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The Clintons Do!

The rest of the bums gotta go. Must I watch Nancy Pelosi convene another emergency photo op, er meeting, AS IF she can suddenly instill confidence in the U.S. economy?  Both parties have failed us.

Listen, I am obviously still PO’d here and I know you all share my pain.  Whether you claim a paltry IRA or a multi-gazillion-dollar portfolio like Lady de Rothschild, you have suffered losses this week.  I don’t care who you are, no one likes losing money!

So it’s not surprising that Senator Obama is enjoying an unearned bump in the polls today.  The psychology among voters suggests that the Dems own the issue of the economy. Yet they are as responsible for the failures on Wall Street (and K Street) as their GOP counterparts.

When a GOP-proposed overhaul of the housing finance industry including Fannie & Freddie was put forth five years ago, and resurrected two years ago by Senator McCain, it was the Dems who blocked it.

In a new campaign ad, McCain attacks Obama for his ties to former Fannie Mae executive Jim Johnson–who headed the company a decade before the current financial crisis.

this from The New York Times - the wisdom of Barney Frank:
“These two entities — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — are not facing any kind of financial crisis,” said Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ”The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.”

…not to be outdone, Melvin Watt (D) N. Carolina weighs in :
“I don’t see much other than a shell game going on here, moving something from one agency to another and in the process weakening the bargaining power of poorer families and their ability to get affordable housing,” Mr. Watt said.

The delirious dems have been so busy trying to get their messiah elected, they’ve been derelict in their duty to protect the American people.

Indeed, only a Clinton could have cleaned up this mess.  And why should Obama benefit from the very record he mocked throughout this elex season.  NO DEAL!  The only bump Harvard Boy deserves is an "I Coulda Had A Hillary" bump on his forehead. MUST SEE THIS VID!

by the way, when the Obamas felt a "credit crunch" during their own housing crisis, they turned to a convicted felon (Rezko) and an Iraqi arms dealer (Auchi).  How’s that for an "ordinary American" bailout?!?

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Governor Palin could never be branded a member of the intelligentsia. The Patagonia Princess is not much for cerebral theorizing…and lengthy lectures mos-def ain’t her thang. Nah, she’s just a doer. And what woman can’t relate to that? Do you have the time and bandwidth to contemplate your daily activities with arduous analysis? NO, you JUST DO IT!

This post is my therapy. Wall Street is not my friend and has yet to be my lover. I have watched my portfolio shrink faster than an L-Street Brownie’s you-know-what after a plunge in Dot-Bay on New Year’s Day.

So here’s my question: is it possible to LOATHE Bush and LOVE Palin? Can this woman - who has overnight redefined the term “power chick” -  transfer her home-grown ballsiness to the snootiest street on the planet, where her accent and a bad hair day could mistakenly label her a secretary and her college credentials would be impressive enough to deliver a cup of joe, let alone sweeping reform?

What’s that? You’re more comfortable with the more professorial Obama to save your money?  Understandable.  Historically, America has put a lot of ’stock’ in ivy-league educated boyz.  If Obama attended South Side Chicago Community College (not a real school) he’d be lucky to make “courier” for Lehman Brothers.  Obviously intelligence counts for A LOT (i mean, look where georgie-boy got us).  Bottom line: the bums do need to be thrown out.  But am I comfy with another entitled Ivy-Leaguer policing his high net worth friends and donors? It’s a club few penetrate, but we gals have been known to “infiltrate” and gather enough ‘intelligence’ to peel back the curtain. Trust me - they ain’t all that!

Maybe you don’t need an ivy-league library full of financial prowess to snap these wall street boyz into submission.  Sounds like what they really need is a little S & M…and soon!

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Jeremiah Wright may have disappeared from the headlines, but….wait, what’s that?  He’s back?  Oops, there goes my next line:  "but he hasn’t escaped America’s psyche…" The good reverend isn’t exactly front and center. But he IS seeping thru. An affair with the church lady and now, a regurgitation of "God Damn America!" in a new round of 527 ads. In other words, — drip, drip.   Anything more than that would be, well, obvious.

