Hillary Clinton starts taking some risks — and landing some punches

[riversedge]

Source: washingtonpost

By Anne Gearan August 9 at 3:50 PM

After months of remaining largely above the partisan fray — and often appearing cautious to a fault — Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun taking more risks and landing some punches against Republicans.
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“Republicans are systematically .?.?. trying to stop millions of American citizens from voting,” Clinton wrote in a Twitter message Thursday typical of her recent postings. “What part of democracy are they afraid of?”

The Clinton campaign also made a surprise release of her health and tax information late last month on the same day as a very public airing — in the home state of Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — of her policy reversal on U.S. relations with Cuba.

The Clinton team mounted a preemptive spin campaign ahead of last week’s maiden Republican debate and then invited reporters covering her to watch the two-hour debate at Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters......................

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/after-months-of-caution-and-slipping-poll-numbers-clinton-goes-on-offense/2015/08/09/e2447744-3ca9-11e5-9c2d-ed991d848c48_story.html

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Keep punching gal.


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Hillary Clinton’s aggressive approach of late is aimed in part at answering one of Democratic activists’ regular complaints about her: that despite posturing as a fighter, she has rarely taken the gloves off. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

[NanceGreggs]

1. How refreshing.

A Democrat who understands that the real enemy is the GOP.

[villager]

2. That *is* refreshing!

n/t

[Novara]

18. Yay!

I say, WHOO HOO!

[Iliyah]

21. Ditto!

[ffr]

26. Fights and stands up for Dems always

The Clintons have had to become pros at it.

[Bubzer]

27. K&R +1

I'd love nothing more than for all the Dem candidates to come together with this understanding!
It should not be about Hillary or Bernie or O'Mally (sp?), but about what we stand for as Dems, versus the absolute debacle that is the GOP!

As a Bernie Supporter, I'm happy to rec this!

[treestar]

40. Yep.

[Cha]

3. K&R.. Hillary has dedicated brilliant people working with her campaign..

Mahalo riversedge~

[William769]

4. Kick & Recommended.

[freshwest]

5. Someone on another thread was asking when she'd give her Cuban policy?

So, she did that last month.

I'm not going to bother to correct them, they meant it as a rhetorical question.

[BlueMTexpat]

6. The WaPo just can't help itself ...

always needing to qualify praise of Hillary in some way:

and often appearing cautious to a fault

which is likely the only part of the article her detractors will focus on.

As a lot of us know, there is a LOT going on behind the scenes, and Hillary is indeed a fighter. And as another poster mentions above, she sees the Rs as the real enemy.

[Sunlei]

7. how can we make it easier/better for every American to cast their one vote? cut out state control?

I mean, how to cut out a states voter control,for any elected who will work at the Federal Gov. level?

Mrs. Clinton brings up an important issue- republicans do strive to make it harder for some people to cast their one vote

[Vincardog]

35. We could pass a constitutional ammendment giving every person of majority age the RIGHT to vote

Then when the GOP tried to stop them it would b e a federal civil rights issue.

[4dsc]

8. She's punching a wet paper bag

No mention of TPP or Keystone or $15 minimum wage or protesting Social Security,

[George II]

10. False, partly false, and false. Why do people keep parroting those things?

She addressed TPP in an appearance in Iowa in June

She rightfully has decided to NOT criticize her President on the Keystone pipeline, but it's a moot point because Obama has vetoed it

AND, she's said at least three times that she supports those working to achieve a $15 an hour minimum wage.

It's all out there, people just have to read it. "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it!"

[Dawgs]

12. Sorry, but Obama vetoing something does not give Hillary a pass commenting about it.

And, when has Hillary said she supports a $15 an hour minimum wage? Do you have a link, or was that line about leading a horse just something snarky that you thought sounded slick?

[restorefreedom]

15. yes, because candidates for the highest office

are not allowed to have opinions that might be different than their former boss

[Bubzer]

28. I'd like to see Hillary show more leadership on these issues.

If these are false, could you provide the links? I've been waiting for a stance from her on the TPP and Keystone for a long time.

[demwing]

37. You equate TPP, Keystone, and a Living Wage to Unicorns?

i guess those issues are fairy tales, right?

And why the slur? Completely uncalled for...

[Amimnoch]

38. You were right. I was wrong.

The venom with which SOME on your side have been atacking my candidate has left me bitter and jaded. In return I allowed myself to reduce myself to the same kind of condecending and base attacks.

Neither of our candidates or the people who believe in them deserve it. So I'm going back, and removing the few bitter and insulting posts i've made.

[demwing]

39. That's really an excellent example

kudos to you, and here's to a more perfect union

[Amimnoch]

41. Agreed, here's to 8 more years of a Democrat in the White house!

Through the primary season, we may not be able to all agree on which one is best for it, but I do think we can all agree that a (D) will ALWAYS be better than an (R).

[George II]

9. Hillary Clinton has been taking risks for decades - she's put her neck on the line ever since...

...her husband received the nomintion in 1992, probably long before that.

She's just smart, which I and others have pointed out here before. She doesn't react or over-react, she thinks things out and THEN makes her comments.

Some here will attack her and say she's checking which way the wind is blowing, but that's totally ludicrous. I'd much rather have a thinking, well-reasoned President than a capricous one.

[oasis]

29. Well said. Go to the head of the class. (eom)

[candelista]

11. Puff piece. nt

[Frances]

13. I read the Washington Post every day for 30 years

The Post hated the Clintons.

When Bill Clinton won his first presidential election, the Style section wrote about his daughter Chelsea, who was a very young teen. The Post said Chelsea had fat legs.

I've never forgotten that low blow to a vulnerable young girl.

And I have not forgotten how the Post handled the Lewinsky business either. It was totally anti-Clinton all during Bill Clinton's Presidency.

And the Post was pro-George W Bush all during that nightmare of an election. I think the reporters were told not to question the Supreme Court's decision handing Bush the Presidency.

[candelista]

14. Every once in a while, they gotta publish a puff piece.

Just to refute people like you.

[cosmicone]

17. Yes, of course

every post praising Bernie Sanders is hard, solid journalism. No puff pieces whatsoever.

[Javaman]

31. it's good that hillary is saying these things...

but it took the threat from Bernie for her to say them.

In the long run, while I support Bernie, if he changes the conversation and brings the Democratic party back to the left, than that's all that matters.

now she can talk the talk, but can she walk the walk? Bernie has been doing that walk for the past 50+ years.

[Amimnoch]

34. LOL, you took the words out of my mouth.

Hard to find anything about the Ron Paul of the Left that isn't a puff piece.

[RussBLib]

16. 'bout time

more please

[Geronimoe]

19. Bold and Brave

Tweeting negatives about opposing Party.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

20. And rarely answers any questions.

[hollowdweller]

22. It would be really nice

If this is part of a coordinated attack on the part of Clinton, Obama, Democratic legislators on the GOP.

I think in order to be effective IF she wins she needs to vanquish quite a number of GOP legislators when she comes in in 2016.

Dems are going to have to work together to do this because it can't happen in a non presidential year I don't think.

[Iliyah]

23. K & R

Not whining and tucking tail between legs and running away from confrontation - LOL

[lewebley3]

24. Go Hillary

[Hotler]

25. Wake me up when she starts.......

throwing punches at the crooks on Wall St.

[Bubzer]

30. I'd love to see that!

[Gothmog]

32. I have been pleased with how the Clinton camp is attacking the GOP idiots

This campaign is very different from the 2008 campaign

[ericson00]

36. It will be Hillary who will make America great again

as Obama has been making it great again, after Bush made it not great. Hillary will finish the best parts of O's job, and improve on others.