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Hillary Clinton Has the Most to Lose From Obama's Scandals
Yahoo News ^ | 15 May 2013 | Josh Kraushaar

Posted on 05/15/2013 8:52:00 AM PDT by mandaladon

onventional wisdom has long held that Hillary Rodham Clinton, if she runs for president, would be the clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 2016. But after a trifecta of scandals buffeting President Obama – fresh questions about the White House’s veracity on Benghazi, the IRS’s harassment of conservative non-profits and the Justice Department seizure ofAP telephone records – Clinton's close connections with Obama could become politically problematic. Some Republicans believe that revelations about the Benghazi operation could lead to unflattering details that cast questions about Clinton’s stewardship at the State Department. If there was any attempt to downplay the details of what transpired for political reasons, the blowback would be serious. But Clinton could have more to lose over the general tenor of scandal that’s lately suffused this administration. If the media focus shifts from Obama’s second-term legacy to second-term scandal, it would cast a cloud over those looking to capitalize on his coattails. The last week has been rough for the president. As political analyst Stuart Rothenberg wrote Tuesday, a confident administration now looks “out of touch and unresponsive.” He warns if the controversies worsen, “many Americans will start to doubt his administration’s veracity and values.” The conservative narrative of the Obama White House as hyper-politicized and thin-skinned about its opposition is starting to resemble reality. If that image begins to stick, it will be hard to shake off.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benghazi; benghazy; clinto; hillarybenghazi; irs; obama
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Until this week, it seemed obvious that the next Democratic presidential nominee would be running on Obama’s legacy. ............What difference does it make the libs will say.
1 posted on 05/15/2013 8:52:00 AM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

Well these same libs are in for a big surprise come 2014 and 2016.


2 posted on 05/15/2013 8:53:21 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: mandaladon

Let’s find out what the other hand is doing. There’s someone in the background that we’re not seeing.


3 posted on 05/15/2013 8:55:35 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Biggirl

I’ll be surprised if Hillary is medically fit to campaign


4 posted on 05/15/2013 8:56:21 AM PDT by molson209
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To: mandaladon

Isn’t Hillary famous for sicking the IRS on her enemies?


5 posted on 05/15/2013 8:57:05 AM PDT by goldi
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To: mandaladon

I have a feeling she will emerge triumphant in the eyes of many, one must not forget that the left desperately needs their own version of a hero or heroine.

Hillary has enough dope on Obama to make him suffer for many years.


6 posted on 05/15/2013 8:58:17 AM PDT by Spartan302 (Spartans never quit, they come back later with more warriors.)
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To: mandaladon
Shirley Q. Liquor channels Hillary on the Michael Berry Show.
7 posted on 05/15/2013 9:01:37 AM PDT by Baynative (Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.)
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To: mandaladon

She certainly has plenty to lose from Benghazi.

IMO the other two are deliberate Clintonista leaks done in retaliation for attempting to toss Hil under the bus.


8 posted on 05/15/2013 9:05:16 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mandaladon
Personally, I don't care what happens to her.

I want to know who made the order to stand down and to not allow our people there to have help which could have saved them all. Who changed the order to blame the attack on a Youtube video versus stating upfront that it was a terror attack. Why is that man who made the video in prison still? He could had been one of us for speaking out against Obama and expressing our political views. Obama and Hillary covered up about the terror attack and how they mishandled the events that lead up to the tragedy then goes onto the memorial as blaming that video.

9 posted on 05/15/2013 9:06:29 AM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: Biggirl

2016???

By 2016

All the King’s Horses
and All the King’s Men
and All of Nancy Pelosi’s Plastic Surgeons

Won’t be able to put Hilldevil’s face
Back together again.

At least not enough for her to be in HD televised debates.


10 posted on 05/15/2013 9:06:55 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Let’s find out what the other hand is doing. There’s someone in the background that we’re not seeing.

************

Axelrod...
.... Stephanie Cutter...

Safe bets...

Jus' say'n...

11 posted on 05/15/2013 9:07:19 AM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (The main things are the plain things!)
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To: molson209

Some 95% of the woes that Herself, the Cold and Joyless, has to endure are self-induced, and nobody, NOBODY, could inflict greater damage upon Herself than that which Herself has already done.

“What difference does it make?” - very interesting question, and because Herself asked it first, the implication is that Herself has considered the consequences, hoping that none fall upon Herself.

But if it were to be thrown back at Herself, the response might be most surprising.


12 posted on 05/15/2013 9:13:28 AM PDT by alloysteel (If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

You said: ‘IMO the other two are deliberate Clintonista leaks done in retaliation for attempting to toss Hil under the bus.’

I’ll echo that.


13 posted on 05/15/2013 9:13:42 AM PDT by BMCinSC
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To: Biggirl

“...if she runs for president...”

You gotta love it.


14 posted on 05/15/2013 9:15:13 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: Spartan302

“Hillary has enough dope on Obama to make him suffer for many years.”

-— but the same goes for obama!


15 posted on 05/15/2013 9:20:45 AM PDT by malia
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To: mandaladon

"Another scandal? BARACK!! NOOO!!!!"

16 posted on 05/15/2013 9:30:40 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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To: mandaladon

What difference does it make?

Watch out for Cuomo. He acts like he’s not running, but that’s campaign strategy.


17 posted on 05/15/2013 9:33:48 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: mandaladon
Nonsense. Hillary can win in 2016 on charm alone!!


18 posted on 05/15/2013 9:42:47 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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To: ScottinVA

Yikes! Print those two photos, place in crawlspace and your rodent problem is solved.


19 posted on 05/15/2013 9:52:16 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Joe McCarthy was right.)
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To: mandaladon

Why has this -itch anything to lose. She’s done. She’s made her millions that drove her from a little town in Arkansas where she spent many sleepless nights lying next to a snoring sex addict who wasn’t allowed to touch her.

She had to act like she was standing by her man despite the fact that she would rather lie with women. She had to journey to New Yarkansas to carpetbag a Senate seat. Then lose out to a foreigner for her dream.

She pranced about the world stage in her pants suits filled with her fatass and made a mockery of foreign policy. She was, indeed, an embarrassment.

Get out, Hillary. Begone before a house falls on you and you lose your emerald slippers.


20 posted on 05/15/2013 10:19:49 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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