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DirkGently

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29. I have not always enjoyed Hillary. But she has been a great Sec. State

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Wed Nov 21, 2012, 07:52 PM

Nov 2012

Absolutely formidable. I really don't see who will effectively replace her.

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The Most Powerful Woman the Middle East Has Ever Witnessed. [View all] DonRedwood Nov 2012 OP

A wonderful piece and I might add he looks scared to death of her...LOL...n/t monmouth3 Nov 2012 #1

hello monmouth! welcome to DU! The photo inspired my essay. It says so much. DonRedwood Nov 2012 #10

Hillary has a great "Go ahead and try and f*ck with me" look Submariner Nov 2012 #37

LOL by all accounts, Hillary is an INTJ personality type on the M-BTI.. Volaris Nov 2012 #94

An introvert? I don't know how she could function as well as she does as an introvert. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #104

Its a LEARNED skill, I promise you. It's not that it can't be faked... Volaris Nov 2012 #110

Yes. An introvert. murielm99 Nov 2012 #138

If he has any sense he is madokie Nov 2012 #114

I agree, and a great force for good, too. Ilsa Nov 2012 #2

Absolutely! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #4

And Indira Gandhi. colorado_ufo Nov 2012 #70

Ah! One woman in history may have had more power. colorado_ufo Nov 2012 #71

one? please. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #89

very well put dlwickham Nov 2012 #3

Welcome to Du! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #17

She looks like she could put Bibi over her knee alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #5

Nixon and Kissinger... WCGreen Nov 2012 #6

shh... DURHAM D Nov 2012 #7

Supreme Court Justice Hillary Clinton Hekate Nov 2012 #99

She would make a great Prez huh. MFM008 Nov 2012 #8

. former-republican Nov 2012 #13

I just hope she wants to run! ananda Nov 2012 #32

I really think so. DonRedwood Nov 2012 #84

Nice and fitting tribute to Ms Clinton. iemitsu Nov 2012 #9

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #24

Cleopatra, Fatimah... Nevernose Nov 2012 #11

I wanted to vote for her SO bad! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #14

Yep, me too. I didn't forgive Obama until his third year, and then I fell hard. What a quandry juajen Nov 2012 #133

A lesson Bill learned the hard way (no pun intended): Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #12

I like that. :>)) pangaia Nov 2012 #131

That is about the most ignorant piece of Tiger Beat fan-fic I've read in a while. Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #15

"tiger beat fan fic" = i wish i'd said that. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #22

It looks like the 2016 Presidential campaign has begun. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #44

Nailed it. Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #109

Sorry..but: "We Came, We Saw, He Died" with a deep cackling chuckle did it for me... KoKo Nov 2012 #160

another awe-struck vote for "Tiger Beat fan-fic".. Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #46

It's certainly one of the more baldfaced "95% of the planet doesn't matter" posts I've seen here. nt Posteritatis Nov 2012 #58

Hit and run WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #77

THanks William! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #98

I thought it was gonna be a paean to Golda Mier. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #132

Golda Meir LuvLoogie Nov 2012 #16

Welcome to DU. Golda Meir was certainly a very powerful leader in the Middle East DonRedwood Nov 2012 #23

I mentioned her a few posts ago, too. Nt Ilsa Nov 2012 #28

+ 1000 Bertha Venation Nov 2012 #54

Have to agree Peregrine Nov 2012 #86

Hands down luvsolja Nov 2012 #117

Hands down luvsolja Nov 2012 #118

She does not look pleased. aquart Nov 2012 #18

I have to wonder SteveG Nov 2012 #91

Off to the greatest page k/r sasha031 Nov 2012 #19

uh -- golda meir, anyone? Tansu Çiller? 1/3 of the Egyptian Parliment? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #20

You don't think her popularity carries weight? Golda was powerful but I'm talking popularity DonRedwood Nov 2012 #27

Clinton booed, cavalcade hit by tomatoes in Egypt HiPointDem Nov 2012 #30

Seriously. OP's one of the more absurd ones I've seen here in awhile Posteritatis Nov 2012 #56

So what was Madeleine Albright, chopped liver? Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #21

Loved her...but she wasn't the possible future president DonRedwood Nov 2012 #25

British bookmakers are giving odds ranging from 5-2 to 7-1 against Clinton winning office in 2016 Brother Buzz Nov 2012 #48

!! Great point! nt babylonsister Nov 2012 #33

she is encapsulated in the phrase "we think the price is worth it" Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #43

Hillary Clinton is amazing lillypaddle Nov 2012 #26

I have not always enjoyed Hillary. But she has been a great Sec. State DirkGently Nov 2012 #29

Rubbish- she is not the most powerful woman ever demhottie Nov 2012 #31

this photo heaven05 Nov 2012 #34

Nonsense...there are many before her davidn3600 Nov 2012 #35

"Ever" is a pretty long time in the Middle East. nt Deep13 Nov 2012 #38

Theodora, 6th century, Empress of Byzantium and Rome Deep13 Nov 2012 #36

Theodora and her army vs. The Heir Apparent Hillary Clinton with the might of the US military behind DonRedwood Nov 2012 #51

Well, she's not president now and... Deep13 Nov 2012 #73

Why do you think she is wearing her hair long now? customerserviceguy Nov 2012 #76

You may be right, but I'm not going to guess... Deep13 Nov 2012 #82

I don't care for her Revlon10 Nov 2012 #39

What about Haiti? Deep13 Nov 2012 #42

Just google Hillary and slavery and Haiti Revlon10 Nov 2012 #47

I did. I found nothing to support your assertions. Cerridwen Nov 2012 #111

Just in case you didn't know, Hillary didn't get us into the mess in the Middle East.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #45

Just google it Revlon10 Nov 2012 #59

Damn. Bill and Hil just need to turn out the lights and come home. DURHAM D Nov 2012 #69

I did Google it...I'd like a credible source, please. Do you have one or not? nt. OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #163

Hillary looks like she is about two seconds away from using her pimp hand on NuttyYahoo. Arctic Dave Nov 2012 #40

take care of that... James48 Nov 2012 #41

the most fawning hyperbole this forum has ever witnessed... Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #49

If it isn't it's at least making the semifinals. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #63

More fawning than the adoration than Obama, Dean, Clark got on here? Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #105

It's pretty amazing to think that she's going to be in the history books lunatica Nov 2012 #50

How about a Supreme Court appointment? Hekate Nov 2012 #100

Dare we hope?! lunatica Nov 2012 #112

NO! We want a young Dem on the Supreme Court, so hopefully he/she stays there a LONG time. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #135

I know the feeling, but her mother lived into her early 80's I believe Hekate Nov 2012 #152

put in someone in their 40s or 50s on the bench and hope they stay until their 80s. nt antigop Nov 2012 #154

One word: Wisdom Hekate Nov 2012 #161

NO! one word....longevity. She's too old. We need someone younger. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #162

Don't even think about it Alfuso Nov 2012 #52

Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #83

Umm, there were civilizations in the Middle East long before the U.S. was an idea...... marmar Nov 2012 #53

+1000 antigop Nov 2012 #61

+1 RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #62

You dang right she is madokie Nov 2012 #55

The Democratic Party voted "NO" in 2008. I guess that point was missed. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #57

But she's done so much since then. wtmusic Nov 2012 #66

Like giving interviews suggesting the "advantages" of outsourcing of US jobs? n/t antigop Nov 2012 #74

that is not true. Democrats voted YES for Barack Obama and Hillary did not have one thing= graham4anything Nov 2012 #103

There will be a primary in 2016, not a coronation. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #119

And yes, my statement is true. She lost the primary in 2008. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #120

part of the reason she lost is because some Dems were trying to shove her nomination down our throat antigop Nov 2012 #121

this time she has earned it. (Again, i was most certainly NOT a fan prior to 2009). graham4anything Nov 2012 #123

What part of --"THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY" - don't you understand? n/t antigop Nov 2012 #124

everyone else is fighting for VP if she runs. Whomever gets Obama's backing will be the next Pres.45 graham4anything Nov 2012 #127

What part of --"THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY" - don't you understand? n/t antigop Nov 2012 #129

