Hillary Clinton to accept!

[wyldwolf]

Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Barack Obama, who is reaching out to former rivals to build a broad coalition administration, the Guardian has learned.

Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem.

Clinton would be well placed to become the country's dominant voice in foreign affairs, replacing Condoleezza Rice. Since being elected senator for New York, she has specialised in foreign affairs and defence. Although she supported the war in Iraq, she and Obama basically agree on a withdrawal of American troops.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/17/hillary-clinton-secretary-of-state

[jefferson_dem]

1. I hope it's true.

:toast:

[DangerousRhythm]

25. Me too.

I trust his judgment and I'm all for it! :D

[Cleita]

35. Me too.

She will make a good SOS and she's got Bill Clinton there to help her, someone who understands the realities of living in the real world with various types of heads of government. I never cared for her too conservative domestic policies but I think she will be able to undo a lot of the harm Bush did with his saber rattling, especially against North Korea and Iran. Maybe she will be able to do what Bill Clinton couldn't do and that would be to broker a meaningful and lasting peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

[Secret_Society]

56. Me too.

[TexasObserver]

2. Saw that. Hope it's true.

[ProSense]

3. Wow, the media have offered Hillary a job, vetted her and Bill, and announced her acceptance.

Why does Obama even need a transition team?

[wyldwolf]

5. Apparently some here think they're his transition team

[ProSense]

11. What evidence do you have that people here believe they're his transition team? n/t

[wyldwolf]

13. what evidence do you have media have offered Hillary a job, vetted her and Bill, and announced?

[KittyWampus]

16. Your post. Or are you oblivious to the content of the articles you post.

[wyldwolf]

my post said nothing of the sort,

LOL... this should be good.

[KittyWampus]

21. Really? Obama specifically said not to believe stories about appointments unless they came from him

Can you provide a link to Obama making an announcement about Hillary as SoS?

[wyldwolf]

23. what evidence do you have anyone believes the story?

[ProSense]

18. Can you confirm that the Obama campaign offered Hillary SoS? n/t

[wyldwolf]

22. nope! But then again...

Just watching you get all hot and bothered over this post is well worth it.

:)

[ProSense]

24. Don't worry about me.

I'm really cool, you should see me.

[wyldwolf]

28. No worries at all

Just entertained.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. And in this case, it was the UK media too!

Sigh. :eyes:

[casus belli]

38. The UK media no less. n/t

[ElizabethDC]

50. Haha - too true

Best to wait and see what happens - I'm not believing anything until it's officially announced.

[KittyWampus]

4. Funny, Obama specifically said not to believe anything unless it came from him.

[MadBadger]

6. Is this being reported by any American News Org? Brits have been wrong time and time again...

during the campaign.

[grantcart]

67. The Guardian remains a relied upon channel for official leaks for reasons that

escape me.



Sometimes the leaks don't turn out to be true but they still reflect the official line of the person giving it out.

[sniffa]

8. Why isn't this in LBN?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. It is...

That's where I first saw it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3606048

[sniffa]

19. Not anymore

Though that's not why I missed it the first go round.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. I had seen it on the front page too before they moved it.

Ah well... :P

[sniffa]

27. Is this more Clinton hate?

This is LBN if I ever saw it.

[BumRushDaShow]

29. I'm surprised it was moved and moved here to this forum!

[sniffa]

33. I can only guess that it may not be LBN

:shrug:

[BumRushDaShow]

37. True, since no other outlet is reporting it.

Except Drudge. :crazy:

[sniffa]

39. And who reads Drudge?

:shrug:

[BumRushDaShow]

44. The same folks who check out Free Republic?

:evilgrin:

[wyldwolf]

48. how do you know Drudge is running it? Oh, wait...

[BumRushDaShow]

51. There are those of us who monitor the other side.

Been doing that for over 30 years. Surprise surprise. ;)

[wyldwolf]

53. I get it. You "monitor," Others "read." bwahahahahahaha!

[BumRushDaShow]

54. I get it. You don't. Bwaaahhahahahahaha!

[wyldwolf]

55. oh, I get it. The only way you know if something is on drudge is because YOU read drudge! LOL!

[BumRushDaShow]

57. You don't know the difference between "monitor" and "read"?

Sigh... No wonder this place is going to hell in a hand-basket. :eyes:

monitor
Verb
1. to act as a monitor of
2. to observe or record the condition or performance of a person or thing
3. to check a broadcast for acceptable quality or content

[wyldwolf]

58. oh, so you check drudge's site traffic, server load, links in and out...

