I am surprised Brian is still in the studio, all the way down here in Florida I could feel his desire to leave New York and drive to NH to defend F&F.

Clinton is acting. Remember the Ron Brown funeral. Bill comes out the back laughing until he sees the camera and then sheds the tears. Everything the Clintons do is calculating and deceiving. The question was a plant and the response was prepared.

Oh those tears were fake Alisyn.

The timing of the tears was perfect though. If anyone votes for her simply because of that then that person ought to loose their right to vote. This is not a popularity contest, nor is it a feel good contest either, it’s suppose to be the time to pick the best, most qualified person to be president.

The TV cameras have made people loose focus on the task at hand.

What I think we are seeing when Hillary’s tears well up is total frustration of not getting her way, like any spoiled child that’s used to getting her way. The cameras are rolling so she unfortunately can’t stamp her feet, jump up and down, scream, and throw herself on the floor until she gets her way. Ah, to have been a fly on the wall after Iowa.

I actually think that they were geniune tears. I also think she is geniunelly upset that her lead is gone, her message is not connecting and that the wheels seem to have fallen off her campaign bus….

But Alisyn what I really want to comment on is Bill O’Reilly not mentioning you in his Patriots Pin heads segment…..does he really watch the show?????? The fact that Fox and Friends is doing soooo well is that you are part of the line up you are hilarious and your timing is just perfect!!!!!!We love you here in South Carolina! The news is awful most of the time but having you as part of the news team where I get a lot of my info helps!!! You are just a breath of fresh air! You are a great team player with Steve Brian and Gretchen and I just wish that they mentioned you this morning as part of the reason that the ratings are up!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!!

I am afraid she is just like her husband who could turn on the tears at any time. He was caught
several times in the act.
I am sure that she is upset about falling behind in the polls and getting a little sympathy can’t
hurt.

First of all, thanks to Brian for defending the viewers right to believe that they might have been manufactured tears. I watch fox news not because I am a biased conservative news junkie out to get Hillary, but because you guys are the best. I almost woke every one in the house with shouts as Brian layed in to the gentleman in NH slamming Foxs viewers. Now as for the tears. I am at a loss, I believe Hillary would stage something like that because they understand the media and knew it would get airplay. She has to balance out her image and play to the opposite of what she has been doing in tearing Obama to peices. I do not see Hillary as a patriot, she is not a selfless person, party and politics mean everything to her, not honor and Country. She was playing us. Alisyn, you have a great show with Brian and Steve. I wake up an hour early each morning to catch you all. Thanks for a great start to the day. Tell Brian I said thanks.
Keith Romer

Kudo’s to Brian on that exchange!

I think Hillary’s tears were real, but not for her reasons of getting America back on track. I think she is realizing that her plans, long before she met Bill Clinton, of being president were slipping away.

I remember this joke about Hillary & Bill being on the campaign trail and they stop at a station. Hillary recognised the guy who came out and filled their tank was someone she had dated before she married Bill.

Bill turned to her and said, “Well can you imagine what your life would have been like if you married him?” She said, “Yes, you would be the one pumping gas.”

Ed

The tears are real. But they are tears of failure. It was not a moving moment like a funeral but a reaction to what she knows is happening to her campaign.

Thanks to Brian for defending the viewers right to be skeptical. You all have a wonderful show. Her tears where manufactured to bring an equal contrast to the monster she has seemed like these last few days as she tore into Barock. Hillary is devoted to Party and politics, not honor and Country. She is no patriot, she is attracted to power not patriatism, she is good at what she does though I will give here that.

I was so happy to see how Brian stood up for Fox and Friends viewers during the interview with Lanny. Regardless of what anyone thinks about Hillary and the issue of the tears, they are still allowed to have that opinion! It made me proud to be a part of the loyal group of viewers who watch every morning. This is one of the reasons we watch this show!

Thanks for always starting off our mornings so well!

I’ll assume her tears were genuine because I don’t see how her reaction would help her campain. It definitely makes me question whether she would be the best choice to lead our country. It certainly seams like her campain is falling apart. She needs a win before the snowball turns into an avalanche.

Didn’t Romney well up just a few days ago and everyone said, ahhhh, he is human?

Exhaustion and frustration got to her and she showed a little emotion. Big deal! Still don’t want to see her back in the White House.

I feel like Hillary’s tears were real, but I think they were in response to her realization that her campaign for the presidency is just about to end. I think she “just knew” that she’d get the nomination without a problem. Then came Obama!

it shows hillary cant handle pressure. she said it was personal for her. well i dont want someone thats in it for themselves, to put another nother notch in her gun, i want someone thats in it for the american people

Nothing the Clinton machine does is spontaneous. This little display was as fake as her smile.

Acting, Bill coached her how to do it. She is sad she might lose, a real life pill she just might have to swallow. I think she feels betrayed by the Democratic voters, but thanks to Lanny French I can now remember why I can’t stand her. Lanny treated the viewers like idiots and Hold on THANKS BRIAN!!! Never thought those words would leave my mouth, my daily observance is to chide BMK. We pay Lanny’s salary, what an idiot!

When Molly tried to get Hillary’s attention I noticed she looked straight at the Fox mike and turned away. Not only her but all the democratic candidates seem reluctant to talk to Fox News viewers. With the debates the Republican candidates have faced Chris Mathews, Tim Russert, Brian Williams all left wingers (Did not get Alisyn’s note on anchors not showing bias).

I can only think that the Democratics candidates do not have anything to offer the people who view Fox News. Have they checked the ratings out lately?

Ed

Crocodile tears … Completely bogus … You’d think that with all of her celeb friends, that they would’ve taught her how to create real tears & mean it …

Her acting is worse than George Clooney’s … They both deserve “Raspberry” Awards for bad acting …

Everything the Clintons do is pre-planned … with a whole risk-reward analysis done prior to it … She foolishly thought the reward for breaking down into tears would be bigger than the risk of people seeing through her sideshow act …

We got snow again this morning … I think it’s snowed here more often than in NYC … LOL

There’s some great pix of the snow at Mt Baker on their site … videos too …
http://www.mtbaker.us/gallery/main.php

Real or fake? It’s 50/50 at best. One thing’s for sure, crocodiles don’t cry.

I am 14 years old and have been watching your show as well as other Fox News shows since school is on break. I hear your station say your are “Fair and Balanced” but I have to disagree. I think some of your hosts are mean-spirited and condescending. I was taught to treat others with respect, even if we disagree but all I hear is negative comments. Why is that? I thought News stations owed it to their viewers to be fair and not one-sided. I thought Brian Kilmeade was very out of line this morning and it showed me he is a mean person, like Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and O’Reilly. They say their views and expect the public to buy that…isn’t that just like Osama bin Laden and el Qaida? They want everyone to think, act, believe like they do…as terrorists are that way. Is not Fox News somewhat like a terrorist? America is full of people with all kinds of views and it is just plain mean that most of your hosts want to take the joy out of life by being excessively critical, judgmental, egotistical and very condescending to those who have different opinions. I do think Bill Hemmer is nice and I respect Major Garrett. They do not fit the mold of the other Fox folks. My wish for 2008 is for Fox people to be nice and treat ALL people with respect and dignity. I don’t think you all would like hearing such bad things said about you.

Oh man, when we saw that newsclip of Hil”lie”ary’s tears last night we all looked at one another and laughed. Did you notice, even her makeup was softer yesterday. She is trying to make herself look less cold and unfeeling. IF the tears were real, and I do mean IF…they were less likely a result of her “personal feelings” and more a reflection of her stalled campaign. We are in a suburb of Rochester NY and we are NOT fans of the Clintons. As much as we’d like her out of NY we’d really hate to see her in the White house!

I think it show WEAKNESS and the last thing we need is to show any weaknesses! and with a few acting lessons and I can cry on que too!!! If we cant trust her now how are we to trust her to protect us! I would hate to see Her or Obama get the election, because I know someone will assassinate them! Than who would we be left with?? So maybe we should be asking who would be on the ticket with them because that is who will be our next President!! Sad but true we are not ready for either one to be our next Pres. I know many will not agree with me but Thank you for the platform to share MY opinion.
On a side note I cant believe I have been up all morning(4:00am ct) to watch but come time for the ASS I MISSED IT!!!! please post it soon!!

This will be an excellent topic for my Civic class….Fox will not post my comment. Is that being fair and balanced?

I do believe the emotion Hillary demonstrated was genuine, and resulted from physical exhaustion. Under these circumstances, I feel great compassion for her. I also hope that “we the people” do not see this as a weakness in a woman, and something powerful in a man (case in point – Mitt Romney).

Whatever we believe to be her true passion, herself or her country, her position on our country’s issues, and our confidence in her ability to get things done, should be the basis of whether we vote for her or not.

Most of the bloggers here (me included) will vote Republican anyway, so why are so many of you so harsh? We chide the “contenders” for negative ads, yet we can be as nasty as we want?

I agree with Donna Beford!

Bill O’Reilly is a pinhead for not mentioning you, Alisyn! Your personality positively influences the energy level every day!

I am not a fan of Mrs. Clinton but I don’t think she was faking it. Bye the way when is the press going to start asking the candidates WHAT they are going to change and HOW. The change may not be what people may think is for the best. Keep up the great work. F&F are Patriots

After seeing this woman on the national stage for more than sixteen years now and witnessing all of the staged tender moments with Bill and the manipulated press conferences, anybody that believes a word she says would believe anything.

Could be real, most likely given the history of the pair, its a very detailed calculated act…

funny, we NEVER heard anything more from the “mentally unstable bomber” in the Hillary HQ….

totally calculated to draw attention to her when she feels ignored or on the losing side….

Hilary shed a tear? Hardly genuine. Exhaustion, yes. As Dandy Don Merideth used to sing–”the party is over”.

I do believe that her emotion was genuine. However, I believe it comes from the flustration she is experiencing at not being the winner in Iowa and now possibly losing in New Hampshire. She has believed she was guaranteed the nomination and she can’t believe someone else can connect with actual voters better than her.

Politicans like to say people just don’t understand the issue they presented or it’s too complicatied for voters to understand. People do understand the issues and are much smarter than politicans like to think. The people do seriously want change and I don’t believe she represents real change but just more of the same.

A side note – normally I’m not an LSU fan but pulled for them last night against Ohio State, after all they play Florida and my old school Arkansas and beat us both. However, I must say to the Tigers – Congratulations on a convincing win!

Rebecca, Rebecca, Rebecca !!!

I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of Alisyn and Doocy as terrorist! lol

Ahhh, could it be the great poo poo conspiracy?

Hello Rebecca –

I hope you can see that the blog has posted your first message – as long as you keep it clean, it will be posted. I share your sentiments when watching (or reading) anyone be too harsh, too critical, too judgemental.

You stated at the end of your blog entry that you don’t think the hosts will appreciate hearing your negative opinion of them. Well, I bet they do because you seem to be motivated to influence positive change, and not just put them down. My advice to you is to pay some attention to the negative criticism directed to you, because possibly it is just meant to be constructive, and will help you move forward and be successful. Examine the intent, and dismiss only that which is mean spirited.

Now to engage in your discussion….I’ve been watching various FoxNews programs for years, and can tell you that each program has it’s bad moments that make you cringe. I have taken “breaks” from watching certain programs because I just don’t like the energy and message. But through the years, I can also tell you that my impression is that FoxNews TRIES to be fair and balanced, and not just CLAIM it is fair and balanced.

Good luck with your civics class! I wish they had that class when I was a teenager!

The reason I think anyone has even questioned Hillary is because the Clintons have proven themselves to be deceptive and dishonest on many occasion throughout their public and professional lives. The real crying shame… is that a person of low moral substance such as Hillary has made a serious bid for the White House. That my friends is what we in the south call scraping the bottom of the barrel.

I feel the tears were real from the pressures of her campaigning and loss in Iowa. If she were to become President and a serious crisis would occur, what would she do then? We do not need any whiners in the White House.

Several elections ago, another Presidential hopeful also cryed (cannot remember his name) and the media made a big deal out of it. He lost his bid to the Presidency.

Come on – she is so fake. Give her an award for acting. All Hillary cares about is the polls and winning. I don’t trust her at all. She may be smart, but she is unethical. Anything goes as long as she wins. I really hope her little crying scene works against her.

I want to thank Brian for defending the Fox News viewers this morning when Lanny Davis was being so rude and mean-spirited. Lanny Davis was being excessively critical, judgmental and very condescending to those who have different opinions. He wants everyone to think, act, believe like he does…just like the terrorists. Is not Lanny Davis somewhat like a terrorist? My wish for 2008 is for Lanny Davis to be nice and treat ALL people with respect and dignity. Thank you Fox News for bringing us the truth each day so we can make informed decisions on our own. You are true Patriots!

i have never seen anything genuine from mr . or mrs clinton in all that they have done.they are out for themselves and that is the bottom line for me .

I do not trust the Clintons. Period. Tears or no tears. Somewhere inside these folk there is bound to be a heart that may someday swell up the size of a chicken gizzard and make some genuine expression. But for now, I doubt it. Go Obama.

The democrats will likely choose him. He reminds them of so much of Camelot. Idealism dies a slow, hard death. Hillary can’t top that. That will be good for the republicans in November. Obama can be beaten by a republican this time. But give him 8 more years in the Senate and 8 years demonstrating wisdom, and he will likely be unbeatable.

Can you imagine Hillary in the Executive office for 8 years? That would mean that the highest office in our nation would have been controlled by two families (Bush and Clinton) from 1988 through 2016: 28 years. Surely not!!

