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Hillary Clinton is SinkingBy Walker Bragman | Paste
March 15, 2016 | 9:21am
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In the last sanctioned Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton made a candid admission. Im not a natural politician the former Secretary of State stated bluntly. The moment was as humanizing as it was accurate.
In 2008, as Barack Obama rose in popularity against a heavily favored Clinton, the then Senator found herself unable to cope, and resorted to racist and scurrilous campaign tactics. When the race got tight, Clinton went negative against hope and and change, and Clinton choked.
And now, were seeing it happen all over again.
Following a devastating loss in Michigan, a race she was heavily favored in, Hillary Clinton has fallen into her old habitsleveling attacks at her opponent, Bernie Sanders, that even her apparent allies call suspicious or interesting. Additionally, the former Secretary has made a series of bizarre remarks: from barking like a dog to calling Nancy and Ronald Reagan champions in the fight against AIDS.
So what is the problem? Why, whenever a race gets tough, does Clinton seem to shoot herself in the foot? Why cant she handle the pressure? The simple answer is that her judgment is poor.
For all the preparation Hillary Clinton went through prior to this primary, she has found herself battling her past. She didnt realize after the Occupy Movement and the 2012 election that saw Mitt Romney lose for his out-of-touch rhetoric, that tacking right against an economic populist progressive would backfire. She didnt realize that her paid Wall Street speeches or her past donations from the Koch Brothers would be a problem in 2016. She didnt recognize that her private in-home email server over which she conducted business as Secretary of State would become an issue. During that same period, she didnt pick up on the fact that her arms dealing through the Clinton Foundation would come off as a conflict of interest. She saw nothing wrong with accepting millions from lobbyists including those from the fossil fuel industry. And while were discussing fossil fuels, she didnt predict that supporting fracking would hurt her in presidential race where climate change is a central issue. In 2008, she didnt see anything wrong with attacking Obamas appeal to white voters, or making the sorts of race baiting remarks she made. She didnt realize that the Iraq War was a mistake at the time. She didnt have the foresight (let alone the conscience) to support same-sex marriage until 2013. And, of course, now she didnt see anything wrong with praising the Reagan Administration for its shameful record on AIDS.
Never has anyone in the history American politics...
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I hate to defend the evil GHW Bush, but the thing with the scanners was distorted. n/t
tabasco
Mar 2016
#21
I see it differently. The Ruling Class have contempt for the Masses. They don't think they need to
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#11
So true! They have waged constant war on the masses since the beginning of thier self-created
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#18
Their hubris and greed are killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. But we will not go lightly.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#24
“Libya was a different kind of calculation. And we didn't lose a single person."
earthside
Mar 2016
#3
I repeat, Clinton did not lie about Benghazi. For you to say she did is dishonest.
Nitram
Mar 2016
#27
Bernie would say, what part of the transcript did amborin and others read? Did you read that part?
DhhD
Mar 2016
#70
I'm 72, a life-long Democrat. Never voted for anyone that wasn't a Democrat, but I will vote for
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#68
JDPriestly, I Concur. I Don't Really Down Deep Think Hillary Can Beat Trump...
ChiciB1
Mar 2016
#112
scary to contemplate; unfit for office; don't want this hand on any button; has done enuf damage; nt
amborin
Mar 2016
#10
I think Hillary has a bad personality trait that is very much like Nixon
BernieforPres2016
Mar 2016
#13
The American people are sick of getting pissed on by the rich and their minions. That is what hil
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#14
The Ruling Class never understand when the lower classes object to their treatment. They feel they
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#31
Are you trying to engage in a discussion? If you don't agreed plez provide your
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#116
Cheney has LOTS of "experience" and nice long resume. . . also has BAD judgement
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#28
It seems like she has trouble just being human. In contrast to Bernie, who is amazingly human.
Fast Walker 52
Mar 2016
#58
Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Pasted.
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#93
Is "sinking" some new catch phrase for winning everything and the Kitchen "sink"?
Amimnoch
Mar 2016
#114