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yallerdawg

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185. Hillary could quote another famous Democrat...
Tue Sep 5, 2017, 11:43 AM
Sep 2017

judging from some of the responses:

"I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell."

Hillary spoke the truth dalton99a Sep 2017 #1
yes, she does..... samnsara Sep 2017 #3
Yes shenmue Sep 2017 #30
+1000 stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #67
+1000000000 treestar Sep 2017 #78
Yup. nt Maven Sep 2017 #82
We must always remember.... FarPoint Sep 2017 #152
Hillary could quote another famous Democrat... yallerdawg Sep 2017 #185
"I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell." Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #223
"The buck stops here." QC Sep 2017 #434
My Truman quote applies to the campaign. yallerdawg Sep 2017 #439
Can you really picture Truman writing a book about what meanies his opponents were? QC Sep 2017 #473
Truman's memoire was serialized in Life Magazine The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #479
Yes she did grantcart Sep 2017 #189
Unapologetically, and without being coy or reassuring. ehrnst Sep 2017 #235
+2000 Tarheel_Dem Sep 2017 #375
Bernie had to run. Ken Burch Sep 2017 #377
It's how he ran his campaign that is at issue, not that he ran. Native Sep 2017 #494
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2017 #391
Dang right. Hillary you go, girl! kstewart33 Sep 2017 #453
Her truth. aikoaiko Sep 2017 #489
Totally. And some will vilify her ten times more than they Guilded Lilly Sep 2017 #536
Agreed Gothmog Sep 2017 #550
i cant wait to read her book samnsara Sep 2017 #2
Democrats should always vote for REAL Democrats. democratisphere Sep 2017 #4
Truth!!! liquid diamond Sep 2017 #234
Only REAL Democrats should be allowed to run in our primaries. haveahart Sep 2017 #481
Actually, she's being honest and frank... not "throwing shade". NurseJackie Sep 2017 #5
it suggests nothing of the kind to me. mopinko Sep 2017 #10
How so? NurseJackie Sep 2017 #12
not how i see it used. mopinko Sep 2017 #24
She has expressed no contempt, insults, disgust or disrespect... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #42
It's actually her duty to write her first-person account of this huge historical event. Hortensis Sep 2017 #241
From what I've seen, this is going to be a FANTASTIC first-person account. I'm very much... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #316
Me too! The bits I've read are in line with what I witnessed, but I'm Hortensis Sep 2017 #371
Anything she says about the election without apology or temerity will be called a burn. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #238
Or "whining," or any of the other words reserved for women. Hekate Sep 2017 #360
Things like "Emotional" or "Hysterical" or "Irrational"... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #373
It sure does...code for 'women'. My daughter who graduated Suma last spring did Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #487
And still doesn't. To this day. Right here. Right now... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #488
Exactly right...Do you remember the poster who said...if only Sec. Clinton had remained a Senator... Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #499
+1000000000 treestar Sep 2017 #79
I think the author's feelings are made very clear by that title. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #199
Please elaborate. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #203
By author I think Ehrnst means Joseph A. Wulfsohn? Demit Sep 2017 #273
Thanks. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #274
I agree with you. Telling the truth is not "throwing shade". n/t LisaM Sep 2017 #313
Sing it! MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #6
Somebody get Bernie cold water, 'cause he got burned. DetlefK Sep 2017 #7
K&R Gothmog Sep 2017 #8
She promised an honest assessment mcar Sep 2017 #9
I just hope what ever she says, it helps us WIN in 2018 RiverStone Sep 2017 #450
The people who won't like it radical noodle Sep 2017 #558
Required reading in gender studies classes for decades no doubt. Native Sep 2017 #495
It sure should be mcar Sep 2017 #497
At least she's not bitter nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #11
Who wouldn't be after getting treated like that? MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #13
Do you think she considered how these words would help geek tragedy Sep 2017 #19
I don't see how this helps... seems Hillary has no problem dividing the party. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #33
She is not dividing the party, on the contrary Perseus Sep 2017 #66
"derogatory comments he made during the primaries" left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #139
What derogatory remarks were made at him? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #214
Boom! NurseJackie Sep 2017 #255
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #282
Yep left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #326
I agree with the above 90-percent Sep 2017 #480
What isn't typical is to continue the fight all the way up to the convention when there's no pnwmom Sep 2017 #369
Absolutely. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #510
And he didn't refer to Bobby Kennedy's murder QC Sep 2017 #426
Ah, so we're rehashing the 2008 primaries to mine for HRC bashing points. ehrnst Sep 2017 #527
And he certainly didn't equate himself with being the only choice ehrnst Sep 2017 #529
Apparently, the need to "learn the lessons of 2016" don't extend to listening to ehrnst Sep 2017 #216
Preach it! Hekate Sep 2017 #356
Dividing the party? Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #242
