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ismnotwasm

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12. Every fucking thing she said or says is ripped apart

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 08:37 PM

Sep 2017

Turned into memes, made in "proof Hillary lies" videos, taken out of context, twisted to mean the exact opposite of her intent--the attempts and continuing attempts to verbally frame her are unprecedented.

It was done by people who you'd think would know better, it was done by allies, by enemies, it was done callously, for specific results, it was done by opportunists, by the obtuse, it was done from so many directions that honest and productive criticism was actually hard to come by. It was sexist bullshit. It was bullshit then, and its bullshit now, and if my political gage is anything to go by, the winds have changed just a tad--so that it's going to be a bit more difficult to vomit out any kind of nonsense about Hillary Clinton without a whole lot of pushback from very, very pissed off people.

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Hillary Clintons coal gaffe is a microcosm of her twisted treatment by the media [View all] ehrnst Sep 2017 OP

I like Hillary janterry Sep 2017 #1

So it's her fault for not anticipating this? ehrnst Sep 2017 #3

well, she said it was her mistake janterry Sep 2017 #5

Ah, thanks for the clarification ehrnst Sep 2017 #21

I don't think we should back away from that. Volaris Sep 2017 #2

Coal plants are the #1 cause of global warming... why wouldn't we want to put them out of business? InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #6

Yep I had someone use that line in response to me here last week or so. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #4

Anyone who would have that quote at their fingertips to criticize Hillary Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #8

There are people who require "hope" and something to "rally around" even if it's a false hope. ehrnst Sep 2017 #13

you are wrong to imply "medicare for all" is a false hope. m-lekktor Sep 2017 #15

No, I'm not wrong. ehrnst Sep 2017 #17

We need a war on coal for the sake of the planet. Her only mistake here was not going far enough. LonePirate Sep 2017 #7

But we've seen how people want to be told and will believe that there's an easy fix to any problem. ehrnst Sep 2017 #18

It's the same as "you didn't build that." nolabear Sep 2017 #9

The media has kept up with their false reporting since the book came out. They make it sound StevieM Sep 2017 #10

To the coal miners, the context doesn't matter at all. aikoaiko Sep 2017 #11

Looking back, maybe she should have just said, "Reversing the TPP will bring your jobs back." ehrnst Sep 2017 #14

There's that and then there is just not saying that line. aikoaiko Sep 2017 #19

Yes, when she does speak from the heart, and the head, she's castigated. ehrnst Sep 2017 #20

Every fucking thing she said or says is ripped apart ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #12

100% that. oasis Sep 2017 #16