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State Dept spokesman can't name Hillary Clinton's diplomatic achievements--nor can Hillary Clinton!
.dailymail. ^ | 23 April 2014 | David Martosko

Posted on 04/23/2014 10:44:19 AM PDT by dennisw

State Department spokeswoman can't name Hillary Clinton's diplomatic achievements ... and neither can Hillary Clinton!

Jen Psaki, the State Department's chief spokesperson, seemed blindsided by a question about Clinton's accomplishments

A CNN panel erupted into laughter when Psaki's gaffe was shown

Clinton herself couldn't articulate what she was 'most proud of' during her time as America's top diplomat when asked just weeks ago A former White House counsel from the Bill Clinton presidency defended Hillary on radio as 'the most popular woman in the world' She's likely to run for president in 2016 but faces an 'achievement gap' from her time in President Barack Obama's cabinet

Hillary Clinton's legacy as secretary of state is thin, judging from a press conference Tuesday in which the State Department's chief spokeswoman couldn't articulate any of the future presidential candidate's achievements on the job.

She's not alone, with experts of all political stripes finding it difficult to bolster Clinton's resume as America's top diplomat.

The former secretary of state herself had trouble articulating any lasting achievements from her tenure, during an April 3 appearance at the Women of the World Summit in New York City.

State Department Press Secretary Jen Psaki was flummoxed, too, when asked about a 2010 State Department Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) that summarized then-Secretary Clinton's goals and accomplishments.

'Can you, off the top of your head, identify one tangible achievement that ... resulted from the last QDDR?' asked an Associated Press reporter during the daily briefing.

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


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To: The Great RJ

Boy, are you ever right on. Psaki and the other spokes “girl” ,Marie Harf, act like nasty, spoiled brats.


21 posted on 04/23/2014 1:19:59 PM PDT by surrey
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To: dennisw

well she seems to have negotiated successfully at least once...

there is the daughter, Chelsea...


22 posted on 04/23/2014 1:24:48 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: dennisw

Clinton is an empty suit-dress.


23 posted on 04/23/2014 1:26:19 PM PDT by ex-snook (God forgives and forgets.)
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To: dennisw

She haad NO Achivements!


24 posted on 04/23/2014 1:55:30 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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