WORLD NEWS TRUST: A Warrior For Another Time (Mary Lyon)

[Tace]

Mary Lyon, From The Left -- World News Trust

Ever since this campaign downshifted into high gear, I've been wishing it was like some sort of Time Traveler's Checkerboard. If we could plug some dynamics of this year into 2000, or 2004, imagine how much less glum we'd all be now, as Americans, and how much less grim our circumstances would be.

I've watched as Hillary Clinton has fought like a tiger throughout the primary season. She and her staffers have at times been ruthless and heavy-handed. Prominent reporters and commentators have been smacked upside the head for perceived transgressions. MSNBC's David Shuster was yanked off the air for a couple of weeks for daring to say something unseemly in reference to Chelsea Clinton. His on-air colleague, Chris Matthews, was deluged with "how DARE you's" from viewers who perceived him as sexist in general and anti-Hillary in particular. Randi Rhodes was pulled from Air America for daring to say unflattering things about Hillary and supporter Geraldine Ferraro during an off-the-air stand-up comedy routine.

I thought that kind of thing only happened to media people who didn't fall in line and stay in line about George W. Bush.

It makes me wonder what might have happened, back in 2000, if the ferociousness of the Hillary movement had been in play against Junior, instead of the gentile adult Al Gore. He took the high road, and a rather thoughtful, professorial one at that, rather than fighting tooth and nail, and throwing a few sucker punches. Hillary wouldn't have been so kind. She's proven she's willing to mud-wrestle. What if we'd had some of that back then?

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[Jennicut]

1. Hillary was to busy setting herself up for 2008 to help Al

And as a superdelegate I hope he announces soon to back Obama.

[Tace]

2. Kicking For Mary

: )

[calimary]

4. Howdy!

Made the HufflePo too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-lyon/a-warrior-for-another-tim_b_100527.html

[Tace]

5. Huffington Post Has A Good Audience

It's great to see you published there. : )

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3. I still wish the tooth and claw treatment her team gave some contrary journalists

had been in play back when they really needed it, in the '90's.

Thanks, Tace!

[NashVegas]

6. My Jaw is On the Floor

Why doesn't she try an honest appraisal of Obama and see what kind of email she gets.

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7. Hey, I don't see anything wrong with appreciating one's ability to fight hard.

And yes, even ruthlessly. What I don't appreciate about it, and I say this as an Obama supporter for quite some time now, is that it's aimed in the wrong direction - toward him. She should apply this considerable ferocity to john mcsame, who is the most deserving recipient.

And when I think of how the Ice Age was imposed on people like Helen Thomas, Phil Donahue, Dan Rather, and even Katie Couric got professional frostbite after the effective bullying tactics of bushco, I DO indeed find myself wishing Hillary could have strong-armed a few of the jackals around them. Every time Chris Matthews had to issue some mea culpa, it's the first thing I'd think of. "You're a little late - we could have used this hard-ass treatment working FOR our side instead of always against it. Call me biased. Guilty as charged! Yeah, I think a little turnabout-is-fair-play is reasonable. I freely admit I can be as machiavellian as the next guy. I'd just like to see ol' Machiavelli working for OUR team for a change, instead of against us.