Poor Hillary's problem is that she doesn't inspire any close affection. Can you imagine people referring to her as Aunt Hillary? Supporters report that she sounds the same now as she did in 1995 on women's rights. And that's symptomatic of her problem. Though her hair styles change from month to month and week to week, Hillary is always the same.
Just wait until Jill Biden takes the stage.
The Bidens mourning the death of Beau, the former Attorney General of Delaware, is a popular meme in the mainstream press, the overseas press provides a somewhat different perspective.
If one Googles Dr. Jill Biden, there's a whole lot more timely and perhaps relevant information. For example, The Daily Mail tells us about Joe and Jill the soccer fans. Oh, and by the way, Sasha Obama got to go along.
After that family excursion (be sure to click the link for some really great pics) Dr. Jill headed off on a mission to Asia for the White House. Does our mainstream press read White House press releases? Did anyone cover Dr. Jill's itinerary?
Here, since we paid for it, let me copy the whole thing:
The White House
Office of the Vice President
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 18, 2015
Dr. Jill Biden Travels to Hanoi, Vietnam to Highlight Women’s Empowerment
Dr. Jill Biden is traveling to Hanoi, Vietnam for her second stop on a four-country visit to Asia to engage government and civil society partners on issues related to economic empowerment and educational opportunities for women and girls. She will also participate in events in Japan as part of her Joining Forces initiative to support service members, veterans, and military families. Dr. Biden is joined by Catherine Russell, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues; Scot Marciel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and Christie Vilsack, Senior Advisor for International Education, USAID.
Upon arrival in Hanoi on Sunday, Dr. Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of normalization of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic relations by participating in an event highlighting the public-private partnership between the U.S. Embassy and the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, Helmets for Kids. At the event, Dr. Biden will meet with local children and who have recently received bicycle helmets as part of an effort to curb the high number of Vietnamese kids who do not have protective helmets.
Afterwards, Dr. Biden will visit the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency where she will attend a briefing and learn about efforts to pursue the fullest possible accounting for military personnel still missing in Vietnam from the Vietnam War. Following the briefing, Dr. Biden will meet with members of Peace Trees, an American non-government organization that works to assist Vietnamese people affected by remnants of war.
Later, Dr. Biden will meet with Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan to discuss women's issues and Vietnam's higher education system.
In the evening, Dr. Biden will deliver remarks at a reception for Vietnamese women leaders hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam.
On Monday, Dr. Biden will travel to the Temple of Literature in Hanoi for a meeting with Mai Thi Hanh, wife of President Sang of Vietnam. The two will highlight the progress the United States and Vietnam have made since establishing diplomatic relations, as well as potential areas for expanded cooperation, including women and education.
Afterwards, Dr. Biden will visit the Ba Vi Orphanage where she will tour the facility and learn about U.S. government efforts to combat HIV and AIDS.
Later, Dr. Biden will depart Hanoi en route Ho Chi Minh City.
That was on the 18th of July. On the 22nd the White House press office reported:
Dr. Jill Biden Travels to Luang Prabang, Laos and Okinawa, Japan
Nothing happens in Presidential election campaigns before Labor Day. What we should have learned from Howard Dean's effort is that peaking too early is deadly.