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Ol' Lorretta Lynn Clinton flips and flops again (Original Post) Joe the Revelator May 2016 OP
Bottom line is she'll say anything that is politically expedient to her in that moment EndElectoral May 2016 #1
She's dying to say it. She's dying to say "Clean Coal".... CentralCoaster May 2016 #2
and in this case, Madam Secretary you surely remember ...oh never mind nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #3
The same way that Clinton TM99 May 2016 #4
You didn't pay attention to her qualifying statement scscholar May 2016 #5
Everything she says is so filled with qualifying statements that trying to deciphe..... Armstead May 2016 #8
That's unfair since she is such a great lawyer scscholar May 2016 #11
It's not a good quality for someone who is expected to.... Armstead May 2016 #13
with fracking I thought she was very clear- that the shortcuts they were taking wee no good.... bettyellen May 2016 #19
"We Are Going To Put A Lot Of Coal Miners & Coal Companies Out Of Business" Loudestlib May 2016 #10
her comments show great empathy for coal workers 6chars May 2016 #14
Agree. blue neen May 2016 #15
She has no sense of shame whatsoever. azmom May 2016 #6
Yes, exactly. Herman4747 May 2016 #9
She'll say anything and contradict herself repeatedly... Yurovsky May 2016 #7
She can't wave a magic wand and replace energy overnight, Progressive dog May 2016 #12
oh, please! she lobbied for two of the world's largest coal plants in S. Africa, amborin May 2016 #21
oh please Progressive dog May 2016 #23
Unbelievable no matter who she's pandering to. Hillary talks... pandermonium ensues. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #16
The truth is, she is giving them the straight poop. Takes courage. nt BootinUp May 2016 #17
What is couragus about changing your message to fit your audience? Joe the Revelator May 2016 #22
i don't even remember mooseprime May 2016 #18
Like Obama said: She'll Say Anything To Get Elected... How anyone can support that bullshit is AzDar May 2016 #20

EndElectoral

(4,213 posts)
1. Bottom line is she'll say anything that is politically expedient to her in that moment
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:16 PM
May 2016

And next stop she'll change it.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
3. and in this case, Madam Secretary you surely remember ...oh never mind
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:20 PM
May 2016

... My analogy to those pols is becoming better and better every day.

 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
4. The same way that Clinton
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:21 PM
May 2016

used the Sandy Hook tragedy in CT to be anti-guns but talked up her family connections to rural PA with a love hunting.

She will say or do whatever it takes to get elected.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
8. Everything she says is so filled with qualifying statements that trying to deciphe.....
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:42 PM
May 2016

is like a Rubiks Cube.

"This, but on the otehr hand that, and in the meantime another things, but only if......"

 

scscholar

(2,902 posts)
11. That's unfair since she is such a great lawyer
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:59 PM
May 2016

She knows how to be very precise with her speech. That's a great quality for a President.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
13. It's not a good quality for someone who is expected to....
Mon May 2, 2016, 11:09 PM
May 2016

make it clear to people where she stands on issues.

In this case, the people who work for the coal companies deserve to know unambiguously, as do the people who are against the use of coal.

They don't want to give her wiggle room and not know what to expect from her in the future.

Her style of "don't pin me down" political double speak is exactly why so many people have been turned off to politics and politicians.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
19. with fracking I thought she was very clear- that the shortcuts they were taking wee no good....
Tue May 3, 2016, 01:05 AM
May 2016

and can not be allowed anymore to be used. Also that it is okay only an interim fuel on the way to changing over to more sustainable and safer sources of energy.

Loudestlib

(980 posts)
10. "We Are Going To Put A Lot Of Coal Miners & Coal Companies Out Of Business"
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:54 PM
May 2016

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Clinton Claims She Wants To See Coal “Continued To Be Sold And Continued To Be Mined.”

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Herman4747

(1,825 posts)
9. Yes, exactly.
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:46 PM
May 2016

I hardly admire anything at all about Ted Cruz, but if I recall correctly, he went into Iowa campaigning earlier in the year before that state's primary, and told those Iowans he would oppose ethanol subsidies.
At least the guy is sincere and you know where he's coming from.

Yurovsky

(2,064 posts)
7. She'll say anything and contradict herself repeatedly...
Mon May 2, 2016, 10:40 PM
May 2016

and her supporters will never hold her accountable. In the end, the only thing that matters to Hillary Clinton and her supporters is Hillary Clinton. So they have THAT in common...

Progressive dog

(6,904 posts)
12. She can't wave a magic wand and replace energy overnight,
Mon May 2, 2016, 11:01 PM
May 2016

unless people decide to vote against having electricity until we figure it out. Until then, we'll probably have to use coal anyway so we have electricity to power equipment to build it's replacement.
Realism is a quality I admire in Hillary. I also admire that she doesn't angrily lecture people about income inequality, no matter what the conversation is about.

amborin

(16,631 posts)
21. oh, please! she lobbied for two of the world's largest coal plants in S. Africa,
Tue May 3, 2016, 02:38 AM
May 2016

after donations to the Foundation, and her cronies got the construction contracts; S. Africa could have world class
renewable energy infrastructure, not filthy coal plants

Progressive dog

(6,904 posts)
23. oh please
Tue May 3, 2016, 07:30 AM
May 2016

Hillary does not run South Africa and never has. Just because you think she does, doesn't make it true.

 

AzDar

(14,023 posts)
20. Like Obama said: She'll Say Anything To Get Elected... How anyone can support that bullshit is
Tue May 3, 2016, 01:45 AM
May 2016

beyond me...

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