Excerpts from Hilary's book are being posted on Twitter.

[BainsBane]

They are fantastic! She isn't holding back. Not everyone is happy though. There have been calls for book burning, which fits the fascist milieu in which we find ourselves.

[ismnotwasm]

1. They are hilariously beautiful

And true, which is, of course, the best of all.

[BainsBane]

2. As Jhan said

Hillary is in no fucks mode.

[lunasun]

6. Good to know . I will look forward to the book

[susanna]

56. "Behold, the field in which I sow my f**ks..."

And a big Amen to that.

No more shits given.

Let the world sort it out.

[UtahLib]

3. Can't wait to get my hands on that book!

Should be a great read.

[Control-Z]

4. Who is posting them?

Do you have a link or a hashtag?

Thanks

[BainsBane]

8. @Hillarywarnedus

[Control-Z]

11. Thank you! eom

[BainsBane]

12. @itsAdamJSmith

Is another

[lunasun]

5. Hmmm let's see they would have to buy the book to burn it

[BainsBane]

10. True

One closed his twitter feed to public views. I guess he didn't like people pointing out his fascist views.

[George II]

75. Or steal them, or trick people into paying for them.

[nolabear]

7. I believe that's a woman with not a single fuck left.

[sheshe2]

9. I read an excerpt.

Holy shit! Awesome.

[brer cat]

13. Isn't it?

I can't wait to get a copy.

[sheshe2]

16. Woah.

Her words.

Took my breath away. Truth!

[Warren DeMontague]

14. The people who endorse things like censorship and book burning

Tend to be serious dumbfucks.

[geek tragedy]

15. Hillary apparently thinks relitigating the 2016 primary

is a good use of her platform.

I don't recall Kerry trashing Howard Dean in 2005.

[BainsBane]

18. Funny, I recall a whole lot of trashing of Hillary

I don't recall your objecting to any of it. In fact, I recall your eagerly joining in. So now she's giving her point of view, a quite truthful one. If you don't like what she has to say, don't buy the book. She's out of fucks to give, and so am I.

[geek tragedy]

25. That's nice. Back on Earth 1 there are elections to win.

I'm sure you think she's justified in launching a doomed effort to relitigate the 2016 primary, but this won't persuade a single person who wasn't already a die-hard supporter of hers.

This kind of stuff is self-service. I'm sure readers will ascertain the high regard with which the author views Clinton.

[BainsBane]

32. What makes you think she wrote that book to persuade you?

She's out of politics. What you think of her no longer matters. She's free to say exactly what she wants.
I'm glad she did. She is saying what millions of people have been thinking for a long time.

[NBachers]

38. Thanks for speaking up, BainsBane.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

53. Hillary is out of politics? That's news to me.

[BainsBane]

81. Out of politics in the sense of never running for office again

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

83. When did Hillary say this?... must've missed it. Is it in her book?

[BainsBane]

92. She has said it a few times

including at her interview at the tech conference a few months ago. If you watch that interview, or parts of it, it's obvious. Someone asked her if she planned to run for office again, and it was clear from how she answered, with no politician's hedging, that she meant it. Search for the clip. You'll see.

Also, she wouldn't have written the book in the way she has if she planned to run again.

[R B Garr]

59. Perfect again. Millions of people will be happy to

hear her not hold back. No one held back on her and were applauded and encouraged to attack her in the nastiest ways. Why shouldn't she gave the chance to reciprocate. Obviously it doesn't matter how low you go in politics now, so she'll set some new standards in returning fire.

This is actually what I thought could be a good role for her. She can attack people now in a way that might enable newcomers to promote themselves while she/they give them some cover.

[Hekate]

48. This is sad, geek tragedy. I am now officially out of fucks to give about your opinion.

But carry on. It's a great big board, and I'm nobody.

[tallahasseedem]

82. +1

[delisen]

62. Relitigate? Is she bringing a lawsuit?

Why would you object to anyone telling his or her story?

Surely everyone is free to speak.

