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Say what you want about Hillary. (Original Post) trumad Oct 2015 OP
You got that right. FarPoint Oct 2015 #1
My question is why didn't Cong. Roby wash her hair DURHAM D Oct 2015 #2
I had the same thought, her hair looks like it hadn't been washed in a month katmondoo Oct 2015 #7
Dirty greasy hair seems commonplace JanetLovesObama Oct 2015 #18
Too cattie to dignify. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #26
She wanted to look as much like her Chairman as she could.... George II Oct 2015 #32
ROFL! There definitely is a resemblance! MoonRiver Oct 2015 #54
She is from Alabama ... LannyDeVaney Oct 2015 #36
OK, that's just tacky! juajen Oct 2015 #51
But funny. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #55
Tacky is as tacky does. asjr Oct 2015 #74
DUzy! hifiguy Oct 2015 #73
Congresswoman Roby is an embarassment to the Alabama district No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #69
Hella smart. cyberswede Oct 2015 #3
In charge of what? JanetLovesObama Oct 2015 #20
I was referring to HRC. nt cyberswede Oct 2015 #25
I agree, but that is not a good comparison. Democrats have a tendency to pick the LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #4
You cant even allow one compliment, amazing. randys1 Oct 2015 #11
HRC does not need a compliment. She is smart, she is very competent, she is a Democrat. Just LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #13
That's different. randys1 Oct 2015 #15
During the 2008 election, I saw a bumper sticker that said ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #22
They just work with a different part of the brain I believe, or is that a different brain. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #27
It's a different organ. Nitram Oct 2015 #31
I would say.... daleanime Oct 2015 #42
More like the appendix Sophiegirl Oct 2015 #52
The primitive part of the CNS between brain and spinal chord. MasonDreams Oct 2015 #71
Actually angrychair Oct 2015 #45
Wow! Technology is wonderful! So that's how metal detectors stop terrorists! MasonDreams Oct 2015 #78
Truman trumad Oct 2015 #46
This should be posted as a sticky somewhere. Our fault was we tried to meet them and LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #61
Our fault was we elected some of them and still can't admit it. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #62
Yea for sure, but in saying that usually our worst is still better than anything the R's will have. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #65
Our worst are the ones who enable the Rs. At least the others are in plain view. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #66
Nobody ever kicked Repukes' asses better than hifiguy Oct 2015 #75
Hillary knows her stuff! hamsterjill Oct 2015 #5
Without a doubt about her inyelligence and she has a clear agenda. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #6
That low bar - they are too stupid to know that their partisan shit is malaise Oct 2015 #8
+1 daleanime Oct 2015 #44
Hear! Hear! She smacks them down with ease, especially when they want to end their BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #9
Trey is no match for Hillary Botany Oct 2015 #10
Didn't know this about her. Thanks for the info, Botany! eom BlueCaliDem Oct 2015 #14
She also did post grad work into early childhood education and brain development too Botany Oct 2015 #21
That's like the Polish horse infantry hifiguy Oct 2015 #72
Undoubtedly....but I am still feeling the BERN! Left coast liberal Oct 2015 #12
Just imagine the word bubble over her head. madaboutharry Oct 2015 #16
Yes. Clinton has done extremely well. Meanwhile the GOP think Oct 2015 #17
And it's so obvious.k&r. sufrommich Oct 2015 #19
Respectfully disagree ..... H2O Man Oct 2015 #23
Yup. Agschmid Oct 2015 #24
Really? ejbr Oct 2015 #28
I'm confused. DrBulldog Oct 2015 #29
She's also experienced, mature, good at thinking on her feet, has a sense of humor... Nitram Oct 2015 #34
Really? trumad Oct 2015 #47
we all know she's smart greymattermom Oct 2015 #30
not to take anything away from madam secretary, but my cats when they were high on nip were smarter niyad Oct 2015 #33
Pretty low bar there... YoungDemCA Oct 2015 #35
"I'm sorry it doesn't fit your narrative, Congressman." calimary Oct 2015 #37
She's kicking ass............ George II Oct 2015 #38
I've been muting the R questioners..... Laurian Oct 2015 #39
I'm impressed. dmr Oct 2015 #40
How Embarassing!!! Gamecock Lefty Oct 2015 #41
At least workinclasszero Oct 2015 #43
And a lot worse than Bernie Sanders. Fearless Oct 2015 #48
Fine, I WILL say what I want about Hillary! retrowire Oct 2015 #49
No wonder they wanted her to testify in private. Rose Siding Oct 2015 #50
Picking a battle of wits with someone who has you outgunned hifiguy Oct 2015 #77
What I learned from the emails is mountain grammy Oct 2015 #53
Can't wait to hear the alleged affair between Blumenthal and Hillary. I just know it is coming. kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #56
So's a sack of doorknobs. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #57
Now remember: you said I could say what I want. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 #58
The pukes going after Blumenthal's emails BootinUp Oct 2015 #59
NO ONE could ever accuse Hillary of being anything but brilliant. dorkzilla Oct 2015 #60
A thousand times more integrity as well. lovemydog Oct 2015 #63
That's a very low bar. nt TBF Oct 2015 #64
She's doing an excellent job! eom Duval Oct 2015 #67
so is a box of rocks Hiraeth Oct 2015 #68
Maybe I'm in the wrong forum, but I need to say... classof56 Oct 2015 #70
Hillary is mopping the floor with these buffoons. BlueEye Oct 2015 #76
I really thought that Gowdy, as a former prosecutor, would have the insight LanternWaste Oct 2015 #79
The right-wing sites are not happy Ratty Oct 2015 #80
Damn right. n/t Triana Oct 2015 #81
Absolutely! nt Raine Oct 2015 #82

