As I said on Monday, there's no reason to glom onto phony alleged manifestations of Hillary's tone-deaf insularity. She and her team will mint those all on her own. Here's a genuine memo to the press from Queen Pro Quo's campaign, regarding her upcoming remarks on voting rights:
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— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) June 3, 2015According to the Washington Post's running clock -- which exists because of her extraordinary inaccessibility to the news media, despite being an active candidate for the presidency -- Hillary Clinton hasn't entertained a single question from a reporter since the early afternoon of May 22. Twelve days and counting. Based on the missive above, "NO opportunities" for questions at today's Texas event, where journalists are to remain behind the barricades and use only their designated rest room. Special kudos for whomever penned the, "her speech will be her interview" line, a delightfully Orwellian formulation. Mrs. Clinton will recite a pre-written speech -- which shall suffice as her "answers" to whatever questions you might have. And you'll report it. And you'll like it. Given Hillary's preference for sloganeering on Twitter and apparent allergy to fielding real questions, especially of the follow-up variety, I offered a new slogan for the Clinton camp's media strategy:
Her tweets will be her interview.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 3, 2015Incidentally, Clinton is planning to
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Two public opinion surveys released this week show Hillary Clinton's favorability underwater among Americans, a dramatic downturn from the high marks she garnered while at the State Department.
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