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Hillary Clinton's only hope: She’ll need a real primary challenge — preferably from Elizabeth Warren
New York Daily News ^ | 03/09/2015 | BY GAIL SHEEHY

Posted on 03/09/2015 12:13:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

On the day after Hillary Clinton went on “60 Minutes” to hide the lies of her husband — 21 years ago — I rode knee-to-knee with her in a small plane and listened to her rehearse her war strategy: “Pound the Republican attack machine and blame the press.”

The events of the past week have confirmed a nagging fear: Those of us who’d hoped the controlling, deceptive, defensive Clinton of years past had grown into a more mature kind of leader are wrong.

She has reacted to a series of legitimate press reports raising serious questions about her use of a private email server to conduct the public’s business while secretary of state by going into bunker stance and attacking the messengers. We have seen this face on Hillary too often before, and it is deeply unappealing.

If Clinton wants to rebuild trust with voters and win the White House, she needs to sideline her arrogant instincts. She must show humility. It’s time she speaks candidly about her mistakes and what she has learned from them.

None of this is going to happen unless someone makes it happen.

That someone won’t be her husband or a reporter. It can only be a credible Democratic challenger for the presidency who can create clear contrasts and finally explode the myth that attacking Hillary is always an act of partisan warfare.

The obvious challenger, the one with a real opportunity to sharpen Hillary’s candidacy if not derail it entirely, is Elizabeth Warren.

What we learned this week, via the New York Times and Associated Press, is that Clinton deliberately set up a private email system to use for all of public business she conducted as the nation’s chief foreign policy officer. She did so despite explicit rules prohibiting that behavior.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016demprimary; democrat; elizabethwarren; hillary2016; hillaryclinton; primary; warren2016
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1 posted on 03/09/2015 12:13:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Hillary's only hope is that EVERYONE caves on her little legal problem..




2 posted on 03/09/2015 12:15:18 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: SeekAndFind
If Clinton wants to rebuild trust with voters and win the White House, she needs to sideline her arrogant instincts. She must show humility.

When Hell freezes over......

3 posted on 03/09/2015 12:15:46 PM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: Lakeshark
Hi, LS.

Gail Sheheehee is a Hillary sycophant first and last, so sharky herself that she, as well as Hillary, is quite willing to truss up "Pocahantas" Elizabeth Warren for bait and to use her for the sacrificial pig, if it could help Hillary feign that Warren poses some kind of a real challenge, and mostly to entertain Hillary's chances for scandal and corruption recovery, by buying Hillary more time (like two years of campaign time) to accomplish this monumental task of recovery. The shell switch game is beginning with Gail apparently.

5 posted on 03/09/2015 12:26:38 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: SeekAndFind

If enough folks see this dynamite 4 minute video, we MAY be able to keep this dissembling, corrupt narcissist OUT of the White House. We may not survive the one currently infesting our national house. I doubt we’d survive another one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDPQHKmU0P8


6 posted on 03/09/2015 12:28:31 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (This entire "administration" has been a series of Reischstag Fires. We know how that turned out!)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Hillary Clinton’s Only Hope”

A really good enema. She’s so full of crap that this is her only hope.


7 posted on 03/09/2015 12:29:28 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: RitaOK

I’d LOVE to see Elizabeth Warren used as a sacrificial pig. The Fake Indian has the potential to be even more dangerous than Hillary.


8 posted on 03/09/2015 12:30:31 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: SeekAndFind
Who knew that Gail Sheehy was part of the vast right-wing conspiracy?

She's perfectly aware of all of Hillary's faults but still drools over the thought of her becoming President.

9 posted on 03/09/2015 12:31:41 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: SeekAndFind
Who knew that Gail Sheehy was part of the vast right-wing conspiracy?

She's perfectly aware of all of Hillary's faults but still drools over the thought of her becoming President.

10 posted on 03/09/2015 12:31:41 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: SeekAndFind
Those of us who’d hoped the controlling, deceptive, defensive Clinton of years past had grown into a more mature kind of leader are wrong.

This statement is a confession as to the stupidity of the common liberal.

11 posted on 03/09/2015 12:32:14 PM PDT by capydick ("If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.")
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To: SeekAndFind

O’Malley will be throwing his hat in the ring


12 posted on 03/09/2015 12:32:21 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: longfellow

Well, I’m going to have to file that one in my “Things To Never Try” folder.


13 posted on 03/09/2015 12:35:30 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Dick Bachert

The right to birth control and abortion has usurped all authority

And she is the queen of it. BO got in after pushing her out of the way, but his position on it was to, in the only thing he’d ever done without claiming present on was to write the law on killing babies after they’re born if the mother said it was ok


14 posted on 03/09/2015 12:35:41 PM PDT by stanne
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To: ladyjane
If Fauxcahontas is backed by the Chicago Mob, I believe she wins. Nomination and November.


15 posted on 03/09/2015 12:37:33 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: RitaOK
I've been on record for a few months as believing she won't be their nominee.

1. Not telegenic, truly looks bad up close.
2. When she raises her voice she sounds like the wicked witch of the east.
3. Enough baggage to fill three air force ones, and that was before this email thing.

I believe the DNCe is trying to take her out before it's too late to find a fresh face that can convince us they are "moderate".

16 posted on 03/09/2015 12:40:20 PM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: RitaOK

And a big Hi back! Where have you been?


17 posted on 03/09/2015 12:41:27 PM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: ladyjane

Warren is too one dimensional, not ready for the national stage or campaign, and likely to flame out fast when taken off the teat of the cash cow mission she is constantly mooing about.

imho. :)


18 posted on 03/09/2015 12:42:29 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: Dick Bachert

The right to birth control and abortion has usurped all authority

And she is the queen of it. BO got in after pushing her out of the way, but his position on it was to, in the only thing he’d ever done without claiming present on was to write the law on killing babies after they’re born if the mother said it was ok

No one who wants to hang on to the legal right to have mothers kill babies or to practice illicit sex in OR out of marriage by birth control really gives a care about Benghazi, the state department, Hillary’s corruption, her ties to the Saudis, her stupid husband antics, nor her financial dealings

They simply do not care. And they never will. They’ll hat any republican coming in squeaky clean intelligent fabulous family wonderful professional record they’ll hate home for smoking dope in high school they’ll hate him for NOT smoking dope in high school they’ll hate him for not being a girl if he’s a girl they’ll hate her for suing she can see Russia even if she DIDNT say it

The divider is birth control and abortion and don’t kid yourself , birth control is the more powerful item there

Hill is completely above reproach she is the queen


19 posted on 03/09/2015 12:43:53 PM PDT by stanne
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To: blueunicorn6

LOL!


20 posted on 03/09/2015 12:44:57 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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