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Subscribe to RSSOne month after she took ill, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returned to her busy schedule, and will prepare to testify on the Benghazi terror attack that killed four Americans. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation on her first day back at work since she suffered a concussion and was diagnosed with a blood clot in December.
Her staff presented her with two gifts: A football helmet emblazoned with the State Department logo, paired with a football jersey with the number 112 across the back, for the number of countries the secretary has visited during her four-year tenure.
Her deputy noted that Washington is a contact sport.
A photo released by the State Department showed Clinton hoisting the helmet into the air after pulling it out of a box.
State Department
Secretary Clinton holds up a football jersey on her first day back on the job. The jersey, given to her by her staff, has the No. 112 on the back symbolizing the number of countries she's visited as Secretary of State.
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a football helmet? Too much protection? RepubliCONs will be disappointed if they won't have Hillary to kick around any more.
Hillary Clinton for president 2016
While Clinton may make for a fine presidential candidate, President Obama will get my vote again if things take place as one of the elected officials from NY has his way. He is talking about submitting a proposal to abolish the 22nd amendment.
3 in a row and more anyone?
Pigotry - actually, the helmet IS funny!
nomoresameo- NO - he isn't.
nomoresamo: "3 in a row and more anyone?"
Uhh, thanks - but no thanks. What's sauce for the goose and all that.....in other words, three Obama terms = fine by me. But would you really want 12 years of George W. Bush? Or Mitt Romney?
Getting back to the topic at hand, given the number of concussions still being suffered by both college and NFL quarterbacks, I'm not sure the football helmet was the best choice of protection. But it's good to see Secretary Clinton smiling and having a good time again. She's worked really hard the last four years and even before this last episode, has looked totally exhausted. SOS is a tough job for ANYONE.
Hillary for President in 2016. Then RepubliCONS will have 8 more years to kick her around while making total fools of themselves.
Good to see the Secretary back. I'm sure the general consensus from 'conservatives' will be that all parties in that room are co-conspirators to Bhengazi-gate, since they clearly all look like they don't want to be around the SoS, who is allegedly running in sheer terror from speaking to Congress.
The national debt will exceed $22 trillion by the time Obama is done ... he will have kicked the American people in the head for 8 years with a debt increase exceeding ALL HIS PREDECESSORS combined !
I thought 112 represented the number of days since she neglected her subordinates in Benghazi?
Now Allen... Lest's not forget jimmylotsanumbers-gate and ozzielotsanumbers-gate... Those are significant ointment flies too!!!
ozzieyo1-7277359
I thought 112 represented the number of days since she neglected her subordinates in Benghazi?
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Probably slightly closer to the number of years that you actually give 2 scoops about the well being of any Diplomat or any other American who serves in harms way for you to continue to act they way you do.
Hey chick so you disagree that security was lacking in Benghazi? If so you're a DA! Also, I don't think Jimmy nor I mentioned a conspiracy just facts.
Allen - isn't that the truth. Over 20 were killed in attacks on our embassies and consulates during the Bush years yet no one called for hearings on those deaths. Oh, that's right - deaths under Bush were acceptable.
Allen, Just because I question the openness of this administration you assume I don't care about Americans in harms way? Quite the opposite loser!
Welcome back, Secretary Clinton. Nothing like a gag gift to brighten the day.
ozzie, where was the transparency in the Bush 43 years. If we had some then you might have a case to make; otherwise, not so much. That said, we have classified information for a reason--it's to avoid giving our enemies the inside scoop.
Seeking, Funny I don't recall Bush blaming any deaths on his watch on a video but I could be wrong? NOT!
nomoresameo, President Obama would have my vote, too, although I really don't think that proposal will go anywhere, and I'm not sure I'd want it to.
Jody, Lord help me will you libs ever quit blaming and comparing things to Bush? You know there has been 42 other Presidents besides Bush and President Obama but to play your game how was Bush not transparent?
ozzieyo1-7277359 - no Bush didn't say a damned thing about those deaths. They just weren't important enough to address in any way!
That's right, Bush didn't BLAME, He just kept wratcheting up the FEAR O METER until Repubbies had their heads so far up their asses - kissing their good byes, no doubt!
bwaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha
Imagine that, now the right-wingers have gone from blaming Susan Rice to blaming Hillary Clinton. They also continue to ignore the facts and just yell louder. As John Kerry said, Congress carries a share of the blame for Benghanzi because Congress failed to adequately fund embassy security as well as having denied the State Department's request for additional money specifically for that purpose.
While conservatives keep pointing the blame finger at democrats over Benghanzi or ??, it might be wise to remember all Americans are to blame to some extent with the anti-tax and anti-government attitudes. Those who keep demanding cuts to government and government spending and refuse to raise revenues to pay for it carry a huge share of the blame for what happened. The so-called fiscal conservatives cannot have it both ways--a strong and powerful government while depriving that government of the funds it needs to be strong and powerful.
