Rachel Maddow Defends Hillary on Authenticity Issue: She Talks ‘Like a President’

[riversedge]

Thank you Rachel




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Rachel Maddow Defends Hillary on Authenticity Issue: She Talks ‘Like a President’

by Matt Wilstein | 1:22 pm, September 4th, 2015 VIDEO


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............From there, Maddow moved on to Mitchell’s question about Clinton’s authenticity compared to candidates like Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and even Joe Biden, who have an easier time connecting with voters on an emotional level. She noted that Clinton seemed to be contrasting her deliberate speaking style with the “loose talk, threats, insults” of someone like Trump. “The president of the United States needs to be careful about what he or she says,” Clinton added.

Paraphrasing Clinton’s point, Maddow said, “Listen, I talk like a president, I talk like somebody at the highest levels of government because I have operated at the highest levels of government. The reason I don’t rail and insult people and move people in an emotional way is because I’m speaking precisely and that should be seen as feature, not a bug.”

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[cantbeserious]

1. The Meda Fix Is In - Time To Throw Maddow Under The Bus - Go Bernie Go

eom

[VanillaRhapsody]

2. Under the bus in 3...2... 1.....

[Snotcicles]

10. She threw Bernie under the bus. It was so obvious, one day she was including his progress in

her reports, excited by his sizes. The next day nothing, she even took some time off, till things blew over. I lost all respect for her. She got the memo, when Ed Schultz got canned. Same with milk-toast Chris Hayes.
Just out of curiosity, what is your explanation? Be honest. I know it pleases you, but what do you really think happened?

[Skwmom]

15. Right after they canned Ed, Chris Mathhews was actually sputtering and having a fit trying to defend

Hillary Clinton. He got the message loud and clear - If you want to keep your job, fall in line behind our corporate candidate.

[Snotcicles]

22. Chris Mathhews has never been one who I thought stood on conviction. But I thought more

of Rachel Maddow. I guess not everybody can be a Cenk Uygur. Bummer.
And it isn't throwing anyone under the bus, just snapping myself out of a false illusion.

[HassleCat]

3. She has a good point

People seem to like Trump because he appears to be decisive or something like that. Maybe "plain spoken" is the right term. It doesn't seem to bother them that President Trump would talk trash about other world leaders. In fact, I think they like the idea of calling Putin a drunk, Merkel ugly, etc.

[Skwmom]

4. So saying "I was not thinking alot...." is someone who is careful about what they say?

Really. Though, it's not like we have a lot of Hillary talk to evaluate.....

"I was not thinking a lot when I got in . There was so much work to be done. We had so many problems around the world. I didn't really stop and think what kind of email system will there be."

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-sorry-email-controversy-n421851

Being dismissive and saying "like with a cloth or something." Really?

[99Forever]

5. ...

:yawn:

[Peacetrain]

6. I thought Hillary did an excellent job with that interview

just saying

[Tom Rinaldo]

7. It is a good point, definately true in contrast to Trump for example....

But Obama is able to both talk Presidential AND sound authentic. It doesn't always have to be one or the other. Hillary is overly cautious in her openness at times and that does hurt her. If I'm forced to choose though I would take cautious over reckless every time. Trump is often reckless, Biden can be a little loose. Bernie can be controversial but his words almost always are in line with beliefs that he stands fully by.

[Armstead]

17. Excellent point. Obama is measured but authentic

Whether one agrees with President Obama on something or not, you get the sense that he means what he says and is honest.

Same with Bernie.

Clinton, not so much. I also remember all that non-specific, deflecting, neutral non-communications from the WH in the 1990's. That's what she conveys, rather than the more straightforward talk from the Obama WH.

[wyldwolf]

8. "Progressives"

[Motown_Johnny]

9. Why exactly is that a good thing?

[frazzled]

12. I think because

People vote for a president or presidential nominee based on many factors. And first among these, believe it or not, is not policy issues. First and foremost, people assess whether a candidate has a presidential demeanor. Anger, gaffes, lapses, or spurious things such as accent or even looks, can derail a candidacy. I'm talking about how the average voter approaches a decision on who to vote for. If it doesn't look like a president and talk like a president and act like a president, it's probably not a president. (George W. Bush is clearly the exception, but the American people seem to have learned from that disaster.)

So yes, sounding calm, circumspect, clear, and even-keeled is probably a big plus in a candidate's playbook of campaigning.

[Gloria]

21. And being a woman makes it the more necessary...

Woman leaders take far more scrutiny, any "weakness" would really see an uptick in sexist crap.

[thelordofhell]

29. Because running for President is the fantasy.......

And being Presidential is REAL

[AgingAmerican]

11. Well, that's deep Rachel

nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. I don't have anything to say but I say it precisely.

Translation: Don't ask me complicated questions that I don't want to answer.

[hifiguy]

14. So did Zombie King Raygun.

Pretty small beer, IMO.

[AtomicKitten]

16. Her BFF Kissinger agrees. She's his kind of presidential material!

[HappyPlace]

18. Hillary talks like a president, compared to Donald Trump, according to Maddow.

Is that what this party is all about?

Just shoot me now.

[AtomicKitten]

19. Compared to Donald Trump, my dog speaks like a president. Woof.

It's hardly a comparison to crow about.

I will not settle. Not this time and never again.

[HappyPlace]

31. I love this poster!

[oasis]

20. Rachel calls 'em like she sees 'em. <nt>

[Fawke Em]

23. And especially when she's paid to see them.

I stopped watching MSNBC as much when Keith left.

Now that Ed is gone, too, I can't stand to turn it on. The few times I have, it's Trump, Trump, Trump, Clinton, Trump, Trump, Trump.

Pretty boring and millionaire-safe.

[oasis]

25. Rachel's research staff has to be the best in the business. Not

every show segment is a must see, but on the whole, the hour is worth watching. She has a keen intellect and a sense of humor that will bring on a chuckle or two.

The Fox folks and hate radio whackos can't stand her. Rachel's also a GOP nemesis, uncovering little known, embarrassing facts about some of their key politicians.

You mentioned Kieth Olbermann. I believe it was he who guided her into the MSNBC lineup.

[Fawke Em]

28. True, but I never liked her as much.

Some of her segments were riveting, but others were rather childish.

Still, this isn't my point.

My point is that if I wanted to see Trump, I'd watch the other channels. MSNBC used to provide a respite form personality politics like that. Now, it doesn't.

[cherokeeprogressive]

24. At least she didn't say

Hillary Clinton walks like an Egyptian.

[Vinca]

26. I love Rachel, but I have a different opinion.

Hillary seems more like a well-scripted actor to me.

[tularetom]

27. Well, its the night of the long knives at MSNBC and she wants to keep her job

So I'm not surprised she's falling in with the rest of the beltway journalists.

[cali]

30. precisely? in a way. she uses language to obfuscate. she's done that on

the $15 an hour minimum wage issue, on the tpp and keystone. And she certainly attempts to use emotion as evidenced by her frequent stories about her mother.

[99Forever]

32. She has her opinion, I have mine.

Having a sellout try to sell me bullshit, isn't likely to work. But then again, I wouldn't watch her crap "network" or show, if they paid me. Happy blah blah blah Rach.

[Juicy_Bellows]

33. Rachel has to do what she must do - let DEVO explain:

Now why do you think that a man
Jumps out of the frying pan
Into the fire when he can
Find a way not to get berned?

RIP Bob Casale -

[whatchamacallit]

34. I don't watch Maddow or any of the talking heads

so her opinion is immaterial to me.