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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton ‘often confused’ says staffer in email. [View all]yardwork
(61,588 posts)69. Really out in force tonight, aren't they.
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One of my favorite photos. Even without captions or meme text, the photo sums it up perfectly.
NurseJackie
Nov 2015
#382
I am not a Clinton supporter -but it seems like this aide's remarks were taken out of context.
truedelphi
Nov 2015
#402
Why the resort to sexist comments about Hillary's hair? Thought we were finally past such nonsense.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2015
#106
Yes, comments that even remotely refer to Hillary, or anyone else for that matter, having weight issues should be off limits.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2015
#126
Call me on whatever. But, first, how many hours of the hearings did you watch or listen to?
merrily
Nov 2015
#122
Again, it's not about other posters. It's about readers who have not signed up. There must be a reas
merrily
Nov 2015
#161
I agree as to the troll. However, the point is, something very untrue was posted and the world did
merrily
Nov 2015
#188
The way Bernie's supporters turned the attacks on HIS appearance, hair, 'optics' etc into
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#375
It got hidden but even before you posted it, it still can be read by anyone - what's the big deal?
George II
Nov 2015
#144
As a dispassionate observer it is incumbent upon me to give this round to sufrommich
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#189
Us honest brokers need to stick together, to make the board a fairer place.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#275
Right now as we speak, while Rove and Co work to steal the WH and insert a con
randys1
Nov 2015
#377
A guideline, but they don't speak to the health of Sanders or Hillary. She's all of 6 yrs younger
merrily
Nov 2015
#278
What a terrible thing to say. I guess we've sunk this low. No one should be told
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#123
I like Ellen but look what this thread had evolved or more accurately devolved into.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#164
Kind of funny that you don't recognize that it takes two sides to "evolve". But your side can get
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#334
And how sad, the "she started it". She got a hide and he didn't. Seems to be the way
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#333
So if you have a jam-packed schedule and multiple phone calls, are you saying you'd never be
Metric System
Nov 2015
#19
As in, she's often confused (because her schedule is jam-packed). Again, you're assuming the worst.
Metric System
Nov 2015
#37
I've worked in ofices. Assistants to top executives do not trash talk. to the contrary, they
merrily
Nov 2015
#92
You conclude from a 3 year old email that Clinton currently has health issues?
onenote
Nov 2015
#261
I would be confused too if I had to make so many calls. That's what assistants are for. Oh, but her
Metric System
Nov 2015
#4
Same...although Hillary's clear confusion was on full display for all to see during last Saturday's debate.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2015
#117
Yes, you could see that Bernie was flustering Hillary time and time again, especially judging by her facial expressions and other body language cues.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2015
#165
Yes, I hafta agree with you...M'OM, like Bernie, hada very good debate night.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2015
#196
THAT is a pic that says it all. Gowdy looks like he's been rode hard and put away wet....
Hekate
Nov 2015
#372
That was titled: "The picture that says a thousand words.." so we could go on and on.. but, I think
Cha
Nov 2015
#376
Guess you missed her 11 hr marathon with Gowdy et all and all the campaigning she has been doing.
riversedge
Nov 2015
#16
2013? I really could not watch 11 hours of her making faces and looking contemptuous, no.
merrily
Nov 2015
#20
I would say who the people who share your assessment are but it would result in a hide...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#39
See Reply 32. The hearing was a while ago. This is the first time I posted my observation.
merrily
Nov 2015
#52
This will all be over when she dispatches of the Vermont independent in New Hampshire and ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#22
If she wins, I sure hope so because this is rightwing garbage and we all know it
randys1
Nov 2015
#51
I didn't go there either however there are screen shots from both on the judicial watch page.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#159
Could be that she'd been traveling extensively and her body clock was all messed up. n/t
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#174
I said I was surprised and I found it to be interesting. Not that I was disappointed.
