« The Most Exciting Week of the Year | Main | While You Wait » I Don't Care if I Ever Get Back06 May 2008 04:19 pm Hillary Clinton shows off her deep connection with the common man: "We're going to knock balls out of the country's park," [Mrs Clinton] says, standing in a minor-league baseball stadium, "for the home team, which is America". Glad we cleared up which country we live in. Comments (66)
If you didn't have her name in there, you'd totally think that it was Bush talking. 
"Knock balls"? Seriously? Mike
Whose balls, exctly, did she say were being knocked out of which park? Her own, or was she getting balls from someone else?
Wow. Weird that someone capable of such inspiring rhetoric was earlier dismissive of her opponent's use of soaring language.
If the home team is America, then who exactly are we playing? Reality?
America needs to move in its left field fence.
Maybe she's the American President Americans have been waiting for.
Based on some of the raving I have seen on this and other Web sites; perhaps identifying the home team is necessary for many of todays liberals.
"Knock balls out of the park"? Has she ever even seen a baseball game?
That's a ham-handed sports metaphor if I've ever seen one.
I want to do shots with HRC after tonight's triumph.
Why doesn't she just hold up a picture of Obama and say "Look! He's a darkie!" Would cut to the chase a little better.
Does she think anyone buys this BS? It's just so stilted and unconvincing it makes her look stupid, like Mitt Romney claiming to be a hunter. Was Kerry nearby to give her a salute? Also, if we are playing games in our own stadiums and knocking balls out of those stadiums, are we playing ourselves or did we invite al-Qaida to Pawtucket or what?
Sigh! When will this woman go away.
...What a waste it is to lose one's mind or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is. http://backissues.cjrarchives.org/year/91/5/quayle.asp
Channeling my inner Borat: I love baseballs, do you love baseballs? I love America, do you love America? US of A! US of A! High five!
Reality Man: It's Clintons vs. the Democrats, who have Logic as the DH. 2cynicalbyhalf: Never, she's going to drag it out to the convention.
Who among us does not enjoy the observation of balls being knocked out of the park, especially when they are being knocked by the home team, which is America.
That's a ham-handed sports metaphor if I've ever seen one. Hey -- Teh Atlantic is a family online whatever it is. Try not to use words like "ham-handed" in connection with knocking balls around. It makes the civilians nervous.
I'm just waiting for her to pull her hog out of her pantsuit and show everyone she has a bigger dick than Bill.
1) Just because a reporter says a politician said something doesn't mean the politician actually said it. You'd think we'd have learned this by now. The previous commenter probably doesn't realize that John Kerry never said "Who among us does not love NASCAR." Maureen Down simply made this up and morons repeated it because they thought it was funny. 2) Even if she did say this, who cares? Believe it or not, Barack Obama has said plenty of dumb stuff too. This kind of snark is just stupid.
And Jake, please keep your sexual fantasies to yourself.
It's always awkward when someone who doesn't know anything about a particular sport tries to talk that sport's language. Hillary's comment reminds me of the episode of "The Simpsons" where Springfield is seized with anti-immigrant fervor, and Apu does his best to appear to be a native, wearing a New York Mets cap, jersey and foam finger to work at the Kwik-E-Mart. He proceeds to ask Homer if he would like to "watch the Nymets match" with him (pronounced "nigh-mets"). (Also, for those who are not baseball fans, the contests are called games, not matches.)
If memory serves (too lazy to Google), Kathleen Kennedy Townsend once said "oh look! they scored a football!" rather than, of course, touchdown.
That sounds like something Stan from American Dad might say. Seriously.
In response to "Jemand von Niemand": "Nihilists! F*ck me! I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos." Walter Sobchak
I can't use strike! You bastards! Fix it anyways! "We're going to knock boots at the park," [Mrs Clinton] says, standing in a minor-league baseball stadium, "for the home team, which is America". There. I feel much more in touch with Mrs. Clinton now. max
If Hillary takes Indiana with a commanding lead and just barely loses North Carolina, the superdelegates need to start defecting from Camp Obama and join Camp Clinton. The Clintonista Post’s prediction for tonight: Obama Campaign = the Red Star Line See what the winning side looks like at The Clintonista Post
I can't use strike! You bastards! Fix it anyways! "We're going to knock boots at the park," [Mrs Clinton] says, standing in a minor-league baseball stadium, "for the home team, which is America". There. I feel much more in touch with Mrs. Clinton now. max
Didn't Mayor "Diamond Joe" Quimby use that line in an early Simpsons episod?
I want to do shots with HRC after tonight's triumph. Yeah...some of that Canadian whisky that comes in the pansy-ass purple crushed velour purse!
I guess she isn't much of a Blue Jays fan.
Who among us does not enjoy the observation of balls being knocked out of the park, especially when they are being knocked by the home team, which is America. John Kerry (via Maureen Dowd) wins the thread.
I can't use strike! You bastards! Fix it anyways! "We're going to knock boots at the park," [Mrs Clinton] says, standing in a minor-league baseball stadium, "for the home team, which is America". There. I feel much more in touch with Mrs. Clinton now. max
I can't use strike! You bastards! Fix it anyways! "We're going to knock boots at the park," [Mrs Clinton] says, standing in a minor-league baseball stadium, "for the home team, which is America". There. I feel much more in touch with Mrs. Clinton now. max
I make this comment whenever you get spammed, but if I ever start a blog, I hope it never gets big enough that people who go by "The Clintonista Post" start commenting on it.
This seems a good post to mention that I'll miss the comments threads around here when Matt becomes too popular and gets 800 comments in ten minutes like Atrios. Despite that, I could have done without reading Jake's comment.
SOB! GRRRRRRRRRR! max
dear lord what a loser she is
Is our children knocking balls out of the country's, which is America, park yet?
Ha! Reminds me of the new "Airman's Creed" that the AF is pimping lately, which includes the line "I am an American Airman" like, four times. Really? For a second I thought I was Canadian, eh.
Nothing wrong with a little baseball sentiment in the spring. Looks like this quote came from an article in the Economist. Remember them? Enthusiastic supporters of Bush in 2000.
We're going to knock balls out of the country's park Look out Canada. HRC is about to crack some of your windshields.
Nothing wrong with a little baseball sentiment in the spring. Looks like this quote came from an article in the Economist. Remember them? Enthusiastic supporters of Bush in 2000.
Look out Canada. HRC is about to crack some of your windshields. Not to worry. I hear they've been having some success with recent testings of their satelite-based Baseball Defense Shield.
Translating this to other sports: Football: "We're going to touch down in the country's endzone..."
Soccer: "We're going to kick balls to the far post for the home team, which is America..."
"We're going to be brushing back Iran!! Off the plate!!"
"We're going to knock balls out of the country's park," [Mrs Clinton] says, standing in a minor-league baseball stadium, "for the home team, which is America". So do we start testing Presidential candidates for performance enhancing drugs now? [Insert McCain Viagra Joke Here]
She was obviously warning Bill what would happen to him if any of his recent or future paramours came to light during her campaign. Anybody see her video of reading "Ten Reasons Hillary Clinton Loves America" on the Letterman show over at HuffPo? This woman is so out of it, it's amazing. Anybody voting for this corrupt, lying, religious right LAWYER should have their citizenship taken away for the next ten years as a punishment for treason.
If this had been a statement by McCain, it would have been a long, semi-coherent ramble about playing baseball as a boy, the honor and loyalty of teammates; then reaching desperately to connect this metaphor with the The Summer of No Gas Tax; and ending with a glowing reference to Pestident Bush -- punctuated by the phrase, "my friends", no less than sixty times.
THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!! FOR HILLARY!!!
The most charitable reading: this is just Hillary's way of commemorating the passing of Albert Hofmann.
She sounds like Sliding Guy in the Old Spice commercial.
I don't know why, but I feel compelled to post Nelson Muntz's speech from Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (maybe because all this is reminding me of the fact Clinton also once sought to ban flag-burning): "So burn that flag if you must! But before you do, you'd better burn a few other things! You'd better burn your shirt and your pants! Be sure to
America needs to move in its left field fence. LOL literally. I'm not even sure what the fuck it means, and it's still funny. "Knock balls." Who talks like that? Frankenstein? "Me like heat. Warm, good." If she were out on the field as a luminary as a Yankee Stadium Old-Timers game, and just before the introductions - she turned to Reggie Jackson and said: ""Knock balls" - Reggie would whisper softly: "That sounds incredible, Senator. Wow. But, the problem is...I'm engaged and I'd like to stay faithful. The Good Lord would want it that way."
More sports/politics humor by Big Daddy Drew over at Kissing Suzy Kolber: Sample: Matthews: Let’s bring on Senator Clinton here for a moment. Senator Clinton, don’t you think you’re just like BILL BELICHICK? Always scheming, sort of seeking out that winning edge any way you can find it? In fact, don’t you and your husband combine to represent Belichick perfectly, with your knack for evil plotting and your husband’s penchant for hot cougar tail? Clinton: I don’t really know about that, Chris. All I really know is that we’re gonna need someone who is ready to lead this country, someone with over 35 years of experience. I also know that Jeremiah Wright is the sort of dangerous, untamed black man who could single handedly destroy this nation with his bare hands, and that his Unruly Negro Disease could have been passed on to Barack Obama at any point during his 20 years in the church.
Where's Petey? Or does he only chime in to defend HRC's sporting acumen when it involves long-winded, nonsensical (as if there are another kind) defenses of the Nuggets?
I love the Kissing Suzy Kolber blog, even if they hate the Pats and Tom Brady.
Dude, KSK is at its best when its dissing the Pats! Especially their fans. No offense, of course.
U.S. Americans will hit many balls out of U.S. America's park. Right into the Iraq. Go Hillary!
Eh, none taken. I know that with success comes envy and hate. :D And frankly, I know we deserve it a bit, especially for SpyGate *shakes head sadly*
IF Hillary Clinton can't knock one out of the park for America in NC after getting Jeremiah Wright to chant black liberation theology just as Obama's about to pitch, you have to ask whether she really loves America?
You know something? If Hillary loses the nomination she's going to have to resign the Senate. Without the status that comes from the presidency, her wowzers will simply be mockery-inducing. She might have the Big Dog's impenetrable ego, but I doubt it.
"Glad we cleared up which country we live in." We know nothing that the Clintons haven't told us.
Today's headline: Pander Strikes Out
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