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197. There's always more.

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Tue Jun 24, 2014, 01:18 PM

Jun 2014

And, for a very, very, very, very, very, very few, they want it.

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Hillary Clinton Says She Isn't 'Truly Well Off' Saturday Guardian news [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 OP

"They don't see me as part of the problem." woo me with science Jun 2014 #1

Sounds like something Barbara Bush would say Laughing Mirror Jun 2014 #59

"ruling class patter" - Perfect description! scarletwoman Jun 2014 #70

With that little ha-ha giggle in-between phrases, Laughing Mirror Jun 2014 #76

what a halfwitted thing for her to say. she has no worries of any kind about her safety and comfort roguevalley Jun 2014 #153

Just rubbing salt in the wounds of all those struggling Yo_Mama Jun 2014 #171

I'm sorry, I'll just say it: Hillary is an embarrassment - to herself and to her party. Time to leave the stage. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #154

Her remarks are offensive to Liberals and working class Democrats, Maedhros Jun 2014 #180

Yes, you're right; Hillary is SO transparent. Certainly we can do better in finding a liberal candidate of, by, and for the people. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #183

I have friends with her mindset. Maedhros Jun 2014 #185

I'm sure Carlyle will assist her. L0oniX Jun 2014 #138

What a nincompoop. nt Bonobo Jun 2014 #2

+1 for using "nincompoop"- a wonderful word cali Jun 2014 #45

I love that word! Sissyk Jun 2014 #51

Quit feeding talking point banquets to the Republicans, Ms. Clinton. Please. (nt) Paladin Jun 2014 #3

This ^ ^ ^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #131

Hillary should probably stop giving interviews, methinks. djean111 Jun 2014 #4

"...transcendentally and monumentally and extravagantly clueless." Well put! scarletwoman Jun 2014 #23

Yes, and if she gets the nomination, she should not campaign or debate. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #155

Fine with me. Just blather anyway, not one word to be believed or counted on. djean111 Jun 2014 #161

LOL, one big corporate circle jerk; everyone wins!! That's the ticket! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #182

Or she and her handlers actually have a strategy deutsey Jun 2014 #164

No, it is not working. djean111 Jun 2014 #165

Hey, Hillary, what about the million dollars speeches your husband gives? mylye2222 Jun 2014 #5

You must be confusing Bill with Reagan. Beacool Jun 2014 #146

"by dint of hard work." tularetom Jun 2014 #6

She blunders once again. Whisp Jun 2014 #10

yeah by dint of hard work dsc Jun 2014 #66

They did work hard tea and oranges Jun 2014 #93

Are we OK with Carter having written books? dsc Jun 2014 #97

I don't recall Carter ever sounding quite like Secretary Clinton tea and oranges Jun 2014 #102

Carter wasn't a compulsive liar with his head in the money clouds. Whisp Jun 2014 #104

No Carter merely dsc Jun 2014 #117

It is amazing when I looked that up how many conservative or libertarian writers davidpdx Jun 2014 #145

Do you have any proof of that? Whisp Jun 2014 #149

it is from Wikipedia dsc Jun 2014 #174

Carter is a decent human being doing a lot of good in the world. lululu Jun 2014 #133

I hope she doesn't win the nomination, because I really can't stomach her any more. reformist2 Jun 2014 #7

Me too.... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #19

Kinda sad to see the wheels come off her campaign already; I'm not a supporter - Go Elizabeth! - but I truly did not expect her to self-destruct this early. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2014 #156

Same here. City Lights Jun 2014 #166

I hope she doesn't seek it Yo_Mama Jun 2014 #173

Out of Touch in her bubble? KoKo Jun 2014 #8

Bubble? More like a Death Star! L0oniX Jun 2014 #139

Hahahaha rusty fender Jun 2014 #168

She has zero charisma and zero awareness of what she's saying LittleBlue Jun 2014 #9

And who really writes those speeches and books. She gets paid for showing up. Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #12

It is very hard work! Very tiring on the hands and don't forget the hazard of carpal tunnel! Dragonfli Jun 2014 #37

I don't think a competent politician can get through their primaries. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #107

I'm beginning to think Hillary is Banksy. nt MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #11

+1 n2doc Jun 2014 #36

Yep. Just one of those ordinary families...like the Romneys. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #13

"Because we pay ordinary income tax'' not really hillary Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #14

Is property tax the same as income tax? LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #47

read the article Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #57

Doesn't it have more to do with Chelsea's inheritance LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #81

Who the hell is advising her? So many alsame Jun 2014 #15

Maybe we're misunderstanding her comment. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #16