I really don’t think that this is news worthy. We need to be talking about the issues and the differences in each candidate and the changes they plan to institute and the steps they need to take to accomplish these changes. The quality of my life and the future of this country does not rest on the validity of Hillary Clinton’s tears.

I think her tears were genuine. She is trailing in the campaign race and I think she realizes she may not win. She thought she would win and maybe reality is setting in.

I believe the tears were sincere. I think they showed the “personal” side of Hillary that she has been needing since Iowa. I think she could have done it when in Iowa and would have been more effective than now. My problem with it is it shows weakness. I don’t want a president that is going to cry after something like a “cuban missle crisis” where she has been working solid for 13 days on end without sleep and not looking fresh and rested. The tears don’t need to be flowing when she has to make hard decisions. I want a president who acts presidential, not like a weak, worn out wife. Sorry, but that is how she looked to me.

No A.S.S. today? Did someone have a headache?

I’m posting late but I have an opinion on the Hillary crying spell. If she’s going to cry over something discussed at a table full of women, what’s she going to do for our country when asked “how do you do it President Clinton?” Is she going to whale up and cry? I would love to see a woman president, but a strong one. Bush took us to war and being dragged to the curb for making a sound decision, what will the people do to Hillary if she starts to cry in the Oval Office?

Way to go Brian. I saw the show this morning and i was screaming at the TV for someone to take Lanny Davis on with his comments. That is one of the reason I only watch FOX. Mr Davis is a GREAT example of how the Clinton gang operates. Nobody cares if the Democrats ever appear on FOX. It’s their lost..

Maybe Hillary can go to St Thomas with Bill and Dance on the beach again. They make me want to “toss my cookies” Her tears,if genuine, is the “power slipping away”! Nothing more nothing less!

I enjoy you guys early morning. Don’t watch anything else. It is always refreshing!
J

Whether Senator Clinton’s tears were real is not an issue to me.

Nothing had transpired which could have justified tears from a Presidential candidate. If the tears were fake, then it was an attempt at manipulation which evidences lack of integrity necessary to serve as President. If the tears were real, then the incident evidences lack of the maturity, judgment, strength and courage necessary to serve as President.

My opinion is that there has been a pattern of attemps by the Clinton campaign to create false impressions to mislead voters. Senator Clinton’s campaign admitted that it arranged to have one or more specific questions directed to the Senator at least once at a campaign stop. I watched the Senator one morning on Fox & Friends when her appearance at an Iowa diner was televised. Given the early hour of the interview in Iowa time, and the presence of television lights and cameras, I am suspicious of the fact that all of the booths at the diner were filled with attractive and neatly dressed persons, that none of those persons appeared to eat anything, and that none of those persons looked even once at the Senator or at the camera. It appeared to have been staged.

I wish that there could be an investigation of the “disturbances” at the recent Clinton rally at which two different individuals held up signs and demanded that the Senator iron their shirts. The incident appears to be too convenient for coincidence. The Senator lost in Iowa, and she sees Senator Obama being endorsed by the youth vote and as the change candidate. The incident could very well have been staged in an attempt to generate attention and votes by reason of being the only female candidate.

It is not my nature to be a conspiracy theorist. It is simply a matter that staged or planted incidents regularly occur when Senator Clinton is involved.

One a better note, I really enjoy Fox & Friends. I have watched the show for years. Keep up the good work.

I think they were polically expedient. I am drawing that conclusion for two reasons. First and foremost during the debate on Saturday night she was critical of Both John Edwards and Barack Obama for connecting the campaign of “change” to being personal with her “let’s get real” for real change we need experience motif. Then the tears came with the “of course it’s personal” tag. The second reason I have is because of the jadedness of the polical machines where any “emotives” are seen as done for political gain…my proof…most of the comments above. After 8 years of “Clintonia” how can we accept anything either one of them does or says?

I’m not a Hillary Fan, never have been. I think she’s a little too close to communist. I have no problem with a woman president…as I am a woman myself….just not her. I think she is fake. If the tears were fake…I don’t know why she would want to show that. The rest of the world will look at that and see weakness, if they see the president as weak, they see America as weak. If it really was just from exhaustion or frustration….WHY ON EARTH SHOULD SHE BE ELECTED!!???!!! If she can’t handle just the campaign…how on earth would she be able to handle the country???? And what it really boils down to, whether they were genuine or not, is that it shows the world that she is weak. The world is watching us, our enemies are watching us, and they’re gonna see that. We don’t need that kind of weakness being our country’s leader.

Could you post the Brian and Lanny scuffle. I missed it this morning.

Love Fox & Friends.

Thanks

These are the Clintons we are talking about! They are power hungry and will do anything to get it. These tears, much like the “iron your shirt” heckler are easy to see through for the frauds they are manufactured by the Clintons.

PLEASE! She was faking it all the way. I was starting to like Obama until I saw this video clip. The “change” he promises to bring may include dismantling all of our country’s traditions and beliefs…which is very dangerous. This should give you a little insight about the Ba ROCK!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/anthem.asp

I don’t believe this was an oversight! Perhaps he needs to answer why he did this, first no flag pin, now this?

Those tears are a caculated Joke…Hillary Cry?? you ‘ve got to be kidding-That is Funny….
Hillary is self destructing…because she is very cold and just plain mean And he Husband’s addition to her campaign is killing her..I couldn’t be happier..we need someone in the white house who will continue to protect America -not run the other way…walk away from Iraq? Are you insane?

Ding, dong, the witch is dead…………………crocodile tears……quite pathetic. Stop wasting time on this dinasaur

Fake or real, I don’t want the possible future leader of the free world crying when it’s only the primaries. What’s going to happen when she has Al Queda knocking at her front door or she has to make a really tough choice during a crisis? I’m sorry, but she I’m a woman, and I think she needs to man up or get out of the game.

I think that if she can’t handle the heat stay out of the kitchen. I mean what if she happend to get elected and then Al Quieda commits another attack on the US???? What is she going to do then? just ball up in a corner and cry.

Brian aced this one… the tears were real enough, but she was crying for herself. It was clearly disingenuous for her to feign a real concern for her country, and more than a little condescending as well.

We will know if they are real tears after Hillary and Bill lose the only thing they really value: power. Then we can compare and contrast video. My guess is they are a coldly calculating team that will let nothing, including marital vows, get in the way of their need for power and the tears are genuinely fake.

Lanny Davis is a goober…..Brian was right and thank him for taking up for Fox viewers. Hilary would’ve been more believable if she wouldn’t have gone after Obama at the end of her cry.

Re: Hillary’s tears, who needs an emotional president when we are in a war on terrorism?

Don’t be overwhelmed by a few tears for the camera. Yes, she has a vision for the USA, and it’s not a vision the people of the great country want. She “loathes” the military…never forget that. Don’t forget the School To Work plan to choose those who will attend college and those who will be trained to fill the “other” jobs to suit corporate need. Tears? HRC tears are crocodile tears. She only cries for herself. She doesn’t care a speck for this country except that it is the vehicle to her throne. Thank you for this opportunity to express my opinion, such as it is.

Her ‘tears’ coupled with her complaints of being tired and not getting to exercise everyday and having to eat pizza didn’t really engender any sympathy from me.

My thoughts went to all the working single moms holding down 2-3 minimum wage jobs keeping their families afloat (they are probably more tired than self-absorbed Hillary) and the people whose sons and daughter have died In iraq in a war Hillary authorized without even (by her own admission as somehow that absolved her of blame) reading the material provided to her as a senator.

There are lots of reasons for real tears in this world – but not faux tears or tears of self pity.

I’m sure leaders around the world took notice of the seeming meltdown.

Why would anyone want this woman to be commander-in-chief.

I hope to see a woman in the White House in my lifetime – but not this one!

She should withdraw instead of further hurting Bill’s legacy.

I’m suspicious of everything the Clinton’s say and do, and Hillary’s tears and breaking voice are no exception. But I think she miscalculated this time. And, as Brian (I think) mentioned this morning…if she’s genuinely emotional, it’s because she sees the very real possibility of her coronation slipping away…and, after all, it’s all about her….isn’t it?

In my opinion the tears were fake, calculated, and meant to get a sympathy vote. However, if the tears were real, how would she handle the pressure of another terrorists attack if she was, God forbid, Commander in Chief?

I think she is really crying because she is weak. No wait, she is not really crying because she is a fake. Tuff call.

I think the tears were out of exhaustion. Then, I wonder, what would she do if she were president, in a foriegn country after many hours of negotiations?!?!?!

She is really crying because she is weak. No wait, she is faking crying because she is acting. Tuff call

I think the tears were real but I think her main problem was her exhaustion. When you’re as strung out and tired as all of these canidates have to be, anything can make you well up. It was obvious though, that the timing for this “softer side” was spot on. I do believe that she cares about our country and the people in it. However, I also believe that she probably cares more about herself than either of those. Either way, I don’t care. Cry all day darlin’. Not voting for ya!

Fake tears. Most likely imported from China.

Reptiles can’t cry.

Kilmeade called it. Hillary’s crying was real…but due to her emotional reaction to voter rejection.

The tears were fake. I agree with the question being planted, not like Hilary hasn’t done that before.

I am amazed on how people seem to conveniently forget the things that Hilary does, like plant questions. She says she can handle the pressure, but the second someone says something she doesn’t like she says it is because she is a woman. I think this shows that she can not handle the pressure.

Hilary’s only reason for running for President is to be the first woman President. I think if Condoleeza Rice were to run, Hilary would back out. I also think that if Condoleeza were to win that we would never hear from Hilary again.

She claims to have experience and proof of this, but refuses to release this proof. Then she shouldn’t run until she does.

Probably real; but, only because she is finally realizing that people really don’t like her! Both she and Bill are two faced and have learned how respond in a way that would benefit them. Yep, saw Lanny Davis. He’s such an A! I wanted to reach through the tube and strangle the crap out of him. You can tell he has CNN shoved so far up his butt that he is constipated.

I think it was a crock or SH(*. To me, Hillary boosted about being the right one because of her experience. What experience, as the wife of the president. I don’t need her to be the 1st lady again. She took from the people, by removing things from the white house. I am ex-military and her behavior toward military is common knowledge. Even on the presidential aircraft. I personally don’t believe the rhetoric she has spat out. She is no more qualified to be pres. than I do. Her breaking down was the culmination of reality striking her. For once she has seen that she isn’t all that and that she can loose. Regardless of what Bill says.

This reminds me of Bill’s fake tears udring Ron Brown’s funeral in 1996. To creak up in voice and them in the same breath mention Obama’s lack of readiness is indicative of the fake sincerity.

I thought about the first 15 seconds was real, then the conniving, self serving ‘biotch’ kicked in and there was nothing less than malicious intent in the balance of her response. Spewing venom, similar to Lanny Davis, and soon James Carville.
Three cheers for Brian and Bill O’Rielly for their disdain for unwarranted behavior. When I was being obstinate while growing up, my mother gave me a backhand across the shoulders. I always snapped out of it.
Go Fred!

It looked like she went right into the sad mode. Like a switch was turned on. She always gives me the feeling she is acting. Her husband has the same effect on me, they seem like fakes. Funny how they always have the “RIGHT” answer.

The tears and cracking voice — probably real. Reason for them? Frustration and hurt because so far she hasn’t done as well as she expected (and was led to expect).

It is too presumptuous of anyone to state at this point that this emotional let down shows that she is incapable of handling the pressures of being President.

Hillary is crying because she has not shirts to iron!

This is a classic case of the straight A student getting a B (or worse). HC is the type of narcissist who doesn’t have a fully developed coping mechanism to deal with a lukewarm review from others, and it manifested itself yesterday in a moment of desperate self-pity. This episode is like when the dam begins to crack, and that first bit of water starts to spray out. But, before the dam breaks wide open and HC hastens the demise of the Clinton-era, Begala and Carville are going to put a couple of fingers in the dam and a couple in the wind. Meanwhile, papa Bill is going to use his finger to chide everyone that brought poor HC to tears.

She was crying not because she is concerned about the country……..she fears she may not win. When will people see that both Clintons lie …….pretty much all the time. Come on people.

Does anyone really want a President who breaks down in tears when things don’t go well? Ed Muskie dropped out of the presidential race because he cried. I am not completely convinced that it wasn’t a staged event……given the Clinton’s ability to garner sympathy on demand, so either way it’s a loser. Fake or real–get out of the kitchen if you can’t stand the heat.

Kathy J in Orlando – the reason Barack Obama does not have his hand over his heart in the photo is that the music playing was “God Bless America” NOT the National Anthem.

I am really kind of tired of hearing about the tears. I am Republcan and don’t want Hillary to win. However I really think the tears were real. Someone showed some personal compassion towards her. she was tired, frustrated etc and it caused her to be off guard. What you need to see is her fast way to recompose herself.
I truthfully have never trusted any Clinton. From what I have read about her and what she was like in the White House I don’t ever want her there.

But I would like to see this story die. Getting really old.

And we’re supposed to believe she can hold up under pressure when she breaks down crying at a coffee house in front of 25 people?

I in no way am a Hillary fan, but she is human and does have emotions. For all of the work that each politician is putting in and with very little sleep. I’m surprised that they aren’t all crying. Let’s have some compassion. What you sow is what you reap. She isn’t going to win anyway.

The welling-up came directly on the heels of 2 actions on Hillary’s part in a debate: (1) a strident, tough outburst against John Edwards; and (2) an endearing, even cute remark that her feelings were hurt. The feelings-hurt comment was so well-received that it had to be noted by the Clinton camp. Could her welling-up of Jan 7 been sincere? Sure. Based on past history, what are the odds? About 1%. Could I see the Clinton camp quickly hiring a plant to ask the question, and could I see Mrs. Clinton being coached to practice her voice cracking? Absolutely! However, the posture she took with her sweet little chin resting in her little hand was so feminine – taken right out of a sappy movie – that I have no problem visualizing her rehearsing the whole thing in front of a mirror. Do we want to see that sweet and helpless little look being bestowed upon Kim Jong Il or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Brian is my Hero. A Super Star. A Great American.

It doesn’t really matter whether her tears were real or fake. If they were fake, then she is the antithesis of feminism, using her wiles to get sympathy and support. If they were real, it makes her more human and I like that. But I don’t make the ability to cry a very high priority for my presidential selection. I need a President who, when challenged, angered, threatened and frustrated, can still look the bad guy square in the eyes and say, “Get those missiles out of Cuba or else!” In either case, it’s not a good thing.

I wish that you’d have LTC (Ret) Robert (Buzz) Patterson on your show. He wrote a book called “Dereliction Of Duty” which outlined his tour of duty with the Clintons during 96-98 when he carried the “nuclear football.” It relates how the Clintons are both pretty much racist and they treated military officers as second class citizens. He’d be a great guest to counter so many lovers of the Clintons.

It must be something really devastating to her. Something she has longed for more than anything else…like control. She didn’t show that much emotion when she discovered that her husband was cheating on her with cuban cigars and young women!

I believe Hillary’s tears were authentic..But who the h— knows the real reason why?..Is there a psychologist in the house?

I missed the skirmish between Brian and Lanny this morning..WOW..Did Lanny not allow viewers to have an opinion other than his?..

Way to stand-up, Brian.

Thanks.

This is what happens when a machine in motion realizes that the space they occupy is to be shared and possibly dominated by the competition! As for one candidate or another and one party or another, it is time to look at the individuals and what they stand for in their personal & poilitical lives! It is time to look very closely at what the front-runners have to offer and to keep in mind that “change” is nice if we fully understand from where we are changing and to what are we changing to! The individuals competing at this time need to be held accountable in defining their desire to change things: “From What to What” needs to be clearly defined as opposed to some buzz-word jargon that merely turns heads! We as a nation need to take this very seriously!

Go Brian!! Thanks for sticking up for us. Maybe Brian should run for President.
Hillarys tears were real. Real phony… and on cue. Did anyone ever see her shed a tear for a fallen solider or a 911 victim? I think not!

I BELIEVE HILLARY’S EMOTIONAL MOMENT OF TEARS ARE REAL. YES, IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO EXHAUSTION AND SEEING SHE ISN’T AMERICA’S DARLING TO BE PRESIDENT. I THINK SHE WENT INTO THIS WITH FAR TOO MUCH EXPECTATION THAT BECAUSE HER HUSBAND WON TWO TERMS FOR PRESIDENCY, SHE WOULD BE A SHOO-IN. HER LUST FOR POWER HAS LET HER DOWN.

THE FACT IS, IN THIS COUNTRY, UNFORTUNATELY, POLITICS IS STILL A MALE DOMINATED GAME.
THERE ARE ONLY 14 WOMEN IN THE SENATE AS OF TODAY. HILLARY IS THE FIRST WOMAN IN AMERICAN HISTORY (THAT i KNOW OF) TO RUN FOR AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. IF ANYTHING COMES OUT OF THIS, IT WILL BE, HILLARY CLINTON HAS “OPENED THE DOOR” FOR WOMEN TO START GETTING ON THE BALLOT FOR THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY, HOWEVER, YOU NEED TO BE VERY THICK SKINNED. SOMEONE LIKE DR. RICE COULD HANDLE A CAMPAIGN AND THE WHITE HOUSE.

LOOK AT MARGARET THATCHER AND BENAZIR BHUTTO. THEY ARE STRONG WOMEN WHO COULD LEAD, WITHOUT ALL THE EMOTIONALISM WOMEN ARE CAPABLE OF. THEY ARE THE TWO WOMEN I SEE AS MY EXAMPLES. (WOMEN ARE WOMEN WHERE EVER THEY COME FROM)

CINDY
CHARLOTTE,NC

For anybody who thinks it was genuine:

The Anchoress predicted Ms. Clinton would cry in public before the New Hampshire primary, five days before it happened.

Check it out. This is from 1/7, but follow the link to the original post, which was dated 1/2/2008.

The Clintons are predictable.

(Unrelated to this topic, please visit my political blog, Plumb Bob Blog: Squaring the Culture. Thanks.)

Are you kidding? Bill Clinton cheated on her multiple times and it came out to the whole world. She never shed a tear. Her tears were definitely fake which was really a bad move on her part. No one wants a seemingly week crying woman for a president.

She wasn’t crying. she let her guard down to counter the criticism that she is cold.
It’s disappointing to see you doing us all in Allyson by stating something that isn’t so. Her eyes showed emotion. There’s a real difference from tears coming down your face.
Men don’t vote for us or give us shows, Allison because the cliche is we are too emotional.
when you get a little older you should rightfully hate yourself for shoveling out propaganda that only undermines allyson.

Hillary’s emotion was geuine and I am sure sure it was caused by fatigue, frustration and disappointment.
I share Holly’s wish that this story die quickly.
Brian’s exchange with Lanny, over a disparaging remark about Fox viewers, was absolutely unnecessary. I can only view his performance as contrived and a very poor emulation of Bill O’Reilly.

I think the women with the letter capitol C in her name, Has a problem with losing !!!!!!

I think the tears were genuine. She’s has to be exhausted plus her invincibility has been seriously challenged. She does come off looking tired and worn where Obama exudes youth. Not good for the Clinton’s. And another thing, O’Reilly gets my pinhead vote for not including you in his patriots segment. The ratings are up and you are a big reason why, period. In fact, you are my favorite on the show…I will spare you who I think Fox and Friends should dump.

I am not a big Hillary supporter, however, I believe the show of emotion was real. So What! She was/is tired. Actually, I think the press has been crucifying Hillary.

Obama is riding a wave of “popularity”. He is being treated like a Hollywood movie star! All he talks about is “hope and change”. Obama seems like a nice guy but underneath all that charm is a savy politition! He is not talking about Issues. Hillary is trying to talk about issues and experience. Obama is getting a free pass from the press on many solid issues.

Hillary needs to reorganize her campaign. She needs to get her daughter more involved and use her to appeal to younger voters. All Chesley does is smile and shake hands. Not enough Chesley!

As this moment in time, I would vote for Hillary over Obama. Remember, it’s a long way to the national election and Obama’s wave may crash if he does not talk about more than “hope and change”.

Maggie

Those tears are as phoney as very other Clinton staged event. There is no such thing as an unscripted event with the Clintons! I can’t tell you how excited I am to see Democrats leaning away from her. I truly believe that they have had enough of the Clinton years too! I think this makes a Republican Presidential bid much more likely!

To Mike O–try the website again and scroll down where you can click on the video clip provided by ABC News (it’s about half way down the page). The picture alone, of course, doesn’t prove anything. That’s why you have to dig a little deeper. You will immediately realize that it is a really BAD rendition of our national anthem. If you notice, the web link below even mentions “anthem”!

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/anthem.asp

Hillary has just proven she doesn’t have what it takes to be strong enough to be President if she has to have a little tantrum of frustration because she doesn’t get her way. The sense of entitlement she has for the job is unbelievable. Just wait until she plays the race card and she will. She obviously thought all of us were behind her. She is part of the problem if she thinks she has 35 years of experience just because she was a politician’s wife. Sorry that doesn’t count as experience just by name association. Her husband didn’t change anything but added to the problems of not trusting our elected officials especially when he should have been leading the country not misleading single young women in the white house. Why would the country put another Clinton in the White House. They have their own agenda and have proven that by whom they surround themselves with…Big corporate businesses……America wants new changes that the Clintons just can’t provide no matter how many tears she lets flow.

lets be rational here. Americans have been crying for the last 8 yrs. fox news is a republican network. no class

I believe that Hillary’s display of emtoion was genuine and caused by fatigue, frustration and disppointment.
I believe that Brian’s confrontation with Lanny Davis was completely unnecessary. I am also convinced that his (Brian’s) performance was contrived and nothing more than a very poor emulation of bill O’Reilly.

One of the benefits of a stressful presidential campaign is the voters can see how a candidate reacts under extreme pressure. I believe the tears were real but for all of the wrong reasons. If they were shed in a response to something deeply personal (talking about her love of Chelsea, for example) it would be understandable. But to tear up in a description of how hard it has been demonstrates, in my opinion, that Ms. Clinton may not have the fortitude to withstand the demands of the Presidency. If she thinks the campaign is hard, multiply that pressure by 1000 to understand the difficulties surrounding the running of a country. Margaret Thatcher wasn’t called the “Iron Lady” for nothing. Even in the tears, her arrogance shows through. If she is not elected then we will go backward? Oh, please.

Boo hoo, do we really want a President that can well up in tears on a moment’s notice? Just what America needs more of the Clinton administration (actually she already had her chance when Billie was President, don’t kid yourself she was behind the desk — not Bill) We have already seen what they stand for and that isn’t what our country needs…EVER. Not ready for a woman, may never be, and I am a woman!!

Aren’t you the mature one! If its so bad why are you watching it?

who really cares anymore about hillary? she’s a pathetic loser. new york was stupid enough to elect her as a senator, oh well!! her fake crying was just a show to get people to feel sad for her. well as a woman, i don’t like her and never will. she can cry for ever & all i will do is laugh!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go Brian! The intolerance of the left and Hillary is legendary! Those tears were real, tears of failure, however the Clintons are superb political actors and will stop at nothing to return to the White House.

Hillary and her ilk are nothing but power hungry meglomaniacs who only care about themselves. The tears were fake designed to invoke sympathy from a heartless and souless woman, in my humble opinion. This country will be better off once her and her loser husband realize this and withdrawl from public life.

In a more happy subject, Allison you are a major BABE. If you were running for president I would call you Babebraham Lincoln…..

They were real and geniune about her concerns for the country. Many a democrate has been feeling this way, why should she be different?

Actually, it was one of the very few times we’ve seen the real Hillary. She hasn’t a clue that letting her guard down is good. I’ve not been a fan of hers based on her specific political positions. However, this country makes me very, very sad that it it picks on her merciously no matter what her mannerism is. It’s so not ready for a woman.

The media has taught the public that this hard to like person is who she is, with every little comment. So of course the public is now going along with it. Yes, she’s as political as they all are and capable of pulling games. However, the media has been going along with the Obama pure image with their comments as though he’s not hyper-ambious or even more so – that it’s a GOOD thing when he does it. If he was white, he’d be painted a newbie and be done for. While he’s speaking, picture him white and you’ll see what I mean. (And being black is a great reason for him to be in the white house, but really now we haven’t seen the true him yet. There’s a reason he hasn’t won support amougst this country’s african vote.)

Fox’s reported on the Clinton claim of giving an easy ride to Obama – gave 10 straight minutes of time to Obama and his staffers on camera and zero, yes, zero minutes to Clinton to even state her case. What an obvious proof of her claim.

And now that the results are coming in, the FOX same day polls were way off.

Those were “crocodile tears”, probably suggested by her husband as a political move to gain simpathy.- Just another element to prove her absolute “fakeness”.

Hillary’s whole run at the Presidency is a large joke. I didn’t really see that she cried. To me it was a half hearted attempt at acting. The concern she voiced was personal and not about the good of the country.

She lied to the people of NY State in stating that she had no plans to run for the presidency. Then her trivial writings from yesteryear reveal that she has all along known she would run. She has wasted the time and money of the hard working people of NY. Bill lied, was impeached and disbarred and people still fawn over him. Is there no integrity left in the people that want to lead this country??

John Edwards said that out of all the candidates running, Democrat or Republican, guess who has taken the most money from drug companies….Hillary. She like to lambaste Bush/Cheney over her notion that they are in bed with the oil companies, but it’s ok if she’s in bed with the drug companies. It’s ok if Bill sold tickets to sleep overs in the Lincoln bedroom like they were tickets to an ice cream social. Why can’t people plainly see these two for what they are?

We deserve what we get when we don’t demand and hold those we elect accountable for their actions. Clearly these two have had no accounting. Ron Paul is back in the picture pointing out that these people violated election laws in obtaining millions in donations. She’s a Washington insider with dirty sheets on the line & God help us if she gets elected.

I felt that they were real…

but how can you fake a cry? I can’t fake cry???

My two year old does a great job, though.

I think Hillary is crying because she cannot understand why “the people” aren’t behind her 100%. She is the self-affirmed smartest woman in America. She just cannot see why everyone else does not see that. She thought she was going to get more votes because she stood by Bill during his trials, and probably feels that that fact would guarantee her the/a sympathy vote from women. But it’s not that easy. People loved, love, Bill, but not her yet she’s the smart, honest, faithful one, according to her that is. The tears come from the utter frustration of her beleiving herself to be the best. The tears are flowing because she desperately needs the sympathy vote from women, who have also been wronged by cheating husbands in order to win the election. We need to send her the message that “NO!!!” we do not want a cry baby as the elected leader of our nation.

Well, we all know what her husband did in the Oval Office, and it certainly wasn’t working hard to earn the respect of the American people. She’ll just sit around and cry in the Oval Office when things don’t go her way. I’m just guessing here, but I think terrorists won’t be moved enough by a crybaby to stop their threats. Go Barack! You are just the breath of fresh air we need after Bush then Clinton then Bush, and I surely hope America doesn’t vote in the Clintons again! American people have been suffocated by the same old same old for long enough!

If Hillabeast is crying now, What in the world will she do if elected, when a real problem comes her way.

Carlo

Totally acting, just like Bill on Barbara Walters special – saying he loves to hear his wife’s voice every day – I am sure he was glad he didn’t hear it in the oval office on many occasions – am I right Monica? They lie. Their whole life is a lie. She’s a carpetbagger and I am upset that she has gotten this far. I, as a woman, don’t think we are ready for her to be president.

BTW Rebecca it usually takes a while before a comment is posted – and yours was. Have you ever watched CNN or any other liberal run tv show? (Which is alot of them) Most newspapers are liberal too. Very one sided. At least Fox invites others on to comment and be questioned – but most are chicken and run away. But I will say that at 14 years of age – your interest in politics is admirable and your English is well versed. Keep interested and keep researching the people – not the party. The person running is more important than Rep. or Dem. Research – the facts speak volumes over the propaganda.

Come on America, do you want an emotional cry baby,menopausal, old let her husband run the country and blemish the white house again with his women or should i say girls, and what about white water her hands are not clean and besides taking in a salery for senator doing nothing she is runnng for president on New Yorks dime …. so lets vote her in and bill wins and the interns better run home for saftey! Think about it

think america we have been here before do you want the future or the past ???? do you remember the clinton years ??? and do you expect more ??? think if i cry will you come running??? if it comes to war is crying going to help??? and being the president is a frustrating exhaughsting job are tears going to do it for you??? think

I’m sick of everything about the Clintons! We’ve had enough of them. Go Barack! We need a new voice in politics!

I don’t know about others here but whether these tears were manufactured or not I don’t think that is the real issue-at least for me as a female who votes. The issue for me is that I DON’T want a president who is prone to crying and being emotional and making emotionally based decisions . Emotions and crying have their place yes, however the country needs to be run with a clear head, proper policy, morals/ethics and logic. It should not be run on emotions which are subject to change in the blink of an eye. For pete’s sake the president of the United States is capable of launching nuclear warheads. If the tears were indeed manufactured and the Hillary was going for an emotive connect – didn’t work here. If they were genuine she should consider it a big oops. IMHO anyway.

Hillary….Truly was Emotional ONLY because her whole life has been STAGED…for this National election…Her husband has cheated their entire married(I’m from Arkansas and we all knew about it)She never became Emotional then or Shed a tear…Everything they do is done for a POLITICAL
purpose…The Clinton’s cannot tell the truth…don’t even recognize the truth…Bill Clinton… the
Presiden of the United Stated….LIED UNDER OATH!!!!… noone cared that he had ANOTHER
affair…He cannot be honest and neither can HILL/BILL………….Dena

I am NO Hillary fan, I think the question caught her off guard, it wasn’t typical of the ones being thrown at her. I think it hit her in a soft place she perhaps didn’t know she had.

I REALLY cant believe Hillary welling up has created such a “buzz”.

I am in the generation that is fed up with these relic represenatives. I really LOVE the Dr. Paul and his message, yet if he had what i would call a major flaw, it would be his age.

The Dems are trying to present the perfect package in Obama. His platform is failed and the “black” card is too contrived. Same with Hillary and the “woman” card.

If only Dr. Paul were a young black woman, whoa!

….with Alisyn’s legs.

Just kidding. I think you should be a little more modest with that, by the way. I cant believe your husband would be comfortable with all the leg on national television. Same for Gretchen.

Back to “my generation”, watching those whom I hold accountable to the governmental failures of today weep over the fact that they STILL believe they can do us any benefit if we just give them one more chance……this time under the “banner of change”.[shaking head]

The thing about the Hillary generation and older, is that they are blind to the failure of their ideals. I even get a little of the “if I cant pursue my agenda to its conclusion then i will make sure it is good and f@cked up when i leave”. The only part of me that keeps from getting totally defiant/i.e warfare on that generation, is that I think they were duped by the politicos of their time. In their youth they were bamboozled. They bought into a social scheme whose fruit is 100% destructive. And admitting being decieved is too heavy a burden for them to grasp. Just look at what was left in the wake…… broken families, rampant drug use, deviant sexuality. To think there is to be a winning result is folly. If that means the Hillary generation is to shed some tears because their “run”, their “experiment”, is about to come to a screaching halt….then so be it.

I weep at the thought of the struggle that my son will face as he and his kids and his grandkids will endure to correct what has been broken. I wont be able to pass on any wealth, nothing tangible. What I will be able to pass on is the knowledge that I took on the status quo, to at least begin-at least- the turn around that we need as a nation. And dont say this as though I am making some kind of sacrifice, for I/we(my generation) have nothing to sacrifice. Nothing. This is not doom and gloom, this is a realistic viewpoint.

The “change’ that the Hillary generation “promises”,…….they dont have a clue. There is a “change” a coming, but there will be blood. Not tears.

Equating the rigorous stress created in keeping power, with those who struggle with the social experiment garners less than zero pity from us.

I think we should start hearing some apologies from these clowns, at the least.

Dont you get it. Your back lash about this pissed off women, who decided to vote for Hillary Clinton. It is having the opposite impact that you are looking for. Her fleeting moment of whatever is not why she won in New Hampshire. If you really want her to win, just keep this crap up about her being emotional.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a power hungry woman, and only broke down because she suspected that she was losing the race to Barak Obama. Doesn’t anyone remember that Hillary & Bill’s ‘friend’ died under strange circumstances?………..and now she’s won NH primary? This is distrubing stuff.

I think there’s more egg on all your faces tonight
than will be on your breakfast plates in the morning….

Scrambled or fried ??????????

I believe Hillary won New Hampshire, barely, with the help of the media, showing her “emotional” moment over and over, and over again. That, and the media citing polls over and over that made Obama the winner before the vote even took place. All those polls were rendered useless by a 24 news cycle which showed Hillary tearing up. It’s irrelevant as to whether the tears were genuine or not. What is now obvious is Hillary and her campaign is alive and well, and America still has to face the possibility of another Clinton administration. I think the media won this primary for Clinton.

