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Omaha Steve

(99,700 posts)
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 06:34 AM Jun 2013

Buffett welcomes Hillary Clinton to Twitter; is he subtly urging her to run for president?

Source: Omaha World Herald-AP

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The former New York senator and first lady sent out her first tweet under the handle (at)HillaryClinton, thanking the creators of the popular online parodies called "Texts from Hillary." Clinton's initial tweet thanked Adam Smith and Stacy Lambe for their inspiration and said, "I'll take it from here," concluding with a hashtag (hash)tweetsfromhillary.

The potential 2016 presidential candidate's profile page on the microblogging service shows the memorable photo of a stern-looking Clinton wearing dark sunglasses and reading her BlackBerry aboard a military plane while leading the State Department during President Barack Obama's first term. The photo was made popular by Smith and Lambe's buzzworthy Tumblr, which won laughs and rave reviews by pairing the photo of the sunglasses-wearing Clinton with other politicians and imaginary text messages between world leaders.

snip: Omaha investor Warren Buffett's tweet to Clinton — only his third — said: Hello @Hillaryclinton! Happy to welcome one of my favorite women in the world to twitter. #45

Several political insiders suggested that Buffett's "#45" was a reference to a Clinton run for the presidency. If she ran and won, she would be the 45th president.

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Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20130610/AP06/306109899/1685#buffett-welcomes-hillary-clinton-to-twitter-is-he-subtly-urging-her-to-run-for-president

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Fuddnik

(8,846 posts)
2. What more could a billionaire capitalist ask for?
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 07:32 AM
Jun 2013

Another neo-liberal, free-trade, Democrat.

The worst possible choice for us.

antigop

(12,778 posts)
11. Warren invested in IBM. IBM outsources jobs. Hillary touts "advantages" of outsourcing.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 08:30 PM
Jun 2013

Warren supports Hillary.

Not difficult to understand.

 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
3. I hope not, I'm more than sick of third-way 'dems'.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 08:47 AM
Jun 2013

They campaign as if they are a more Liberal version of Jesus, then once elected they double down on the right-wing pro-corporate BS.

warrant46

(2,205 posts)
4. She needs to retire and end the drama.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 08:54 AM
Jun 2013

Her corporate bootlicking among other things is becoming tedious. The Democrats need a new young fresh face.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
6. nooo, I want 100 strong loved democratic people to all say they 'may' run untill the last second.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 10:39 AM
Jun 2013

That's the tactic the Rs hate..it costs RRz multi-millions to attack an army of possible-Presidents.

warrant46

(2,205 posts)
10. I guess we will see
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 05:49 PM
Jun 2013

Hopefully if she does --- I hope she does better than last time.

I wish her good luck and God speed--- Unlike that idiot Bloomberg who wants us to lose 4 more Senate seats in 2014 -----------------( He wants all of his rich backers to throw 4 current Dem Senators UNDER THE BUS.)

 

faithnomore

(41 posts)
7. Hillary is nothing more than business as usual
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:18 PM
Jun 2013

If the Dems have any sense at all, they'll run Elizabeth Warren.

thelordofhell

(4,569 posts)
8. Hillary Clinton ate a sandwich today....is that a subtle hint she will run for the Presidency??
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:28 PM
Jun 2013

Seriously..........

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