I think after reading several of these post that we all need to look at the qualifications and record of these canadid's running for our highest office. Many of you seem to be juding Hillary for Bill's mistakes. Well all I can say is Bill might have something's in his backgound that is not worth rehashing as the media has already had a field day with it for years. On the other side as there are always 2 sides to ever story. Look at the accomplishments of Bill Clinton as Presidnet. he had a surplus when he left office which Bush spent the first year and has continued to get us deeper in debt each year. It was better with Bill in office that BUSH. I would gladly go back to the Clinton years as we had lower gas, no war , a surplus, and I could go on and on. But you narrow minded people only want to remember one thing about Bill Clinton. Give me a break!!!! First I don't approve of the scandle about him, but he is not the first or the last President to do something of this nature. Look at Kennedy.

Now that being said. Bill is not running it is Hillary and she will make a BETTER Presidnet that Bill ever did. Stop and think about the mess we are in right now. Who would want to take over these hard times????? That is where EXPERIENCE comes in. Hillary has been tested in ALL fields of her life and I admire her for getting into this race. She is a stong, intellegent, qualified person that will be ready on day one. Don't think for a minute that the terrorist are not watching this election. They saw what a mess the last election turned out and knew we had someone in office that was not qualified. That is the reason we were attacked. We will be attacked again in the years ahead as they are not going to give up. That is just a fact not a scare. They are getting America right where they want us. Broke and have many of our men away from America. We need to STOP this war and get back on the right track. Yes it will take years, but hey BUSH has spent for 7 years and we can not clean it up in one or two year. Elect Hillary the ONLY way to start the recovery from the messy BUSH erra.

Republicans say Democrats spent give me a break…that is a fairytale!!!! Democrats are the conserative ones in spending. The only reson that the congress has not accomplished more since taking control is BUSH stubborness and veto pin. Now McCain has been saying he would use his veto pen if elected. We do not need another REPUBLICAN President in office. It has been a disaster.

THE ONLY ONE QUALIFIED IS Hillary!!!!!!!!! VOTE Hillary 2008

Go Brenda! You are the best! It occurs to me that your insistence, your forthright demands as a sovereign citizen to make YOUR government and YOUR press and YOUR society bend to your will, is exactly — exactly — what the real radicals who founded this country must have wanted in a citizen-voter-ruler. You go, Brenda. Make them hesitate for a moment, and reflect on who's really the boss here. Sit them down in the hot seat, Brenda, because you're right: this is the most important job interview in world history, and you are the interviewer and so am I. And we and the others here have got to look the horse in the mouth or kick the tires or whatever and hire and fire as we see fit, because that is our duty and our right, without which there would be no nation to have a Chief whose office we hire someone to fill. Remind them that they serve at OUR pleasure at all times, and will promote them or discipline them or fire them as we see fit. They have no tenure, no labor protections, no right to do anything in our name of which we in the main do not approve. We honor only their offices, and not them. And they will honor our wishes, or vacate their offices. The press also, including CNN, hold the chartered office of the Fourth Estate, and they too serve at our pleasure at all times. They too will be promoted or disciplined or else fired and their office revoked. They are not above the Law, and in this country the Law is the People. Not the mob; the free-born sovereign People of a democracy. The Boss.

Thank you Brenda. Jefferson would court you.

CNN would like nothing better than to keep all this bickering going on and on. We want to see the difference in these canadid's. I hope you people that work in CNN will ask some tough questions on the debate on the background to OBMAM. Are you afraid of what you might find out. Come on we the public need to know more about this man that you seem to be protecting. Be fair. Ask him about his faith, background, coming from Kenya, how he plans to bring the troops home without jeperdizing the others that have helped us. You are letting him just glide right in and you want this man to become our President. It is up to you to investigate and find out about this man. How many cells do we have here in the US now that are undercover? What does he plan to do about them? Come on ask him the hard questions so we can decide how we want to vote. Give us something to look at instead of keep on hashing the race issue. Forget about the polls we don't need to know these because they were wrong last time. Stick to the issues at stake here. The economey, the jos, healthcare adn ending the war.

doris,

You're right to be skeptical, only just here it seems to me that you are not skeptical enough. I take the gist of your refutation to be: unless one were there at the moment, one could not know what happened or who staged or shot the footage.

Look, please: CNN was not there, and did not shoot it. It's available on this site. Please view it. It shows most of what I assert. CNN knows who shot it, because they know from whom they received it. It's just that they'd rather cover that fact with the squid's ink of riddling us about whether her tears were authentic, as though that matters one whit compared to actual electioneering and destruction of our press freedoms through corruption of the media. Yet you say that it would be impossible to know the provenance of the footage unless you'd been there. Come on.

Other reports throughout the day prior to the vote, from this network and the others, had it that their reporters were not allowed interviews with Hillary, and that she was not responding to, for example, questions shouted on the fly. If you're experienced in journalism, as I and millions of others are, then you'll know that this is a common strategy on the eve of elections, and that reporters usually take it in stride, as they did that day. On this site you will find further footage, CNN footage, to that effect. Likewise for CNBC, Fox, and the broadcast networks. I knnow. I checked. Please do so yourself.

Finally, my resume should not be relevant here — should not be needed by you or required of me — but I worked for those people for 20 years. It's not as though I suddenly went incommunicado with the DNC shop, if you see what I mean. No grudge there, doris, but let me just presume to advise you as a fellow voter that if you defend politicians for being politicians it's best to be prepared for disappointment. I was disappointed as a consultant, many times, by candidates of both parties. I happen not to be jaded, as some of those here are naive enough to wish to pretend to be without really even knowing how to feign it, but I'm as wary of politicians as Jefferson was, bless him.

So by all means don't take my word for it. But try asking the questions I ask here instead of the questions CNN wants you to ask. Try asking my questions of CNN. Search their site for any instance of their having asked any of these most obvious, first-year J-School questions. See what you get. Caveat emptor.

hughvic: Boy you should be in movies editing. Or maybe at the boxing matches so you can narrate every detail. How do you know just every minute that she supposedly was ushered away from everyone. Your imagination cooly reflects that you should be in monitoring. You act as if you were holding the chair so she could sit. It is so unrealistic that people can make up details to their own likings. Unless you were there at the moment when this happened you have no idea what happened & who staged & who shot it.

Aren't four hours of "awaiting moderation" enough?

