Anne Rice on Hillary and Barack

Anne Rice has just posted a video on YouTube celebrating Hillary's New Hampshire win and suggesting a Clinton/Obama ticket. Ms. Rice says she is "pro-life", "a Democrat" and "for Hillary." Here it is:

This video isn't just the video of a famed female novelist exulting in Sen. Clinton's win. It is also the voice of a woman from a generation that grew up in a world where people sneered at the thought of a female president. It is the voice of a woman like all those women who turned out in New Hampshire to vote for Sen. Clinton.

If last week was all about Obama as the transcendent political leader who could inspire America's youngest generation, then this week is all about Hillary as the experienced politician who might be the most effective change agent of them all.

Cross-posted from Beliefnet.com

Comments

[WilliePilgrim]

I really enjoyed Anne Rice's writing for its fantastic description of a world inhabited by the ur-creatures, vampires and witches. Over the last few years, however, her deep delving into the insane religeous notion of christian redemption, brought on,one suspects, due to the personal trials and tribulations she's encountered in her live, have shown that the forces that originally tortured this oyster to produce such wonderfull pearls have conspired to warp the very shell in which the pearls' nursery resides.
I love fantasy, never the less, but recognize that the fantasy of two political creatures like Hillary and Obama together in the same administration for all its appeal, is a situation that is like a fantasy baseball team and in reality I doubt it would work with the clashing egos that would no doubt accompany it.

[geneven]

I thought this was impressive.

As far as whether a Hillary/Obama ticket is fantasy or not, because they don't like each other -- remember the JFK/LBJ ticket? They weren't exactly the best of friends, but they did add up to an effective ticket.

But I think that Obama is a charm specialist, and can get along when he knows that it will help him advance. He can get along with the Clintons.

[apcalc]

Obama isn't ready, and he has the "audacity' to think he is .

Obama doesn't even begin to know what he doesn't know.

[krsteen1]

WTF?? Who cares what a woman who writes campy vampire novels thinks? Really, this is just too much.

[chinohillster]

Ah, since we are dealing in fantasy...my ultimate fantasy ticket (apologizes to those who are not "Next Generation" fans):

Jean-Luc Picard for President
William Riker for VP
Worf for (what else?) Secretary of Defense
Data for HHS Secretary (he's more human than
the majority of the Congressional Republicans!)
Geordi and Lt. Barclay as heads of NASA and JPL
Beverly Crusher as Surgeon General
Deanna Troi as Secretary of State

(ah, one could hope....)

[Jeffersonian1]

Sweetie, stick with the vampires.

Oh, uh, I guess in a way you are doing just that.

[TeddySalad]

Anne Rice??? Who gives a shit what Party she belongs to, or what her thoughts on politics are? Same with any Celebrity that spouts their daily piss and vinegar about our great country. I don't want to hear it.

[Nommo]

One bloodsucker congratulates another.

[isis]

I would prefer Obama/Hillary because Obama can be the front man being inspirational and Hillary can work her network. The thought of Hillary being up in front of the nation with her fear-mongering and Republicanish speech depresses me. If she really is for the country and not herself as she claims she would be fine with this.

[Matango]

Anne Rice is a literary hack.

[isis]

At least she is a Democrat again.

[lafrance]

I wish people would let go of the fantasy of a Clinton and Obama ticket.
Reality is that neither can stand the other. They do not like each other and therefore, people need to stop dreaming. It will never happen.
Obama abhors Clinton's insider and ethical problems and no self respecting politician is going to take a back seat to Bill.
The only people who would ever be on a ticket with Hillary are the boring and obiendent little lapdogs like Vilsack or Bayh.
Obama is too much of a force and has too much charisma that he would outshine her.
On the opposite side, why would Obama pick Clinton. She would be a hinderence to him and her ethical lapses would tarnish the reformer image.
And again: They do not like each other.
They will never be on the same ticket and will never take a back seat to the other.
I really wish people would stop fantisizing over the ridiculous.

[SEQUOIABISON]

I think we should break the color barrier first.

[clr2]

I will never vote for a candidate just because she is a woman. Hillary is a liar and wrong on most of the issues. Voting for someone because of their sex or race is asinine. I hope other women don't fall into the "vote for me because I am a woman" trap. Hillary is only where she is because she married Bill.

[wmnorton]

Just an opinion from an old white guy who has seen what can happen. A Hillary/Obama ticket might set a new record for electoral college electors, unfortunately it is the one that Goldwater set.