and what major statements did the our other candidates have to say...

they certainly had the chance to show their mettle did they not?