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71. Oh fer fuck sakes. You try and compare the Clintons to....

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 09:30 PM

Jun 2014

Rmoney - Born on third base and thought he hit a triple.
George HW Bush - Born on third base and thought he hit a triple.
George W Bush - Born on third base and thought he hit a triple.
John McCain - Born on third base and thought he hit a triple.

Fuck them.

Ms. Clinton married a man who had no father and was raised by his mother and stepfather. The men listed above were raised by nannies and other support personnel.

Edited to add: Thank you to the late Ann Richards!

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Can you spell tone deaf? H-I-L-L-A-R-Y. Hillary Clinton: We Were 'Dead Broke' Upon Leaving WH [View all] cali Jun 2014 OP

Bitter much? MineralMan Jun 2014 #1

Nope, not at all bitter. Projecting much? cali Jun 2014 #4

thats low PatrynXX Jun 2014 #163

I thought you were referring to the personal attack on Cali. Never mind n/t sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #177

Me too. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #219

Are you referring to cali when calling out bully? Or MM? rhett o rick Jun 2014 #298

MM and Cali both went ad hom, but MM did it first. Yet you give MM a +5 and call Cali a bully. merrily Jun 2014 #338

After the 2008 election ... butterfly77 Jun 2014 #316

Yes, and he agreed. merrily Jun 2014 #339

IOW, you don't know a fucking thing about what happened. aquart Jun 2014 #363

Care to address substance? And speaking of slimy innuendo, did you read your own post? merrily Jun 2014 #414

"It's top of the fold news." tiredtoo Jun 2014 #318

the perfect response azureblue Jun 2014 #345

The House in NY was 1.7 million...the house in DC was 5.4 million yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #402

She made the statements in 2014 krawhitham Jun 2014 #10

Unbelievable. 840high Jun 2014 #136

And th plight of the poor poor. No one's broker than the poor poor. merrily Jun 2014 #341

+1 Mineral Man treestar Jun 2014 #41

If she cant handle questions from Sawyer, hows she going to fare on Fox?? 7962 Jun 2014 #107

Do you seriously think she would do a fox interview? TiredOfNo Jun 2014 #129

Sorry, but she's being interviewed by Van Sustren & Brett Baeir on Fox. Where ya been? 7962 Jun 2014 #133

Yes she would. 840high Jun 2014 #137

She can handle them just fine. Beacool Jun 2014 #262

Just think if they had asked her what she reads! Fuddnik Jun 2014 #358

I admire you MM customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #115

She could have told her story with more poliltical sensitivity. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #122

Bitter? Hell Yeah!!! billhicks76 Jun 2014 #126

Do facts matter at all in this discussion? What does Cali's opinion have to do with the facts? sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #175

She looks like an idiot saying that! And you want to deny it? nt Logical Jun 2014 #207

This is not the time for criticism because it's not election time... Hissyspit Jun 2014 #210

+1 Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #293

A list of approved discussion topics pinned to the top of each forum would help morningfog Jun 2014 #222

lulz : ) Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #367

... woo me with science Jun 2014 #225

Of course the H. Clinton-Sachs supporters want us to give her rhett o rick Jun 2014 #300

For many of us, 2014 has been decided. None of my senators are running. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #308

Excellent point thank you. EOM tiredtoo Jun 2014 #317

Right there with you MM Tommy2Tone Jun 2014 #336

Hear, hear! We have precincts to walk and phone banks to bank (?) genwah Jun 2014 #351

Yes, we do. Anything that distracts from that MineralMan Jun 2014 #353

Gracias, mi compadre. Let's bring the fight to them. I'm tired of this chickenshit. genwah Jun 2014 #394

Didn't she get a few million for "It Takes A Village"? HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #2

Yes. Before leaving the WH. The first comment in this thread cali Jun 2014 #7

1996. NYT best seller list. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #19

That money went to charity. pnwmom Jun 2014 #101

A portion of it did. Whisp Jun 2014 #199

And the rest went to taxes. n/t pnwmom Jun 2014 #201

Let's be clear. They didn't keep a dime, and that is what that article says. nt MADem Jun 2014 #209

