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Morning Joe repeatedly airs Lieberman's false claim on public option
Original at Media Matters for America
• Fri, Nov 20
On November 20, MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough uncritically repeated Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) claim that "if you look at the campaign last year, the presidential, you can't find a mention of public option. It was added after the election as a part of what we normally con...
Morning Joe repeatedly airs Lieberman's false claim on public option
Original at Media Matters for America
• Fri, Nov 20
By J.K.F. NY Times, May 2007: "Obama would create a public plan for individuals who cannot obtain group coverage." The New York Times reported on May 30, 2007, that in a major health care speech, "Mr. Obama would create a public plan for individuals who cannot obtain group coverage through their empl...
MJ Rosenberg: Obama's Mideast Failure: It's The Lobby, Stupid
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, Nov 20
By MJ Rosenberg This has all played out horribly in the Obama administration. In the meantime, can we just allow Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and George Mitchell do what they know is right rather than being inhibited by the internal AIPACs of their various deputies?
Crazy about Afghanistan
Original at rlifud.com
• Thu, Nov 19
By Lloyd Williams But Karzai’s pledge to have Afghanistan securely under control (in just 5 years) was well received by Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State. Mrs. Clinton, who should know better after having lived with a pathological liar for over 35 years, apparently bought Karzai’s line of shit.
SOURCE: Rudy Giuliani Hasn’t Gotten The ‘Rudy Giuliani’s Political Career Is Over’ Memo
Original at Wonkette
• Thu, Nov 19
By Jim Newell This of course would be Rudy’s second run for Senate, kind of! He ran against Hillary Clinton in 2000 for a little while, but then he got prostate cancer and dropped out like a wuss. Which was great for New York City! Had he defeated Clinton and resigned as mayor, the city would’ve been complet...
CMI’s Gainor on FNC, Discusses Media’s Treatment of Palin’s BookOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Thu, Nov 19
By Carolyn Plocher They didn't even really disagree with her," Gainor said. "They came up with 12 points - significant things like, oh, she says she usually stays in inexpensive hotels. They agreed then point out one time in New York she'd stayed at a more expensive one. C'mon, Alisyn, I mean you must have stayed...
Clinton (Hillary, Not Bill) Visits Afghanistan
Original at DeRosaWorld
• Tue, Nov 17
By Jim DeRosa U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan ahead of President Hamid Karzai's inauguration. "We stand at a critical moment on the eve of the inauguration of President Karzai's second term," Clinton told employees at the heavily secured... U.S. Secretary of State Hillar...
Book review: Palin goes rogue on the facts
Original at Media Matters for America
• Tue, Nov 17
By M.B. During the 2008 presidential campaign Palin, through a scattershot of accusations, sought to convince voters that Democratic candidate Barack Obama was a leftist radical who did not share their values. In one instance, during her October 2008 interview with Couric, Palin alleged tha...
Hillary Clinton In Vogue: Drinks With Reporters, Enjoys "Mad Men," Admires Michelle's Style
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Nov 17
By The Huffington Post News Editors A profile in the December issue of Vogue makes Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sound like a whole lot of fun. Writer Jonathan van Meter reports that Clinton enjoys "Mad Men" (telling him "That's how it was!...That's why the women's-liberation movement was so shocking. It was like news from...
Obama: Chinese table for one...
Original at The Swamp
• Tue, Nov 17
By Mark Silva The president of the United States is a long way from home, but there's nothing like a state dinner in the Great Hall of the People to lift one's spirits. Photos of President Barack Obama and state dinner dinner attendants above by Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images) Photo of Secretary of State H...
Don McNay: President Obama's Entrepreneurial Mindset
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Nov 16
By Don McNay I can give you anything but time Planning to be President of the United States is a pretty high goal. Especially for a guy who had been an Illinois state legislator just five years ago. But unlike Bryan and Perot, Obama won. More on Hillary Clinton
News Of The Day
Original at The Daily Politics
• Mon, Nov 16
The Times calls the Senate Democrats' DRP "ludicrous" and says it's time for lawmakers to "face facts" by making political unpalatable cuts to education and Medicaid. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insists she's not going to run for governor next year.
Clinton Links Over-Population to Global WarmingOriginal at noworldsystem.com
• Fri, Nov 13
By infolution Jurriaan Maessen Infowars November 8, 2009 These recent comments made by Clinton reflect the mindset of the neo-Malthusian scientists currently occupying key positions in the Obama administration. Jurriaan Maessen Infowars November 8, 2009 During a
Obama Administration throws Palestinians under the bus
Original at Wizbang
• Sun, Nov 1
By Rick My initial take was that perhaps Hillary was going rogue, but the LA Times reminds us that this is yet another Obama flip flop, one begun in September: My initial take was that perhaps Hillary was going rogue, but the LA Times reminds us that this is yet another Obama flip flop, one begun in Se...