Oh, god, this again? joshcryer Jun 2014 #17

What's a 'dint?' leftstreet Jun 2014 #18

Another word for enlightenment Jun 2014 #34

when I used that word in wordmojo hfojvt Jun 2014 #100

Trying to play the "poor little victim" to gain sympaty.... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #20

This is where her husband is a much more effective communicator fujiyama Jun 2014 #21

She probably does feel poor and working class compared to the company she cultivates TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #143

Good point fujiyama Jun 2014 #189

WOW Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #22

Perhaps the most overrated political talent in modern history. TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #24

Good summary. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #30

Your last paragraph is a perfect description tularetom Jun 2014 #46

You said it Laughing Mirror Jun 2014 #55

Hardly makes a dint compared to ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #58

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #101

Ouch! L0oniX Jun 2014 #140

I do remember another guy, who ran for president, and who had times REALLY.. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #25

Nice to see her practicing to endear herself to working class voters. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #26

She's just an ordinary lady you can sit down and have a cup of Champagne with. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #29

What? Did she hire Mitt Romney's speech writer? Scuba Jun 2014 #27

Proof that her "dead broke" gaffe wasn't simply a one-off. n/t RufusTFirefly Jun 2014 #28

She is good at fooling herself elfin Jun 2014 #31

Her FULL sentence, I read as admitting she is well off eShirl Jun 2014 #32

You are right...bullshit thread head BeyondGeography Jun 2014 #56

Thanks for the fuller quote. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #83

that's how I read it too. But the twisters just love to do what they do best... twist. OKNancy Jun 2014 #127

she clearly states she is not "truly well off". Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #172

"unlike a lot of people"... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #196

Her arrogance will be her downfall Egnever Jun 2014 #33

There is a frightening immaturity about the Clintons. n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #35

Sadly no...We all have witnessed in " real life" mylye2222 Jun 2014 #38

Maybe she really doesn't want the nod. enlightenment Jun 2014 #41

She is so utterly clueless. Just pathetic. closeupready Jun 2014 #39

Just imagine that cluelessness and disregard for realities Whisp Jun 2014 #43

Yes - what little influence she had went right to her ego, apparently. closeupready Jun 2014 #136

sigh...jesus hillary randys1 Jun 2014 #40

Elizabeth Warren isn't rich? NobodyHere Jun 2014 #192

I said she isnt both rich and oblivious, and compared to the Clintons and most others, no she isnt randys1 Jun 2014 #200

Oh dear. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #42

It's like if she's trying to say everything to bring attention to her.... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #44

Is there anyone here who truly DOESN'T think that Mark Penn remains bullwinkle428 Jun 2014 #48

She ought to be on one of those atrocious Real Housewife bitch session shows. valerief Jun 2014 #49

repubs are going to put these comments in ads if she runs for prez Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #50

The headline is bullshit. LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #52

maybe you should be Hillary's speakwriter/spokesperson? Whisp Jun 2014 #54

She is neither a nincompoop nor clueless. LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #65

woosh ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #61

High and outside... LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #68

True that Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2014 #132

Every president "inherits" vast wealth when they leave office. joshcryer Jun 2014 #69

You don't think Bill Clinton still busts his ass? LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #75

Showing up to speaking engagements isn't hard work. joshcryer Jun 2014 #85

He earned high office from scratch. LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #90

Same argument used to justify CEO compensation packages joeglow3 Jun 2014 #181

Wrong. The analogue would be LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #186

My dad grew up with a friend who became CEO of a Fortune 500 company joeglow3 Jun 2014 #187

If you are saying that the CEO of a fortune 500 worked more in his 30 year carreer LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #188

I don't give a shit if someone thinks otherwise joeglow3 Jun 2014 #191

You are coopting a legitimate class grievance LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #201

I see you have resorted to attacking me joeglow3 Jun 2014 #202

The only thing they inherited was debt. Beacool Jun 2014 #148

What do you mean so what? joshcryer Jun 2014 #150

Again, so what? Beacool Jun 2014 #151

No, she should not have said she was broke or not "truly wealthy." joshcryer Jun 2014 #152

From an economic standpoint, that is bullshit joeglow3 Jun 2014 #194

Lol. you add a bunch of words she didn't say Union Scribe Jun 2014 #82

The headline says " Hillary Clinton Says She Isn't 'Truly Well Off' Saturday Guardian news LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #87

"Because we (semi-impoverished, debt-ridden people) pay ordinary income tax Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #88

Again context is important. LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #91

REACTIONARIES??! Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #95

Kind of like when Obama said how people "get bitter,...cling to guns or religion." LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #130

except she did NOT say "other" hfojvt Jun 2014 #99

The headline grossly misrepresents what she said. LuvLoogie Jun 2014 #135

glad you could fill in the blanks for everyone here frylock Jun 2014 #105

I agree, the Clintons bust their asses MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author madaboutharry Jun 2014 #53

she should know.... mike_c Jun 2014 #60

''I came. We talked. They paid.'' Octafish Jun 2014 #62

A 2%-er trying to tell us proles she's one of us. Yea, right. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #63

