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Hillary is kicking major Trump butt! (Original Post) BooScout Jun 2016 OP
Oh hell yeah! nt LexVegas Jun 2016 #1
She's doing a pretty good job. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #2
My husband woke me up for this, lol BooScout Jun 2016 #7
She's great with prepared notes. Keep it up Hillary! yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #11
I'm a huge HRC supporter, but I agree obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #32
Thankfully she'll have both Obama and Bill at her disposal in the general. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #34
Agreed obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #43
She was pretty damn amazing today. Mr Maru Jun 2016 #47
Wow! Can you say "Presidential"? She looks and sounds like a world leader. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #3
She looks and sounds like a neocon. eom Fawke Em Jun 2016 #10
You're talking codswallop. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #19
+100000 Hekate Jun 2016 #27
Haha! Cha Jun 2016 #58
has such a nice ring to it. would be nice if we caught up with the rest of the world. niyad Jun 2016 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author Fawke Em Jun 2016 #74
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lolz sure obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #33
oh give it up already! chillfactor Jun 2016 #55
No. I won't. She hates me. Fawke Em Jun 2016 #75
...and having a good time doing it. brooklynite Jun 2016 #4
Damn she's good. He's "dangerously incoherent." Hekate Jun 2016 #5
And doing an end run around all his possible responses. nolabear Jun 2016 #6
She's sounding like the war hawk she is. Fawke Em Jun 2016 #8
The speech reminded me why I don't want either Hillary or The Donald to have the nuke codes. amandabeech Jun 2016 #37
She is. She's going to be living in his sufrommich Jun 2016 #9
That has been the key all along, because he is a master at it. It's how he knocked off 16 opponents Hekate Jun 2016 #30
They were afraid of him for a reason, they needed his core supporters; she does not Mr Maru Jun 2016 #50
It's a scary place Jamaal510 Jun 2016 #45
Brutal. BootinUp Jun 2016 #12
Lol...Devastating him about ISIS now BooScout Jun 2016 #13
Hardly, since she helped create it. Fawke Em Jun 2016 #14
.... BooScout Jun 2016 #15
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #76
Can you believe this nonsense? frylock Jun 2016 #20
As against Trump, you are still not on the Democrat's side? treestar Jun 2016 #36
No, I am not voting for Trump. frylock Jun 2016 #38
+1 jack_krass Jun 2016 #29
When I feel a sob, it means she's touching something. This is good. ancianita Jun 2016 #16
yep her writers and handlers do an excellent job azurnoir Jun 2016 #17
Imagine Trump with an army at his disposal rather than just Twitter, lol BooScout Jun 2016 #18
Or the nuclear codes! greatauntoftriplets Jun 2016 #53
compare that to I was cheated, the election is rigged. fraud fraud fraud etc nt msongs Jun 2016 #21
It was like a breath of fresh air! BooScout Jun 2016 #23
The vignette about the SEALS protecting the Bin Ladin women and kids was spot on Hekate Jun 2016 #22
Masterful. I'm proud of this speech. Proud of her tone, demeanor and hopefulness. Gone was ancianita Jun 2016 #24
Very proud of my candidate today. hamsterjill Jun 2016 #25
Calm and rational is th perfect tone firebrand80 Jun 2016 #26
Madam President! livetohike Jun 2016 #28
Hill yes! Mr Maru Jun 2016 #42
Excellent job!! Peacetrain Jun 2016 #31
Yeah! treestar Jun 2016 #35
Great speech...Demolished Trump jzodda Jun 2016 #39
Meh....Sorry I just don't see it. Armstead Jun 2016 #40
GOOD LORD she knocked that sucker RIGHT OUT OF THE PARK! Mr Maru Jun 2016 #41
That was fun. Thank you for this post. Nt seabeyond Jun 2016 #46
Your welcome! It was such a good speech! Mr Maru Jun 2016 #54
Excellent recap! BooScout Jun 2016 #48
Mic drop! tanyev Jun 2016 #49
Tinyhands was hoist on his own petard, exact quotes all the way going back 30 years to Reagan.... Hekate Jun 2016 #52
Thanks for the recap! auntpurl Jun 2016 #57
Your welcome! My pleasure! Mr Maru Jun 2016 #60
Great write-up. Don't know how you can think and type so fast! Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #61
I did employ the "pause" button on a couple occasions when I Mr Maru Jun 2016 #62
K&R!!! brer cat Jun 2016 #44
she gave one of her very best speeches yet! chillfactor Jun 2016 #51
Kick and Rec! zappaman Jun 2016 #56
So Good.. Mahalo, Boo! Cha Jun 2016 #59
Well, all I can say is "Goooooooooooooooood!!!" MADem Jun 2016 #63
Yep, the Canadian news gave it good coverage too... Spazito Jun 2016 #64
Let's hear it for setting the low bar! MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #65
K&R, TexasTowelie Jun 2016 #66
K&R Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #67
hmmm, too bad she can't kick him on the other side! niyad Jun 2016 #69
K&R! murielm99 Jun 2016 #70
Yes, she did!!!! Beacool Jun 2016 #71
This is but a taste MFM008 Jun 2016 #77

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,153 posts)
2. She's doing a pretty good job.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:16 PM
Jun 2016

She's not always the best speaker from the podium but she seems to be especially energized today.

BooScout

(10,406 posts)
7. My husband woke me up for this, lol
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:23 PM
Jun 2016

My husband is a Bernie fan and I'm a Hillary fan. He rarely has anything nice to say about Hillary.....but he woke me up and said to me....you need to see this.....she is kicking Trump's ass all over the place! ....which is the nicest thing he's ever said to me about Hillary, lol

She is really laying it out point by point against Trump! This is great!

obamanut2012

(26,046 posts)
32. I'm a huge HRC supporter, but I agree
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:54 PM
Jun 2016

Obama and Bill Clinton, and also Reagan, are and were all quite charismatic speakers in a very real sense, but Hillary often isn't. She's a good speaker, and always on point, but that "rockstar" dynamic is rarely there. But it's kinda there today.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,153 posts)
34. Thankfully she'll have both Obama and Bill at her disposal in the general.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:56 PM
Jun 2016

And if she delivers more speeches like today, I think she'll be just fine.

Mr Maru

(216 posts)
47. She was pretty damn amazing today.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:34 PM
Jun 2016

Also she's going up against Trump, who reads like a 7th grader in his first day of speech class whenever he tries to go from prepared remarks, and devolves into performance art, pitching his books and bodily function jokes when he doesn't.

I think we're going to be fine here.

And I think she's getting the hang of this thing.

I've never understood what was so "magical" about the guys in this race, screaming from the podiums. One in a stream-of consciousness and the other the same. damn. thing. over. and. over. and over. - and can't articulate in any way shape or form how any of it is actually supposed to happen. It's just going to. No thanks.

Response to niyad (Reply #68)

Response to Surya Gayatri (Reply #19)

Response to Surya Gayatri (Reply #19)

chillfactor

(7,572 posts)
55. oh give it up already!
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:46 PM
Jun 2016

Hillary gave a masterful, powerful speech today....whether you liked it or not.

nolabear

(41,932 posts)
6. And doing an end run around all his possible responses.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:23 PM
Jun 2016

I love her laughing about his upcoming tweets in response. And using his own words, which can easily be documented.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
8. She's sounding like the war hawk she is.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:24 PM
Jun 2016


Both she and Trump will have us in so many wars it'll make your head spin.

 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
37. The speech reminded me why I don't want either Hillary or The Donald to have the nuke codes.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:04 PM
Jun 2016

Hillary virtually promised to keep us in continual war in the Middle East and North Africa. Tweety said that she was obviously trying to appeal to neo-cons like Bill Kristol and Charles Krauthheimer(sp). Haven't we had enough of the Neo Cons?

She's right that Trump is a loose cannon, but she just confirmed that we will continue to be at war.

It's something of a jump ball to me on foreign policy between these two.


Hekate

(90,552 posts)
30. That has been the key all along, because he is a master at it. It's how he knocked off 16 opponents
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:49 PM
Jun 2016

I will LOVE seeing Hillary get under Trump's orange yet very thin skin.

Mr Maru

(216 posts)
50. They were afraid of him for a reason, they needed his core supporters; she does not
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:39 PM
Jun 2016

and has no fear.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
14. Hardly, since she helped create it.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:28 PM
Jun 2016

Iran.
Libya
Syria

All her.

Trump wouldn't do much about it, either, but at least it wasn't his policies that gave ISIL strongholds in the Middle East.

Response to BooScout (Reply #15)

frylock

(34,825 posts)
20. Can you believe this nonsense?
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:37 PM
Jun 2016

What's next? Is she going to school him on the importance of securing confidential data?

Hekate

(90,552 posts)
22. The vignette about the SEALS protecting the Bin Ladin women and kids was spot on
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:41 PM
Jun 2016

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It's about HONOR!

Juxtapose THAT with Tinyhands Trump's desire to torture and murder the families of terrorists.

ancianita

(35,932 posts)
24. Masterful. I'm proud of this speech. Proud of her tone, demeanor and hopefulness. Gone was
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:42 PM
Jun 2016

any arrogant vibe as she slammed Trump to his WWE floor. He will never, in his most serious tone, be able to best her in debate.

Her ending brought a tear, it was so powerful.

I needed to see this.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
40. Meh....Sorry I just don't see it.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:11 PM
Jun 2016

I know Trump is horrible.

The only contrasting vision she expressed was the lack of Trumpian insanity.

Otherwise....eh

Mr Maru

(216 posts)
41. GOOD LORD she knocked that sucker RIGHT OUT OF THE PARK!
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:18 PM
Jun 2016

Quick write-up as it was on:

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Choice at stake this election - Fearful America vs. Confident America

The candidate Republicans have elected CANNOT DO THE JOB

DT - Not just different - DANGEROUSLY INCOHERENT, not even really ideas (nervous laughter from crowd), just a series of bizzare rants, personal feuds and outright lies (more laughter and CHEERS from crowd).