All of you people that are coming down on Hillary are crazy. She is enduring all of this becasue she loves our COUNTRY and wants to clean up the mess BUSH will be leaving. You condem her if she is not warm and caring, then when she shows emotions you condem her also. I personally think she reacted this way becasue she was touched by someone knowing what she was having to go thru. She will make a wonderful President ,but she is human too. She didn't cry but I think the lady that asked about her and how she was doing made Hillary stop and think about herself for a change. She is so busy trying to explain her record adn get to know everone else, she doesn't take the time she needs for herself. This is the true Hillary. Caring, responsible and qualified. She is by far the BEST choice for the job. If you would check out the background of OBMAMA you would not be happy with the true facts you would find out about him. He is not what people think but what they want to thnk. Check it out. He also has no record to prove what he is promising.
This election is to important to throw it away again. Look what happens when you put someone in office that doesn't have the qualifications to become President.
VOTE HILLARY 2008 THE ONLY CHOICE FOR AMERICA TO BEGIN TO RECOVER

Instead of giving Hillary a hard way yo go you need to be checking out OBMAM background. If you knew some of the things about him you would not vote for him. Do not be fooled. We need a good President to clean up the BUSH era. Hillary is the only one qualified to do this. VOTE HILLARY 2008

Tears,Tears,Tears, That is all everyone mentions. Hillary did not shed any tears, Hillary did not shed any tears, get it, Her voice faltered, but she did not shed one tear, watch the reruns. She was emotional, yes, but not one tear slid down her face. It becomes so useless to try to impress everyone she did not cry. I've seen Bush get emotional numerous times, I saw his father shed real tears, he had to stop speaking 2 or 3 times he was sobbing so hard. I heard sympathy for him. A lady shows emotion & the world comes to a halt. Emotions are a human trait. When the world gets to the place that a "tear" makes so many people upset, we are really in trouble

Well, Hillary sure did get the sympathy votes she needed to pull this off. You women need to wake up ….she is too far out of touch for speaking of the middle class and for the concerns of women. And she surely doesn't even come close to represent me as concerned female voter. She' s learned quite well from her husband how to tell the people what they want to hear to get all the votes she will try to capture. Remember the record of Clintons to be repeatedly dishonest. Also, what experience of 35 years qualifies her to say she has more experience over her candidates. For one thing we don't need an attorney running our office and not another 8 years of Clintons. It's the Clinton's Presidential Career Dream to run the office again and try to run the American people. How I wish this could be another female running instead — Be wise, as we really need to clean up bad politics.

If Hillary really "cares" about you or America then why in every speech she gives does she keep saying "I, I, me, I, me, I, me, when I, I, I , me"?

All the while Obama is saying "us, we, we, we, you and I, Americans". For once, just once, we have a presidential candidate who cares more about the American dream than himself! But all of you are too blind and dumb to notice (only the Hillary fans!). Open your ears and listen to the two closing speeches last night you will clearly hear a different tone in Mr. Obama's voice!

Shut you mouths and open your ears and eyes when she speaks again, you'll see what I mean.

You people make me sick, believing what she and Bill and her slimy campaign manager (did that guy freak anyone else out in those interviews with him….can he give a definite answer on anything…"I am not sure who will be on her campaign team in the future, after all I am only her campaign manager" and some of you people buy that?

She (and Bill) will do, or say ANYTHING to win! Because they have a life to keep going and its a lavish one! If you can't see that…then you are truly blind!

Hilary Clinton is evil. Do some research on Cathy O'Brien.

Cindy, the power mad Mike Huckabee long ago sold out the Gospel in order to accept what the Nazarene refused: the offer of ultimate worldly political power. To Huckabee the Gospel is now reduceable to helping the poor. Summatively. Seriously. Look up the Florida "debate" sponsored by the same folks sponsoring this blog.

It is impossible be a female politician and not attract criticism for each and every smallest act - from both directions simultaneously. Too tough. Too weak. Too emotional. Too robotic. When what they really mean is: too female. Male politicians are raked over the coals for their actions and comments, but at least they are given a modicum of latitude to have a personality, or not have much of a personality as the case may be. The standard for Senator Clinton seems to be "fulfill my every fantasy for what a flawless leader/mother/friend could possibly be, but if you disappoint me in some small way, well I knew this job was too tough for a woman." We've got to admit that this election is indeed partly about whether the country is ready for a woman to lead it. Because really, how much difference do you think there really is in their positions? Sure there are minor differences, but when you ask the candidates what they would do about the war, about poverty, about the environment, they are not different enough to argue over. We are choosing the leader we want. It would be such an incredible gift to every American girl to elect our first woman president. Even if nothing else changes at all, the country would never be the same. When all is said and done, can we not at least have made an impact on every young girl who worries about being thin enough instead of smart enough; who thinks being sexually precocious is going to help her somehow; and who doesn't raise her hand in class to keep from competing with the boys?

Two possibilities:

1) Clinton is showing genuine emotion. Do you see other candidates crying? DO YOU WANT A PRESIDENT WHO IS GOING TO CRACK UNDER PRESSURE LIKE THIS?

2) This is a fake and calculated move to hide what she actually is, which is stiff and unlikeable.

Neither is acceptable from a potential President.

Who's bitter? And who cares whether she was faking? What a dumb red herring that is, and how typical of CNN and therefore of the Hillary campaign. If CNN really cared whether she was feigning emotion, they'd tell us whose footage it is. They're just spinning our wheels. Don't indulge compassion when choosing the next person to occupy the most powerful office in world history. Don't indulge in emotive decision-making at all, in fact. Be idealistic and patriotic, but by all means be ruthless. The Chinese goverment is.

As a woman who was high school valedictorian, a summa cum laude college graduate and earned a master's degree with a 4.0 GPA, I have another comment to add:

First, I'd like to see the GPA and vita of the narrow-minded guys who responded on this board.

Second, Narrow-mindedness and woman-bashing comments make my temper itch. Good grief, get a life and realize that women are intelligent and they don't need to be "ironing" to be accomplished successful American citizens. Apparently some mindsets haven't changed since the days of Susan B. Anthony.

I also want to address the minister-bashing comment. I'm certainly not a Huckabee fan. When he ousted Gov. Jim Guy Tucker with a takeover of the state capitol building when he was Lt. Gov. of our great state, he was put on my list of politicians with questionable motives. However, it does not matter what we think about the messenger, just don't mess with the Message. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not a fairytale. It is a simple yet powerful message.

I do think her tears were genuine but not in the sense that she was upset about the state of America. What she is upset about is the fact that she now has a great chance of losing.

anyone that says Hillary is faking it or acting or whatever should really try to look at their own judgments on themselves. It's a big deal to be a candidate for the commander in chief and i can only imagine how hard it is for everyone on the campaign trail. (families included)
let's try not to look at the negative and lets embrace the nugget of compassion that we all have inside us for other humans. cause at the end of the day, that's what we ALL are.
It's very easy to sit behind a computer and throw stones.

Maybe she was acting. Maybe she was genuine. Maybe,maybe, maybe. you simply don't know. just let it BE instead of making yourself bitter over a display of emotion from someone you might not agree with politically.
Those that feel the need to lash out are thinking from an opinion based on fear and distrust of others and most likely themselves.

try compassion. it's a better choice than bitter.

What more can the outfit the Los Angeles Times calls, on its front page, the Corrupt News Network do for Hillary Rodham Clinton in her hour of need? That, my friends, is the question.

Can you, say, get Hillary's oppo people to place some breeder stories with Bloomberg so that you can promulgate defamations of Obama in good conscience while hiding your traces? Can you pretend, for example, that there was ever any doubt as to Hillary's being a person of emotion, as in the emotions of anger, rage, resentment, jealousy, spite, vengefulness, fear, aggression, hurt, insecurity, indignation? How can you play the race card against the gender card and get away with it?

Are your overpaid sophomores equal to the challenge, or will they fail their liege when she needs them most? Gird yourselves, men and women of Ted's benighted former Fourth Estate, for this is a time for adults, and you've much growing up to do.

CNN. Give me a break!

I believe Senator Clinton will be a wonderful president. She has more experience than any other Democratic candidate running (and nearly every Republican candidate for that matter). Hillary has been unfairly criticized by the media on every level. It also seems that the other candidates are barely criticized for their shortcomings. Personally, I am disgusted with the media and I feel certain that the media's undo influence of the past will be offset by a record setting turn out of Democratic voters.