Yeah, Eko Sep 2017 #321
If Bernie going to do things like appear with Seth Rich troofer Jimmy Dore and Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2017 #467
The continuing double standard... (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #530
When you have former Sanders supporters like Nina Turner running an organization that primaries Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #486
Oh please. MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #36
+1 damn million The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #75
Truth is a subjective thing. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #77
LOL! NurseJackie Sep 2017 #104
Yup. KTM Sep 2017 #109
You've read the whole book? mcar Sep 2017 #116
Truth is NOT a "subjective thing" The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #170
Perceptions of reality are very much subjective. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #175
"I was walking down the street minding my own business when someone jumped me and stole my purse... Hekate Sep 2017 #364
Are you claiming Bernie Sanders mugged Hillary Clinton? geek tragedy Sep 2017 #366
No, but if you can't understand it's because you won't understand Hekate Sep 2017 #367
The subject is Clinton airing grievances from the 2016 primary. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #372
You poor soul. Russia, Putin, hackers, Comey, RNC, vote suppression: those WERE the 2016 election Hekate Sep 2017 #398
no need to engage in personal insults geek tragedy Sep 2017 #422
She certainly refrained in 2016, unlike opponents. ehrnst Sep 2017 #532
She's complaining about Sanders behaving like a more responsible version of Hillary 2008. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #535
So, tell us how does that help in 2017? Which is now? ehrnst Sep 2017 #544
Reminder that I was a fairly strident voice for Clinton and against Sanders in 2016 primary. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #548
So how do you explain the Dems saying that they need to retool their message? ehrnst Sep 2017 #565
Leading and unifying is one thing... complaining and dividing is another. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #559
There doesn't seem to be a moratorium on complaining and dividing ehrnst Sep 2017 #566
Nice try to play coy. Not very convincing, though. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #531
Well, she was there. We weren't. She had a front row seat. ehrnst Sep 2017 #246
Party leaders have responsibility to unify party geek tragedy Sep 2017 #259
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #294
Sanders himself is not doing that. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #344
People like Nina Turner, who runs Sanders' PAC comradebillyboy Sep 2017 #413
call me crazy, but I think Clinton should be held to higher standard than Cornel West nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #419
In what way? Can you clarify what standard metrics you are talking about? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #509
I expect Cornel West to sow discord and try to reopen old wounds and tear the party apart. nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #512
So you're saying that Hillary is below "sowing discord and trying to reopen old wounds and tear ehrnst Sep 2017 #526
I criticized Sanders for that when he did it. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #528
How does it help the Democrats to forget what factors led to where we are now ehrnst Sep 2017 #540
Well, that's the thing, she hasn't renounced her status as a party leader, and seems to still think geek tragedy Sep 2017 #546
Almost as bad as sore loser, who gets a shiv in whenever possible. ehrnst Sep 2017 #549
It is such a shame that people who are on "Unity tours" after inviegling themselves into Ninsianna Sep 2017 #327
If correcting the flaws help us win next year, then air em! RiverStone Sep 2017 #452
That's what the book is about, airing them is good. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #561
You mean like bashing the Democratic party concerning the election? ehrnst Sep 2017 #500
Clinton bashed the DNC plenty when 'explaining' why she lost nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #513
When? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #524
example geek tragedy Sep 2017 #525
Katy Tur had a front row seat as well, and I ordered her book last night, along with Hillary's. Hekate Sep 2017 #399
So is the description "taking a swing at him." (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #250
+1 . n/t obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2017 #92
+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #94
Yes. cwydro Sep 2017 #141
+1000. "She has every right to tell the truth and she should." Hortensis Sep 2017 #204
+1000 (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #218
+1 uponit7771 Sep 2017 #392
An accurate observation is often misinterpreted as "the opposite of help." LanternWaste Sep 2017 #53
"accurate" being the key. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #80
A few short memories around here. Someone constantly attacked the Democratic Party establishment... brush Sep 2017 #136
True this. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #247
exactly. nt. Amimnoch Sep 2017 #256
This is accurate, that seems to be what's upseting people. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #334
People who think Clinton generally can do no wrong geek tragedy Sep 2017 #340
People who think, generally are able to assess accuracy. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #357
I would apply this standard to people who keep on hating on Bernie Sanders nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #363
Projection, gk. murielm99 Sep 2017 #110