Don’t say you weren’t warned Dems! What’s that? You weren’t reading hireheels? Hmmm, me thinks
you should have - you might have even picked up on the pre-puma seedlings! - here ya go :

March 19, 2008 - Princess’ Very First Blogpost:
Any American with a TV who was alive in 2004,
has a total recall of the moment that Howard Dean’s
campaign imploded. The pitch, the rabid look, the
thrust and, dare I say, the sweat…Pardon, as I
shudder.

It’s the stuff that epic political falls are made of.
From Allen’s macaca to Dean’s scream, the media
and its complicit audience are all too willing to
participate in one of America’s favorite pastimes: icon
toppling. And you needn’t worry, because if you
hadn’t caught it on “LIVE” TV or up close in-person,

it will be shoved in your mouth like a seemingly
endless helping of brussel sprouts, which by the way
are now en vogue.

Now we are right back where we started – with
Howard Dean, a screamer and an impending
implosion. Is there anyone else out there who gets a
sense that Dean just may be enjoying this? Let’s go
a step further: Did he have a hand in handicapping
the primaries to benefit Obama? Is Hillary Clinton
the victim of a vastly dysfunctional far left-wing
conspiracy?

It’s all too delicious to entertain. But in looking at
the power struggle now ensuing within the
Democratic Party, it’s as if each player has a bone to
pick. You’ve got the professed liberal wing
accompanied by moderate has-beens hoping to cash
in on Obama’s rock-star status. But now, the
screams. HAVEN’T THEY LEARNED BY NOW
THAT AMERICA HATES SCREAMERS.

I’ve always believed that Barack Obama was the
dream candidate, for the GOP. A proper vetting
would have revealed “the screamer.” Hillary Clinton
is many things, but she sure ain’t a screamer. She is
the only democratic candidate who is masterful
enough to take on not only the ruthless republicans
but the delirious democrats as well. If the party does
manage to anoint Senator Obama, we can look
forward this fall to heaping portions of brussel
sprouts…I mean screams.

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A very seasoned female competitor in the pr world once told me: “You’ve got the best instincts in the business.” Tell me more—I wanted to say—not about me, about you! But that would conclude our brief sisterhood moment.

Back then I remember thinking, Ill take it! When you work for yourself, you form multi-textured filters and multi-layered armor, but few mentors. And typically, through no fault of our own, we women rarely stay on a straight and narrow path to career nirvana. My own has been as confusing and meandering as the labyrinthian, white-walled center of Mykonos. Bottom line: life gets in the way.

So, when the veiled warnings via phone and email started coming from life-long friends and colleagues - one for whom I’ve given over a half-dozen references for employment—I was really miffed. Their instant abandonment of sisterhood and their rush to judge and even insult the Alaskan working mother of five personally shocked and offended me. I’ve decided to ignore them and instead issue the following:

You don’t need to go to this blog. You don’t need to read this post. You don’t need to comment. You don’t need to think. But if you’re going to attack…me or Sarah Palin, you had better think again. All your attacks do is create a sympathetic figure in Sarah Palin (and a staunch defender in me). But trust me, she doesn’t need sympathy. And I don’t need your advice. I am in the activism trenches, where I will remain until November. So do keep on attacking. You just may make history—whether you want to or not!

My snap decision to go to St. Paul has brought me peace and clarity. I am not an opinion peddler, just an intuitive working gal who’s running with her life-nurtured instincts. Indeed, I’m ignoring the latest blogosphere-bred, book-banning charges leveled against the “bible-thumping beauty queen” and going with my non-pregnant gut.

I loved her! No, I f—kg loved her.

To put it in perspective, I need to recount that electrifying night in St. Paul, Minnesota. Governor Palin did more than electrify. She turned the Republican-filled Excel Center into a nuclear reactor!

