Hillary Clinton

Study: Voters Judge Female Politicians Based on Their Appearance -- But Not How You'd Expect

Do looks matter for women in politics more than they do for men? According to a study released today by Name It. Change It., a joint project of

Hillary, Roe v. Wade's 40th, and the Great Conservative Revival Not Working Out for Rightbloggers

Since the 2012 Presidential election, conservatives have been trying to think up ways to revive their movement. Last week a number of them approached the subject, including George F. Will (basically you're doing great don't change anything), Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (basically you're doing g ... More >>

Hillary's Blood Clot: Will It Affect Her Presidential Chances?

Hillary Clinton is considered a top choice for the Democratic Presidential candidate in 2016. But the blood clot she recently developed after a concussion has both sides offering their opinions as to whether this will hurt her chances (presuming she decides to run, of course). Not surprisingly, it ... More >>

Forget 2016; Bloomberg Wanted Hillary To Run For NYC Mayor Next Year

In terms of electability, what have we learned from Mayor Bloomberg? Well, for one, you don't have to come from a political background to win three terms as the head of New York City government. Two, being a billionaire can be a viable campaign strategy (sorry, Mitt Romney). Three, political lo ... More >>

Who'll Be President In 2016?

In this article, a pundit argues that it'll be Hillary Clinton. If she runs, that is. Says the author: "The economy will proably be strong by then, and I don't think the Republican A-team--who sat this election out--is nearly as formidable as their supporters hope. "Hillary Clinton and Corey Bo ... More >>

Rightbloggers Declare Democratic Convention a Failure -- Which May Be Why It Succeeded

A week after the party of Kang had their national convention, the party of Kodoshad theirs in Charlotte, NC. It was a lively affair, with a floor fight strong-armed by party bosses, and big speeches by Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Sandra Fluke, and some guy running a crap economy who nonetheless no ... More >>

Fringe Binge, 2012

Mo Rocca talks peckers, Büchner heads for the hills: Our festival review roundup

Hillary Clinton Surprised by Loincloth-Clad Torchbearer

In what we'd like to think of as an "antidote" of sorts to Holly Van Voast's surge in boob-flashings at Barnes & Noble book signings (a target of which recently included Hillary Clinton's husband, Bill), a man surprised the Secretary of State with his own version of an homage recently in Honolulu.

Yet Another Hasidic Publication Denies the Existence of Hillary Clinton

It's been a rough couple of weeks for Hillary Clinton! First there were those allergies that caused her to cover her mouth in the iconic Situation Room photo taken by White House photographer Pete Souza as the administration watched the raid on Osama Bin Laden. Then she was unceremoniously removed f ... More >>

Hillary Clinton May Have Just Been Feeling 'Allergic' in Dramatic White House Photo

​This photograph of Barack Obama's national security team during the Osama bin Laden raid, taken by official White House photographer Pete Souza, moved us all. What were they thinking? What were they seeing? Look at those faces! Especially...Hillary Clinton. It's as if she'd seen a ghost. Or f ... More >>

Hillary Clinton and Others Inspire at the Women in the World Summit 2011

The Daily Beast​The second annual Women in the World summit started on Thursday with a welcome from Tina Brown, Editor in Chief of Newsweek and the Daily Beast, who hosted the event, and ended with a farewell on Saturday. Over the course of the few days, an esteemed collection of women and me ... More >>

Lush Life: Clintons Spotted Stocking Up on New York Wines

photo courtesy of APBottoms up.​This past weekend, Bill and Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Hillary's mother, Dorothy Rodham, and newlyweds Chelsea Clinton and Mark Mezvinsky, were all spotted at Wölffer Estate Vineyard in Long Island wine country.

Chelsea Clinton's Wedding to Feature Luxury Porta-Potties, Increasing Odds of Awkward Encounters

​Before you click away from this post thinking that it'll be just more blather about Chelsea Clinton's wedding, be aware that it is exactly that, but with a twist: outrageously huge porta-potties. Seriously. These rent-a-johns are bigger than my apartment by far, and carry a hefty cost of $15, ... More >>

Obama Agrees That Gays Shouldn't Be Killed!