Secretary Clinton Gets a Taste of Pakistani Anti-Americanism
Original at ABC News
• Wed, Oct 28
By ABCNews.com ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- If you have access to Pakistani television and you want to get a taste of how anti-Americanism has risen here, watch the roundtable that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton subjected herself to tonight with Pakistan’s most popular Urdu-language talk show hosts.
Opinion: Hillary Clinton: ‘Absolutely No Interest’ in Another Presidential Run; ‘No’ to Running for Governor or Senate Again, Too
Original at healthnewss (WordPress)
• Wed, Oct 14
By healthnewss ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is probably going to face the questions for the rest of her life. But she’s strongly disavowing any interest in seeking elected office again in her career. ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Secretary of State Hillary Rodh...
Opinion: Hillary Clinton: 'Gosh... White House'
Original at The Swamp
• Wed, Oct 14
By Mark Silva HILLARY CLINTON: I'm happy to. Clinton: (Laughs). Clinton: I did say that. Clinton: Right. Clinton: (Laughs). Clinton: Right. Clinton: (Laughs). Clinton: (Laughs). Clinton: Right. Clinton: Right. Clinton: (Laughs). Clinton: Right, right. Clinton: Um, probably. Clinton: (Laughs).
"Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president again."
Original at Althouse
• Mon, Oct 12
By Ann Althouse(annalthouse@gmail.com) This is a great job," Clinton said in the interview broadcast Monday. "It is a 24-7 job. And I am looking forward to retirement at some point." Of course, not. How could you? Say that, I mean. Until you feel like lifting Barack Obama up and heaving him out of the White House, where you know you belong.
Hillary Clinton Will Not Run for President Again -- By: NRO Staff
Original at National Review Online Blogs
• Mon, Oct 12
By webmaster@nationalreview.com (NRO Staff) Via Political Wire: For the first time, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an interview that she would not run for president again. Clinton said "No" three different times when asked "Will you ever run for president again? Yes or No?"
Gore Vidal Unloads On Obama, Predicts Military Dictatorship In The U.S.Original at Below The Beltway
• Wed, Sep 30
By Doug Mataconis Leftist writer Gore Vidal famously switched his support from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic Primary campaign is having regrets now: Vidal now believes, as he did originally, Clinton would be the better president. “Hillary knows more about the world and what...
Opinion: Hillary Clinton
Original at mohdjamil (WordPress)
• Wed, Sep 23
By mohdjamil was elected United States Senator from New York on November 7, 2000. She is the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate and the first woman elected statewide in New York. Many have read ‘Living Hillary: Hillary Rodham Clinton Memoirs’. Interestingly, this lad
Obama Admin. Slams Kenya Just Prior To Hillary Clinton Visit
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Aug 4
By The Huffington Post News Editors NAIROBI, Kenya — The U.S. strongly criticized Kenya on Tuesday just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's arrived, saying the country should form an independent tribunal following last year's post-election violence.
Tom Hayden: Obama vs. Clinton on Honduras?
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Jul 14
By Tom Hayden Apparent differences between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are threatening to confuse American policy towards the coup in Honduras. Apparent differences between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are threatening to confuse American policy towards the coup in Honduras.
Opinion: Todd Paglia: Pipelines are Forever: Why we delivered the World's Dirtiest Oil to Secretary Clinton
Original at Huffington Post
• Thu, Jun 25
By Todd Paglia It is a threat that is global in scope but also local and national in impact. ... No issue we face today has broader long-term consequences or greater potential to alter the world for future generations." - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, April 27, 2009
Opinion: Carol Felsenthal: Should Hillary Blame Elizabeth Edwards for Dashing Her White House Dream?; Oh, and "My Dog's Smarter Than Yours"
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, May 12
By Carol Felsenthal Would Hillary, who split the vote with Edwards in the Iowa caucuses on Janaury 3, 2008 -- the first contest of the long race -- have won Iowa had Edwards dropped out? Edwards barely grabbed second place there. (Obama had 37.6 percent of the delegates; Edwards, 29.9; and Hillary, 29.5.)
Smith and Clinton
Original at National Review Online Blogs
• Wed, Apr 22
By David Freddoso From the Foreign Relations hearing earlier today, here is Smith's statement/question to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: In receiving Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger's award in Houston on March 27th, you said that you were in "awe" of Margaret Sanger; you said that San...
Obama Kisses Clinton At State Of The Union (VIDEO)
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Feb 24
By The Huffington Post News Editors On his way into the House chamber to deliver his first address to Congress, President Obama shook hands with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- then leaned in for a kiss. Watch: Obama also stopped for a lengthy embrace with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, back on the bench thi...
