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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Scathing blog by 3 AA women titled: Black People don’t OWE Hillary Clinton SHIT! [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)72. Not completely the way I read it.
So what did she do then... ran off to Arkansas! She chased after Bill because she recognized his rising star.
She had been punting marriage with Bill for some time, but then failed the bar exam in DC.
From Wiki:
After failing the District of Columbia bar exam[62] and passing the Arkansas exam, Rodham came to a key decision. As she later wrote, "I chose to follow my heart instead of my head".[63] She thus followed Bill Clinton to Arkansas, rather than staying in Washington, where career prospects were brighter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton
Yes, she probably was following his bright star, but I think she was also running from her own failure...rather than try to pass the exam again, and end up in a better job, she quit and followed Bill and married him. Her heart didn't choose him until things got tough (her easy ride was over) and she didn't want to fight it out. She quit on herself.
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Scathing blog by 3 AA women titled: Black People don’t OWE Hillary Clinton SHIT! [View all]
nc4bo
Feb 2016
OP
Maybe. But I think they make nice because they are both insiders of the party machine.
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#4
Obama doesn't take politics personal. I doubt he loathes her. Though they clearly hate him.
ieoeja
Feb 2016
#68
"Getting" offensive??! My love, we crossed that bridge a looooooooooooong time ago
Number23
Feb 2016
#66
Hillary doesn't think and hasn't said that black people owe her anything. And black people also
StevieM
Feb 2016
#20
It's just a little presumptuous that she believes certain states are Her Firewall.
nc4bo
Feb 2016
#25
Knowing where you perform best and feeling you are owed votes is entirely different
KingFlorez
Feb 2016
#29
Don't ruin the new voters conspiracy theories! I was told Clinton said she "owned POC"
bettyellen
Feb 2016
#33
Memo Hillary released post NH primary was super insulting to POC. Takes their vote for granted, just
amborin
Feb 2016
#30
Nobody "owes" Hillary their support ... I can't think of anyone who's actually suggested that.
NurseJackie
Feb 2016
#70