Perhaps many are choosing their candidates out of complete ignorance. Many people haven't a clue as to their candiate's record. I would suggest they research
each one before casting a vote. Furthermore, President Bill Clinton was one of the best in our lifetime. I might suggest that those of you who wish to critisize him also research all that he has done for this country. Hillary, I believe, will bring a welcome continuation of that legacy.

It is my opinion that Hillary is a candidate of strength, substance, and integrity, and that Obama is a flash in the pan — little or no experience, all style and no subtance.

What a ridiculous display and the "me, me, me, I, I, I" that followed was truly despicable.

If Hillary wins the Democratic nomination, I will look long and hard at voting against her.

I agree w/ Hollie . . .I wish the "undecideds" (i.e., haven't bothered to consider it until now) would just stay home rather than make a quickie, last-minute decision.

About the tears . . . things like that are simply sensationalized by the media to distract us from considering what's really important. It's so inconsequential, let it go! If you vote for a candidate based on such trivial things, please don't vote!!! How about considering issues, platforms, experience?

To all the gentlemen who wrote negative comments about a Hillary showing her compassion by getting a little emotional. Excuse me…you guys really don't get it do you? It's too bad because we will probably have another "man" in office. It's time for a change all right, it's time for a woman to be President and restore America to it's former greatness but from your comments you are obiviously not bright enough to figure it out!

What is so wrong with wanting to be president? Yes, she does. They all do. Frankly, I'd hate the job. But if Hillary wants to tackle the challenge - and I believe she is up to it - why criticize based solely on that?

If you don't like a candidate's voting record or platform, that's one thing. But to criticize just for being ambitious . . .I just don't get it.

Emotional intelligence is part of her many strengths. Most people have criticized her for not showing her emotions. I am for her 100%

Hillary was crying because she knows she is losing…lol it's not because "she has feelings"…..The clintons are so used to winning, that if they lose…they BECOME SORE LOSERS!!….. SHE IS A SORE LOSER—THATS WHY THE TEARS ….

Sen Clinton is a professsional politician and will turn her emotion breakdown into some miracle work she has done for New York State. We are still the highest taxed State in the country,terrible job growth,a young population that is exiting the state in record numbers and unfunded mandates that are killing what little economic successes we have.
New York is hurting and Hillary is as much to blame as the rest of the Democrat leadership. New Yorkers have been emotional for a long time because their elected officials continue to let them done!!!

More young women should be out there supporting Hillary. She is in position to break the ultimate glass ceiling and I can't wait to see what other barriers might shatter as a result. Keep fighting the good fight Hillary, you have my vote!!!

The problem isn't in the fact that she showed that she was human, it was that she showed the wrong emotion at the wrong time. She talks about being strong, but she breaks down and cries after ONE loss(Out of 50?)? In the words of her lying, cheating husband, GIVE ME A BREAK!

obviously its good to have this much dialogue and interest in our future. the bad part is that ms clinton, despite her claims, has generated much of the discord and anger- so what does that tell me? it tells me that she cannot unite this country, let alone democrats. her time has come and gone, and like it or not, she needs to realize that she is part of the very problem that american politics have become. obama may be young, but he is sincere in his desire to right the ship and make the system work for the people. call him what you want, the man has struck a chord with many people, he is authentic and inspiring, and he doesnt make jokes at the expense of mahatma gahndi. someone called hillary a monster- thats a little far fetched, but whats the worst thing anyones called obama- inexperienced? rumfeld and cheney have years of experience but horrible judgement- ill take obama anytime over hillary or those two.

I don't get it. it's not like she was bawling. If one of the male candidates got choked up while speaking passionately people would be touched. She's female so she's either weak or calculating.

DLBGYD Hillary

After reading some of these comments - what really scares me is that so many people who know nothing about history, economics or foreign policy are able to vote. It scares me that people like Hillary or Obama give the "working class" the false impression that taxing "the rich" more will somehow make the "working class" better off. Do you think they really believe that rubbish? Do you think they don't know that the reason tax cuts "benefit the rich" is because the rich are the ones who pay the majority of taxes? How can cutting something that you don't pay in the first place benefit you? All they are doing is engaging in class warfare to buy votes from people who either don't know any better, or who feel guilty for their success.

In reply to Jessica two posts above my first post, WHAT?! I'm 18, you're an admitted youth and you somehow believe we should not be involved? The policies, the war, the debt, our international standing, do you think that will magically go away once you grow out of the "youth" demographic? This is the first election I can vote in and I've never been more politically fired up. We're the one commenting on a CNN story, so why not spread the message of whatever brought you to this site to your (really, our) peers?

I wonder if any of you would dare call a man a "faker" for having an emotional moment? And the idea that she "planned" an emotional moment for her own gain is absurd, have you ever tried to do that? I'm willing to bet that its fairly difficult. And if you have successfully done so for your own gain, bravo, maybe you should talk to the GOP, you may have a future there.

Frankly Hilary Clinton has gotten her supporters because of her tireless work to help Americans AS A WHOLE, especially those who are disenfranchised. As for those who are commenting that she is a "hysterical, anti-family, anti-military, anti-American, virulent, militant leftist feminist fundamentalist extremist" have you been listening to a word she or any of the other candidates have said? Or better yet, have you looked at her track record both in the Senate and as the First Lady? Or is all the good work she's done been overshadowed

In response to "The Greatest Post of the year", although I congratulate your nice use of rhetoric and extreme language, I challenge the validity of any of those statements. First off, by calling someone "hysterical" for one publicly caught emotional moment, you are taking what actually happened and exaggerating it, and then trying to pass off your conclusion as logical. Second, anit-family, really? A wife and mother is anti-family? Why? Because she doesn't immediately condone homosexuality or abortion? By staying with her husband after what I'm sure was an incredibly difficult time in their marriage? If she hadn't stayed with him, would that have made her more "family friendly"? If she was a man, would this be an issue, or an attack even? I haven't heard any of these "anit-family" comments about Rudy Giulian or any of the other male candidates and I doubt that I ever will.

Also I challenge calling someone anti-military and "militant leftist extremist" in the same breathe as you contradicted yourself . If you're going to use extreme rhetoric, pick a side or use more appropriate language. And I forgot about her being a feminist. God forbid that a woman speak up and be noticed. How dare a woman, who may truly understand the concerns of women or the challenges women face, run for office. Hilary Clinton may be a feminist but she is certainly not an extreme feminist or "feminazi" as she has been called.

If we all would take 2 minutes and stop thinking about our own self-serving, money-grubbing agenda's and looked at what the candidates could do for OUR American instead of "my" America, maybe we would not currently be in the situation in which we find ourselves today, namely funding a war which has essentially bankrupted programs and initiatives which help ALL of America, such as, oh education maybe?. Furthermore, those who are supporting Hilary Clinton are not supporting her because of what she can do for us individually, but rather what she can do for the country as a collective. You want change and not just someone who talks about it, look at her record. She's talked about it, she's done it, and she's done it well.

Also, come on people, unite for gosh sakes! The bashing of one candidate for the primaries and then turning around and expecting none of those comments to come back and bite them in the proverbial butt seems naive. Instead of bashing the candidates and trying to make our point that "mines better than your's", which is really is less about which candidate is better and more about whether you're smarter than the person your arguing with, maybe consider listening to all the candidates and evaluating them based on their merits as opposed to the sensationalist gossip you hear. Sounds likes a novel approach to me.

It is JUST as sexist as some men saying Hilary isn't qualified as a woman to say that you are going to vote for her largely because she is a woman. So you relate to her feelings? Good, though one needs to aim for policy and not very possibly faked tears to determine who should have their vote. I've seen arguments that Hilary will bring healing and feelings and compassion to the US on the premise she is a woman. Do you think emotions are unique to females? Hell no. Hilary's continuous insistence that she is somehow more fit to be Prez because of her experience is laughable. While she may have accomplished some things, many of her other prerogatives have failed in the past. I don't know whether to laugh or be worried when I see people list being First Lady as viable political experience. She was a Senator, that's it on the national level. Republicans HATE this woman. In Iowa and so far in polls in New Hampshire, we've seen almost record amounts of voters. I fear that if Hilary actually gets the nomination, so much of the Christian-right will mobilize against her that she'll be unelectable. Obama has my vote at the moment, but I fear waking up on November 3rd to a Republican in office. It scares me.

Maybe Osama Bin Laden will feel sorry when she breaks down and cries and he'll say "There, there, little lady, I'll call off the Jihad, I didn't know you had such sensitive emotions!"

That might work.

I know very little of politics though I highly disagree with the staetment that Obama has the ability to inspire the youth. I myself am apart of that category and from my point of view they will rarely ever be inspired. It is almost nature for them (us) to be apathetic sad but true. So I believe it is important to have them knowlegeable but involed I dont think so.
Go HILLARY!

You know your political campaign is in trouble when you actually have to explain to people that you really are a human being with emotions. Pathetic.

I think this shows the soft caring side of Hillary. After all she was not making a political decision here. I think she is a strong person with excellent qualifications. She is the only one that is really qualified to become President. Do you want another person in office that has got to try to learn on the job trainning? BUSH has been a real disaster for our country. We are in war, in debt, jobs in jeapardy,no health care for everyone, he didn not how to be President and look what happen!!!!. We Do not need to go thru this again. Terrorist are watching and will attack again. We need to be ready and not have someone in office that has to learn how as we know the past 7 years we have a President that has not learn til yet. He will come and go and never really know HOW TO BE A REAL PRESIDENT. We suffer this set back with BUSH in office. WAKE UP AMERICA. Hillary is only only choice here. Personally I would not want this mess, but she is willing to step in and began to clean up George Bush's mess. As far as Bill standing up for Hillary this shows that he cares about America. After all things were much better under the Clinton's than they have ever been under the Bush's. Clinton knew how to balance the budget and leave us with a surplus in the bank. All Bush knows how to do it spend it and borrow from others. We are deeper in debt now than in any other Presidency. Then the republicans say the democrats spend too much….Give me a Break it is the REPUBLICANS that can't control their spending.
Our only hope is for the Democrats to get behind the only qualified one and take HER to the whitehouse for 2008. If not we will all suffer the consequences.
VOTE HILLARY in 2008
HILLARY ALL THE WAY in 2008

I have been viewing some of these posts and have come this conclusion. If you don't like Hillary Clinton, do not vote for her. Vote the same way you did 7 years ago. You will get what you deserve once again - Bush before, Obama (or Guiliani) now. All 3 without any international experience - which from where I sit, will be one of the most important factors in picking the next president.
All of these childish, moronic comments directed towards Hillary Clinton regarding robots and such are what our country has digressed into. No respect for a mother, no etiquette, and gullible to sound bites. Hillary Clinton has had to perservere with much adversity and that adversity has made this candidate strong. Exactly what the country needs: strong, intelligent leadership with a specific strategy on how to govern.
Mentalities like some of these ridiculous posts are some of the reasons why our country is rated 29th in education. Short attention spans and a fast-food, "want it now" baby boomer mentality. Hillary Clinton would be the perfect choice to correct all of the current and forseeable problems in our government caused by years of ineptitude. Viscious attacks like the posts we see in here are exactly the way things are going in this country right now.
Face reality and facts: Obama would be in over his head at this time in his career. Maybe 8 years from now, with some Senate foreign committee experience, but not at this time.
Pick the logical choice for our nation right now: Hillary Clinton.

From the second she announced considering to run for senator for NY, I KNEW this was just a stepping stone to the white house. Why do so many people love her in NY? BECAUSE THEY ALL LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY. Promises she's made for creating 200 (a lousy 200) jobs in Buffalo? Zip - not a one. Buffalo has lost 15% FIFTEEN PERCENT of its population since she took office because there are no jobs - no opportunities. Do I think she'll do what she promises, through all those fake tears and "I just think of everyone else" poses? Get a grip. This monster is all about power. Hers. She's obviously not getting my vote.

The debate over whether her emotions are real or not is simply a distraction. The debate over whether she is genuine or not is speculation as you have not idea if she is or not. You are all guessing and hoping one way or the other . If you don't know her you have no idea! Meeting her for 10 seconds does not equate to knowing her! This is all emotion! As for me I disagree with her POLICIES! That is why I am not voting for her. It has nothing to do with gender or tears or emotion. Believe or not I don't really care! I don't hate her I just don't want to see her in office.

Oh Barack you're so mean to me. Stop it. I'm so helpless.

You should all face it- in the instances of Over all well being, Economy, Diplomacy, and composure, Bill was the best president America has had since Vietnam. And Hillary will prove to be the other component of the greatest power couple in the world–and she is the ONLY one who will assertively make America BETTER! GO HILLARY

Oh Yeah, BillB and Tom, crawl back under your rock.

If the end result of this election is a complete removal from the public eye of Hillary and Bill, then the end will justify the means. America is so tired of these concieted asses, them going away completely is the only final solution.

$10 says she and Bill divorce after she loses this election as she will hold him responsible and realize that she doesn't need him anymore to try and achieve her goal of taking over the world.

Good Riddance and the end cant come soon enough.

I am surprised at the vituperation and real personal feelings people have about Hillary that are based on emotion and on what people "think", not on what they actually "know". It astounds me that people would vote for a president who has to be more than human, yet human; show no emotion, yet be emotional; know how to be personal; yet not take anything personally; and on and on it goes.

I absolutely love Obama, but I am afraid of his lack of experience in politics; I have seen what has happened to several Presidents who had the same enthusiasm, the same idealism, namely Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, even George Bush; and that lack of experience cost them either the presidency itself, as in Carter; huge mistakes early in office, as in Clinton, earning him the permanent hatred of Republicans ever since; and George Bush, not even living up to one campaign promise of being a uniter, not a divider, etc. This is not what I think will happen to a seasoned fighter like Hillary. This country is in such a mess both on the domestic front and also on the international front, that it will take someone who's been in battle and has been scourged who will be strong enough to take on these huge problems. I just don't see Obama being able to do this. I was really upset he chose to run now. He would be a shoein in either 4 - 8 years.

This country cannot afford to have a president chosed based on who they like, who they can have a "beer" with; who stirs their heart. It needs to be based on who can really clean up the mess left by George Bush!

POST Of THE YEAR!!!! Thanks Tom!

