In Defense of Hillary Clinton's Crying
January 8th, 2008 by Glenn Sacks
"Hillary Clinton let down every woman"--Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
"Will Clinton's 'Cry' be the new Dean 'Scream'?"--San Francisco Chronicle
"To Err Is Human; To Cry Is Woman" -- WNBC, NY
"Clinton choked up at NH roundtable"--Sioux City Journal
"The Clintons Are History"--Beyond Chron
"Choking Up In New Hampshire?"--CBS News
Hillary Clinton is not exactly my cup of tea, but I've been surprised and disgusted with the reaction (see headlines above) to her crying at this New Hampshire roundtable discussion. Rival candidate John Edwards even implied that Hillary wasn't tough enough for the job of president, and many of her critics are deriding her as weak.
What strikes me about the incident is this--Hillary Clinton has been hammered on relentlessly for 15 years over every damn thing imaginable. On top of that, she had to endure humiliation before the world as her husband was caught banging a 22-year-old. Some of the criticism of Hillary Clinton has been justified and some of it has been outright lunacy. But whatever you think of the criticisms and whatever you think of her politics or of her as a person, the "not tough enough stuff" is nonsense. Clinton has endured far more attacks than all of her Democratic rivals put together. Like her or not, she's strong enough to be president.
A few other points:
1) Some are saying that the crying wasn't real, that it was a calculated political act. I've no particular opinion on that aspect of it.
2) Many are saying that if she doesn't win today in New Hampshire, after not winning in Iowa, she's finished. I think this is nonsense. What I wonder is this--who cares whether she wins the New Hampshire primary? There are more people within a small radius of me here in the suburbs of Los Angeles than there are in all of New Hampshire. New Hampshire and Iowa combined are less than 2% of the U.S. population. Before Clinton's candidacy is declared dead, can the other 98% of us please have a chance to vote?
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