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Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:22 PM Mar 2016

Video of Hillary Clinton snapping at environmental questioner goes viral across internet

Hillary Clinton lost composure and berated a young activist at a campaign event today in New York.

According to Greenpeace USA, Mrs. Clinton "lost her patience with a Greenpeace activist who thanked her for her commitment to climate change then asked her whether she'll reject fossil fuel money moving forward."

The former Secretary of State pointed her finger inches from the face of the questioner, Eva Resnick-Day, and accused her of being an agent of the Bernie Sanders campaign.

While Senator Sanders has widespread support among the grassroots environmental community, there is no evidence connecting this question with the Sanders campaign. Clinton supporters online struggled to defend their candidate's hostile and defensive reaction to a mildly challenging question from a concerned citizen.

Clinton said she only takes money from fossil fuel employees, not the actual companies. She shouted that the accusations were "lies".

Within hours the video was seen as going viral, receiving thousands of upvotes and likes on social media sites including:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=dC4Pvm6Oj4A

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenpeaceusa/videos/vb.5435784683/10154151449454684/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/4crwv2/hillary_clinton_loses_patience_with_greenpeace/

and Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenpeaceusa/status/715630613651464192

Mrs. Clinton has not yet issued any statement or explanation for the incident.


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Video of Hillary Clinton snapping at environmental questioner goes viral across internet (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 OP
I see SheenaR Mar 2016 #1
Is this the wheels coming off the clinton bandwagon? Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #2
Indeed Mr/Ms Sandwich. Indeed. n/t SheenaR Mar 2016 #10
I second the "indeed"! emsimon33 Mar 2016 #91
I love it! Double points for it being a hearse! NWCorona Mar 2016 #20
+1 tex-wyo-dem Mar 2016 #42
Yup! NWCorona Mar 2016 #43
This is why I'm for #NeverHillary & #BernieOrBust! Rockyj Mar 2016 #102
Yes, one needs to have some patience in order to 'lose' it. appal_jack Mar 2016 #112
I'm right there with ya. n/t eggman67 Apr 2016 #122
This is the young lady that Hillary attacked. bvar22 Apr 2016 #141
omg... sounds like she is starting to really crack! cui bono Mar 2016 #3
Here's the video: beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #4
Tens of thousands of protesters in European nations probably wished they could polly7 Mar 2016 #16
Whoa. My mother was Romanian. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #18
She doesn't even pretend she cares for the environment. And she sure can't handle herself rhett o rick Apr 2016 #139
Kicked. nt mariawr Mar 2016 #23
I hadn't seen that... disturbing reaction. alittlelark Mar 2016 #39
Thank you. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #46
wow. that escalated quickly renate Mar 2016 #69
Want to thank you for your sig line entertainments. senz Mar 2016 #95
And that is good reason to keep your finger off Gwhittey Apr 2016 #131
Poking her in the chest is the part I can't get my mind around. nt cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #74
I couldn't see that she poked her in the chest. Aerows Mar 2016 #77
10 seconds in, with her right hand, it looks like she either pokes her or puts her hand on her chest cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #78
Hard to tell, but I will say this Aerows Mar 2016 #79
If video from another angle shows up, and it shows what I think it will show... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #80
that would be assault maybe? Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #82
It's interesting she let loose on and showed that kind of disrespect to a young woman. kristopher Mar 2016 #96
I think she needs a timeout. Nt jmg257 Mar 2016 #84
I hope Hillary isn't CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #104
Well she just guaranteed it will come up all the time now. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #106
