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Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen. -George Orwell

Monday, June 23, 2014

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: JUNE 23, 2014

National Review's Eliana Johnson joins Greg Corombos to discuss CNN's manufactured applause for Hillary, Clinton's tone-deaf defensiveness on the wealth issue, and Marion Barry's convenient memory.



Hillary Clinton: $100 million isn't enough to make me 'truly well off'
Hillary Clinton keeps doubling down on her claims to be "dead broke" after leaving the White House – one of the biggest unforced errors ever committed at the early stages of a run for the White House.  She becomes more of a laughingstock every time she tries to "clarify" those comments, but her ego – and her crude sense of how she needs to control the narrative and keep herself from getting painted into the dreaded "out-of-touch rich elitist" corner – won't allow her to let it drop.
The latest lawn full of rakes awaited her in a generally friendly interview from the UK Guardian, which includes this sparkling gem of insight: "You quickly sense that Hillary Clinton, supreme operator that she has become, is all about control, all about guarding the presentation of her own image that is arguably the politician's most important challenge in the age of social media and 24-hour cable television."  The actual story of the past few weeks is Clinton's astounding ineptitude at controlling her image, to the point that even MSNBC and CNN panels are laughing at her on-camera...
Also read:

Great news from Chelsea Clinton: I tried to care about money, but I just can't

Chelsea Clinton Buys $10.5M Manhattan Apartment, Says She Can't 'Care' About Money

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