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2016 Postmortem

BernieforPres2016

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9. If she was more nimble and wore tap shoes

Reply to CentralCoaster (Original post)

Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:20 PM

Apr 2016

Last edited Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:20 AM - Edit history (1)

She could have tapped in circles and waved her arms for about 5 minutes ducking that question multiple times. And then she kept pretending that she had given a straight answer. Bernie did a good job of pinning her down, asking her does that mean yes? Well yes, if that's what the consensus is and blah blah blah........

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Secretary Clinton: Yes or No, will you lift the cap on Social Security? Yes or No? [View all] CentralCoaster Apr 2016 OP

She is a virtuoso at word salads. nt GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #1

I think not so much word salad as legalese. TDale313 Apr 2016 #4

Is that triangulation? nt GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #5

Depends on what the definition of "is" is. TDale313 Apr 2016 #6

Wait wut? tk2kewl Apr 2016 #2

Bernie asked her yes or no about a carbon tax, but I'll change it. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #3

It's obvious she won't AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #7

Her response sounded like Lucky in Beckett's Waiting for Godot EndElectoral Apr 2016 #8

What a memory, I read that in the 80s. You nailed it. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #10

If she was more nimble and wore tap shoes BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #9

"Well yes, if that's what the consensus is and" Aerows Apr 2016 #11

How does somebody running for President say well I'm OK with a variety of positions BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #12

Gotta hand it to her. She's answered consistently, with the same endless mess of verbiage. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #14

You spelled "triangulation" wrong. beedle Apr 2016 #13

As a website developer, I snorfed when I saw "lorem ipsum"...lmao! ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #15

Ha! Yeah, that's how I found it. CentralCoaster Apr 2016 #16

I have that website on speed dial! ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #17