Awkward Hillary screencap on MSNBC

Sometimes image files get corrupted when being transferred and end up being cut off when linked on a page. It just so happens Hillary is making the most frightening expression ever; she looks like she’s hungry and ready to eat your babies.

Yes we will (plagiarize)

A report over at the NYTimes discusses Hillary’s recent mud-slinging over alleged plagiarism that took place in Obama’s recent speech:

As Mrs. Clinton campaigned in Wisconsin in advance of the primary there on Tuesday, one of her top advisers, Howard Wolfson, convened a conference call with reporters to accuse Mr. Obama of plagiarizing Mr. Patrick’s remarks from a 2006 campaign appearance.

Mr. Wolfson said it was important for voters to know that Mr. Obama’s rhetoric, at least in this instance, was not original.

It seems like she’s really turned on the machine and is churning out a lot of FUD. You can watch the interview with Governor Duval Patrick and his thoughts on the alleged “stolen words”:

well, look, i hear that. it’s a little — it’s not like he’s writing a law review article or a book or something like that. he should have credited me with the use of two words. meaning those words, just words. i suppose he should have credited the declaration of independence, and john f. kennedy and franklin roosevelt whom i quod as well. these are iconic phrases. the point is, we have a candidate here, barack obama with terrific ideas, with more law making experience than hillary clinton as fine a candidate she is but pe has added vision to motivate people to reach for it. that’s a terrific asset to bring to bear.

Ultimately, you can assess Hillary’s accusation of plagiarism by watching her recent speeches. Don’t worry, you’ll be cringing by the first 30 seconds.

Race or gender

A notable observation on Hillary and Obama by The Wall Street Journal:

Mrs. Clinton is stoking the idea that Mr. Obama is too soft to withstand the dread Republican attack machine. (I nod in tribute to all Democrats who have succeeded in removing the phrase “Republican and Democratic attack machines” from the political lexicon. Both parties have them.) But Mr. Obama will not be easy for Republicans to attack. He will be hard to get at, hard to address. There are many reasons, but a primary one is that the fact of his race will freeze them. No one, no candidate, no party, no heavy-breathing consultant, will want to cross any line–lines that have never been drawn, that are sure to be shifting and not always visible–in approaching the first major-party African-American nominee for president of the United States.

Don’t forget about her cackle, either.