Hillary: No questions, please

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on December 28, 2007 at 6:09 pm

Her husband was (in)famous for his “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and now it appears that Hillary is becoming (in)famous for her “Don’t Ask” policy. The LA Times “Top of the Ticket” blog explains:

As she races through Iowa in the days before next week’s caucuses, Hillary Clinton is taking few chances. She tells crowds that it’s their turn to “pick a president,” but over the last two days she has not invited them to ask her any questions.

Before the brief Christmas break, the New York senator had been setting aside time after campaign speeches to hear from the audience. Now when she’s done speaking, her theme songs blare from loudspeakers, preventing any kind of public Q&A.

She was no more inviting when a television reporter approached her after a rally on Thursday and asked if she was “moved” by Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. Clinton turned away without answering.

Her daughter, Chelsea, had the same reaction when a reporter approached her with a question.

Hillary Clinton’s no-question policy didn’t sit well with some of the Iowans who came to see her speak.

“I was a little bit underwhelmed,” said Doug Rohde, 46, as he left her a rally in a fire station in Denison. “The message was very generic — and no questions.”

Clinton campaign officials said that she may take questions in the coming days. But her focus is on seeing as many voters as possible before the caucuses next Thursday — and spotlighting the messages she wants to deliver.

Mrs. Clinton has apparently decided that the “conversation” she wanted to have with America when she started her campaign is officially over.

It’s all part and parcel of the Clinton media machine in full control mode. With just a few days left, she doesn’t want to say anything else she might have to clarify, explain, blame the “boys club” over, waffle on, and/or lie about (case in point) later.

Related: Is Hillary Clinton “Jimmy Carter on steroids”? Hmmm.

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8 Responses to “Hillary: No questions, please”

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  1. LC Baum says:

    ST,
    What really is the difference? If she is taking questions, her answers say nothing. At least this way, it saves everyone the time.
    LC

  2. N. O'Brain says:

    Hillary Clinton is Jimmy Carter on testosterone.

  3. Glenn M. Cassel, AMH1(AW), USN, RET says:

    Reference: Cromwell. Think about it.

  4. Tango says:

    I think it’s worse than people realize. Hillary’s torn between not wanting to answer questions AND feeling like she shouldn’t HAVE TO. =;

  5. Tom TB says:

    How can this tactic work? We already know that when they don’t answer a question directly, they are hiding something. The Hill&Bill show can be seen, heard, and read in re-runs by anyone who has access to a computer. Do they believe there is a group of new voters that will re-install them in the White House that isn’t aware of their games?

  6. Steve Skubinna says:

    It’ll work, Tom, because the more Hillary can keep her mouth shut in public, the more she looks like a viable candidate. The damage she causes by recklessly operating her mouth under the influence of being herself is far greater than the damage avoiding questions will cause.

  7. G-Monster says:

    Hillary Clinton is Jimmy Carter on Steriods!

    See link below.

    LINK

  8. Lorica says:

    I am still believing that this will have a negative effect with Iowans in general. Iowans are not stupid people, abit gulible yeah sure, but when it comes to the Clintons, everyone is jaded. She is still under a delusion that the media is her friend. No one under this much deception should be the President of the United States. – Lorica