The last thing my United States of America needs is some hysterical, anti-family, anti-military, anti-American, virulent, militant, leftist feminist fundamentalist extremist like Hillary Rodham serving as president and crying over her utterly worthless life when the office requires a person of actual strength, which neither Rodham nor her equally worthless "husband" Boy Clinton have.
-Tom

I am not going to vote for Hillary, because I feel she is not qualified to be the President of The United States. All the tears and emotions doesn't impress me one bit. In turn, I will not vote for Obama because of his background. He is a practicing Muslim, because he will not salute the flag of our great nation, nor will he place his hand on the Bible to take the oath of office, which is what every President that has taken office has done. This really concerns me since the Muslim's have made their brags that they will destroy the USA from within. An acorn doesn't fall far from the tree and I don't think he is likely to change his beliefs and the religion he was raised to believe. Talk is cheap, but truth will prevail. People need to search their hearts and listen to a higher being to make the right decision for whom to vote.

what a scripted bunch of crock!!! Hillary is a such a fake.

Not all crying is created equal

Real women don't cry to feel sorry for themselves, or to manipulate others into feeling sorry for them.
Real women may cry to release righteous anger and frustration, just like men may yell.

This wallowing-in-self-pity bit was sooo pathetic, whether it was fake or real … if it was fake, whoever scripted it has no idea of how emotions work in real, stable people … in the unlikely event that it was real, it shows that when the going gets tough, the lady resorts in manipulating others with tears … which is equivalent to a man settling accounts with punches: In both cases, emotions are used to overpower others .
That's not how I want to raise my daughter, and that's not who I want in the most powerful office in the land.

Ted from St. Louis - I would keep quiet if I were you. Your state give us George W after blocking the electorate from voting in 2000.

*Anyone* who runs for President is superambitious. They have to be to put themselves and their families through this intense scrutiny. Some are better than others at presenting themselves, but make no mistake, almost everything every one of them does is polled first and then scripted. EVERY single one of them. Why? Because unfortunately that's what works. Thus, try not to spend time dissecting every perceived emotion or mannerism. Yes, an inspiring leader helps, but what I really want to know about is the candidates' past records and future positions. Moving speeches aren't enough.

What I want in a President is a really smart, forward looking person who knows something about this world and the people/places/ cultures in it; someone who can reach across the aisle and get something done; someone who, for better or worse, knows how the "system" works. ANY of the Democratic candidates would be light years ahead of the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Obama and Edwards are certainly bright and compelling. But they're young, untested, and have lean records. These are not normal times. We're at war. We've got a big mess to clean up after eight years of W. And this is the biggest CEO position on the planet. In my mind, CLINTON and RICHARDSON have the age and experience (and yes, actual records) to put together an administration and hit the ground running. I'll vote for whoever gets the Democratic nomination. But these latter two are the ones who have my support now.

I'm not sure I'm adding anything new to this conversation, but here's a shot. Hillary can be emotional on the campaign trail. That's fine. What concerns me more is what she reveals about herself when she gets emotional. First, this election is NOT personal. It's a shame she's taking it that way, but people respond to the candidates because of their message, platform, etc. If they choose one person over the other, that's their choice. It's not a vote for or against her as a person, it's a vote against her as a candidate. If the media does make personal attacks, it's wrong and they shouldn't, but she should be better than taking it the way she is. One of the reasons I like Obama so much is because he doesn't take it personally. He stays on point most of the time and I have seen very little about any personal feelings he has. The country will not go off the deep end and she is not the only person who can save it. If she genuinely does feel that way, then she needs to do a better job proving her point. If she can't, then it smacks of the entitlement it always has.

Last point. Voting "present" is perfectly acceptable as a Senator, otherwise it wouldn't be an option. Obama has not been afraid to take the necessary stances against or for pieces of legislation, but there is also a certain nuance to knowing when there is nothing to be said about a piece of legislation. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard is a good example. Voting to consider it a terrorist organization is a cause for war. Under the current administration, it could lead to military incursions in Iran when we are already overextended and in dire diplomatic straits overseas. Voting not to is a farce, because it probably is. In that situation, a little bit of consideration makes "present" a very good choice.

Hillary says she has "8 years of White House experiece." So did Sox, but that didn't qualify him for President.

Let me ask you all this:

When the bombs are in the air heading THIS way…
WHO do you want in sitting in THE Chair ?

Hillary, not Obama.

SHE won't be asking "What do I do?"

Let me be up front. I am not a Clinton fan. Hillary or Bill. In fact none of the Presidential Candidates Democrat or Republican are all that wonderful. But wat a great country we are to have a process as flawed as it is that the likes of those running can run. Every four years we get a chance to correct our errors or reelect our succcesses. What a great process!!! You should all be grateful

Now to Hillary…we have seen her as a First Lady, a Senator and now a Presidental Candidate. One thing we have all learned about her is that she is a very calculating person…in control all the time. For her to "get emotional" was way out there for her. Remember the person who took on the "vast right wing conspiracy" , the Special Prosecuter and lived through Bill's pecadillo's. She is a tough person. And now a good actor. I just don't buy the routine.

Is she a caring person, but no more or less than any of the candidates. When you vote do it for the person who best represents your views and values, not because of an emotional display designed to evoke symptahy.

Jen in Iowa - one more delegate for Obama than Clinton out of Iowa does not a campaign make. You suffer from delusions of Self Importance like Obama and Oprah.

By my count, in the 156 words in which she is quoted as saying that it's hard for her to talk about herself, she used the words "I', "me", "my", or "myself" 19 times. That's 12.2% of the words. That's a lot.

Lest you think this is normal, look at the way her sentences are put together: "this really kind woman says to me," instead of "this really kind woman says". "It was so touching to me," instead of "it was so touching". It's almost like she was trying to make a joke.

I can't believe the venom of some of the comments. It is truly scary to see how so many americans have such antipathy toward this woman. I want a president who has brains, guts, and experience and will . And I chastise the media for some of misrepresentations. Some of the leads re "tears" suggested she was bawling her eyes out. Instead, what I saw was a moment where her feelings showed. Shame on those of you whose hate is oozing out of their emails.

Hi, America, keep in mind, Hillary belongs to the generation that was taught to content self, emotion in public. well-education youngers still do same way.

You are selecting some one who run a superpower on earth. pure motivation, simple , hnoesty, emotion,… not working

As a John Edwards supporter, and a strong Union Member and advocate, I can not and will not buy into the game that the Clinton's are playing with this False display of emotionalism. Granted; campaigning can be a grueling, stressful job, but one must wonder if this is how she would handle other stressful situations that the President of this nation will have to face.

I wish people would remeber that we have had a Bush or a Clinton in the White House since 1980. This is begining to look like a shared monarchy between the two families.

The failed free trade agreements begun by Bill has done more to undermine this nation's working class than any other policy implimented since before the great depression.

This country needs the unions to stand up and start a labor revolution to take our nation back.

People before profits. Union Workers UNITE!!! John Edwards 2008!!!

Ladies…

This isn't a woman thing, even though those who are HIllary supporters want to make it so. I'm a man and would love to vote for Speaker Pelosi any day of the year! The problem here is Hillary. She slashs and burns in one moment, then acts like she is choking up the next. Something is wrong with that…and women will just set back the clock by voting for her…just my opinion.

Give me a break. Do you want someone who's going to cry when times get tough? The Clinton's haven't dealt with losing so what are we getting now that they're faced with it? More negative comments about Obama. Bye bye Hilary.

What the Clinton's both fail to accept is this:

THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU! It is about the USA and we are ready to move ON!

