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Clinton "cries" again
At a campaign event in Connecticut, Sen. Hillary Clinton wells up a little -- the reaction should be interesting.
Alex Koppelman [2008-02-04]

  • Okay, why are we covering tears?

    Seriously, I think it's pretty well established that a) crying had diddly to do with Hillary's victory in NH. A little choking up does not pull out that big a margin, and b) we at Salon do not want to watch a campaign of issues trivialized by the mainstream press, so we subscribe to Salon for more substantive coverage. Why, then, is the first bit of campaign news I see Monday morning about Hillary crying?

    This is not news. We all have emotional moments. The mainstream press covers fluff like this for ratings and to avoid having to substantially discuss anything that will offend their parent company and sponsors. What is Salon's excuse now?

    -- variable
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    Monday, February 4, 2008 08:46 AM
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