May 26, 2008 - Pensito

Thanks to Mandy, who left a comment on one of our posts mentioning Hillaryis44.

The reference is to Clinton becoming the 44th president. As you know, H.W. was 41, Bill was 42, W is 43, and according to these folks, Hillary already is 44. Wishful thinking, but I would expect no less from a site dripping in pink, and showing a photo of the candidate taken, most likely, the only time she will have ever been 44.

The worst feature of the site, beyond its relentless tearing down of Barack Obama (it features a page entitled, “Why Not Obama?” that is, ironically, blank) is the audio. A very tired sounding Hillary drones on and on about why she should be president while you’re trying to read. If there’s a way to make her stop, I couldn’t find it.

The point of the site seems to be that these particular Clinton supporters are taking no prisoners. If their girl doesn’t get in, that’s it, game over. They do not now, and will not ever, support any alternate Democratic candidates. Way to make a positive change, fanatics!

Check it out, but my advice is put in some ear protection first.

Update: Alert reader RONDOXBAR sent us this link to some research posted at Daily Kos about Hillaryis44. It appears as if it’s a very small number of users who posted a very lot of the stuff. Also, as I noticed in my short visit (see note above about tired Hillary squawking in the background) but didn’t mention, some pages appeared to be hacked. Some of the comments at DK attest to this.

Day: May 26, 2008

1000 Words

Surprise! Hillary is 44

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.