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murielm99

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16. I thought it was true when she said it.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 06:45 PM

Nov 2017

I thought they were ridiculing her because the comment hit too close to home.

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I am going to say it. Hillary Rodham Clinton was correct when she said... [View all] madinmaryland Nov 2017 OP

Also about that "deplorables" thing. Squinch Nov 2017 #1

Massive error for her to say that ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #3

You may be right. You don't win elections in this Country be telling the truth! Va Lefty Nov 2017 #4

Putin is the real reason she is not president imho........ Little Star Nov 2017 #6

It was the right idea, but really poor word choice IMO. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2017 #7

Yeah, she should have used the word assholes world wide wally Nov 2017 #31

Good choice!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2017 #33

interesting bigtree Nov 2017 #9

its sad when our society will condemn a woman for saying.. samnsara Nov 2017 #11

I'm not saying she was wrong ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #12

No it was not. leftofcool Nov 2017 #14

Of course it was ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #17

She did not say it was a mistake ChubbyStar Nov 2017 #30

So you think it helped Hillary ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #34

Did i say it helped her? ChubbyStar Nov 2017 #36

Fishing can be fun ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #37

Sorry not playing ChubbyStar Nov 2017 #40

Post removed Post removed Nov 2017 #42

Hilarious ChubbyStar Nov 2017 #44

Disagree ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #45

No shit! leftofcool Nov 2017 #15

This exactly. And the reason she didn't win was not because of any statement she made. Squinch Nov 2017 #43

Deplorable if true. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #23

She's not president today because of a lot of other issues. She told the truth with that statement. Squinch Nov 2017 #39

Yes she did! ChubbyStar Nov 2017 #41

Also HRC was the first to ring the alarm... magicarpet Nov 2017 #22

Yes she did! Squinch Nov 2017 #38

I don't know if many have thought about it Control-Z Nov 2017 #49

She was right about a lot of things, Panich52 Nov 2017 #2

I never doubted the validity of her VRWC statement. oasis Nov 2017 #5

There is a strong conspiracy IMO by the RW to bring the US down, and they call RKP5637 Nov 2017 #8

Right on. Kath2 Nov 2017 #10

When she said that in the 90s it sounded like crazy talk. joshcryer Nov 2017 #13

I thought it was true when she said it. murielm99 Nov 2017 #16

Me, too. BadgerMom Nov 2017 #21

It was discounted because the nyt and wapo were in the vanguard, following the lies of David bossie, Gabi Hayes Nov 2017 #35

" Thank you Hillary Rodham Clinton for noting this 25 years ago" and for many, many other things too Glorfindel Nov 2017 #18

Then the right wing meme should be ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #19

And all the other D's Podkayne K Nov 2017 #20

And they are using a whole different set of "D's" now to continue their plan... BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #25

Don't forget DEFLECT ChubbyStar Nov 2017 #46

DEFINITELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Podkayne K Nov 2017 #47

Richard Mellon Scaife... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2017 #24

I thought this after both Kennedy's and MLK were killed in the 60's. jalan48 Nov 2017 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Nov 2017 #29

The GOP was always dirty, not like now. alfredo Nov 2017 #27

And they're deplorable. And they cling to their guns and bibles. It's all true. Iggo Nov 2017 #28

I've been saying for many years Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2017 #32

She was right that half are in a bucket of deplorables. Its very clear.. lancelyons Nov 2017 #48