2016 Postmortem

Karmadillo

(9,253 posts) Tue May 3, 2016, 08:24 AM May 2016

"What I said was totally out of context from what I meant..." [View all]

What does this mean?

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-apologizes-for-saying-shed-put-coal-out-of-business/

Hillary Clinton apologized on Monday for saying she would put coal miners and companies "out of business" as president, calling her comment a "misstatement."

"What I said was totally out of context from what I meant," Clinton said. "It was a misstatement, because what I was saying is that the way things are going now, we will continue to lose jobs."

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"What I said was totally out of context from what I meant..." [View all] Karmadillo May 2016 OP

you trying to start a meme against the Dem Nominee? boston bean May 2016 #1

And you're trying to shut down discussion by accusing the OP of being a right winger notadmblnd May 2016 #4

Me?? No I am not.. I didn't alert... I rarely alert... Although I am forever being alerted on. boston bean May 2016 #7

Don't worry, I didn't alert on you for implying the OP is a right winger. notadmblnd May 2016 #11

I'm not worried about a thing. Just stating facts. boston bean May 2016 #12

Apparently you are since you brought it up. notadmblnd May 2016 #15

brought what up? The fact that is usually right wingers spending their time boston bean May 2016 #17

That you get alerted on all the time notadmblnd May 2016 #18

In response to you. please follow along. boston bean May 2016 #21

Clever girl- aren't you? notadmblnd May 2016 #24

I am. boston bean May 2016 #25

Except a clever girl would know that Hill is NOT the nominee yet. panader0 May 2016 #52

Hillary is not the Democratic nominee jack_krass May 2016 #23

Do as I say, not as I do... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #13

what did I say? boston bean May 2016 #16

It sure is... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #19

I am not making any metaphor. What I wrote is pretty clear. boston bean May 2016 #20

Yes, it was pretty clear... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #22

Hillary is doing well with Authoritarians and Self-Certified Psychics nt GreatGazoo May 2016 #60

Lame ass post. We are being wrangled into supporting her. morningfog May 2016 #26

You have choices. boston bean May 2016 #27

What part of "we are invested" do you have trouble understanding? morningfog May 2016 #46

Supporting a Democrat is just SOOOO difficult Dem2 May 2016 #41

Supporting this Democrat is quite difficult. morningfog May 2016 #45

OK Dem2 May 2016 #47

Criticizing is not pissing. morningfog May 2016 #50

Nice try NWCorona May 2016 #30

Pointing out her record is starting a meme? Acting like a RWer? vintx May 2016 #40

Attacking the soon-to-be-presumptive nominee Dem2 May 2016 #42

LOL @ "attacking" vintx May 2016 #44

Language matters Dem2 May 2016 #48

Umm, it was HER language--Hillary's language. panader0 May 2016 #53

The Dem Nominee? hootinholler May 2016 #49

Like the people of Indiana, I'm pretty sure she's not the Dem nominee. Karmadillo May 2016 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #2

Bernie would not waffle if confronted Armstead May 2016 #39

"Er, I was talking to a different group of people the other day when I said that." pdsimdars May 2016 #3

I guess Bernie is pro coal now? leftofcool May 2016 #8

your logic is impeccable tk2kewl May 2016 #28

lol vintx May 2016 #43

Nope and Bernie has the courage to be straight to the voters face and not pander NWCorona May 2016 #31

"Oh, shit...I forgot who I was pandering to." Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #5

Keep trying to smear Hillary because she want to do away with fossil fuels. leftofcool May 2016 #6

for some reason many can't make the jump to the next logical conclusion. boston bean May 2016 #10

That's not the issue. It's that she doesn't have the courage to be straight to the voters NWCorona May 2016 #32

I think she was being straight. boston bean May 2016 #35

Fair enough I just disagree nt NWCorona May 2016 #37

Smear DebDoo May 2016 #54

By promoting fracking across the globe? frylock May 2016 #57

I know you think you understand what you thought I said, Buns_of_Fire May 2016 #9

We're going to hear variations on that CanadaexPat May 2016 #14

or longer....i can hear it now: "I meant it when I said it.... islandmkl May 2016 #29

"What I meant to say" isn't context. It's an excuse for unskilled pandering. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #33

LOL! "The context was what I told Ohio voters; I have a different context for West Virginia voters" Attorney in Texas May 2016 #34

So she's taking herself out of context now? Ino May 2016 #36

Meanwhile, in English, this is known as a flip-flop. Orsino May 2016 #38

Pandering. The only firm position she holds is ambition to be POTUS. HooptieWagon May 2016 #65

It means that coal jobs are on the way out anyway. IamMab May 2016 #51

She can't even lie convincingly... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #55

+1 840high May 2016 #64

I think it means people are pissed off at her. Kalidurga May 2016 #56

It means lies are harder to keep track of than the truth. arcane1 May 2016 #58

It means... DERP basselope May 2016 #59

That was the strangest remark. Vinca May 2016 #61

This is why Hillary supporters can't talk about issues GreatGazoo May 2016 #62

And she saw nothing wrong with what she said until Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #63

Jesus Christ... How can ANYONE support this?? AzDar May 2016 #67