Not good form, not to mention her *tone*. pacalo Mar 2016 #5
What's with the jabbing of the finger? Seems like a serious microaggression. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #6
"micro" my butt TheSarcastinator Mar 2016 #7
it was probably a berniebro. Even if it was a woman. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #9
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #56
At least she's doing it to white people this time n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #29
No questions! She has more votes! Do not piss her off.... jillan Mar 2016 #8
lol pokerfan Apr 2016 #121
So where's the outrage from the "Bernie is so grouchy" camp? Armstead Mar 2016 #11
Sooooooo presidential..... TheProgressive Mar 2016 #12
NBC evening news Gwhittey Mar 2016 #13
"She lost it". Wow. nt mariawr Mar 2016 #25
I am going to put this in my diary. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #41
Oh yes! Get a tattoo! bettyellen Mar 2016 #65
lol! senz Mar 2016 #97
Wow, they actually played it? That's bad for Hillary. morningfog Mar 2016 #100
Ack. She Steps In It Again. SDJay Mar 2016 #14
Let's keep her out of the GE by nominating the better candidate: Bernie. senz Mar 2016 #47
She's Come Undone ... now that song is running throught my mind. nt slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #15
Here... Let Me Help. SDJay Mar 2016 #19
Did the trick, always a wonderful feel good song, thx :) nt slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #24
Well, how about what your username does to me? dchill Mar 2016 #58
Lol, well that was during the horrible Bush years ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #145
I've had far worse earworms! dchill Apr 2016 #146
Oh me too! But coming unglued seemed fitting, but I will leave you with a more aspiring tone ... slipslidingaway Apr 2016 #147
I was almost 18. dchill Apr 2016 #148
Someone missed their nap today. Nt B2G Mar 2016 #17
lol, too funny, you call that snapping. lol. you guys really don't like her? okieinpain Mar 2016 #21
i have a problem with democratic presidential candidates lying about easy to prove stuff questionseverything Mar 2016 #53
Yikes. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #22
Madame Secretary doth protest too much nt DebbieCDC Mar 2016 #26
Audiences with the Crown Empress will only be granted to those with the right tone showing Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #27
That's good noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #34
Along with a very large check (or batch of checks) (nt) Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #109
And our posts get hidden Politicalboi Mar 2016 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #85
Oh look, a Clinton is wagging her finger in somebody's face tularetom Mar 2016 #30
This little piece gets sadder every time I see it. nt peace13 Apr 2016 #127
Um it was not his finger wagging Gwhittey Apr 2016 #133
She snaps at everybody. PonyUp Mar 2016 #31
LMAO!!! N/T Holly_Hobby Mar 2016 #90
Bloomberg TV (of all Places) Showed her Freaking Out.. KoKo Mar 2016 #32
that was a different freak out i think questionseverything Mar 2016 #57
Yes...the Bloomberg Video on Website had her Yelling about "Bernie Supporters" KoKo Mar 2016 #62
2 freak outs in one day is not a good sign questionseverything Mar 2016 #70
Stressed out...and KoKo Mar 2016 #72
Well that was odious. Bread and Circus Mar 2016 #33
Nothing wrong with sincere annoyance from time to time speaktruthtopower Mar 2016 #35
wow, that was a nasty response to a legitimate question. how can she not know that this would lakeguy Mar 2016 #36
she can't tolerate any dissent or questions; she comes unglued, scary amborin Mar 2016 #37
She often seems to treat ordinary people very badly. pa28 Mar 2016 #38
Maybe Hillary was upset CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #108
Unhinged! She seems to need psychological help. PonyUp Mar 2016 #40
Let's be fair to Hillary. Little People can be pretty irritating. They Karmadillo Mar 2016 #44
or be told ....... polly7 Mar 2016 #48
Madame President would be terrible for our planet riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #45
They hit a nerve that interviewers, moderators, and opponents will now work very hard to trip loyalsister Mar 2016 #68
The earth is sick. Poisoned. The earth is sick of being poisoned by Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #49
What an awful candidate. azmom Mar 2016 #50
Like her sudden attack on Terry Gross (Fresh Air) a while back. senz Mar 2016 #51
She makes me cringe / FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #63
She could be abusive to WH staff. senz Mar 2016 #75
She is just awful. frylock Mar 2016 #87
Did you see this? It happened today. senz Mar 2016 #88
No, I had not seen that. frylock Apr 2016 #114
Several people have said the same thing. senz Apr 2016 #116
We've seen how Hillary flips her shit when thrown off the script. frylock Apr 2016 #117
Yes, you're right. senz Apr 2016 #119
Yes very similar. She doesn't like being questioned even politely. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #73
That was truly ugly. Facts exposed, not lies, are what she's so angry about. RiverLover Mar 2016 #52
But But - The Tone cantbeserious Mar 2016 #54
Climate change and the sixth global mass-extinction event is happening now SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #55
Hate to be a downer but... Wednesdays Mar 2016 #81
Eyes narrow, voice lowers, finger jabs....as she lies through gritted teeth. CharlotteVale Mar 2016 #59
Good lord that is awful! MuseRider Mar 2016 #60
She better stick to those small intimate prescreened gatherings. Autumn Mar 2016 #61
Really ... I wish she & Bill would just retire Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #110
They can travel the world, work on their foundation. Anything Autumn Mar 2016 #111
"Despise" is too strong a word. I just feel deeply bored XemaSab Apr 2016 #118
"Despise" is a recent development for me Autumn Colors Apr 2016 #132
Can't blame her for being sick of the lies. *shrug* bettyellen Mar 2016 #64
Shrug? Meteor Man Mar 2016 #67
The lies should go straight under the bus. Instead they are OPs here. bettyellen Mar 2016 #71
What lies, specifically, please? n/t Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #101
I've seen this question asked over and over tonight Z_California Apr 2016 #113
Yes indeed; at least four times by myself. One might gain the impression Ghost Dog Apr 2016 #124
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #66
I don't like her tone. nt JEB Mar 2016 #76
That video reminded me Aerows Mar 2016 #83
The little people don't know their place! AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #86
Sadly it's true. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #94
LOL&R Babel_17 Mar 2016 #89
I love this thank you Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #92
My pleasure! Babel_17 Mar 2016 #98
This makes me happy. senz Mar 2016 #93
That is very cool Babel_17 Mar 2016 #99
Interesting. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #103
Bernie's getting between her and her ... precious senz Mar 2016 #107
I empathize with Hillary it must be tough to.always be 100% on your ALBliberal Mar 2016 #105
She's capable of dialing back her ego - witness the Benghazi hearings. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #115
Hillary Unhinged. She's off the rails. Not fit for public office. ThePhilosopher04 Apr 2016 #120
Well c'mon eggman67 Apr 2016 #123
i am bookmarking this thread restorefreedom Apr 2016 #125
Great campaign video for the Bernies to use in ads for Bernie. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #126
Trump is likely watching this video and taking notes! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #128
Trump and Hillary are working together Gwhittey Apr 2016 #134
.. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #136
As George Carlin used to say, "It's a big club and you ain't in it!" n/t RKP5637 Apr 2016 #138
Eva (the questioner) works for Greenpeace, not the Sanders campaign. vintx Apr 2016 #129
Thank you! And they also remind us they do not endorse political candidates Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #135
It is truly a misfortunate event floppyboo Apr 2016 #130
She's getting bribed by the anti environment lobby Flyingbird5066 Apr 2016 #137
Dump Hillary, while we can! She's a loser and she'll take us all down with her. (nt) w4rma Apr 2016 #140
Oh my me b zola Apr 2016 #142
Anyone else notice, she points first with the right index ... then the left. closeupready Apr 2016 #143
If we had a second video from another angle Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #144

