Quick Hits

• In today's big news, Hillary got emotional while speaking to a group of women. The media examination, of course, started almost immediately: Is the Ice Queen too delicate to be president, or is she so manipulative that she can tear up on cue? ThinkProgress has a mash-up of the commentary, along with a few examples of conservative manly men who proved their strength by showing their "human" side.

• George McGovern sat out the preparation for the impeachment of Richard Nixon so his participation couldn't be misconstrued as sour grapes. But he stepped forward in Sunday's Washington Post to call for the impeachment of this administration, which he says is far more worthy of it than Nixon ever was. Don't worry, he has his reasons:

They have repeatedly violated the Constitution. They have transgressed national and international law. They have lied to the American people time after time. Their conduct and their barbaric policies have reduced our beloved country to a historic low in the eyes of people around the world. These are truly "high crimes and misdemeanors," to use the constitutional standard.

• The Golden Globe Awards ceremony scheduled for Sunday night has effectively been cancelled because of the writer's strike. Writers were not allowed to write, and SAG members (possibly but not necessarily including George Clooney) agreed not to cross the picket line. The People's Choice Awards are due to air Tuesday night, but they've apparently been retooled into a "new format."

• Harkening back to a post from last year, here's a photo of Jim Nabors from a few years back. He could easily be a Huckabee sibling.

• Via Attaturk at Atrios's place, here's a coda on last night's post on dying media (at least until Fox pulls the plug).