​Isn't that great? He spoke out today against the proposed Uganda law which would serve draconican punishments for same-same coupling, in some cases including the death penalty.

Hillary and Palin catch a cup of coffee, maybe

​Sarah Palin, or maybe her ghostwriter, wrote in Palin's new book about sharing a hypothetical cup of coffee with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. On Meet the Press today, David Gregory passed the idea along to Clinton, who said OK.

Good Morning, Kellesimone Waits, Whose Paintings, Given That She Is Tom Waits' Daughter, Are Every Bit As Perverse As You Might Expect

​Here we have Hilary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi, part of Power Plays, a new exhibit of Kellesimone's work at a gallery in, uh, Santa Monica. The Margaret Thatcher and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paintings are way more intense. They're on view until January 2nd. Recommended for political junkies and/or s ... More >>

Norks Burn Hillary with Puzzling Schoolgirl/Pensioner Gag

In other world news, the North Korean bureaucracy has emitted a joke in response to Hillary Clinton's tough line on the communist state's weapons trading, and her comparison of its leaders to "unruly children" unwilling to behave properly at the great Adult Table of Nations. "We cannot but regard M ... More >>

Hillary Clinton Breaks Elbow; Internet Reacts

Hillary Clinton fell on her way to the White House and broke her elbow yesterday, and will require surgery. Condolences pour in from all over the internet. "It must be a vast right-wing conspiracy" -- Holy Coast. "Was she confused and disoriented?" -- Ann Althouse. "When reached for comment by Bu ... More >>

Hillary Gets Started at State

While the chaos over her old seat increased, Hillary Clinton cheerfully took her new one this morning, receiving the diplomatic-corps equivalent of a rockstar reception at the State Department this morning. She made a little speech, much interrupted by cheers, in which she said she wants the foreign ... More >>

From the Crap Archives: The Politics of Meaning

Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. The Politics of Meaning Author: Daniel Graham, Jr.
 Publisher: Preview Press
 Date: 1995 Discovere ... More >>

My Palin And Winehouse Pix, For Those Who Blinked

Some of you have the sneaky habit of going away for Christmas and not clicking on my column, which this time was a saucily insightful year-in-review essay accompanied by a spread of moi photographed as various oddballs from '08 (Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Heath Ledger, and Amy Winehouse). So I ... More >>

Musto's Year in Review

The year in pictures—pictures of me!

Hillary Forgives Own Loan, Still Owes $6.4 Million

Clinton Donations Report Spreads Badly Needed Cynicism

Caroline Kennedy in the Senate? Gag me with a silver spoon.

Caroline Kennedy to Senate?

Is Hillary ineligible for her new job? Of course she is.

Your Guide to the Hillary Clinton Constitutional Crisis

Hillary? Watch Obama like a hawk.

That's Our Hillary! Pols, Rightbloggers React to New Secretary of State

Paterson's Possible Picks: The Short List

Daily Flog: Feds bail out Citibank, automakers. You're still at the end of the bread lines.

State Rumors Cause Peggy Noonan's Hillary-Hate to Spike

State secret: Is it Secretary's Day for Hillary?

Putting Hillary Clinton in her place -- and that doesn't mean the State Department

Putting it diplomatically: No on Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State

GODDESS OF POLITICS

Athena, Aphrodite, and a girl named Hillary

Richard Belzer: "Every Black Kid in America Will Be One Inch Taller the Day After Obama is Elected"

Clinton to Palin: Nice Try

New York Senator Helps Party, Herself in Convention Address

Daily Flog: Kicking the habit but blindly drunk, hounded by Afghans, woofed at by Hillary

Moby: Both Woodward and Bernstein

WeinerTV Goes Straight-Up Surreal

Daily Flog: Terror and prayers in Denver, dead fish at a NY nuke, rent becomes a nationwide hit

Weiner TV Incomprehensible, Fun, 1:50

Public Servants on Parade: Hillary, Mike, and Shelly

Women Politicos Ponder Clinton's Next Move

Princess Non-Grace

Hillary Clinton's "Exit" Strategy

Richard Belzer, Ice-T Jack Up the Election

Ah, those talking heads-the TV yabberers, not the guys singing about buildings and food. We've grown a little...