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Posted by quigleyunder in General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010)
Sat Jan 12th 2008, 04:28 PM
A tear or a snowflake?



Photographers argue to this day whether the moisture on Ed Muskie's cheek during a passionate interview on the eve of the 1972 Democratic primary came from tears or snowflakes. But whichever it was, the moment sealed his fate as a man too emotional to be president. Hillary's teary moment may very well work in the opposite direction: helping a candidate who is seen as aloof and too tightly scripted appear more vulnerable, more human and more appealing. And those qualities could be big assets as the campaign careens out of New Hampshire, especially as a contrast to the angry scenes of Clinton rebutting Obama and John Edwards in Saturday night's debate. . . .

www.newsweek.com/id/85609

Something is seriously wrong a society that relies on TV for its information.
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