Hillary Clinton Does Her Best Donald Trump Impression

[riversedge]

Source: abc



By ALEC GOODWIN

DECORAH, Iowa — Sep 15, 2015, 12:59 AM ET



PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks while attending the Foundry United Methodist Church for their Bicentennial Homecoming Celebration, in Washington, Sept. 13, 2015.Molly Riley/AP Photo


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“I have to admit, Donald Trump is entertaining," she conceded.

Trump is often criticized by his opponents for promising big results without explaining the policies he would use to achieve them. Clinton, who refers to Trump as the "flamboyant front-runner," expressed mock regret that she couldn't follow his lead.

"I have to say, I kind of wish I had this same sort of mentality," she said.

Clinton then launched into a brutal imitation of Trump’s campaign rhetoric.

“Oh, listen, I don’t need to tell you anything. When I get there, peace will be breaking out everywhere, prosperity will be raining down upon you, we will have the new age," she said, pretending to be the Donald.

Clinton concluded her assault on real estate mogul by saying "Well, I would like to do that. But I don’t think that is how a great democracy makes its decisions about who will lead us.”

ABC News' Cristina Ochoa contributed to this report.


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[earthside]

1. She should stick to straight, boring speeches.

Anytime Hillary ventures off into trying to be amusing she looks like a marionette.

Face it, she is not an engaging speaker -- she is not Obama with his finesse, she is not Bernie with his fire, she is not Bill with his emotion, she is not Trump with is bombast, she is not even G. W. Bush with his appeal to simplicity.

The only time Hillary is even halfway a decent speaker is when she gives a policy-type address without any flourish or flair.

I felt so uncomfortable for her when I saw the Trump riff ... she just can't do that sort of thing.

[Blue_Adept]

2. Damned if she does, damned if she doesn't

Just plain damned.

[leftynyc]

4. This place has become a sewer

of right wing talking points when it comes to Hillary. It's nauseating.

[snooper2]

5. Post a video of the best speech she has ever given then we will critique it

[leftynyc]

7. Why waste my time?

I'm sure there isn't a speech out there you wouldn't find something to whine about (looks like today's whine is she's not funny enough for you). Just the way it is.

[snooper2]

8. A lot of people aren't funny enough for me, high standards- but she can't give a good speech

period-

That's why I asked to find one where she is on fire- passionate- has the crowd absolutely going nuts...


just one

[leftynyc]

10. There are plenty

but I ask again, why should I bother? If you can give me a good answer to that question, it MAY be worth my time.

[snooper2]

12. A- would be good for the thread, B- would give me some hope

I worry she is going to be Al Gore John Kerry boring if she is the nominee...

I've been donating to Martin O'Malley but he is getting 0 fucking coverage. I hope he can pull some zingers at the debate and get the audience going and his numbers up- Otherwise I'll just have to vote for whoever wins the nomination.



Who better have the ability to get folks riled up to vote D.

[leftynyc]

16. That's fair enough

I've watched this speech a few times. Gives me goose bumps.

It's not a campaign speech but she touches on the same issues and I think it's an important, very important, speech that got very little coverage.

[snooper2]

18. At 18:45 I started to hear a little fire in her voice, for about a minute

rest of it reminds me of being at a trade show with a vendor giving a speech about how their new technology is going to change everything (with occasional polite applause)

Be honest I want to hear pissed off Hillary but her handlers probably tell her to "stay above the fray"...


She really should be able to do better than that (And I'm trying to be as objective as possible)

[U of M Dem]

19. here is another one for you

very passionate indeed

HRC is not great with 'from the heart,' probably because her heart keeps changing on the important issues (AKA Evolving).

Women's issues are important, don't get me wrong.

HRC is just consistently not one for talking straight, especially on the "tough issues" that are in my mind no-brainers.

I have great worries for the general if HRC is the nominee. I will be voting against the GOP at that point, with protest.

[Darb]

13. Speech-making is not governing.

I agree with the poster above, this place has become a sewer of teabagger talking points posing as a primary.

[earthside]

17. How pathetic.

Disagree or dislike Hillary and you become a 'teabagger'.

And the Hillary folks wonder why they don't get any respect around here.

[Darb]

21. You sound typically, again, like the "victims" on the right.

They decry the "racists" taq with like, convoluted logic when pointed out, just like you are claiming when called out for acting overtly, and suspiciously negative to the DEMOCRATIC front-runner. They say, "disagree with Obama and get called a racist, whaaaaaaaa, fucking whaaaaaaaaaa". Conspicuously, you say "Disagree with Hillary and you call me a teabagger, whaaaaaaaa, fucking whaaaaaaaa!. That's not true about the racist tag and it's not true about saying you sound just like teabaggers, because you do.

