More on Hillary: The MSM musn't help those mean Republicans...

Peter Beinart of The New Republic is whining in today's WaPo that those evil GOP operatives are preparing to unfairly attack the NY Senator's recent well-documented "shift" to the center. He argues that - as in the last three Presidential elections - Republicans will attack her character as a flip-flopper with no "moral core". But his main points are that 1) this is an unfair tactic and 2) the MSM - if not careful - will unwittingly do much of the opposition's dirty work for them by reporting it so much.

The "Hillary moves to the center" story line dovetails perfectly with this character attack. How far will Clinton "go to become president"? So far that she'll radically change what she believes. When Clinton recently said that religion played a central role in her life, New York Conservative Party leader Michael Long told the New York Times, "All of a sudden she is saying she has these deep convictions. . . . I don't believe that. It's clear to me that she is getting ready to launch her candidacy for presidency, and she will become whatever she has to become to appeal to centrist voters." Implicitly endorsing that view, the Times headline read, "As Clinton Shifts Themes, Debate Arises On Her Motives."

He then goes on to pathetically try and convince his readers that, yes, she really is a "moderate". It's just that the grand Rove-ian conspiracy is painting Clinton with stereotypes.

Republicans will exploit that stereotype in their effort to keep Clinton from the Oval Office. But before playing along, the press should first figure out whether it's actually true.

Implicit in this statement is that the press is rooting for her in the first place, which is a given at this point. But I don't know who Beinart thinks he's fooling. The fact is even most of Hillary's supporters don't believe she's a moderate and no one from the base of the party to the MoveOn.org moonbats want her to be. And here is the real crux of her problem that she and past Democrat Presidential candidates have had: to get the nomination she will have to convince the Left that she really is singing from their songbook. To get elected she has to pretend she really didn't mean it.

The voters are not stupid and they know a phony when they see one. And they may be willing to "look the other way" if the phony in question is charming enough. Clinton's husband was a scoundrel but also a brilliant politician with a gift for connecting with voters. Not so with Hillary. And her transparent political machinations are so blatantly obvious, no one needs the MSM to help them figure it out.

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