Her being honest "hurts the party?" ehrnst Sep 2017 #156
WHY IS IT that when Hillary... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #163
I have an idea... (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #213
In these excerpts she is. Even blaming him for her loss geek tragedy Sep 2017 #168
You read into it what wasn't there. ehrnst Sep 2017 #240
He damn sure didn't help her. WhiteTara Sep 2017 #245
Okay, so she's not a party leader but in the Senate geek tragedy Sep 2017 #345
We'll see what he does. WhiteTara Sep 2017 #443
Actually, no. She's pointing out facts, that some people have trouble with. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #330
Not just the party Bradshaw3 Sep 2017 #198
This Right Here LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #287
Just remember, nothing is ever Hillary Clinton's fault nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #347
Yayyyy, someone gets it... thank you!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #474
ooppsssiee pangaia Sep 2017 #14
I really do not see bitterness in that excerpt. riversedge Sep 2017 #61
"Impugn my character" ... "disrupt the party" geek tragedy Sep 2017 #71
It's factual and demonstrable. She's not addressed anyone's "motivations". She is ... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #81
"Disrupt the party" is editorializing not description. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #85
Still not bitterness when reaching a conclusion based on her experience. riversedge Sep 2017 #87
The party has been 'disrupted' and it continue even today. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #89
Splitting hairs doesn't strengthen your argument. Especially when such "editorializing" can be... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #95
I remember those things. If talking about them is "taking swings" at someone ehrnst Sep 2017 #248
No liberties were taken, she's simpy stating facts. No need to go out of her way to Ninsianna Sep 2017 #333
Again, just because you agree with an opinion geek tragedy Sep 2017 #341
Again, just because you don't like a fact, it doesn't change what it is, nor does it Ninsianna Sep 2017 #361
No, having taken coursework in epistemology, I fully understand geek tragedy Sep 2017 #362
It's one of those things, where you might have taken coursework and understand how Ninsianna Sep 2017 #562
I agree with the facts that formed her opinion ... facts matter uponit7771 Sep 2017 #393
it's always someone else's fault with some politicians nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #423
When the facts point to it being someones else's fault then it is no? I mean, what are we supposed uponit7771 Sep 2017 #424
The Buck Stops --- over there, with Bernie? nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #427
If that's where it stops, I'm not into taking accountability for something someone else did that's uponit7771 Sep 2017 #456
I think that you may be unclear on the difference between ehrnst Sep 2017 #534
Let's pretend I wasn't born yesterday and can tell the difference between dispassionate geek tragedy Sep 2017 #537
"I am proud to be a Democrat and I wish Bernie were, too." ehrnst Sep 2017 #538
Again, that sounds like a winning line in a primary debate. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #539
The time to learn is the present. Which is 2017. ehrnst Sep 2017 #542
other than feeding Clinton partisans' sense of righteousness, what does it accomplish? nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #543
Can you guys please give it a rest and spare us from revisiting this bullshit - some of us have PTSD Native Sep 2017 #498
I fully agree. Too bad Clinton disagrees nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #514
OMGSeriously? Native Sep 2017 #518
Yes. She bashed Sanders and blamed him for her own loss in November. geek tragedy Sep 2017 #519
That's not how I read it. Btw - I was referring to your response. LOL Native Sep 2017 #554
You Think.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #84
You have an odd definition of facts. Could not find one factual sentence in your post. n/t seaglass Sep 2017 #188
There's PLENTY of Facts In The Post.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #281
Doesn't matter what my "world view" is, opinions are still not facts. n/t seaglass Sep 2017 #342
Just wondering LoveMyCali Sep 2017 #252
Yes.....That Good Working "Relationship" with Tim Kaine who Nearly No One... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #284
The working relationship is not to blame LoveMyCali Sep 2017 #291
"Attitudes Like Mines" LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #292
How do you come up with that? LoveMyCali Sep 2017 #296
Easily..... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #299
So you blame the Trump on Kaine as VP? ehrnst Sep 2017 #502
Great point! I hope you get a response from the person you asked. Demit Sep 2017 #285
Indeed. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #503
Sanders did not want to be VP radical noodle Sep 2017 #451
And Tim Kaine equaled.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #463
So - around a quarter of Sanders voters in the primaries abandoned Clinton in the General The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #496
Here The Reply To The Ass Kissing You Stated Above.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #501
Interestingly, Clinton got the voters who voted on economic anxiety... ehrnst Sep 2017 #505
Not made up or mysterious in any way The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #511
Sure you don't... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #515
Her VP pick rather than actual votes cast for Trump are the issue The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #517
Actually, no you don't... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #520
You blame Trump on Kaine as VP? Seriously? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #504
Nonsense radical noodle Sep 2017 #557
Dang.. truth bomb @ DU..;) disillusioned73 Sep 2017 #490
Thank You.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #508
I know - if she had just gone away and stayed, we'd be spared her less than apologetic ehrnst Sep 2017 #219
Certainly not in comparison to many BainsBane Sep 2017 #322
We should all be bitter and pissed off nini Sep 2017 #441
That's not Sanders's fault nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #447
But who benefits from it? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #507
She is absolutely correct... Sancho Sep 2017 #15
I admire her for that. She's a much better person that I am. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #20
Yep hueymahl Sep 2017 #40
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #16
She is being kind, considering what the men did to her. George II Sep 2017 #17
I voted for her over Bernie but how sad would that primary have been without him? BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #18
+100 KTM Sep 2017 #48
I still have hope. azmom Sep 2017 #86
I don't see it that way... Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #56
You voted for her in the primary? BainsBane Sep 2017 #96
My anger is at her performance in the General, which had a lot to do with the result n/t BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #111
What specifically? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #253
Didn't see her much in August, but I'm sure that Hey Jude celeb singalong was cool BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #257
And why spew at me? BainsBane Sep 2017 #286
Lol; knock what off? You were responding to me BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #293
In this instance BainsBane Sep 2017 #305
Warren enthusiastically supported HRC, as I remember. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #155
Warren would have been a better candidate than Bernie, IMO BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #169
So why did she endorse Hillary? Since you brought up the fact that she was ehrnst Sep 2017 #195
I do hope Elizabeth runs... she would be a force to reckon with. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #560
It was an incumbent party, but not incumbent candidate year. Amimnoch Sep 2017 #260
The thought that Bernie opened lines of attack that Trump never would have pursued is laughable BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #267
In another excerpt BainsBane Sep 2017 #324
Alternatively, it was bad advice but she took it BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #355
Absolutely BainsBane Sep 2017 #359
Undeniably true BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #368
Well hello there strawman. Amimnoch Sep 2017 #343
Surely you don't believe that such a shy and retiring man as Donald Trump QC Sep 2017 #418
"We agreed on so much"... yes, because Hillary adopted many of Bernie's progressive positions... InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #21
Hope in one hand ... nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #26
Yes, Bernie pulled her, and the Party to the Left during the primary. This can only be viewed as a AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #121
"I don't think the Primary cost us the General" Plucketeer Sep 2017 #179
I think it's a valid view from the author's perspective. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #201
I wont read it based on excerpts Ive seen playin the blame game;doesnt help lookin fwd 2 the future. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #302
We had "Mr. Pandering", not "Mr. Popularity" Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #349
"unrealistic or flat out laughable"? Plucketeer Sep 2017 #379
His budgetary numbers didn't even REMOTELY add up Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #421
Hate to break this to you . . . HughBeaumont Sep 2017 #484
You seem to be misinformed Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #551
Steve . . . last year I contributed to three gofundmes for giant medical bills. HughBeaumont Sep 2017 #552
HDHPs are nearly as cancerous as cancer Steven Maurer Sep 2017 #563
But it's just so tiresome when the unwashed masses QC Sep 2017 #432
None of the above as much as we agree with it ever had a snowball's chance in hell to pass. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #440
Aw geez Plucketeer Sep 2017 #541
Precisely! Well said! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #275
And vice verca, recently. I hope that eventually gets acknowledged. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #200
Yes, and so many years before him. It's sad that so many had no idea Ninsianna Sep 2017 #351
I'm with her. K&R. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #23
Nonetheless, her "honesty" will cause damage. azmom Sep 2017 #25
Yup, this is the wrong book at the wrong time... no doubt! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #28
Right Book. Right answers. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #37
I've only read the excerpt so I can't comment azmom Sep 2017 #54
That feeling is why the excerpt in the OP is so right. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #106
You're a fool if you pay retail for anything. azmom Sep 2017 #119
Really? cwydro Sep 2017 #142
I know. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #402
Those are the sentiments Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #400
Hardly an impartial source... could do more harm than good. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #261
