Some consider the Nation’s Capital as “Fantasyland on the Potomac”. Other outsiders are “Fed Up” with the Federal City. It's better to consider D.C. as “the District of Calamity” (sic).
During an interview with Salem Radio host Hugh Hewitt, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough opined that inchoate Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton has "a glass jaw".
This would explain why Hillary has tried to shield herself from any vigorous interaction with even a friendly press. Moreover, it necessitates intimidating other prospective Democrat candidates, in order to maintain the political Potemkin Village of "inevitability".
The indictment of Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on corruption charges may create an opening in the United States Senate. Some political junkies who focus on the District of Calamity have wondered if Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) might forgo a nascent presidential compaign and appoint himself to an open New Jersey Senate seat.
Based on Governor Christie's response from October 2014, we should fuhgeddaboutit!
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) spoke on behalf of inchoate candidate Hillary Clinton on Meet the Press. Granholm's defense of Hillary's record included an oblique threat against prospective Democrat candidate Governor Martin O'Malley (D-MD)
Granholm may not have been the best surrogate for Mrs. Clinton considering her record governing the Great Lake state.
But Granholm's technique is characteristic of Hillary's presidential politicking.
Just like the 2008 campaign, Hillary Clinton is relying upon the inevitability argument for the nomination and the White House. Thus no one should stand in the way of the inevitable coronation, lest they be labeled "sexist".
The HRC Super Volunteers emailed a New York Times reporter warning the press not to use thirteen terms which are deemed "coded sexism" when applied to the former First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State. These forbidden words include: "polarizing," "calculating,"
"disingenuous," "insincere," "ambitious," "inevitable," "entitled,"
"over-confident," "secretive," and "out of touch."
Many of these adjectives could easily be applied to many politicians. But somehow when referring to HRC they become coded sexism. Even a female panel on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews is skeptical that all of the banned words were coded sexism.
How convenient. Limit the lexicon of the press when referring to the chosen candidate, limit access of reporters covering the campaign and pull credentials of pesky press which are willing to publish "inconvenient truths".
Last month, the Iowa Agriculture Summit served as a blue ribbon show for prospective Republican Presidential candidates. As the Hawkeye State is a leading producer of ethanol, nearly all of the politicos onstage contorted themselves to somehow favor continued subsidies of the biofuel.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) went out on a limb and remained true to his conservative credentials by refusing to embrace ethanol on the hustings. Remarkably, Cruz was the only candidate onstage that got a standing ovation for his honesty.
People are hungry for authenticity. Will those working the political fields embrace this desire in the electoral marketplace or will politicians revert to serving up fast food which sows the seeds of our destruction?
