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George II

(67,782 posts) Wed Sep 6, 2017, 12:59 PM Sep 2017

Clinton Book: Now that the (not so much) sensational selected excerpts have come out..... [View all]

....some most likely out of context or incomplete, here is a MUCH more important excerpt from the book that took days to come out.

From CNN: "I go back over my own shortcomings and the mistakes we made. I take responsibility for all of them. You can blame the data, blame the message, blame anything you want -- but I was the candidate," she writes. "It was my campaign. Those were my decisions."

Why wasn't THIS the first excerpt to be broadcast around the world?

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Clinton Book: Now that the (not so much) sensational selected excerpts have come out..... [View all] George II Sep 2017 OP

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She literally claims complete responsibility. It'll never be enough though. bettyellen Sep 2017 #4

If she marched to the gallows some would ask "why did it take so long?" George II Sep 2017 #6

They'd talk about her suit and if she looked unwell. bettyellen Sep 2017 #22

Holding oneself accountable means examining the actual mistakes, not a generic statement geek tragedy Sep 2017 #9

Bullshit, she's gone over the multitude of reasons again and again... bettyellen Sep 2017 #12

Thanks, bettyellen. R B Garr Sep 2017 #19

Thank you. Great Post. Justice Sep 2017 #24

Thanks Betty. Not surprisingly, some of those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for still_one Sep 2017 #26

... lapucelle Sep 2017 #23

What the hell is your problem all american girl Sep 2017 #5

What specific/mistakes/errors has she specifically identified and took ownership of? nt geek tragedy Sep 2017 #10

READ THE BOOK! You expect any media outlets, positive or negative, to devote hours.... George II Sep 2017 #15

She clearly stated months ago that it was on her all american girl Sep 2017 #17

That's one interpretation LanternWaste Sep 2017 #7

"I take responsibility" is a classic politician cop out. Remember when John Edwards said "I take geek tragedy Sep 2017 #8

Not true at all- you're making false claims about Dems yet again: bettyellen Sep 2017 #25

I look forward to the whole book ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #2

Thanks for posting leftynyc Sep 2017 #3

It wasn't as juicy mcar Sep 2017 #11

"Why wasn't THIS the first excerpt to be broadcast around the world?" melman Sep 2017 #13

There were pre-release copies sent to many media outlets, none of the excerpts were "leaked"! George II Sep 2017 #14

Because it would have shut everyone up about her point of the book? nini Sep 2017 #16

Thanks George. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #18

Great points, thanks, George. R B Garr Sep 2017 #20

Because blaming Hillary BainsBane Sep 2017 #21

See? Nothing is good enough for them. Perhaps if she had written lunamagica Sep 2017 #27