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To Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Is No Longer a Laughing Matter
New York Times ^ | 12/11/2015 | By AMY CHOZICK and MAGGIE HABERMAN

Posted on 12/11/2015 12:14:55 PM PST by SeekAndFind

WATERLOO, Iowa -- Until Monday, when Donald J. Trump proposed a ban on Muslims entering the United States, Hillary Clinton could hardly keep herself from laughing at the mention of his name. "I'm sorry, I can't help it," she told ABC News on Sunday, letting out a giggle that made advisers squirm.

She is no longer laughing.

At a town hall here on Wednesday, Mrs. Clinton delivered her most damning, direct criticism of Mr. Trump, saying that he traffics "in prejudice and paranoia," and that his Muslim proposal was "not only shameful, it's dangerous."

But Mrs. Clinton also strove to recognize something stirring in the electorate that Mr. Trump had clearly tapped into. "It's O.K., it's O.K. to be afraid," she said. "When bad things happen, it does cause anxiety and fear," she added. "But then you pull yourself together and, especially, if you want to be a leader of our country, and you say: 'O.K., what are we going to do about it? How are we going to be prepared?'"

The remarks bore little resemblance to Mrs. Clinton's previous dismissals of Mr. Trump. She had portrayed him as a reality television sideshow who voiced more extreme beliefs that, she contended, his more serious Republican rivals shared.

But since Mr. Trump's response to the Dec. 2 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., Mrs. Clinton and her campaign, confounded by his continued strength in the polls, have had to rethink how they handle Mr. Trump and what his candidacy, and the anger in the electorate that has fueled it, means for her chances in 2016.

Some of her own voters are giving her reason to.

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1 posted on 12/11/2015 12:14:55 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

****”I’m sorry, I can’t help it,” she told ABC News on Sunday, letting out a giggle that made advisers squirm. *****

That ain’t no giggle - that be a cackle.

Just muted her Oklahoma speech. She is obnoxious.


2 posted on 12/11/2015 12:19:10 PM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s beginning to dawn on Hillary that Trump is going to be her opponent. Perhaps the worst electoral choice in the history of the US.

I’ve always said that I’d favor abolishing the federal government if given the choice. I suspect that by the time 2020 rolls around I will be in the majority.


3 posted on 12/11/2015 12:22:38 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: SeekAndFind
"But then you pull yourself together and, especially, if you want to be a leader of our country, and you say: 'O.K., what are we going to do about it? How are we going to be prepared?'"

As a Cruz supporter, it would seem to me that this is precisely what Trump is attempting to do, as well as something that Obama has never done, and something that Hillary! would have no idea how to do (cf. "Benghazi").

4 posted on 12/11/2015 12:22:42 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump may no longer be a laughing matter, but, more importantly, can he beat Hillary?


5 posted on 12/11/2015 12:24:44 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: sodpoodle

cackle
verb
1. (of a bird, typically a hen or goose) give a raucous, clucking cry.
“the hen was cackling as if demented”
synonyms: squawk, cluck, gabble
“the geese cackled at him”
noun
1. the raucous clucking cry of a bird such as a hen or a goose.


6 posted on 12/11/2015 12:26:38 PM PST by McGruff (I don't know if sand can glow in the dark, but we’re going to find out - Ted Cruz)
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To: McGruff

4. The uterance of a political biddie


7 posted on 12/11/2015 12:28:54 PM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPyes but now I must concentratc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trumping.)
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To: SeekAndFind

He is going to tear her apart, from Bengazi to her failed stint at state.


8 posted on 12/11/2015 12:29:04 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Brilliant
Perhaps the worst electoral choice in the history of the US.

You've gotta be kidding me:

McCain vs obummer

Romney vs obummer

Dole vs klintoon

Have you been asleep the past 20 years?

9 posted on 12/11/2015 12:29:25 PM PST by pfflier
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To: SeekAndFind

Neither is Hillary any longer ‘ a laughing matter ‘

Folks , this person simply CANNOT become our next President
Her appearances , nationwide , need to be totally protested and challenged , by 1000’s of people , outside and inside the venues . Just like her minions are trying to do to Trump .

