Hillary's "Dukakis in a Tank" Moment

Today the news appears to be that Hillary's last gamble to destroy Obama has failed.

Polls and pundits are indicating that the greater damage from the "bitter" controversy may be to Clinton.

Why?

In her efforts to exploit what she interpreted as an Obama gaff, she went too far.

Once again a picture is worth a thousand words.

The whiskey sipping/slugging photos of Clinton are becoming pervasive on the internet, on television ... this incident is being talked about everywhere when presidential politics is the topic.

These photographs may turn out to be Hillary's "Dukakis in a tank" moment.

A photo opportunity that gave voters a permanent visual image to Hillary being phony and pandering.

I now think she will lose Pennsylvania.

There are too many real, serious issues for the voters to worry about.

it's part of a pattern. By itself it would mean little but with the constant blunders by hillary and her camapign it has cumulative effect.

of 'important issues'?

Sounds like she's the one who needs to be focusing on real issues - you know, like the ones Obama was touching on when he made the "bitter" comments in the first place.

:eyes:

It's not Obama that's focused on non-issues.

until the next "gotcha!" moment.

you hilary supporters are all about hypocricy or you wouldn't be supporting the lying hypocrite.

..in order to win a prize...

a president who can slam back shots (isn't that what we've had for the last 7 1/2 years).......do you really want her answering the phone at 3:00 am after a night out with the boys?

But she sipped the shot twice before downing the rest.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5k16Aka0Rgg&feature=related

Hell, my former Army buddies and I (all girls! :evilgrin:) can down real (Jack Daniels) not fancy-pants French Canadian (Crown Royal) whiskey in ONE GULP.

Sipping is a gutless way to take a shot ... she's not a part of the blue collar bar culture and it shows. :eyes:

Army buddies is ridiculous.


And it's much better than Kerry and the 3 tiny sips of beer he took off a pint in his one "bar" appearance.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5k16Aka0Rgg&feature=related

And also re-read your post that we're responding to.

Hillary had to run with her head down to avoid sniper fire.

I mean, it's not as if Hillary has absolutely no military experience or anything, right?

So what?

This new evolution of voting for the guy/gal you'd like to have a beer with is going to get really stupid. I hope it ends with this primary season and is never seen again.

How plebeian of her. :sarcasm:

If she didn't, there'd be some people here who would fault her for being some sort of sanctimonious prig.

She downed a shot of whiskey. Hell, I've done that from time to time. Good for her.

The look on his face says, "Um ... maybe this isn't a good idea."

Personally, I don't think this is really a big deal in and of itself.

No pun intended! I firmly believe in capital punishment for deliberate puns.

She clearly knows how to get her drink on. You can't fake being a good drinker... that big fat shot of whiskey would come right back up in a flash.

I think what's more concerning is what Jon Stewart said last night... Do we really want a President that gives into PEER PRESSURE?!

Someone said, "how bout a shot of whiskey?" She said, "no". The crowd makes a few grumbly comments and suddenly she wants to bust out the crown royal. So desperate to be liked... it's sad.

This candidate can. Outside of the Daily Show, Colbert and the Internets, I'm not seeing much about this.

There are real reasons that are hurting both of them in PA. This ain't one of them.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5523076&mesg_id=5523076

NGU.

from the Yahoo captions on this.

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., eyes her shot of Crown Royal with Bronko's owner Nick Tarailo, right, as she stops at the bar during a campaign stop at Bronko's restaurant in Crown Point, Ind., on Saturday, April 12, 2008.
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

I wonder how many were pissed off? on the other hand maybe she gained a few points with college frat guys?

Pandering for the non existent "person I'd like to have a beer with" voter is stupid but so is the Nazi MADD tactics. I could care less if the Presidential nominee enjoys a shot of whiskey, a draft beer or a glass of wine. I don't care if they choose not to drink at all but this damned if you do damned if you don't is nonsense.

One thing I can't stand is going out to dinner with my family and getting snotty looks if I order a beer with my meal. How dare I drink in front of my kids. You know who I have to thank for that? The idiot extremists with MADD mentalities. It was stupid pandering but Hillary can have a drink without the jerks in MADD screaming about "the children". Before you think I am some 12 pack a day drunk; I drink less than 6 beers a month.

So MADD shouldn't have a problem with it.

Bake

fucking faker.

Either it's a line on the glass, or she's doing a beer shot.

well, whiskey or not, she is a fucking faker!

:hi:

And that would explain the pucker.

Yes, it was a Dukakis moment. I hope she doesn't go hunting.
Barack had his moment on bowling night.

And W would have one if that swaggering, rootin', tootin' Yale cowboy wasn't afraid to get on a horse.
But there is that grainy video of him falling off of a Segway and he always has his own tongue to embarrass himself with.

You can see the difference in color between the shot and the beer in the glass behind her. I don't think she's drinking beer.



What the average out-of-work factory guy -- bitter or not -- drinks.

she looks like a contestant on Fear Factor being made to swallow jellyfish balls raw or something

just like the John Kerry windsurfing photo.

I can't imagine what she might do there to win votes.

http://phillynorml.org/forum/index.php?topic=380.0

Tampon wrapper spliff. :smoke:

After sniper-gate and this, I think I almost have her converted to Obama.

Isn't that what they use to down the stuff really fast?

This won't have much effect either way. It actually makes me like her better, a little, though Crown Royal is a weird choice for shots, and shots are a weird choice for a bar photo op. She'd have been better off with a draft beer, or maybe a little Jack and ginger.

very close to a Dukakis moment..

When and why did she even learn to do shots?

What is with doing shots anyway? Just to keep up with the ole boys? Seen too many films noir? I don't think people over 22 years old do that many shots. You get something good, you just drink it and enjoy it. Shots.

would go along with our "make Hillary eat a bug" plan?

I hate to be dating myself here, but I think I was only 9 during that election. LOL

like Alfred E. Neuman.

:rofl:

It was a pose, but driving a tank is a skill. Anyone can get hammered.

You can find a photo of nearly every man who has ever run for president doing the same photo op.

:rofl: