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mopinko

(70,088 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:26 PM Jun 2014

i was at hillary's book launch today. ask me anything.

it was actually quite fun, and she was quite comfortable here at home.
she was interviewed by rahm, and they had a lot of fun with each other.

she had some great stories, which are in the book of course.
i am looking forward to reading it. she said felt she owed it to history to document just what a mess they inherited, and what they did to fix it.

fun story about the climate conference meeting crash, a story i remember from the time. but the inside scoop is delicious.

i really want both hillary and bernie.
it will be a debate that might just help right this sinking ship.

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i was at hillary's book launch today. ask me anything. (Original Post) mopinko Jun 2014 OP
Thanks! "interviewed by rahm" should lose her another million or so votes Zorra Jun 2014 #1
but it won't... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #2
That's the truth. nt alsame Jun 2014 #6
Rahm Emanuel Aerows Jun 2014 #19
people misunderstand rahm, and especially his role in the white house. mopinko Jun 2014 #28
Was it heavily attended? yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #3
i was in the overflow room. it was full. mopinko Jun 2014 #9
So it was held in a linen whistler162 Jun 2014 #30
Who was doing the mendacious 'talking' I have to wonder? MADem Jun 2014 #15
Does she really have a third eye? Oh and does she really keep Bills Jewels in a small leather sack? Drew Richards Jun 2014 #4
is a silk purse, but you should have seeeeeen her hair. mopinko Jun 2014 #11
Exxxxcelent. Drew Richards Jun 2014 #13
Rahm the mayor of my city we hate him, its gonna be hard to work up any trublu992 Jun 2014 #5
i'm quite fond of my mayor. mopinko Jun 2014 #14
It's a tough town; needs a tough guy. MADem Jun 2014 #16
Curious to see what side you live on. No not everyone hates him but more trublu992 Jun 2014 #20
trying to figure out what color i am? mopinko Jun 2014 #21
Its Chicago, the side of town pretty much tells everything. trublu992 Jun 2014 #25
so are most people mopinko Jun 2014 #26
Was she swamped by Wall Street fatcats... SidDithers Jun 2014 #7
Of course! zappaman Jun 2014 #8
that was the dinner. mopinko Jun 2014 #10
Good stuff... SidDithers Jun 2014 #12
tell more! bigtree Jun 2014 #17
she talked a little about the foundation, but mopinko Jun 2014 #18
then of course the ny times plays up the whole confiict/frienemies bs. mopinko Jun 2014 #22
Did you tell her please don't run in 2016? bigwillq Jun 2014 #23
it was a good thing i was in the overflow room mopinko Jun 2014 #24
Does she really leave a trail of mucus behind like that of an alien snail? randome Jun 2014 #27
Who put the bop in the bop shoo bop? whistler162 Jun 2014 #29
another thing hillary said mopinko Jun 2014 #31
 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
19. Rahm Emanuel
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:54 PM
Jun 2014

Ugh. If they are old chums I know who I don't want to vote for in the primary.

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
28. people misunderstand rahm, and especially his role in the white house.
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:41 AM
Jun 2014

imho.
i think he is doing a good job as mayor, and is the subject of the same sort of distortions as obama.

i have gotten to see him speak quite a few times, my alderman works closely with him. and he is a true blue good guy.
he is funny, and he likes kids. he was a loved child, and had a pretty idilic upbringing. i just bring that up in that i find myself using that as a bit of shorthand for who i think might be working with a lot of trauma, and that might explain some sorts of personality problems that might be what is causing his combativeness. i mean, just someone with a glitch that makes them as mean and nasty as some say he is. but i dont see that in him, and i dont see anything that evidences that in him.

i do put a lot of store by how people act around kids. he is one of those people who lights up around them. and he has great humor, as does she, about the mania that they went through. they were too vets showing off their scars.



 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
3. Was it heavily attended?
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:04 PM
Jun 2014

I hope so but there have been talk that it was a bust....I am so glad you have the real story even if it was a bust, I am glad that we have the real story.

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
9. i was in the overflow room. it was full.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:40 PM
Jun 2014

no, it was awesome.

the books flew off the table.
lots of applause, and many, many belly laughs.

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
30. So it was held in a linen
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:45 AM
Jun 2014

closet next to a elevated track?

Since we all know very few support Mrs. Clinton.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
15. Who was doing the mendacious 'talking' I have to wonder?
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:31 PM
Jun 2014

If they had an "overflow room" I would advise you to stop listening any time those loudmouths who shopped you that honking load of "bust" bullshit start "talking" about anything, ever again.

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
11. is a silk purse, but you should have seeeeeen her hair.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:45 PM
Jun 2014

she made a joke about that.
this relaxed, she is great.

trublu992

(489 posts)
5. Rahm the mayor of my city we hate him, its gonna be hard to work up any
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 05:21 PM
Jun 2014

enthusiasm for Hillary and I'm the demographic she struggles with the "younger" vote.

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
14. i'm quite fond of my mayor.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:13 PM
Jun 2014

not everyone hates him, and not everyone who finds him hateful thinks that is a bad thing.
i think he is a good fit for this city.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
16. It's a tough town; needs a tough guy.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:33 PM
Jun 2014

I notice a lot of the people who agitate against him don't even live in the city he administers. Funny, that.

trublu992

(489 posts)
25. Its Chicago, the side of town pretty much tells everything.
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 12:15 AM
Jun 2014

Most people who support Rahm Emanuel are pretty easy to categorize.

zappaman

(20,606 posts)
8. Of course!
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:25 PM
Jun 2014

Which is why "progressives" will not vote for her if she is the Democratic nominee.
Good plan, eh?

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
10. that was the dinner.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 06:43 PM
Jun 2014

actually, i dont know what the price of the big ticket was, but i recall it wasnt a whooooole lot.

the cadre of young women with the ready for hillary stuff made me smile.

bigtree

(85,990 posts)
17. tell more!
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:37 PM
Jun 2014

. . . cool to get some perspective behind the photos, mopinko.

Did she talk about her foundation (Clinton Foundation) and what she'll be doing in the future besides promoting her book?

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
18. she talked a little about the foundation, but
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:52 PM
Jun 2014

the big story that she wanted to tell was about her mother, and the kind of life she had, and her memories of chicago.

her mom's story was pretty brutal, including being dumped on grandparents via a cross country train trip, a 5 yo and 7 yo.

her dad had an office in the merchandise mart. he told her there was a dragon in the river, so she wouldnt hang out the open window.
rahm mentioned that the top 5 floors were now a big tech incubator. he is just such a fucker.

and i guess she basted putin in the book, and again in person.

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
22. then of course the ny times plays up the whole confiict/frienemies bs.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 10:21 PM
Jun 2014

all i saw was a love fest.
and incidently, 2 people who are very good at fighting it out, and making up. i find this to be a people skill that speaks highly of their abilities and intelligence.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
27. Does she really leave a trail of mucus behind like that of an alien snail?
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:37 AM
Jun 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]

mopinko

(70,088 posts)
31. another thing hillary said
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:48 AM
Jun 2014

she talked about the clinton foundation, and their work with poor children, and children's literacy.
she talked about the word gap, the dif between how many words upper class kids hear by kindergarten, and the number poor kids here. i dont remember the numbers, but they were jaw dropping.

so, they have a program to encourage parent, grandparents and siblings to read, talk and sing with children.
i mean, this is almost free, but it could bring stunning leaps for poor children.

i would like to see that kind of smart, heart driven policies.

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