I think that is the law - it was income and they gave the entire after tax portion karynnj Jun 2014 #259

They had staggering legal bills. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #94

YES! THANK YOU! lolly Jun 2014 #322

All the profits from that book WENT TO CHARITY. You could have looked that up, you know. MADem Jun 2014 #100

they fact check about as well as Fox News Skittles Jun 2014 #111

It says 840K "of proceeds" went to charity. Didnt she get an 8 million advance to write it? 7962 Jun 2014 #132

Are you completely CONFUSED? Why are you mixing up her "Village" book with her MADem Jun 2014 #140

Well, shoot, if thats the case they darn sure shouldve had some money? 7962 Jun 2014 #155

They had enormous legal bills from the forty four million dollars worth of taxpayer cash used MADem Jun 2014 #164

Depends on the crowed you run with. zeemike Jun 2014 #169

When she bought the house she didn't have that money. MADem Jun 2014 #178

No job, broke, I know honey let's buy a house! A Simple Game Jun 2014 #334

She didn't keep any of the money from It takes a Village. Beacool Jun 2014 #266

Plagirism on It Takes A Village?: Whisp Jun 2014 #305

"Did not acknowledge ghostwriter Barbara Feinman" rock Jun 2014 #327

+1 krawhitham Jun 2014 #3

The GOP broke them with lawyer expenses. nt onehandle Jun 2014 #5

no, they weren't broke. In any case her comments were in defense cali Jun 2014 #8

so much anger. n/t progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #72

Don't look now, but your agenda is showing. Beacool Jun 2014 #269

...yet they were able to purchase not one, but TWO houses. Maedhros Jun 2014 #67

Mitt & Anne sold stock while he was a student elehhhhna Jun 2014 #84

LMFAO lawyers going broke over money going to ....lawyers. L0oniX Jun 2014 #366

Damn, I'd like to be the kind of "broke" where an Ivy education and plural houses aren't laughable. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #6

indeed. cali Jun 2014 #9

Not any more interesting than the dreck you're peddling LordGlenconner Jun 2014 #119

Hillary's own words are the dreck that's being peddled frylock Jun 2014 #303

I said about the same thing where a similar post showed up in Politics 2014 nt LiberalElite Jun 2014 #12

No kidding. I'm not envious. I just wish she was a little more tuned in so as not to say something Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #65

Most Congress people own property in their districts because they are required to pnwmom Jun 2014 #103

No, and I'm not going to do your homework for you. Read the damn thread. nt LeftyMom Jun 2014 #104

I was changing my post while you were cussing me out. pnwmom Jun 2014 #105

. st17011864200074656 Jun 2014 #197

You have residency by having a residence there. pnwmom Jun 2014 #198

And pray tell, where should she have lived while working in DC? Beacool Jun 2014 #270

Hillary had a job in DC when they left the White House? A Simple Game Jun 2014 #343

Are you for real????????? Beacool Jun 2014 #362

Of course I'm for real, so I screwed up, big deal that only means that A Simple Game Jun 2014 #395

Me too. And so would all the people who lost their jobs and their homes to Wall St. Corruption. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #187

This was after then-president Clinton RainDog Jun 2014 #11

Damn she sounds a lot like ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #13

yea... Ann Romney. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #14

they had lived out of the gov mansion in Arkansas so they did need a home bigtree Jun 2014 #15

When you get an 8 million dollar advance BEFORE leaving the WH cali Jun 2014 #16

show me the debt to income/asset ratio bigtree Jun 2014 #18

uh, no, honey, I'm not making up a thing: cali Jun 2014 #29

so what's the acceptable level of income for them? bigtree Jun 2014 #51

she's trying to identify with people who are struggling to get by cali Jun 2014 #64

she said that 'it's not easy' bigtree Jun 2014 #78

oh. so you are a mindreader, too? azureblue Jun 2014 #344

and snotty answers are your metier. You didn't even provide the information requested. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #68

and the question was about her current and recent past speaking fees. cali Jun 2014 #116