DT is not just unprepared, temperamentally UNFIT. Should NEVER have nuke codes, may hit button because someone got UNDER HIS VERY THIN SKIN.

DT wants to give nukes to more countries, abandon allies, treat our debt like his casinos.

DT wants to kill families and commit war crimes.

DT says he doesn't have to listen to generals because he says he has quote "a very GOOD BRAIN."

Says "I know more about ISIS than the generals do.

Says global warming is a Chinese hoax.

Would pick fight with our friends, UK, Germany, Mexico, THE POPE.

Says he has foreign policy because Miss Universe pageant was in Russia

Says America is 3rd world country.

Donald Trump says these things because he doesn't know America, doesn't deserve to lead it. Unlike him I have experience. Short list of her many, many awesome accomplishments.

CROWD GOES WILD

I have sat in the situation room. Not new to this work. Choice is CLEAR.

America is exceptional, like Lincoln's words "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" we must not shrink away and leave a vacuum.

1st must be STRONG AT HOME. Infrastructure, address income inequality, break down barriers to health and education including bigotry and racism.

2nd Must stick with allies! We need allies to maintain strength against countries like North Korea. Explains concept of working with allies and benefits. Moscow and Beijing would love to have US elect President who would weaken our standing by abandoning allies.

3rd Need to embrace ALL tools of power including DIPLOMACY. Takes patience, and time. (read here intelligence and attention span that DT doesn't have) Must keep all options on the table, military action only if necessary, talk is better.


Donald Trump doesn't know the first thing about Iran: ASK HIM, it'll become clear!


No risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a golf course deal! (LAUGHTER) It does't work like that in world affairs.

Just being on the same episode of 60 minutes with Putin is not the same thing as dealing with Putin

Donald's tools he brings to the table are bragging, mocking, composing nasty Tweets! I bet he's composing some right now! (LOUD LAUGHTER)


What is Donald's affection and fascination with strongmen/tyrants? Recounted NK leader's execution of uncle like it was an action movie, said you had to admire the Kim family takeover of NK, gave Putin an "A" as a leader. Said maybe Syria should be given to ISIS as a "free zone."

America deserves better. Those who serve our country and put their lives on the line in uniform deserve better.


Donald Trump took out full page ads in 1987 saying "the world was laughing at us" He's not fit, why would he want to be a leader of a place he thinks so little of?

Matters when he says he would order the commission of war crimes. US soldiers sheltered women and children when going after OBL. That's what honor looks like.

It matters when he makes fun of the disabled, calls women pigs, proposes banning entire religion and plays COY with WHITE SUPREMACISTS.

What do we say to the world/our children if leader is a bigot? Immigrants, Muslims, fight and SERVE in our armed forces. DT could learn something from them.


Temperment: Big decisions made with imperfect and incomplete information. That's the job. Need open mind, HUMILITY. If you're convinced you're ALWAYS RIGHT you will make the wrong decisions. Recalls night in situation room with PBO, the mission to take down OBL. Troop lives depended on them. Try to imagine Trump in that chair.

Donald Trump's got America ALL WRONG. We ARE stronger together. Two visions ahead of us:

One vision of America is angry, afraid and BASED on the idea the America is weak, and in decline
Other vision is hopeful, generous, and confident that America IS great - talks about going to 112 countries and never failing to be amazed by the sight of AF1 lit up on the runway with the seal of the United States on the side.


She absolutely NAILED this speech!


Mr Maru

(216 posts)
54. Your welcome! It was such a good speech!
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:46 PM
Jun 2016

This will be topic DeJour on the TEE VEE about this for I think at least a day or two!

and perfect timing!

Hekate

(90,552 posts)
52. Tinyhands was hoist on his own petard, exact quotes all the way going back 30 years to Reagan....
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:45 PM
Jun 2016

My gods, he took out full page ads during St Ronnie's admin saying "the world is laughing at us." And just now Paul Ryan has endorsed him.

Mr Maru

(216 posts)
62. I did employ the "pause" button on a couple occasions when I
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 05:57 PM
Jun 2016

didn't want to get something wrong!

But yeah. Fingers and brain are now ---->

Spazito

(50,151 posts)
64. Yep, the Canadian news gave it good coverage too...
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:26 PM
Jun 2016

Loved her 'Trump could get us into a war because of his very thin skin and because someone said something he didn't like', she nailed him!

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
65. Let's hear it for setting the low bar!
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:28 PM
Jun 2016

Wow! She can fling poop at Drumpf to counter his poop. Neither one addresses the issues meanwhile.

Wow... So proud of that.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
71. Yes, she did!!!!
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 12:07 AM
Jun 2016

And the punditry noticed. Several said that this speech was the best one she's given so far this campaign season.

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