We need a serious, soul searching, nilesobek Jun 2014 #64

Nobody has been nominated yet. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #108

Her problem is that she assumes we are smarter than we are Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #67

Quite the opposite - she assumes we are dumb enough to excuse the lies and double talk tularetom Jun 2014 #71

BS Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #73

She assumes she deserves everything she wants, and is smarter than the whole planet reunited. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #78

Damn Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #80

And people like you who adore her do not see how this comes across. Really dumb of her. n-t Logical Jun 2014 #112

No...I am smart enough to know it does not matter what she says Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #113

I am smart enough to know her supporters overlook her obvious stupid comments. n-t Logical Jun 2014 #118

She's pointing out the difference between income tax and capital gains tax thomhartmann Jun 2014 #72

Thanks Tom .... however she did say it was ordinary tax paying which Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #79

This is absolutely what she's saying. joshcryer Jun 2014 #94

THANK YOU Skittles Jun 2014 #157

She has no clue. joshcryer Jun 2014 #158

alas, I don't think many of our politicians do Skittles Jun 2014 #159

So freaking what? Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #178

I find it very hard to believe that Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #109

^ This TBF Jun 2014 #162

Who here would turn down $200,000 for a speech? For many of us it would take years to earn Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #74

Depends on who it was coming from. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #110

Yeah, not the usual, did you turn down a job to give a speech? Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #116

Ack. Defending Hillary. Something I don't relish doing. She didn't say that cali Jun 2014 #77

I gave her a pass on "dead broke" but she should have learned that was silly. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #84

She was against raising SS cap because it was "tax on middle class." joshcryer Jun 2014 #89

huh Skittles Jun 2014 #86

Let them eat fake! Whisp Jun 2014 #96

What I really enjoy about all the above posts rock Jun 2014 #92

This all going to backfire on her. Sienna86 Jun 2014 #98

She's being courted by the Waltons, among others in the top .01% Warpy Jun 2014 #103

LEAVE HILLARY ALONE! She pulled herself out of poverty not that long ago! n-t Logical Jun 2014 #111

Uh, Hillary? Aerows Jun 2014 #114

She obviously doesn't follow DU... pipoman Jun 2014 #115

this is kind of misleading JI7 Jun 2014 #119

... Whisp Jun 2014 #120

Can You Say... "Tone Deaf ???" - Sure, I New Ya Could... WillyT Jun 2014 #121

Never Fear...James Carville is "To the Rescue" and he's the best we Dems have got.... KoKo Jun 2014 #122

Ladies and gentlemen, our next nominee! n/t hughee99 Jun 2014 #123

Our ruling class. Orsino Jun 2014 #124

Mittary Romton speaks. n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #125

Very surprising wheniwasincongress Jun 2014 #126

Tone Deaf as Fuck, like so many of our ruling elite. CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #128

We shouldn't. Further, if she says the same thing in different ways, closeupready Jun 2014 #137

To say nothing of Maggie Thatcher DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #169

Yes, interestingly, those two names came up in my head moments ago. closeupready Jun 2014 #170

The least she could do is give us some cake. L0oniX Jun 2014 #141

She needs an English to English translator for whenever she speaks. Whisp Jun 2014 #144

... LittleBlue Jun 2014 #175

That's not how I read that? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #129

EXACTLY how I read it! And I'm wondering if she was quoted incorrectly. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #163

All that matters in politics these days is the sound bite and the immediate impression given. djean111 Jun 2014 #167

Obviously it was meant as a shot at Romney, but obviously that doesn't fit the narrative on DU. Metric System Jun 2014 #134

Then she has piss poor advisors. Why? TM99 Jun 2014 #179

Does this mean we don't get cake? L0oniX Jun 2014 #142

Oh, the perpetual drama. Beacool Jun 2014 #147

I may vomit Demeter Jun 2014 #160

Gaff number ???? TheNutcracker Jun 2014 #176

PS, called raising SS cap a tax on middle class? Her OWN husband proposed raising cap to 140K. TheNutcracker Jun 2014 #177

She REALLY has to stop digging. Arkana Jun 2014 #184

Hillary says: I can't be truly wealthy until I own one of these: Whisp Jun 2014 #190

Upon further review... Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #193

No. She meant what she said joeglow3 Jun 2014 #195

She was talking to a British Paper Ichingcarpenter Jun 2014 #198

But they meant something here. joeglow3 Jun 2014 #199

There's always more. Octafish Jun 2014 #197