Anyone who seriously believes that there is a single politician out there that is in politics for entirely selfless purposes is deluded. They all have some sort of personal motivation for running for office. For me, the point is to pick the person that I believe is most able to fulfil the goals that have been promised. I believe that Hillary does have the experience of politics, and all of its challenges, that it takes. However, she does seem to lack the charisma and vibrancy of Obama and I do think that she may find that problem insurmountable at the polls.

I think it would be great to have a first Woman president….BUT…NO NO NO not Hillary….the Sleazy Clintons once again !!!!!!!!
She has done NOTHING for New York ! Not one worthwhile thing.

I also think it would be great to have a first black president…BUT..Obama is just to young and inexperienced….he should have reserved himself for the next presidential election when he was seasoned and older.

Madam President Hillary Rodham Clinton "08″

Here is a piece from NYT's readers posting to show why democrats lose the 2008 president election in January:

Lenedone Wrote “Question about Obama’s electability. Which States do you think Obama will win in the General Elections?

Here is my analysis of why he will lose badly to the Republicans:

(a) The Republican nominee will be either, McCain, Romney, Julianni, or Huckabee. The Republican establishment will throw it’s full machinery behind whoever that nominee is.

(b) Next, they will make national security and terrorism the main issue in the debate.

(c) Then, they will define Obama based on his own record or lack thereof, as weak on national security, inexperienced and naïve. (Have we not seen this movie before)

(d) Next, they will do what the media and the democrats have not done, they will research everything he has ever done, and then the 527 groups will launch those famous “unaffiliated” Swift boat ads.

(e) They will attack him and define in the Southern and Mid Western States as a real threat to the future of our country and to our children. They will note how frequently he has abstained or failed to vote as a US and State Senator, and will claim he cannot be trusted to make the tough decisions. (did you not see the early signs of this last night in the Republican debate)

(f) They will say that in an unstable economic climate do you want to risk your family’s bread and butter with this rookie.

(g) Then they will ask him, what has he ever done? (compared to the republican nominee the answer will be “not much really”)

(h) The republican 527 groups will also do what has not been by his fellow democrats, that is, they will question his temperament, and ask questions about his drug use, and insinuate that perhaps he still has a problem in that area.

(i) These 527 will unearth allege drug users and dealers who will say that they shared a cocaine session with him then, and that they know someone who sold him crack cocaine last year. There will be a 1,000 stories like these. These fellows don’t play nice.

(j) The Republican nominee will stay above the fray and say that they oppose these 527 groups and want them banned, but unfortunately, like John Edwards said recently about 527 running ads. against Obama on his behalf, it is illegal to contact them in any way. Remember Bush and Kerry, and Bush’s father against Dukasus?

(k) For whom did the country vote in the last elections when Americans were dying in Iraq and Bush was seen as running a poorly executed war? Did they vote for the war hero who promised change and hope, or did they vote for the man whose military service records seemed to have mystic properties, and who got us into Iraq in the first place?

(l) Many of those who feel inspired today by Obama will cringe from him after the republicans 527 begin their attack, and other will simply no longer support him based on the “real” Obama as defined by these 527s.

(m) Given all of the above, Obama will lose every Southern State, including Florida, he will also lose Ohio, and then he will have to really fight to win all the states that Kerry one in the last elections. I can assure you he will not win them all when the republicans are through with him.

(n) So tell me dear chap, how will Obama win the 270 electoral votes he needs to win the presidency? He can not!”

The United States does not owe Sen. Clinton the Presidency. She'll have to earn her votes. Tears, lies, and conspiracies don't count for much.

Hills - change gears and buck up if you want this.
Obama - We're dreaming with you, now tell us something concrete
Edwards - hang in there… and consider a joint ticket with Obama

Hillary Clinton has the intelligence, strategies, experience and passion to change this great country to a great DIRECTION!!! She has the power and will achieve what she said! Not only an excellent orator who promises anything only for cheating voters to support for him. Unfortunately, he never considered whether he can keep his promise or how to realize what’s he said. If a person says he can do anything, we should doubt his honesty, such as Obama! Change is good, but can change to a positive or negative direction! We should reminder 8 years ago, Bush also said changes. Let’s support Hillary, because we love this country! We will not allow this country suffer another disastrous presidential term! I find the similarity between Barack Obama and George W. Bush!

I live in NY and to the best of my recollection there has never been anyone less qualified to hold public office than Ms. Clinton.. She has done absolutely nothing for this state., God help us if she ever were to be elected.

As for her breakdown OH please, this was just another attempt at regaining the spotlight. The only thing Ms. Clinton has is an agenda. (her own).

Please Hillary give it up…..

Give up your computers and your lack of imagination. I'm sick of all you hypocrites. Hillary has done nothing but put herself through college, work for the underdogs, and compete successfully in a man's world. If she choses to forgive Bill and move on, it's none of yours or anyone else's business. If that's all you can hit her with, prepare to call her rightfully so, "Madam President". It sounds good to me.

A message to Hillary,

You are my inspiration - please do not give up. Hang in there until the very end. Obama is a fraud and people will eventually realize it. No one wants an inexperienced person in the White House at such treacherous times. I am not a bigot but there is no way Obama will get the presidency. I believe all his money besides coming from Oprah Winfrey is coming from Republicans who know he will be easily beaten by any Republican.

I cannot believe, having been a strong Democrat all my life, that the Democratic
Party will allow Obama to be there candidate for the presidency. They will surely lose if that is the case. I will not vote for him and would have to vote for McCain or no one. Please reach the big wheels of the party and relay the message that they cannot win with Obama as the presidential candidate.

Not only that but I see uprisings all over the country if he is there candidate. I will pray for your strength and courage and I do want you to be the president of the United States. God bless you - keep truckin!

Well the idea that they are so obviously -fake- emotions, is what's aggravating people.

You cannot take these things at face value, lest you be tricked by simple theatrics. Dan Rather crying on Letterman after 9/11, is genuine. Barack Obama, solemnly admitting that he used to have a drug problem, is genuine.

Hillary getting teary for the FIRST time in her campaign, in a room full of women, following repeated commentary about her coldness, a day before the NH primary, and while aiming attack comments the entire time… is NOT genuine.

What we want is a leader who is inspiring, honest and understanding. Not another 90's style sneak who concentrates on negative campaigning and spin.

Hilary deserves an Academy Award nomination. It was so plain to see that this was calculated, contrived, coached and practiced. I'm not buying it. Total crock.

She talks about change, but she is going THROUGH the CHANGE!

Hillary is awesome! She has nerves of steel…lets look at Barack! No one has- they just think he is the black white hope>>>>please don't call me a racist I am married to an African American man and he agrees!!

Bush…Clinton…Bush…We need a CHANGE!!!

Prayu - I thought I shut you out on the other blog. It's time you start praying if you think we don't get your contrived BS from the Obama party.

Senator Clinton: Experience Is So Overrated!! (To Say The Least)

Have you ever gone to an interview for a really fantastic job without your résumé? Or better yet, have you ever gone and refused to present said résumé? Well, Senator Clinton is trying to do just that… You would think she already had two terms under her belt the way she boasts at the Democrat debates, but let’s not jump to conclusions. On the trail Senator Clinton consistently lays claim to two traits: strength and experience; however, as the Junior Senator from New York, very little meaningful legislation bears her name. The next president will face unprecedented national security challenges and Mrs. Clinton’s perpetuation of “strength and experience” is not only misleading to voters, but constitutes reckless endangerment.

