The Moral Failure of Hillary Clinton and Her Campaign

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

The Moral Failure of Hillary Clinton and Her Campaign

- Ralph Brauer, The Strange Death of Liberal America



As usual, the press and the blogs missed the point of Hillary Clinton’s bizarre debate performance–it wasn’t about issues but about principles. Much of the analysis of the debate has focused on the outward aspects of her performance such as her celebrated complaint about always being asked the first question. The real key to understanding not only the Ohio debate but also why Clinton’s campaign has imploded lies in the transcript. If you take the time to review the text it reveals the moral failure of Clinton and her campaign.

The one moment the press did focus on came in response to Tim Russert’s question about what would happen if after withdrawing our troops from Iraq we found ourselves facing a situation in which al Qaeda exploited the vacuum by taking control of part of the country to use as a base to mount another 9/11 attack? Although I am not a fan of Russert, this question is one that John McCain has raised and is sure to be raised in the coming campaign. Just to make the scenario more interesting, Russert posited that what passed for the Iraqi government had told us they did not want us to intervene

...Clinton’s answer said everything about why she is losing this election and why she will not make a good President. First, she tries to dodge the question by saying she won’t deal with hypothetical situations. That may be a reasonable response to some off-the-wall impossibility, but the scenario Russert proposed has been on the table for some time as a real possibility following an American withdrawal.

SEN. CLINTON: You know, Tim, you ask a lot of hypotheticals. And I believe that what’s –

MR. RUSSERT: But this is reality.

SEN. CLINTON: No — well, it isn’t reality. You’re — you’re — you’re making lots of different hypothetical assessments.

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The moral failure in Clinton’s dodging the question also was one of cowardice. She lacked a prepared answer, so she reused to give one. Unfortunately leaders and Presidents do not have that luxury. Whether it is an organization or the White House, you want someone in charge who WILL think about alternatives and who is not afraid to answer difficult questions.

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[SoFlaJet]

1. yea she's a hypocrite

who doesn't deal in the hypothetical? Like the "it's 3 AM" bullshit HYPOTHETICAL scenario?

[speedoo]

2. Thanks, great find.

Article is very interesting. A real eye-opener.

K&R.

[Ravy]

3. But consider Obama's response.

He gave a response, and got blasted for it by McCain.

Obama didn't have a response to that, instead saying "They wouldn't be there except for the IWR". Sure, the media slapped their backs in glee and talked about how masterful it was for him to respond, but when it gets closer to the GE, one of them is sure to point out that Obama really didn't answer his question, either.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. She says "I" way too much for this pilgrim. You'd think whe were

a pirate... "Aye matee....."

[Lucinda]

5. She doesn't have much choice. When she says "we"

people tend to reference Bill. In many cases, "I" provides the distinction.

[saltpoint]

6. I sort of like it politicians upend reporters' barbed questions.

Russert is a tough cookie and a smart guy, but I think voters would have benefited more from candidate interviews by Jim Lehrer, for example.

I've never much liked Russert's "gotcha" journalism.

[Perry Logan]

7. It's anti-Clinton Meme #252: "I've just realized anew how terribly evil they are."

You see articles and posts like this every day. Anti-Clinton people are nothing if not repetitive.

It goes something like this: "I was just {watching the debate / reading an article / looking at a photo} when I realized with perspicuous clarity--the Clintons are evil! The Clintons are terrible! It's just so obvious. Thank God I spotted it."

And so on.

Of course, a quick glance around reveals that the Clintons are very much liked by huge numbers of normal people, who are apparently fools for missing The Insidious Evil Which Lies Within. The anti-Clinton folks believe everyone suffers from their distemper, but this notion is provably false..

[Apollo11]

8. So how was Hillary's answer a "moral failure" ?????

Hillary has repeatedly said that the President can never rule out the possibility of using military force in these kind of situations, but it is a mistake to say in advance what you might do in a particular situation.

That's why Hillary was critical of Barack's promise to launch hypothetical attacks against Al Quaida in Pakistan.

For Hillary is this part of her whole approach to the Presidency.

Definitely NOT an example of a "Moral Failure". Not unless you are an asswipe. :eyes: