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In reply to the discussion: If her name was still Hillary Rodham would she be this close to the presidency? [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)180. Moving the goal posts as usual
I see.
You obviously have no idea what military leadership training is all about.
And if you believe it is all about 'following orders' you simply display of level of ignorance there is no cure for.
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If her name was still Hillary Rodham would she be this close to the presidency? [View all]
DFab420
Apr 2016
OP
Wow, nasty. And a supposed young woman advocating Repugs getting in to change up spr crt
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#100
Agree. And you would have a point if that is what the reply was to. It wasn't.
NCTraveler
Apr 2016
#116
If Hillary had not followed Bill to Arkansas she would have been in public office
Beacool
Apr 2016
#2
Forget it, having a discussion with someone like you is like having a discussion
Beacool
Apr 2016
#8
That's not true at all. I'm just asking for something more specific then the general
DFab420
Apr 2016
#9
No, if you would even attempt comprehension what I said was she was perfect being kept at least 3
DFab420
Apr 2016
#119
If she hadn't followed Bill to Arkansas she would have been in office as a Republican.
hobbit709
Apr 2016
#168
Apples and oranges man. He was a wartime General with proven leadership experiance
DFab420
Apr 2016
#10
You think that Eisenhower didn't develop political skills as Commander in Chief of Allied Forces?
Human101948
Apr 2016
#19
I hope the first woman President will be one who gets there on her own merits
BernieforPres2016
Apr 2016
#11
Yes! That'd be a role model. Instead, the 1st woman President will be known for having been corrupt.
JudyM
Apr 2016
#76
Looks like the going out of businesses sale on silly anti-Hillary OPs has started.
JoePhilly
Apr 2016
#16
No. And if she had divorced him, her future political career would have been over.
IdaBriggs
Apr 2016
#17
Some time ago I made a list comparing Hillary Clinton's proposed policies compared with those of
PufPuf23
Apr 2016
#205
You were wrong about Sanders winning this. Why would we take anything you say seriously?
randome
Apr 2016
#25
Oh, yes, he does. This OP is a deliberate attempt to punish Clinton supporters.
randome
Apr 2016
#54
According to you. I think it's very relevant. And yes, it has nothing to do with Bernie.
Dawgs
Apr 2016
#59
Every other forum would block this post, so they had no choice but to put it here.
Dawgs
Apr 2016
#85
this is just a way of discrediting her credentials and attributing her success
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2016
#64
So you think that if Hillary wasn't first lady she would've been able to run for NY senate seat?
DFab420
Apr 2016
#143
Yes I do ... the (idiot) governor of my state was a business person prior to his election
etherealtruth
Apr 2016
#144
She sat on the board of WalMart. People pay her 250,000 dollars for an hour of her time
DFab420
Apr 2016
#39
As Hillary Rodham she was a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund. n/t
tammywammy
Apr 2016
#123
If your name was Edward Moore not Edward Moore Kennedy, your candidacy would be a joke.
iandhr
Apr 2016
#38
A 40 year legacy in the Senate and you think that was just because of his name?
DFab420
Apr 2016
#42
When he ran for the Senate in 1962 is was 29 running against someone named Edward McCormack...
iandhr
Apr 2016
#90
Getting elected in the first place would be the time at which to analyze that
treestar
Apr 2016
#156
Did you not know that Hillary was elected Senator from New York in her own right
Frances
Apr 2016
#40
I think it's adorable you want people to believe your question is sincere.
LanternWaste
Apr 2016
#52
If Bernie Sanders had never been elected to office and married well would he be on the streets?
KingFlorez
Apr 2016
#57
She was talented in her own right, and I would bet that she would be a national figure.
Orsino
Apr 2016
#60
So she had to have the White House because she's entitled, and the money left her no choice?
BernieforPres2016
Apr 2016
#92
How is it sexist? I am only asking what her record is without the accomplishments of another person
DFab420
Apr 2016
#69
8 years, 3 passed bills and one term as SoS in which both Libya and Syria fall apart?
DFab420
Apr 2016
#70
I don't know her personally. But I certainly dislike much of the policy choices she's made
DFab420
Apr 2016
#80
IT ISN'T THOUGH. That's kind of the fucking point. Her background is that of 8 years in the senate
DFab420
Apr 2016
#88
Actually, according to some, she'd be more electable... because she would have divorced Bill.
moriah
Apr 2016
#73
she's only this far because of establishment help.she's a horrible politician.
wendylaroux
Apr 2016
#78
She was a Senator of a state she hardly lived in, winning an election during her husbands last term
DFab420
Apr 2016
#89
So because she's famous and women look up to her the most that means she'll be a good president?
DFab420
Apr 2016
#104
she has no doubt piggybacked her way to being another election away from the WH
thebeautifulstruggle
Apr 2016
#102
"... all I can find in her history is moving to NY after being the First Lady."
NanceGreggs
Apr 2016
#112
A non-sexist would ask, If Bill hadn't married her, would he have become president n/t
Onlooker
Apr 2016
#129
Not this "little lady" shit again. If you could not find a record of her achievements...
Hekate
Apr 2016
#130
I didn't forget that at all, but her record as a lawyer alone isn't enough to convince me she'd be a
DFab420
Apr 2016
#132
Wow, the sexism comes unmasked when a woman runs for president! Shame on you. nt
BreakfastClub
Apr 2016
#137
in what way is this sexist? I am asking what she has done that makes her a viable candidate for
DFab420
Apr 2016
#138
I am responding to the post "without Hillary, we wouldn't have heard about Bill"
IdaBriggs
Apr 2016
#182
You just keep counting on that old, failed outrage. It'll keep you warm until the
COLGATE4
Apr 2016
#183
Hillary RODHAM worked for the Chief Counsel of the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate...
brooklynite
Apr 2016
#150
If FDR's name was John Smith, if Trump's name was pampango, if JFK's name was Pat O'Brien, etc.
pampango
Apr 2016
#173
She is an accomplished, brilliant woman on her own. She is not there because of her husband.
Agnosticsherbet
Apr 2016
#176
I read all the other comments you wrote. They are nothing but pap from a Clinton hater.
Beacool
Apr 2016
#216
If Bernie Sanders didn't leave New York to become a Senator in a hippie State, would he be...
NNadir
Apr 2016
#178
Her credentials: legacy (Clinton's first lady; Obama's SOS; NY senator; failed healthcare policy.
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#219
Right off GOP talking point, you forgot to add all she has is she is a woman.
Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#201
Not even close. Don't you have some more disparaging remarks about Sanders supporters to
DFab420
Apr 2016
#209
I have never disparaged a Sanders supporter. I am one. I only go after those who
Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#210