:eyes:

You MONITOR it... :rofl:

[BumRushDaShow]

60. Yawn. Sorry wrong answer.

:boring:

[wyldwolf]

61. What other sites do you rea.. um... I mean "monitor?"

:rofl:

[BumRushDaShow]

62. CNN, MSNBC, CSPAN, Weather.com, Weather.gov, Kos, Huffington

Those are the tabs that I have up in my Firefox. But you knew that right? Right? Nothing sinister here but your idle and nonsensical speculation and your tarnished tin foil hat. And it's time for bed so I'll let the widdle poster have the last word. :rofl:

[wyldwolf]

64. so you don't WATCH CNN, you monitor it. You don't READ Kos, you monitor it

:rofl:

Your continued insistence that there's a difference, especially after denigrating people who "read" drudge, is beyond hysterical.

... oh, and get that speech impediment worked on....

[BumRushDaShow]

65. Exactly A shame you don't understand. And welcome to ignore.

Ciao. :hi: :rofl:

[wyldwolf]

66. ha ha. Wait! You came back. I'm sure you'll still "monitor" me.

[sniffa]

70. I'm surprised he wasn't ignored long ago.

[lamp_shade]

9. How the hell would they know? This kills me.

[David Zephyr]

10. My first choice was Bill Richarson, but I'm totally cool with Hillary, too.

No argument from me.

Hillary is a very talented and brilliant leader in her own right.

Her tireless campaigning for Barack to the last moment won me over.

It's a great thing if he offers and if she accepts.

[ClarkUSA]

12. This story is part of the Clinton SoS P.R. Steamroll going on... good luck with that, Hillaryland.

Team O knows what's going on and isn't going to be played so easily.

Hillary is accepting a job that hasn't been offered yet, as Richard Wolffe just said on MSNBC's "Race To The White House".

:rofl:

[DevonRex]

15. Sorry but I'll wait until Obama announces it. I would LIKE it to be true.

But everything has gotten so strange lately that I'm probably just gonna put my fingers in my ears. Thanks for the information, though. Maybe this will be one of the times that the Brits have the scoop.

[City Lights]

17. That's odd. Just yesterday, Podesta said no cabinet appointments

would be announced before Thanksgiving.

[jenmito]

20. It doesn't make sense. I don't believe it. The article claims

"Obama's advisers have begun looking into Bill Clinton's foundation, which distributes millions of dollars to Africa to help with development, to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. But Democrats do not believe that the vetting is likely to be a problem."

He wouldn't offer her the job until COMPLETING the vetting. What if there IS a conflict of interest? I don't buy it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

30. I see this from two different perspectives...

Either Obama pidgeonholed Clinton into the SoS job to keep her from running against him in '12... OR

Clinton is accepting the job as a huge addition to the resume she'll show us in order to make her more viable when she DOES challenge him.

[Metric System]

31. I never trust UK papers.

[jenmito]

32. Isn't The Guardian run by Rupert Murdoch? n/t

[Metric System]

36. No, I don't believe so. The Guardian is considered to be left-leaning. I should clarify that I don't

trust UK papers when reporting on US matters.

[jenmito]

41. Oh...I think it's The Sun I'm thinking of. n/t

[City Lights]

42. The Times, and The Sunday Times, too. nt

[w4rma]

34. Yay! 4 - 8 years of Clinton DRAMA in the Whitehouse! Go Hillary for Drama! (nt)

:sarcasm:

[Cosmic Charlie]

40. too bad she hasn't been offered anything yet.

but her minions are working overtime, aren't they?

[mckeown1128]

43. Great!!! This is going to be awesome. nt

[H2O Man]

45. Right.

I am under the impression that this is correct.

[MarjorieG]

46. If Hilllary gets this, with thoughtfulness, so be it. Don't like Clintonistas push.

Was it to dent/deny Kerry, Richardson, both superior candidates, or something Clinton even wanted? Don't want the media and the likes of Lanny Davis, Stephanopulous, creating this for her.

[Maru Kitteh]

47. That would be some damn fine news right there!

:-)

[Erin Elizabeth]

49. Nah, not true.

I'll eat my purse if she's Secretary of State. I don't think Obama wants to work that closely with either of them.

[mtnsnake]

52. I'm still saying she won't accept it. n/t

[JoFerret]

59. That's nice

.

[Occam Bandage]

63. Congratulations to Sen. Clinton, if true. nt

[codjh9]

68. I'm fine with that, and I think the Freepers will only go MORE nuc-u-lar about it. :^)

[HughMoran]

69. Now that this episode is over, will the Palin threads start popping up in large numbers again?

:rofl: