Hillary Clinton did not merely come out swinging. She came out and was her relaxed, authentic self. She smiled, she laughed, she absolutely dominated the town hall.
I loved her response to the first couple of questions. When a Bernie supporter asked her why she has been portrayed as dishonest, she had an amazing answer. She said that she has been so attacked and vilified because since her youngest age, she has fought against inequality.
Just look at this. Look at the confidence and the eloquence.
And I was with her throughout. And I remember this
Karl Rove, the Koch brothers, and billionaire conservative moneymen like Paul Singer have spent inordinate sums to paint a malignant picture of Hillary, using sophisticated propaganda techniques to render her toxic to the American electorate.
Sadly, many on the left imbibe and regurgitate these fabricated narratives, spewing falsehoods and filth at Hillary with gleeful abandon. They are joined by mainstream media operatives with personal vendettas like Maureen Dowd and the Morning Joe crew, whose venomous words reveal more about their own failings than about Hillary.
But the fact is this: no one has ever produced an iota of evidence that Hillary has behaved improperly because of a campaign contribution. No one has produced a scintilla of proof that there is a quid pro quo when it comes to her speaking fees. From Whitewater to Benghazi to her emails, nobody can point to a single instance of corruption or purposeful wrongdoing on Hillary Clinton’s part.
None. Zero. Ever.
The most they have are votes they disagree with. And even there, the false frames are tossed around with no regard for facts. Hillary’s voting record is as liberal as Elizabeth Warren’s, yet somehow Hillary is the only one portrayed by critics as a sell-out, a closet Republican, a traitor to progressives.
I agree with most of Bernie Sanders’ platform – which is very similar to Hillary’s – but contrary to the assertions of his supporters, Bernie is not some outsider untouched by the messy complexities of politics. He is a seasoned politician who has spent a quarter century in Congress; he sided with the NRA when it was politically expedient; his top adviser is a consummate DC insider who has worked for candidates who are anathema to the left; he has hired pollsters to hone his message after saying he didn’t need pollsters; and he has shown a willingness to take swipes at the likes of Planned Parenthood and HRC when it serves his political goals.
My point is this: the notion that somehow Bernie is pure good and Hillary is pure evil is hogwash. They are both politicians who make judgments and adopt positions, some of which we agree with, others we don’t.
Hillary Clinton came out swinging tonight. She demonstrated compassion, command of issues, and she was forthright about her failures. She plainly admitted her mistake on the Iraq vote, something she has acknowledged before (more than can be said about Sanders on his gun votes).
In the end, she absolutely ruled tonight. She was eloquent, she was absolutely amazing on foreign policy, she was gracious about the attacks on her.
And, Lincoln is her favorite president.
I don’t know about you. But this is my president. I am going to the wall with her. Go Hillary!
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