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Cha

(317,994 posts) Sat Jun 21, 2014, 12:10 AM Jun 2014

Quote from Hillary's book(Hard Choices).. The O Team's Rebuttal.. [View all]

First off.. I want to like Hillary and did when she was SOS.. I've stuck up for her many times when the a$$hole gop stupidly goes after her. I want a Dem Prez elected again in 2016 whomever it is.

But, this kind of shite just pisses me off.. A WTH was she thinking Moment?! I didn't think it was true at the time I read it back on June 5th and now there's this from David Plouffe..

"Hard Choices"..

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5056655

Clinton Wasn’t Told to Attack Palin, Obama’s Plouffe Says

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"President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager denied that he or others directed Hillary Clinton to pounce on Republican Sarah Palin as a vice presidential nominee designed purely to appeal to women, rebutting a claim in Clinton’s new memoir “Hard Choices.”

“We never tried to do that,” said David Plouffe, appearing on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend. “We did want her to go out there and speak, but not about Sarah Palin’s gender.”

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Clinton Wasn’t Told to Attack Palin, Obama’s Plouffe Says

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Quote from Hillary's book(Hard Choices).. The O Team's Rebuttal.. [View all] Cha Jun 2014 OP

A very strategic and politically motivated statement, IMO. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #1

Someone asked on another site if she were trying to burnish her creds with.. here's the quote.. Cha Jun 2014 #3

LOL...what she says doesn't even make any sense... Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #2

I know it doesn't make any sense.. especially when anyone who's been paying attention Cha Jun 2014 #4

Please ...nothing was off limits Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #5

There's no point in trying to overanalyze her statement, especially vs. their statement. No Vested Interest Jun 2014 #7

Sorry, bullshit.. it's calculated. And, I see no reason not to ask who she thinks she's appealing Cha Jun 2014 #8

Precisely - Hillary exaggerates when she doesn't have to. It's like she can't help herself (sad). InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #41

I know.. I just want her to stop. She has a lot going for herself without embellishing. Cha Jun 2014 #43

I Think She Meant... billhicks76 Jun 2014 #10

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I think "proven liar" ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #11

Sorry, I don't think so it's a "bit much".. Cha Jun 2014 #13

I don't understand Hillary's need to promote a false narrative that is so easily refuted. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #44

Ouch. ucrdem Jun 2014 #12

I hear ya, ucr.. this is back from June 5th.. Cha Jun 2014 #15

NO, WE need a candidate who DOESN'T need advisors. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #45

I really doubt the Obama campaign asked Hillary to attack Palin for being a woman. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #14

Exactly, DI.. and Obama doesn't roll that way.. I think that's been pretty obvious after Cha Jun 2014 #16

Yeah. It makes little sense. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #17

I'll definitely vote for her.. my advice to Hillary? GET NEW ADVISORS.. hIRE Cha Jun 2014 #18

Plouffe said he wouldn't run the campaign but would advise. joshcryer Jun 2014 #20

If you look at the whole quote in context-- LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #53

The quote still makes no sense. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #54

I doubt they explicitly asked that. joshcryer Jun 2014 #22

Absolutely don't believe that. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #24

Clinton said she thought they "hoped" that. joshcryer Jun 2014 #26

And reason enough to grill her over that statement. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #29

It wasn't just her camp that thought that. joshcryer Jun 2014 #31

There was nothing to fall for. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #34

I agree. It just doesn't pass the smell test. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #35

Plouffe is sort of skirting the truth here. Obama's campaign absolutely tried it. joshcryer Jun 2014 #19

Using female surrogates to attack Palin is not the issue here... Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #21

Thanks. Cha Jun 2014 #23

She said the campaign was dismissive of Palin. joshcryer Jun 2014 #25

Of course it was dismissive. So was their reaction to Ryan's pick in 2012. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #27

She did not mention specifics. joshcryer Jun 2014 #28

Of course not. Because it probably didn't happen that way. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #30

She didn't say it happened any way. joshcryer Jun 2014 #32

I am not a President Obama fan. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #33

Obama's campaign wasn't stupid enough to pull a stunt like that. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #37

this may be a political move to appeal to the women who never got over JI7 Jun 2014 #36

No may about it. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #38

I remember that. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #47

And, maybe some palin supporters, too? Women in general except Cha Jun 2014 #39

Really throws meat to the HillaryIs44 crowd. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #40

Yeah, it's dripping with self-righteous.. big bad Cha Jun 2014 #42

So is Bob Shrum like, officially running her campaign now, or what? Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #46

It is concerning as to why she feels she needs to go in this direction. Obama reached out to Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #48

Totally agree, Jefferson. Thank you.. well said.. Cha Jun 2014 #49

K Cha Jun 2014 #50

You think this is bad, by 2016 she'll be in full Kenyan Muslim birther mode tularetom Jun 2014 #51

Which would be a very unpleasant flashback to 2008 mode. Cha Jun 2014 #52

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The Clintons do not forget. Whisp Jun 2014 #57

Hillary seems a quite gossip persone,who will use nastiness to suit her agenda, everytime she will mylye2222 Jun 2014 #58