2016 Postmortem

MineralMan

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58. I remember the first time I tried to use a Metrocard.

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 12:58 PM

Apr 2016

It took a few tries to get the GO message. By the end of the day, though, and many stations later, I had it down. I'm not a New Yorker, just a tourist.

I doubt that Hillary Clinton has ever ridden the subway before in her life. A proper swipe is a learned behavior. Practice is needed.

I say she got the PLEASE SWIPE AGAIN MESSAGE.

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The Big Question at the Center of Hillary Clinton's Subway Turnstile Bungle [View all] NWCorona Apr 2016 OP

This from a woman who has had a driver since the 90s. Skwmom Apr 2016 #1

If you see her in traffic, ask for some Grey Poupon... Yurovsky Apr 2016 #72

lol TheDormouse Apr 2016 #73

As habit, I stand out of the chute when swiping, some turnstiles have proximity sensors in them. TheBlackAdder Apr 2016 #91

Don't be so hard on her Depaysement Apr 2016 #2

I Thought NY Was Her Home.... global1 Apr 2016 #6

Tourist / carpet bagger beedle Apr 2016 #9

Good one CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #30

Have that happen to me all the time. One of the 99 Apr 2016 #3

I agree but usually that's with an old card that has become dirty NWCorona Apr 2016 #11

Had it happen with a brand new card too. One of the 99 Apr 2016 #13

Yes that can happen but it's rare. NWCorona Apr 2016 #24

Probably a card she found on the sidewalk. nichomachus Apr 2016 #51

I had it happen with a brand new card! LisaM Apr 2016 #54

Good God....she is so transparent. She does not ride the subway. Punkingal Apr 2016 #4

Good God... What a ridiculous OP. "This is so phony." seabeyond Apr 2016 #8

Ah so you admit when it was turned against Sanders it was phony? GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #14

Actually, I think subwaygate is silly. Stockholm Syndrome is another story. seabeyond Apr 2016 #16

I see we have a new southern friend who likes to say that AA people who support Hillary have Squinch Apr 2016 #79

Ah ha. True all that. !!! Nt seabeyond Apr 2016 #83

How is it ridiculous NWCorona Apr 2016 #15

Yeah, beedle Apr 2016 #17

I actually thought this OP must have been satire. polly7 Apr 2016 #20

You want me to believe she takes the subway? dr60omg Apr 2016 #5

That was one thing I actually thought about NWCorona Apr 2016 #27

was a stupid stunt-- are we really suposed to think she's a regular person because she went into the Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #7

LOL, riding the subway doesn't make you a regular person jfern Apr 2016 #87

why does he ride it? Surely he doesn't need to Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #88

A puppy dies every time we talk about this crap JackRiddler Apr 2016 #10

Hahaha the fail is strong with this one whatchamacallit Apr 2016 #12

Oh my - once again Hillary is Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #18

Sorry silenttigersong Apr 2016 #19

No--they didn't. nt msanthrope Apr 2016 #21

Why the heck didn't she just buy a token? Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #22

Because unlike people who have lived in New York for a long time... JackRiddler Apr 2016 #25

Paging George Herbert Walker Bush AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #23

That's actually a widely believed urban legend. Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #26

I remember the video. He held a carton of milk and marveled. roguevalley Apr 2016 #75

Yep, when a legend gets fully entrenched everyone thinks they remember it. Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #84

Probably never swiped a card before. Still used to tokens and writing checks... nt revbones Apr 2016 #28

cannot wait until SNL gets their hands on this one !!! TheDormouse Apr 2016 #29

Holy shit...not a big deal but man is that goofy. Stupid ass publicity stunt jmg257 Apr 2016 #31

is this on Youtube yet? TheDormouse Apr 2016 #32

Highlights the mechanics of this type of promo suffragette Apr 2016 #33

In the next debate, She and Bernie will struggle to set the clock on their DVRs Press Virginia Apr 2016 #34

I agree but I'm a big believer in karma so I had to share it. NWCorona Apr 2016 #36

Good lord, it was a photo op ... salinsky Apr 2016 #35

I see you missed the point of my post. NWCorona Apr 2016 #38

It was a photo op TDale313 Apr 2016 #69

this reminds me of billionaire NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's lies TheDormouse Apr 2016 #37

Anyone who rides the subway like I do everyday here knows that metro cards don't always hrmjustin Apr 2016 #39

Yes that is true and I think this really doesn't amount to much NWCorona Apr 2016 #45

No I think it is people who don't know what it is like to ride the subway everyday hrmjustin Apr 2016 #46

But the bigger issue is she doesn't relate to it NWCorona Apr 2016 #48

Awkward to someone who doesn't use a metro card on a daily basis. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #49

I agree it was a funny moment NWCorona Apr 2016 #59

Oh please use this as an argument leftynyc Apr 2016 #40

Try cleaning the mag stripe with alcohol it might work better NWCorona Apr 2016 #44

It's not like it's a big deal leftynyc Apr 2016 #62

I do think this is more funny than anything NWCorona Apr 2016 #64

Thanks leftynyc Apr 2016 #65

except real NYers don't need a handler whispering in their ear how to deal with TheDormouse Apr 2016 #47

why was she on the subway? SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #81

Laugh all you want leftynyc Apr 2016 #86

what is a subway? - is that where you get a sandwich? - where do 4.3 million take a sandwich? SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #93

! Hiraeth Apr 2016 #96

wow- so you are saying she is a criminal - wow SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #94

LOL - good luck with that leftynyc Apr 2016 #95

THE SUBWAY GODS HAVE SPOKEN! Kelvin Mace Apr 2016 #41

Nervous Nellies Don't Know When To Stop corbettkroehler Apr 2016 #42

Hillary constantly breaks the 47th rule of power NWCorona Apr 2016 #43

Unfortunately that applies to starting wars as well. Just gotta prove bigger, stronger, more macho. highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #77

Not it's not a good quality NWCorona Apr 2016 #78

Oh, she is pathetic. "Gotta go on the subway to show up Bernie and fan the flames of Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #50

I am surprised a birdie did not land on the turnstile at the same time coyote Apr 2016 #52

The Subway reacted perfectly to Hillary. / FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #53

Hillary on the subway is like Dukakis in the tank BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #55

exactly! TheDormouse Apr 2016 #68

Hillary takes the subway silenttigersong Apr 2016 #56

Too funny! peacebird Apr 2016 #57

I remember the first time I tried to use a Metrocard. MineralMan Apr 2016 #58

She has said that the last time was a few years ago and I don't doubt her NWCorona Apr 2016 #61

Nothing warms my heart more than photo-ops that go horribly awry. nt cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #60

This incident is a microcosm of the Clinton campaign right now tabasco Apr 2016 #63

Does this happen? Yes. Is this a bad image for Hillary? Yes. nichomachus Apr 2016 #66

Karma is a bitch! Love it! jillan Apr 2016 #67

And it really instant! reformist2 Apr 2016 #82

This is very common. Happens all the time. athena Apr 2016 #70

Lol, sometimes this problem happens to even the most seasoned of us subway riders MadBadger Apr 2016 #71

Surely you don't think that Hillary is any kind of subway rider Madam Mossfern Apr 2016 #74

Hillary Clinton and the subway. C'mon now! Guess she should have practiced. highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #76

Her campaign is hilariously tone deaf. I love it. Prism Apr 2016 #80

She went through the turnstile, while her entourage... Ino Apr 2016 #85

I seriously doubt she would even be able to go food shopping for herself. nt Bonobo Apr 2016 #89

When Clinton is doing a stunt like this we are in George W Bush territory Bread and Circus Apr 2016 #90

heh heh. I want to see her in a coin operated laundromat, a self checkout line in a grocery store, Land of Enchantment Apr 2016 #92