mediamatters.org - 11/14/2008
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Why can't the press quit the Clintons, cont'd We understand that Hillary Clinton is back in the news with her name being raised as a possible Secretary of State in the new Obama administration. And of course that's news. But we still can't get past how the press clings to its beloved ...
observer.com - 11/17/2008
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observer.com —
Why would Barack Obama invite Hillary Clinton into
a serious discussion of her potential appointment as Secretary...
of State without reaching his own conclusions about the risks and benefits of that possibility? That seems frivolous and foolish, ...
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Obama's Clinton Initiative
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/18/2008
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
The vetting of Hillary Clinton is ongoing, delicate,
sensitive and private -- but not, according to people...
with direct knowledge of the work, acrimonious. Despite press reports about former President Bill Clinton's resistance to turn over ...
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Clintons Cooperating With Obama Vetting; Clinton's Real ...
cbsnews.com - 11/13/2008
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cbsnews.com —
CBS News' Election and Survey Unit's survey analyst
extraordinaire Jennifer De Pinto goes inside the exit polls...
from last week's election and finds some interesting nuggets about those Hillary Clinton supporters who voted for John McCain: As voters ...
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Who Were Those Clinton-McCain Crossover Voters? - Horserace
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Hullabaloo —
... them have another one of their squealing bitchfests over the fact that Obama has her on the list for Secretary of State. You'd think he'd just asked a Republican or something. Oh wait ---he has a bunch of Republicans on his short list and that's just fine. I forgot. This isn't about Obama or the State Department or the possible "team of rivals." This is about the bizarre and freakish relationship between the political press and the Clintons. Eric Boehlert writes: ... any interaction between Obama and Clinton is now part of an on-going ...
Offer
Suburban Guerrilla —
Huffington Post:
President-elect Barack Obama offered Sen. Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State during their meeting Thursday in Chicago, according to two senior Democratic officials. She requested time to consider the offer, the officials said.
But but but… Serial liar! Monster! Bosnia! Diva! CRAZY RACIST BITCH!!!! Ackkkk!
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 18, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... noticed, so long as the name is Clinton!!! Never mind that mainstream corporate media aided and abetted every rotten thing George Bush has done to America, never mind that Bush stole an election, never mind the fact that the media promoted and supported an illegal preemptive unnecessary war that took the lives of American soldiers and innocent Iraqis, never mind the fact that because of Bush the economy is in the pits, none of that matters now that the Democrats are back, and mainstream corporate media can again find fault and focus all the negativity they can muster on the ...
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Re: quit it
corner.nationalreview.com 11/19/2008 — I wish punditry could take a week off and a deep breath.
Heather Mac Donald here at the NR Institute just said something similar.
Kathleen and I know some of the same people on the Right and I wonder if after some time away from her e-mail and ...
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