I admit to being an Obama supporter from the get-go. As such I have had a sharp eye out this political season and have seen way more than my share of sound bites, cable clips and debate footage. Hillary has been formidable and I admired her poise and tone. But what I have been seeing lately from the Clinton campaign has me agape!
After the Philadelphia debate, which showed the first crack in Hillary Clinton's composure, she appears to have retreated into the smug, smirking, condescending speaking style of that beloved orator, George W. Bush. Who is advising this woman, anyway?
Hillary's public personality is getting way off track and becoming as managed and contrived as Al Gore's became during the 2000 campaign.
Of course, we love Al Gore for the person we know him to be, but, let's face it, in 2000, he didn't come off as either "real" nor "commanding." (As a presidential candidate, you've got to be either real or commanding with some level of consistency.)
Hillary's 'Bushy Smirk' was evident, for example, when she responded recently to Obama's statement of having an innate talent for foreign policy based partly on spending his most formative years (6-10 years of age)in a third world country.
In velvet tones, Hillary countered the Obama statement with the following: “Now voters will judge whether living in a foreign country at the age of 10 prepares one to face the big, complex international challenges the next President will face. I think we need a President with more experience than that."
What rankled me so much with the response was not the point she made (more rebuttal on that point at another time), but the tone and the body language she used.
Over and over recently Hillary has slipped dangerously close to ridicule and sarcasm in tone. Have you noticed it, too? Ridicule is not a clever tool and sarcasm is a tacky attempt at wit. When confidence becomes haughty and poise looks more like condescension, the democrats will flee in droves.
We've had 8 years of silver spoon "brattitude" and now we're getting it from Hillary. Enough!
Another recent Hillary "slippage" in authenticity came when she attacked Obama's health care plan. No doubt all health care plans have room for scrutiny, but I swear Hillary was acting like she had been medicated. Her voice took on a kittenish purr and her eyes were glazed as she again ridiculed Obama with a half-smile smirk.
I've heard Hillary speak - lots of times - and I never heard that little voice before. It's the kind of thing you see in horror movies when the main character's best friend is exposed as an android or zombie.
What's happening, Hillary? You have not been yourself lately.
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