Posted on 04/24/2018 6:00:45 AM PDT by simpson96
Hillary Clinton launched into a “f***-laced fusillade” during a practice session for her televised debate with Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election, according to a journalist who followed her 2016 presidential bid.
In her new book, Chasing Hillary, New York Times journalist Amy Chozick, who covered Clinton’s political career for a decade, sheds light on the inner workings of a campaign which ended in shocking defeat.
In one passage, she describes a practice debate in which Clinton reportedly cried “You want authentic, here it is!”, followed by “a f***-laced fusillade about what a ‘disgusting’ human being Trump was and how he didn’t deserve to even be in the arena”.
Trump was played in the mock debates by longtime Clinton aide Philippe Reines, the New York Times reported at the time. Reines was chosen for the part due to his familiarity with Clinton’s “personal and political vulnerabilities”, enabling him to “throw any number of embarrassing comments in her face” as he imitated her outspoken Republican rival.
Chozick’s memoir of ten years on the campaign trail also offers other insights into Clinton’s struggle to deal with Trump’s unorthodox approach. His bombastic style and disdain for policy detail threw Clinton off-message, she writes: “Trump had made her as devoid of substance as he was.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.co.uk ...
Yep. Met Donald, Melania and Barron. They were the most well-mannered, polite and gracious celebrities we’d met - and this was back in 2010, so he wasn’t “my political guy” at all.
The Obama’s have been caught NUMEROUS times on camera acting exactly as you describe.
Yet it’s funny how the media chooses the narrative it wishes to - regardless of the plain truth.
If we only knew how POTUS is really elected.
And BTW...I'll be driving past Wellesley this afternoon as I often do and I'll make sure hock a louie in its direction...as I always do/
Nope, that was never a threat... Hillary never stood a chance. No Democrat did.... but her in particular.
Hillary’s only shot was a traditional R got the nomination and ran a Rovesque campaign... one where both sides just conceded 90% of the map and tried to thread the needle through a few battleground states. Which very much would have been the campaign had Trump not gotten in. in that Scenario the election is a toss up because any election run that way is a toss up.
Once Trump was involved, Hillary had ZERO chance at the WH. Trump was not going to run that style of campaign, and it was obvious from the get go he was going to win the White House and do it right up the upper mid west.
There was never any shot at women becoming a unified block for another woman, just because she’s a woman. Blacks have always voted 90% or more D nearly every election for the last 1/2 century of more.... So Barry just motivated more of them to show up to vote... this was NEVER the case, or ever going to be the case for women. They are not remotely as unified (sheep?) of a voting block.
Hillary’s chance was better with at typical GOPe candidate, yet she and her party directly worked to get Trump the nomination because they foolishly believed he’d be easier to beat...... Even though he was CLEARLY the strongest and greatest threat on the field. They wanted him to be the GOP Nominee... they worked to make him the nominee... and never remotely realized just how big a threat he was.
Trump had momentum from day one, and he only stalled twice during the entire cycle, both were due to self inflicted wounds. Which he fortunately recognized and adjusted fast enough to regain momentum.. Hillary NEVER had any momentum... not once in the campaign.. what she had was a unified establishment behind her out of the gate, so she had a solid block of voters, but she NEVER ever grew it... the same folks who voted for her election day, were folks who were going to vote D no matter what from the get go... she NEVER had any momentum.... And her entire campaign was attempts to stops Trumps and it never worked. In fact, had the election been held just a week later Trump likely would have won MN and NH and a few other states.
Hillary NEVER stood a chance once Trump entered the fray. She couldn’t even honestly put away Grandpa Bernie, who’s only reason to be there was to make it look like she wasn’t simply handed the nomination, they literally went out and found the biggest glass jaw they could find just to make it look like a show and she couldn’t even put him away without cheating.... She had ZERO shot of beating Trump... and while her odds would have been better with a standard GOPe candidate, she was no shoe in to win then either.
