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Jon Stewart on Hillary's Tears: "That's It?" [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard, AlterNet at 6:36 AM on January 10, 2008.


"That's the emotional breakdown that blows the election for her? I'm glad no one here ever sees me get a flu shot," Stewart said.
Stewart on Hillary's Tears

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In the clip to your right, which was taped before Hillary's surprise win in New Hampshire, Jon Stewart hilariously ridicules the insanely overwrought coverage of the Hillary Clinton "tearing up" incident. My favorite moment is when Rudy Giuliani chimes in and brings up...you guessed it...9/11! The sequence ends with a montage of other famous male cry baby politicians which helps put the absurdity of this incident's inflated importance in great perspective. Check out the video to your right for more.

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Tagged as: clinton, giuliani, sexism, media

Adam Howard is the editor of PEEK.


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Ha ha!
Posted by: goeswithness on Jan 10, 2008 7:30 AM   
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Good one. Once again, Jon Stewart says it just right.

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Tears go a long way....
Posted by: LeftCoastProgressive on Jan 10, 2008 7:53 AM   
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....for a few days. Nothin' wrong with crying but as one woman said, is this the response we can expect when she becomes President and Putin talks tough to her. It will be 100% tougher in the presidency. Tears are not going to hack it then.

By the way, lumping Iron Eyes Cody in that video mashup is inappropriate. He was shedding a tear about the pillaging of America's environment, something that all us environmentalist have done!

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» RE: Tears go a long way.... Posted by: Lauren
Predictable responses
Posted by: zipper696 on Jan 10, 2008 8:02 AM   
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So, she tears up - suddenly that means that in tough negotiations with Putin she's gonna run bawling from the room?

Oh puhleez, can't we FINALLY move on from "Man-strong, woman-weak" stereotypes and get a grip on the 21st century?

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Way to go, John
Posted by: dangergirl on Jan 10, 2008 9:30 AM   
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Once again the Daily Show gets it right. The only real news on TV. Thank you!

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» RE: Way to go, John Posted by: peacefullaim
Oh, gosh, I hate to be cynical about this...
Posted by: monkeywrench on Jan 10, 2008 9:59 AM   
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...but I will anyway.

Considering the fact that this has NEVER happened to Hillary before, and that her fortunes have been waning a bit in her presidential campaign, and that she is thought of as a somewhat calculating "Iron Maiden," has anybody checked to see if she received any advice from, say, a PR guru or an emotional coach just before this demonstration?

Keep in mind that she didn't actually tear up; she just put a little catch in her voice, something that any of us can do with a bit of practice.

Like I said, I hate to be cynical – but after all the subterfuge and spinning and posturing we have witnessed in the last few years, I find it hard to believe ANYTHING these candidates say or do for public consumption. I prefer to depend on their records, what they have actually done before – and to which big contributors they owe favors.

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Bush 1 cried his -- off all the time
Posted by: Ellie1 on Jan 10, 2008 10:06 AM   
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especially when one of his three evil sons got caught. And nobody seemed to care. Of course, going home to Barbara gave him plenty to cry about.

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John is ON!
Posted by: MThomson on Jan 10, 2008 11:18 AM   
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So nice to have him back! I'd been thinking that this whole "Hillary tears up" thing has been WAY overblown, or at least way misunderstood. I think people reacted positively to ANY candidate doing something unscripted and authentic for a moment, but the press obviously has a sexist bias and went wild with this as a "girl" thing.

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finally, a little perspective...
Posted by: babs on Jan 10, 2008 11:37 AM   
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thank the flying spaghetti monster that Jon and Stephen are back on the air.

as for Hillary's emotional moment, what the hell do people expect from these candidates? They are on 24/7, get little sleep and have to endure stress levels we can only imagine. As well, she was responding to a woman's question about how she was coping with the demands of the campaign. Sometimes a little kindness is overwhelming.

But I guess the MSM was having a slow news day - nothing important to report on... like 2 wars, W's middle east meddling, torture....

Compassion and humanity are NOT the American way.

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That wasn't CRYING- that was MOTHER GUILT MOVES
Posted by: BlueBerry PickN on Jan 10, 2008 12:15 PM   
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come on.

"I want this for YOU"
"I don't want us to fall backwards"


if that doesn't scream (....pick yer culture!: 'Jewish/Baptist/Methodist/Animist... ' ) Mother Guilt, I don't know what does...

I'm stunned THAT worked... but then, politics is always about redressing the Classics...

if they didn't work, they wouldn't be CLASSIC.


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What she wants.......
Posted by: mnascimento on Jan 10, 2008 1:19 PM   
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What she wants for us is to extract mandatory insurance premiums from the 50 million who are not currently providing windfall profits to the insurance companies. What a cushy business deal, collect 100% of the premiums, keep 30% without adding any value.

What my Mother used to say when I used tears to get sympathy was "crocodile tears"

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Hey also some girls don't cry
Posted by: Cruella on Jan 10, 2008 1:28 PM   
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Ah, Rudy Giuliani...
Posted by: Scientz on Jan 10, 2008 8:28 PM   
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I would vote Rudy Giuliani for President of 9/11 any day. Hold the election and I'm there.

His not-so-subliminal messages have thoroughly resonated with me . . . "Giuliani" and "9/11" are now inextricably linked in my mind. And those shots of him in drag? Dreamy.

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Perfect example...
Posted by: alphakat on Jan 11, 2008 1:22 PM   
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...of the MSM's completely whacked idea of normal human behavior. If they hadn't covered it endlessly, I wouldn't have even noticed the "crying". A serious cry involves snot and an inability to breathe right among other things. Hillary's "incident" doesn't even register. Cripes.

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THANK YOU MR. STEWART FOR GETTING IT
Posted by: Raymond Emerson on Jan 12, 2008 11:14 PM   
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exactly right one more time. We need you.

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