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Reporters Outnumber Voters as Hillary Clinton Opens Campaign in Iowa
National Journal ^ | 4-14-15 | Emily Schultheis

Posted on 04/14/2015 3:25:07 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

April 14, 2015 MONTICELLO, Iowa—Hillary Clinton may have been speaking to just 22 people here at her Iowa kickoff event, but the now-official 2016 candidate was looking far beyond the voters in the room when she outlined in the clearest terms yet the rationale for her campaign.

"A lot of people in the last few days have asked me, 'Why do you want to do this?' and 'What motivates you?'" Clinton said at the event. "And I've thought a lot about it, and I guess the short answer is, I've been fighting for children and families my entire life. ... I want to be the champion who goes to bat for Americans."

(RELATED: Hillary Clinton is Winning the 2016 Election — On Facebook)

Clinton named four areas of focus for her campaign: building the economy up "tomorrow, not yesterday," strengthening families and communities, fixing the country's "dysfunctional political system"—including getting "unaccountable" money out of the system—and protecting Americans from external threats.

It was her first time in Iowa since visiting the state during the 2014 midterm elections—and her first as a candidate since January 2008 on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. And the small, by-invitation-only format reflected her team's explicit focus on more-intimate meetings with voters as Clinton tries for a second time to win the Democratic nomination.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campaign; cigars; clinton; crowdcount; hillary; hillary2016; impeachment; iowa; pantsuit; perjury
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To: joshua c

“It’s all bogus.”

I have nothing to do with it!
Bogie


21 posted on 04/14/2015 3:55:12 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Pantsuit can only win with massive voter fraud, nasty opposition research, and new levels of character assassination. She has all the dirt ready to go. If there’s not enough dirt, she will make it up. She repulses normal people. She’s unlikable. She’s not electable outside New York, California, and a few other parasitic rat-infested hell holes.

And she will win if the idiots in the GOP nominate another putz.

Cruz/Walker 2016


22 posted on 04/14/2015 3:57:09 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
A friend of mine was in the CR area this afternoon and saw a sinister black helicopter overhead. He figured it was "Broomstick One."

Mr. niteowl77

23 posted on 04/14/2015 4:05:31 PM PDT by niteowl77 (The five stages of Progressive persuasion: lecture, nudge, shove, apprehend, liquidate.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I filled in a survey that I’d vote for Hillary. I think she’ll make such a bad candidate for her base that they’ll stay home in droves like conservatives did for Dole, McCain and Romney. If so, the down ticket races will flow to Republicans. This could very well be the end of the Democratic party for a generation or more.


24 posted on 04/14/2015 4:08:00 PM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: afraidfortherepublic

IA people are pre-committed to HRC and Jebbie; either will make them happy.


25 posted on 04/14/2015 4:10:47 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: colorado tanker

They could remake that old boring film “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” and have it “Hillary Clinton Standing with the Little People.” The little people would be so impressed that they matter.


26 posted on 04/14/2015 4:13:27 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

While Cruz could fill the stadium where the Cowboys play.


27 posted on 04/14/2015 4:14:27 PM PDT by petercooper ("How To Destroy The Country In 6 Short Years" by Barack Obama & the Democrats)
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To: Gen.Blather

Surely, a bad candidate to us, but not to the American sheeple as a whole. As the reporter asked GHWB what he “saw” in Dan Quayle, the American people see in HRC what we don’t understand.


28 posted on 04/14/2015 4:15:07 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic; Alamo-Girl; doug from upland; PGalt; ETL
I wish I could have been in this audience of 22 at Monticello because I'd ask hillary the following:

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with JOHN HUANG!

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with CHARLIE TRIE!

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with NG LAP SENG!

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with JAMES & MOCHTAR RIADY!

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with TED SIOENG!

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with LIU JU-YUAN, Minister of China Aerospace Corporation!

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with KESHI ZHAN!

Hillary, would you fully explain to all of us here -your well documented relationship with SHEN RONG-JUN, Vice Minister of COSTIND!

29 posted on 04/14/2015 4:31:50 PM PDT by Mr Apple (http://www.angelfire.com/md2/Ldotvets/Bubba_47.html)
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To: BigEdLB

ABC News has another big article about her evening meal — a chicken bowl with guacamole.

I guess we are going to get a streaming account of her daily meals. [Lord, please spare us from a minute-by-minute account of her restroom stops.]


30 posted on 04/14/2015 4:33:55 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: TomGuy

Poop at 1:35 PM. It was a real ‘ripe’ one...


31 posted on 04/14/2015 4:43:05 PM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

This may be the Post of the day. Hilarious. No wonder the MSM is only reporting her trip to Chiptole. There were more people at the fast food place than at her campaign stop!


32 posted on 04/14/2015 4:56:34 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: TomGuy

You don’t expect her to say anything unscripted do you or her media to ask her any questions?

Pray America is waking


33 posted on 04/14/2015 4:59:14 PM PDT by bray (Cruz to the WH)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
"...getting "unaccountable" money out of the system"

Hmmm

34 posted on 04/14/2015 4:59:56 PM PDT by Mr Apple (http://www.angelfire.com/md2/Ldotvets/Bubba_47.html)
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To: joshua c

Yes, it’s all bogus...as is the Lyin’ Bitch herself (pbuh*)

* p*ss be upon her


35 posted on 04/14/2015 5:39:53 PM PDT by Walrus (I love the America that used to be ---I hate the America that now IS!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Her husband was fully pushing for the Repeal of Glass-Steagall. The only problem with the average American nowadays is how many of them wouldn’t understand the negative implications of doing so would turn out. It wasn’t good for the economy.


36 posted on 04/14/2015 5:59:17 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Please nominate her, DNC. I’m sure they owe her after pulling the ole switcheroo with Zero. Voting for her is voting for your mother-in-law.


37 posted on 04/14/2015 6:06:45 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Death before disco.)
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To: TomGuy

In any rational world, given her decades of crime, corruption, and cronyism, Hillary would be hooted off the stage.

Given that the journ-0-lists appear to be in full campaign mode for her, I can only conclude that the Chicago Mob has given her a pass to be our next POTUS.


38 posted on 04/14/2015 6:07:24 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Why does the hildebeast want to run?

Four words....money, power, greed, ego.

Plus, she feels “entitled.”


39 posted on 04/14/2015 6:28:23 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Hitlery Rotten Clinton should be in a federal prison, NOT in the Oval Office.)
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To: TomGuy

“I guess we are going to get a streaming account of her daily meals.”

_________________________________________________________

Going in her, or coming out?


40 posted on 04/14/2015 6:32:44 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Hitlery Rotten Clinton should be in a federal prison, NOT in the Oval Office.)
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