The Hurt Puppy-Dog Syndrome
Many talk show hosts are loudly proclaiming victories in many arenas. They love to arm-chair the world of politics from their ivory towers filled with news releases, paper clippings, internet stories and whatever other piece of information they can find, and boldly proclaim they know how the world should be run. However, here’s the problem. Many lemming-listeners are happily falling off the edge of a cliff because they think the noise maker talk show hosts are always right. Unfortunately, it’s always easier to arm-chair a situation, than actually have to live through the situation and try to find some kind of a solution.
Now many are trying to figure out what to do with the upcoming Presidential election. Many say the only way to “take out” Senator Hillary Clinton is to “go after her” and reveal all of her weaknesses. Of course the phrase “go after” is nothing more than a code phrase for “verbally abusing” whomever the person is you’re going after.
I find it laughable that this week the hot issue revolves around how Senator Hillary Clinton responded to some of the “hard” questions asked during a recent Democratic debate. I’ve been saying for years this is not a good strategy. Senator Clinton knows how to play the “hurt puppy-dog” card. Put that on top of the fact that she’s a woman, and she will always come out smelling like roses because the line of thinking will always be — “How can you pick on a woman like that!”
While I know all the arguments that say just because Senator Clinton is a woman she should be prepared for such attacks, like it or not, a personal attack on her will never work. After all, lets not forget that she’s the same woman who “stands by her man” even when she knows he’s out running around with anyone he can find to crawl underneath a desk with him.
Reality is this, the reaction of the press and political strategists who are now saying “poor” Hilliary, should come as no surprise. But, for some pundits who think screaming is always they answer, they may never get it.
Just my two cents;
Dr. Rus
