Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:11 PM

Secretary Clinton tonight on MSNBC

She was asked about the caucus strategy to send supporters over to O'Malley to keep him viable.

Her initial response? "This is the first I've heard about it". Really? Not that it's a big deal, but I'm sorry, I find that difficult to believe.

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Secretary Clinton tonight on MSNBC (Original post)	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2016	OP
did she do that	Duckhunter935	Jan 2016	#1
The "nervous laughter" is when she really wants to say we have to do something about our education	Hoyt	Jan 2016	#4
I can believe it. She's got more important things to do than junk like that.	Hoyt	Jan 2016	#2
She didn't say "I'm not doing that"	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2016	#7
Cough bullshit cough. I don't believe her.	onecaliberal	Jan 2016	#3
This is an old strategy. Obama did this in 2008.	BigGLiberal	Jan 2016	#5
The question was about her campaign planning this strategy?	DURHAM D	Jan 2016	#6
She's really never even heard about her campaigns' strategy?	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2016	#11
You misstate what she said and what I said.	DURHAM D	Jan 2016	#14
You can choose to continue to live in your paranoid world or let reason	riversedge	Jan 2016	#8
She does tell the truth...sometimes	Armstead	Jan 2016	#17
Even though i decry MSM especilly MSNBC	Robbins	Jan 2016	#9
I heard the interview, she really didn't answer the question.	Avalux	Jan 2016	#10
Lying. Again. Quelle surprise eom	Arazi	Jan 2016	#12
Oh, for a second there I thought this was about her wonderful speech in Iowa.	nolabear	Jan 2016	#13
That's what she said	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2016	#16
I heard the question as asking about it as a general strategy, and if it was hers.	nolabear	Jan 2016	#19
They have an app	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2016	#20
How do you know that?	nolabear	Feb 2016	#21
How dare her campaign play by caucus rules and learn from the Obama campaign's 2008 strategy!	Metric System	Jan 2016	#15
I think it's fine to use the strategy	DefenseLawyer	Jan 2016	#18

Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:12 PM

Duckhunter935 (16,974 posts)

1. did she do that

Nervous laugh?

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Response to Duckhunter935 (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:15 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

4. The "nervous laughter" is when she really wants to say we have to do something about our education

system if this is an example of the graduates.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:13 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

2. I can believe it. She's got more important things to do than junk like that.

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Response to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:15 PM

DefenseLawyer (11,101 posts)

7. She didn't say "I'm not doing that"

She said it was the first she had HEARD of it. Of course she then went on to say it had happened to her before and that it was a common practice, but apparently not one she had ever heard of before.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:13 PM

onecaliberal (29,355 posts)

3. Cough bullshit cough. I don't believe her.

This is what happens when you tell so many lies. No one believes anything you say.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:15 PM

BigGLiberal (102 posts)

5. This is an old strategy. Obama did this in 2008.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:15 PM

DURHAM D (32,195 posts)

6. The question was about her campaign planning this strategy?

"This is the first I've heard about it" was in response to a question about what her campaign was planning. MSNBC had just chatted about it for a whole segment and she was on an airplane.

She went on to indicate that she had heard of this strategy. No kidding, it was done to her in 2008.

Are you really an attorney?

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Response to DURHAM D (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:20 PM

DefenseLawyer (11,101 posts)

11. She's really never even heard about her campaigns' strategy?

They have a phone app made especially for that purpose! But she's not heard anything about the strategy. Okay. Whatever you say.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:25 PM

DURHAM D (32,195 posts)

14. You misstate what she said and what I said.

Done

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:16 PM

riversedge (65,483 posts)

8. You can choose to continue to live in your paranoid world or let reason

guide you. Continuing to believe everything Clinton says is a lie is stupid.

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Response to riversedge (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:34 PM

Armstead (47,803 posts)

17. She does tell the truth...sometimes

The odds are about 50-50...Either that or a non-answer

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:16 PM

Robbins (5,066 posts)

9. Even though i decry MSM especilly MSNBC

I am impressed they even asked her about it.

Problem for her is this crap is out before the caucus happens.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:19 PM

Avalux (35,015 posts)

10. I heard the interview, she really didn't answer the question.

I find it hard to believe that if something like that is planned, she doesn't know about it. Iowa is critical for Hillary because Bernie is going to take NH. Historically, if a candidate (Democrat or Republican) wins both states, they win the nomination.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:22 PM

Arazi (5,654 posts)

12. Lying. Again. Quelle surprise eom

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:25 PM

nolabear (40,967 posts)

13. Oh, for a second there I thought this was about her wonderful speech in Iowa.

I should have known. This is DU.

By the way the OP completely misrepresents what was said. If it shows up somewhere later I'll be sure to post it.

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Response to nolabear (Reply #13)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:34 PM

DefenseLawyer (11,101 posts)

16. That's what she said

I thought the rest of her response was fine, by the way. But the first time she's heard of her own campaigns' strategy? Come on now. Not the end of the world... Just not really necessary.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Reply #16)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:40 PM

nolabear (40,967 posts)

19. I heard the question as asking about it as a general strategy, and if it was hers.

And her answer that she hadn't heard about hers using it. The commentary before they talked to her had been about it being a way she could potentially keep O'Malley voters from going to Sanders, but not that it was an actual plan her campaign had said they were using.

As I said, if it becomes available anywhere I'll post it. Meanwhile, I think she'll do fine.

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Response to nolabear (Reply #19)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:45 PM

DefenseLawyer (11,101 posts)

20. They have an app

Made specifically to help them employ the strategy. I find it hard to believe this is she first she had heard about it. But hey, maybe it was. Maybe she's the last to know what her campaign is planning.

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Reply #20)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:54 AM

nolabear (40,967 posts)

21. How do you know that?

Really, how do you know?

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Response to DefenseLawyer (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:31 PM

Metric System (6,048 posts)

15. How dare her campaign play by caucus rules and learn from the Obama campaign's 2008 strategy!

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Response to Metric System (Reply #15)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:39 PM

DefenseLawyer (11,101 posts)

18. I think it's fine to use the strategy

That's part of the way the caucus works. I just didn't think it was necessary to claim she had never even heard that her campaign was using that strategy before someone told her tonight on MSNBC. I found that to be an unnecessary prevarication to what was otherwise a reasonable answer.

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