I arrived fashionably late to the luxury box hosted by former HP diva Carly Fiorina.

Hmmmm…decent food, cocktails, well dressed peeps, power networking and paparazzi. I had to remind myself of the actual mission. But as I attempted to slip into my observational mode, I was pleasantly bombarded by Republican power babes. Their biz cards say it all: “Republican Women For Choice,” “National Women’s History Museum,” “Women’s Rights For Today.”

I was clearly a target but found it a welcome shift from my pariah-like status in Denver just a week earlier. And just to be able to dress up again after nearly 6 months of grassroots activism in flip-flops and sweats… well, let’s just say it was a Princess Grace moment sans (coveted) Kelly bag.

The publicist in me was swooning…was that Cindy Adams of the New York Post?!?

The activist in me was confounded…wait a minute…isn’t that Greta Van Susteren’s hubby and Clinton fundraiser (and unbeknownst to him, a PUMA) John Coale chatting up a McCain operative?

The once corporate-ladder-climbin’ power chic in me was freaking out….am I really speaking with Carly Fiorina?

Indeed, this scene was playing out more like Thomas Keller’s Per Se opening in Manhattan— replete with socialites, gossip columnists and political heavies— certainly not a pre-party for the debut of the moose-hunting, Gortex-donning, D-list governor of Alaska. Then again, these social soirées do love their novelties! And, as the token Hillary Clinton supporter in the box— you might say I was one of those novelties. Hmmm…has my status gotten a bit of a “bounce,” I wondered? Being the smooth-talkin’ PR gal that I think I am, I fearlessly slipped into the suite’s outdoor balcony, oozing myself in a pole-position seat right behind Henry Kissenger— yes that Henry.

Then… out walked Governor Sarah Palin.

It was no longer about THEM. It was about HER! She would have it no other way.

Poised, pretty and smart, she had the grit of Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality and the sassy smarts of Geena Davis in ABC’s short-lived series, Commander In Chief, all wrapped into one feisty barracuda package.

And she didn’t miss a beat.

We hung on Palin’s every word, as one missile after another flew with perfect timing and impeccable delivery. I surveyed the box to gauge the reaction from the power-coiffed. To my surprise, I spied the ever-polished Lady de Rothschild cheering with reckless abandon as she rose from her seat hooting and hollering. And who could blame her? Pretty soon the entire place was erupting in euphoric glee and laughter. If you thought the “styrofoam greek columns” line translated well on tv…let me tell ya, it brought down the house in person.

Palin had the touch. She struck something in me that no other candidate, surrogate or pundit has been able to in this entire election season.

Sarah Palin could be any one of us. She knows it. The GOP knows it. The DNC knows it. Obama fears it because he will never be able compete with it.

Women will not blindly vote for Sarah Palin simply because she is a woman. I mean, can you imagine if 97% of women voted their gender the way African-Americans will likely vote their race? That will not happen, because women will vote with their guts.

That said, the planets and stars are aligned perfectly for the Alaska Governor. This I know in my gut.

afterword:

Another raw measure of the night is my brief text message exchange with Sista Christian Louboutin - I think it sums it up just as effectively as my blogpost:

PWP: Rudy is funny though…

SCL: Rudy is a yawnfest ……… OMG – you are in the T-Zone!

PWP: Huh – u c me?

SCL: OMG the orange

PWP: They love her sista…

SCL: NO the orange cloth things. Hillary support sign………Yes, she’s (Palin’s) a pistol

PWP: Sorry Sista - I f–king love her

SCL: Sorry for what? I love her too………Mrs. Palin goes to Washington!!!

PWP: Homerun “Viagra for the Ticket!”

SCL: Yep she’s fertile alright! They are going to kill her. Every character assassin in the country will be up her arse by midnight.