More below the fold.
When the Senator was asked to cite specific instances where she counseled her husband on national security issues she consistently fumbles, charges through the question, and cites her trips to Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Latin America, India, Africa, and Bosnia. Her responses in regards to her “experience” are always veiled in vague answers and when she gets particularly flustered she just resorts to claiming moderator impartiality (think back to the MSNBC Democrat debate).

Clinton campaign surrogates claim she acted as a close confidant and advisor to President Clinton but she never received security clearance, she never sat in on security briefings, and never read the President’s Daily Brief (PDB). Somehow she still manages to claim she did the foreign policy heavy-lifting of the Clinton administration (I bet she has an amazing poker face). All former Clinton administration officials are not too quick to agree with the Junior Senator, namely Susan Rice, a National Security Council senior aide. She has recently raised objections to Senator Clinton’s claim that she was “the face of the administration in foreign affairs.”

Making tough decisions, responding to crises, making the bureaucracy implement decisions that they may not want to implement — that’s the hard part of foreign policy… That’s not what Mrs. Clinton was asked or expected to do as first lady.

So Senator Clinton didn’t have clearance for national security information, she was not privy to the PDB and never took part in National Security Council meetings. Certainly doesn't sound like “experience” to me.

Hillary Clinton breaks up in public. Two different responses can be derived from this display of emotion. It is only plausible to accept one.
1: Hillary is sincere in her display of emotion because she desires to do her best as president and has strong feelings about the change she may bring about.
2: Hillary is a woman. Women are unable to repress emotion in dire cases. Thus she would not be the suitable candidate to choose in this election.

Obviously the second option is the more correct. I am a woman myself and admit the fact that women are not capable of bearing the weight of the many draining and time-consuming issues that come with being president. Imagine if a female president had been inaugurated in lieu of president Lincoln. I daresay we would have a divided nation to this very day.

Huckabee 08.

Washington D.C. has it's own set of rules. Obama (who's never played the game) will struggle as a young inexperienced president. He will waste the first half of his term trying to figure out what went wrong.
I want someone who knows what the rules are, has the insight to manipulate them and get what they want. The next president has a monumental task ahead and nursing a newbie is not in the best interest of the country. I believe Hillary has the intelligence to hit the ground running full throttle for the next 4 years.

Politics is a nasty game. Just look at the comments here. Obama is untested. Hillary was a part of the Clinton administration from day one. I call that experience. Good, solid experience. Being nice,making friends, promising change (Obama) doesn't work. Blowing everything up and starting over (Edwards) scares me. The truth is we need to elect a person who's been there done that. She has the ability to influence, negotiate and operate effectively within a system ( that is corrupt ) while still managing to represent our ideals as a country. Clinton owns the handbook..it is what it is….change only goes so far..especially in Washington D.C….Obama has promises…Hillary has the answers. If she wants to shed a tear every now and then …go right ahead.

Jim in Texas. You are obviously not a paid writer on strike. Trust me, as a Texan and a Democrat, I'm sure she is just like me. We are all cried out over the destruction and death brought on by all of the years with Bush in the White House. We can't tolerate anymore ignorance and are suffering from PTSS.

People are saying she is an "ice woman" as it is a negative thing i see that as a good characteristic for a president to have. We don't want a president who let's his or her emotions affect their performance too much. I think her tears were genuine because i doubt she is that good of an actress.

The Republicans love it! Obama edging Hillary out of the way for them. They can't find anything to roast her with. They tried for 8 years at tax payers expense. They found nothing. So they are wallowing in their good fortune that Obama has handed them. But wait and see the Republicans attack him IF he becomes the Dem nominee. Then we will all learn who and what this Obama is about. Then it will be too late. When will Americans get smart and do their homework instead of being led around by the media and hollow words?
Hillary Clinton is best prepared to serve our country as President. She is the only one I trust with my vote. She is the only one I trust with my vote. Is your vote so insignificant that you will give it away to the best looking, the best sounding, the most religious, the oldest, the youngest..Whatever, without first looking at the records for each candidate and how they propose to solve the problems that confront us as a nation ? Our democracy is riding on this election.

When is she going to shut it down and restore some party unity? It's clear the party doesn't want her, she is falling further behind.

this sealed the deal for me. I will vote democrat, UNLESS Hillary Clinton wins the election.

Hiliary's strength intimidates many people. Also, she's caught in a lose/lose situation-She's phoney if she cries, she's ice if she doesn't.
Do you think Obama isn't calculating every move-an attorney?? He's dubbed now as the "savior of the US" with his speeches, but when the real work starts, I think people are going to say "Why did we elect this person who we know so little about for a top position'?

PLEASE BIL..YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE YOUR THING. STEP ASIDE. THIS IS FOR HILLARY. IF SHE CANNOT HANDLE TO FIRE STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN.

Heather and Eric. Obviously, you did not understand that the reason for the surge was not to lose only 20 something soldiers a month vs. over 100, but for the Government in Iraq to come together and fix their problems so that we could get the hell out. The surge has not worked and anyone who says it did is misinformed or a liar. When Bush, Cheney and the rest of the brave "pheasant hunters in a canned hunt" decide to take up a weapon then, we will ask Hillary to also. Get your information straight - you are ill informed like most Americans that think our Brave American Soldiers should have to be maimed and die for a failed policy from a greedy, narcissistic bunch of creeps in the White House.

Ms. Clinton, you had my vote if Barack dropped out but now you have lost it completely. To talk about how "personal" this is to you, then flip over and say that President Johnson did more for Civil Rights than Dr. King?? ARE YOU NUTS!!! The man died for the "opportunities" you sat there and produced those crocodile tears over. He left his children, his wife, his family, his followers in a violent act of hate and you credit President Johnson for jumping his coattails and using his mighty pen to do more for Civil Rights? Was he marching on Washington? Was he in Selma wakling in mud and rain? Where was he?? He certainly wasn't in harms way trying to make change, the change you said you don't need to know how to make because you've already made it, whatever. I cannot believe you insulted the African American community and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to win votes. Shameless.

Billary is such a charlatan. She deserves an academy award from her Hollywood shills for her crocodile tears .

There are two current phenomenae asociated to the Clinton campaing that, I believe, deserve more in dept analysis, both associated to the differences in male and female brains. One is the "emotional outburst", the other the fact that women's support to a female candidate is short living.

First, the "emotional" one: There is strong scientific evidence that the brains of women and men are built up differently, and that "normal" reactions for a man and for a woman don't follow the same patterns. (Please use your research sources to check it out).

What we saw from Hillary Clinton was a typical female emotional response. And the fact that it happened in a coffee shop, where she was surrounded by other women, mostly of similar age, makes her emotional response even the more "normal" (and to my eyes, appropriated).

However, in spite of saying we are ready for a woman in the presidency, we still expect that a woman candidate will always act as a man. And we criticize her for not doing so.

I think it is a shame that the general population (and moreover, that the news casts), are judging Hillary's "display of emotion" by male standards. She is being crucified for having a female brain, and it just shows how short are we from being truly ready to have a female president.

I would like to see CNN taking a stand towards the future and including the "male VS female brain differences" in the discussion, instead of pounding on the same key and reinforcing stereotypes, implying (and unconsciously suggesting) that viewers continue to use male brain standards to analyze and interpret a typical female reaction.

