Hillary Clinton: Reaching across party lines is like negotiating with the terrorist

[bigdarryl]

MY GIRL!!!! somebody needs to tell Obama that http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/hillary-clinton-aju-lecture_n_3499404.html

[gordianot]

1. As far as I am concerned take the " like" out of that sentence.

[sarge43]

2. Sometimes you can reason with a terrorist. Essential difference. n/t

[Robbins]

3. Hillary

Another sign she Is running In 2016

People should remember Bill Clinton did a lot of reaching across party lines himself.

[phleshdef]

4. I think you need to read what she actually said before getting all excited.

Too often in Washington today, reaching across the aisle seems as controversial as negotiating with the Taliban,” Clinton, a leading possible 2016 Democratic presidential contender, said at the 2013 American Jewish University lecture series on Monday in Universal City, Calif. “That is not the way democracy is supposed to work.”

Clinton nevertheless said she was optimistic that Republicans and Democrats would reach an immigration reform agreement. She called progress on the issue “wonderful to behold.”

In context, its not at all the way you are making it out to be.

[AtomicKitten]

11. Thanks for posting the whole statement.

Not sure why this was misinterpreted by the OP.

[ellie]

5. Well it is about time!

[geek tragedy]

6. Sadly, she meant almost the opposite thing.

She was describing the Republican mindset, said mindset making it actually true for Democrats.

[karynnj]

8. I would leave out the sadly -

Had she said what the OP said, it would have been a major problem for her - not to mention far outside anything she has ever said. I hope that the misinterpretation does not go viral in the RW - something that has happened with many many Democrats.

In context what she said is not controversial.

[karynnj]

7. That title does not reflect what she said

“Too often in Washington today, reaching across the aisle seems as controversial as negotiating with the Taliban,” Clinton, a leading possible 2016 Democratic presidential contender, said at the 2013 American Jewish University lecture series on Monday in Universal City, Calif. “That is not the way democracy is supposed to work.”

[Whisp]

9. but it reflects the OP's needs.

That seems to be the important part.

[karynnj]

10. True - The funny thing is that while it might excite some people here, if it were what she meant

it would kill her candidacy ... and be a complete repudiation of how both she and Bill Clinton have always work to be centrists.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. You're right. Now that I read the context and how she said what she said, it sounds NOTHING like

what the OP posted.

OP: Consider reframing your title because it's misleading.

[DCBob]

12. I think its more like negotiating with hostage takers..

Sometimes you have to deal with them if you care at all about the hostage.

[Myrina]

13. Way to mischaracterize!!

Care to clarify and post what she REALLY said?

[CobaltBlue]

14. ...

It's a nice way of saying, "I'm not on board with the Republicans like President Obama."

(Sorry if that upsets people. But I find the "bipartisan compromise" b.s. Cynical, perhaps. But real, no doubt.)

[Beacool]

15. Compromise is essential in any democracy.

We do not not live in a totalitarian regime. The question is how much to compromise on any given issue and how to get the other side to agree to one's own position on said issue. Being a good negotiator is key, knowing when to cajole, when to soothe ruffled feathers, etc. I think Bill was good at playing that game.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. I think he was good at it too, but so many people consider him "The Best Republican President"

we ever had because of it.

[Doctor_J]

20. Really? how much compromising have the Repukes done?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

16. Did she tell her husband that? Because Bill Clinton did a lot of "reaching"...

[Doctor_J]

19. Ouch. Pretty rough shot at her boss.

Oops. Just read the actual quote. Very bad form Big.

[former9thward]

21. Read more than the headline Darryl.

What she says in the story is the exact opposite of what you said.