This diary is offered as a public service to the community.
In the event you may have missed one or two of the recent spate of Hillary diaries, I have taken it upon myself to provide capsule reviews of each recent entry written in the last 48 hours 24 hours. (Fuck 48 hours. There are just too goddamned many.)
I am doing this for two primary reasons:
- To save you the time of going back and reading each of these gems (because you know you want to).
- To offer a handy, numbered reference system for types of Hillary diaries. The goal is to provide a shorthand for future Hillary diarists. Instead of penning an entire diary on a point that had been made similarly just an hour earlier, the diarist can now just write a short entry with a reference to a previous Hillary diary type (by number, below), thus saving the both the diarist and the community a great deal of time.
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I will note the diaries in reverse order of when they appeared, starting with today. The rating system is based on the following metric:
* - Skip it. Nothing personal, diarist, but it's been said before. Better.
** - Worthwhile read for the hardcore, "I-can't-get-enough-Hillary-diaries" afficianado
*** - Interesting take, somewhat unique, newsworthy, or worth reading for some other reason
**** - Enlightening, new insight
February 18
- Hillary Was Right, I Was Wrong
Capsule Review: Diarist cites USA Today publisher Al Neuharth's editorial from yesterday noting the fact that Hillary Clinton was right when she said a year ago that the Bush presidency would go down as one of the worst in the nation's history. Neuharth had taken her to task at the time. Was written about previously.
Rating: **
- Sciafe: Clinton not so bad.
Capsule Review: Newsworthy citing of puzzling article in today's Times that highlights a number of hard right deep pockets who suddenly don't have much bad to say about Hillary Clinton. Seems to me the Times reporter is forgetting that we're still in primary mode and there is no reason to fire on her yet.
Rating: ***
- Molly Ivins: Not. backing. Hillary.
Capsule Review: Offers comments from the recently departed Molly Ivins that indicate that Molly is not supporting Hillary from Heaven (or from the grave if you don't believe in a hereafter). Not to knock the diarist and those who recommended it, but this was well-known.
Rating: **
- Is Hillary hated or not by the far right
Capsule Review: This is the L.A. Times version of The New York Times article cited in #2, above. Same people quoted. Same comments from me, essentially.
Rating: ***
- Clinton Blames Bush and Congress. Calls for Accountability, Not Her Own
Capsule Review: Lots of article cites and includes video of a Clinton floor speech. Has been said previously, though not with so many cites.
Rating: **
- 3000th Anti-Hillary Diarist Wins Pony, Gets To Wear Crown!
Capsule Review: The title is the funniest part of this snark.
Rating: **
- HRC
Capsule Review: Clinton defense done primarily in one, long block of copy. Not one of the better defenses.
Rating: *
- Resolving the Hillary Debate.
Capsule Review: Oh, if only the title was true! Imagine, one diary putting an end to the endless! A good discussion, but, unfortunately, the endless stream continues...
Rating: ***
- HRC, your ONLY choice, how will you vote ? Poll up and working
Capsule Review: A "Will-you-vote-for-Hillary-if-she-is-the-nominee?" diary with a poll. These have been done before. Please don't do another one, at least for a couple of weeks when the numbers might have changed. Thanks.
Rating: *
- HILLARY: Why I f***ing HATE that b****
Capsule Review: An attempt to put out the Hillary conflagration here by blowing it up... kind of like the people who put out oil well fires by dropping dynamite into the well opening. Some humorous graphics, but, alas, it failed in its purpose. A valiant effort.
Rating: ****
- What REALLY Pisses Me Off About Hillary
Capsule Review: You've read it before. Many, many times. But read it again if you're interested and need to further vent your spleen.
Rating: *
- Three Little Words
Capsule Review: Variation on a theme. This one with added, "Why-Edwards-is-better" storyline.
Rating: **
- DailyKos doing the work of conservatives
Capsule Review: Criticizing Hillary does the work of the wingers for them. Again. If you want to write this one again, just type "Hillary Diary #13." Thanks.
Rating: *
- Pardon me, please help me understand.
Capsule Review: Diary asks the puzzling question that if Obama isn't "black enough," how is Hillary more black than Obama? Should have been snark...
Rating: **
- To All of Those Demanding an Apology from Clinton
Capsule Review: Her comments are satisfactory. So shut up already. One of many diaries like this. Please feel free to use "Hillary Diary #15" shorthand if you seek to post such a diary in the future.
Rating: *
- Senator Clinton, are you afraid of the Netroots?
Capsule Review: "Show your face, woman!" The gauntlet has been dropped. Again. With the same poll (essentially) as Hillary Diary #9, above.
Rating: *
- Hillary is NOT very Sincere...
Capsule Review: I can't go on with this project. Someone hide the sharp implements.
Rating: *
- Hillary's Parsing Helps Edwards
Capsule Review: Similar to Hillary Diary #12, above.
Rating: *
- The world waits, too, Hillary
Capsule Review: Why did I decide to do this? I must be a masochist.
Rating: *
- Hillary, Barack and John: Back in '02
Capsule Review: Historical perspective. I think. But I didn't really read it as my brain is melting.
Rating: **
- North of Florida takes a few swings at Hillary
Capsule Review: Detailed defense of Hillary with historical perspective. I just can't read any more from either side. You can all go fuck yourselves. My brain is mush.
Rating: **
There are 16 more Hillary diaries which were published on February 17. But in light of my current deteriorating mental state after reviewing the Hillary diaries from just the past 24 hours, I have opted to quit now and have a stiff drink.
Please, if you are at all inclined to write a Hillary diary -- pro, con or indifferent -- please pull a relevant number from the list above and simply drop it into the top of your diary to save the rest of us some time. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Yes, I am sure what you have to say on the subject is brilliant and insightful, but, believe me, it has already been said. Probably a dozen times.
And keep in mind that if you're going to write about what Hillary is like in the sack, forget it. I did it already:
Hillary Clinton: I've made love to her. She ain't so hot.
I'm unplugging my phone and breaking out the single malt. Anyone want to join me?