[Demsrule86]

85. I am hoping that some will read her book and realize the same BS cycle is beginning again

with so called progressives like Turner and now Move on (are they really progressive)going after sitting Democrats...in an age the GOP owns it all, this is political suicide.

[Madam45for2923]

93. In the meantime we have threads here about Feinstein -all angry at her for persevering

and getting ready to run in 2018.



Demsrule86
85. I am hoping that some will read her book and realize the same BS cycle is beginning again

with so called progressives like Turner and now Move on (are they really progressive)going after sitting Democrats...in an age the GOP owns it all, this is political suicide.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9553712
Star Member nbsmom (495 posts)

FFS CAN WE PLEASE GET SOME NEW DEM CANDIDATES? [View all]

Case in point: Dianne Feinstein is apparently still thinking about running again in 2018.

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Feinstein-surprises-SF-crowd-by-expressing-hope-12160141.php


WE DESERVE BETTER.

[Demsrule86]

99. I like Sen. Feinstein...she comes from a time when there was bipartisanship.

And no Democrat should be primaryed this cycle...it is foolish. I am sick of the jumping on Democrats...a certain poster looks for bad stuff about Democrats and I have to wonder at their motivation.

[George II]

74. +1,000,000

[sheshe2]

20. She is telling her story.

From the clips I have read...she has one hell of a story to tell.

Why would you wish to deny her voice in an unprecedented election that was won with Russian influence...was Kerry's?

I don't understand you geek. I doubt I ever will.

[BainsBane]

24. Apparently all the talk about how Democrats should be be able to take criticism

was a one-way street.

[geek tragedy]

27. Besides making herself feel better, what does whining about Sanders

accomplish?

[BainsBane]

40. She's telling the truth

about the election from her perspective, one that millions of voters relate to. She's a major part of history, and her point of view matters, regardless of whether you think she should be silenced.

She offered some criticisms and some compliments of him. I didn't see anything in the excerpts I read that wasn't truthful. I understand you believe that Bernie and his supporters should be able to criticize Clinton and the Democratic Party and never face any criticism in return. That's not how it works. I'm not a fan of double standards myself, largely because they single an underlying assumption that some people are better than others. That' s not a view I share or respect.

Hillary isn't a member of DU. She has no obligation to remain silent about the primaries, or to acquiesce to the Kremlin or any of her opponents versions of how they were conducted. You'll just have to deal with the fact some Americans will read that book.

[haveahart]

66. You beat me to it.

No only truth from her perspective but plain simple truth.

[mcar]

71. Strange this idea

that criticism is healthy but for one exception.

[WhiteTara]

103. Damn those uppity women!

Everyone ought to criticize women (especially those who step out of line and go for the gold) but women are to be demure and NEVER say a single critical word about any man!!!!!

[mcar]

104. She was supposed to go away forever

At least in the minds of certain media types and others.

[WhiteTara]

105. Yes she was. Too bad for those people.

[mcar]

106. Yep

I still care about what she has to say.

[susanna]

58. And, moreover, what does whining about Hillary

whining about Sanders accomplish?

That's a bit of a conundrum, I say.

[George II]

78. What harm is it doing? This is America, free speech and all that.

[Demsrule86]

86. She is not alone in her opinion...I have seen it everywhere.

[sheshe2]

28. Sigh.

Yes.

We always take the criticism more than any GOPer. We get it from our own party as well and some that vote with...

[sheshe2]

30. Did Russia hack his election?

[geek tragedy]

31. How is that Sanders's fault?

Lemme answer that, it isn't and wasn't.

[radical noodle]

42. Who said it was Sander's fault?

The book isn't out yet and you're already blaming her for what you think the book says. I know that a few passages have been released, but the book is 512 pages long according to Amazon and I doubt that all 512 pages are about Sanders.

[LuvLoogie]

34. Al Gore, Democrat; Bill Bradley, Democrat; John Kerry, Democrat; Howard Dean, Democrat; Hillary...

Clinton, Democrat; Bernie Sanders...

What do you call the guy who works in a union shop, gets a union negotiated wage, gets union negotiated benefits, But
refuses to join the union.