Be advised heels: just because we loved Governor Palin’s debut and speaking prowess, it doesn’t mean that the McCain/Palin ticket has earned our votes. We still have questions and we’re gonna hold all candidates’ feet to the fire until November. (er, but Princess ain’t ever votin’ for senator obama)

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“HA! Say Online Hillary Supporters,” was The Washington Post headline this morning. I think I’ll
follow Manolo Minx’s lead of graciousness.

Yesterday in a FOX interview I was invited to join, the democratic strategist exclaimed with the utmost bitchiness: “…the only thing Palin and Clinton have in common is a uterus!”

Princess was stunned by the usage of the “U-word.” Shocking even for FOX (and tacky for a political pundit). Throughout the day, high-profile Dems chimed in. Speaker Pelosi injected herself in the race again by reminding women of their obligation to uphold Roe V. Wade. How uncreative, I thought. The dems bullying us (again) into voting for Senator Obama out of fear — fear of the inability to have a legal abortion in America?

Haven’t the media and the dems figured it out yet? Women are NOT low-information voters! (Just ask Chris Matthews.)

Pay attention DNC! I am done being hijacked by Roe V. Wade and the sheer fear it instills in women. Get you butts in gear and protect the rights of women. That is YOUR job, not mine (though lately we’ve had to pick up the fight for you). And frankly, Senator Obama’s track record on women’s rights is downright under-whelming. You jammed him down our throats — you deal with the fallout!

Indeed, this year’s election IS about choice. Do we choose to reward a party that allowed misogyny to go unchecked or do we consider a party that defied its long-standing exclusion of women by actually putting a “uterus” on the ticket (that is the last time I’ll use that word!)?

Does that mean I’m voting for McCain? Of course not. But McCain’s choice validates what I’ve said all along: Neither candidate can win without Hillary Clinton Women. (see my fox intvu from July)…

I have made it clear I do not intend to vote Democratic this year — the Just Say No Deal / PUMA movement leaves no room for ambiguity on this point. Post-denver, I suspect some will follow The Clintons’ lead by grudgingly supporting the democratic ticket — a path I respect and understand.

I cannot. I know too much. I saw too much. But I haven’t said enough.

The Just Say No Deal Coalition will continue its work in the coming weeks as a watchdog group, taking risks and going places where no one else dared go. HireHeels will continue its fight for women’s rightful, dignified place in politics and media and will never forget where it came from or what inspired its birth.

So, should Princess go to St. Paul to size up the only gal left standing? Tell me what you think….

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From Sista:
We at HireHeels are devastated at the loss of the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones. She was a loyal Democrat who fought valiantly for the rights of not only her constituents in Ohio, but for voters across the country. As the first African-American woman to be elected to the House of Representatives from the Buckeye State, she furthered the dialogue and the cause for African-American and women’s rights. I had the honor of personally meeting Representative Tubbs Jones several times while I was on the campaign trail for Senator Clinton. I was struck by the Representative’s warmth and enthusiasm. Her optimism and her laugh were contagious— she inspired me as she did others. Thank you Representative Tubbs Jones, we will honor your memory by continuing your legacy. We at HireHeels will fight with grace for those who cannot fight for themselves, we will stand tall against injustice; we will not back down in the face of adversity. Again Representative, thank you for your patriotism and your service. Now we will take up the baton (and run with it) for you.

From Piper:
We are all devastated at the tragic and untimely loss of Stephanie Tubbs-Jones. I don’t have the words in my vocabulary to honor her properly. Maybe they don’t exist. All I know is that she became a hero of mine this year. She was a joy to watch. Her smile was contagious, and her commentary on cable news shows became ‘must-see TV’ in my household. Her steadfast support of Hillary during the primaries showed her loyalty and the strength of her character, and her appearance at the Rules and Bylaws protest to demand that all votes be counted was a true profile in courage.

She was fierce. She was passionate. She was a force of nature wrapped in a red dress.Sista, Princess and I had the great fortune of seeing Stephanie on the campaign trail in Philadelphia.

Below is the speech Stephanie gave during a rally at the University of Pennsylvania. She brought the house down! Rest in peace, Stephanie. You will be missed, but never forgotten.

