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In reply to the discussion: St. Hillary, The Annoited in Iowa. A mother with a dying daughter approached Hillary. [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)164. And the encounter was more than 10 or 15 seconds, and she showed genuine concern.
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St. Hillary, The Annoited in Iowa. A mother with a dying daughter approached Hillary. [View all]
Hoppy
Aug 2015
OP
so your version is no different than the headline except the invisible
questionseverything
Aug 2015
#206
She is warm and engaging through out and is every thing BUt cold and calculating.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#49
Sure is, as long as it's portrayed incorrectly by the OP! But that's not what happened.
George II
Aug 2015
#152
I Responded To The OP - However, HRC Does Appear To Have A Cold And Calculating Persona
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#154
You should watch the video I posted a few minutes ago (and here), starts at about 9:00
George II
Aug 2015
#156
Yeah - Like The Fake Southern Accent HRC Used In A Carolina Stump Speech - Not Buying It
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#158
She lived in Arkansas for 10+ years and she's married to a native of Arkansas....
George II
Aug 2015
#160
Not The Point - She Clearly Played To The Crowd - Hence Nothing From Her Can Be Considered Genuine
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#165
Are you concerned about Sanders' "phony Brooklyn accent"? He's been out of Brooklyn...
George II
Aug 2015
#171
The Difference Is That Bernie Is Not Cold And Calculating - HRC Is To These Eyes
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#177
Absolutely - Despite The OP Error - HRC Is Still Cold And Calculating - To These Eyes And Ears
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#181
then you are stating reality and fact do not have to factor in. we can just say the moon is green.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#195
An Opinion Was Given - Opinions Are Not Facts - My Opinion Is That HRC Is Cold And Calculating
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#198
We Each See What We See - I See Cold And Calculating - Not A Genuine Spark Of Life - Only Ambition
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#174
Thank You For Allowing Me To Make Mine - HRC Is Cold And Calculating - To These Eyes And Ears
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#178
Cold And Calculating Is My Opinion Of The Candidate Based On Her Public Persona Over Time
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#236
Fox uses that idea--If you repeat a lie often enough, people will start believing it.
riversedge
Aug 2015
#285
I support legalization of weed but I don't really give a shit if any candidate straddles that issue.
MADem
Aug 2015
#3
Afraid, my ass--I KNOW the media twists reality, and they do it twice as often to women.
MADem
Aug 2015
#60
Yes. She DID. "It" is medical MJ for the woman's kid. LISTEN. You're not doing that. She was
MADem
Aug 2015
#101
You do realize that it was pointed out that the OP is not being truthful don't you? That is not
still_one
Aug 2015
#95
The complete C-span VIDEO (not edited two-sentence biased summary) has been posted...
George II
Aug 2015
#159
Sabrina simply disagreed with you and has facts to back it up. I see no goading and insults. nt
Mnemosyne
Aug 2015
#40
You aren't looking very hard. Would you like it if I snarked about your Democratic bona fides?
MADem
Aug 2015
#63
What's hilarious is that a scant few people continue to insist otherwise, when even staunch
MADem
Aug 2015
#113
The guy roped me in for a second, too--I just got riled when I realized I'd been gamed.
MADem
Aug 2015
#117
OOOPs...the OP forgot to mentions Clinton's comment "I will certainly support it, I have and...
George II
Aug 2015
#197
I'll look again, but if you didn't do a second addendum, the first only made your post worse.
George II
Aug 2015
#268
True....but what was she going to do while strolling through the crowd, do a detailed policy speech?
George II
Aug 2015
#191
I have no issue with MADem, but Sabrina has always been fair and accurate since first posting here.
Mnemosyne
Aug 2015
#301
So what if the media twists what she says? And what's wrong with being a 'hippy dippie'?
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#72
"'The hippies were right' should be a campaign slogan and would probably GET votes. " Brilliant!!!
bettyellen
Aug 2015
#200
Anybody that runs afoul of certain orthodoxies can expect to be attacked and degraded relentlessly
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#140
"As of April 2015, 23 states and Washington D.C. have legalized cannabis for medical use
PoliticAverse
Aug 2015
#18
And that's great--leave it to the states; a tipping point will be reached and the Supremes will let
MADem
Aug 2015
#20
We elected someone as President that admitted using pot and cocaine and you think Clinton
PoliticAverse
Aug 2015
#23
Women don't get the same breaks men do. You know that. But try to pretend the playing field is
MADem
Aug 2015
#35
"Level that playing" field by telling women they have to act differently than men else someone
PoliticAverse
Aug 2015
#42
Just stop it. You're way too obvious for words. The clueless act doesn't play. nt
MADem
Aug 2015
#48
I must be "clueless", it makes no difference to me whether it's a man or a woman that admits
PoliticAverse
Aug 2015
#53
Yes, there are lots of people--and they write stories in the media and twist them. And they hold
MADem
Aug 2015
#56
I JUST saw the video--I think this OP is DISGUSTING, it is FALSE and the person who wrote it should
MADem
Aug 2015
#47
I'm with you all the way. The only reason the OP isn't going on my Iggy list ....
Hekate
Aug 2015
#78
I don't IGGY either. Sticks and stones--and they come right out with the name-calling frequently.
MADem
Aug 2015
#81
Turns out, I was wrong--she's NOT dancing around the issue, though I wouldn't blame her if she did.
MADem
Aug 2015
#249
I like you, MA-- but I really think you need to get out of yr. East Coast conventional wisdom bubble
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#305
If you can't recognize a measure of snark when you see it, I can't help you. Come on. Good grief.
MADem
Aug 2015
#306
And the encounter was more than 10 or 15 seconds, and she showed genuine concern.
George II
Aug 2015
#164
Apparently the cameras were rolling and it was caught on film. But the lie is so much more juicy.
Hekate
Aug 2015
#65
Watch the video. The OP is a blatant misrepresentation of the truth--to put it politely.
MADem
Aug 2015
#50
"Yes. YES. I will certainly support it, and I want to get the research going as well...."
MADem
Aug 2015
#77
Well, turns out the OP is bullshit--Clinton supports Medical MJ AND wants more research.
MADem
Aug 2015
#54
WOW....the accusation sounds like it is straight outta the bowels of free republic!!
MADem
Aug 2015
#43
Bullshit. I am a Bernie supporter and she did no such thing. Shame on you.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#31
Why did you not tell the truth? The woman asked for her support, and Clinton said YES, YES.
MADem
Aug 2015
#45
The op improperly tried to make this story about Hillary being cold hearted which she isn't.
RichVRichV
Aug 2015
#46
Oh looky here, the jury pool doesn't give a rip tonight. It's 3-4 to Leave it Alone
Hekate
Aug 2015
#84
19 people recommends this blatant lie about our democratic candidate along with insults like
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#76
I noticed that too. If the OP had any decency for the truth, the OP would lock the thread, but that
still_one
Aug 2015
#96
i am noticing with the diehards, there are even a few that refuse to actually accept what clinton
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#207
As Rachel Maddow said a few months ago on her show, if Hillary found the cure for cancer, the
still_one
Aug 2015
#211
--- sorry sweetheart. I have a life and did not read the responses until 12;05 E.D.S.T.
Hoppy
Aug 2015
#216
an OP so far out there in wrong, that many sanders supporters calls you. sweetheart? wtf?
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#219
Yeah, and "he gets accused of acting in bad faith.." No, he was busted acting in bad faith..
Cha
Aug 2015
#295
Really--now that the OP has been proven false, people would do well to retract their endorsement, or
MADem
Aug 2015
#110
the Cold as Dukakis thing is what the Shit Media pushed while "there you go again" and other stupid
JI7
Aug 2015
#103
Politician. Not exactly an admirable trait but that is the nature of the beast
CBGLuthier
Aug 2015
#111
Unrec. what she said is she has supported it, continues to support it AND she
magical thyme
Aug 2015
#124
Even after the OP has been presented with facts--it lets the decietful post up. What has
riversedge
Aug 2015
#125
Judging by the jury result to leave this post it's safe to say some members are unable to put aside
Metric System
Aug 2015
#134
I would share my thoughts about this calumny but given the status of the jury system...
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#145
The key to an OP like this is that the poster doesn't have the guts to respond to any of the comment
brooklynite
Aug 2015
#146
Too bad you didn't post the full story and follow-up. That's pretty pathetic:
George II
Aug 2015
#151
The interplay between Clinton and the mother starts at about 9:00 into this video.
George II
Aug 2015
#155
She could have said "I'm no scientist" and it would have conveyed the same intent.
randr
Aug 2015
#204
though she was both shaking her head yes, and verbally telling the woman yes, showing every
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#213
Yes, it is a dishonest and cowardly OP, and all of those recs aren't any better than the OP.
lunamagica
Aug 2015
#228
Using the grief of a mother and a dying child to make up a lie? How low can you go?
lunamagica
Aug 2015
#231
You're "less unhappy"? She offered nothing more specific? Didn't you hear...
George II
Aug 2015
#232