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2016 Postmortem

riversedge

(70,253 posts) Mon Jul 25, 2016, 12:39 PM Jul 2016

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Hillary closing comment to VFW speech today...

I do not see this a possible trepidation. Yet, maybe it is in that comment. I know folks who do not believe a woman can Commander-in-Chief.

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Interesting: HRC finishes VFW speech by nodding to possible trepidation around first woman commander in chief. Full:

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Hillary closing comment to VFW speech today... (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2016 OP

I think she addressed that quite nicely Rivers DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #1

Good. Have a nice day. riversedge Jul 2016 #5

"Interesting" closing comment. yallerdawg Jul 2016 #2

I like it. Orsino Jul 2016 #3

pretty sure she closed with: Thank you and God Bless the United States of America. Hiraeth Jul 2016 #4

We have women generals in the US military and have for years. kestrel91316 Jul 2016 #6

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)

1. I think she addressed that quite nicely Rivers

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 12:40 PM

Jul 2016

riversedge

(70,253 posts)

5. Good. Have a nice day.

Reply to DemonGoddess (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 01:28 PM

Jul 2016

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

2. "Interesting" closing comment.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 12:43 PM

Jul 2016

Maybe something else she learned from the 2008 campaign. Sadly.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

3. I like it.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 12:52 PM

Jul 2016

Any reasonable response has to amount to, "Well, of course. That's what a president is supposed to do."

Dissenters can check themselves.

Hiraeth

(4,805 posts)

4. pretty sure she closed with: Thank you and God Bless the United States of America.

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Mon Jul 25, 2016, 01:03 PM

Jul 2016

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

6. We have women generals in the US military and have for years.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 01:35 PM

Jul 2016

Anyone who thinks a woman can't be CiC at this point needs their head examined.

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