From Princess:
A great fortune indeed, Piper — Stephanie Tubbs Jones not only brought down the house that night in Philly with her fiery speech, she awakened my fighting spirit. Princess deeply regrets not navigating the masses to thank our gal’s fiercest and most passionate cheerleader in person. I intended to do so at the WomenCount luncheon in Denver next week. I pray her loved ones take comfort in realizing how many millions of Americans (like me) she moved without ever shaking their hands.

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Hillary Clinton couldn’t win in the potus-chasing boys club. Who could forget that sexist, snide comment by John Edwards, “I’m not sure about that coat,” accompanied by body language that was saying, “girl, you’re frumpy and washed up.” Oh really John? What, you prefer girls with spicier accessories like zebra headbands? You have the audacity to critique our gal’s wardrobe choices when your gal consciously dons a pink satin shirt (the cheap weave) with new age jewelry?

Yesterday many of us received media invitations to dish on Edwards, his affair and the impact on the race. At the behest of our resident moralist SistaChristian (she’s the “Charlotte” of the bunch), we declined. But I cannot let the prettiest boy of politics off scot-free. I just cannot.

I never trusted John Edwards. I never could put my finger on it (thank heavens!). Guess you could call it a girl thing. No, wait a minute…it’s a single-traveling-power-coiffed-biz-networking-hotel-visting-married-man-attracting girl thing. You don’t live this long in that world to not have radar worthy of a nuclear sub.

Last night Bill O’Reilly claimed his show “had the mistress story last spring…” You may as well add the rest of the msm powershouses to that list. I am sure NBC’s Andrea Mitchell and the late Tim Russert knew. No doubt it contributed to Chris Matthews’ constant coddling of Elizabeth Edwards (but this has nothing to do with her). And how about the media’s stealth campaign of non-coverage of the “white guy” (one reason put forth)? Was it because these journalists knew he hadn’t a shot in hell?

Translation: Everyone knew about relationship, including the Obama Campaign. But Hillary Clinton had to once again stand by and watch the boys club fist-bump and congregate on stage to score another faux win at her expense. The Edwards endorsement was, in my view, the most coveted and media hyped of the primary season. The possibility of it going to Clinton, the candidate who shared and later galvanized his base, would have changed the perception of the race. That it didn’t, surprised none of us, but hurt nevertheless.

Now we know it meant nothing. The massive gap between Edwards and his rural supporters was thought to be an economic one. Indeed, that is true. One need only look at his sprawling compound awkwardly facing a trailer park. But more strikingly is the gap in the class department. Mr. Edwards loses hands down.

As mom always said, “money can’t buy you class.”

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With the Euro pushing 1.60, I’m guessing most Americans aren’t rushing to the Lufthansa and Air France Terminals for a culture-injecting summer vacation.  I’ve already declined 2 weddings in Europe for this very reason.  The economy here at home seems beyond repair. If you’re not feeling it, your last name is

Buffet.  Maybe that is why the only bounce Senator Obama is seeing on his summer abroad is a bunch of screaming bra-less German girls.

QUESTION: Why do you think Barack Obama is in a “dead heat” (Chris Matthews words, not mine!) with the 71-year old presumptive Republican nominee?

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Just how many times must HireHeels sharpen its stilettos this week?!? Rumor has it that Hillarista-turned-Obamanista blog Taylor Marsh is talkin’ some trash about PUMA chicks.

Blame it on too many Sex and the City episodes, but I pride myself in being a real girl’s girl. Sure I like mud, but only when it’s from the dead sea and being applied to my bod in a Caribbean spa. Slinging it at former galpals and other accomplished women feels kinda Pelosi-esque and most certainly McCaskillian. What have we PUMAs done to Taylor & Company, other than speak up for what we believe? Why must they resort to character assassination on mere supporters??