Opinion: Miller: Blago Only One Associated With Obama Who's Paid His TaxesOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Sat, Feb 7
By Noel Sheppard In the "Miller Time" segment tonight, as soon as I saw the Hillary Clinton swearing-in follies, I thought of Morris, as I told you, and of our pal, Dennis Miller. What was he thinking when he heard this? Now, I submitted that Bill Clinton helped Hillary Clinton. She wouldn't be where she is tod...
Opinion: Kathleen Parker: Hillary Clinton rises above Obama aide's sexist nonsense
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Dec 12
Only Hillary Clinton has made light of the "incident," hereinafter known as Night of BBB (Boys Being Boys). In an e-mail to the Washington Post's Al Kamen, a Clinton adviser wrote: "Senator Clinton is pleased to learn of Jon's obvious interest in the State Department, and is currently rev...
CNN's Carl Bernstein Attacks Cynicism of Press, GOP on Hillary Pick
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Dec 1
By Tim Graham When Colin Powell was nominated by Bush on December 16, 2001, it was greeted favorably as Bush adding a star and naming the first black Secretary of State. But that’s not to say all the press notices were favorable, even if the Democrats weren’t hostile. For example, Bernstein’s old newspap...
Podcast: Prager H2: Obama Names His National Security Team
Original at Town Hall
• Mon, Dec 1
By Info@townhall.com (Dennis Prager) Prager H2: It includes Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Susan Rice has been named UN Ambassador. That position has been elevated to cabinet status, not a good move. The UN is not the answer to anything… Dennis talks Rabbi David Elizeri, a Chabad rabbi in Orange County who knew the rabbi m...
Weekend in Review: Appointee Fever, the Doomsday Budgets
Original at New York Observer
• Sun, Nov 23
By Katharine Jose The Washington Post imagines what Hillary Clinton will do as secretary of state Clinton reportedly “feels like she’s been treated very well in the way she’s been asked." David Saltonstall marvels at how the G.O.P. has suddenly embraced Clinton.
Opinion: Lee Stranahan: WTF? Lieberman? Clinton? That's EXACTLY The Obama I Voted ForOriginal at Huffington Post
• Tue, Nov 18
By Lee Stranahan Some of my fellow progressives are understandably gnashing their teeth over the sparing of Judas Joe Lieberman. They may find it ironic that Hillary Clinton -- who wrote most of the script for the McCain attacks on Barack Obama -- might end up as Secretary Of State if she decides to. On MSNBC,...
Music and Topics from this week's First Friday Podcast.
Original at firstfriday (WordPress)
• Tue, Nov 18
By firstfriday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Bill’s secrets, the money he gets from overseas. RFK jr as head of FEMA or to replace Hillary in the Senate. When relatives take over congressional seats. Teddy Kennedy’s health care play. Senator Jesse Jackson jr? Can he win an election? Can Republican...
ABC's Cynthia McFadden Fawns Over 'Genuine' Pals, Hillary and Obama
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Tue, Oct 21
By Scott Whitlock SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: The main thing I want to do is I want to thank Hillary Clinton. Hillary, Hillary. Hillary. MCFADDEN: After the rally, we spoke exclusively with Senator Obama. What can Hillary Clinton do for you in Florida that you can't do for yourself here?
Tammy Bruce: Palin 'C***' Shirts Caused by Obama Campaign's ToneOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Oct 13
By Noel Sheppard Is the sexist, misogynist tone that the Obama campaign established to defeat Hillary Clinton in the Democrat presidential primaries responsible for the disgusting Sarah Palin t-shirts being worn by some Obama supporters? Feminist radio host Tammy Bruce thinks so, and believes that...
Podcast: Tell 'em Hillary Sent You
Original at news.aol.com
• Mon, Sep 22
By Tommy Christopher Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Barack Obama, 2008 PresidentHillary Clinton has released a radio ad (click here to listen) to support "Hillary Sent Me," a new campaign to reach out to and mobilize those 18 million ceiling-crack-makers. From the press release: (via email)Hil...
Podcast: HuffPost’s Rosen Brushes Off Palin on CNN as Unqualified, Not Like Hillary
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Fri, Aug 29
By Matthew Balan CNN frequent contributor and Huffington Post's political director Hilary Rosen slammed John McCain's vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin as being unqualified on Friday's Newsroom program and accused the Republicans pandering to women, especially Hillary Clinton supporters: "S...