Rockyj

(538 posts)
102. This is why I'm for #NeverHillary & #BernieOrBust!
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:55 PM
Mar 2016

She lies (Its NOT Sanders campaign it's Green Peace research) and she points her finger @ a young woman activist & yells @ her. I was waiting for her head to turn all the way around. This is the REAL Hillary!

 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
112. Yes, one needs to have some patience in order to 'lose' it.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:52 PM
Mar 2016

Hillary has never exhibited patience for us plebeians, or questions, or much at all, has she?

-app

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
141. This is the young lady that Hillary attacked.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 04:51 PM
Apr 2016

There was only one BULLY in that video, and it wasn't the young Greenpeace activist, who was polite and dignified. Hillary has just displayed that she does NOT have the temperament or judgement to be our president.


Greenpeace Activist

http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/im-the-greenpeace-activist-who-asked-hillary-clinton-to-pledge-to-reject-fossil-fuel-contributions-at-the-purchase-ny-campaign-rally/

Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Super PAC supporting her have received more than $4.5 million from the fossil fuel industry.


[font size=4]BULLY!!![/font]
Poor, poor Hillary. All these "bullies" attacking her.
Almost makes me want to shed a tear for her and her supporters.
.
.
.
.
Naw. I take that back. I have no tears for these people,
only for the millions they have hurt.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
16. Tens of thousands of protesters in European nations probably wished they could
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:57 PM
Mar 2016

shove their finger in her face when she pushed to shove fracking down their throats.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1610499

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
18. Whoa. My mother was Romanian.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:59 PM
Mar 2016
Clinton urged Bulgarian officials to give fracking another chance. According to Borissov, she agreed to help fly in the "best specialists on these new technologies to present the benefits to the Bulgarian people." But resistance only grew. The following month in neighboring Romania, thousands of people gathered to protest another Chevron fracking project, and Romania's parliament began weighing its own shale gas moratorium. Again Clinton intervened, dispatching her special envoy for energy in Eurasia, Richard Morningstar, to push back against the fracking bans. The State Depart­ment's lobbying effort culminated in late May 2012, when Morningstar held a series of meetings on fracking with top Bulgarian and Romanian officials. He also touted the technology in an interview on Bulgarian national radio, saying it could lead to a fivefold drop in the price of natural gas. A few weeks later, Romania's parliament voted down its proposed fracking ban and Bulgaria's eased its moratorium.



 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
139. She doesn't even pretend she cares for the environment. And she sure can't handle herself
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 02:07 PM
Apr 2016

when under pressure.

renate

(13,776 posts)
69. wow. that escalated quickly
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:47 PM
Mar 2016

I'm sure she regrets her response; I know I've gotten irrationally pissed off about something and felt bad about it afterwards. And that was without a video of it going viral.

 

Gwhittey

(1,377 posts)
131. And that is good reason to keep your finger off
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:49 AM
Apr 2016

any Nuclear Launch buttons. Hell wasn't the Dean campaign basically ruined by the "Yee-haw" video?

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
78. 10 seconds in, with her right hand, it looks like she either pokes her or puts her hand on her chest
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:19 PM
Mar 2016

When her hand leaves the frame her finger is extended.

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
80. If video from another angle shows up, and it shows what I think it will show...
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:29 PM
Mar 2016
THEN the shit will really hit the fan. I'd say it'll signal the end.

kristopher

(29,798 posts)
96. It's interesting she let loose on and showed that kind of disrespect to a young woman.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:41 PM
Mar 2016

How is she doing with that demographic?

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
104. I hope Hillary isn't
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:59 PM
Mar 2016

as gruff with Mr Comey.

No doubt, his questions will be a bit more challenging than this young woman's question about fossil fuels.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
106. Well she just guaranteed it will come up all the time now.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:07 PM
Mar 2016

She should have just ignored her and moved on. Or said something like "I don't have time to get into that now" or "Visit my website". Blowing her off would have been so much better than that.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
6. What's with the jabbing of the finger? Seems like a serious microaggression.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:39 PM
Mar 2016

Do we know if the questioner was a member of a widely-recognized designated oppressed group?

There may have been some 'splaining or privilege on display as well. I think this merits further investigation.

Response to TheSarcastinator (Reply #7)

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
11. So where's the outrage from the "Bernie is so grouchy" camp?
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:44 PM
Mar 2016

This is even better because it's not a journalist but a citizen.

And Bernie's awful finger pointing.

SDJay

(1,089 posts)
14. Ack. She Steps In It Again.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:55 PM
Mar 2016

This just makes me worry about what going to happen once Trump unleashes his flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz on her in the GE. If she's coming apart at the seams over something as relatively tame as this, she's going to absolutely melt down when that evil bastard starts chewing on her.

Another self-inflicted wound on her campaign.

SDJay

(1,089 posts)
19. Here... Let Me Help.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 06:59 PM
Mar 2016

Here's an earworm that wiggled its way into my head when I stopped at the grocery store today:



I give you DeBarge. That should overwhelm anything else that's in your head for a few hours.

slipslidingaway

(21,210 posts)
145. Lol, well that was during the horrible Bush years ...
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 12:17 AM
Apr 2016

that being said I cannot watch Hillary going after a Greenpeace activist without thinking of ...


GUESS WHO - She's Come Undone

Not all the lyrics fit though


slipslidingaway

(21,210 posts)
147. Oh me too! But coming unglued seemed fitting, but I will leave you with a more aspiring tone ...
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 01:57 AM
Apr 2016

depending on age.

"If you smile at me, I will understand, cause that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language"..this is definitely an anthem of an era for me..I make these videos to bring honour to a great classic and the artist...to spark a memory or even better introduce it to someone for the first time...

The trio's first album, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, was released in May 1969 and was an immediate hit, spawning two Top 40 hit singles."


dchill

(38,465 posts)
148. I was almost 18.
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 02:55 AM
Apr 2016

I thought it was a really good album - it wasn't Led Zeppelin, but the singing and the songs were great. No matter what song I hear from that LP, the earworm takeaway is "Marrakesh Express." But that's OK; I love it.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
27. Audiences with the Crown Empress will only be granted to those with the right tone showing
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:10 PM
Mar 2016

suitable deference and adulation.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
28. And our posts get hidden
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:10 PM
Mar 2016

This is what the "others" support. Good Luck, she's ALL yours. I am so sick of her.

Response to Politicalboi (Reply #28)

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
30. Oh look, a Clinton is wagging her finger in somebody's face
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:15 PM
Mar 2016

didn't work out so good the last time on of them did it.

 

Gwhittey

(1,377 posts)
133. Um it was not his finger wagging
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:52 AM
Apr 2016

that got him in trouble there. IT was something else that he was wagging around.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
32. Bloomberg TV (of all Places) Showed her Freaking Out..
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:18 PM
Mar 2016

She sounded deranged. I don't know if she had the SS "Escort" the people out or not, because I just saw it. BUT....She sounded like Donald Trump Yelling "Get 'Em Outta Here....Get 'Em Out!

Was anyone injured? As I said I've been out today and only just saw this.

Anyway...she sounded "Unhinged..Attacking Bernie. Is she working with Trump, or something or just copying him?

questionseverything

(9,646 posts)
57. that was a different freak out i think
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:27 PM
Mar 2016

this one is because someone asked her to stop accepting fossil fuel money...she said that is a sander's lie

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511619761

course she only got 4.5 mill so far from them, maybe she doesn't consider that real money

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
62. Yes...the Bloomberg Video on Website had her Yelling about "Bernie Supporters"
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:35 PM
Mar 2016

making accusations about his plan wouldn't work...etc. She was really freaking out. That video I video was different from the one where she attacks the woman in the audience which is out on Twitter and Reddit.

I tried to find it on Bloomberg, You Tube...but, wasn't successful. Someone will find it and post. She was yelling and carrying on and it was OTT and it sounded like the protesters were escorted out or maybe they left because they were afraid of her. No need for her to go after Bernie.

Not Hillary's usual "style."

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
72. Stressed out...and
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:02 PM
Mar 2016

maybe the Server/E-Mail problems that have been coming out? Comey is supposed to be doing depositions. She did hurry back to NYC which some reporters found odd she'd leave Wisconsin so early. Who knows....she really was OTT in both incidents.

lakeguy

(1,640 posts)
36. wow, that was a nasty response to a legitimate question. how can she not know that this would
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:22 PM
Mar 2016

be made public? and does she not realize it's fairly easy to see who is donating to her campaign? and who paid her to speak?

pa28

(6,145 posts)
38. She often seems to treat ordinary people very badly.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:33 PM
Mar 2016

If you want Hillary to be nice to you I guess it helps if your name is Jamie or Lloyd.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
108. Maybe Hillary was upset
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:15 PM
Mar 2016

that someone asked her a question without first paying her a $225,000 speaking fee.