No, the wrong time would be anytime next year or in 2020 BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #244
I strongly disagree, but hope you're right. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #265
It's well before campaign season 2018. The book won't be an issue next year. Demit Sep 2017 #303
I am concerned about Democrats...I can't worry about those who can't be bothered to join Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #57
I'm working on making my State blue, so I need to be azmom Sep 2017 #60
Voters don't need to identify as blue to vote blue. ehrnst Sep 2017 #202
Take my word for it...twisting yourself into knots to please some dissatisfied voters...many Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #217
Yes, I never expected to be wooed by a party. I expect the candidate to make the case. ehrnst Sep 2017 #207
If you don't support the Democratic party in your donations,you force them to seek money elsewhere. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #215
Most Definitely... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #101
I don't think he would have accepted a VP slot. ehrnst Sep 2017 #208
You're not the only one who believes this. I've heard... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #224
We voted for Hillary, primary and general. Dems all the way. sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #288
I wonder what his fans' reaction would've been if he'd accepted. Demit Sep 2017 #308
If a "progressive" can't be bothered to vote for D on the ticket EllieBC Sep 2017 #306
We are not going to kiss up to you. liquid diamond Sep 2017 #319
a fact and opinion quickesst Sep 2017 #27
Spot on Hillary. cwydro Sep 2017 #29
Bernie Needs videohead5 Sep 2017 #31
Because He's Not Me. Sep 2017 #120
But understands the cred a major party brings to a candidate. ehrnst Sep 2017 #197
Once Berned Me. Sep 2017 #229
But he wants videohead5 Sep 2017 #314
But He Doesn't Seem To Understand That Me. Sep 2017 #325
K and r. nt cwydro Sep 2017 #32
K & R SunSeeker Sep 2017 #34
Seems more than fair to me BainsBane Sep 2017 #35
A defense of the Democratic Party - a novel thing to see these days. JHan Sep 2017 #38
And the division continues tiredtoo Sep 2017 #39
Honesty is part of healing. Are you opposed to honesty? NurseJackie Sep 2017 #43
Honestly we had a primary contest for our presidential candidate last election tiredtoo Sep 2017 #46
Everyone else gets their say... why do you want to deny Hillary her opportunity? NurseJackie Sep 2017 #51
ok have it your way tiredtoo Sep 2017 #93
Huh? "Chosen one" ?? What does that even mean? NurseJackie Sep 2017 #98
"Chosen one" Plucketeer Sep 2017 #128
Still not much help. Please explain. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #132
Sorry Plucketeer Sep 2017 #180
Well, thanks anyway for trying. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #184
Not sure if you are really being honest here or not. tiredtoo Sep 2017 #149
Yeah, chosen by 3 million (or so) DEMOCRATIC voters. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #251
spin, spin, spin tiredtoo Sep 2017 #276
Nah man, "spin" is suggesting HRC was chosen by people other than the voters... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #279
And you think she was not chosen by people other than voters? NT tiredtoo Sep 2017 #283
No, I think she was the choice of most DEMOCRATS, but the only ones who mattered... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #289
Who was she chosen by if not voters? mcar Sep 2017 #365
i have already answered this tiredtoo Sep 2017 #381
This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #396
Please do explain what you mean by "chosen one." Don't cut and run. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #212
Do I really have to explain this to you? tiredtoo Sep 2017 #278
Wrong. liquid diamond Sep 2017 #335
Whatever EOM tiredtoo Sep 2017 #336
What? On what do you base that? Since you brought it up here, so not to be accused of.... George II Sep 2017 #459
Nope tiredtoo Sep 2017 #491
We've had primaries, cab67 Sep 2017 #69
Thats a two way street. KTM Sep 2017 #52
I recall the many, many "honest" criticisms of HRC after the GE mcar Sep 2017 #68
I see the same things you're seeing. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #74
++++++ We know why - JHan Sep 2017 #112
Honesty is not allowed here when it comes to certain candidates Egnever Sep 2017 #348
We are already repeating the past with groups like Our revolution and Move on (no money for either) Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #49
We have to acknowledge and admit mistakes in order to deal with them... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #55
I trust her and admire her...I wish she was president today. She would be a good one. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #226
Agree wholeheartedly! n/t sprinkleeninow Sep 2017 #298
There is even one group trying to recall an elected Democrat R B Garr Sep 2017 #122
This is ridiculous...and makes me sick. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #225
So we have to allow Stein, Turn and their ilk to trash the party in order to get votes? Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #59
So am I!! WHY IS IT that when Hillary... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #115
Yep, HRC truths are divisive, others putting down the DEMOCRATIC party, is a' ok! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #123
She is apparently not allowed the courtesy of opinion mcar Sep 2017 #125
Yes it it is. bashing democrats damages the party and convinces some not to vote Democratic. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #231
Yep. nt SunSeeker Sep 2017 #437
Those who **forget** the past are doomed to repeat it. ehrnst Sep 2017 #232
Then tell Saint Bernie to give the party-bashing a rest, too Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2017 #468
She's right, ya know. Adrahil Sep 2017 #41
Yep. cwydro Sep 2017 #45
++++ There are no lies in the passage above JHan Sep 2017 #206
Yep. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #233
One fundamental flaw Roy Rolling Sep 2017 #44
She is a super resilient person. Realistic but likes to give people the benefit of the doubt. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #50
Hillary is right...I love you Hillary! Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #47
Thanks for posting. riversedge Sep 2017 #58
I am proud to be a Democrat and I always knew HRC was too. Still with HER! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #62
+1 BainsBane Sep 2017 #99
In one day her foundation does more to help humankind than any 500 random Americans Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #395
Thank you Eliot Rosewater! Awesome comment and the truth! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #408
Sigh, yet another reminder of what could have been. Bleacher Creature Sep 2017 #63
Hillary is pointing out a simple truth: that just because someone identifies a real problem stopbush Sep 2017 #64
I cheered for both candidates in the beginning tavernier Sep 2017 #65
I don't think he's the reason we lost, either. janterry Sep 2017 #127
No argument either tavernier Sep 2017 #339
I have a good friend in her sixties who was once very active in PatrickforO Sep 2017 #70
Very well put! maddiemom Sep 2017 #102
The thing is ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #103
I sure am in need hope because I get a feeling of dread azmom Sep 2017 #140
She's pretty awesome ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #157
Thanks for this ismnotwasm +++++ JHan Sep 2017 #159
The base went heavily for clinton. JI7 Sep 2017 #221
Yes it did ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #300
The sun will come out tomorrow... Raster Sep 2017 #315
Haha! ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #320
Love that too! Raster Sep 2017 #323
This won't help anything. shanny Sep 2017 #72
lol MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #134
erudite shanny Sep 2017 #258
Weird. Obama 'impugned' her character a lot more in 2008 leftstreet Sep 2017 #73
That is untrue. We can't discuss that here...but I would suggest reading about the convention. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #88
Why not? leftstreet Sep 2017 #90
Whataboutism. MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #166
It would be re-fighting the primary were I to refute this using examples from the 2016 primary. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #239
Oh. Well we certainly don't want to re-fight the primary n/t leftstreet Sep 2017 #243
I signed TOS agreeing not to do so. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #263
As Her and Bill Did Barack..... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #290
Not True. Lil Missy Sep 2017 #352
2016 was Rainbow Brite's Happy Meadow compared to 2008. QC Sep 2017 #438
No it wasn't...Pres. Obama never attacked the Democratic Party and that is the difference...nor Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #442
Bernie never said that John McCain was more qualified to be president than HRC. QC Sep 2017 #444
you should look that up...check some archives of morning shows. I won't fight the last primary. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #446
That's not the last primary. That's 2008. QC Sep 2017 #448
K&R stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #76
Sing it sister! Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #83
I'm sure it's difficult for the Clinton's to be out of the political limelight after decades as jalan48 Sep 2017 #91
Oh, right. Is that why Bernie wrote two books? BainsBane Sep 2017 #97
Bernie's still a Senator. jalan48 Sep 2017 #100
And Hillary is a former First Lady, Senator and Sec.of State. livetohike Sep 2017 #105
I agree. Jimmy Carter is a great example of what a politician can become after leaving the limelight jalan48 Sep 2017 #151
As Hillary will. Don't forget the Clinton Foundation's great works around the planet. Hortensis Sep 2017 #210
I totally agree. Hillary will go down as one of the great women in American history. jalan48 Sep 2017 #430
I like Jimmy Carter, but I think Bill Clinton has done amazing things with the foundation...it has Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #385
There are 100 senators BainsBane Sep 2017 #311
Bernie is well liked-people want to see him. It's OK. jalan48 Sep 2017 #428
I think what you mean to say BainsBane Sep 2017 #431
No, that's not what I said or meant. jalan48 Sep 2017 #433
Like Being On Late Night Shows Me. Sep 2017 #126
and appearing on cable news BainsBane Sep 2017 #309
and charges $30 a head at speaking events Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2017 #469
What I find sad is those who say "Hillary should just go away". It's fine for every media still_one Sep 2017 #117
Dunno. The 'Right' didn't let Romney peek his head out of his hole till late in the primary. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #130
My comment wasn't about the primaries. It was about how the media and other critics are given free still_one Sep 2017 #173
Romney was widely belittled by the 'media' for losing. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #194
Why do you keep bringing Romney into this dialog. This is about the rampant sexism that was evident still_one Sep 2017 #266
it certainly exists. But there's more than one type of criticism going. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #307
