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Barack Obama's aides believe he has made a mistake in hiring Hillary Clinton
telegraph.co.uk ^ | November 22, 2008 | Tim Shipman

Posted on 11/22/2008 12:54:47 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

In the office block in downtown Washington where Barack Obama's White House transition team are at work, there is no time for breaks.

Lunch is taken at desks. Staff need a good reason to go out at all.

But a little after lunch on Wednesday two Obama aides went to a local coffee shop to talk. Both were veterans of the campaign, hailed as the best organised and most disciplined in US history, which has made their boss the first black president.

Both had come to believe, in the crucible of the campaign, that Mr Obama's judgment was superior to their own. But when they met on Wednesday they agreed on one thing: "He's making a mistake." As one of the participants told a friend later that night: "She'll do a good job but she'll do it for herself, not for Barack. I can't bear the drama again."

She, of course, is Hillary Clinton, former First Lady, figurehead of Democratic women, presidential candidate with 18 million votes and now would-be Secretary of State.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho2008; gaffe; hillary; obama; obamatransitionfile; sos
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To: kanawa

Thanks Kanawa.

:-)


101 posted on 11/22/2008 3:06:38 PM PST by fanfan
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To: Morgana

Yep that’s the list.


102 posted on 11/22/2008 3:07:19 PM PST by Kackikat (.It's NOT over until it's over and it's NOT over yet....The Trumpet will sound....)
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To: Morgana
Just how the hell does this happen?

Must have bad luck on their part :-)

103 posted on 11/22/2008 3:07:48 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 78:35 And they remembered that God was their ROCK, And the Most High God their Redeemer.)
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To: fanfan
BTW, have you heard from Jan in Colorado lately?

Last message was on Nov.18

104 posted on 11/22/2008 3:11:24 PM PST by kanawa
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To: Mamzelle

“and get fired. The Sec of State serves at the pleasure of the president. Then he can kick her out of DC once and for all”

After this, she can reveal the piece of info that she bribed him with to make her SOS. Should be entertaining for all.


105 posted on 11/22/2008 3:12:16 PM PST by dandiegirl
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To: dandiegirl

You may want to read the list.


106 posted on 11/22/2008 3:16:32 PM PST by Kackikat (.It's NOT over until it's over and it's NOT over yet....The Trumpet will sound....)
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To: Henchster

We can only hope. I’ll take Bill and hill over Hussein and Michelle anyday. I never thought I would ever say that!


107 posted on 11/22/2008 3:17:22 PM PST by dandiegirl
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To: kanawa

Me too...


108 posted on 11/22/2008 3:17:39 PM PST by fanfan
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To: XeniaSt

“bad luck”....hahahahahahaha CJ is my field, and there are no coincidences in criminal justice..that said, surely you have read the list.


109 posted on 11/22/2008 3:18:06 PM PST by Kackikat (.It's NOT over until it's over and it's NOT over yet....The Trumpet will sound....)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

His half white mix sure got thrown under the train. I prefer to call him what he is..... and it aint black.


110 posted on 11/22/2008 3:21:44 PM PST by mcshot (Bitterly Loving God, Family, Life, Guns and our Constitution - as written!)
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To: Kackikat
That said, surely you have read the list.

Yes I believe AlamoGal compiled it a decade ago.

111 posted on 11/22/2008 3:22:03 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 78:35 And they remembered that God was their ROCK, And the Most High God their Redeemer.)
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To: XeniaSt

I have the list, and I copied it when they were in power.When I mention anything about it, I am absolutely amazed that people do not know anything about how corrupt they really were. All covered up.


112 posted on 11/22/2008 3:35:00 PM PST by Jennikins (It matters not what we want, as we are being ruled, not governed.)
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To: Jennikins
I truly appreciate the collective memory of FR.

113 posted on 11/22/2008 3:37:46 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 78:35 And they remembered that God was their ROCK, And the Most High God their Redeemer.)
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To: traumer

Please tell me this is photoshopped. YUCK!


114 posted on 11/22/2008 3:39:14 PM PST by bergmeid
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Robert Byrd will be sleeping less comfortably from now on.

Line of succession:

1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House
3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
4. Secretary of State
5. Secretary of the Treasury
6. Secretary of Defense
7. Attorney General
8. Secretary of the Interior
9. Secretary of Agriculture
10. Secretary of Commerce
11. Secretary of Labor
12. Secretary of Health and Human Services
13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
14. Secretary of Transportation
15. Secretary of Energy
16. Secretary of Education
17. Secretary of Veterans Affairs


115 posted on 11/22/2008 3:40:13 PM PST by Azzurri
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To: fella

One middle east trip would do it.


116 posted on 11/22/2008 3:40:13 PM PST by Kackikat (.It's NOT over until it's over and it's NOT over yet....The Trumpet will sound....)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

obambi and hillary! both show a shocking lack of wisdom. I just don’t get it.


117 posted on 11/22/2008 3:42:19 PM PST by mombonn (God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.)
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To: quintr
That's the seat once held by Bobby Kennedy. If the governor selects a Kennedy (Caroline or RFK Jr.) for the seat, they'd have lifetime tenure.

It was smart of Obama not to offer Hillary the VP slot. As SOS she's too far down the line of succession--the Clintons won't try to Arkancide him because that would just make Biden President.

The Clintons had a pretty feeble foreign policy record when they were in charge. Apart from stopping the siege of Sarajevo and enabling Yasser Arafat to win the Nobel Peace Prize, they didn't have a lot of successes. WJC not only did nothing to stop the genocide in Rwanda, but made sure no one else would be able to do anything. On the whole our enemies were stronger at the end of his 8 years than when he took office.

But to put a smiley face on it, Hillary isn't as bad as some people Obama could have selected--Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Cindy Sheahan, Louis Farrakhan, Dennis Kucinich, or Ward Churchill.

118 posted on 11/22/2008 3:47:11 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

Those six are probably being saved for Barry’s second term cabinet.


119 posted on 11/22/2008 3:53:19 PM PST by berdie
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The question is...does BO have the authority to hire anybody. Where’s the Birth certificate BO?


120 posted on 11/22/2008 3:54:29 PM PST by jetson
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