When she stood before the TV cameras Sunday night during the televised CNN debate between Democrat hopefuls, Hillary Clinton raised a lot of eyes: suddenly the years had melted away and there was a young and flawless looking Mrs. Clinton. You could almost hear what viewers were thinking: did she use botox?
Wrote Boston Herald columnist Margery Eagan: "The instant Hillary appears, the woman behind me whispers, 'Oh look at Hillary. She’s had work done!' I put the question to WBZ’s political guru Jon Keller: Notice anything about Hillary? 'Botox,' he replied, not missing a beat.'But it’s time for Botox to win one.' He was referring to John Kerry and Botox. And elaborate dental work. And chin reduction. Google our senator, before and after. Hillary’s new glow was all the talk on 'The View.'"
The speculation didn't end there, Eagan reported, noting that in the offices of dermatologist-to-the-stars Jeffrey Dover a visiting "anchorwoman,” noted Hillary’s "flawless, almost dewy” appearance and wondered if it was spectacular makeup or Botox, or perhaps fillers or microdermabrasion, Dover told Eagan, adding that "Hillary could’ve left an event in Washington at 9 o’clock, had all this done and been back on the campaign trail next morning.”
Wrote Eagan: "I’m no fan of Hillary’s, heaven knows. But we must face facts here. She never sounded so good nor looked so good - not easy when you’re standing right next to Breck Boy John Edwards, he of the $400 haircut and the primping video on YouTube.
"'Absolutely the first thing that struck me was her jawline,' says politico/fashionista No. 1. "She was bordering on babelicious. I’d call this a nip and tuck worth five points in the polls, a reverse of the Mike Dukakis tank ride.”
The Hill’s got eyes: Medical marvel or makeup, new look turning heads."
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Concluded Eagan: "A major problem with all this: I saw new pictures of Hillary yesterday morning, post-debate. She looked positively awful, tired, jowly, forcing me to face the possibility that Sunday was just good lighting and sublime makeup. But I’m holding out hope for medical intervention nonetheless."