Right on, Hillary! Thank you for telling it like it is lunamagica Sep 2017 #107
Thank you Hillary. murielm99 Sep 2017 #108
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+1 AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #133
-1 Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #146
Hahaha more speeches spiel. You forgot 'em emails. Right progressives? LOL! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #135
If the two (and only those two) ran again for the nomination (and I hope neither does), Gore1FL Sep 2017 #114
Am still with HER! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #144
I agree with Hillary 100%. If she posted this on DU herself...she would have been hidden...LOL Trust Buster Sep 2017 #118
Lol she would get flagged for review in seconds lol JHan Sep 2017 #147
So right! cwydro Sep 2017 #304
She should have gone after Sanders on not releasing his taxes JI7 Sep 2017 #124
Wondering if it will be mentioned in the book? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #150
She made the decision not to attack Sanders, which led to many people thinking ehrnst Sep 2017 #506
She's been right about so many things. Calling out the deplorables, jrthin Sep 2017 #129
Quote: "His attacks caused lasting damage" R B Garr Sep 2017 #131
He did not get in to cilla4progress Sep 2017 #137
We need to look forward - not back Mountain Mule Sep 2017 #138
Does anyone know how many pages of her book are dedicated Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #143
Right On Point! LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #297
We needed Bernie in the election Kosey Sep 2017 #145
Weak candidate? Is there a memo or something going around? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #158
+1000% Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #162
Wrong. Bernie as the one true savior of the corrupt Dem party is the myth that needs to die kcr Sep 2017 #178
+1. Willful ignorance is always wrong, and this time it was dreadfully dangerous. Hortensis Sep 2017 #271
Exactly right, while Sen. Sanders votes with the Democrats, I submit there is little evidence he Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #387
+1 leftstreet Sep 2017 #181
Lots of keystrokes, but seems rather short on understanding very recent history. Hortensis Sep 2017 #262
I don't give a damn about the primary...pointless and divisive. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #270
My answer: If there had been no primary, Hillary would have won. Hortensis Sep 2017 #272
I agree with you but don't want to refight the primary hahah. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #277
Nope Catch2.2 Sep 2017 #148
Corporatist? Got to say I really have missed this endearing word! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #161
Agree. n/t Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #164
Corp Dem JCinNYC Sep 2017 #268
Ha!! :-D NurseJackie Sep 2017 #269
Senator Sanders is fundamentally not a Democrat. He recruited... The Polack MSgt Sep 2017 #404
"Throwing shade" will get more clicks than "talks about his ehrnst Sep 2017 #153
Yeah because HRC is incapable of brilliantly talking about issues/arguments. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #165
And once again, she is right. This is exactly how I feel. boston bean Sep 2017 #154
--- underpants Sep 2017 #160
The flogging of progressives on DU has become a daily event . . FairWinds Sep 2017 #167
Yep. n/t Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #174
But flogging of DEMS and the DEM party is ok? Establishment DEMs? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #183
Agreed 100% Arazi Sep 2017 #191
Just what we corporatist do GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #264
Yep.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #301
Matters what one calls a progressive, assholes who hate Clinton for stating facts aren't progressive uponit7771 Sep 2017 #394
Ok some one please explain the rules mjvpi Sep 2017 #171
Totally agree with this post . . FairWinds Sep 2017 #177
It is tiresome mjvpi Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #182
She campaigned for Goldwater when she was sixteen years old. Demit Sep 2017 #331
You misspelled Democrats. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #187
At least 2-3 times a week DU has a mcar Sep 2017 #205
Exactly AngryAmish Sep 2017 #353
It's Actually BEYOND TIRING.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #312
You said a lot Lordquinton Sep 2017 #376
On point. n/t Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #380
Yes snort Sep 2017 #445
Bernie Bashing and Excuses for It have always been Acceptable at DU eom LarryNM Sep 2017 #449
Pretty Much... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #464
You think Hillary's book should be banned from DU? BainsBane Sep 2017 #564
As usual, Hillary speaks for me. Paladin Sep 2017 #172
can't find anything to disagree with there. librechik Sep 2017 #176
Yeah this will help heal SHRED Sep 2017 #186
Heal what? You big UNITER YOU!!! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #190
I beg your pardon? SHRED Sep 2017 #209
I see! Sounds good. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #220
:-D NurseJackie Sep 2017 #211
I am not sure what the rules are in here regarding the primaries.But I will just say that I disagree SweetieD Sep 2017 #192
After all of the bullshit and lies flung her way, Hillary deserves to respond however she wants. LonePirate Sep 2017 #193
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Two sides? missingthebigdog Sep 2017 #222
I'm glad she's speaking out NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #227
but the entire point of a campaign is to establish oneself as the most favorable alternative beachjustice Sep 2017 #228
Damn. Lots of heads will be exploding here. liquid diamond Sep 2017 #230
