UPDATED - Reporter Takes State Dept. Spokesperson To Task Over Hillary Clinton's Record

[DonViejo]

CAITLIN MACNEAL – APRIL 23, 2014, 5:45 PM EDT

An Associated Press reporter on Tuesday challenged a State Department spokesperson to name an achievement from an initiative launched under former Secretary Hillary Clinton.

Spokeswoman Jen Psaki was discussing the start of the second Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), a general assessment of the department's progress and opportunities.

Reporter Matthew Lee took the opportunity to grill Psaki on the first QDDR, which was started under Clinton's tenure.

"Off the top of your head, can you identify one tangible achievement that the last QDDR resulted in?" he asked.

more (worth a read -- Don)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reporter-questions-state-department

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Update:

So, what did Hillary Clinton accomplish at the State Department?

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki raised some eyebrows this week, when she was unable to name a single tangible accomplishment of the first audit of the department, which was a major project initiated under the leadership of former Secretary Hillary Clinton. “I am certain that those who were here at the time, who worked hard on that effort, could point out one,” Psaki said in response to a question from Associated Press reporter Matt Lee.

That’s not exactly the kind of answer the former secretary would appreciate, given the fact that she is preparing to launch a major publicity blitz around the June publication of her memoir about her years at the State Department. And that, if she runs for president, her time as the nation's top diplomat will be prominently featured.
Not surprisingly, the Republican National Committee gleefully posted a video of Psaki’s exchange with Lee.

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(Psaki took a second swing at the question Wednesday, pointing to Clinton accomplishments including: a "stronger emphasis was placed on trade promotion investments and leveling the economic playing field;" "a fuller integration of women and girls into our policy framework planning and budgeting, program monitoring and evaluation and management and training;" and "a reorganization of the undersecretary for economic growth, energy and the environment.&quot

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more
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/04/23/so-what-did-hillary-clinton-accomplish-at-the-state-department/?swer

[joshcryer]

1. This is the running Rove talking point.

It's actually parroted here...