GOOD COP, BAD COP, SAME COP

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8761845968093052505.post-91845125055209015042008-06-16T15:38:00.001-07:002008-06-16T16:19:29.952-07:00GOOD COP, BAD COP, SAME COPHere's the news: Former Hillary Clinton campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, who had been fired by the Clinton campaign, has been hired by the Obama campaign to work with them. So, is this good news or bad news for Hillary's chances to become VP. Well, that depends on who you read. The Huffington Post utterly despises Hillary. During the primary battle they attacked her constantly and mercilessly. And even though I became an Obama supporter, I found it impossible to read through their biases. So it's not a surprise that their headline is: Obama Hires Solis Doyle: A Bad Omen For VP Hillary. In their article, which can be seen <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/16/obama-hires-solis-doyle-a_n_107395.html">HERE</a>, they say, 'One thing the move does suggest, insiders believe, is that Hillary Clinton's chances of being tapped for the vice presidency are now slim to nil. "This alone means Hillary won't be the V.P. choice," wrote one (pundit). The article has two updates. One is hilarious as it says, "Either one of two things happen," said the bundler. "Hillary is selected as vice president and they fire Patti, or Hillary is not going to be the vice president." Well, duh, yeah. Either she'll get it or she won't. Stating the obvious is always a plus. Don't you love it when such hard, factual news is given? Except that on the Time Magazine site, their link to their own article reads, "A Good Sign for Hillary?" Their article is also news and fact free. Among their wonderful quotes, which can be read in their entirety <a href="http://time-blog.com/swampland/">HERE,</a> is: "The question is: Has Solis Doyle, who started her career as Hillary’s aide when she was First Lady of Arkansas (and coined the term Hillaryland in 1992), forgiven Hillary for throwing her under the bus after Super Tuesday?"The New York Times also covers the event, seen <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/former-clinton-campaign-manager-joins-obama-team/index.html?ref=politics">HERE</a>, and at least when they speculate they label is as such: "Could that mean, tea-leaf reading time, that Mr. Obama is really considering Mrs. Clinton for the No. 2 position, and wants to have an ally of her in place to ease the way? Perhaps "Or perhaps not. More likely, the Obama campaign was looking for a high-profile spot to put Ms. Doyle, given her previous position, and most of the major roles in Mr. Obama's campaign are filled." Once again she'll either get the job or she won't. You know, I didn't need to read tea leaves or the New York Times to figure out that. I listen to a ton of political shows and read a whole slew of political articles, and things like this only remind me how true William Goldman's famous quote about Hollywood is: "Nobody knows anything." I just wish if they don't know something they'd shut up about it. Marvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825097295977137445noreply@blogger.com