Maybe it was for security reason as Jody has surmised about president Obama above. I gaurantee you one thing the military respected and approved of George W. Bush 10 fold more than the current President and after this incident I'm sure that goes for the Diplomatic Corps too.
Hopefully that helmet and jersey weren't paid for by taxpayer funds.
Jody, I think what conservatives are saying is spend federal tax money on government programs that the constitution prescribe spending on, Period! Good try on the congress spending cuts that hadn't even gone into effect yet or maybe we should quit funding all the other idiotic state department programs and concentrate on our personnel.
ozzieyo1-7277359 - you could NOT be more wrong. Both the military and the Diplomatic Corps have MUCH MORE RESPECT for President Obama than they did for Bush. The President has done more for veterans and active military than any President in modern history. And, our standing across the globe is much better since the embarrassment known as George Bush was President.
Grow up! President Obama is heads above Bush in EVERY way!
Keep telling yourself that Seeking even your capitalize it won't make it true. Sooooooo Saaaad but Sooooo True!
ozzieyo1-7277359
Allen, Just because I question the openness of this administration you assume I don't care about Americans in harms way? Quite the opposite loser!
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This is the problem with your vision. You want to simultaneously maintain your holding "this" Administration accountable as valid, yet at the same time call yourself getting upset when people bring up the same issues within previous Administrations.
Call me names all you want, it doesn't diminish the reality that you quite often find yourself being reacquainted, 'Pot, meet Kettle'.
ozzie, you got that one right. This democrat will never quit blaming Bush 43 because all things, from the deficit and debt, lack of transparency to reducing our freedoms, lead straight back to President George W. Bush and his neocon, VP Dick Cheney. Our economy suffered badly from their inept leadership. It will take many years for this country to recover from the damage the Bush 43 administration inflicted on this country. So, yes, everytime a republican gets on FR and whines about President Obama, I will turn that criticism and blame back to Bush and Cheney. It took a democrat to clean up the mess left by Reagan and Bush 41, it will take President Obama all his eight years, and another democratic president to clean up the even bigger mess created and dumped on this country by Bush and Cheney.
Where was the outrage when the horrifically lax security in Beirut resulted in the deaths of over 200 American Marines in 1983? The security measures were atrocious - a straight shot through the gate to the barracks compund, and under the rules of engagement the Marines were ordered to have no magazines loaded in their weapons and no rounds in the chamber - all of this contributed to the carnage.
Why no cover-up charges levied at Pres. Reagan or VP Bush? The attack was a direct retaliation for the deaths of civilians from American mortar fire, and several military commanders warned of consequential retalitation after the "peacekeepers" chose a side. All the warnings were ignored, and no serious retaliation was ever enacted.
It is obvious that the current crop of conservative posters are more interested in finding conspiracies and placing blame than they are in solving security issues and protecting American lives.
Is asking Hillary some questions about Benghazi considered getting 'kicked around'?
After she originally took 'full responsibility' for what happened it's not rational to expect she should be questioned? This has nothing to do with Republicans- it's about getting the facts laid out.
If anything, she should be stepping up on her own accord to testify. If she has nothing to hide then there won't be any problem. I would expect no less than this from any presidential hopeful for 2016!
you say nothing about previous administrations here Allen it is all personnel addressing me so what about that pot and kettle? I hold all administrations accountable unlike you libs and this administration.
ozzieyo1- I believe it because it is true. You - you just continue to make things up to support your hatred of this President. Sad but lies is all you have!
ozzieylotsanumbers-gate said...
Hey chick so you disagree that security was lacking in Benghazi? If so you're a DA! Also, I don't think Jimmy nor I mentioned a conspiracy just facts.
Well I don't know how it makes me a District Attorney, but that's no more of a jump than your "opinion" on Benghazi being a "gate" so twaddle on... Btw, Does Harriet agree with your ramblings or do you spew them here because she quit listening?
No she didn't quit listening it's just that I don't talk to her much anymore as I keep her barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen all the time.
TNSEVOL, that's because there was no cover up the Army admitted it "f'd" up and security/SOP was changed. Lot different than this blame it on someone/thing else administration.
they should have given her a brown paper bag to put over her head but glad to see she is well enough to testify now. get your fat ass up to the hill hillary.
amen. all these libertards here drooling over one fat frumpy looking fool. now i understand why bill was getting blowjobs on the side
It's real nice Hillary has a helmet. Too bad Stevens wasn't equipped with an oxygen tank and a month's supply of oxygen to use while Obama and Clinton decided what to do.
He has proposed this every year since 2001. No matter the party affliation of the sitting President, it dies a quiet death.
Good grief. Can't we just wish Secretary Clinton well, and offer to her a well-deserved "thank you" for her tireless service and personal sacrifice directing the US State Department for the past four years?
That job is perhaps the most physically demanding and thankless position in the US Government. And in return for very hard work and great personal sacrifice the reward is almost always the privilege of being criticized by half of the country, and spoken of with derision, disrespect and incivility.
Has our American dialog become so irreparably polarized and uncivil that we can't even say "Thank you. Job well done"?
I don't see any hope at all for our nation if all we can do is complain, and use the most uncivil divisive rhetoric, ... and then sit back and ring our hands and complain about the uncivil divisive rhetoric. Have we lost all ability for introspection? It's bewildering.
Folks, this isn't rocket science, it's simple math. If you folks honestly wish to change the dynamic of divisiveness in America, ... stop fueling it.
They should have presented her with a pair of hand cuffs and an orange jump suite...
CRIMINAL!
what a joke!
She faked this injury to get out of testifying in the trial... PERIOD!
Jonathan - you're a blithering moron .... PERIOD!!!!!
James who do you think pays those peoples salaries We the people so yes We paid for it, NOW is there anything else you want to cry about. Come on let it all out ...... LOL, I don't know about the rest of you Democrats but it seems that the RIGHT lacks any brains but they try to act like they got some or am I just paraniod.
Jonathan-1728701', what "trial" are you referring to, and what "criminal" offense do you allege? With freedom of speech comes the expectation that we will use it responsibly.
Hope you are doing well Madame Secretary Clinton!!
HILLARY CLINTON....2016!!!!
Take care of yourself Secretary Clinton, we need you for "2016".
And Jonathan not everyone is as evil as you are, only someone who is ill minded would think that someone would actually do that, go to the hospital, stay for two days, the doctors all lied about her blood clot, come on, get your mind out of the gutter.
Sam627556
Yes.
;-)
Sorry Sam, just kidding. But a set up that good was too enticing to just take a pass. (grin)
Post #1.45 wins, hands down, the Mark in SoCal Side-Splitter of the Day award.
SeekingSanity
you speak from experience...PERIOD!!!
Robert:
I could not agree with you more; however, when you have a member of Congress interrupt the President's speech by screaming out 'LIAR!', really, what do you expect from the rest of the country? Sadly, we have both "Monkey See, Monkey Do" and rampant racism. I honestly hoped that electing Pres. Obama would FINALLY put an end to racism in this country. Suffice to say, I was WRONG!!!
I would like to see Pres. Obama in a third term just to watch Rush Limpballs and his Tea Party crackpot cohorts heads' explode on national television. Allow me to predict: Best ratings EVER. (lol) However, for obvious reasons, we will never see that.
While I am thrilled that the 'smart guy in the room' was elected President; however, I can only imagine how frustrating it must be to be him. In today's times it is sad to see how much our Congress has sold out to special interests and how they have become little more than puppets on a string. Perhaps "We, the People" should use our votes to slash Congressional pay and perks - that might send a message.
Hillary Clinton is my third favorite lady after Grandma Ethel and my ma...
Go Hillary 2016
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!
A Liberal/Progressive with a special needs helmet.
Nothing to see here, just the normal precautions for the feeble-minded bobbleheads.
Move along.
The Benghazi investigation is over, for awhile now. What went wrong has already been decided, and who to blame, named. And they didnt say it was Obama's, or Clintons fault. They blamed it on inadequate funding for security, a couple of people who worked in the State department who didnt do their jobs right, and on the Ambassador himself, for deciding to stay against recommendations.
As for blaming a video, no one blamed the video for the state of security or who was at fault. They blamed it for the reason the terrorists attacked. And there was a video, and it was involved. It just wasnt the only reason. The terrorists used the video to stir up riots all around the middle east. It was posted on websites that would do that, just for that reason. There were a number of protests in several countries that day. I think the terrorists used that uproar, as cover for their attack. So Obama was not exactly wrong when he said it was over the video. He just wasnt all the way right.
Besides, he was under no obligation to say anything. And he can for security reasons, give any misinformation he wants.
This is the most important part, Obama saying it was the video, had nothing to do with who was responsible for security, or was it an attempt to shift blame. Who was to blame for the attack has nothing to do with why the terrorists attacked. This entire whine fest by the right, is a red herring. They are trying to make something of nothing. The ONLY people responsible for the attack, are the terrorists.
She will be driven around in a little square bus too!
Just Wrong wrote:
For what it is worth, I don't think you are wrong. Changing the social dynamic of a country of more than 308 million people, each with individual points of view, takes time. It is both the blessing AND the curse of our democratic Republic.