Broken record? juajen Nov 2012 #134

It needs to be repeated. THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY in 2016. Got it? n/t antigop Nov 2012 #137

I think you are taking the piss PaulaFarrell Nov 2012 #145

She is a top notch lawyer and community activist herself. She could run for Gov. or Sen. Illiniois graham4anything Nov 2012 #148

No, she hasn't "earned" anything. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #125

in YOUR opinion. Is this a dictatorship and I can't have MY opinion? graham4anything Nov 2012 #126

You can have YOUR opinion. But the Dems expressed THEIR opinion in 2008. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #128

and it's not my opinion that she she says there are "advantages" to outsourcing of US jobs. antigop Nov 2012 #130

so keep it up -- you're only alienating more Dems. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #122

Uh, excuse me, he is not the one who is doing the alienating! juajen Nov 2012 #136

he/she was the one who responded to my post(s). n/t antigop Nov 2012 #139

So do you not understand THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY IN 2016? n/t antigop Nov 2012 #140

Do you not understand why Hillary lost the Dem primary in 2008? n/t antigop Nov 2012 #141

yeah, she did not have the voters needed to win. Barack Obama had the voters graham4anything Nov 2012 #149

I repeat, because you don't seem to understand. THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY in 2016, not a coronation. antigop Nov 2012 #155

Pssst...Hillary lost because her supporters tried to shove her nomination down our throats. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #157

so keep it up -- you're only alienating more Dems. n/t antigop Nov 2012 #158

FYI -- Hillary alienated US workers through her interview on the "advantages" of outsourcing n antigop Nov 2012 #142

K&R.. ReRe Nov 2012 #60

Most powerful ever? hootinholler Nov 2012 #64

It's interesting that all the qualities you attribute to her are as a man's accessory wtmusic Nov 2012 #65

She's proven to be a supporter for outsourcing of US jobs antigop Nov 2012 #72

"She stands, hair uncovered...as she leans on Egypt..." 1/3 of whose parliment was female HiPointDem Nov 2012 #67

Definitely. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #75

She is a powerful Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #78

I wonder if it's because she's been so busy LeftInTX Nov 2012 #85

Indeed DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #88

All she did was negotiate a shaky ceasefire. bluedigger Nov 2012 #68

Powerful? treestar Nov 2012 #79

Bravo! Duppers Nov 2012 #80

Golda Meir. That I even have to mention her name makes me sad... cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #81

That's what I would have said Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #151

a picture really does say a thousand words... madrchsod Nov 2012 #87

I Love That Picture DallasNE Nov 2012 #90

Other choice: Cleopatra. Close call, tho. n/t dimbear Nov 2012 #92

In the same class as Madam Albright and very few others.... Hulk Nov 2012 #93

i went from liking her as a first lady to shireen Nov 2012 #95

Hillary is really the person accountable for our consulates around the world: Benghazi kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #96

Yes, Morsi had nothing to do with it Scootaloo Nov 2012 #97

she wore a pantsuit and a bare head. powerful. "i make my own rules." lol. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #156

You should really read Golda Meir's autobiography Hekate Nov 2012 #101

Hillary Clinton has clout...but Golda Meir was no slouch in the "powerful" department, herself. MADem Nov 2012 #102

More than anything else in the world, nay, in the entire UNIVERSE... Bonobo Nov 2012 #106

Caption malaise Nov 2012 #107

One of the best threads I have read on DU all year. StrictlyRockers Nov 2012 #108

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #113

Golda Meir was no slouch. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #115

Gertrude Bell Crunchy Frog Nov 2012 #116

When this latest crisis started I was relieved knowing Clinton was SOS. McCamy Taylor Nov 2012 #143

I love this picture and do hope Tumbulu Nov 2012 #144

Wow. That was kind of obnoxious. alphafemale Nov 2012 #146

Awesome OP ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #147

I was out funny hat shopping today....... macacawitz Nov 2012 #150

+1 Dalai_1 Nov 2012 #153

Sorry..but: "We Came, We Saw, He Died" with a deep cackling chuckle did it for me... KoKo Nov 2012 #159