[Hekate]

49. Good point

[BainsBane]

50. snap

That's a good one!

[delisen]

63. great analogy!

[NastyRiffraff]

100. I worked with a guy like that

Like Bernie, he was PROUD of the fact that he was benefiting from paying Union members, while refusing to join the Union.

I can't WAIT for Hillary's book!

[MrsCoffee]

116. That's about it in a nutshell.

[JI7]

39. Kerry was in the US Senate. and to be fair, Dean supporters also didn't boo Kerry at and during

his convention speech. the dean kerry thing was also mostly focused on the issues even if it got ugly. it was over votes and positions on issues.

what some who claimed to support sanders did was really fucked up. booing her while she was giving her speech at the convention. fuck them.

[Lyricalinklines]

51. ? Are you stating there's only one way to handle oneself after running for president?

Curious. Have you read the book?

Hillary Clinton has 40 years of experience she could share with anyone interested in public service....politics or not.

[susanna]

57. In what way is she relitigating anything?

She wrote a book about HER experience.

Deal with it.

[delisen]

61. Trashing?

[mcar]

70. The book title is "What Happened"

It would be a bit weird if she didn't talk about the election.

[LanternWaste]

73. You seem to be confusing 'relitigating (sic)' and 'writing a book containing a narrative.'

You seem to be confusing 'relitigating (sic)' and 'writing a book containing a narrative.' Bias can often compel us to misuse language if doing so reinforces that bias.

These are two wholly separate concepts using two wholly separate mechanisms to achieve two wholly separate purposes.

[George II]

76. She isn't relitigating the 2016 primary, and the 2004 primary was nothing like this one.

[Demsrule86]

79. Howard Dean did everything he could to help Kerry. I was a Deaniac...and adored Howard Dean

but voted for Kerry and never trashed him.

[Hekate]

96. Absolutely -- I was also a Deaniac and enthusiastically supported Kerry...as did Dean

[Demsrule86]

97. Yes he did...party before individuals...that is the only way we win.

[emulatorloo]

95. As you know, the majority of book is about the GE. Lighten up, Francis

[JHan]

17. I'm getting the book, there will be valuable lessons about 2016 contained therein..

I also expect the usual nonsense critiques.

[BainsBane]

19. I pre-ordered it.

I just don't know if Amazon will deliver it on the 12th or ship it that day.
I wanted a hard copy, not a kindle version.

[JHan]

23. This might seem sentimental..

but when I read it I want to read the hardcopy first (I invest in hardcopy versions of special books but my main library is my kindle so I'll probably end up buying the kindle version as well )

[radical noodle]

43. I pre-ordered too

I'm a prime member and it told me that it should arrive on the day it is released. Hope it works that way for you too.

[BainsBane]

44. Oh, good.

Thanks for letting me know!

[NastyRiffraff]

110. Amazon said it would be delivered on the 12th

I'm a Prime member, so it may be different for non-members. I hope not; this book deserves to be read, and quickly.

[BainsBane]

111. I am too

And I looked at my orders and it said delivery for Sept 12.

[BainsBane]

22. That's not what she said

but she did give her perspective. And because she's never running for office again, she doesn't have to worry about what you think.

[Warren DeMontague]

29. I read "Shattered". It was a fascinating and compelling read.

I suspect Hillary will have a different spin on things.

[Demsrule86]

87. Hillary's account is more accurate in my opinion.

[QC]

117. That book contains heresy and false doctrine. n/t

[Starry Messenger]

35. I pre-ordered the Kindle version.

I might need the paper version too though. Otherwise you don't get the pleasure of owning a volume that falls open to your favorite parts over time, and I see from the previews, there will be those...!

[Renew Deal]

36. I strongly encourage people to buy her book and burn it

Get as many copies as you can, particularly in the first week.

[spiderpig]

37. Anybody subscribe to Audible?

MSNBC broadcast an audio excerpt of the book, which is read by Hillary herself.

The part they played was her description of 45 stalking her during debate #2, and having to decide whether to ignore him or tell him to back off.

