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In reply to the discussion: A visibly angry Hillary Clinton just went off on Republicans for their Benghazi investigation [View all]ornotna
(11,008 posts)50. No, I don't think the administration should be able to shut it down when they want
They can certainly get their message out often to counter but not interfere. I'll wait on the FBI investigation before forming a final opinion over the email issue.
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A visibly angry Hillary Clinton just went off on Republicans for their Benghazi investigation [View all]
Lychee2
Oct 2015
OP
I notice the descriptions of Hillary now include "visibly angry" and "visibly upset", and so on.
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#1
too bad you have to be so cynical that you have to diss Hillary at every chance you get.
riversedge
Oct 2015
#7
The Rooselvelts and the Kennedys had money before they went into politics. nt
dorkzilla
Oct 2015
#64
I have no problem with successful people nor do I think the wealthy are all evil
dorkzilla
Oct 2015
#67
doesn't seem to me like shes ever been jealous of wealthier persons. I've never heard her
Sunlei
Oct 2015
#75
She would do "visibly demure" if her handlers thought it would help her poll numbers.
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#58
I noticed that too, what does she get from throwing President Obama under the bus? n/t
A Simple Game
Oct 2015
#17
I really really hated that -- especially because the President CAN NOT shut down Congressional
karynnj
Oct 2015
#28
That's a pretty big stretch, I hope you didn't pull a muscle or anything. n/t
A Simple Game
Oct 2015
#56
yeah, I picked up on that immediately. So President Obama is at fault for not shutting it down?
magical thyme
Oct 2015
#82
I agree that Benghazi is a witch hunt. The OP ignores the question asked, but includes the video
karynnj
Oct 2015
#48
No, I don't think the administration should be able to shut it down when they want
ornotna
Oct 2015
#50
I don't know if it will work, but she is answering "Benghazi" investigation when asked about "email"
karynnj
Oct 2015
#26
Did she happen to mention that it would likely have not happened if funding hadn't been cut?
Myrina
Oct 2015
#27
Her strategy is to make the email debacle all about Benghazi!, and not about her
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#34
BTW, how does a President "shut down" a Congressional investigation he or she doesn't like?
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#33
A President can always try to influence the actions of Congress for political or policy benefit,
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#41
Not to mention if both X and Y were not good, is this the way we want the government run?
karynnj
Oct 2015
#45
Mrs. Clinton needs to call "them" out by Name individually, instead of bashing at the 'group'.
Sunlei
Oct 2015
#73
The carefully scripted visible anger must have come from a focus group media guru
tularetom
Oct 2015
#76
This Benghazi controversy has been the biggest load of crap to come down in a long time.
Beacool
Oct 2015
#80
Agreed on Benghazi. However, the question she was asked wasn't about Benghazi.
magical thyme
Oct 2015
#83
actually, it was a Roumanian hacker who broke into her friend, Blumenthal's, email that exposed her
magical thyme
Oct 2015
#85