Three reasons that it is good to cry:

1. It releases pressure.

2. It’s good for the health.

3. It clears out the pill cabinet.
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Less pill attack-
To hold the feelings back.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times
Porter, Texas

I am all for supporting a strong woman presidential candidate. I now hate to admit that I was a misguided Hillary fan years ago during the early Clinton administration. I lost all respect for this woman however based on, among other things, her outrageous plans to socialize our country’s heath care system, her blatant theft of White House (public) property upon leaving office, and her decision to stand by Bill (arrogant liar) after his repeated infidelity. I understand this last point was her personal decision, but it lends to her character and proves she is capable of doing whatever it takes to get what she wants politically (the NY Senate seat). Tears or no tears, she will never have my vote, as I do not believe she (or her husband) has any integrity, only greed and hunger for power. This may be true of most politicians, but I have no wish to relive the Clinton DRAMA in the White House. Taxpayer money will already keep them both in more comfort than the majority of the US population in their old age, so I can’t understand why she has any reason to cry about anything…oh yeah, her dreams of power, and more taxpayer money, going bye-bye. Also, I hope more voters, especially the younger ones, will understand that our country is in dire need of a strong leader (statesman), not an “American Idol” who spouts sound bites.

I can’t help but believe that Hillary’s tears were triggered by her lead slipping away and comments that she is not liked. Hillary carries too much political armor for us to know or trust what she would really do if elected into office.

Well Well Well, We really got a glimpse into Mitt Romleys thought process after the cheap shot he made about Hillary over the weekend. Referencing the comment he made about Hillary showing a sign of weakness in her show of emotion after Iowa.
Im a Republican and He has lost my vote, I havent worked the last 32 years and come this far in my successful life to let Mr. Romleys circa 1960’s comment go without notice. I had hoped I would never have to use this phrase again, but, he made me do it……..Mitt you chauvenist pig! I suspect with the Hillary’s strong finish in New Hampshire, I am not the only one that thought it……….he needs to be taught a lesson.
God Bless America!

I think that the people of America wants a President that will cry each time there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, than Hillary is there person but if the people want a person that take our issues that we are facing right now and all of them that will come up must understand one thing and one thing only strong determination and trust shead no tears.

I think Hillary’s tears were real. Not planned, not calculated, just the real women. Not because she’s exhausted, or behind. We need to take these candidates into serious consideration. This is a great country!!! We have fallen behind the last 8 years and we need to get back on track, pick up and move on!! My Dad is 92 and a WWII Veteran, he didn’t fight for our rights and our freedom for nothing and neither did all the other men and women who served and serve today. Hillary Clinton is right – this is for our country, this is personal. Let’s stand up and fight with her!!
Thanks

If you “cry” running a campaign, how are you going to run a country?

trying to find that video of the dancing airforce flight director…anyone??

http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/1950188/posts

“NOTHING HAPPENS WITH THE CLINTONS BY ACCIDENT” SOMEONE SHOULD TALK TO THE PERSON WHO ASKED THE QUESTION THAT LEAD TO HILLARY’S TEARY-EYED MOMENT”. Clintons have been known to have planted questions – Hillary already knows how she will respond.

I can’t believe you all are questioning her clearly uncontrolled response. Anyone who has ever acted knows that you cannot cry on cue. It takes preparation.

And besides, what’s wrong with being human? Being verklempt (as Huckabee called it – the smartest thing the man ever said imho) is perfectly normal. I think we would all be better off if GWB had shed a tear or two in Jackson Square, New Orleans, after Katrina; or maybe when meeting with victims’ families after 9/11. There’s strength and there’s character and the two combined just might result in a quiver in one’s voice.

I have no doubt that in the face of major decisions, Senator Clinton has clear abilities to choose a rational course of action, no matter how she’s feeling. I’d rather someone who can do that over someone who has no idea how the two intersect. I could point to far too many of our current leaders who act on the basis of anger, never acknowledging how powerfully it affects their judgment. Let us not forget that it was Carl Levin, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee who, when asked which of the candidates best understood how the military works and what it needs said, “you mean, besides Hillary Clinton?”

I was intrigued by the answer of one man at an Obama rally when stating his reason for voting for Obama. Simply put, his reason was that he felt the country was ready for a black president.
Is the country not ready for a female president? The “iron my shirt” remark (Clinton rally) would indicate that sexism is alive and prospering in this country.
The Democrats (all of them) have a great message. Lets focus on the candidate, not race or gender, that we believe can bring about these changes.
Please remember that passion for change and being able to implement change are not the same.
In my very humble opinion the candidate that can most likely implement change is Hillary.

We should feel compassion for anyone expressing themselves by crying. That’s always my first reaction. I usually ask the person crying if everything is okay. We never really know if that individual needs some help or just a hug. I hope there are people in the World that still think this way. I remember crying leaving the hospital after my mother had just passed away. A little girl walking with her mother asked me if I was okay. It made me cry harder, but it also made me feel better after her and her mother stopped to talk to me. We just never really know why somebody may be crying. It’s okay to love each other.

I wouldn’t be surprised if that “iron my shirt” wasn’t a put up job by the Clintonistas themselves. Notice how she asked for the lights to be turned on just before those signs appeared? Hmmm. Clintons are equivalent to satan.

Is there any moment perhaps when one might apply the ‘innocent until proven guilty’ theory to the tears of a Politician.

Or do they represent us more accurately than we would like to believe, insomuch as they are as cynical and as embittered as we are …?

Just a thought.

T- xx

Jack!

“If you “cry” running a campaign, how are you going to run a country?” (0818hrs)

Maybe with some humanity.

T- xx

No surprise in how Brian handled Lanny. PERFECT!!
As for the clintons, I’ve seen and heard them before. Since they have proven themselves to be liers, I refuse to consider them at all.
Thanks to the whole crew for making the morning news so entertaining!

I never was a Hillary fan. However, I was moved that day in N.H. to see another side to her that was appealing. For once she came across as sincerely caring and genuine. I dont’ think she cried as much as her eyes welled up …no big deal. She was passionate about her love for this country and the people. If I was in N.H. that day, I would’ve voted for her. For the first time ever I saw her in a different and favorable light. But now it is today and honestly, I am not 100 percent set on anyone in particular. I’ve been fooled in the past…and don’t want it to happen again. I hope and pray as a nation we get it right and elect the best person who will restore our nation to all it can and should be with a renewed sense of trust, values, might, hope, faith and good standing. Who will that person be?
Patricia in N.J.

Hillery’s reputation of being disingenuous is unmatched by anyone in politics. I thought I could have more faith in the general public that to see her win NH just because of her calculated sniffles !!

Tom is so right. But Tom, just reread Patricia of N.J.’s post here. She is one of the gullible that Clinton was counting on. I read that her campaign decided a while ago to “show her human side”. Calculating and manipulative, they research how to get votes and it worked. Look people, if Hillary Clinton WANTED to portray her so-called “humanness” over the years, she had ample opportunity to do so. Plenty. The fact that she did not speaks volumes to this incident. She is stone cold and this was just a manufactured event that they KNEW would be taken up by the media. Nothing is by chance with a Clinton. Poor Patricia and many others were fooled big-time. Sigh.

If she cries she’s a big baby, when she doesn’t, she’s a cold, heartless robot. She can’t catch a break, but she’s not doing herself any favors. Although, I have a feeling she’ll be crying all the way to the bank, as they say.