George II

(67,782 posts)
32. She wanted to look as much like her Chairman as she could....
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:45 PM
Oct 2015

...if she could have found a squirrel that was appropriate she would have worn that.

 

LannyDeVaney

(1,033 posts)
36. She is from Alabama ...
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:47 PM
Oct 2015

Folks here can't spray hair spray because it will ignite from the flames off all the burning crosses.

No Vested Interest

(5,165 posts)
69. Congresswoman Roby is an embarassment to the Alabama district
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:17 PM
Oct 2015

that elected her.
Inarticulate blather.
Her constituents probably felt proud that they were so progressive to elect a woman, but she is a poor representation of an intelligent, well-informed woman.

 

JanetLovesObama

(548 posts)
20. In charge of what?
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:14 PM
Oct 2015

She lied her greasy haired ass off and attempted to use here-say to trash Hillary. DID NOT work. Hillary handed the bimbo her greasy haired ass back.

LiberalArkie

(15,707 posts)
4. I agree, but that is not a good comparison. Democrats have a tendency to pick the
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:45 AM
Oct 2015

smartest whereas Republicans now days try to pick the ones with the lowest IQ.

LiberalArkie

(15,707 posts)
13. HRC does not need a compliment. She is smart, she is very competent, she is a Democrat. Just
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:00 PM
Oct 2015

don't put her in the same category as those incompetent ambulance chasers. She does not deserve the comparison.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
22. During the 2008 election, I saw a bumper sticker that said ...
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:18 PM
Oct 2015

"I'm voting for the hot chick."

I wanted to cry.

LiberalArkie

(15,707 posts)
27. They just work with a different part of the brain I believe, or is that a different brain.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:29 PM
Oct 2015

I kind of feel sorry for the R's. They used to be a decent party with some good ideas back around Eisenhower's time and the Rockefeller's time. They are just the party of stupid. With the D's, you will get a smart intelligent person, usually an empathetic person and one who can change their mind if you can make the case for the change. Each D will have their strength and their weakness. And that is where the voters come in to decide which set of qualities they want to represent them.

MasonDreams

(756 posts)
71. The primitive part of the CNS between brain and spinal chord.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:19 PM
Oct 2015

Fight or flight, there's no reasoning. If you can stand it, carefully watch the OranguTrump's behavior in the wild.
Constant bluff or chest beating (fight); Insults (fight); But when faced down, for example, "in which foot did you have the bone spurs?" "its in the files, look it up" (flight).

angrychair

(8,685 posts)
45. Actually
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:04 PM
Oct 2015

We have a cure for at least some of their issues:

"Using transcranial magnets, the researchers were able target and temporarily shut down the region. Subjects were asked questions about death and to rate a negative essay about the United States they were told was written by an immigrant. The result of the magnetic destimulation of the area of the brain in question resulted in less belief in religion and greater acceptance of immigrants."

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/conservative-radio-host-freaks-out-transgender-crowd-will-use-magnets-to-suck-god-from-your-brain/

MasonDreams

(756 posts)
78. Wow! Technology is wonderful! So that's how metal detectors stop terrorists!
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:13 PM
Oct 2015

Magnet hats for opening minds, Resistance is futile. Organized religion and nationalism are US against THEM.
Dangerously out dated controlling paradigms. ONE WORLD cooked up into a living hell or chillin' down to world peace, the choice is ours.

