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4/14/2015

Chuck Todd Reprimanded by World for Claiming Recycled Hillary “Scooby Van” Stunt Was “Spontaneous”

Filed under: General — Patterico @ 7:40 am



In short order, Zeke Miller at TIME resurrected this quote from Daniel Halper’s book Clinton, Inc., about Hillary’s 2000 Senate run:

They were driving around New York in an armored brown van, “which we had called the mystery machine, the Scooby Doo van, which was an interesting thing to drive and learn to manipulate,” the agent tells me in an interview. That’s because Hillary and her staff objected to the customary limo the First Lady would normally use. They complained the “optics” weren’t right for an aspiring senator who wanted to look like she was a woman of the people—and not a product of the White House.

Yeah, nothing says “spontaneous” like a recycled stunt done for reasons of “optics.”

A few people let Chuck Todd know. I piled on, because justified piling on is fun:

37 Responses to “Chuck Todd Reprimanded by World for Claiming Recycled Hillary “Scooby Van” Stunt Was “Spontaneous””

  1. Ding.

    Patterico (9c670f) — 4/14/2015 @ 7:48 am

  2. Geez Chuck,

    when has hillary ever done anything in her political life that was spontaneous?
    name me one.
    tell you what, if you find one I’ll also count it as one of her accomplishments so she’ll have one of those too

    steveg (794291) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:21 am

  3. Lap dogs gotta be lap dogs.

    daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:42 am

  4. “You can fool some of the people all of the time…”

    A. Lincoln

    Kevin M (25bbee) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:48 am

  5. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3038157/Hillary-Clinton-everyday-Americans-Democrat-state-campaign-manager-Martin-OMalley-supporter-appear-Clinton-White-House-bid-video.html#ixzz3XITdjmIw

    narciso (ee1f88) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:49 am

  6. Coded message: Hillary! Come on Meet the Press and I promise you a tongue bath’s worth of softball questions.

    JVW (a1146f) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:49 am

  7. I think JVW got it correct in #06, i can’t believe that Chuck Todd would be that clueless

    seeRpea (d1cf05) — 4/14/2015 @ 9:18 am

  8. Oh, I think the media absolutely can be that clueless. I really do. They live in a bubble where they are spoon fed both their lines and what their impressions of candidates should be by people they consider to be their good social friends. And most of them have no awareness of political history to compensate. Plus, that senate campaign was ages ago! Like 15 years, so give him a break. Chuck Todd was only 28 then.

    elissa (f3b316) — 4/14/2015 @ 10:07 am

  9. Best Scooby Doo joke. Link because it’s kind of long. http://www.funny.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Funny.woa/wa/funny?fn=CNEGZ&Funny_Jokes=My_Job_Sucks Language

    nk (dbc370) — 4/14/2015 @ 10:14 am

  10. I would have successfully converted America into a socialism if it wasn’t for those darned kids and that meddling dog.

    CrustyB (69f730) — 4/14/2015 @ 10:25 am

  11. Well Done, Patrick.

    askeptic (efcf22) — 4/14/2015 @ 10:29 am

  12. I was just reading the National Journal article about how fatal it is to be Republican in Silicon Valley.

    Actually, it is an interesting dynamic to see how lemming-like innovators can be.

    Also, of course, crony capitalism is very profitable.

    Mike K (90dfdc) — 4/14/2015 @ 10:41 am

  13. Actually, it is an interesting dynamic to see how lemming-like innovators can be.

    Have you seen the HBO series “Silicon Valley”? It is absolutely fantastic and pretty much a spot-on send up of everything pretentious and venal about the tech industry. Mike Judge, who gave us “Beavis and Butthead” and “King of the Hill” and whom I suspect to be a closet conservative (or at least libertarian) is the creator of “Silicon Valley.” Check it out.

    JVW (a1146f) — 4/14/2015 @ 11:00 am

  14. I find it incredible that almost 20 years later, they are still using Scooby Doo as the pop culture touch point. That, and the fact she hasn’t driven a car in over 20 years.

    JD (7f7589) — 4/14/2015 @ 11:08 am

  15. I just heard a radio news report saying Hil is on the road in Scooby and it sounded so nice and fun. It was intended as a serious news report. We need our Republican candidates to name their transportation.

    AZ Bob (7d2a2c) — 4/14/2015 @ 11:27 am

  16. We need our Republican candidates to name their transportation.

    McCain could have chartered a B 52. They have some extras in Tucson.

    Mike K (90dfdc) — 4/14/2015 @ 1:19 pm

  17. |-|>illary! == One. Trick. Pony.

    jakee308 (49ccc6) — 4/14/2015 @ 1:37 pm

  18. Todd of NBC… Dickerson of CBS… Steponpoupolos of ABC… Teh Trifecta of Stupid

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/14/2015 @ 1:37 pm

  19. Does everyone understand yet that her only positive (in their eyes) is that once
    she’s elected, she’ll never be in charge of anything?

    We KNOW, Bill will be running things.

    Sure, she’ll get up in front for the press convos and the photo ops but the truth
    is every Democrat willing to vote for her KNOWS it’s BILL they’re electing to office.

    Obama’s already demo’d how that Meat Puppet routing would work.