Not quite true customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #131

They bought the house BEFORE they left the WH. MADem Jun 2014 #182

Did I talk about the house customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #186

Where did I "assert there was a gap?" MADem Jun 2014 #188

You are correct customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #192

You do realize that no bank would give them a loan? It wasn't a matter of "clearing escrow." MADem Jun 2014 #203

OK, you're missing my point customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #221

No there was NOT. YOU are missing MY point. MADem Jun 2014 #232

Between her salary as a Senator and his salary as President davidpdx Jun 2014 #215

She did not start earning that salary as a Senator until AFTER he left the WH. MADem Jun 2014 #234

MADem, just Duval Jun 2014 #340

I guess so--I've never seen anything like it. MADem Jun 2014 #350

its hard to feel bad about their fees because if old bill had kept his pants on they roguevalley Jun 2014 #91

Excuse me?????? Beacool Jun 2014 #275

About half of that went to income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes, pnwmom Jun 2014 #375

No. It's that Bill Clinton led the reform to harm poor people RainDog Jun 2014 #17

sorry, I lived through and raised my family during the Clinton years bigtree Jun 2014 #22

it's not nonsense RainDog Jun 2014 #25

reality bigtree Jun 2014 #34

reality: that was the dot com boom RainDog Jun 2014 #45

The eitc increase and the child tax credit and the subtantial hike in the minumum wage Vattel Jun 2014 #58

four words bigtree Jun 2014 #59

Okay. I stand corrected. RainDog Jun 2014 #60

I think that was the decade we lost the textile industry in this country. nt eilen Jun 2014 #346

Here's a tidbit of facts that might make you pull your blinders off truedelphi Jun 2014 #32

you mean after he left office? what a joke bigtree Jun 2014 #40

Plus...all expenses paid to and from speeches, and for staffers needed, etc. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #50

Ummm... that was after they were out of the White House. nt progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #73

Oh like asking people to get a job after being on welfare for a few years?? progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #70

Dependence is a cancer on society, they say. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #147

I have never experienced poverty RainDog Jun 2014 #153

If I remember correctly... ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #150

No, he didn't loan them the money, but he helped them get the loan. MADem Jun 2014 #176

It is just tone deaf, in the same way that the comments of many Republicans with money often are Ms. Toad Jun 2014 #231

+ 1,000 suffragette Jun 2014 #243

This........ Beacool Jun 2014 #274

This is all to counter the populism Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #20

Yeah, because Bill Clinton was born wealthy. Beacool Jun 2014 #277

No, because Hillary Clinton was born poor. ieoeja Jun 2014 #315

Why "defend" it loyalsister Jun 2014 #21

While definitely a tone deaf statement, it is true. tritsofme Jun 2014 #23

If you had $10 but owed $11., you'd be dead broke wyldwolf Jun 2014 #24

uh, no. no, you wouldn't be dead broke in the sense that regular people struggle with it. cali Jun 2014 #30

uh, sure you would wyldwolf Jun 2014 #38

I love breaking this to you, but then I am not a hypocrite or a fabulist: cali Jun 2014 #42

You're living in the past wyldwolf Jun 2014 #49

you do know that little saying about those who don't learn from history, right? cali Jun 2014 #110

His post at number 55 was hidden SIXTEEN MINUTES before you posted this--he cannot reply to you. MADem Jun 2014 #127

There is nothing wrong with responding to someone who gets locked out of a thread morningfog Jun 2014 #223

It depends on what you SAY. MADem Jun 2014 #230

So alert and let the jury decide. morningfog Jun 2014 #248

It seems to me that everyone in this thread is saying what they please. Demit Jun 2014 #146

Bullshit, indeed. Some perhaps need to experience 'dead broke' to understand Purveyor Jun 2014 #39

Good point customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #139

It's hilarious(ly sad) the lengths people will go to attack the Clintons. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #86

Sorry, not a statement of fact customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #148

Yes, it is a statement of fact. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #168

The Clintons had more than just fancy educations customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #174

Of course this thread would have existed. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #180

Nice job of swinging to the opposite extreme customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #183

Hear, hear!!! Beacool Jun 2014 #284

Remember the outrage... uberblonde Jun 2014 #381

Good point. Beacool Jun 2014 #382

My point being... uberblonde Jun 2014 #383

Well, that we knew already. Beacool Jun 2014 #387

They were not looking to break our hearts. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #26

They were saddled with legal expenses. However, it didn't take long to replenish with speaking fees. RBInMaine Jun 2014 #27

No. And it is an issue. It's a top of the fold issue. cali Jun 2014 #33

The phrase is "above the fold." Demit Jun 2014 #149

By mentioning her supposed poverty customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #160

Yes, what she said about being broke was in response betsuni Jun 2014 #213

Her comments have been completely taken out of context by those looking for anything to bash her Metric System Jun 2014 #214

Yes--Republicans and allies have spun this masterfully lolly Jun 2014 #326

You are Trump and Clinton broke? HangOnKids Jun 2014 #217

Never had money and lost it or been in debt and I am not Trump or Clinton, so no betsuni Jun 2014 #239

More pile on of Clinton. It does not matter what she says Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #28

Coming from a staunch John Edwards fan like Cali, her OP is hysterical wyldwolf Jun 2014 #31

are you kidding? stop making shit up. I was the MOST anti- JE person on DU cali Jun 2014 #37

Bad news for you: wyldwolf Jun 2014 #47

you are a piece of work. cali Jun 2014 #48

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #55

that x100000 ^ nt progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #76

That x 10000000000000000 that the post got hidden HangOnKids Jun 2014 #124

Interesting that you liked that post that much. Scuba Jun 2014 #142

Gotta back cali up there BeyondGeography Jun 2014 #229

Well, poor Hillary has some experience ducking snipers...oh, wait. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #56

Wow.. taken directly from the FR talking point? classy. nt progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #79

No, taken directly from Hillary's lying mouth. n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #123

Hillary's own words frylock Jun 2014 #181

It was HRC's fictional construction - not a FR talking point.... xocet Jun 2014 #352

I sometimes wonder what site I've wandered onto... progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #75

some of us here are actually progressive dems who don't like war mongerers. Hillary is one. cali Jun 2014 #117

How is she a war monger? Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #159

More recently, according to her, truebluegreen Jun 2014 #238

Snarky Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #246

How many times did the White House have to disavowal itself from her statements at State? ieoeja Jun 2014 #320

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that about Special Envoy. Whisp Jun 2014 #324

What info? Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #384

I like being snarky. That said, the subject was Clinton. truebluegreen Jun 2014 #356

No. It was about Clinton being a hawk and Obama disagreeing Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #385

No. The discussion was about whether or not Clinton is a warmonger. truebluegreen Jun 2014 #398

Elitism is elitism Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #290

I ask myself that question every day. Beacool Jun 2014 #286

Yes, except in this case, she put her own foot in her own mouth. hughee99 Jun 2014 #252

They were millions in debt due to legal bills treestar Jun 2014 #35

It was avoidable customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #162

It could also have been avoided if Republicans had not tried to use it treestar Jun 2014 #184

You have to expect customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #190

Ken Starr spent tens of millions going after them. joshcryer Jun 2014 #355

The special prosecutor had investigated the Clintons for several years Beacool Jun 2014 #289

I'd sure like to see a breakdown customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #409

It's said that more money was spent on Clinton's year long lie Whisp Jun 2014 #413

Sometimes I miss the unrec button. liberalmuse Jun 2014 #36

You all have pretty much covered it, smile. oldandhappy Jun 2014 #43

More Clinton disingenuous bullshit tularetom Jun 2014 #44

Yes, and I'm guessing there was not a single person in that team of bullwinkle428 Jun 2014 #61

That does not negate the fact that they were millions in debt Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #92

But it does negate the "it was hard" part. Maedhros Jun 2014 #309

The Koch boys are already making film on how 'dead broke' she and Bill Purveyor Jun 2014 #46

