Why Does Hillary Clinton Want To Be President?

[applegrove]

Why Does Hillary Clinton Want To Be President?

Taegan Goddard at the Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/2015/06/12/why-does-hillary-clinton-want-to-be-president/

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Politico: “Clinton is no Teddy Kennedy, who suffered the most infamous case of lockjaw in political history when asked why he wanted to be president during the 1980 campaign; Her problem is that she’s far more interested in the how than the why of the presidency, and views her greatest assets as a willingness to engage all participants in a debate and a workmanlike capacity to hammer out policy solutions.”

“Clinton’s big speech will be a rare opportunity to change that narrative. It will be held at New York’s Roosevelt Island—a none-to-subtle signal that she’s aligning herself with FDR, the boldest of Democratic presidents and the one who established the deepest personal connection with voters—something Clinton has struggled to do throughout her three-decade career. And she’ll do so with a broad progressive agenda, her advisers told me, studded with policy proposals to be unveiled in greater depth in a series of speeches this summer, starting with an ambitious plan to cut student debt and lower tuition and a program to coax corporations into paying their workers more. Clinton’s staff believes this is where the campaign will be won or lost—it will signal to voters, and to ideologically driven Obama donors, that she’s every bit as committed to their cause as Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders—or the Hillary Clinton of 1993 for that matter.”

First Read: “Delivering big speeches at rallies has never been one of Hillary’s strengths.”




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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I've never really understood why anybody wanted to be president.

Seems like the job would be way more of a headache than it's worth, and you have to put up with more bullshit than just about anybody else in the whole world.

[TexasProgresive]

2. That's got my vote. n/t

[applegrove]

3. I know. I think the only way to get over that would be to be the type of person who wants to serve

the public. If you look at it like that I think it makes sense to handle all the bull****. And I think Hillary is that person.

[SaranchaIsWaiting]

4. You have to be a kind of nerves of steel calmster for that job.

I think President Obama has a good share of that. Not many do.

[madokie]

5. Seems to me

its to plow new ground

[hifiguy]

8. Last thing left for her to add to resume, which is admittedly impressive.

Yale Law, Senate Impeachment committee and everyone knows the rest.

[tularetom]

6. Maybe it's nostalgia for the good ol days when she was, you know, "dead broke"

[joeybee12]

7. Maybe she thinks she can make a difference...nt

[NorthCarolina]

9. Spending BILLIONS to obtain a job just really doesn't pay that much.

Doesn't seem to make much sense. There must be an upside that most of us are unaware of.

[edgineered]

10. Even those who cannot hit the baseball want a turn at bat. nt

[Divernan]

11. "coaxing corporations"? COAXING ?!?

Yeah, the masters of the universe heading corporations & financial institutions just need a little sweet talk . . . . Because, you know, when they are battling head-to-head with corporate takeovers, or renegotiating union contracts and the like, all those movers and shakers, members of the One Percent, etc. rely on those 3 credit MBA programs they took titled: How to Coax, or Coaxing 101, or The Role of Coaxing in Corporate Governance, or Turning on the Charm for Fun and Profit.

And golly, what a super strategy for HRC to use when confronting the head of a hostile government, or telling the Joint Chiefs what to do. Not to mention dealing with recalcitrant GOP majorities in the House or Senate.

Here we have an early indicator of the quality of advisor putting together her campaign strategy - addressing the problem of appearing progressive without pissing off or otherwise alarming all those multi-million dollar donors. We'll just use the term "coax". Yeah, that's the ticket!

And furthermore, since the term is defined as gently urging and flattering, cajoling, pleading, etc., it's a gross insult to a woman candidate. Hey, just use those old feminine wiles! What's plan B - bat one's eyes?


Coax | Definition of coax by Merriam-Webster
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coaxCached

Full Definition of COAX. transitive verb. 1. obsolete: fondle, pet. 2: to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle <coaxed him into going>
coax - definition of coax by The Free Dictionary
www.thefreedictionary.com/coaxCached

coax 1 (kōks) v. coaxed, coax·ing, coax·es. v.tr. 1. To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole. 2. To obtain by persistent persuasion: coaxed ...
Coax | Define Coax at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/coaxCached

verb (used with object) 1. to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole: He coaxed her to sing, but she refused.
www.thefreedictionary.com/
coax - definition of coax in English from the...
www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/coaxCached

www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/coax

When you coax someone, you try to convince him gently, with pleasant words and maybe a little flattery. You’ll have to be patient, as you can’t rush someone

Turning to: "a broad progressive agenda . . .studded with policy proposals to be unveiled in greater depth" later.

As HRC well knows, the devil is in the details - the subtle placement of vague, indefinite promises. Like she phoned the meeting of fast food workers to say she supported increasing the minimum wage, but refused to commit to $15 per hour.

[99Forever]

12. Hillary Clinton is no FDR.

Not even close.

[moondust]

13. Did she not know about FDR

back when she was a 17-year-old Goldwater Girl? Is 17 too young to know the difference between black and white politically?

[99Forever]

14. I find it completely disgusting that she even be compared positively to FDR.

Roosevelt would have taken her bullshit apart and sent her packing.

Who do these pretenders think they are fooling?

[applegrove]

15. I think you should wait and see.

[99Forever]

16. "Those who forget history...

... are condemned to repeat it."

I don't need to wait, I already see.