By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--September 26, 2016
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“While meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus this summer, Clinton mentioned that she had watched President Barack Obama's 2014 Between Two Ferns appearance and thought it a great way to reach young people. The president had used the comedy series, which is featured on the site Funny or Die and designed to parody a low-budget public-TV show, to plug his Affordable Care Act.”When it comes to publicity, Hillary, a publicity hound, goes for take-no-prisoner guarantees. Easily slipping the noose of justice and sailing past the roles she played in both the Benghazi and email scandals, Drama Queen is the one role Hillary owns and the one she will undoubtedly continue to play at Monday’s debate. Make no mistake about it. Hillary Clinton will be going into Monday’s first of three presidential debates as the Drama Queen and will be coming out as one. Her MO will be to stride off stage with the scalp of her opponent as if she’s never had pneumonia, Parkinson’s Disease or any other of the diseases that may have caused her collapse at Ground Zero.
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“But anticipating Trump’s reactions on the debate stage has proven difficult, Clinton allies say. “It’s still hard to portray him in that kind of setting,” one former Clinton aide said. “You don’t know what he’s going to do or say. The unpredictability factor looms large.” “Clinton, who trails Trump in several state and national polls, may have more to lose if her performance is underwhelming. “This is her election to lose, and right now she’s in a danger zone,” said Gerstein. “She needs to avoid getting bogged down in a food fight with Trump.” “If Trump, on the other hand, avoids significant- errors and refrains from personal attacks, he could emerge victorious, said observers. “But the presence of Flowers, and the specter of resurrecting 1980s Bill Clinton scandals, could turn the debate into a nasty slugfest.”"I think he's putting himself at an incredible disadvantage," said Brett O'Donnell, a Republican strategist and veteran debate coach who compared Trump's decision to a football team failing to scrimmage. (AP, Sept. 24, 2-16)
"If you simulate what could happen in the debates, then you understand how to handle those moments when they actually do happen," he said. “Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who played then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in mock debates against Vice President Joe Biden in 2008, described such sessions as "absolutely crucial." “Granholm said Biden's mock sessions aimed to "replicate the circumstances as close to the real thing as possible," with the stand-in and candidate testing out different approaches to the debate. “That includes practicing for the added challenge of debating a woman. Research has shown that a combative debating style can backfire when it's used against female opponents, especially among women who are watching, said Dianne Bystrom, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University. “Granholm said that Biden's advisers were acutely aware of that as they prepared to take on Palin, and he practiced to make sure he never came across as paternalistic or lecturing. "There's a slice of the voters who are very sensitive about a man appearing to bully a woman," Granholm said. "So whether it's in your physical space or verbally, I think it sets off alarms bells and it's something that Donald Trump has to worry about." “Trump's advisers have coached the celebrity businessman to resist attempts by Clinton to provoke him with questions about his business record, wealth or contentious comments about minorities, including his fabricated theories about where Obama was born.The bottom line here is the “slice of the voter who are very sensitive about a man appearing to bully a woman”. Answering ‘Between Two Ferns’ comedian Zach Galifianskis’ question, “Are you excited about being America’s first girl president” on September 9, Hillary Clinton answered: “being the first woman elected president and what that would mean for our country, and particularly what that would mean for, you know, not just little girls, little boys too, that’s pretty special.” It’s a “little girls’ game,” Mr. Trump and the little girl that wants to be president is one that loudly screams: “Misogynist!”
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