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In reply to the discussion: Is Hillary the rodeo clown of the Democratic Party? [View all]Boomerproud
(8,026 posts)35. The Beltway media may very well be the driving force behind her running
but it's because they're lying in wait to eat her up and spit her out if she is successful. You can almost see the foam around their mouths already. Whether you are pro or con it won't be pretty.
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Hillary Clinton is not a clown. We can say she is right here and wrong there but calling her a
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#1
I agree with you, but some here are likely to misinterpret what you are saying, either inadvertently or intentionally.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#80
And you don't support her because you believe she is more rw than other Dem candidates.
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#13
I dont believe they meant the clown part as 'clown'. A rodeo clown will throw themselves
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#40
some of her donors are holding off until she decides if that marc guy who fucked
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#42
I heard a conventional wisdom story about her that because her book sales have fallen
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#49
agreed but there is a lot of 'we're not a monarchy' even among those who like her.
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#118
I didn't mean that as pro or con Hillary. If anything, the insider view is not pessimistic enough
yurbud
Jul 2014
#120
SHE is not running any inevitability campaign, she's not even running for anything at the moment.
Beacool
Jul 2014
#56
that was roughly my intention though I don't know if it's hers or just a happy accident
yurbud
Jul 2014
#114
offering our opinions about her problems and behavior isn't trashing. Jeez. Is it
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#44
Didn't you get the memo? It's a coronation for Hillary; open debate will not be tolerated.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#87
Like you ever cared about the opinions, interests, or needs of anyone that doesn't show fealty to
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#102
You should skip serving on juries. This isn't an attack, it is merely an opinion.
FSogol
Jul 2014
#14
I have never alerted, but the fact that someone can write such utter bullshit in a supposed
Beacool
Jul 2014
#54
real voters want to coddle Wall St, outsource our jobs, privatize public education, and start
yurbud
Jul 2014
#79
So she doesn't back TPP, military interventions, right wing coups like the one in Honduras on her
yurbud
Jul 2014
#112
she doesn't quite have Bill's gift of connecting with regular folks that carried him through all the
yurbud
Jul 2014
#53
Hillary has a lot of baggage in that unstoppable train and a lot of CYA to do.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2014
#30
it's not enough to say the republicans are worse. That doesn't get people to the polls
yurbud
Jul 2014
#50
that's all name recognition. If you asked what policy positions lead to their support...
yurbud
Jul 2014
#67
No, she is the Great White of the Big Tent...fuck with her and she will rip your ego to shreds.
Rex
Jul 2014
#45
to the DLCers squealing like stuck pigs in this thread, spend as much time figuring out how your
yurbud
Jul 2014
#51
Rodeo clown????????? This must be the most asinine anti-Hillary OP I have read so far.
Beacool
Jul 2014
#52
I think many missed the point intentionally because it's potentially more damaging
yurbud
Jul 2014
#69
exactly. Hillary was the presumptive nominee in 2008 too, but was bested by a newbie
yurbud
Jul 2014
#72
Your point is well taken, certainly not as an insult. Some people here need to lighten up.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#83
There's a BIG difference between a rodeo clown and a circus clown. Can't believe how sensitive people are around here.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#82
You are making my point. Why did Reagan get $2 million dollars for a trip to Japan?
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#108
Posters protesting "Hillary is not a clown" have no idea how heroic rodeo clowns are
Bucky
Jul 2014
#89
False, I have voted Democratic every time and they just become more and more corporate owned
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#104
"Better a person who likes progressives that someone who hates them."
winter is coming
Jul 2014
#106
She is the next President of the USA! Saying she was "dead broke" was not a gaffe.
6000eliot
Jul 2014
#111