From MSNCB: Hillary Clinton's "many good friends"

[mylye2222]

Wow this is an EXTENSIVE list!!!

Although I would kindly advise her to slow down on some friendship which migh be very damageable for a prospective run.( as highlited )

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clintons-many-good-friends

The tonal differences between her earlier memoir “Living History” and “Hard Choices” are striking: One is personal, the other feels professional. ”Living History” includes some references to friendships with bold-faced friends like Stevie Wonder and former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, but the majority are private companions, from childhood or early adulthood.

Here’s a list of Hillary Clinton’s “friends,” along with some of Clinton’s “indispensable partners” and “allies” in rough order of appearance:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: “My good friend” who hosted a secret summit between Clinton and Barack Obama after she conceded the Democratic nomination in 2008.
Former Ohio Democratic Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones” “My dear friend … who had resisted intense pressure and stayed by my side throughout the [Democratic] primaries.”
Clinton aide Jim Kennedy: “An old friend with a magic touch for evocative language.”
Former Clinton White House Chief of Staff John Podesta: “A valued friend.”
President Barack Obama: The two became “good friends” and “partners” after getting past the primary.
Eldie Acheson: “My Wellesley classmate and friend,” granddaughter of former secretary of state Dean Acheson.
Cheryl Mills: “We had become friends when Cheryl serves as Deputy Counsel in the White House during the 1990s.”
Former U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor: “My friend.”
Lissa Muscatine: “My friend and a former White House speechwriter, who reprised that role at State.”
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair: “Our old friend.”
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: “My longtime friend.”
Other former secretaries of state: Warren Christopher “gave me what might be the most practical advice I received;” Henry Kissinger “checked in with me regularly, sharing astute observations;” Colin Powell “provided Candid assessments of individuals and ideas;” George Schultz gave Clinton “the best gift of all: A teddy bear that sang ‘Don’t worry be happy.’”
Bill Clinton: “My best friend.”
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi: “She and I embraced like the friends we had become.”
Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y.: “My friend.”
Late top diplomat Richard Holbrooke: “Our friend.”
Former CIA Director Leon Panetta: “My good friend.”
Irish politician Sharon Haughey: “An old friend.”
Former Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Patricia Espinosa: “One of my favorite colleagues and a good friend.”
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet: “She and I became allies and friends.”
Japanese Empress Michiko: “Who was delighted that I had decided to make Japan my first stop as Secretary.”
Kenyan political activist Wangari Maathai: “I was an fan and a friend.”
Nelson Mandela’s wife Graça Machel: “Remarkable … my friend.”
South Africa Minister of International Relations Maite Nkoana-Mashabane: “A strong woman … who became a friend.”
Nelson Mandela: “My old friend” and “a dear friend.” He and Chelsea also “developed a special bond that lasted for the rest of his life.”
U2 frontman Bono: “Another friend.”
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres: “My old friend.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: The two “worked together as partners and friends.”
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin: “My slain friend.”
Retired general and former presidential candidate Wesley Clark: “An old friend.”
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd: “My friend.”
Clinton aide Maggie Williams: “A close friend and confidante.”
Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband: “An invaluable partner and friend.”
Miliband’s successor William Hague: “Also become a close colleague and a good friend.”
Former Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner: “An ideal partner in our engagement with China.”
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store: “One of my partners” in addressing climate change.
Former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates: “We became allies from the start.”
White House national security aide Ben Rhodes: “A strong ally in the White House” on Burma.
Then-Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.: “A valuable ally on the ground.”

[ann---]

1. From what I see

she is also a friend of Israel. I won't vote for her.

[William769]

2. That is why I am more likely to vote for her. So I guess we cancel each other out.

[mylye2222]

3. K&R for u ann.

But respect her voters at all.

[immoderate]

4. A name dropper...

--imm

[NCTraveler]

5. Extremely impressive group of "friends". nt.

[conservaphobe]

6. Most sane people don't isolate themselves from folks with different opinions. nt

[blm]

7. Bush and Clinton camps have similar friends and similar targets.

Both camps are planting pro-Bibi, anti-Kerry propaganda with their reliable mediawhores these days.

Just like they did in 2004.

[mylye2222]

8. Yes. Sabotaging John Kerry.....for letting her the space for running.

Beyond cruelty. Not surprising she's only trying to be polite in calling him " an ally".

[wyldwolf]

9. LOL. "which might be very damageable for a prospective run."

How, pray tell, will any of these associations damage her in any way?

[mylye2222]

10. Damageable toward for her to obtain the more liberal Dems voter's voices.

[wyldwolf]

13. says who? Certainly not any polling data or empirical evidence to support that.

[conservaphobe]

12. Yeah, but that's just some big neocon conspiracy or something...

You totally should read the analyses I've read on a few poorly designed blogs ran by people with zero valid credentials.

Start with truthtopower954848.thisblog.com and work your way down the rabbit hole. Only then will you see the light!

[mylye2222]

14. btw. Doesn't Chealsea Clinton works for the "puff stuff maker" NBC?

go figure....

[conservaphobe]

15. Better to work for NBC than those liberaler-than-thou Dems who

disgust us with their presence as FOX News contributors.

[mylye2222]

17. Yes, of course EVRYONE who doesnt fully endorses

HRC is a neocon.....All that haze means one thing: The Clintons had since long ago entirely took over Democratic opinions in her hands.

[conservaphobe]

20. I didn't accuse anyone of being a neocon.

I wouldn't dare take that line from the unhinged folks who regularly accuse Obama and Clinton supporters of it.

[wyldwolf]

18. Actually, no. But Maddow, Sharpton and 'Big Ed' does.

Now.

[hughee99]

11. A fine puff piece from MSNBC. n/t

[closeupready]

16. I'm beginning to think that upper echelons within Big Media have

begun to realize that Republicans are going to get trounced for the next few election seasons.

Thus, rather than continue touting GOP talking points, they've decided to secretly support the most conservative Democratic candidate possible - and hope to work with her after she is (they hope) elected president.

This story is a transparent attempt to curry favor, laying groundwork to establish bona fides post-11/16, 'see how much we wanted you? can we get an exclusive?'

[mylye2222]

19. K&R!

[stevenleser]

21. FDR met & was friendly with Stalin. This is more Hillary Derangement Syndrome. Guilt by Association

is a pathetic way to try to attack someone.

You need to be able to work with people at high levels of politics and the diplomatic corps.