Althouse: Mook's memo: Panic!

August 13, 2015

Mook's memo: Panic!

I mean it says: Don't panic.

But obviously, it means that there already is a lot of panic in the Hillary campaign and a need to get keep the panic from becoming more destructive than the cause for the panic already is.

32 comments:

Anonymous said...: Now it is 'the Hillary' like 'the Donald'.

Which one has better hair?

Good to see the feds dealing with that secret server garage was always complaining about.
Or am I missing something?; 8/13/15, 10:19 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: I love the smell of panic in the morning.; 8/13/15, 10:22 AM
Tank said...: Why isn't there video of the elites freaking out?

Let's go to the videotape.; 8/13/15, 10:22 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "Now it is 'the Hillary' like 'the Donald'?"

Ha ha.

Missing word added.; 8/13/15, 10:25 AM
Jaq said...: I love when a Bush basher comes on to back Hillary on the grounds that Bush was a war criminal. It leads to good times.

I think that a lot of Bernie's appeal is that he is not a war monger like Hillary.; 8/13/15, 10:28 AM
Anonymous said...: Glad I made you laugh, Ms. A.

Tim, remind 'the Hillary' voters that she stood in front of the Senate and told President Bush that he didn't need the AUMF... that W. had all legal grounds he needed to invade because Hussein had violated the terms of the original ceasefire, but that she would vote to authorize it anyway.; 8/13/15, 10:36 AM
Brando said...: Reading that, I can't see a lot of confidence in Hillary's chances. Every advantage they refer to happens to be the same any Democrat would have--so why go with Hillary? Even Sanders would have those advantages (the electoral college, GOP infighting). It demonstrates just how negative the Hillary strategy has to be--look at how bad the GOP is! Elect me, I'm not them!

Nothing there suggests they have any answer to the fact that most Americans don't trust her, and now she may even be facing criminal charges. Even if she doesn't face charges, the e-mail scandal just demonstrates how absolutely incompetent she is.

But at least her team agrees with me about one thing--only the GOP can save her.; 8/13/15, 10:37 AM
cubanbob said...: If Nixon were to be revived as a 67 year old woman and have his charm, ethics, competence. integrity and inability to lie with a straight face removed he would be Hillary!. Nixon was forced out of office for a traffic ticket compared to Hillary's! felonies.; 8/13/15, 10:52 AM
Etienne said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/13/15, 10:53 AM
Xmas said...: You know it's time to panic when people say, "Don't Panic."

A thumb drive, a mighty Queen struck down by a thumb drive!; 8/13/15, 10:57 AM
Jaq said...: W. had all legal grounds he needed to invade because Hussein had violated the terms of the original ceasefire, but that she would vote to authorize it anyway.

Well yeah. A ceasfire of a war of aggression that Saddam initiated against its sovereign neighbor, but these are all pesky bourgeois facts to some people, who think somehow that the US has legally ceded its sovereignty to the UN.; 8/13/15, 11:01 AM
cubanbob said...: Brando you are a bit of an hysteric. The Democrats had a perfect wave in 08 and those who voted for him in 12 were pot committed. The only thing the Democrats have going for them is the Republican perverse ability to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. What Trump is doing is educating the Republicans (if they wish to be educated) in order to win is stop being PC and go jugular on the left and find issues that resonate and fire up the base but in a more tactically sound manner. Reagan did rather well when he asked "are you better off now than four years ago?" And he didn't have talk radio, cable outlets and the internet to get the message out but he did have the same MSM Democrats with bylines to deal with.; 8/13/15, 11:02 AM
Bay Area Guy said...: Imagine the panic of all those 25 year-old, Cappuccino-drinking Beta males at Vox -- their girl Hillary may actually lose!; 8/13/15, 11:03 AM
Eric the Fruit Bat said...: Garbage like that gives hyperbole a bad name.; 8/13/15, 11:05 AM
jaydub said...: Coupe said:

Mook does have a point "we have the strongest ground organization ever assembled in the early states and around the country at this stage in a presidential campaign."

More on that ground game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prls6Iz3B3E; 8/13/15, 11:07 AM
Brando said...: "Brando you are a bit of an hysteric. The Democrats had a perfect wave in 08 and those who voted for him in 12 were pot committed. The only thing the Democrats have going for them is the Republican perverse ability to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory."

Not sure where anything I wrote sounded like a "hysteric" as I basically said Hillary's strategy is reduced to hoping the GOP blows it. But I have said elsewhere that the GOP does have an electoral disadvantage, needing far more states in play than the Dems do.

And who says the GOP shouldn't go for the jugular? The difference lies in whether you believe someone is "going for the jugular" or "running around with their arms flailing in no particular direction".

A clear, sober case can be made that Hillary in office would be a disaster, as she has screwed up everything she handled in her adult life, and is more corrupt than Nixon--add to that her power-hungry tendencies and you have a danger to this country. A Republican should be able to make that case without wasting time fighting with literally everyone who disagrees with him, and making a series of unsupported allegations that only destroy his credibility.

I get that a "fighter" is attractive to a lot of voters--and I'd be happy to see a real one come along.; 8/13/15, 11:18 AM
traditionalguy said...: At this point Bill will cut deal to support Sanders if he promises her a Secretary of State appointment because that is the office from which the real foreign cash quo for Clinton quids flows.

And speaking of Dorian Gray's portrait, Hillary's portrait inside her email server is killing her off faster and faster as Valerie Jarrett and friends leak on her like the FBI guy leaked on Nixon.; 8/13/15, 11:19 AM
Qwinn said...: "...and those who voted for him in 12 were pot committed."