The other phenomena is of a more complex nature (and not as pressing as the previous, since little can be done to "right a wrong in here"): women do not support women in the long run. For this I don't f ind a clear explanation, but it is certainly a good research theme for your reporters to advance the discussion.

Finally, I would like to say that one of the reasons females make such good CEOs is exactly because their brains are different from man. And because their brains are different from men's, they have a different style of administration. The fact that Hillary's brain is not flooded by testosterone during the race (as it seems to be case for Barak Obama, who acts like a kid on a football field), is only to be admired. Afterall, those of us who truly want a woman administrator, do not want her to be thinking and acting as a man!

So, please, stop harassing Hillary for her reaction. You, the press, are sending the wrong message to everyone. And yeas, your are reinforcing stereotypes and offending all women!

Thanks for listening.
Yours,
Maria

For all I know, that kind woman could be an audience plant, and Hillary could be stepping on a nail to produce those tears. Credentials that are easy to act out, like emotional displays, aren't a deciding factor for me. If you want true compassion, look toward Bill Richardson. He put his life on the line when he went to Baghdad, in 1996, to negotiate the release of two US hostages with Hussein.

She will not become president, and I am willing to wager anybody on that. Her "emotional" outburst was so staged. If you could not see it you have the IQ of a hockey puck. Spare me this. With that said, all the candidates are horrific. Why can't we ever have someone genuine running for office? Oh yeah, that's right they are all power hungry mongoloids.

How can anyone beleive any of the Clintons. I seem to recall that Hillary stated to the people of New York when she won the senate race, that she would not run for the presidency & she would not abandom her Senete seat

WOW I can't beleive the spin on this one–Comparing Bush tearing up at 911 and Hilary crying because the campain trail has been too rough???!!! Are these two really equal in the eyes of the Clinton camp???!!! CAN YOU SAY OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY?!

No–it wasn't the same–Hillary set women back ages with this "right brained" emotional burst! What next–will she need to take prozac to cope with all the stress of wearing too tight of panty hose?!

Get a hint Hillary, Much like what Tom Hanks said, in League of their own, THERE'S NO CRYING IN POLITICS!!!!!!!! Buck up baby or get out!!!!!!!!!!

I am constantly amazed by how many people posting comments on here seem to go out of their way to be truly cruel and mean-spirited. If you don't like someone or you don't like their politics; just say so and move on. We really don't need a novella of adjectives cataloguing the various ways you hate this or that person. As for Hillary and her emotions; if she is half as good as her husband was we will still have a lot to look forward to under her tutelage. She has my vote.

"…I think about, 'What am I going to do today to actually make a difference in someone's life?'"

Until they get in your way or challenge you.

Remember Vince Foster.

We do.

We also know when someone is dark and contrived.

OMG, Hillary has shown emotion, an unforgivable sin in the political arena? I think not. What is unforgivable is watching the media jump on anything that they can make newsworthy. Say, I noticed Edwards repeatedly licking his lips…isn’t that a sign he may be taking some sort of drug? Also,
(you didn’t hear it from me) Barack Hussain Obama was named after Saddam Hussein…oh, I could go on and on…just like the media…

I have been on the fence about Hilary for years. People talk about her coldness, calculatedness, single mindedness in her pursuit of one goal, the presidency. But if you think about it, most of those traits would be totally acceptable and even lauded in a male candidate. I cannot image what it would take to pursue this career choice as a woman in a man's field… the strength, determination and tough skin to bear it all. Can an "emotional" woman be president? Do we want a woman who is not? Do we want a woman at all? Judging by the disaster of our last several male presidents, can another be any better,or worse? With the disasterous state of our country right now: the debt, failing economy, insane insurance prices, $900 billion a year to a "war" we cannot win while our education system in in a shambles and our kids are falling farther behind this global world because of constant education cuts …. Perhaps a change - a real change, not just another male politician with a different color skin - is the best hope we have of returning this country to the days when the constitution actually meant something, when political office was a short term duty our countrymen
fulfilled then went back to their "real jobs", when the government was for the people, not the lobbyists and corporations, and there was hope for a middle class society. Can Hilary do that? Can any one person confronted with our gridlocked congress who only care about securing their jobs and the benefits of their rich corporations and lobbyists? I don't know, but I think I am willing to try…

Hillary is as genuine as any other candidate. There is an ugly segment of our society that enjoys dragging people in the public eye through the mud and there is nothing you can say to them to change there opinion. Some are committed to maintaining the opinion that Hillary is a phony, calculated woman. Everyone needs to realize that all the candidates, Democrats and Republicans, have been rehearsing their answers to questions for months before they got on the campaign trail. They have been continuously practicing and getting coached on their image and public persona. This has become necessary in an enviroment where every little mistake they make is repeatedely played over and over on CNN and all the other news stations.

WAKE UP-bill was an inexperienced governor from a poor state- it didnt matter
he was from the outside- he became the consummate insider. hillary clinton represents change? she represents a return to the old tired politics of the past 16 years. she is about vindictiveness and vindication, and electing her will just bring the past back into our present and compromise our future. her first order of business will be a self congratulatory pat on the back and then a retributional bloodletting will follow. bill is a great orator and she demeans obama because he "uses words?" Ms clinton may have done some advocacy, but i sure as hell dont see her as an agent of change. that performance yesterday was contrived. if she had shut her mouth and left it at im so tired, it might have worked. but then to start dumping on obama, well it was just a little too smooth. forget the emotions- emotions arent so bad- its the act thats sickening. im a democrat, but i want billary to go away, because they are a huge part of the problem of partisan politics. roll of the dice- ill take my chances with obama any day given what hillary and her husband have put us through. this isnt about others, or ambition, this is about pure selfishness. just listen to bill trash obama today…. ad we want more of this? WAKE UP EvERYBODY

Pitiful isn't it?

She repeated the same exaxt thing that John Edwards said in the debate 3 days ago!

She is such a fake, it's disturbing.

To all you independents: If you cant' make up your mind until the last days, then save us the trouble and just don't. We don't want the next President to be elected by some last minute wishy-washy whim.

Another example of how to play the press! She sucessful captured the early news cycles w/"crying w/Hillary". Planted questions and telephone calls are documented. I wonder how many rehearsals that one required? There are no accidential moves in the Clinton campaign !!

If you think there is such a thing; I have some swamp land for sale.

She'd be a perfect fit for Evita Duarte Peron, except for the talent part!

Can't please 'em. I thought everyone was upset she was so cold and unemotional. Hillary's emotional response does not make me want to vote for her or against her. But I am pro emotions in general. I think the world be a lot safer if we knew how to express not repress emotions.

Susan This country is already in disaster and Obama had nothing to do with it.George bush was a walking disaster when he took office,but he was still elected. What exactly is your point.To me the experienced guys are not cutting it either, so why not try the new guy.If just by being in the whitehouse make one experienced them we might as well vote for the whitehouse Janitor. I used to be a Hilary fan, but no more ever since she showed the whole world what a weak victim she is.

Those new cyber-robots are amazing. They replaced last weeks Hillary with one that actually shows emotion. If they could only come up with one that tells the truth.

I am still trying to understand how experience does not count for anything and is not being factored into the decision on who to vote for. I think this country needs to wake up and listen to what Republicans have been saying. They are all admiring the so-called "Obama movement". The only reason they are pretending to admire Barack Obama is that they know with a great deal of certainty he would be the easies