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Princess Caroline Takes a Beating
JammieWearingFool —
Having been safely ensconced on Fifth Avenue all these years, I wonder if she's ever been to Utica, Syracuse and Rochester before and mingled with the little people? Well, apparently the locals aren't so enthused about this lame "listening tour," ripped straight from the carpetbagger pages of Her Thighness, Queen Hillary of Rodham. Caroline Kennedy took a page from Hillary Clinton's playbook and began an upstate listening tour On Wednesday. The road trip included stops in Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo to help convince Gov. David Paterson and voters she's the one to replace ...
CAROLINE KENNEDY BADLY RECEIVED: Kennedy Takes A Beating From Upstate Media. “Her quick remarks fe…
Instapundit —
... CAROLINE KENNEDY BADLY RECEIVED: Kennedy Takes A Beating From Upstate Media. “Her quick remarks fell flat. Reporters seemed to feel brushed off and they pursued her out.” ...
Do Not View This Caroline Video While Operating Heavy Machinery
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... After her underwhelming—some might say disastrous—foray into my upstate New York neck of the woods, you might have expected Caroline Kennedy to put in a peppier performance when she returned to the friendly confines of New York City. ...
Great News
Jules Crittenden —
... . They’ve already lost their filibuster-proof supermajority, so why not send in a clown? Meanwhile, dynasty-addicted New York is looking at a Kennedy or a Cuomo to replace its Clinton. CBS reports that annoyed reporters are turning on Caroline, who is looking for a coronation. Annoyed ...
This Is Farcical
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
From Caroline Kennedy’s visit to upstate New York:
. . . after meeting with [Syracuse] Mayor Matt Driscoll, she ran into a buzz saw — angry reporters who wanted her to do more talking and less listening.
“But you’ve never held public office so what experience [do you have]?” one reporter asked.
Actually, she did speak briefly in Syracuse.
“I wanted to come upstate and meet with Mayor Driscoll and others to tell them about my experience and also learn more about how Washington can help these communities,” ...
Little Lines They Say
Whiskey Fire —
... 1. Caroline Kennedy is having trouble with the upstate NY media...? I have no problem with her running for office in NY. But she has to run. I mean, damn! Nothing screams "not ready" more than a botched trip to Rochester, of all places. If you're ever in a position where you find yourself obliged to go to Rochester, NY, in order to make a good impression crucial to your personal future... you're in a bad way already, never mind if you then proceed to fuck it up. Should have started off in Plattsburgh, maybe, or if that's too fast-lane, Vestal ...
Political Legacy and Entitlement
QandO —
... Just because daddy was a politician, and considered by some to be a good one, doesn’t mean daughter has the same abilities. But some usually bright people seem to be dazzled by names instead of abilities. Look at what Ed Koch, former Mayor of NYC, had to say: ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
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Senate Hopeful Caroline Kennedy Takes A Beating From New York Upstate Media
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
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Senate Hopeful Caroline Kennedy Takes A Beating From New York Upstate Media
Reporters Jump All Over Mostly Silent Princess Of Camelot; Mayor Of Syracuse Doesn't Offer ...
This Is Farcical
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
From Caroline Kennedy's visit to upstate New York : . . . after meeting with [Syracuse] Mayor Matt Driscoll, she ran into a buzz saw -- angry reporters who wanted her to do more talking and less listening. "But you've never held public office so what experience [do you have]?" one reporter asked. Actually, she did speak briefly in Syracuse. "I wanted to come upstate and meet with Mayor Driscoll and others to tell them about my experience and also learn more about how Washington can help these communities," Kennedy said. Her quick remarks fell flat. Reporters seemed to ...
But she’s a princess!
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... The normally sensible Ed Koch indulged in some revealing Kennedy gushing yesterday to support the idea that Governor David Paterson should appoint a novice to the US Senate on the basis of her last name. He urged Paterson to “think of the DNA” as a qualifier for selecting Caroline Kennedy as a replacement for Hillary Clinton in the US Senate (via ...
Caroline Palin, Ctd.
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Just another flash of recognition:
Actually, she did speak briefly in Syracuse.
"I wanted to come upstate and meet with Mayor Driscoll and others to tell them about my experience and also learn more about how Washington can help these communities," Kennedy said.
Her quick remarks fell flat. Reporters seemed to feel brushed off and they pursued her out.
"You're not going to answer questions at all?" one asked.
"Where you headed next?" another demanded.
To the car. Paging Katie ...
Defending Caroline, Mitchell Reads Her Mind
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
Next time you find yourself in a room with Andrea Mitchell, be careful what thoughts you permit yourself to think. The NBC correspondent evidently has the gift of reading minds. Defending Caroline Kennedy on today's Morning Joe, Mitchell stated as a fact that Kennedy's press-evading performance in upstate New York was due to her desire not to appear presumptuous. ...