Clearly these ‘mean girls’ have taken a page straight out of the Obama playbook. If so, why? HireHeels didn’t ask the fleeing ex-Marshians to join the land of PUMA. They ran to us when they realized they could not support Ms. Marsh’s knee-jerk shift to, well, the jerk. And what they found was a sassy, safe haven where they could continue to support Senator Hillary Clinton and exercise their freedom of ‘choice’ for the remainder of this election.

Apparently that position is not respected at Taylor Marsh. Funny, I don’t ever recall criticizing former Hillary supporters who chose to throw their support behind Senator Obama and fall in line with the Democratic Party. That is their prerogative and ours is ours.

But hireheels gals know full well that principles don’t simply fall in line. Values don’t fall in line. Conviction doesn’t fall in line. People fall in line. Indeed, PUMAs start the line…and that line is snaking all around the blogosphere as it continues to welcome Marshians, Obamabots and any other creature alienated by Obamanation.

A few months ago I called and emailed Ms. Marsh to invite her to appear at an event HireHeels was planning in Philadelphia during the Pennsylvania Primary. As one of her biggest admirers, I wanted to headline and promote her appearance at a cocktail party called “Hilladarity” for gathered pro-Hillary bloggers. I offered my P.R. services to further promote her show, because I knew how many women would have cherished the opportunity to dish with her “live.” I did not take it personally that she didn’t return my communications.

Two months later, Just Say No Deal boasts well over 200 pro-Hillary sites and has created its own haven within a vitriolic blogosphere. Our media coverage has been so continuous and extensive, it has overwhelmed our modest volunteer organization. We are resonating with millions of disaffected voters and Senator Obama struggles to remain in a statistical tie with John McCain in many recent polls.

Don’t blame PUMA for having the insight to sense the troubling signs within the Democratic Party. We didn’t fracture the party. We’re simply revealing its fault lines.

I hope Taylor Marsh will let me buy her that drink one day. But ‘til then, my blog diva of choice is RiverDaughter, the ever-eloquent PUMA who blogs true to her convictions regardless of the backlash. I’ll be joining other PUMAs this Thurday eve at her virtual cocktail party. She’ll be serving up “Causmos” (for a $10 donation to HRC) and her usual sageness. No doubt we’ll all be a bit more shaken and stirred on the way home.

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(I’ll probably get slammed for playing the race and gender card on this one!)

Don’t you just love how the media and blogosphere are handling the “nuts” comment. First of all, when I hear the word “nuts” these days, I either think of my miserable food allergies or my similarly visceral reaction to Nancy Pelosi’s perma-grin. Seriously, I haven’t heard “nuts” in the context of the male anatomy since college.
But now that it’s out there, let’s have some fun with it. The ever witty and daring PaganPower (I gotta meet this guy) has just posted a brand new poll entitled: Obama’s Balls. (Hey it’s Friday!) Do visit and weigh in (with your vote that is).

We’re obviously not shy discussing balls either. Remember our video : Wimp-Gate: No Debate, No Balls!

We were on to the Senator’s shortcomings ages ago. We once told you our gal was rated #2 in LadyBalls - second only to Thatcher! And Remember Carville’s cojones comment: “If she gave him one of her cojones, they’d both have two.” But my all time fav was watching wholesome-hottie Evan Bayh repeat the
words “testicular fortitude” during an MSNBC interview in the Capitol Rotunda. Made me want him all the more!

Listen, we’re not picky at hireheels. (only ‘bout our shoes). We’re not asking for the machismo of Stallone or Schwarzenegger, but give us something to grab on to for heavens sake! Even a geek like Tobey Maguire has more bulge in his Spiderman tights than you know who (figuratively speaking).

Maybe it’s reverse sexism to discuss fortitude and backbone in these crude terms (especially here) but one thing is certain – when you hear the slang term BALLS, you get the meaning immediately. Hope you’ve enjoyed my brief yet ballsy post. I shall return next week, if I’m not blackballed over the weekend! Try to keep it clean.

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