[AGL] Hillary too sexy?

[Harry Edwards]

ya suppose Hillary will remain, er uh, Daunt-less?                 
twisty

On Apr 9, 2006, at 5:57 PM, Wayne Johnson wrote:

> Is "Tina Daunt" her Stage Name?
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> How very..........very.
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> O Brenda!  Did Meryl and George confirm for tonight?
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> We haven't heard from Tina.
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> It just won't be....Lavish...without her.
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> wgJ
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Edwards" 
> <laughingwolf at ev1.net>
> To: "ghetto 2" <ghetto2 at lists.whathelps.com>
> Cc: "ghetto survivors" <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 3:31 PM
> Subject: [AGL] Hillary too sexy?
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>> Think Hollywood stars sold on Sen. Clinton? Not so fast
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>> Some celebrities who vote Democrat call her too famous or say it's 
>> too soon
>> By TINA DAUNT
>> Los Angeles Times
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>> HOLLYWOOD - Depending on whom you talk to in Hollywood these days, 
>> Hillary Clinton is either too conservative, too polarizing, too 
>> famous, too stiff or — keep this to yourself! — too sexy.
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>> And those are just the opinions of the celebrities who vote Democrat.
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>> Once the darling of the industry's liberal set, Clinton has come 
>> under attack from some as she starts to line up support for what many 
>> feel will be a run for the presidential nomination. But that's not 
>> unusual for Hollywood — it's almost like a rite of passage, says 
>> veteran Democratic strategist Bill Carrick: You haven't really made 
>> it as a politician here until the stars line up to kick your tires.
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>> Plus, Carrick said, "The Democrats want to win so badly, and Hillary 
>> is such an important leader, they're going to scrutinize everything 
>> she does."
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>> The chatter started quietly last year, when the Hollywood political 
>> crowd began speculating that Clinton could be a 2008 contender.
>>
>> For months, few were willing to say anything negative on the record, 
>> for fear of offending Clinton and her husband, Bill, who became a 
>> Hollywood favorite during his political career. When Hillary Clinton 
>> decided to run for the Senate in 2000, she was greeted with 
>> tremendous support from the entertainment industry's power brokers.
>>
>> The Clooney interview
>> But Hollywood is a fickle place; behind-the-scenes feuding and 
>> gossiping are just part of the game. In December, the Sunday Times of 
>> London quoted George Clooney as saying that he was "frustrated and 
>> disappointed" that the Democratic leaders — including Clinton — had 
>> "backed themselves into a corner" over the war in Iraq. According to 
>> the paper, Clooney reportedly called Clinton "the most polarizing 
>> figure in American politics."
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>> The piece ran with the headline: "Clooney's ambush hits Hillary's 
>> campaign." Clooney and his publicist said the comments were taken out 
>> of context.
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>> The big question
>> Suddenly the Hillary issue became the question du jour in celebrity 
>> interviews:
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>> How's your movie?
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>> What are you wearing to the Oscars?
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>> What about Hillary Clinton?
>>
>> Kathleen Turner, starring in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 
>> London's West End, was asked by a British reporter if she thought 
>> Clinton could win in 2008.
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>> "I have my doubts about that," Turner told Rosie Millard of the New 
>> Statesman.
>>
>> "We don't want a celebrity woman president," she said. "We want 
>> someone who is really proven, someone with a really good foundation 
>> at that level, not just a star."
>>
>> Next, Sharon Stone.
>>
>> "I think Hillary's fantastic," she told a reporter. "But I think it's 
>> too soon for Hillary to run. ... She still has sexual power, and I 
>> don't think people will accept that. It's too threatening."
>>
>> Clinton is coming back to town for an April 21 fundraiser — 
>> accompanied by her husband. And as usual, a cadre of stars will be 
>> there — if for nothing else to corner Clinton and tell her their 
>> opinions on politics.
>>
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