Trying to win a 3rd term for a failed administration and an economic disaster that was the Obama years is a near impossible lift in American Politics no matter who the candidate is.
IN all honestly Hillary did far better than she should have done.
More like inevitable defeat if you ask me. Who want their nasty ex-mother-in-law as president?
“Pig inside and out. She should run for president of hell.”
Yep, hillary would certainly give Satan a run for his money.
That’s hilarious, do you have a link to that Podesta email?
That is a hoax email. Podesta’s real emails are creepy enough, but he never sent one re Hillary’s odor.
Ask some former White House waiters, maids, maintenance staff and Secret Service about her foul mouth. To a man they all loathed her.
“Had Hillary come out in July and said she’d dismantle NAFTA...tearing apart the Bill Clinton-legacy....I think she would have won. But she had absolutely no idea of the public sentiment about lost jobs and the effect of NAFTA.”
Hillary would have won if she got off her fat a$$ and went to the rust belt states and campaigned. Typical liberal phoning it in and hoping the media takes care of the rest.
Thanks - that sucks, I wanted to read the whole email chain if it were real.
I saw that available on Netflix but assuming it was another hit piece. Are saying its not?
So a reporter knew this then, and didn’t tell us?
I think it’s called The Art of the Insult. No, it takes you back to the campaign It’s amazing how focused Trump was the entire time. There was a bunch of us here watching each and every campaign stop...
You can see why the media loved to cover his stops live. YOu didn’t know what he’d say, and he never disappointed.
Every single attack line is on this. I think it goes on for over one hour. Amazing.
He absolutely crushes everyone, but the most evident is Jeb Bush. It’s like a bull elephant has entered a luncheon of tea and finger sandwiches in which Jeb is addressing his audience.
Jeb Bush, along with all the others, are smashed like pancakes.
There is no doubt, no doubt that Trump was the only person who would have beat Hillary.
In summary, it’s a great watch. LMAO the entire time.
Candidate Trump’s speech at the “Al Smith Dinner” was enlightening. He didn’t quite come out and call the assembly a bunch of stinking, rotten, lying, backstabbing traitors ... but he might as well have. It would have been a valid accusation.
Do you happen to recall the name of that Netflix show?
Never mind, I saw you post 72. “The Art of the Insult”. I’ll take a look. Thank you!
Someone had looped the 6 seconds of "why aren't I 50 points ahead you might ask, well" and it went over and over and over on "Vine". I asked a youngin I know could you put her doing that ( just her head ) on a parrot on the shoulder of a Pirate, and they said Yes...
I still think someone should do it, loop and all, it would be the funniesthingevah....
I think it’s actually on thru Amazon Prime, not Netflix. Netflix or one of them has some series. I think they’ve had four so far. It’s a realistic documentary, but seems to side against Trump, IMO.
For example, they have usually one person... just one quoting Trump. When he was in his twenties, he allegedly made a derogatory comment to a gov’t attorney about black people.
During his falling out with Ivana, he made many many stupid business deals. Bought everything in sight. How he was ever go fight back is amazing.
He ended up putting Trump Enterprises on the Stock Market and took in 1 1/2 billion dollars. The rest is history.
I THINK HE learned a lot during those years.
His mother really gives insight.
FUNNY THERE IS NOTHING ON OBAMA, NOTHING. You will never get a true bio on the guy, because it’s covered up.
OTOH with Trump, there are plenty of docs and books out there on the man.
He has his enemies, no doubt, but it’s in his DNA.
There’s a documentary from some British guy that’s pretty good.
I think he is a great leader for the world, because people know what he will do. North Korea knows not to bluff him.
He’s so far above everyone, media, GOP, DNC, etc. China and the rest respect the man...no doubt.
“In one passage, she describes a practice debate in which Clinton reportedly cried “You want authentic, here it is!”, followed by “a f***-laced fusillade,,”
Ooh, nasty, potty-mouthed girl should have her mouth washed out....with battery acid.
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