That speech seemed reminiscent of the Bush years

[TrueDemVA]

It seemed like every time the heat was on, Ole W would come out with a speech about the military and pride for our servicemen and servicewomen. Then slip in a little fear about what could go wrong and how we have enemies throughout the world. Then get really patriotic with how the USA is the best.

Now I agree with those things, but it just seems like the timing was a textbook example of how to change the narrative when having a bad week.

[EdwardBernays]

1. seemed like

something you'd see on Veep.

[MisterP]

2. generalities presented as ultimate truths? the Queen has it covered!

[SamKnause]

3. She did not give a foreign policy speech.

She roasted Donald and she roasted him well !!!!

To call it a foreign policy speech is disingenuous.

Her speech could have been made into an SNL skit.

[spinbaby]

4. Very true

It was a series of sound bites attacking the Donald. But it got the results I think they wanted, which is to get those sound bites on TV.

[HereSince1628]

5. An assault seriously intended to push the email story way way out of the news

This is an old tactic, she's an old-hand at this sort of thing, though younger than the tactic iteself. And she handled it as you might expect of one with decades of experience.

It worked.

Yay, for experience!

[spinbaby]

6. Either way,

They got the results they were after.

[Holly_Hobby]

7. I shut off the TV when she came on CNN for that speech

just like I shut off the TV when GWB was on.