Hillary Clinton News

Sec. Of State Clinton Calls Out Pakistan

It’s like we have a secretary of state actually interested in fighting Al Qaeda, for a change.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday questioned why Pakistani officials have not been able to capture or kill members of al Qaeda taking refuge in the country.
“Al Qaeda has had safe haven in Pakistan since 2002,” she told [...]

This Seems Like A Bad Idea

I don’t know what utility inserting Sec. Clinton into the health care process would solve. She’s the Secretary Of State, a full plate job during more tranquil times, let alone in the wake of the failed Bush administration. No doubt she’s passionate about the issue and has a history with it, but I don’t think [...]

Dear Secretary Hillary Clinton, Sometimes I Love You

I’ve clearly had my differences with Sec. Clinton (like all of 2008!) but sometimes she wins. Like here, where she just laughs her ass off at the mere mention of foreign policy moron John Bolton:

Sarah Palin Latest To Forget She Was On Tape

Remember when Sarah Palin attacked Hillary Clinton for “whining” when under attack? As we know quite well, one thing you can never accuse Hillary Clinton of being is… a quitter.

Hillary Clinton To Hire Sidney Blumenthal At State, Good Idea?

NY Times: Hillary Clinton Enlists Blumenthal for State Dept. Post
Flashback: Sidney Blumenthal Uses Former Right-Wing Foes To Attack Obama
Almost every day over the past six months, I have been the recipient of an email that attacks Obama’s character, political views, electability, and real or manufactured associations. The original source of many of these hit pieces [...]

State Dept. Helped Keep Twitter Up

Good job.
The U.S. State Department contacted the social networking service Twitter over the weekend to urge it to delay a planned upgrade that could have cut daytime service to Iranians, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

Clinton Slaps Cheney

The ABC News headline to this story is a little misleading. It says that Sec. Clinton “questions” Dick Cheney’s credibility. There isn’t any question in Sec. Clinton’s words what she feels about Cheney’s credibility. She, like the vast majority of Americans, knows he has none.
“Are you in favor of releasing the documents that Dick Cheney [...]

Clinton Mexico City “Gaffe” Another Right Wing Myth

Shocker.
Clinton aide Mary Ellen Glenn emails that the Secretary of State’s question about a relic in a Mexican church — portrayed in the Mexican press and here as a gaffe — was actually a misunderstanding.
Clinton asked, the monsignor showing her around later reportedly told the Mexican press, who had painted the Virgin of Guadalupe on [...]

Secretary Clinton Didn’t Stand Up To China

And now a State Dept. report is underlining her mistake.
The United States on Wednesday scolded China for a litany of human-rights abuses last year even though Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested during her recent Beijing visit that the issue would take a back seat to broader concerns like the global financial crisis.
In a [...]

Bitter Clinging

Big Tent Democrat (aka Armando) is still bitter, when even Secretary Clinton has moved on. Sheesh.

Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton

John “I Think It’s Understandable Why People Shoot Judges” Cornyn’s lame gambit has failed.
The Senate has confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton to become secretary of state.
The Senate vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the former first lady despite lingering concerns by some Republicans that her husband’s charitable fundraising overseas could pose a conflict of interest.
Republicans and [...]

Obama And Clinton Know It Isn’t About Them — Who Will Tell The Media?

Almost every story about Obama nominating Clinton to be his secretary of state has focused on their relationship, but I really wish they would write and report about the job itself. Bush has seriously wrecked the authority of America in the world, and Secretary Rice is just another one of his yes-men who really has [...]

Obama’s Cabinet: What Does It MEAN?

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. But don’t tell that to the media and the pundit class who is now trying to figure out just what message President-Elect Obama is sending with his cabinet choices so far. Some would say that this is just a way to fill up air time between now and [...]

Clinton Secretary Of State Stuff

I’ve mostly ignored this because until any cabinet announcements are made there isn’t much real news to it. That said, if President Clinton’s entanglements are going to make it a pain in the ass, I’d rather they not do it. Secretary of State, especially post-Bush, is an important and tough job. I think Sen. Clinton [...]

LOL x 1 Million

Via Shakesville comes this awesome:

Chris Rock On Bill Clinton, Sarah Palin

Nuff said.
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Video: Sarah Palin Said Hillary Clinton Was Whining

She apparently forgot to mention this when she was fake-praising Clinton.

Three Words On That Atlantic Clinton Story

Bullet. Freaking. Dodged.
Moving on…

Bill Clinton To Speak At Convention, Water Still Wet

I’m a little puzzled at some of the reaction I’ve seen to the news that President Clinton is going to speak at the convention. Was there any thought that he wasn’t going to? Whatever lingering bad feeling there may be from the primaries (and I count myself in that group of people who are still [...]

NY Times Writes Up Some Masterful Satire

Usually when I want cutting edge satire I turn to The Onion, but this Sunday’s New York Times takes the cake. Apparently those zany kids at the Grey Lady wrote up an “op-ed” by “Mark Penn”. In the rollicking good column “Penn” claims that the reason Sen. Clinton lost was because of money and not [...]