Hillary Cries on TV. Could she really handle the job/

[RedGlitter]

I had a talk about this with someone yesterday. How bad is Hillary's crying going to affect her campaign? Does it mean she couldn't handle the job? Would she be too emotional? Was this the kiss of death for her credibility?

Clinton chokes up, is applauded, at campaign stop

• Story Highlights
• Clinton begins talking about how others have criticized her, gets emotional
• She was with mostly female voters in New Hampshire on a campaign stop
• "It's not easy," she told them
• The New York senator is trailing Sen. Barack Obama in polls

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton became visibly emotional at a New Hampshire campaign event Monday after a friendly question from a voter.
At the close of a Portsmouth campaign stop, Marianne Pernold-Young, 64, asked Clinton: "How do you do it? How do you keep up ... and who does your hair?"
Clinton said she had help with her hair on "special days," and that she drew criticism on the days she did not.
Then she added: "It's not easy, and I couldn't do it if I just didn't, you know, passionately believe it was the right thing to do.
"You know, I have so many opportunities from this country, I just don't want to see us fall backwards," she said, her voice breaking a bit. The audience applauded.
"This is very personal for me, it's not just political, it's [that] I see what's happening, we have to reverse it," she said emotionally, adding that some "just put ourselves out there and do this against some pretty difficult odds.
"But some of us are right and some of us are wrong. Some of us ready and some of us are not. Some of us know what we will do on day one, and some of us really haven't thought that through enough."
"So as tired as I am and I am. And as difficult as it is to try and keep up what I try to do on the road, like occasionally exercise and try to eat right -- it's tough when the easiest food is pizza -- I just believe so strongly in who we are as a nation. So I'm going to do everything I can and make my case and you know the voters get to decide." Watch Clinton become emotional as she's answering a question »
The New York senator is under pressure after some weekend surveys show opponent Barack Obama with a sudden almost double digit lead, with less than a day to go until the New Hampshire primary.
At a New Hampshire campaign event, presidential rival John Edwards told reporters he was unaware of Clinton's emotional reaction and would not respond to it.
But he did say, "I think what we need in a commander in chief is strength and resolve, and presidential campaigns are a tough business, but being president of the United States is also a very tough business.
"And the President of the United States is faced with very, very difficult challenges every single day, difficult judgments every single day."

[abbey]

Would Maggie Thatcher have been voted in as prime minister if she'd have cried on TV?
Hell no!
She got voted in because she had balls,
who wants to see the possible future president of the US snivelling like a kid in the playground that's had her pigtails pulled?
Get real Hillary and grow some balls.

[suzycreamcheese]

You cant compare Maggie Thatcher to Hillary Clinton. maggie Thatcher was a hard assed bitch who was only out for those with money.
I dont see her "balls" as a positive trait at all

[Accountable]

How can you compare that guy to a clown?? A clown has a cherry-red nose. That guy's nose is clearly candy-apple-red.


Nah, her crying won't hurt at all and it may help. Makes her look more human.

still not voting for clinton. we already had her and we are still paying for her mistakes... ugh

[weeder]

The crying makes her human, or it makes her weak. The problem is that in the Clinton family... if they decided that human was the way to go, it might have been staged. Id like to believe that this woman really has a mission, and that she wants to make changes. But I cant help suspecting that what shes really doing, is trying to show Bill up. Pay back for humiliating her, and trying to prove that she is a better " Man than he is. The Clintons lost a lot of credibility because of the incident with Bill. It was a three ring circus. They seem like kind of an oddity as a couple. Which is their business in real life, But in the public eye, I dont think they have the right profile for the White House. Even if its phony, it has always been class and grace, and keeping private stuff private. We are not responsible for each others sins, but unfortunately stigmas often cling to spouses. Having Hillary in the White House, means having Bill back in the White House. He forfeited his right to be there by threatening national security, with his cavorting in the Oval Office. I think that HIS behavior is going to hurt her in the end. I think the public has been letting her entertain them thus far. Many people have wondered about a woman who would stay with Bill. Ive heard a lot of comments that lead me to believe she has the homosexual vote. But conservatives? I think shes out of that ball park.

[Galbally]

I would say that a debate about whether Hillary is "up to the job" because her voice broke a little during this gruelling publicity tour that all these presidential hopefuls have to undergo is a bit pointless. Obviously she is a normal human being and the stress she is under got to her emotionally, (a little bit, its not like she was drinking vodka and dancing with the chorus line like Boris Yeltsin used to do). There is also a subcurrent of "oh are women are too emotional to be president" which should be dimissed out of hand of course. It seems that Barak Obama is really starting to hurt the Clinton campaign and he obviously is touching a popular nerve among democratic voters, but I wouldn't write hilary off just yet as she is a formidable politician in her own right (regardless of Bill), so we shall see. The Republican race is just as interesting actually where you have the pastor vs the robot, vs the Action Mayor, vs the War Veteran. It should all make for a very interesting election this year in the US.

[grh]

Just when you think you've seen it all..

By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 56 minutes ago



SALEM, N.H. - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign stop was interrupted Monday when two men stood in the crowd and began screaming, "Iron my shirt!" during one of her final appearances before the New Hampshire primary.

[RedGlitter]

Originally Posted by rjwould

It's nice to read some reasonable comments (Suzzie and Galbally), what is disappointing to me is they all are coming from non-Americans..What a pity!!

That should say something about what Americans are feeling about the choice of candidates at this point.

If anyone is an embarrassment regarding this election, it is the American voter.

Oh now...I can't go that far. Just because we're not fond of Hillary doesn't mean we're a disgrace. It simply means we want better than what we're being offered.

[changinglanes]

could be menopause?