"You want the long answer, that's two hundred thousand. You want the short, screamy answer, that's free!"



Karmadillo

(9,253 posts)
44. Let's be fair to Hillary. Little People can be pretty irritating. They
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:50 PM
Mar 2016

keep asking questions about government actions that are none of their business and they always want to redirect money from the MIC into free stuff like health care and college tuition. Their endless unwillingness to know their place would drive any oligarch to yell at them and stick a finger in their face.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
48. or be told .......
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:15 PM
Mar 2016

why don't you run for office?!

or ....... I've never been asked that about super-predators before. (Now go the * away so I can discuss issues that matter.)

I detect a slightly dismissive tone towards the little people.


Oops! Almost got a bit sexist there.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
45. Madame President would be terrible for our planet
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:57 PM
Mar 2016

Her "incrementalism " will doom us.

Thank you brave environmental activists for trying to talk to her about this!



loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
68. They hit a nerve that interviewers, moderators, and opponents will now work very hard to trip
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:44 PM
Mar 2016

We are so doomed if she is the nominee. Someone will succeed at provoking her and it will be a hugely embarrassing moment for us nationally.

Land of Enchantment

(1,217 posts)
49. The earth is sick. Poisoned. The earth is sick of being poisoned by
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:17 PM
Mar 2016

BP, Exxon Mobil, Fukushima, fracking, smoke stacks, coal fired plants, chemical pesticides--the list is endless.
I don't care what Hillary is sick of I care that the EARTH is slowly dying and with it everything that lives on it.


 

senz

(11,945 posts)
75. She could be abusive to WH staff.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:08 PM
Mar 2016
Both Clintons’ temper emerge as a theme in several interviews, but Hillary Clinton’s “had much more sustained velocity, for a longer period of time,” according to former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta. “She just let everybody have it,” Panetta recalled of one incident.

In another incident, he recalled an aide telling him: “The First Lady just tore everybody a new asshole.”


“She would blow up over something that she misinterpreted. Again, you can’t take her on, that’s not my boss. You can’t take on the First Lady,” Baggert said. “I remember one time in one of these meetings where she was blowing up about [Bill Clinton’s] staff and how we were all incompetent and he was having to be the mechanic and drive the car and do everything, that we weren’t capable of anything.”

Baggert added that Clinton would chew out staffers in front of their colleagues, which made things especially awkward. “Sometimes she’d be in those meetings and I’d think, ‘Please don’t let her yell at me,’” Baggert added.


http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clintons-strengths-and-anger-white-house-revealed

frylock

(34,825 posts)
87. She is just awful.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:57 PM
Mar 2016

I once had a boss like that. Constantly flying off the handle after misinterpreting something. Dressing down subordinates in open areas. This is the real Hillary we see in these outbursts.

frylock

(34,825 posts)
114. No, I had not seen that.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:43 AM
Apr 2016

That really came across as scripted to me. Everything appeared to be right on queue.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
116. Several people have said the same thing.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 01:03 AM
Apr 2016

I was so enraged at her accusations against Bernie, her evil cackle as they escorted the young women out, and her tacky boasts of her vote count vs. Bernie's that I didn't even consider that it could have been planned. But yes the chants were "out of the blue," she wasn't all that surprised and it all went the way she would want it to -- sort of. But she came off extremely unlikable.

If it was planned, it illustrates the gutter nature of her campaign. Bernie would never pull anything like that.