Podcast: CBS ‘Early Show’ Features Tribute Video to ‘Historic’ Democratic RaceOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Tue, Jun 3
By Kyle Drennen BARACK OBAMA: I stand before you today to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America. TED KENNEDY: It is time now for Barack Obama. CLINTON: Oh. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: 17 million Americans have voted for Hillary Clinton, more than for any primary candidate in history.
Podcast: North Carolina Results Live ThreadOriginal at news.aol.com
• Tue, May 6
By Tommy Christopher Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Barack Obama, Breaking News, Ron Paul, Primaries, 2008 PresidentFull text of the thread after the jump, updates here: 10:55PM NC is at 56-42 for Obama. 10:37PM Hillary speaks. There's Chelsea! (squeal)
Podcast: Conference Call Sunday
Original at Taylor Marsh
• Sun, May 4
In fact, in that same column, Mr. Krugman acknowledges that Hillary-??s plan will not increase profits for the oil industry. So the Obama campaign has put up an ad attacking Senator Clinton-??s position because it-??s incapable of embracing Senator Obama-??s position in a way that actua...
Podcast: MRC/NB's Bozell On Clinton's Venture Into O'Reilly's 'No Spin Zone'Original at NewsBusters.org
• Fri, May 2
By NB Staff DOOCY: Right now as you know, last night in the "No Spin Zone" Hillary sat down with Bill O'Reilly talking about the guys in Iraq. BOZELL: When was the last time Barack Obama put himself in front of an interviewer to ask him tough questions?
Podcast: Michael Moore Justifies Rev. Wright as Example of Black RageOriginal at NewsBusters.org
• Thu, May 1
By Matthew Balan Moore appeared as a guest on "Larry King Live" for the entire hour of the program. His comments on Wright came twenty minutes into the program. Besides explaining away Wright’s many polarizing and outlandish statements, he also attacked Hillary Clinton for her actions in the campaign, as...
Podcast: Hillary Shot At in '96? No Media Mention of Bosnia 'Sniper Fire'Original at NewsBusters.org
• Tue, Mar 18
By Rich Noyes Hillary Rodham Clinton charmed American troops at a U.S.O. show here, but it didn't hurt that the singer Sheryl Crow and the comedian Sinbad were also on the stage. Sgt. Errol Kennedy, from New York City, whooped to his friends: "She's the greatest First Lady we've ever had! I'm ready to spend an...
Podcast: Bubba in Dittoland: Clinton Does Limbaugh
Original at news.aol.com
• Mon, Mar 10
By Tommy Christopher Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Featured Stories, 2008 President, MediaThe Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan points out that, on the day of the Texas Primary, former President Bill Clinton was a guest on Rush Limbaugh's radio show.You may have missed it - almost everyone missed it -...
Weekend in Review: Wyoming, Joint Ticket, Mail-In Primary?
Original at Observer.com
• Sat, Mar 8
By Katharine Jose Clinton supporter and Senator Bill Nelson of Florida supports a mail-in primary. [Orlando Sentinel] Bill Clinton is talking about a joint ticket. [Political Wire] Buffalo Pundit says Jack David doesn't deserve the support of the Democrats. [WNY Media]
Podcast: 'Clinton Campaign Releases New Hispanic Campaign Theme Song' [Debate Pump-up Music]
Original at Wonkette
• Tue, Feb 26
By Jim Newell Hillary, Hillary Clinton Hillary, Hillary Clinton Hillary, Hillary Clinton (por ella voto yo) Hillary, Hillary Clinton (por ella voto yo) Hillary, Hillary Clinton (por ella voto yo) Hillary, Hillary Clinton (por ella voto yo) Por Clinton voto yo.
Opinion: The flip-side to the Clinton-Obama race-based dispute
Original at The Carpetbagger Report
• Tue, Jan 15
By Carpetbagger This probably seems silly at first blush. Indeed, it probably is silly upon further examination. But one of the underlying criticisms of the Obama campaign is that Obama, to borrow John Edwards’ word, is “nice.” Clinton, in contrast, is saying she knows the Republican Attack/Smear Machin...
Opinion: Obama Camp Giddy, Hillaryland Reserved
Original at Observer.com
• Thu, Jan 3
By Jason Horowitz “We think we have momentum in New Hampshire,” said Plouffe. “I think anything from neutral to momentum is going to provide us with a good outcome in New Hampshire. All I know is that if the New Hampshire primary were held tonight, we’d win.”
Patch: Hillary Clinton Betrays Brooklyn at Grass Roots: Amity Shlaes
Original at Bloomberg
• Thu, Aug 31
Sep. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The charge against Senator Hillary Clinton is that she can't keep the same position on an issue. She has faced that accusation on predictable, national subjects such as Iraq and taxes. As a story unfolding in Brooklyn reveals, the senator is also capable of turning on th...