From NewsBusters:
But have a look at the video of her announcement. Rather than her “let’s chat” rap, please focus on the background. Look out the door. Presumably the announcement was shot in one of Hillary’s homes: Chappaqua or Georgetown. Now I know it’s been a mild winter, but even so, surely the leaves are gone from the trees and bushes in either spot. And check out the yellow spot in the bushes. At first I thought it was just a warm dapple of sunshine. But freeze the frame when, about 1/4 of the way through, Hillary says “how to end the deficits that threaten Social Security.” That’s not sunshine — those are flowers in bloom.
So, what’s the story? Did Hillary have this video in the can during all those months while she was claiming to be making up her mind?
Make no mistake about it: Hillary has been planning this day for decades. Her Presidency will be the culmination of decades of hard work and political posturing. This video was probably made months ago with her waiting for just the right day to make it public.
She’s a celebrity with an impressive résumé, major-league supporters and five consecutive years of being the Gallup Poll’s “most admired woman.” Yet as New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton plunges into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, she faces resistance from fellow Democrats who don’t like her, don’t like her positions on issues or don’t think she can win. Watch the phrase “winability” over the course of this election cycle.
Two recent polls of Iowa, the first caucus state, put Edwards first and Clinton fourth; a third has Clinton in first. In New Hampshire, the first primary state, a Zogby poll last week as Obama moved into the race had him at 23%, followed by Clinton and Edwards tied at 19%.
Valery Mitchell, an activist from Concord, says she has found “very few Democrats” interested in supporting Clinton. “She is not the same person as Bill Clinton,” she says. “Bill Clinton endears himself to the electorate. It’s regrettable she can’t do the same.”
In other words, an Ice Queen.