You are not just disagreeing with her, or saying that you do not like her. You are attacking her much like the idiots on the right do and will do more of when they choose their loser. Disagree if you want. Dislike her if you want. But on the DU, act like a decent Democrat or face the hard, fucking truth.

[leftynyc]

25. Well said

Thanks for saving me the trouble of arguing with yet another whiner who trashes the Democratic frontrunner.

[earthside]

29. "Democratic frontrunner"

I don't believe that anymore.

And, anyway, just because you call her that it doesn't confer some untouchable status to her.

Frankly, most of the whining I see here on DU is from Hillary supporters who can't take the heat and reactively label critics as "teabaggers".

Get over it, Hillary is a lousy speechifier; she is sinking in the polls; and she is the candidate of establishment Wall Street Democrats.

Just stick to that and you'll be much more at peace with your choice.

[leftynyc]

34. Bullshit

I've NEVER said one negative word about Bernie. NOT ONE WORD. I would vote for him, O'Malley, Hillary or Joe. Because the alternative is nauseating. Your entire screed is a whine but you go ahead and comfort yourself by claiming skewed polls. It worked so incredibly well for the romney supporters.

[trueblue2007]

36. YOU DON'T GET ANY RESPECT? Cuz you are Wrong!! She gave a GREAT speech and she was RIGHT ON !!!

TRUMP IS A BOMBASTIC LIAR and Hillary was right to call him on it.
Why can't Hillary tell the truth? Why can't we accept the truth?

We are Democrats right?

[riversedge]

26. I have posted her speeches and only got snarks and mocks

from many of Sanders fans.

[trueblue2007]

37. i never snark or mock any speeches by HILLARY or BERNIE

I'M A DEMOCRAT and I like both candidates.

[riversedge]

40. Thank you.

[LanternWaste]

33. one imagines the critique will maintain the pretense of objectivity.

No doubt, one imagines the critique will maintain the pretense of objectivity, regardless of its inherent bias clouding any conclusion.

[Orrex]

9. ^^That.

[sarge43]

3. Stand up comedy takes near genius and lots of practice.

It's not for amateurs.

"Death is easy; comedy is hard." Edmund Keen

[samsingh]

14. i'm very critical of Hillary now, but i think her trying to be out there more is exactly what she

needs to do.

this was awesome and I think she could make a fantastic President.

[lunatica]

20. But you still like her right?

I think she has a great sense of humor. And I'm for Bernie.

[LanternWaste]

32. Yours was a creative and imaginative, though dramatically unsupported editorial.

Yours was a creative and imaginative, though dramatically unsupported editorial.

I feel so uncomfortable for you... as so many people simply can't do the supporting evidence thing.

[trueblue2007]

35. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are 50000% wrong

HILLARY SHOULD JUST BE HERSELF.

What is wrong with you? She gives GOOD speeches!

[youceyec]

6. Save it for your momma. She was HILARIOUS!

And she made a good point!

[greatlaurel]

11. HRC is great in pointing out the stupidity of the GOP. That is why they hate her so much.

In every speech, she tells the truth about the GOP and they think they are in hell. The one thing the GOP and their fascist financiers cannot stand is the truth.

Go Hillary!

[samsingh]

15. Good for Hillary for doing this.

[hedgehog]

22. I think she has used the same phrases to describe Democratic candidates

to her left.

[riversedge]

27. prove it.

[hedgehog]

28. I can't prove it - it's just a (false?) memory of her

campaign against Obama back in 2008. The first time I heard her make this comment this summer, I thought she was referring to Sanders.

[riversedge]

30. She is not attacking Sanders and Sanders is not attacking her.

[moonscape]

41. During the 2008 campaign, she used the

same sarcastic mocking tone, re Obama's optimism when she said: "The skies will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect,”

I didn't think it was Hillary at her best then, and don't think this was either - but we all have a different defn of humor. For me it was a disconnect, though people who know her say she has a great sense of humor. I think the natural humor she has is different from this, and I wish she'd show that side.

[trueblue2007]

38. She has NEVER used those phrases to dig other Democrats.

[Old Union Guy]

24. Hillary mimics whoever is up in the latest polls.

Bernie, Trump, whatever.

[d_legendary1]

31. We all know how silly the GOP clown car is

How does making fun of the clown car = being a great president? If this is going to be the criteria then the Donald will be a shoe-in for president.

[rockfordfile]

39. I liked it