NurseJackie
Nov 2015
#120
Well here's another thread that got locked from this OP because it was from redstate and called
Cha
Nov 2015
#345
Thanks for the reminder Cha, I remembered she had another really low OP but couldn't remember what
seaglass
Nov 2015
#361
Who wouldn't be with the massive schedules and responsibilities she would have had.
randys1
Nov 2015
#28
I am voting for Bernie, but if she wins the nomination I hope that means no more of
randys1
Nov 2015
#58
Thanks to the jurors, but surely the alerter is a stalker and needs to go, right folks?
randys1
Nov 2015
#162
No. Why is it so unbelievable? Is she superhuman, is she immune from old-age illnesses?
reformist2
Nov 2015
#76
Cyndi Lauper was from the same milieu as Madonna and occupied the same genre.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#224
What difference? If Hillary had shown any confusion during the 11 hour televised hearing, you would
Metric System
Nov 2015
#110
Ha! You honestly think that the media wouldn't report on Hillary acting confused during live TV?!?
Metric System
Nov 2015
#151
I honestly watched them read back to her as I posted up thread. A number of times.
merrily
Nov 2015
#156
It had to do with giving different answers to the same question. Ever watch a courtroom show?
merrily
Nov 2015
#168
Again, they read back her two and three different answers to the same question. And ain't over until
merrily
Nov 2015
#178
Of course it implies it. Normally, people don't throw back in Joe's face words only
merrily
Nov 2015
#215
I watched. I said I did not watch all 11 hours. I did not state an opinion. I reported what I saw
merrily
Nov 2015
#198
Didn't you attempt to impeach her credibility earlier, based on some legal comparison?
OilemFirchen
Nov 2015
#207
Bernie is no spring chicken himself, if we're looking at ages. And women live longer.
Metric System
Nov 2015
#102
A little extreme dontcha think? How do you jump from the occasional confusion displayed by Hillary to the onset of Alzheimer's?
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2015
#155
Your compadre can't respond. He or she was locked out of the thread,
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#235
Please note the date - it is mid January 2013, when we KNOW Clinton was both working and recovering
karynnj
Nov 2015
#199
Seems even most Sanders supporters know the OP is Vile RW sticking garbage--as it
riversedge
Nov 2015
#205
While getting confused happens to the best of us, I confess that when Clinton
PatrickforO
Nov 2015
#222
yes, she did and it is resolved. Anyone who pushes this RW can join Hannity et. al.
riversedge
Nov 2015
#241
When they have to dig back 2 years for smear, you know their candidate's
misterhighwasted
Nov 2015
#238
This was at the time of her concussion, confusion is one of the symptoms of concussion. one can
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#239
I'm a Sanders supporter, but this OP and its defenders should be ashamed of themselves
onenote
Nov 2015
#247
The story completely lacked context that anyone who followed Clinton's career would know
onenote
Nov 2015
#257
Not in the article there isn't but her medical issue when she was SOS made the news.
Autumn
Nov 2015
#263
Yet there are posters here saying the email is indicative of her current health
onenote
Nov 2015
#265
Are you saying elleng is Julian Hattem? The Julian Hattem who wrote the article that
Autumn
Nov 2015
#272
Yeah I'm well aware of that and yes they do on most matters, politician are aware of that
Autumn
Nov 2015
#279
So it would be fair me to assume you just think Bernie is a better choice than Hillary and not ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#314
This was written when she was recuperating from her concussion. She has every sign of recuperation.
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#309
I couldn't be prouder of the way my fellow Hillary supporters responded to this calumny...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#280
This is pretty troubling. One of my biggest concerns about both Hillary and Bernie is age.
askew
Nov 2015
#288
Hillary is not doing anything close to that. She's campaigning at 1/4 sped right now
askew
Nov 2015
#296
The truth can be as hard to find here as virgins are at the Bunny Ranch.
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#319
Actually part of it is posted right below, people just ignore what they don't want to see.
Agschmid
Nov 2015
#321
My guess is that this wasn't her intention. But, as you noted, much has been revealed.
NurseJackie
Nov 2015
#320
You are a much more forgiving person that I am and I'm not even a Hillary supporter! But with this
seaglass
Nov 2015
#363
Why am I not surprised you don't find this surprising yet find it interesting ?
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#352
The story of Clinton's concussion was a big news event. Whether or not she wore glasses was splashed
onenote
Nov 2015
#391
I don't think she's confused. I think she's quite clear. That's why I cannot vote for her.
EndElectoral
Nov 2015
#366
I'm often confused about which site I landed in, bcs I didn't used to need to scrape my shoes at DU
Hekate
Nov 2015
#373
If you cold turn the bitterness in this thread to love the world would be an infinitely better place
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2015
#388
Is that the new explanation for her decisions on war, torture, Wall Street, etc?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2015
#395