Hillary Clinton Crying

Men's Tears, Women's Tears and Crocodile Tears

Carine Fabius | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics


Carine Fabius

If a woman in a position of power cries in public, she's either weak or being manipulative. If a man in power cries, it's because he's man enough to let his tears show.

Obama Adviser: Barack "Doesn't Go On TV And Have Crying Fits"

Los Angeles Times | Peter Wallsten | Posted 02.02.2008 | Politics


The advisor, retired Gen. Merrill A. "Tony" McPeak, said in a telephone interview that Obama has "real gravitas, not artificially created, focus-group...

How To Read Bill Kristol

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 01.18.2008 | Media


Tom D'Antoni

There's one thing you can say about Bill Kristol: he's consistent. He hasn't been right about anything, not ever.

Hillary Must Rescue Herself from the DLC

Major R. Owens | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics


Major R. Owens

Hillary's orphans now realize that the frantic attempts to reach her were made hopeless by her phalanx of DLC guards. Among her most trusted confidants are too many super brains with wilted souls.

College Columnists Weigh in on Hillary's Tears, Early Results

Mark T.R. Donohue | Posted 01.15.2008 | Home


Mark T.R. Donohue

With the results from early contests pointing to increased turnout among college-aged voters, it's worth looking to the op/ed sections of college newspapers to see what this bloc is thinking about the candidates.

We Deserve What We Get

Erica Jong | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics


Erica Jong

If Eleanor Roosevelt were alive and running, they'd talk about her big teeth and her hoity toity accent. If JFK were alive and running, they'd reveal his affair with Marilyn and slander his wife for it.

Language, Political Discourse, & the Scathing Comment

Peter Clothier | Posted 01.11.2008 | Living


Peter Clothier

In a society where the fear of being considered insignificant is a constant threat to the fragile ego, we defend ourselves by shouting louder and more rudely than the next man or woman.

Can I Have A Dream?: Endorsing Clinton

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 01.11.2008 | Media


Suzanne O'Malley

Was there a press blackout on mentioning that Hillary Clinton made history in New Hampshire? The first woman to win a major presidential primary.

The Other Half of the Hillary Crying Story

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Along with hope, sadness will be a necessary part of what brings change. And the candidate who truly feels that sadness will be most likely to bring it.

How the Gilmore Girls Could Have Helped Hillary Clinton Predict her Political Fate

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 01.11.2008 | Media


Jennifer L. Pozner

Journalists have been quick to insist that we will pull the lever for or against Clinton based on whether or not she makes us feel all warm and fuzzy.

All-New, Accessible Clinton Going Door To Door In Nevada

New York Times | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics


The all-new, listening and accessible Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton took her message door to door on Thursday night in a heavily Hispanic working-cla...

My God, Poor Hillary

Susan Braudy | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics


Susan Braudy

Why are people so hot and bothered about Hillary? Is it just because men are freaked by the prospect of a powerful woman?

Hillary's Tears

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics


Thomas de Zengotita

I can't believe that the debate over Hillary's crying moment is so often boiling down to whether it was staged or genuine. That is so oversimplified. In this mediated age that distinction is outdated.

Maureen Dowd's Fast One: In Israel, But Datelining New Hampshire

Talking Points Memo | Posted 01.10.2008 | Media


Maureen Dowd weighed in with a column yesterday that made a big splash, pissed off lots of people, and became part of the political conversation abou...

When Women In Power Cry

Times Of London | Posted 01.10.2008 | Living


To cry or not to cry: that is the question. Whether or not Hillary Clinton actually shed any tears when things looked bad in New Hampshire, she certai...

It Was Hillary's Oprah Moments That Did it!

Tom Alderman | Posted 01.09.2008 | Media


Tom Alderman

Will Hillary be able to use her new, and uncomfortable voice, in appropriate ways or will the campaign try to manufacture other 'real' Oprah moments?

"That's It?" Jon Stewart Reacts To Press Coverage Of Hillary's "Emotional Meltdown"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea and Patrick Waldo | Posted 01.09.2008 | Media


Last night on "The Daily Show," taped when everyone believed Barack Obama would handily win the New Hampshire primary and before pundits started disse...

Woman Who Made Clinton Cry Voted For Obama

ABC News | KATE SNOW and JENNIFER PARKER | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


The woman whose empathetic question -- "how do you do it?" -- sparked uncharacteristic emotion Monday from Sen. Hillary Clinton ended up voting for Se...

There's No Crying in Baseball -- Or the Race to be President

Vicki Iovine | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


Vicki Iovine

I firmly believe Hillary Clinton can make it all the way to Super Tuesday and back without asking for so much as a backrub. She's as tough and any guy in the race. So why did Hillary cry?

Jason Linkins

Cry, Havoc: Your Essential Post-New Hampshire Memes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


So, all coronations have been deferred. The story today is of two riveting political comebacks from John McCain and Hillary Clinton. From the standp...

Tears & Fears

Erica Jong | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


Erica Jong

Why is it okay for men to get misty and not for women? Why is it assumed everything HRC does is scripted? Why is a man more sincere than a woman?

Polling the New Hampshire Primaries: What Happened?

John Zogby | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


John Zogby

It now appears that, perhaps with a sense that Obama had a lock on the Democratic side, independents felt free to vote on the Republican side and reward their hero, John McCain.

Clinton: Tearing Up "Could Well Have Been" My Turnaround

Huffington Post | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton also agreed that choking up helped her campaign in New Hampshire: Clinton attributed her win in part to her success late in the rac...

Dr. Jazz

Andrew Bergman | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Andrew Bergman

Obama's voice is an unprecedented weapon because we literally have never had a president who sounded like that. This guy orders coffee and you hear a summons to Big Things.

New Hampshire, Old Games

Bob Franken | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics


Bob Franken

Stanislavski devotees might have been wondering whether there was a Method to Hillary's sadness.