Another White Guy Election
Hillary Clinton's release Monday of her first Osama bin Laden ad sets the stage for a general contest that Republicans could only dream about: an election fought over issues of patriotism, 1960s radicalism, liberal elites, gun control, terrorist threats, intimidation by a black preacher, and a 3AM phone call signaling enemy attack.
With the bin Laden spot, Clinton has set the stage for an election in which a crucial voting block will once again be white men, and the issues will be those that tend to push these voters to the right, towards the Republican Party, regardless of which Democrat is the nominee.
Clinton has intensified her challenge to Obama with the bin Laden commercial in Pennsylvania, directly questioning his fortitude and strength in the face of foreign aggression.
As still photos of World War II, Franklin Roosevelt, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, gas lines of the 1970s, and, most importantly, bin Laden flash across the TV screen, the announcer declares: "It's the toughest job in the world.
"You need to be ready for anything - especially now, with two wars, oil prices skyrocketing and an economy in crisis.
"Harry Truman said it best - if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
"Who do you think has what it takes?
"I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message."
With the bin Laden spot, Clinton has set the stage for an election in which a crucial voting block will once again be white men, and the issues will be those that tend to push these voters to the right, towards the Republican Party, regardless of which Democrat is the nominee.
Clinton has intensified her challenge to Obama with the bin Laden commercial in Pennsylvania, directly questioning his fortitude and strength in the face of foreign aggression.
As still photos of World War II, Franklin Roosevelt, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, gas lines of the 1970s, and, most importantly, bin Laden flash across the TV screen, the announcer declares: "It's the toughest job in the world.
"You need to be ready for anything - especially now, with two wars, oil prices skyrocketing and an economy in crisis.
"Harry Truman said it best - if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
"Who do you think has what it takes?
"I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message."
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