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Marie Harf to Critics: Maybe My Comments Were ‘Too Nuanced’ for You
Mediaite ^ | February 17, 2015 | Matt Wilstein

Posted on 02/18/2015 5:36:26 AM PST by maggief

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Tonight, she joined Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s The Situation Room and attempted to clarify her point.

“I’m not the first person to say something like this,” Harf said. “Military commanders that we’ve had throughout many years here fighting this war on terrorism have said the exact same thing, that in the short term when there’s a threat like ISIL. We’ll take direct military action against these terrorists. We have done that. We are doing that in Iraq and Syria. But longer term, we have to look at how we combat the conditions that can lead people to turn to extremism.”

“So you suggested that maybe if you find these young men jobs, they might not become terrorists?” Blitzer asked, echoing her critics, prompting Harf to call his statement a “gross oversimplification.”

“We cannot kill every terrorist around the world, nor should we try,” Harf said later. “How do you get at the root causes of this? It might be too nuanced an argument for some, like I’ve seen over the last 24 hours some of the commentary out there, but it’s really the smart way that Democrats, Republicans, our partners in the Arab world think we need to combat it.”

Asked how she’s dealing with the criticism she has been receiving for her comments, Harf said, “I don’t read it.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arrogantbitch; cnn; harf; josephkony; kenyanbornmuzzie; marieharf; situationroom; waronterror; wolfblitzer
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To: originalbuckeye
"This woman is the poster child for Leftist thinking."

I'm not 100% sure of that, though she is still young.

I mean, why give them jobs, when you could just give them money and food stamps?

41 posted on 02/18/2015 6:23:32 AM PST by cincinnati65
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To: maggief

You know WE pay this woman’s salary...where’s Congress AGAIN to demand we have some adults in the room???


42 posted on 02/18/2015 6:23:36 AM PST by matginzac
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To: maggief

43 posted on 02/18/2015 6:27:00 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: maggief

I wish we were all smarter so we could understand our betters.


44 posted on 02/18/2015 6:27:11 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are.)
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To: cincinnati65
"....like I’ve seen over the last 24 hours some of the commentary out there,...." Asked how she’s dealing with the criticism she has been receiving for her comments, Harf said, “I don’t read it.” Sees, but doesn't read??? LOL! You can't make this stuff up.

She learned well from the putz in chief. He spent 20 years in a church but did not hear a word that was said.

Attends but does not hear.

45 posted on 02/18/2015 6:29:57 AM PST by Ez2BRepub
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To: maggief

The typical liberal response. “If only you were as intelligent as me, you could see my brilliance.”


46 posted on 02/18/2015 6:31:38 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg (You're either in or in the way.)
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To: maggief

Perfect example of what Carly Fiorina was saying about liberals thinking they are smarter then everyone else. They talk amongst themselves and jump to these absurd conclusions and then when others laugh at them it is our fault for not being smart enough to understand their superior intellect.


47 posted on 02/18/2015 6:34:01 AM PST by IamConservative (If fighting fire with fire is a good idea, why do the pros use water?)
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To: maggief

She needs to understand the saying, “When you find yourself in a hole STOP DIGGING.” Do they come any dumber then a democrat?


48 posted on 02/18/2015 6:36:53 AM PST by JayAr36 (Republicans. When you compromise with evil, EVIL wins.)
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To: TomGuy
Ms. Harf is smarter than most people. No. Really. She is "officially designated to be smart." People like this cannot be brought to believe that people less smart themselves can come up with anything useful. In fact, if someone less smart than themselves comes up with something, they reason it must not be worth considering. That is why when they develop a "narrative," to explain a situation to themselves, they cannot be moved off the point.

Face it. Ms. Harf has spent her whole life with people who are "officially" smarter than most people. What "officially smart people" cannot understand, however, is that whatever they think does not have to be true, just because that is what they feel or even think. This misunderstanding unites them and why they prefer to communicate amongst themselves. The "narratives" they develop comfort them and exclude those whom they perceive as less smart.

There is also the question of overly-specialized learning at the expense of . A friend of mine is reputed to be a brilliant physicist. He is a tenured full professor at an Ivy League university. He has no idea how his hot water heater works, and even less understanding of his automobile. He has a very difficult time talking with people he conceives as less smart than he thinks he is.

He is really smart. He has internalized all the "narratives." He is a fervent supporter of Barack Obama and cannot speak with anyone who disagrees.

49 posted on 02/18/2015 6:37:41 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (Lie down, GOP. You're dead.)
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To: maggief
Someone should remind this idiot that the Obama administration can't even find jobs for Americans.
50 posted on 02/18/2015 6:41:14 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: maggief

Don’t know about “nuanced” but they were nauseating.


51 posted on 02/18/2015 6:45:08 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The Illegal Aliens' Message to Americans. Hands Up, Don't Breathe!)
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To: Kenny Bunk

Your friend, the ‘tenured full professor at an Ivy League university’ must be really lonely. I am convinced he believes there is NO ONE who is as smart as he. Leftists are like that. Oh, and only Conservatives are evil. They are convinced of that, too. And ‘He has no idea how his hot water heater works, and even less understanding of his automobile’. The death of common sense/real world experience has taken it’s toll on Leftists.


52 posted on 02/18/2015 6:48:24 AM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: Kenny Bunk

I agree with what you’re saying but would replace “smart” with “intelligent” or probably more appropriately, “educated”.

Just because one is educated, doesn’t mean one is actually smart.

A quick example; An F16 pilot (highly educated) is doing his walk around with a brand new 5 level A1C crew chief...is treating the crew chief quite poorly and essentially ignoring him. Crew chief is responsible for condition of the aircraft that pilot is about to strap on...

The pilot may be educated in the ways of flying aircraft, but not very smart in respecting the young man responsible for maintaining said aircraft.

That is a true story and the last statement is what I actually told the pilot in defense of the A1C...


53 posted on 02/18/2015 6:50:08 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: maggief

She’s a marxist. We don’t appreciate her frame of reference.


54 posted on 02/18/2015 6:58:04 AM PST by WriteOn (Truth)
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To: maggief
“We cannot kill every terrorist around the world, nor should we try,” Harf said later...

WHY THE HELL NOT??????

55 posted on 02/18/2015 7:06:38 AM PST by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
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To: maggief

I Harfwit the Valley Girl just learned the word nuanced, so she decided to show it off.


56 posted on 02/18/2015 7:11:14 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: maggief

“I don’t read it.”

And she knows there’s been criticism of her remarks HOW??????

She loves the TERM - short term, long term, medium term - she used the last one when she backed up in her original statement and inserted MEDIUM term...

Name one military commander prissy, who has advocated the same solution to the terrorism problem that you did. Just one will be sufficient! Heck - name one leader of one country who thinks the problem can be solved by offering them jobs? What are they qualified to do? What are they trained for? What do their resumes’ look like? What is their education background? Can they read? Can they write?

How about becoming a spokesperson for WORLD WIDE TERRORISM? Will that satisfy you because that’s the way it’s headed and you can keep your bleached blonde head in the sand but nothing is going to change until they are all dead.

D E A D!! Do you comprehend? We don’t do “nuanced” in the rest of the country - only in DC!!!


57 posted on 02/18/2015 7:11:16 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: maggief

Asked how she’s dealing with the criticism she has been receiving for her comments, Harfwit said, “I can’t read it.”


58 posted on 02/18/2015 7:11:51 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: BobNative

“”Does anyone have Harf’s eMail address?””

I’ve wondered the same thing - not necessarily hers but who at the State Department would get the message that they need to put these 1/2 baked females back wherever they dug them up.... They are not nearly as impressive as they believe themselves to be... What’s the old saying - Buy them for what they’re worth and sell them for what they THINK they’re worth!


59 posted on 02/18/2015 7:14:19 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: maggief

Why do the obongo loons keep calling it ISIL when everybody else calls it ISIS?

When did marie escape from the asylum? How long has she been off her meds?


60 posted on 02/18/2015 7:15:07 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (Adversity does not build character so much as expose it.)
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