"Will speak at Goldman Sachs for food..and $200,000". Sad story. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #52

Well, at least your cynical remark got me to chuckle. truedelphi Jun 2014 #154

LOL! nt laundry_queen Jun 2014 #206

For those who still care about actual facts.... uberblonde Jun 2014 #53

that has nothing to do with the tone deaf element cali Jun 2014 #63

Here's a fact. If I were to grant that she was indeed broke because of cost of legal representation Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #158

Sadly, there are too few of those in this pile. MADem Jun 2014 #237

I don't know if I see this OP as "claws out" or even something that would not be allowed karynnj Jun 2014 #276

Perception.... MADem Jun 2014 #292

If the article is correct, the Clintons NOT being reimbursed was part of the deal that there karynnj Jun 2014 #306

It was just an $8 million advance. Motown_Johnny Jun 2014 #54

She's doomed now. JoePhilly Jun 2014 #57

Good lord! Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #62

as I said: tone deaf. cali Jun 2014 #66

it's practically like skipping a couple meals waiting for the next welfare check to arrive.. frylock Jun 2014 #311

Ah thanks for reminding me why I left DU around the elections... progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #69

We don't hate Hillary customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #167

Yes, they DO hate the Clintons. Beacool Jun 2014 #283

Oh fer fuck sakes. You try and compare the Clintons to.... madinmaryland Jun 2014 #71

what??? where do I compare them to the Romneys? I DO NOT. cali Jun 2014 #83

BUT YOU SHOULD BE. What you posted is just not really relevant. madinmaryland Jun 2014 #89

That's what I was thinking betsuni Jun 2014 #179

"Tone deaf" doesn't begin to describe Hillary. When you have the Presidential pension .... Scuba Jun 2014 #74

I have no problem with the OP or the discussion of it Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #77

When I'm flat broke, I stop answering my phone and I stop opening mail because I have nothing Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #80

Holy Crap - I didn't get the memo! It's now time to start discrediting Hillary? Yes, I guess it's AnotherMother4Peace Jun 2014 #81

... and 'borrowing' right wing talking points to do it with. wyldwolf Jun 2014 #82

weak sauce, wolf. you call all criticism of Hillary or Obama "right wing". transparent and cali Jun 2014 #87

the OP, post 56, post 45 - ALL right wing knocks wyldwolf Jun 2014 #90

Well, of course the reich wing is going to seize on it customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #170

your sticking up for Hillary doesn't match your screenname m-lekktor Jun 2014 #251

Yeah, you're right. Who do you think I should support? Rand? Jeb? Romney? Cruz? GEEEEZZZ... AnotherMother4Peace Jun 2014 #361

Oh, boy ... It's going to be a long two years. 1000words Jun 2014 #85

+1 QuestForSense Jun 2014 #144

. boston bean Jun 2014 #88

Broke and no opportunities. Oh, wait. Broke and all the opportunities in the world. nt valerief Jun 2014 #93

This. That's why it's so incredibly tone deaf. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #95

The Clintons never had to worry about where their next meal was coming from. "Broke." HA !!! blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #118

An $8 million book advance plus her husband's and montly pension (plus expenses) dflprincess Jun 2014 #96

The book money went to charity. And they didn't own any real estate pnwmom Jun 2014 #109

Guess it's time to downsize. I'm guessing a 3 bedroom ranch in the burbs on a 1/4 acre would serve Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #113

Her NY home IS in the burbs. Do you have any idea what homes like that cost in Hillary's district? pnwmom Jun 2014 #120

No, I'm not terribly concerned. I'm positive the burbs have affordable homes for firefighters and Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #130

If they were "in debt" why would they give the book money to charity? tularetom Jun 2014 #135

Almost all Senators have homes in their local districts because they have to pnwmom Jun 2014 #138

Generally people who are "dead broke" dflprincess Jun 2014 #397

Can you spell distraction? blue neen Jun 2014 #97

She's sounding like Romney. Geez. Maybe we need a Democratic challenger. Kablooie Jun 2014 #98

