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I think her mask needs to slip. She has an authenticity problem because of the mask. Maybe that wasn't the time to let it slip, but, by God, she needs to be Hillary because Bill lite isn't working. I liked the way her face looked when she was angry (the voice is a whole other problem) because she seemed real. Real is in all instances better, but even if she doesn't win this election, she will be a better person if she learns to be more real.
It is not surprising that she is as guarded as she is. That effing First Lady position is about as distorting as any that one could hold, and she held it under the most trying possible circumstances. She would be better off as a woman, as a person, and as a candidate if she weren't enthrall to her husband and his presidency. He is the stone around her neck.
However, should she realize this, the shock would probably require a few years in therapy. Sad really.
Oh well. Parsing the nation's most famous marriage is a common activity. Forgive me for falling victim to that.
