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Sorry, Hillary: I should have voted for you
The Washington Post ^ | 6/13/14 | Rosa Brooks

Posted on 06/13/2014 1:03:58 PM PDT by Obadiah

Hillary, I owe you an apology.

No, not a Washington Apology of the “Regrettably, mistakes have been made” variety. A real apology.

Back in 2008, I was sure — absolutely, completely, utterly sure — that Barack Obama would make a better president than you would. With the benefit of hindsight, I now think I was wrong.

Perhaps not absolutely, completely, utterly wrong, but wrong all the same.

I fell in love with Barack Obama because of his book. (That’s “love” in the platonic, political sense, readers. Get your minds out of the gutter.) “Dreams From My Father” was a good book. It was nuanced, big-hearted, brave and painfully honest: all art, no artifice. It was, in other words, all the things American electoral politics is not.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hillary; obama
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To: RIghtwardHo

Hillary’s challenge is in the primaries.
She’s even more vulnerable to attack from the left than she was in 2008.
But I agree with you in the general election, any Dem will be very difficult to beat.


41 posted on 06/13/2014 2:03:22 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: Obadiah

This lady is paradigmatic of the fawning, over-educated white leftist. However, this article is the closest any one of them will come to admitting The Marxist is a complete failure, as it still puts their ideology above any given individual. In essence she protects her view of the world by stating The Marxist’s failures are of his own making, not derived from the impossibility of his beliefs.


42 posted on 06/13/2014 2:03:37 PM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: nascarnation

Huh...She’s kinda attractive for being so chunky...


43 posted on 06/13/2014 2:05:36 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: Obadiah

She’s gotta make sure she gets on all of the party lists for 2016...


44 posted on 06/13/2014 2:07:02 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: Delta Dawn

I’m sure with a rigorous workout routine and the glamor shots makeover, Bill Clinton would be interested.


45 posted on 06/13/2014 2:08:26 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: nascarnation

All Billy Jeff needs is a signed NDA and he is good to go...


46 posted on 06/13/2014 2:14:44 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: Obadiah

Rosa Books: I admit I was stupid once…well make that twice in voting for Obama because I am stupid. But now I will throw my support and my columns behind Hillary because….. I am still stupid.


47 posted on 06/13/2014 2:15:14 PM PDT by shoff (Vote Democratic it beats thinking!)
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To: Obadiah

Rosa Brooks, you are a worthless, witless bore. How’s that for “nuanced”, dumb ass?


48 posted on 06/13/2014 2:24:14 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Obadiah
Rosa Books - The Washington Post photo Rosa-Brooks---WP--StupidBur_zps616d1839.jpg

49 posted on 06/13/2014 2:27:20 PM PDT by Col Freeper (FR: A smorgasbord of Conservative Mindfood - dig in and enjoy it!)
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To: Obadiah

Don’t feel bad Rosa — you shouldn’t compare reality to a fantasy. There is “not a shred of evidence” that Hillary would have been more competent than Obama, even at shredding evidence. Like Obama, Hillary has never managed anything successfully in her life, but she did produce the failed HillaryCare concept that blossomed into the failed ObamaCare program.


50 posted on 06/13/2014 2:32:30 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: nascarnation

Well she may not get another chance to vote for hillary if obama decides he’ll run for a third term. But, isn’t she precious anyway?


51 posted on 06/13/2014 2:46:08 PM PDT by DPMD
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To: Obadiah

“I still think Obama’s a whole lot better than the other guys would have been — for all the disappointments, his administration has scored some solid and important achievements.”

I see that she is insane also.


52 posted on 06/13/2014 3:06:55 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Obadiah

She’s still an idiot and her votes prove it.


53 posted on 06/13/2014 3:33:24 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: shoff

Excellent summary.


54 posted on 06/13/2014 4:24:03 PM PDT by Obadiah (None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: Obadiah
I fell in love with Barack Obama because of his book.

Then you really fell in love with Bill Ayers. Duped again!

55 posted on 06/13/2014 4:26:49 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Obadiah

What a pile of CRAP!


56 posted on 06/13/2014 6:54:34 PM PDT by ballplayer
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