It is entirely conceivable to me that with four years of Stanford (@ around $200K) pnwmom Jun 2014 #99

Entitled. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #125

So, when they made a six figure salary for 8 years, they had NO house payment? joeglow3 Jun 2014 #267

A big chunk of that salary went to taxes -- this was before the Bush tax cuts. pnwmom Jun 2014 #268

As a Tax CPA, I can assure you there taxes were not that high joeglow3 Jun 2014 #282

As a person who pays taxes, and can Google, I can assure you pnwmom Jun 2014 #288

Oh, so since they CHOSE to send their daughter to an expensive school joeglow3 Jun 2014 #310

Do you realize that they've set up a charitable foundation? pnwmom Jun 2014 #329

Are you going to praise them as much as we do every other charitable foundation here joeglow3 Jun 2014 #331

Bill Clinton spent most of his career making $35K a year as the governor of a small state. pnwmom Jun 2014 #333

how about perks? I bet a President gets some of those... Whisp Jun 2014 #337

Most people are making 35k today AND pay for a house with utilities joeglow3 Jun 2014 #354

Zero living expenses? Wrong. He had all the regular living expenses except housing pnwmom Jun 2014 #374

Because they are hypocrites. Beacool Jun 2014 #291

Well, she doesn't have a very good record for veracity tularetom Jun 2014 #102

I can't seem to confabulate dodging sniper fire... Whisp Jun 2014 #319

Dead broke, but, never mind, they had friends with benefits. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #106

Her political acumen is greatly overstated. She has never won a seriously contested race and is TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #393

Agree. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #399

An out-of-touch 1%'er, to the core. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #108

yes. precisely. but isn't the outrage of her devotees interesting? cali Jun 2014 #112

Yes. bvar22 Jun 2014 #280

+1 leftstreet Jun 2014 #143

Complete with a complaint about how some of the money went to taxes loyalsister Jun 2014 #220

She has very much been against a tax increase. See; Hillary v Obama debate and the subject of how Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #233

that WAS dumb DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #235

+10000 woo me with science Jun 2014 #227

Yep, it must've been tough Hillary ... CountAllVotes Jun 2014 #114

Well you can hardly expect her to live as we JoeyT Jun 2014 #121

Compared to all her friends, that is dead broke LittleBlue Jun 2014 #128

There's a difference between being broke and being poor. TeamPooka Jun 2014 #134

Not to the ears of poor Americans who have little frame of reference to make that distinction. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #141

The ones that support the policies of the rich because they think they are or will be someday? TeamPooka Jun 2014 #145

You're describing republicans. She won't be courting their votes. I'm talking about people like my Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #152

Your argument assumes she is worried about courting Democratic Party voters. She is already TeamPooka Jun 2014 #347

Yes loyalsister Jun 2014 #332

That does not explain away why she has recently taken money from Sachs Whisp Jun 2014 #151

Are you capable of separating facts from your opinion? uberblonde Jun 2014 #156

No. Missing meals would have been the practical manifestation of broke. Making a sacrifice Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #173

Broke does not equal poor. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #157

I think Hillary should do us all a favor and forget about running for President. lumpy Jun 2014 #161

When you're a part of a royal couple that went to great lengths to truedelphi Jun 2014 #171

This. ^ AzDar Jun 2014 #196

I must reluctantly agree. navarth Jun 2014 #321

Bullshit! The Clintons didn't stab the middle class in the back AllTooEasy Jun 2014 #376

DURING the eight years of Clinton's reign, it is true that truedelphi Jun 2014 #412

Bullshit again! 2008's crisis was Clinton's fault AllTooEasy Jun 2014 #415

Please read up on the economic collapse. truedelphi Jun 2014 #416

I agree that the Banking Reform and Modernization Act was awful, but... AllTooEasy Jun 2014 #417

Gore did not even have the guts to fight for the vote count in Florida. truedelphi Jun 2014 #418

I disagree AllTooEasy Jul 2014 #419

just flat busted ell oh ell frylock Jun 2014 #165

You are only as broke as the resources you DON'T have. They had a lot of resources. YOHABLO Jun 2014 #166

Her timing is impeccable. joshcryer Jun 2014 #172

No, she has just given the GOP a present that will be opened again and again. djean111 Jun 2014 #189

The GOP can't run against making money. joshcryer Jun 2014 #191

The GOP will run against the hypocrisy. The GOP is quite offended when any Democrat djean111 Jun 2014 #194

They can't afford to. joshcryer Jun 2014 #195

You are using logic. They will not. djean111 Jun 2014 #200

The only thing the Democrat has to worry about is the left. joshcryer Jun 2014 #205

Ah. I see that the Left is already being set up as a whipping boy in some quarters. djean111 Jun 2014 #244

Newt on crossfire today sure did run with it. joshcryer Jun 2014 #369

I don't really think conflating not liking Hillary with being all newtie-minded is gonna work djean111 Jun 2014 #370

Breitbart is running with it. joshcryer Jun 2014 #371

Grayson is not being shoved down our throats as if the primaries were a foregone conclusion. djean111 Jun 2014 #388

Not from dems using right wing talking points. joshcryer Jun 2014 #389

What, exactly, is right wing about saying Hillary was tone deaf with the "broke" thing? djean111 Jun 2014 #390

You agree with Newt's view. joshcryer Jun 2014 #391

Wow. That is really a reach. And a spin. Good luck with that. djean111 Jun 2014 #403

It came about from her book. joshcryer Jun 2014 #404

Don't need your permission to bookmark, my dear. Condescension does not accomplish anything good, djean111 Jun 2014 #406

No, I appreciate the timing. joshcryer Jun 2014 #407

I pity those without political foresight. joshcryer Jun 2014 #408

Uh, why raise it at all? Union Scribe Jun 2014 #202

Raise it early, raise it often. joshcryer Jun 2014 #204

This is The Onion, yes? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #185

could be, but it's not. cali Jun 2014 #211

i remember MFM008 Jun 2014 #193

I seriously wonder what this place would have looked like.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2014 #208

I don't think you could be more off the mark if you tried. cali Jun 2014 #212

Yes. You know, I'm generally not ever going to leave here to be critical of Mrs. Clinton. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #218

Very true, and very very well stated. Thank you. djean111 Jun 2014 #245

Thank you. I often get lost in the critique and fail to make the argument as to why Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #249

Yes, I've already seen several comments about Bill keeping his pants zipped. Beacool Jun 2014 #299

Yeah I agree davidpdx Jun 2014 #216

Yeah, pretty tone deaf. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #224

Well, at least she did not say they were "homeless" for the hour it took to move out of the WH. CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #226

Broke for the rich is different than broke for the rest of us liberal N proud Jun 2014 #228

don't worry DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #236

I imagine people who are subsistence farmers in the sub-Sahara feel the same way about you and I... LanternWaste Jun 2014 #240

Calli...As a person living in poverty DearAbby Jun 2014 #241

I think Hillary could throw a naked baby onto a frozen lake and she would have defenders snooper2 Jun 2014 #242

I think Hillary could find the cure for cancer and she would have detractors. Beacool Jun 2014 #297

Maybe they were broke but were they ever in danger of being homeless? CrispyQ Jun 2014 #247

Gasp! The horror! raouldukelives Jun 2014 #250

That's my kind of broke, baby! Iggo Jun 2014 #253

Tone deaf is absolutely correct, but it likely was technically accurate - if only briefly karynnj Jun 2014 #254

“Let me just clarify that I fully appreciate how hard life is for so many Americans today,” PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #255

keep working really hard, all ya slackers out there. Whisp Jun 2014 #260

The lady doth clarify too much and too often. Whisp Jun 2014 #314

Only someone with incredible earnings power could go as broke as HRC dirtydickcheney Jun 2014 #256

From your link: Whisp Jun 2014 #264

I would call ~$10 million in debt "dead broke" MohRokTah Jun 2014 #257

Remember that time............ fredamae Jun 2014 #258

What do you call a $12M debt? Beacool Jun 2014 #261

you miss the point. entirely. she gaffed. the press is having a field day and so are the repubs cali Jun 2014 #263

She doesn't need your help. Beacool Jun 2014 #265

but Hillary Does need help. Whisp Jun 2014 #271

You have zero clue about Hillary. Beacool Jun 2014 #272

Oh yes I do. Hillary leaves clues around all over. Whisp Jun 2014 #273

Yes, she does. Iggo Jun 2014 #285

No, she doesn't need the help of a few disgruntled people on the internet Beacool Jun 2014 #294

Yes, she does. Iggo Jun 2014 #301

"She doesn't need you." Sort of sums up their thinking, doesn't it? n/t ieoeja Jun 2014 #325

So many on DU seem distraught that DURHAM D Jun 2014 #281

Yep, they seem to have preferred the alternative. Beacool Jun 2014 #295

Thank you, DURHAM D Duval Jun 2014 #342

She will probably admit some time in the future, Doctor_J Jun 2014 #278

Hillary Clinton is not only tone-deaf; she's also a serial offender RufusTFirefly Jun 2014 #279

Bill's lovers are trash, but Bill is still cool: Whisp Jun 2014 #287

Well, she was just stating facts. Beacool Jun 2014 #296

How about the disastrous furlough of Willie Horton? Wasn't that also a fact? RufusTFirefly Jun 2014 #302

LOL DURHAM D Jun 2014 #304

And in 2008 when talking about raising the cap for payroll taxes, she appeared to claim that JDPriestly Jun 2014 #307

It's like hearing someone say they know the plight of the homeless because they're in escrow. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #312

or because they are at the mall and not at home... Whisp Jun 2014 #313

I'm divided on this because I do think Hillary is out of touch. But spreading Republican talking DesertDiamond Jun 2014 #323

I really admire Hillary Clinton, I really do Harry Monroe Jun 2014 #328

Let's break this down azureblue Jun 2014 #330

Can we just say the Clinton's weren't flush? Tommy2Tone Jun 2014 #335

I do not support her. There are far better people out there. Genuine liberals. EEO Jun 2014 #348

This kind of reminds of this women I know eilen Jun 2014 #349

oh, no, cali....now you're on the Clinton frenemy list!!!! nt antigop Jun 2014 #357

Dead Broke? strange7 Jun 2014 #359

Hilarity's Thespian2 Jun 2014 #360

This rec's for you Capt. Obvious Jun 2014 #364

She should have some tea and cookies with Ann ...they can both complain about "you people"... L0oniX Jun 2014 #365

Poor financial planning is her explanation? DeSwiss Jun 2014 #368

very interesting point. wonder if the RW talking heads will pick it up maggiesfarmer Jun 2014 #380

HILLARY should have thought of that. NOT OUR JOB to spin and twist whatever she says so it djean111 Jun 2014 #405

While Bill was Gov.;Hill was named partner @ law firm; made more $$$ than he did Divernan Jun 2014 #372

"We were broke" = "I'm trying to find a way to connect with the common citizen" nt NorthCarolina Jun 2014 #373

Broke? Like searching under sofa cushions for loose change 4 kids' milk money? Divernan Jun 2014 #377

Well probably not THAT kind of broke exactly. NorthCarolina Jun 2014 #410

Oh noes, a woman made some money in politics MyNameGoesHere Jun 2014 #378

that's what you took away from this? Sad. And guess what, I'm a feminist and that's the sole cali Jun 2014 #392

Hillary is no feminist, she Uses Feminism when it suits her. n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #396

No feminist I know would stay with a serial philanderer. Divernan Jun 2014 #400

tangent: "tone deaf" is the wrong phrase maggiesfarmer Jun 2014 #379

Hillary has NEVER been dead broke Amaya Jun 2014 #386

Amen, sister! Divernan Jun 2014 #401

Ex-presidents get retirement pay of about $200,000 per year currently Crabby Appleton Jun 2014 #411