It's very powerful to hear memoirs in the author's voice. I have mine on preorder, meaning it will be delivered wirelessly on the release date, September 12.

[UtahLib]

41. Thanks so much for that info!

[BainsBane]

47. You can get it free with a trial offer to audible

[Hekate]

45. Is the book already published?

I very much want to read it!

[BainsBane]

46. It releases on Sept 12

A few pages have been circulating. You can see thumbs on some of the pages, so someone must have gotten a hold of it early and started leaking it. If it's a marketing ploy, it's a good one because those excerpts are interesting.

[Hekate]

54. I just now pre-ordered it on Amazon, and saw Katy Tur's book comes out the same day...

...so I got both. This should be great: two women's account of going thru an election campaign with the Mad King.

Thanks for the heads-up!

[Sunlei]

52. yay!! I pre-ordered on Amazon last month!Hillarys book has been Amazons #one pre-ordered book.

[SaschaHM]

55. I've been reading the excerpts and I'm glad she didn't censor herself.

[BainsBane]

77. Yeah, that's the advantage of not running for office anymore

I could tell from her interview at that tech conference that she had no intention of running for office again.

[R B Garr]

60. Awesome! Cant wait to look through it in more detail.

I was thrilled to see a few of those initial entries, though! Long overdue.

[NurseJackie]

64. I've seen some CHOICE and brutally honest excerpts...

... and it pleases me very much that she's being so frank an honest.

[mcar]

72. I think it will be hard for her critics to fall back on the

usual "she's phony and poll tested" trope. They'll come up with something else, of course.

[Hekate]

98. The word "whine" is already being tested here in this thread

[mcar]

102. I saw that

[Hortensis]

65. Fantastic and spot on. Funny too, in today's dark-humor way.

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What a ridiculous position for DU to be in, to not be able to honestly discuss or post excerpts from Hillary's book about the 2016 election. But, that's life in an imperfect world. Previews are a few keystrokes away, and the book'll be out in 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 days. It may already be available on Kindle.

[Madam45for2923]

67. One thing I love about this is that the MSM might have to cover some of what she writes about.

She is kinda putting the MSM on the spot. I LOVE IT!

Cannot wait to get my hands on this book. Brilliant woman I admire writing candidly. I AM IN!!!

[mcar]

68. She promised she would give us the truth

Looks like she went there!

[Gothmog]

69. I am looking forward to this book

[romana]

80. Can't wait to read it

People losing their shit over the book demonstrate exactly why her candor is needed. Everyone got to Monday morning quarterback and drag her during the primary and GE, but apparently some people think her giving her perspective (which happens to express exactly what a lot of us saw and experienced as well) is the most awful thing ever.

It's clear some people will never learn anything, and will be ruled by conditioned hatred and sexism. Among Democrats, that's a recipe for continued failure.

[joeybee12]

84. Should make a heads at Jpr and free republic explode

Oh wait . They're the same thing. Oops did I insult the Jpr trolls lurking here?

[JHan]

88. LOL. +++

[joeybee12]

89. It's true. The lurkers are out th is morning alerting. Nt

[JHan]

90. I noticed :)

the crazy is real.

[joeybee12]

91. Oh yeah

It's never going to end

[BainsBane]

101. Definitely

[niyad]

107. k and r with thanks!!

[raven mad]

108. I'm afraid we're past Fahrenheit 451 -

but the mentality of the Far Reich is the same.

[BainsBane]

109. I'm not so sure we are past it.

The times keep getting worse.

[aikoaiko]

112. Have any of the excerpts provided any new insights?

into What Happened?

[BainsBane]

113. We've learned some things

You can search for them on Twitter yourself.

[aikoaiko]

114. I've been looking but I can't say that I've seen anything new. nt

[BainsBane]

115. Ah, then there is nothing to be outraged about

Is there?

[aikoaiko]

118. Well, no, one can get outraged be the repetition of old things and firing-up the primary wars, too.

My question was sincere and not about looking for things to cause outrage.