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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Clinton calls Bernie part of the 'establishment' [View all]
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/21/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-establishment-iran-normalization/index.htmlWashington (CNN)Hillary Clinton on Thursday sought to turn Sen. Bernie Sanders' "establishment" attack right back on him -- saying he served in Washington much longer than she did.
She also attacked his experience and fitness to lead the country, criticizing his suggestion that the U.S. should warm its relationship with Iran.
The Democratic front-runner told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room" that Sanders' charge that Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign support Clinton because they are all part of the establishment didn't make sense to her.
"I just don't understand what that means. He's been in Congress, he's been elected to office a lot longer than I have," Clinton said.
She noted she only served in the Senate for eight years.
"He's been in the Congress for 25. And so I'll let your viewers make their own judgment," Clinton said.
She also attacked his experience and fitness to lead the country, criticizing his suggestion that the U.S. should warm its relationship with Iran.
The Democratic front-runner told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room" that Sanders' charge that Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign support Clinton because they are all part of the establishment didn't make sense to her.
"I just don't understand what that means. He's been in Congress, he's been elected to office a lot longer than I have," Clinton said.
She noted she only served in the Senate for eight years.
"He's been in the Congress for 25. And so I'll let your viewers make their own judgment," Clinton said.
Just when you thought this race couldn't get any weirder.
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At least he did it from his Real state of residence. There's that. Then the fact that
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#1
Let's see...he's been in the Senate for How Many Years? Are you serious? What is your point?
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#33
Gee, someone who lives in a state for several years before running for public office there
Art_from_Ark
Jan 2016
#46
But that 6% of the time they voted differently, often those were the big votes that mattered.
reformist2
Jan 2016
#63
Another pretzel...did you forget he's a Socialist...an Independent...you know...nothing here to see?
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#23
So she's admitting that she's so stupid she doesn't understand why she's "establishment?"
last1standing
Jan 2016
#8
Momentarily Webster's dictionary is going to have Hillary's pic next to the word disingenuous.
avaistheone1
Jan 2016
#15
That's YOUR opinion which means nothing to me. I have no reason whatsoever to be ashamed, none.
avaistheone1
Jan 2016
#43
Bernie is amazing. So many things in one man. He's an insider. He's an outsider. He's establishment.
Live and Learn
Jan 2016
#40
If Hillary is part of the "establishment" for being in the Senate for eight years
Thinkingabout
Jan 2016
#52
It hurts to laugh. I slipped and cracked some ribs a few days ago..Time for some Advil.
CentralMass
Jan 2016
#59
So which is it? He has more experience, he's a socialist, a commie, or now part of Establishment
EndElectoral
Jan 2016
#64