2016 Postmortem

Segami

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27. The Clintons will never say someone else is qualified for prez unless its them.

Reply to BernieforPres2016 (Reply #18)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 12:53 AM

Apr 2016

The Clinton are projecting the same arrogant attitude with Bernie as they did with Obama in 2008. They honestly believe the WhiteHouse belongs to them.

2008 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton refuses to say Barack Obama is 'ready' for White House

Bill Clinton regrets some things he said - and didn't say - on the campaign trail. But there's one thing he still can't utter: Barack Obama is ready to be President.

"You can argue that nobody is ready to be President," the former President told ABC News.

"You can argue that even if you've been vice president for eight years, that no one can be fully ready for the pressures of the office," Clinton said Monday during a visit to Rwanda. That's probably not what Team Obama wanted to hear from the former commander in chief, whose role in Obama's election push and at the Democratic National Convention remains in flux.

Team Obama has said Clinton will be an asset, but so far he and the Illinois senator have spoken only once, by phone, since the primaries ended - a fact that has peeved some Obama supporters.

Bubba's backers concede his unwillingness to say his party's nominee is ready to sit in the Oval Office was a faux pas.

"The political answer is to just say, 'Yes,' period," said Democratic strategist Chris Lehane. "But as a former President, he has a special perspective on what it takes."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bill-clinton-refuses-barack-obama-ready-white-house-article-1.312547

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Hillary Clinton DECLINED 3 Times On "Morning Joe" To Say Bernie Sanders Was QUALIFIED To Be Prez [View all] Segami Apr 2016 OP

She does and says whatever she wants. This time around, times they ViseGrip Apr 2016 #1

He's not qualified. Duh. onehandle Apr 2016 #2

Sure he is. On both counts. Hissyspit Apr 2016 #15

So she just indicated he was unqualified revbones Apr 2016 #3

Thats how a hive's smear machine works.... Segami Apr 2016 #8

BERNIE WILL NOT BE SWIFTOBOATED OR DEAN SCREAMED. She was mincing words and he went there, no BS. dinkytron Apr 2016 #54

Political rhetoric. joshcryer Apr 2016 #4

I hope not, he didn't say anything that wasn't completely true. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #63

So the smart reponse to all of that was to say she's not qualified? BeyondGeography Apr 2016 #5

Accusing while doing felix_numinous Apr 2016 #6

you know who else was denied 3 times? Press Virginia Apr 2016 #7

Dude! TM99 Apr 2016 #10

Seeking to disqualify him as reported last night after the Wisconsin loss ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #9

Thanks slipslidingaway for the video burst of truth.... Segami Apr 2016 #13

My pleasure, first I heard was on CNN last night, the Clinton campaign has Not .. slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #19

OMG candidate fails to endorse opponent, opponent concocts lies in response nt msongs Apr 2016 #11

THAT!! nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #16

Feel it Go Vols Apr 2016 #12

K&R TheFarS1de Apr 2016 #14

Obama's not a Muslim, as far as I know.. Fumesucker Apr 2016 #17

Revisit the same old funky playbook tactics, like no one remembers. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #20

Clinton: 'I'm not even sure' Sanders is a Democrat slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #22

Exactly. Tries to look clean while playing dirty. senz Apr 2016 #38

She also declined to say Obama was qualified in 2008 nt BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #18

Wow, no kidding. SAMO.. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #21

In the first 30 seconds of this video BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #24

Thanks, incredible. It's very helpful when people post info. from earlier races that appalachiablue Apr 2016 #33

She's not a good sport. You know she kissed Obama's butt for 8 years because she had to. reformist2 Apr 2016 #35

That's the way she rolls from the record. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #44

The Clintons will never say someone else is qualified for prez unless its them. Segami Apr 2016 #27

Incredible, glad you posted this.. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #34

Hillary: "Obama is not a Muslim, As Far As I KNow" amborin Apr 2016 #23

lol. n/t. okieinpain Apr 2016 #26

I think Hillary is so nasty, even David Brock is scared shitless of her.:) and he better do what litlbilly Apr 2016 #25

Brock signed his soul away to Hillary..... Segami Apr 2016 #30

That would be illegal... DemocracyDirect Apr 2016 #32

Yea that law is so silly Gwhittey Apr 2016 #53

It is clear what she meant. Shame on Lawrence O'Donnell for how he spun it on his show. n/t Skwmom Apr 2016 #28

She also declined to say he wasn't qualified radical noodle Apr 2016 #29

+1000---He is blustering to change the subject. This is the topic of discussion today, instead Tanuki Apr 2016 #41

Take head out of sand pdsimdars Apr 2016 #65

The truth is, he's not even qualified to call himself a Democrat. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2016 #31

Rather odd the way joe scabby kept repeating the question. I'm sure it was planned that way. bbgrunt Apr 2016 #36

Which current candidate for the Democratic nomination campaigned for Goldwater... Califonz Apr 2016 #37

the 16 year old one. shadowandblossom Apr 2016 #39

Why, Hillary, of course, the same candidate who in 1972 was campaigning for McGovern, Tanuki Apr 2016 #43

And remind me, what did he run on? pdsimdars Apr 2016 #66

Obsfucation. snowy owl Apr 2016 #40

She's playing that "definition of 'is' thing" again, Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #42

And when real people who know what they are talking about look at that interview pdsimdars Apr 2016 #67

So Sanders lied in his statement last night Gothmog Apr 2016 #45

When Bernie uses "quote/unquote" leftynyc Apr 2016 #46

The quote was inaccurate but the characterization is accurate. Motown_Johnny Apr 2016 #49

Denial and deflection leftynyc Apr 2016 #55

Then explain this: Motown_Johnny Apr 2016 #57

More deflection leftynyc Apr 2016 #58

It was a misquote, not a lie. The characterization is accurate. Motown_Johnny Apr 2016 #59

Wow, is that some of the biggest POT meet KETTLE nonsense pdsimdars Apr 2016 #68

And none of that changes leftynyc Apr 2016 #72

But that's the (relatively) polite, professional way to question qualifications. Orsino Apr 2016 #47

There not be any more party unity, this time around, methinks. I am out. n/t djean111 Apr 2016 #51

The artful smear. Motown_Johnny Apr 2016 #48

Pathetic OP - creating victim hood where none exists Sheepshank Apr 2016 #50

She shouldn't RandySF Apr 2016 #52

Your candidate is not qualified to recall the basic history of her own lifetime accurately: Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #60

Declining to answer Sunsky Apr 2016 #56

You can play your clever word games but the American public has it figured out pdsimdars Apr 2016 #69

1) The American public Sunsky Apr 2016 #71

She probably "thinks and has opinions" of many negative aspects of Sanders Sheepshank Apr 2016 #61

Before the cock crowed she denied him 3 times. . . . pdsimdars Apr 2016 #62

He's not. She was polite and restrained, but the truth is obvious. ecstatic Apr 2016 #64

Ths is "out there". pdsimdars Apr 2016 #70