I think it's a net loss for her.

frylock

(34,825 posts)
117. We've seen how Hillary flips her shit when thrown off the script.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 01:14 AM
Apr 2016

That all went smooth as glass. Contrast that with her encounter later that afternoon. Maybe she just needed a Snickers.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
119. Yes, you're right.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 01:53 AM
Apr 2016

It was just hard to believe that she couldn't plan a more graceful, attractive response. Maybe she does have a tin ear.

But I don't think a Snickers bar can fix what's wrong with her.

RiverLover

(7,830 posts)
52. That was truly ugly. Facts exposed, not lies, are what she's so angry about.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:22 PM
Mar 2016

Pointing fingers....I feel bad for the person asking about it.

She was deflecting because she's guilty.



Long before the Sanders campaign was thought to pose a challenge~

Hillary Clinton’s Biggest Campaign Bundlers Are Fossil Fuel Lobbyists

Clinton’s top campaign financiers are linked to Big Oil, natural gas and the Keystone pipeline.


07/17/2015 09:22 am ET | Updated Jul 17, 2015

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-bundlers-fossil-fuel_us_55a8335ee4b04740a3df86c5

 

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)
55. Climate change and the sixth global mass-extinction event is happening now
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:24 PM
Mar 2016

Hope it takes the bushes and clintons

Wednesdays

(17,339 posts)
81. Hate to be a downer but...
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:31 PM
Mar 2016

In nearly every large disaster, the well-connected are the last to go.



"I always win, Jack, one way or another..."

CharlotteVale

(2,717 posts)
59. Eyes narrow, voice lowers, finger jabs....as she lies through gritted teeth.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:30 PM
Mar 2016

She really goes off the rails when one of the 99% dares to question her.

Not an appealing spectacle.

MuseRider

(34,104 posts)
60. Good lord that is awful!
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:31 PM
Mar 2016

I doubt I ever even talked to my boys that way when they did something wrong. That is no way to behave towards anyone. And people want her to lead our country?

Mrs. Clinton, I understand why you might have loads of anger towards many people and groups, especially maybe Bernie but you are not fit. What in the world will she do if she has to go under questioning about her servers and we want to know why exactly? Will she tell us she is sick of us wanting to know what is going on?

Autumn

(45,042 posts)
61. She better stick to those small intimate prescreened gatherings.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:34 PM
Mar 2016

Oh fuck that keep it up Hillary. Fossil fuels are destroying our planet she just needs to go the fuck away.

 

Autumn Colors

(2,379 posts)
110. Really ... I wish she & Bill would just retire
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:29 PM
Mar 2016

& go live a quiet life ...

I have to say that the more I see her and the more things come to light about her, the more I despise her.

Autumn

(45,042 posts)
111. They can travel the world, work on their foundation. Anything
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:41 PM
Mar 2016

I just want her to step off the world stage. I don't want to see her or hear her. Only one thing matters to her, being the first woman president. She wants her own place in history.

 

Autumn Colors

(2,379 posts)
132. "Despise" is a recent development for me
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:49 AM
Apr 2016

I used to just not trust her and feel she was veering too far to the right.

The change in how I feel comes from watching how she's reacting to people and events while in the spotlight now as well as how she and those around her are treating Bernie and blaming him for her own problems.

Bonus points for Bill's illegal behavior at polling places on her behalf.

 

Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)
124. Yes indeed; at least four times by myself. One might gain the impression
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 07:17 AM
Apr 2016

that there are people running around like headless chickens squawking "Sanders lies" who are then utterly unable to provide even one example of the same.

The strategy, like the candidate opposing Mr. Sanders, appears to be somewhat unhinged.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
83. That video reminded me
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:32 PM
Mar 2016

of one of my grandmothers, but nobody under the sun would have argued that she had the temperament to hold political office, much less the Presidency.

She was our top diplomat?

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)
89. LOL&R
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:06 PM
Mar 2016


http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/photos-greenpeace-uses-seattle-skyline-send-message-clinton/

Show some love, click the link for much more text, and some lovely photos.


