2016 Postmortem

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11. Em - the context was the overthrow of Quaddafi where no US lives were lost.

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 10:01 AM

Mar 2016

You know me, Em, as someone who is NO fan of HRC's. But, I'm not going to lie and validate RW propaganda in order to oppose her. November means TOO much, especially in my state.

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Hillary: "... no Americans were killed in Libya" [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 OP

Quick someone tell that to Ambassador Stevens, parents. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #1

Why? He wasn't there when Quaddafi was overthrown. twitchy is a RW site and they blm Mar 2016 #15

Oh for fucks sake are you saying they misquoted her? onecaliberal Mar 2016 #18

They ignored the context she said it. I know why twitchy ignored context, but, why do you? blm Mar 2016 #55

It's a fucking republican ad in the waiting. Do you honestly think they give two shits about context onecaliberal Mar 2016 #63

So she shouldn't have answered Matthews question about overthrowing Quaddafi because blm Mar 2016 #66

An old rule of rhetoric: don't cite an opposition source unless you want the message attacked leveymg Mar 2016 #77

Poisoning the well fallacies aside... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #26

So your choice is to SURRENDER to the RW propagandists because their bumperstickers blm Mar 2016 #57

Straw man fallacies aside... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #61

Your bottom line is the same as surrendering to RW propaganda. blm Mar 2016 #64

Spare me your condescending prattle. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #68

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Yet another vacuous straw man, and a slanderous one. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #73

Uhm, Clinton has been the only one to do that to Sanders. Just saying. And yeah we do expose their onecaliberal Mar 2016 #78

Anything to smash Hillary and try to disqualify her Dem2 Mar 2016 #31

Former Sec of State removes Hondouras coup from her paperback? Doesn't remember Benghazi? peacebird Mar 2016 #2

Did she mention the Qaddafi loyalists hung in the streets, the migrants kidnapped, polly7 Mar 2016 #3

Yeah... So no Ambassador was killed on Benghazi attack? mylye2222 Mar 2016 #4

#HistoryByHillary peacebird Mar 2016 #5

You didn't read the whole source article, did you ? Trust Buster Mar 2016 #6

"Hillary, is your memory OK?" left-of-center2012 Mar 2016 #9

Em - the context was the overthrow of Quaddafi where no US lives were lost. blm Mar 2016 #11

you know as well as I do ibegurpard Mar 2016 #17

A never-ending string of stupid unforced errors that will doom us in the GE if she's the nominee. nt vintx Mar 2016 #21

Yes, they will - and, apparently you will validate that tactic and FURTHER it for them. blm Mar 2016 #32

when you have to explain ibegurpard Mar 2016 #34

Good thing Sandrs has supporters like me willing to fight RW propaganda every inch of the way. blm Mar 2016 #67

OK. I get it . mylye2222 Mar 2016 #23

The overthrow of Quaddafi led to Benghazi. WDIM Mar 2016 #25

"...we didn't lose a SINGLE person." marshall Mar 2016 #7

Really? Is that what you get out of that? I don't believe 3 percent of Americans will get that yeoman6987 Mar 2016 #80

That's the point of equivocation marshall Mar 2016 #81

twitchy is a RW site. Also, the context of her statement was the OVERTHROW of Quaddafi where blm Mar 2016 #8

Sorry but this was a huge screw up for Clinton NWCorona Mar 2016 #13

Yes, you ARE spinning her words and so is twitchy. By eliminating CONTEXT of her blm Mar 2016 #19

Sorry NWCorona Mar 2016 #22

In the OVERTHROW OF QUADDAFI the US role did NOT yield any US casualties. Why further the RW spin blm Mar 2016 #33

As much as you might want that to be how she framed it NWCorona Mar 2016 #36

The calculations involved in their role during the overthrow. Why do you pretend otherwise? blm Mar 2016 #41

That is a stupid talking point. NWCorona Mar 2016 #45

You apparently don't have the courage to fight for TRUTH against this bit of RW propaganda. blm Mar 2016 #58

we could all shut up right now ibegurpard Mar 2016 #39

So we should all give in to RW propaganda and accept it because fighting for accuracy is not blm Mar 2016 #43

As ibegurpard said Aerows Mar 2016 #65

That should not translate into US here at DU furthering the RW propaganda FOR them. blm Mar 2016 #69

You are right. But she gave the right an easy opening here unfortunately. n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2016 #60

I still find her comment offensive WDIM Mar 2016 #20

Kissinger taught her well.... /nt Dragonfli Mar 2016 #30

Now THAT is fine to say, but, why is DU furthering the RW propaganda for RW sites blm Mar 2016 #35

anti-war is leftwing WDIM Mar 2016 #48

You don't further RW lies and call it OK because it suits a purpose. blm Mar 2016 #54

"George Bush kept us safe" and "Hillary Clinton kept us safe" tk2kewl Mar 2016 #10

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She is going to get slaughtered on this quote ibegurpard Mar 2016 #14

Exactly. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #24

Yeah same site posts this: http://twitchy.com/2016/03/13/april-fools-day-proud-of-obamas-presidency- themaguffin Mar 2016 #29

A huge gaffe ... this will do real damage. earthside Mar 2016 #16

Sanders wouldn't use it because Sanders is not a liar who accepts and repeats RW propaganda blm Mar 2016 #37

http://twitchy.com/2016/03/13/april-fools-day-proud-of-obamas-presidency-trend-reveals-the-failure-i themaguffin Mar 2016 #27

This gaffe NWCorona Mar 2016 #28

Now you are REALLY pushing RW propaganda reBenghazi. Why? blm Mar 2016 #38

What am I saying that's wrong? NWCorona Mar 2016 #42

It IS RW bullshit, and intended to further the RW propaganda reBenghazi. blm Mar 2016 #47

What does the CIA have to do with this NWCorona Mar 2016 #49

What does CIA have to do with Benghazi? EVERYTHING - it was a covert CIA operation blm Mar 2016 #59

Again what does the CIA have to do with Hillary's answer? NWCorona Mar 2016 #71

Her answer was specific to military's background involvement in overthrow of Quaddafi blm Mar 2016 #74

Maybe we'd know better if we saw the transcripts nt nichomachus Mar 2016 #40

"isn't perfect"?? AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #44

It's pretty embarrassing to see DUers driving revenue to right wing sites with click bait. JTFrog Mar 2016 #46

Thankyou - it feels like DU has turned into Free Republic this election cycle. blm Mar 2016 #72

"No Americans were killed in Libya during the filming of this commercial" tularetom Mar 2016 #50

How is she so incredibly bad at this? n/t Jester Messiah Mar 2016 #51

Right? I am beginning to think that she is not very smart. The empress has no clothes. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #53

Smart...but no goddamn sense. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #56

As long as her buddy Blumenthal is safely home with bags of money, all is good. thereismore Mar 2016 #52

Good lord but she is dense sometimes... TipTok Mar 2016 #62

Now that my Ignore list is updated... Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #75

I watched the interview... Mike Nelson Mar 2016 #76

Translation: There were no fatalities to the firing squad at the execution(s). Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #79

She meant, no one that matters Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #82