Hillary Clinton cried at a campaign event
after placing third in the Iowa caucuses.

What a drag...
Daniel Hensley | 1/24/08 | Opinion
So this week I've been asked to write an editorial on Hillary Clinton's little outburst. Now, for those of you who know me personally, I don't really watch television, and I listen to the radio even less, so to find out that one of our presidential candidates decided to let out some good old fashioned tears somewhat surprised me. But the even bigger surprise was what people were saying about it.

I immediately thought that perhaps the scandal was that a presidential candidate was showing weakness; apparently that isn't so. We, as a country, worry more about whether or not the tears were real. Blog and local newspaper writers alike all seem to be debating whether the tears were real, staged, or even if that little demon that puts dirt in our eyes ate the worst possible moment just decided to show up. I can't seem to understand this. How have we as a country come to a point where we care more about what was behind the tears than the actual tears themselves?

Now, I can completely understand that we don't want a president who can fake something like tears. If she can fake tears, who knows what else she can fake? What I'm concerned with is why people aren't worrying about the real issue: a candidate who is weak enough to let herself cry in public. I'm not saying that because she's a woman that she needs to be barred from being president--that's not what I'm saying at all. In fact, I would love to see a woman become president, heck, I would love to see a black woman become president, she'd at least know how to keep us in line. I just don't want to see a lady who lets her tears out on public television become president. I wouldn't want to see a man who lets his tears out become president for that matter.

Beyond that even, we as a nation seem to be focusing more on the fact that "OH MY GOSH!!!! SCARY LADY LET OUT SOME TEARS!," instead of "Now what exactly does she stand for?" As blog writer Richard Belzer says, "How can we as a nation be taken seriously if we treat our leaders as celebrities and not leaders?" That sums up my editorial in a single sentence actually.

Let's stop worrying about all this stupid little high school stuff and start to realize that whomever we choose for a president, will be there for the next four years. We saw all the damage our last president did in four years, what could happen if we're not careful in choosing the next one?
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Name: Rick Lopez
Date & Time: Saturday, February 02, 2008 09:23 pm
Subject: What a drag...
Hello to you all. I would first like to say that I have a great appreciation for Hillary Clinton. Whether her tears were real or not is not something that should be debated. We must keep in mind that ALL candidates are playing a tricky game of politics, and all that really means is that they get to put on a show. Hillary Clinton should be the next president because she takes a stand on the issues and is not afraid to speak her mind. She does not try to trick the public with speeches that contain tons of flowery talk of change. She gets straight to the point. One other thing to consider is that she walked in the race for presidency knowing about her husband's bad choice with Ms. Lewinsky, and is able to oversee it and move on. That shows that she is a strong woman able to rationalize reality under great pressure. Thanks for reading.
Name: Morgen
Date & Time: Thursday, January 24, 2008 02:36 pm
Subject: What a drag...

I personally don't like Hillary Clinton. And I believe her tears were fake to make people feel sorry for her. I wouldn't want a woman president. I'm not sexist. I am a woman myself. But I believe a man should be leading this country! And I happen to like our current president, and I wish more people could like him as well.
 

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