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aquart

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51. Well, that kind of snide remark is not what I'd call criticism.
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:38 AM
Feb 2015

You know what? Hillary lost the nomination as you pointed out. Instead of indulging in petty spite, she became Secretary of State to the man who defeated her. THAT's why Americans give her that stunning favorable rating.

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Seems some people here... [View all] catnhatnh Feb 2015 OP
I'm a big fan of Secretary Clinton... NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #1
I agree el_bryanto Feb 2015 #2
She's got this locked up...it's time to band together behind her now. ileus Feb 2015 #3
Is this a fresh post... catnhatnh Feb 2015 #5
It's her turn Ramses Feb 2015 #11
At this point she is only my third choice. catnhatnh Feb 2015 #4
I agree, and I for one, feel favorable towards her. But I would never want to muzzle anyone dissentient Feb 2015 #6
I don't think you will find any Clinton supporter who doesn't believe criticism is fine OKNancy Feb 2015 #7
Exactly shenmue Feb 2015 #9
Have you ever BEEN to the Hillary Clinton Group??? catnhatnh Feb 2015 #13
I'm a host there. You don't get it do you? OKNancy Feb 2015 #24
Thank you. I have been banned SheilaT Feb 2015 #38
Me too. I was too critical of Hillary. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #39
Amazing, isn't it? SheilaT Feb 2015 #40
Get ready.... Enthusiast Feb 2015 #41
Wasn't she inevitable in 2008? SheilaT Feb 2015 #43
Leading up to the 2008 election Enthusiast Feb 2015 #44
I'm sorry about your mother. SheilaT Feb 2015 #45
I am with you, 100%. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #46
No problem. SheilaT Feb 2015 #47
HRC group has half the subscribers and five times as many banned as the EW group. winter is coming Feb 2015 #42
Well, that kind of snide remark is not what I'd call criticism. aquart Feb 2015 #51
I got banned by suggesting the Democratic candidate jeff47 Feb 2015 #54
If you think the criticism is "repeating what the Republicans would like to put out" then ... Scuba Feb 2015 #27
Actually there have been many article and opinion pieces from right-wing sources OKNancy Feb 2015 #34
OK, then ... Scuba Feb 2015 #48
I wasn't even going to bother responding since nothing I can say OKNancy Feb 2015 #52
So you have one post (not many, not even a few) that *might* be from a right winger ... Scuba Feb 2015 #53
Yup. Agschmid Feb 2015 #59
Agree, subject to the DU rule that, once the nominees become obvious, criticism needs to merrily Feb 2015 #8
It's a long time yet until the election rule will kick in. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #12
Sure. My post said when the election rule kicks in. merrily Feb 2015 #16
so you're saying that group is turning into the BOG? Skittles Feb 2015 #10
Can someone please post some original boston bean Feb 2015 #14
Only if you promise that Hillary supporters will be original when they bash her critics. merrily Feb 2015 #17
Again... catnhatnh Feb 2015 #18
Uh huh you seem to want to control the board yourself boston bean Feb 2015 #21
There's no need to come up with "original" criticisms when the "unoriginal" ones apply. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #22
It's a big yawn and boring. boston bean Feb 2015 #23
Thank you! jimlup Feb 2015 #15
We can do a hell of a lot worse than Hillary madokie Feb 2015 #19
I don't know that anybody would argue with that. el_bryanto Feb 2015 #20
And a whole hell of a lot better, too!! Scuba Feb 2015 #29
Plus, even those of us that don't want her as the candidate will vote for her Rex Feb 2015 #31
We can do better Autumn Feb 2015 #55
Of course we can madokie Feb 2015 #56
Link please. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #25
OK catnhatnh Feb 2015 #28
Odd. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #32
I will vote for Hillary if she is the nominee in the general election Liberalynn Feb 2015 #26
Well to the bigger point, GD will never be an echo chamber much to the chagrin of some here. Rex Feb 2015 #30
If yall truly believe Cryptoad Feb 2015 #33
"BOG 2: This Time It's Personable" Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #35
"Some people say"? Do you work for Fox News? SomethingFishy Feb 2015 #36
YOU deliberately misquote me... catnhatnh Feb 2015 #49
I like hillary gwheezie Feb 2015 #37
My role in choosing the Democratic Presidential candidate is vanishingly small. MineralMan Feb 2015 #50
Just lay there and take it and if you just focus on the act and the little things that bring TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #57
Feh! MineralMan Feb 2015 #58
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