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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The way Clinton treated Obama in 2008 was a disgrace [View all]TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)16. Nobody thought Hillary Clinton was a foreign policy leading light in 2008.
Nobody was looking to her for guidance, she had no leadership in that arena. Obama had far more of a formed philosophy/approach to foreign policy than she did. Hillary, like most of Obama's cabinet appointments, was a political and/or status appointment, not an expertise appointment. Not criticizing that, because most Presidents make such appointments. But this revisionist history where he chose her for foreign policy expertise is just laughable.
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I was recalling the same thing. She was a below the belt player. A definite politician nt
quantass
Feb 2016
#2
By all accounts, Pres. Obama wants Hillary to be the nominee. Bernie wanted to primary him in 2012.
Metric System
Feb 2016
#3
For throwing SS on the chopping block in the "Grand Bargain" Thank Heavens Bernie stood up to
jillan
Feb 2016
#6
He gave her the job so she wouldn't primary him or build her own power base
TwilightGardener
Feb 2016
#10
Nobody thought Hillary Clinton was a foreign policy leading light in 2008.
TwilightGardener
Feb 2016
#16
Various endorsements and puffery from Clinton-friendly media (MUSCULAR!!!--right, Marc Ambinder?)--
TwilightGardener
Feb 2016
#38
Appointing her was just politics. The folks who look ultra foolish are the people who spent 2008
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2016
#19
How ironic now that Sanders' folks milk everything that Clinton endorsers have ever said that
Empowerer
Feb 2016
#30
Don't you love it - they are SO "loyal" to Obama that they just "NEVER get over" how Hillary
Empowerer
Feb 2016
#34
Given that blacks overwhelmingly support Clinton, looks like most of us have gotten over it, too
Empowerer
Feb 2016
#44