Couldn't agree more.; 8/13/15, 11:19 AM
DanTheMan said...: Moving those goalposts is hard work...

Story 1:
I did nothing wrong, I just needed my own email because I only have one phone.
Story 2:
OK, I had my own server, but that's not really illegal.
Story 3:
OK, so maybe it's a "technical" violation, but my server was secure, and there was no classified information on it.
Story 4:
OK, so there was some SoS stuff on there, but I've released 50K documents, none of which are secret. I'm not saying how much I deleted, but it was all yoga and wedding stuff.
Story 5:
OK, so there was some confidential stuff, but it wasn't classified at the time I looked at it.
Story 6:
OK, so there was some Top Secret stuff on there, but somebody on my staff removed the Top Secret markings.

Who gets to play the part of the McDougals this time?; 8/13/15, 11:22 AM
David Begley said...: Mook is a mook.; 8/13/15, 11:25 AM
David Begley said...: Huma is the scapegoat.; 8/13/15, 11:28 AM
Coconuss Network said...: The Bernie is kinda cute. Conservative but Democrat; 8/13/15, 11:47 AM
damikesc said...: I think that a lot of Bernie's appeal is that he is not a war monger like Hillary.

That and the Dem base being a collection of idiots.

Well yeah. A ceasfire of a war of aggression that Saddam initiated against its sovereign neighbor, but these are all pesky bourgeois facts to some people, who think somehow that the US has legally ceded its sovereignty to the UN.

Want to gain some traction in the primary?

Promise to withhold every penny of US funding of the UN until they can get a handle on the corruption and abysmal record of abuse at the hands of their peacekeepers. If they bitch, offer to increase the rent for the building they use tenfold. I doubt many European countries really want to house the UN and the diplomats won't love not being in NYC.

Moving those goalposts is hard work...

Story 1:
I did nothing wrong, I just needed my own email because I only have one phone.
Story 2:
OK, I had my own server, but that's not really illegal.
Story 3:
OK, so maybe it's a "technical" violation, but my server was secure, and there was no classified information on it.
Story 4:
OK, so there was some SoS stuff on there, but I've released 50K documents, none of which are secret. I'm not saying how much I deleted, but it was all yoga and wedding stuff.
Story 5:
OK, so there was some confidential stuff, but it wasn't classified at the time I looked at it.
Story 6:
OK, so there was some Top Secret stuff on there, but somebody on my staff removed the Top Secret markings.

Ironically, legally, none of that matters. She is the boss. It was her job to insure she followed the law --- not a staffer. She took it on herself to house the private server, violating law and Obama's executive order.

But she's a Clinton. They don't suffer punishments. When will Manning's lawyers appeal his sentence and point to Hillary's treatment for dramatically worse behavior?; 8/13/15, 12:25 PM
Larry J said...: Bay Area Guy said...
Imagine the panic of all those 25 year-old, Cappuccino-drinking Beta males at Vox -- their girl Hillary may actually lose!

There's always Michelle. As a genuine black female, she'd be a two-fer. Any criticism of her would automatically be labeled racist and sexist.; 8/13/15, 12:35 PM
damikesc said...: There's always Michelle. As a genuine black female, she'd be a two-fer. Any criticism of her would automatically be labeled racist and sexist.

But Hill was married to our "first black President". Criticizing her is sexist, racist, AND age-ist.

Besides, Hillary can always self-identify as black and just blow the fucking minds of the Dem constituency.; 8/13/15, 12:36 PM
Brando said...: "Story 1:
I did nothing wrong, I just needed my own email because I only have one phone.
Story 2:
OK, I had my own server, but that's not really illegal.
Story 3:
OK, so maybe it's a "technical" violation, but my server was secure, and there was no classified information on it.
Story 4:
OK, so there was some SoS stuff on there, but I've released 50K documents, none of which are secret. I'm not saying how much I deleted, but it was all yoga and wedding stuff.
Story 5:
OK, so there was some confidential stuff, but it wasn't classified at the time I looked at it.
Story 6:
OK, so there was some Top Secret stuff on there, but somebody on my staff removed the Top Secret markings."

When all that gets too difficult, they'll go back to the tried and true "this is old news!" and "everyone else did the same!" and "this is a GOP smear campaign!"

It'd be great if all those sleazebags who donated to the Clinton charity scam see their candidate crash and burn, realizing their investment went bust.; 8/13/15, 12:50 PM
Anonymous said...: I'm betting "the Hillary" is kneeling at the shrine of "Our Lady of the Miracle of the Cattle Futures" and praying fervently for just one more case of "good luck".; 8/13/15, 12:58 PM
Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...: Story 7:
The data on the server was safe because there was a secret service agent in the house at all times.

sigh...
I don't even know where to begin on that one (which Lanny Davis was just repeating the other night on CNN. Is Granny Clinton really this ignorant about modern technology or does she just assume that most other people are? Either way she is unfit for any public office.; 8/13/15, 1:03 PM
buwaya said...: Nixon was removed for a traffic ticket compared to what both Kennedy and Johnson got away with.; 8/13/15, 1:42 PM
mikee said...: The sign should read, "It's the Hillary, stupid!"; 8/13/15, 2:04 PM
madAsHell said...: Why isn't there video of the elites freaking out?

I can't believe you haven't seen Klintonerdämmerung; 8/13/15, 3:17 PM
Phil 314 said...: The outcome is inevitable.; 8/13/15, 9:09 PM