Hillary is still trying to milk/pimp Shuster scandal

[TheDonkey]

Hillary really needs to get over this. It does not favor her and just makes her look like a baby at this point.

From TV Newser.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/

Barbara has asked. Some bloggers have begged. But Sen. Hillary Clinton continues to add fuel to the fire that is, what HuffPo's Rachel Sklar dubs, "L'Affaire Shuster."

Again today, Sen. Clinton threatened to pull out of the Feb. 26 debate in Cleveland, a debate she's already agreed to attend, a debate that MSNBC continues to promote.

During an interview with Cleveland's NBC affiliate, Clinton echoed what she has been saying for four days: "I've been very troubled by the behavior of that particular network," she told WKYC's Tom Beres.

Maybe it's because she keeps getting asked, (she did, after all, do satellite interviews with 10 local stations today) that she continues to answer with the same refrain. But just what does Clinton want NBC to do? Fire Shuster? Insiders tell TVNewser that's not going to happen. Another source tells us, the Clinton campaign doesn't want that to happen.

Is she pitting the networks against each other? She told a reporter today, "I've accepted a CNN debate so there are a lot of opportunities for us to debate."

When asked what might convince her to keep the Feb. 26 debate on her calendar, Clinton answered, without answering. "We'll see how this plays out," she said.

[lligrd]

1. Someone Should Tell Her It Isn't Working

So much for experience.

[emilyg]

2. Go away.

[TheDonkey]

10. haha

Truth hurts. Hillary is embarrassing herself by drawing out this Shuster story and shows even less class by not congratulating Obama for his victories. She's acting like a baby. I do not want a President like that.

[Kahuna]

3. I was happy to read in some of the links that David will be back..

probably after the debate that Hillary is trying to manipulate her way out of so that she can set Obama up with her bff's at faux news.

[OzarkDem]

5. Hes a Fox news right wing jerk

Why would any Democrat want him back? So he can attack more Dems? No thanks.

[Medusa]

7. He left Fox News because they were forcing him to cover news

with a GOP spin. He's done fine work at MSNBC yet this "He's a GOP operative" meme is still out there when nothing could be farther from the truth. It's a little tiresome to see it still repeated here when people have posted transcripts from interviews he's given where he was very blunt about not liking the pressure he was under at Fox for their right-wing slant.

And it's absolutely the truth that Hillary is still trying to use this to score points with female voters ("I'm a Mom")and yet another attempt to play the perpetual victim. The act is getting old and oh so predictable. But desperate people do desperate things and when your cash resources are low, your campaign is in disarray, you've got to do what you can to get some kind of attention.

The first mistake MSNBC made was in kowtowing to her to begin with. Even the NY Times today notes how careful they were last night not to step on her toes even though she got trounced in the races last night. A muzzled press-if that what you want? Is that what SHE wants? The answer would seem to be "yes". Sorry my friend, that isn't the sign of a healthy Democracy and it's the exact same thing we've been bitching about for the past 8 years under BushCo. More of the same? No thanks. Not for me.

[Inuca]

9. He's an excellent reporter

who made a stupid mistake trying to imitate Tucker's style of snark.

[OzarkDem]

4. You need help

You're starting to obsess over this, like a right winger or something.

[robbedvoter]

6. Remember: "Shustering=swiftboating - only for the other guy. karma shall get you for this

[goldcanyonaz]

8. More proof that our country needs universal mental health care.

[IndianaGreen]

11. Hillary has lots of experience playing the victim and milking it for all its worth

I am sure that just before TX and OH she will return to the well of tears and shed a few to con the gullible to vote for her again.