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Well, here we go with a Sunday night round-up of articles suggesting that a run by our Hillary might be what both the Democratic Party and this country need.

The first is from American Thinker which most assuredly will not actually be supporting her if she should run.  But, for the record, here it is.

August 12, 2011

Obama/Hillary Coming Soon to a Primary Near You?

By James G. Wiles

Well, it’s all up to Hillary Clinton now if the Democratic Party is to survive the 2012 elections.

That’s what two important media outlets — Tina Brown’s Daily Beast and London’s Daily Telegraph — both reported in the same twenty-four-hour news cycle.  Faced with what looks to be the political collapse of the Obama administration, the liberal spin cycle is spinning like a top.  It’s “run, Hillary, run!” time.

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This article is actually almost exactly a year old, and was written by a Republican who has worked with her when she was in the Senate and he was part of the Bush administration.   The case he states remains valid.  His scenario of how Hillary might leave State complies with what I have said from the start:  if she leaves, it will be over a matter of principle.

At this rate, it could be President Hillary Clinton in 2012

Monday, 23 August 2010 11:51
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BY ALAN J. STEINBERG
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
COMMENTARY

President Barack Obama is a man whose political fortunes have imploded. The national political rock star of 2008 has become the Democratic political albatross of 2010. Democratic candidates in the 2010 gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, and House of Representatives elections are running away from him, not with him.

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Finally, our friend Hillary Lover submits this from a blog at Le Figaro.

Clinton candidate contre Obama ?

Par Jean-Sébastien Stehli le 11 août 2011 0h17 | 31 Commentaires

Après la guerre des Six Jours entre Israël et les pays arabes, en 1967, Ben Gourion avait plaisanté, affirmant que “Golda Meir était le meilleur homme du gouvernement”. Aujourd’hui, après la capitulation sans condition de Barack Obama dans l’affaire du plafond de la dette, on pourrait paraphraser Ben Gourion et demander : Hillary Clintonest-elle l’homme fort du gouvernement américain ? C’est en tout cas ce que clament de plus en plus fort les 18 millions d’Américains qui ont voté pour elle lors des primaires de 2008. “On vous l’avait bien dit !”, pensent-ils si fort que tout le monde peut l’entendre.

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Photo U.S. State Department

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As much as I would LOVE that last post to sit there forever (or until she tosses her headband into the race), I know visitors are probably hungry for pictures of our girl. In addition, I cannot let a day go by without a post, and I have posted nothing so far today. So here you go, Hill People, a slide show of some of my fav pics of the year so far. Our beautiful SOS is headed for a little break at the end of the week. Much deserved, I say. Here is what she has been busy doing, beautifully, I might add, since January of this year.

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Last Saturday,  five of us “Hillary Girls” were sitting in Le Pain Quotidien across from Bryant Park in New York City at a long-planned meet-up re: getting Hillary to run   One seasoned campaigner suggested we send contributions of $20.12 to HillaryClinton.com.   Later that evening, I messaged a Facebook friend with the idea since he regularly posts suggestions to his friends and Hillary groupsters to help retire Hillary’s debt.  The idea caught on.  Some bright person thought August 12 (Get it?  12?)  might be a good day to do this, and an enterprising individual created a Facebook event.  The idea grew legs and got around.

$20.12 TO DRAFT HILLARY

So folks, not only is today the day, but it already gained some notice in the media.  If you have not already done so, you might want to go to HillaryClinton.com and make a $20.12 donation.  Send along a little email message, too.  Let’s let our girl know – God and we are not finished with her yet.  We need a Democrat who is a real leader, and she is the best of the best!  Join the event!

Make a Contribution of $20.12 Today!

Here is an article about our little idea from The Daily Caller.

Hillary Clinton supporters: Donate $20.12 for 2012 challenge

Published: 12:42 PM 08/12/2011

Supporters of Hillary Clinton are encouraging fellow fans to donate $20.12 Friday to signify support for a primary challenge to President Barack Obama in 2012.
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One more thing.

“As we take the next steps in our journey, I know you’ll be right there with me, as always, in my heart and by my side.

Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless America”

– Hillary Rodham Clinton

We never left your side. Hillary. We are still here. You are deep in our hearts.

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Today’s round-up includes a question from Jack Cafferty and some entries from farther afield. Cafferty frames his question in the present perfect tense which alludes to a past mistake rather than a future possibility.

Would Hillary Clinton have been a better choice for Democrats?

FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:

Looks like some Democrats are having buyer’s remorse when it comes to President Obama and wishing they had gone with Hillary Clinton instead.

The recent negotiations over the debt ceiling are being seen by many as the lowest point in Mr. Obama’s presidency. And it’s not just Republicans who are comparing Barack Obama to Jimmy Carter or saying he’ll be a one-term president.

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U.S. News and World Report also asks a question and provides a poll.  Hillary is at 80.9% as I type.  Michael Antipoulos shared this on my Facebook wall.

Should Hillary Clinton Challenge Obama in the Primaries?

Could anyone beat Obama in a Democratic primary contest?

By Paul Bedard

Posted: August 11, 2011

With a new poll showing that 32 percent of Democrats are eager for President Obama to be challenged by somebody in his own party, is it time for a Democrat to get into the 2012 primary?

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The Telegraph offered this today.

Democrats doubt Barack Obama’s reelection chances

President Barack Obama is facing mounting doubts within his own party about his re-election prospects, with fellow Democrats beginning to ask if Hillary Clinton would have made a better president.

By , Washington

7:56PM BST 09 Aug 2011

Mr Obama’s capitulation to Republicans in the recent tussle over deficit reduction is being seen as the lowest point of his presidency and the latest in a series of blows to the liberal agenda.

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Franklin Delano Williams shared this one, similar to the above,  from Yahoo India at the Supporters of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Facebook  group.

Democrats express doubts over Obama’s reelection, hope Hillary will step in

By ANI | ANI

Washington, Aug.11 (ANI): Democrats are beginning to ask if incumbent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have made a better president than Barack Obama, and now are expressing serious doubts about the latter’s ability to win re-election next year.

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On an earlier thread today, our friend, Hillary Lover, posted this. You will remember that he is the French gent who sometimes posts love songs to Hillary related to the color she is wearing that day. It is a French version of the Yahoo India article.

Les démocrates regrettent de ne pas avoir choisi Hillary Clinton

Jeudi 11 Août 2011 – 16:18

La crise économique actuelle rend fou d’inquiétude le parti démocrate aux Etats-Unis au point que nombreux pensent que Barack Obama ne sera pas réelu l’an prochain.

Hillary Clinton ne veut pas faire de l'ombre à Obama en 2012

Hillary Clinton ne veut pas faire de l’ombre à Obama en 2012

Et au sein du parti démocrate, on commence à se demander si Hillary Clinton n’aurait pas été une meilleure présidente. La récente capitulation de Barack Obama dans le conflit qui l’opposait aux républicains à propos de la réduction du déficit est perçue au sein du parti comme un énième signe de faiblesse du président américain. En privé, de nombreux memebres du parti démocrate commencent à rejoindre l’opinion des républicains: Obama ne serait qu’un nouveau Jimmy Carter, connu pour avoir été le pire président démocrate de l’après-guerre.

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There is a pattern emerging among these articles.  There are the op-eds,  individual testimonies or analyses written by seasoned journalists,  political scholars of some stripe,  folks with inside experience on their resumés, i.e. pundits of some sort.   Let me call those Type 1.  Type 2 often has no individual byline,  consists of a review of opinions circulating in the current electrically charged air,  and appears to be straightforward reportage.

This Type 1 from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was penned by Bill McClellan, a seasoned journalist with a look reminiscent of Hemingway and a liking for Kerouac.  It takes a big man to admit he was wrong.

I should have picked Hillary over Obama

BILL McCLELLAN • bmcclellan@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8143 | Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

… What about all that change we were going to get?

It’s too easy to blame Republicans. Yes, they have blocked Obama at every turn, but that is the way of things in politics.

Frankly, there is nothing sinister with it. Conservatives and liberals have different visions. Of course one side is going to try to block the other. The blame, I think, lies with Obama. He is not strong enough to be an effective president.

Another article, appearing in Periscope,  presents an overview of op-eds and sundry articles on the subject that have appeared elsewhere,  argues a variety of positions held by a variety of players,  and stands pretty much as reportage with the proviso that sequencing can be as powerful as the content itself.  The sequencing of the information feed here spins this opus toward Obama.  A little cutting, pasting, and re-sequencing could lean the message in HRC’s direction – apparently not Periscope’s intent.

There is a reference to a Jezebel article to which I will not link.  You can access it though the Periscope link if you wish to.  I found it simple, distasteful name calling rather than any kind of journalism and not worth a link from here.

Democrats turn on President Obama, look to Hillary Clinton

US President Barack Obama faces criticism from his own party – and suggestions Hillary Clinton would have done a better job as president. What are his chances of re-election?

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Photo credit: sskennel, http://flic.kr/p/4ZgZFG

Is Barack Obama’s re-election campaign over before it has even begun? The debt ceiling wrangling appears to have damaged the US president’s reputation, with some commentators arguing that the resulting deal was a win for the Republicans. There are suggestions that Democrats now doubt Obama’s ability to win the 2012 presidential election – and that some wish they’d opted for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton instead.

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As usual! I waited all day, with this in draft form, to post it, and as soon as I did, two of the usual occurrences: tech problems (so my preferred final draft was not what posted), and a new article popped up.  Now, I would hold onto this for a later post, but it is my old friend D.K. of  The Examiner ringing in, so I simply must tack on his take on this issue.  (Oh – he’s Type 1.)

D.K. Jamaal's photo

Post-Partisan Examiner

August 3, 2011

The free fall of the extremist driven debt ceiling crisis and the resulting egregious agreement that followed it has after three years of weak leadership left President Obama severely wounded with doubts rising as to his ability to now win the 2012 presidential election.

It is time for Democrats to take bold action and put forth Hillary Clinton as their candidate in 2012.

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It is impossible to be subtle on this topic. The only possible approach is to be direct, and so, in the straightforward manner of our no-nonsense SOS, we ask that she consider our request.

I have to thank my new Facebook friend Jennifer Haftl for sharing this great video by Boowitch13, long a wunderkind of Hillary videos.  Thank you both.  This is beautifully executed.

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