I'm sorry, this does NOT look to me like a "battle-tested candidate" who can "withstand scrutiny"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/18/hillary-clinton-wont-say-if-her-server-was-wiped/After Ed Henry of Fox News pressed Clinton on the issue repeatedly, an aide ended the question-and-answer session and Clinton turned to walk away. Another reporter shouted a question about whether the e-mail issue will ever go away. Clinton turned and shrugged.
...really? She's gonna play the befuddled grandma shtick, who has to ask her daughter how to program the DVR? This is Hillary God-Damn Rodham, the Wellesley Commencement speaker, voice of a generation, Watergate Lawyer, Secretary of State, who sat Steely-eyed in the Situation Room as Seal Team 6 got Osama Bin Laden.
We all know she's smart.
We're supposed to believe she doesn't know what "wipe a server" means? Really?
Ruth Marcus: Stop Digging
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First, you claimed there were only 9,000 people at his Portland rally and now you're spouting off about Bernie not participating in Q & As.
Here's one he did at the end of July: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/qa-session-with-presidential-candidate-bernie-sanders-tickets-17897452763
He had a town hall tonight, in New Hampshire, as a matter of fact.
Hang it up, George, until you learn to use Google.
If you recall, the photograph that accompanied the article boasting about the 20,000+ people who attended showed the entire second level (about half of the 19,000 capacity building) as being EMPTY. If there were as many people as boasted, why didn't the article show the building when it was full (if it ever was)?
From the photograph, the only real gauge of the crowd, there weren't many more than 9,000 people. If there were more, they showed up after the photograph was taken.
As to the Q&As, the last one he held was a month ago? And the one tonight, I believe, was only the second real Town Hall he's conducted since his campaign began?
Now I'm sure you'll dive into Google to prove me (marginally) wrong. 
How dare you?!?
The Ruth Marcus piece is from Friday, today is Sunday. 
I've been sucking in wildfire smoke all weekend, so apologies if I'm not Lightning McQueen enough for ya.
I hadn't seen the clip of her speaking in Vegas, until today. What made it interesting to me is that it directly flies in the face of what is often touted as one of HRC's big strengths- namely, her alleged teflon-like ability to withstand questions and attacks, and her supposedly finely honed political instincts and skills.
I didn't see any of that, in that clip. I also didn't find her jokes all that funny.
Marcus is right, she needs to do a better job on this stuff. If I'm beating a dead horse here, I'm doing her a favor, because it's clearly not going away, and unlike Benghazi there does actually seem to be some question as to the solidity of her judgment around some decisions she- or her staff- actually made.
Her favorability ratings have gone down. Maybe instead of circling the wagons against imaginary "enemies" all the while pretending that the campaign and candidate are peachy perfect 100% as is, maybe now is a good time to ask how these things could be done better, given that it's only August of 2015 and there's still plenty of time to course correct?
People here had no problem telling Bernie Sanders exactly where they thought he could do better- and I suspect his campaign is the better for it. But apparently it's blasphemy if anyone suggests the same for Hillary.
I guess a lot of it depends on whether Hillary's camp wants to actually win voter support, or demand it/expect it by default. The latter was what she did in 2008, and it didn't work out so well.
I realize I'm an endlessly fascinating topic, of course. 
Well, Sherlock, it's the name of a drunken monkey puppet from an IFC show circa 2008ish, which was the last time DU had a name change. It's dated, now.. But whoever you're thinking of, it ain't me. I'm only "warren demontague" on DU.
But a valiant effort at changing the subject, nonetheless.
Greg The Bunny was 2002. I always liked your screen name and the old avatar back in the day. I was a fan of the show.
It was between this, and "Count Blah"
It had it's moments, for sure. And, I guess Sarah Silverman is a Bernie supporter, so MAYBE IT IS A GIANT CONSPIRACY!!!!!!
I do believe I recall the posters who are so upset by this article gleefully applauding a hit piece calling Sanders supporters all kinds of vile things just this morning.
What goes around...
