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Showing Original Post only (View all)She's DEFINITELY, ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY not runn... um... uh... [View all]
That difficult woman from Massachusetts continues to be difficult:
Washington Post: Elizabeth Warren could end the presidential speculation today. She has chosen not to.
In a new interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ABC's Jeff Zeleny does something a journalist should have done a long time ago: press her on her use of verb tense.
Noting Warren's stock response to whether she will run for president is "I am not running," Zeleny makes the completely valid point that such a statement is quite a bit less than Shermanesque.
Here's the video, and here's the exchange:
ZELENY: You've said 'I am not running.' Is that still your answer today?
WARREN: I am not running.
ZELENY: I noticed it's in the present tense, though. 'I am not running.'
WARREN: I'm not running.
ZELENY: Does that mean you've ruled out running, or all you'll say is, 'I am not running'?
WARREN: I am not running for president.
In a new interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ABC's Jeff Zeleny does something a journalist should have done a long time ago: press her on her use of verb tense.
Noting Warren's stock response to whether she will run for president is "I am not running," Zeleny makes the completely valid point that such a statement is quite a bit less than Shermanesque.
Here's the video, and here's the exchange:
ZELENY: You've said 'I am not running.' Is that still your answer today?
WARREN: I am not running.
ZELENY: I noticed it's in the present tense, though. 'I am not running.'
WARREN: I'm not running.
ZELENY: Does that mean you've ruled out running, or all you'll say is, 'I am not running'?
WARREN: I am not running for president.
An awful setback for the Resistance-is-futile-so-don't-even-think-about-it crowd. Darn.
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MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
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I think they should leave her alone. She says she is not running and I take her at her word.
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#1
So you're essentially saying Warren is a typical dissembling politician. nt
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2014
#23
No. Warren is not running. She has not yet decided whether she might run. It depends.
JDPriestly
Jul 2014
#57
are you sure about that crystal ball of yours? Might want to shine it up a bit. ... lol
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2014
#18
...and a setback for the fantasy world "maybe she'll change her mind" contingent...
brooklynite
Jul 2014
#8
So she "didn't endorse" in the same sense that she "didn't say she wouldn't run"?
brooklynite
Jul 2014
#29
To paraphrase Bill Clinton, it depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is not...
brooklynite
Jul 2014
#33
Someone who wants to run will pick up the mantle and run with the ready made supporters.
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#30
I have a standing policy of not voting for anyone from Mass. in a Dem. primary
bluestateguy
Jul 2014
#27
What part of NO MEANS NO, don't you get Manny? She should change her mind to please you?
KittyWampus
Jul 2014
#46
She's supporting another Presidential candidate now, just like Hillary is....er, um, wait a min...
brooklynite
Jul 2014
#54
i really don't think she's running, but the speculation pushes the left to the left...that is good.
spanone
Jul 2014
#59
Candidate Warren pledging to serve out her term in the Senate if elected. nt
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2014
#67
Well, Manny, it's like satirists, those who have to explain it's satire aren't satirists...
Spazito
Jul 2014
#70
Probably, the third way Dems relentlessly keep pushing it every chance they get
Dragonfli
Jul 2014
#91