 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
46. Truman
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:34 PM
Oct 2015

#1. “The Republicans believe in the minimum wage — the more the minimum, the better.”

#2. “Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he’d lie just to keep his hand in.”

#3. “A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.”

#4. “Republicans don’t like people who talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don’t talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged.”

#5. “It's an old political trick: "If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em." But this time it won't work.”

#6. “A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.”

#7. "Carry the battle to them, don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything."

#8. "When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me."

#9. "Republicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but not for housing. They are strong for labor--but they are stronger for restricting labor's rights. They favor minimum wage--the smaller the minimum wage the better. They endorse educational opportunity for all--but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine--for people who can afford them. They consider electrical power a great blessing--but only when the private power companies get their rake-off. They think American standard of living is a fine thing--so long as it doesn't spread to all the people. And they admire the Government of the United States so much that they would like to buy it."

#10. “The Republicans … will try to make people believe that everything the Government has done for the country is socialism. They will go to the people and say: "Did you see that social security check you received the other day—you thought that was good for you, didn't you? That's just too bad! That's nothing in the world but socialism. Did you see that new flood control dam the Government is building over there for the protection of your property? Sorry—that's awful socialism! That new hospital that they are building is socialism. Price supports, more socialism for the farmers! Minimum wage laws? Socialism for labor! Socialism is bad for you, my friend. Everybody knows that. And here you are, with your new car, and your home, and better opportunities for the kids, and a television set—you are just surrounded by socialism! Now the Republicans say, ‘That's a terrible thing, my friend, and the only way out of this sinkhole of socialism is to vote for the Republican ticket.’"

LiberalArkie

(15,707 posts)
61. This should be posted as a sticky somewhere. Our fault was we tried to meet them and
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:01 PM
Oct 2015

we did not notice they kept moving the goalpost. I hope the next time we have the house and senate we remember.

LiberalArkie

(15,707 posts)
65. Yea for sure, but in saying that usually our worst is still better than anything the R's will have.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:06 PM
Oct 2015

We still have way too many state chairmen(women) who are out for their best interests rather than the states (or nations) best interest.

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
5. Hillary knows her stuff!
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:47 AM
Oct 2015

She is competent, knowledgeable and a force to be reckoned with. I hope she destroys the Republican idiots out to get her today!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
9. Hear! Hear! She smacks them down with ease, especially when they want to end their
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:52 AM
Oct 2015

pontificating with a completely disingenuous conclusion - which she deftly swats down.

Botany

(70,480 posts)
10. Trey is no match for Hillary
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 11:54 AM
Oct 2015

Trey = Baylor U and the University of South Carolina

HRC = Wellesley College (top of her class) and Yale Law School and the editor of the Law Review

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton

Botany

(70,480 posts)
21. She also did post grad work into early childhood education and brain development too
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:18 PM
Oct 2015

Say what you want about HRC she is very very very smart.

And she makes some right wing brains explode in anger and rage.

"We need leadership at home to match our leadership abroad.
Leadership that puts national security ahead of politics and ideology." —Hillary 10/22/12

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
72. That's like the Polish horse infantry
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:20 PM
Oct 2015

against German tanks back in '39. Just a wee bit one-sided.

She should take this klown apart like a cheap suit.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
17. Yes. Clinton has done extremely well. Meanwhile the GOP
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:03 PM
Oct 2015

has ended up doing Hillary a huge favor while in the process making themselves look like the partisan opportunists that they are.

The GOP will regret creating this Benghazi panel for a long long time...

 

DrBulldog

(841 posts)
29. I'm confused.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:34 PM
Oct 2015

The issues with Hillary that millions have with her have never been concerned with her "smartness". So what was the original implication here?

Nitram

(22,776 posts)
34. She's also experienced, mature, good at thinking on her feet, has a sense of humor...
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:46 PM
Oct 2015

...and she's a good human being who is confronting a band of rogue robots.

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)
30. we all know she's smart
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:41 PM
Oct 2015

but this is revealing how she can keep her cool under attack. Love her expressions.

niyad

(113,213 posts)
33. not to take anything away from madam secretary, but my cats when they were high on nip were smarter
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:46 PM
Oct 2015

than that bunch.

calimary

(81,179 posts)
37. "I'm sorry it doesn't fit your narrative, Congressman."
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:47 PM
Oct 2015

OUCH!!!! OUCHEZ-VOUS!!!! Punch it, Hillary! AND she got the last word with that little putz, too.

That's my Hillary!

