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LiberalElite

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22. When you use it as an excuse
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 10:10 PM
Mar 2016

to cynically pander to groups you want voting for you. In effect, she was using her attendance at a funeral as a campaign stop.

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How do mis speak JackInGreen Mar 2016 #1
Yep! Again. oldandhappy Mar 2016 #2
Why say such a thing in the first place? longship Mar 2016 #3
almost funny oldandhappy Mar 2016 #4
She's now trying to say she meant Alzheimer's Arazi Mar 2016 #5
Hillary is suffering from Alzheimer's? Hmmm Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #12
No, she was saying she meant to praise Nancy Reagans Alzheimer's advocacy Arazi Mar 2016 #13
Hillary forgot what she was talking about? In the middle of an election campaign? Symptom? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #15
She may be showing early signs of senility Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #23
Except that - through the miracle of technology (sarcasm) LiberalElite Mar 2016 #37
Affluenza Skeeter Barnes Mar 2016 #46
She may be correct. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #49
#HillaryLies LS_Editor Mar 2016 #6
Hye, look! Another example of her great judgment! Bubzer Mar 2016 #7
Embarrassing. jalan48 Mar 2016 #8
like you misspoke abour sniper fire in bosnia? Feeling the Bern Mar 2016 #9
IMO it's a LiberalElite Mar 2016 #19
What does she care? She got the endorsement of some major LGBT people and groups. mikehiggins Mar 2016 #45
Insulting. Aldo Leopold Mar 2016 #10
Her lies are getting into the realm of ridiculousness. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #11
And that apology should end this, but of course since she's the front-runner....... George II Mar 2016 #14
More like RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #26
Why did it undo the damage it caused? Kalidurga Mar 2016 #31
She walks into self-made mistakes. She does so over and over. Gore1FL Mar 2016 #41
A family friend, more like a cousin, really, died in 1984 of AIDS. Solly Mack Mar 2016 #16
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000! n.t. RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #25
- and that phrase "national conversaton" LiberalElite Mar 2016 #38
I've said all I can safely say on the subject. I'm that disgusted by the comment and apology. Solly Mack Mar 2016 #40
She seems to have to apologize a lot MissDeeds Mar 2016 #17
She certainly mis speaks a lot. 840high Mar 2016 #18
Pander. Pander. Pander. zentrum Mar 2016 #20
I'm beginning to wonder about Hillary. Mr.Bill Mar 2016 #21
When you use it as an excuse LiberalElite Mar 2016 #22
Rallying for votes from the Reagan Republicans who don't want to vote for Trump? Marie Marie Mar 2016 #30
The same way Mitt fucked up a European vacation. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #32
- and near the end, speaking about First Ladies - LiberalElite Mar 2016 #35
I think her chickens have turned into omelets. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #36
+1 Gore1FL Mar 2016 #42
Too late! RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #24
Watch the video for yourself if you think she "misspoke" revbones Mar 2016 #27
There is no misplaced word - definitely not - but AAGGH LiberalElite Mar 2016 #34
She was pandering and it created backlash. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #28
Please remember... Thespian2 Mar 2016 #29
Hillary flip flopped, again? n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 #33
So... xocet Mar 2016 #39
Revisonist Geronimoe Mar 2016 #43
So the "misspeak" part was fixed by claiming Nancy was a hero on AIDS.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #44
Hillary needs to send The Donald Lazy Daisy Mar 2016 #47
absence of clinton supporters in this thread is no surprise pothos Mar 2016 #48
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