    She’ll have to come up with something other than golf for her periodic clandestine
    meetings with her REAL operators. But maybe BILL can do that too.

    jakee308 (49ccc6) — 4/14/2015 @ 1:43 pm

  20. Chuck Todd looks good compared to Mark Halperin. The media is going to be insufferable.

    DRJ (e80d46) — 4/14/2015 @ 2:17 pm

  21. When the debates start, name your v.p. nominee, Ted.

    mg (31009b) — 4/14/2015 @ 2:41 pm

  22. Vans are often used by child predators and house painters too. They have a wide range of uses.

    Birdbath (3be0e2) — 4/14/2015 @ 2:57 pm

  23. hey clotty babeeee i got your burrito right here

    purred huma from the back of the van

    happyfeet (831175) — 4/14/2015 @ 3:32 pm

  24. If God didn’t mean for Hillary to eat a burrito, then why did he make it look like . . .

    Icy (d962d5) — 4/14/2015 @ 3:54 pm

  25. R.I.P. Percy Sledge, singer of “When A Man Loves A Woman”

    R.I.P. Herb Trimpe (it rhymes with “shrimpy”), long-time Marvel Comics artist

    Icy (d962d5) — 4/14/2015 @ 4:00 pm

  26. Did Hillary order her BU- Reeet-toe in authentic Iowa dialect and cadence? For the authenticity of course… nevermind the circular reasoning

    steveg (794291) — 4/14/2015 @ 6:48 pm

  27. Is it just me, or is the Hillary campaign’s constantly bragging about reaching out to “everyday Americans” both offensive and condescending? What, pray tell is an “everyday American”? And how are they different than any other American? I assume Hillary, Bill, and Chelsea do not consider themselves “everyday Americans”, so will they be able to hide the fact that they’re slumming when they reach out to those “everyday Americans”, and gracing lesser people with their presence just to get a vote? Do Iowans think of themselves primarily as “everyday Americans” I don’t know, but I doubt it.

    Somehow, I think if a Republican candidate used this exact terminology the media would go crazy and see hate, dog whistles, hidden messages, and racism galore.

    elissa (a89aed) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:34 pm

  28. We need our Republican candidates to name their transportation.

    It would be teh awesome if Ted Cruz had a black bus with skulls on it called “Democrat Skull Fukker,” just to mess with their heads. Prolly not the best electoral strategy, though.

    daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:37 pm

  29. “Did Hillary order her BU- Reeet-toe in authentic Iowa dialect and cadence?”

    steveg – She asked for a senior burrito, don’t know about the dialect.

    daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:38 pm

  30. You people just don’t understand the difference between everyday Americans, dinner Americans, opera Americans, theater Americans, gardening Americans, workout Americans, riding Americans, golfing Americans, Sunday-go-to-meeting Americans, etc, etc, because you did not learn fashion and etiquette inn finishing school.

    not klinton (dbc370) — 4/14/2015 @ 8:43 pm

  31. senor jebby will come to town in a donkey cart. Bought and paid for by the chamber of commerce.

    mg (31009b) — 4/14/2015 @ 9:00 pm

  32. Meet Scooby Doo the vehicle Hillary is using to go meet “everyday Americans”. Hint”: it’s not an “everyday” minivan. It’s a souped-up Chevy Explorer SE van with several special features. This model starts over $75,000… And it only gets 16-18 miles per gallon. It no longer meets updated CAFE regulations so the model can not be produced anymore.

    Specifically: It’s a limited edition Chevrolet Express van upfitted with a Limited SE packed by Explorer Vans company “It’s very luxurious,” a salesman who helped deliver this vehicle tells me on the phone. “I’d rank it up there with the best.”

    The model being used to chauffeur Hillary Clinton around has a gray leather interior, heated seat, a 29 inch Samsung television, and a Blu-ray DVD player.

    There is no refrigerator in the van. However, Hillary’s model does feature an ice chest between the two front seats. (Which might have been used to keep her cottage cheese cold.) The middle chairs are swivel and quick release. Indirect lighting (like mood lighting) throughout the vans.

    Oh, and there’s a bed. The power sofa in the rear of the vehicle converts into a bed. But given the fact it’s only a 6 foot wide vehicle, it might have been a little hard to get a proper night’s sleep in it.

    But it’s not exactly great for the environment. It’s a 2014 model all-wheel-drive that gets only 16-18 miles per gallon.

    http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/inside-hillarys-very-luxurious-van-bed-tv-and-lots-leather_919184.html

    elissa (a89aed) — 4/14/2015 @ 9:21 pm

  33. From the campaign:

    On First Trip, Hillary to have Conversations with Everyday Iowans

    Hillary Clinton will make her first trip to Iowa on Tuesday, April 14, and Wednesday, April 15. It will be the first of many conversations with Iowans about how to make the economy work so everyday Americans and their families can actually get ahead and stay ahead. Thoughout her life, Hillary has been a tenacious fighter for children, families and middle class American families.

    Unfortunately when Hillary went to see “everyday Iowans”, the students in the college building she was visiting were put under lockdown inside their classrooms.

    http://www.ijreview.com/2015/04/296880-hillary-visits-college-see-everyday-iowans-students-locked-classrooms/?source=FBshare

    elissa (a89aed) — 4/14/2015 @ 9:28 pm

  34. I just linked, by coincidence, the luxurious van post in my latest, on the media’s swooning over Dear Leader (To Be).

    Patterico (9c670f) — 4/14/2015 @ 9:39 pm

  35. Chuck Todd looks good compared to Mark Halperin. The media is going to be insufferable.

    Quote from Joe Scarborough in that video: NOBODY’S questioning her credentials!

    Patterico (9c670f) — 4/14/2015 @ 9:42 pm

  36. “It would be teh awesome if Ted Cruz had a black bus with skulls on it called “Democrat Skull Fukker,” just to mess with their heads. Prolly not the best electoral strategy, though.”

    – daleyrocks

    That’s probably the only way I’d ever vote for the guy.

    Leviticus (cb1e60) — 4/14/2015 @ 10:06 pm

  37. Shag carpet in that van would be a step up from Bill’s Astro Turfed El Camino

    Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 4/14/2015 @ 10:16 pm


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