Hillary Clinton, performance artist
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- June
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Could Sen. Hillary Clinton have been any stiffer in her Tony Soprano sendup of a campaign ad? Even a simple line like “Where’s Chelsea?” made her look as amateurish as those folks who hawk their own businesses in infomercials that run at 2 a.m. Sundays. (And speaking of Chelsea, what’s with the parallel-parking dig? I find it interesting that a woman who’s a feminist would approve a campaign ploy that perpetuates the stereotype of women as lousy drivers.)
Meanwhile, Bill  musing and munching in a rumpled shirt the color of the carrots on the table  had his Brando mojo working for him, further underscoring her lack of naturalism.
Contrast this with Prince Harry’s shrewd observation on the Matt Lauer interview about Princess Diana being a good actress. Not that she treated people in a phony way, he said, but she learned to compose herself in front of a camera.
Bingo. Whether they like it or not, politicians are performers in that they must project their personas to the public. And part of being a performer is having the props and the chops.
Why did Hillary look like she was at a campaign stop instead of out for a bite with the spouse (which, after all, is what Tony was doing with Carmela)? Would a cropped jacket and maybe a pair of sunglasses atop her head have been too much of a stretch?
No one is saying she has to be Olivier, but she needs to loosen up and work on that flat delivery. It can be done, and I suggest she take a page from one of her role models  Eleanor Roosevelt. Critics said Mrs. R was homely, with a high-pitched, breathy voice, an uppercrusty accent and a penchant for old-lady dresses. But she found her own political style, and when she got up to speak, you knew what she was saying came from the very core of her being.
If Sen. Clinton hopes to become the next president, she’s going to have to convey the same.
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on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 at 1:59 pm by Georgette Gouveia.
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it just proves how low her and her husband will stoop to be part of the “in” crowd.
hey look we are just like you … well the majority anyway..
her and .. she and
i went to college to have good grammers,.,.