PHOTOS: Greenpeace Uses Seattle Skyline to Send Message to Clinton

by Cassady Sharp

March 28, 2016

We flew our thermal airship over a Clinton campaign event in Seattle asking Hillary to say no to fossil fuel money.

Greenpeace flew its thermal airship last week in Seattle before the Washington State Democratic caucus with a message urging Secretary Clinton to “Say No To Fossil Fuel Money.” Joined by more than 20 partners, Greenpeace has been campaigning for Secretary Clinton to drop her fossil fuel connections since January.

Greenpeace also flew its thermal airship with the message to Secretary Clinton last month in Las Vegas during the Democratic Nevada caucus. Volunteers have also brought the demand for Clinton to reject fossil fuel money to more than 10 fundraisers, debates and rallies across the country. Secretary Clinton responded to Greenpeace’s request last month committing to initiate a process that would reverse the effect of the Citizens United decision and restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. However, the statement did not include a commitment to reject fossil fuel money.

According to data compiled by Greenpeace’s research department, Secretary Clinton’s campaign and the Super PAC supporting her have received more than $4.5 million from the fossil fuel industry during the 2016 election cycle. While Greenpeace does not officially endorse any political candidate or party, we’re determined to show each candidate that our membership is looking for meaningful climate action and environmental justice in their platforms and policies.
 

senz

(11,945 posts)
93. This makes me happy.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:33 PM
Mar 2016

Late last year I decided to see if I could deduct my medical expenses for 2015 and thought it might be more doable if I had a few big charitable contributions to itemize, so had to pick some charities, and one of the biggest donations went to Greenpeace -- b/c they boldly, courageously look out for our planet. It was large enough that I sort of gulp every time I think of it.

But I had no idea they'd be harassing ol' Hill to boot! Just makes the whole thing nicer, somehow.

PatrickforO

(14,570 posts)
103. Interesting.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:56 PM
Mar 2016

She was really upset. And she blamed Bernie's campaign.

But we've been talking about that here for months, and I for one am not working for Sanders' campaign, though I am a supporter.

ALBliberal

(2,339 posts)
105. I empathize with Hillary it must be tough to.always be 100% on your
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:04 PM
Mar 2016

toes. At yours best. But to voice that the Sanders campaign is lying? And you're sick of it? I would challenge:Where is this lie??

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
115. She's capable of dialing back her ego - witness the Benghazi hearings.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 01:00 AM
Apr 2016

But not for voters - we're not worth the effort that goes into that kind of restraint.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
125. i am bookmarking this thread
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 07:53 AM
Apr 2016

just for the comic relief...the replies have been outstanding!

let me add a brief musical interlude....


https://m.



 

Gwhittey

(1,377 posts)
134. Trump and Hillary are working together
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:59 AM
Apr 2016

All his campaign he has been easy as hell on her. The whole thing was a setup that they planned so Hillary could have something to point at and say See he is the devil vote for me. Trumps ex-campaign manger had a interview about how she was just a PR person and they just started to get Trumps name out, but when he started resonating with idiots she got replaced by someone who could actually run a campaign.

Well that is my theory.

 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
135. Thank you! And they also remind us they do not endorse political candidates
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 09:47 AM
Apr 2016

Just a reminder: Greenpeace does not endorse political candidates. We have asked all the presidential candidates to refuse to take fossil fuel money. You can ask them to do so too: http://bit.ly/1RGn9Ti


https://www.facebook.com/greenpeaceusa/videos/10154151449454684/?comment_id=10154151492394684&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R3%22%7D

floppyboo

(2,461 posts)
130. It is truly a misfortunate event
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:40 AM
Apr 2016

This is the kind of parenting technique that leads to self-loathing in girls and misogyny in boys.

Edit: The penny drops - OMG! She created 'the' Sanders supporter!

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
143. Anyone else notice, she points first with the right index ... then the left.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 05:05 PM
Apr 2016

As if to punch her, or at least to underscore that she hates little people.

 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
144. If we had a second video from another angle
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:22 PM
Apr 2016

that would help. It's possible she was actually poking into her chest.

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