After the GOP got pummeled for the second time in a Presidential election, they did a little soul searching. And I don’t mean they decided that their policies and beliefs, or being the party of “NO”, was a problem. They determined that having too many primary debates hurt them in the general election. Why did these debates hurt them? Because it gave their candidates a lot of time to fight amongst each other and say really outrageous things that alienated them from many Americans.
Conveniently, today, the RNC voted to not allow CNN and NBC to sponsor Republican debates because of their projects revolving around Hillary Clinton. But we already know the RNC determined that they needed to reduce the amount of primary debates before these Clinton projects were announced.
This entire issue revolving around CNN and NBC’s Hillary Clinton projects is fake. The RNC was already going to reduce the amount of primary debates, they just needed a legitimate reason to do so. And they can’t admit that the real reason they need to limit the amount of primary debates is because their candidates say things that are foolish, insulting, discriminatory, and disgusting. Oh, and remember when their audience members booed gay servicemen?
The RNC is using these Hillary projects as their excuse and reason to reduce the amount of Republican primary debates.
Oh, and Hillary Clinton really does scare the living day lights out of them. All they have against her is Benghazi, even though the non-partiasn Accountability Review Board did not find her at fault for Benghazi, over 50 people died from 13 embassy/consulate attacks under Bush, and Republicans cut hundreds of millions of dollars in EMBASSY SECURITY (cuts that Hillary told them would be "detrimental to our security". And let’s be real, what difference does it make what Susan Rice said on Sunday morning talk shows?
History will look at Hillary Clinton as someone who never gave up and continued to succeed, despite being knocked down over and over again. She will be seen as a polarizing trailblazer who finally found her voice — leading to eventual success as First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State.
Once in positions of power, Hillary is ruthless when it comes to effectively advocating for her positions and destroying the opposition. This is why Republicans have fought (and failed) to stop her political career from climbing to new heights.
Hillary's resilience is unparalleled. She bounces back in the face of defeat because she's smart, articulate, and tough.
Many of Hillary's colleagues have often noted that she is almost always the most knowledgeable person in the room about any given issue. Her knowledge, persistence, and stamina is an unstoppable combination. Her perseverance, despite being attacked daily for the last 30 years, is a testament to her political skill and brilliance.
Former President Bill Clinton, the other half of this political powerhouse, often describes Hillary as the most competent person in his generation. I couldn't agree more. So although she may have been too polarizing to win the Presidency in 2008, we can all be certain that if given the opportunity, she would have been one of the most competent and successful President's in our lifetime. And I hope she is given another chance in 2016.
Hillary Clinton:
"I really don't spend a lot of time worrying about what people think about me...I would be totally paralyzed. How could you get up in the morning if you worried about some poll or what somebody said about you? That's giving up power over your life to somebody else, and I don't intend to do that."
"Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward. Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been."
"I'm not going to mislead anybody. Politics is really hard. And it is harder for women. There's a double standard, and you can't complain about it. You just have to accept it, and be smart enough to navigate it. And you have to have a pretty tough skin. To paraphrase a favorite quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: If a woman wants to be in politics, she has to have the skin of a rhinoceros. Most men who go into politics just think they're great. They believe they can do anything. Most young women, not only in politics but in most areas, are more cautious and more likely to say, 'Could I really do this? Am I good enough?' I was talking to a friend and very successful businessman the other day, and he said, 'The thing that still annoys me more than anything is that I see all these young women who are so much more capable than they allow themselves to believe. And I see so many young men who are so much less capable but who believe they are God's gift to the world.' I would just say to women: Try it! Put your foot in the pond and see if you want to swim."
"Occasionally I'll be sitting somewhere and I'll be listening to someone perhaps not saying the kindest things about me. And I'll look down at my hand and I'll sort of pinch my skin to make sure it still has the requisite thickness I know Eleanor Roosevelt expects me to have."
"When you stumble, keep faith. And when you're knocked down, get right back up, and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on."