George II

(67,782 posts)
38. She's kicking ass............
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:47 PM
Oct 2015

....."I'm sorry my statement doesn't fit your narrative" she said to the nastiest (or second nastiest behind that clown from Kansas) congressman.

dmr

(28,347 posts)
40. I'm impressed.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:52 PM
Oct 2015

To remember so many details, facts, history, names, sequence of events & their dates, among other things, is mind boggling.

The Republicans are ridiculous, and are squandering taxpayer money.

retrowire

(10,345 posts)
49. Fine, I WILL say what I want about Hillary!
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:40 PM
Oct 2015

HER NAME STARTS WITH AN "H"

SHE WEARS SHOES

SHE OWNS A PHONE

SHES MARRIED

SHE ENJOYS TETRIS ON THE NINTENDO GAME BOY

SHE HAS PROBABLY DRAWN A PICTURE OF A DOG ONCE MAYBE

THERE I SAID IT.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
50. No wonder they wanted her to testify in private.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:40 PM
Oct 2015

They've lost all semblance of legitimacy. That food fight at the end sure explains why gops can't even chose a speaker. They don't lead. They shout and bully.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
77. Picking a battle of wits with someone who has you outgunned
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:34 PM
Oct 2015

a couple of thousand to one is generally a very bad idea.

I am not a HRC fan, but there is not one doubt that she is very, very smart and the people on that panel are very, very dumb.

mountain grammy

(26,608 posts)
53. What I learned from the emails is
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:41 PM
Oct 2015

Hillary (from the Blumenthal emails) was more hawkish on a regime change in Lybia than Obama. Blumenthal was mad that Obama was reluctant to go along with a regime change.
Given the disaster in Lybia, Obama was on the right tract. Gadaffi's ouster hasn't worked so well. Has it ever?

As far as this committee is concerned, it's all bullshit. What we need to address is America's disastrous meddling policy.

Hillary is thousands of times smarter than these GOP critters, but no one in the administration seems to be smart enough to end our presence in the Middle East.

 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
56. Can't wait to hear the alleged affair between Blumenthal and Hillary. I just know it is coming.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:50 PM
Oct 2015

They have zilch! But they are going to weave something out all the BS just to appeal to the idiots. And they will believe it all but this BS will change no one' s mind.

 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
58. Now remember: you said I could say what I want.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:53 PM
Oct 2015

AFAIK... no one's ever said she's dumb. Or even "not smart".

It's all those other pesky little qualities that give one pause.

BootinUp

(47,135 posts)
59. The pukes going after Blumenthal's emails
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 01:56 PM
Oct 2015

can't hurt Clinton. As has been said many times, this is just a fundraising show for their base now.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
60. NO ONE could ever accuse Hillary of being anything but brilliant.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:00 PM
Oct 2015

She’s heads above anyone in the GOP camp, that’s for damned sure!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
63. A thousand times more integrity as well.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:04 PM
Oct 2015

Yes, a thousand time smarter too.

The GOP mofos are only interested in political theater and demonizing people.

classof56

(5,376 posts)
70. Maybe I'm in the wrong forum, but I need to say...
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:19 PM
Oct 2015

After watching as much of this fiasco as I could stand, I have decided--Hillary now has my vote. Plus my opinion of republicons is officially confirmed--they are idiots.

Peace to all.

BlueEye

(449 posts)
76. Hillary is mopping the floor with these buffoons.
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:32 PM
Oct 2015

I love it.

ALSO, props to Elijah Cummings, Adam Schiff, and the entire Democratic side of the committee. They are calling it like it is.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
79. I really thought that Gowdy, as a former prosecutor, would have the insight
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 03:57 PM
Oct 2015

I really thought that Gowdy, being a former prosecutor, would have the insight and foresight to avoid appearing so incredibly inept.

That, and the tete-a-tete between him and Cummings is going to pivot this into a show about him... something I think he really wanted to avoid (word is, he wants a federal judge's seat, and serious contenders for these positions rarely wear the big hat in the local circuses... which is precisely what Gowdy did today).

Clinton's very-clever though even-handed answers made Gowdy appear even more partisan that before. I'd guess that any new polling is going to show more and more people believing this really is nothing more than an episode of political kabuki fireside theater.

Ratty

(2,100 posts)
80. The right-wing sites are not happy
Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:22 PM
Oct 2015

I was interested to see if my reading of the hearings was biased, like when each side claims their candidate "won" a debate. Doesn't look like it. Haven't checked in with Fox yet but other sites complain Hillary is doing so well because she's so practiced at lying, that Gowdy is incompetent, why can't Republicans ever show some spine, etc. It's actually pretty delicious out there.

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