Hillary ‘ s Interview

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Clarissa

July 8, 2015

I only had a chance to watch part of Hillary ‘ s first major campaign interview but it was hilarious. Hillary did not answer a single direct question, no matter how hard the interviewer tried to press. It was all “I will address this eventually,” “I will make my position known,” “I will give a speech addressing this on Monday.”

The interviewer was getting tired of this and finally pointed out that most Americans consider Hillary dishonest and untrustworthy. To which Hillary responded that the Right was to blame.

I loved Hillary at this interview. I really dig the sang-froid, the coldness, the utter indifference she evinces towards her very obvious lack of charisma. I never see any women I can identify with on television here. And it’s kind of lonely. Unlike Hillary, I can be charming if I choose to try, but I really identified with her unapologetic refusal to please and accommodate.

As for the actual issues, she refused to discuss them, so I can’t opine.

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6 responses to “Hillary ‘ s Interview”

el

July 8, 2015

It sounds not like “unapologetic refusal to please and accommodate” but like “I spit at you, voters. Since the other party is so bad, I can be as bad as I like and you’ll still vote for me.”

Why should somebody vote for a politician who doesn’t reveal his/her views = future policies?

And a politician’s job quite often is to “please and accommodate,” specially while trying to get elected. It is not connected to gender.

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1. Clarissa
  
  July 8, 2015
  
  She’ll reveal them when she’s good and ready. There is still an enormous amount of time.
  
  Right now, it’s too early to make it about the idsues because voters will forget anyways. Right now it’s all about personalities
  
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el

July 8, 2015

Just wanted to note that I don’t see the connection between lack of charisma and refusing to answer any questions. Those seem to be two different issues to me.

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1. Clarissa
  
  July 8, 2015
  
  It’s much much easier for a charismatic person to pull off. A charmer says “no, fuckers”, smiles, and everybody melts. And a charmless person says “no” and everybody thinks “What a jerk.”
  
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AcademicLurker

July 8, 2015

I think if any public figure ever had a good reason to not give the press the time of day, it’s Hilary Clinton. When it became clear she would run, some of the Washington pundit corp practically said in plain words that they were looking forward to having fun trashing her campaign. Why should she even pretend to be friendly?

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1. Clarissa
  
  July 8, 2015
  
  Because it’s her job as a candidate. 🙂 A candidate can’t afford to hold on to minor personal grudges. Smile and swallow, that’s a politician’s slogan.
  
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