Clinton Overshadowed by Obama, They Are Not Happy

Not all is peachy in Libland.

Hey folks,

Happy Thursday. You know, I was actually over at the Washington Post reading about the Capital Police shooting someone. Of course, what would that lead you to believe? Yup. Nope. It turns out it was just a traffic stop and the guy ran flashing a gun so they shot him. No big deal. But While I was reading it, I caught this headline from the LA Times - Hillary Clinton's star power overshadowed, analysts say

Really? By whom I could never guess. So of course I had to click over to it. It's by Paul Richter July 16, 2009

The Secretary of State has seen her debut months dominated by her boss, President Obama, as well as a White House inner circle that has strong ties to him, observers say.

{laughing} REALLY? This is a great piece. I will share it with you because you have to fully understand these people to fully appreciate this piece.

Reporting from Washington -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Wednesday for a new "architecture of global cooperation" in a wide-ranging address aimed at raising her visibility as a chief voice of U.S. foreign policy.

Outlining her view of global relationships, Clinton said the administration's goal is to enlist more partners, including individuals and groups, as well as governments, in solving world problems.

OK so pretty standard so far.

"We will offer a place at the table to any nation, group, or citizen willing to shoulder a fair share of the burden," she said, speaking to an audience of experts at the Council on Foreign Relations.

OK.

Clinton reiterated the administration's positions on several key issues, including Iran and Middle East peace, without breaking new ground. She said that while the administration wanted talks with Iran, "the offer will not remain open indefinitely." Aides said Clinton has been eager to return to a full schedule of work after being largely sidelined for the last month by a broken elbow that forced her to cancel an overseas trip and other meetings. But some analysts believe that her problems extend beyond the injury, and that she has been overshadowed in her first six months as chief U.S. diplomat.

Iran? Why is the offer STILL open NOW? Of course, she will not answer that.

Though the former New York senator and first lady brought star power to her post, they say, the debut months of the administration's foreign policy have been dominated by her boss, President Obama, as well as a White House inner circle that has strong ties to him.

Some are NOT happy about that. This is where you have to KNOW these people as I do. This is where I need to help some of you to fully understand, not all is peachy in Libland.

Clinton has had to share the spotlight as well with other foreign policy heavyweights, such as Mideast envoy George J. Mitchell, Afghanistan-Pakistan representative Richard C. Holbrooke, and Vice President Joe Biden. Though administration officials insist that she is a major player in all top decisions, she has not been the leading voice so far on the urgent national security issues -- Iran, North Korea, Arab-Israeli peace, Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iraq.

No. They just keep shipping her away. Out of the MMD {Mainstream Media Drones} spotlight. That is reserved for Obama himself. I love this following statement.

"It's fair to say that in the first six months it's been a very Obama-centric policy," said David J. Rothkopf, a foreign policy specialist and author, and a former Clinton administration official. "Obama has brought a huge break with Bush and Cheney -- he is the foreign policy." He said Obama has also been surrounded by influential aides, such as chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, senior advisor David Axelrod and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough, who have often appeared as spokesmen for the new foreign policy.

THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS. He IS it. It is all about HIM. Not the country. Not YOU. HIM. It has and will always be about Obama to Obama. Now even some in the MMD are starting to realize this. They do not like that Hillary is being forced to be nothing more than a puppet. Actually, more like a pet.

State Department aides billed Wednesday's speech as a major foreign policy address and distributed excerpts in advance in an apparent effort to heighten interest.

It didn't work {Laughing}

State Department officials dismissed portrayals of Clinton as a secondary player.

Mascot, Pet, secondary player, whatever.

But some State Department officials have said there has been concern at the department that Clinton has not gotten enough credit for her efforts to date.

That's because it IS all about Obama. Obama's foreign policy is about Obama. Domestic Policy? Obama. Healthcare? Obama. Nothing else matters. Not to Obama, the Loons in Congress, or most of the Mainstream Media. Some are starting to get upset, and some Clintonites are becoming impatient with all this, but most are still clinging to that false hope of "The One." Obama. There can only be one. She ain't it, and that really ticks them off.

I told you why he was picking her. He was trying to make sure that she could not run in 2012. He was in essence throwing her a bone so she would allow him to play President and he would not have to worry about her. But with Obama doing her job, such as traveling the World on apology tour after apology tour, along with doing all the other posts jobs, Obama is not allowing her to do her's. She is just kept out of the way, and in essence, she is kept as nothing more than her name. No real power. No real job to do. This is all about Obama. Clinton? Clinton who?
Peter

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LA Times - Hillary Clinton's star power overshadowed, analysts say