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PWPippin

(213 posts)
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 08:19 AM Mar 2016

Did you hear Brian Williams tell the truth

when he asked Tulsi Gabbard during his interview with her on MSNBC about the risk she was taking in leaving Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Hillary Clinton's DNC? I doubt he realized what he was saying. Quite a Freudian slip!

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BreakfastClub

(765 posts)
2. I don't buy that Hillary is some vengeful crazy person. Back in 2008,
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 08:51 AM
Mar 2016

John Favreau, an Obama speechwriter, had a photo circulating of him kissing a cardboard cutout of Hillary while wearing an Obama t-shirt. It was clearly a sexist picture and one that no doubt embarrassed him. However, it turns out John learned something from his experience. Perhaps you can learn something from his experience too:


"I didn’t start off as [Hillary Clinton's] biggest fan either. During the 2008 campaign, I wrote plenty of less-than-complimentary words about Hillary Clinton in my role as Barack Obama’s speechwriter. Then, a few weeks after the election, I had a well-documented run-in with a piece of cardboard that bore a striking resemblance to the incoming Secretary of State.


It was one of the stupider, more disrespectful mistakes I’ve made, and one that could have cost me a job if Hillary hadn’t accepted my apology, which she did with grace and humor. As a result, I had the chance to serve in the Obama administration with someone who was far different than the caricature I had helped perpetuate."

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/26/why-electing-hillary-in-16-is-more-important-than-electing-obama-in-08.html

PWPippin

(213 posts)
3. I have no idea whether Hillary would be vengeful or not.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 09:09 AM
Mar 2016

What Brian Williams indicated in his "misspoken" moment was that the DNC belongs to Debbie and Hillary. That's a Freudian slip, unless he meant what he said.

 

Kentonio

(4,377 posts)
4. The Clintons have a long record of keeping enemy lists and exacting revenge
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 09:46 AM
Mar 2016

Favreau had the good sense to grovel, and that was wise. Try talking to the many people who have crossed her and Bill over the years and not been so fortunate.

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