2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Scathing blog by 3 AA women titled: Black People don’t OWE Hillary Clinton SHIT! [View all]Carolina
(6,960 posts)She rode Bill's smarts (Georgetown U, Yale Law) and talent (charisma, natural ability to connect with people) to power.
Wellesley, Yale Law School indicate that she was smart, but that's it. After law school, she went to DC to work on the Nixon impeachment committee, but didn't last long in DC because she didn't pass the DC bar.
So what did she do then... ran off to Arkansas! She chased after Bill because she recognized his rising star.
When she ran for POTUS in 2008, she cited her 20 years of experience. Really?! First Lady of AK for 12 years and FLOTUS for 8 years. And as corporate lawyer at the Rose Law Firm, she relied heavily on Vince Foster.
She could never have carpet bagged her way to the NY Senate seat had she not been FLOTUS. And her senate record is what? Aye votes for IWR, the Patriot Act and Bush's bankruptcy bill.
We all recall her abysmal management and nasty conduct of her 2008 primary campaign. Frankly, I was appalled that BHO chose her for SOS, but I think he'd been inspired by Lincoln's team of rivals and wanted to keep her busy and away. In so doing, she couldn't be a quasi backbencher sniping at him. In the end, though, she was awful. Honduras, Libya and Syria are a mess.
She is nothing without powerful men around or behind her, her experience is largely derived from having married Bill, and her judgment when she has power has been awful.
I have always been a Democrat and always voted for the ticket despite such things as Kerry's and Edwards' votes for IWR. In 2008, I had hoped BHO would be more like a 21st century FDR. But he disappointed by selecting former Clintonistas and Wall streeters to cabinet and advisory positions.
Now we are expected to anoint HRC. Hell no, she's in it for herself, she plays sexist gender politics, she lies about her alleged record and changes her mind with the political winds, and she is the worst sort of Democrat... a founder of the DLC and a triangulator to her core. I won't hold my nose this go round. We need Bernie!