Nightly Ramble: TV, Movies, And Oh, Yes… the Election

• There’s apparently a video out showing those Iranian boats attacking US warships. No working links to the vid itself, yet.
• An Honorable Mention at the OTB Caption Contest. Hillary Clinton’s always a good target.
• Two folks talking at work

Margaret Carlson, on Mrs. Clinton’s tears and temper tantrums:

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — The Clintons have a steep hill to climb in New Hampshire. Like parents who know better, they have to convince voters that the guy they’ve

Gloria Steinem gives the gender feminist moo of the day in the New York Times.

So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one? The reasons are as pervasive as the air we breathe:

Doctor Thomas Sowell is always a great read. Today’s no exception. (Real Clear Politics)

By far the best presentation as a candidate, among all the candidates in both parties, is that of Barack Obama. But if he actually believes even

In reading this bit last night from ABC’s blogs, I got to thinking a bit more about this Hillary Clinton tear festival we were all treated to repeatedly, yesterday.

Let’s look at the quotes from that scene:

“It’s not easy,

Mrs. Clinton, as quoted by Ben Smith, Politico:

“It’s not easy.”

Did B.J. ever promise you it would be easy?

Funny Mrs. Clinton, just a mere week ago, you tried to sell Iowa a bill of goods promising all

Byran Preston, Hot Air, posts a most interesting video.

Point of interest one, Morris assets the Clinton’s, B.J. and Mrs. use race to win elections, but somehow neither is racist.  Sure.  Your check is in the mail.

Point

I asked earlier this morning, when we might see some of the expectation lowering dance being done by Hillary Clinton. The answer to that question came somewhat faster than I expected, if the rumor mill is any guide… and

Here is a reminder of why Bob Shrum is a highly paid political advisor, from the New York Daily-News:

The Clinton industry, encrusted with the beneficiaries and acolytes of the first and probably only Clinton presidency, has turned Hillary

The Politico is saying that Mitt Romney is “Dialing down expecations…. hard”.

Mitt Romney, a dominant favorite in New Hampshire just weeks ago, said Sunday that a “close second” to Arizona Sen. John McCain would be a significant feat

In kicking around the blogs today, particularly the leftie blogs, I’m seeing a word that is often used and usually misunderstood, or at least ill-defined in context.

The word is “Change”.  There seems to be an almost universal cry for

John Edwards,  via Ben Smith, Politico:

The Clinton campaign has no conscience

No shat John.  What took so long to figure that out?

Hat Tip:  Memeorandum.

Fred was not the only person with a defining moment yesterday in New Hampshire. 

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Hat Tip:  Real Clear Politics.

Jake Tapper. ABC News:

Frankly, I don’t even really understand what she was saying. What I was getting

Matt Yglesias, who I usually have serious disagreements with, points out that Hillary Clinton may well be on the wrong scent, here:

Hillary Clinton’s campaign seems determined to convince Barack Obama’s detractors in the blogosphere that he is so

James Joyner, earlier today:

George Will closes a subpar (by his standards, at least) column on the silly populism of Mike Huckabee and John Edwards with this praise for Barack Obama:

Barack Obama, who might be mercifully closing the