Good for her. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #236
Thank you Hillary! nt WhiteTara Sep 2017 #237
She's not wrong. nt Kahuna7 Sep 2017 #249
Let's see what Bernie's response will be, if any.. andym Sep 2017 #254
We've already seen Bernie's response to losing BainsBane Sep 2017 #329
No doubt about that. NurseJackie Sep 2017 #374
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha! chervilant Sep 2017 #280
Republicans have harsh primaries and they still come out like clockwork for the Republican who wins. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #295
This! chwaliszewski Sep 2017 #310
He didn't hurt her that much because she still won by 3 Million votes TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #318
The vast majority of them did, of course BainsBane Sep 2017 #332
Ah but those are Republicans voters who vote for the candidate with the 'R' next to his/her name... Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #389
Agreed, Bernie was loathe to criticize Hillary; minor compared to the "damage" she did to Obama InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #435
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Whose sore-loserism? Barely? Progressivism the meme? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #338
That is not surprisingly, her opinion. This assumption that she had these disaffected voters locked JCanete Sep 2017 #328
In the United States of America tiredtoo Sep 2017 #337
I hope somewhere in her book she actually takes responsibly for her loss. white_wolf Sep 2017 #346
+1,000 HughBeaumont Sep 2017 #370
Orange Lincoln Rockwell..... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #382
In the immortal words of Robbie Dupree - Steal Away! HughBeaumont Sep 2017 #483
Thank You.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #523
Strangely enough, Hillary WON. She got 3,000,000 more votes than Trump. About 66,000,000.... Hekate Sep 2017 #406
No, she lost by the only standards that matter. white_wolf Sep 2017 #410
"The only standards that matter." Oh please. Hekate Sep 2017 #411
She isn't president. That orange piece of shit is. That IS what matters. white_wolf Sep 2017 #412
Well, good for her. She'll sell a ton of books. Vinca Sep 2017 #350
Yea.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #383
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That election was the Democratic Party's to lose billpolonsky Sep 2017 #358
This.... LovingA2andMI Sep 2017 #384
Strangely enough, Hillary WON. She got 3,000,000 more votes than Trump. It took the combined forces Hekate Sep 2017 #409
I don't disagree with her on this bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #378
Done with Hillary SpicyBoi Sep 2017 #386
Well she is right... all the above played a roll in the 2016 general election loss. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #390
Boohoo. Had people in MI and WI never heard of Hillary? Do they seriously not vote for seaglass Sep 2017 #397
I'm agonized because she never visited my county. How could she take us so for granted? Hekate Sep 2017 #405
She did visit those states BainsBane Sep 2017 #416
Thanks for the correction! n/t seaglass Sep 2017 #420
Toodle-oo. Hekate Sep 2017 #403
This is the Democratic Party, not the Bernie Party BainsBane Sep 2017 #415
This also isn't the "Moderates ONLY" party. HughBeaumont Sep 2017 #485
Hillary isn't even a centrist SpicyBoi Sep 2017 #521
"Centrists" BainsBane Sep 2017 #533
No, "Centrists" as in the ones who constantly say our issues are "politically unachievable". HughBeaumont Sep 2017 #547
Oh, so it has absolutely nothing to do with policy BainsBane Sep 2017 #553
Do you think Hillary is over it? SpicyBoi Sep 2017 #516
She went to Michigan on election week BainsBane Sep 2017 #417
Done with you. johnp3907 Sep 2017 #462
You could've just ignored me without announcing it SpicyBoi Sep 2017 #522
I think you're supposed to be wounded to the very core of your being QC Sep 2017 #555
Yes, they were quite full of themselves SpicyBoi Sep 2017 #556
Oh brother Lazy Daisy Sep 2017 #388
Let me be the 400th post of what will always be a hot topic Hekate Sep 2017 #401
Many replies here remind me of old memos from (DLCer) Al From. democrank Sep 2017 #407
'... who will automatically have millions of supporters, millions in small donations...' crosinski Sep 2017 #429
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After months of being told that any objection to criticism of the Democratic party, its voters, BainsBane Sep 2017 #425
CNN book report clu Sep 2017 #436
Dunno about the whole book, but this excerpt is horseshit. Jim Lane Sep 2017 #454
Ok then Lotusflower70 Sep 2017 #455
Wow! jimlup Sep 2017 #457
Too bad this is getting all revived zentrum Sep 2017 #458
It's revived every single day BainsBane Sep 2017 #470
Well, I read on many zentrum Sep 2017 #471
Look at the poll you linked to BainsBane Sep 2017 #475
Moving On Progressive2020 Sep 2017 #460
Why Would She Write That? DallasNE Sep 2017 #461
I agree with you. zentrum Sep 2017 #472
re: "challenged Bernie...to name a single time I changed a position" thesquanderer Sep 2017 #465
Im not reading it. Pauldg47 Sep 2017 #466
uh, NO notinkansas Sep 2017 #476
Does anyone else find it interesting chervilant Sep 2017 #477
Yeah because there was nothing historic about the 2016 campaign. Duh. n/t seaglass Sep 2017 #482
I am looking forward to reading this book Gothmog Sep 2017 #478
I wonder how many of the nastiest "Bernie Bros" were actually Russian provocateurs. Nitram Sep 2017 #492
+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #493
They didn't need to be for it to spread like mold. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2017 #545
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