That’s not Black Lies Matter , they are Hillary supporters . Or Sanderistas

2 can play that game . THOUSANDS ! Outside here every appearance . Dog her wherever she goes

Benghazi Blood on Hillary’s Hands !

stealth operatives need to get in to her ‘closed sessions’
and tape her every word to supporters . Bug her hotel rooms .
Whatever it takes . Abedin too . Folks need to be relentless . We cannot play nicey-nice with Clinton
She has to be destroyed and crushed , so she is never ever e a viable political force in this country again .

Beg Trump to say “ I will see that she is indicted if I am elected “

This is a war , let us fight it as one .


10 posted on 12/11/2015 12:45:35 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: SeekAndFind

http://nypost.com/2015/11/27/the-clintons-colombian-connection-a-secret-investment-fund/

http://nypost.com/2015/11/23/hillarys-support-of-sexual-assault-victims-is-pure-hypocrisy/

She blamed the 2012 attack on American diplomatic and intelligence-gathering installations in Benghazi on a disgusting video when she knew almost from the first moment that it was a jihadist assault that took the lives of four Americans, including the ambassador to Libya.

No wonder the late William Safire, writing in The New York Times in 1996, at the height of the Whitewater investigation, called her a congenital liar. Said Safire: She is in the longtime habit of lying; and she has never been called to account for lying herself or in suborning lying in her aides and friends.

And now she allegedly recasts the story as a legitimate desire to join the military, to show her dedication to public service. Is the story true? And if it is true, were her motives as described?

That would be the same Clintons (combined current net worth: $101 million) who were dead broke when they left the White House.


11 posted on 12/11/2015 12:46:36 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (TRUMP SUPPORTER 100% from day ONE!!!)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Remember Andrew Breitbart !


12 posted on 12/11/2015 12:46:50 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: SeekAndFind

“To Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Is No Longer a Cackling Matter”

There...fixed.


13 posted on 12/11/2015 12:47:05 PM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: SeekAndFind

HRC needs to scream gun control at every opportunity. Don’t soft-sell it, go for the gusto!


14 posted on 12/11/2015 12:57:03 PM PST by umgud
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To: SeekAndFind
'O.K., what are we going to do about it? How are we going to be prepared?'"

If the past is any indication (which I believe it is) you, Hillary will not do a damn thing about it! In fact, you will make it worse by doing nothing unless it is to enrich yourself and/or your family! Just freaking GO AWAY! And take that damn sickening laugh with you!

15 posted on 12/11/2015 1:17:35 PM PST by kcvl
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To: sodpoodle
Some of her own voters are giving her reason to.

That is because they don't trust her either for good reason. She should be in freaking jail, not running for President!

16 posted on 12/11/2015 1:19:36 PM PST by kcvl
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To: SeekAndFind

Yahoo comments were waaaay against Hillary


17 posted on 12/11/2015 1:23:26 PM PST by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: SeekAndFind
I wonder what the country would look like if a real businessman actually ran the country like a business?! Can you imagine what the IRS (if it survived) would look like? Do you think Trump keeps incompetent people around him or gives them bonuses for royally screwing up?

I think that has a lot of 'Republicans' scared *hitless! Where will their families get a job if not for government 'work'?!

Just watch the politicians who scream the loudest. They have something to lose and it's not just an election.

18 posted on 12/11/2015 1:24:35 PM PST by kcvl
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To: 1Old Pro

Trump is not stupid. He has a machine that can dig up all the dirt on Hillary. She adds to her own problem by brazenly providing the ammo. Trump will destroy Hillary, even with the voting fraud.


19 posted on 12/11/2015 1:44:29 PM PST by DrDude (Does anyone have a set of balls anymore?)
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To: SeekAndFind
Hillary is the barrel of laughs.

She is a laughing stock - let's give her some Alinskiite ridicule she so fearfully dreads:


20 posted on 12/11/2015 1:48:24 PM PST by Bon mots
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