I was uplifted by two things last week which speak to the progress we have made as a nation:
1). We observed the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation while the first person of African American descent, and mixed heritage to boot, serves in the Oval Office.
2). President Obama is the first US President since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, to be elected twice by greater than 51% of the American electorate.
One of the things which began to tilt the balance, during the darkest days of Jim Crow, was that the rhetoric and actions of racists became so extreme, so ubiquitous and ever-present, that many in America who held similar but only slightly more moderate thinking began to question the validity of their own thought processes. Many had their senses shocked by assessing their own irrational thinking about fellow human beings, when presented with the images of violence and hate which were associated with that sort of thinking.
Extremism can ALWAYS be counted on to go too far. The extreme voices in America will themselves cause the pendulum to swing back the other direction, because of their extremism. These are the checks and balances of free speech and democracy. The rhetoric has gotten pretty ugly in America (as we see here every day on Newsvine), ... and I think it will get uglier still before the pendulum reaches its stopping point at the Right extreme. But even amidst my doubts I have faith that Americans will eventually cry-out in unison "Enough! That's not acceptable." And those who persist thereafter will be looked at as the side-show oddities which we should already perceive them to be.
Time, and patience, and our own individual refusal to participate in the incivility will change the dynamic.
Geez, Just Wrong, who did you have to bribe at Disneyland to take up permanent residence in Fantasyland?If the guy who can't improve a disintegrating economy one iota in four years is the smartest guy in the room, head for the lifeboats!
spider - and yet he was soooooo much smarter than the entire Republican party that he got re-elected!!!! So, exactly how dumb does that make you and your group?????? LOL!
your tax dollars at work! who says washington wastes money.
You idiots don't get it and don't how our government overseas works!! The Christians-In-Action are everywhere in the Middle East, and believe me they don't want to seen or heard. They can't have large security forces around their locations and remain invisible. They didn't want a large footprint on the ground, so they were vulnerable to a large scale attack, and that's want happened. It wasn't Rice's fault or Sec. Clinton's fault, the Christens-In-Action gambled and lost. I hope they fair better next time, they work in a very violent place, we all owe them a lot for the dedication, and skill.
seeking sanity, surely smarter than I'll be whatever you want me to be Romney.
SeekingSanity
Their voting record says otherwise and completely contradicts what your ass has to say.
Bush also got a second term sooooooo are you suggesting he must be some sort of genius too? Are you admitting that for 8 years "you and your group" were even stupider than Bush?? Sure sounds like it.
All either example proves is that the majority of people in America are morons.
@OBAMA LIKES ILLEGALS, referring to your name, for you information Obama has deported more illegals than any other President (twice as much) look it up buddy. Sorry now you will have to change your name or look like you don't know a thing.
ozzie suggests that federal money only be spent on those areas mentioned in the Constitution. Following that logic, the U.S. Air Force will be disbanded asap.
Just keep a close eye on her so she does not do anymore inexcusable stupid things until her departure which by the way, does not come soon enough!
Adios and don't come back. We have enough bad nickels in this BS administration as it is.
Backcountry - actually their voting record supports President Obama. And, we all know how Bush got elected both times - Jeb the first and a little county in Ohio the 2nd time around that posted 3,200 votes when only 622 people were registered. How exactly DOES that work again?
Letting Bush be President for even one term proved that many people are morons. Luckily we got it right the last two elections and the intelligent people voted for President Obama!
Freedom4Everyone: Wow - a voice of sanity in this sea of nuts! Too bad you wasted your time. Facts and rational thinking have no place in their pathetic little lives.
I am glad Hillary will be OK. She is a tough woman. I like Hillary just fine, but I am a Republican and I want Republicans in office. Glad are back, Hillary.
So when your Saint Ronald Reagan pardoned millions of illegals signalling those still South of us that it was okay to come here that was okay but when Presiden Obama increases border patrols, deports thousands of illegals and tightens the borders that is somehow favoring illegals? Typical rwnj Fascist wannabe logic. What imperical evidence do you have to prove Obama is a Communist or has any Communists in his Administration. It wasn't he who borrowed from COMMUNIST China to pay for wars so he could look good to those who don't want to pay tax but want the benefits of police, fire, courts, schools, etc. that the revenues pay for.
The Helmet was symbolic.....Just as giving Hillary head protection after she fainted and bumped her head...so are having that meeting with all her top Sycophants, Lackey's and Toadies to implement the recommendations of all the things that were needed to protect U.S. Personnel in Benghazi....too little, too late....( A few less Chevy Volts to Belgium and Putting U.S. Marines in Libya instead)
They should have given her the helmet after the first time she fainted and they should have provided the needed Security to Benghazi before the Assault.
By the way, have they finished making the new door signs and desk name plates for all the people shuffled around, given new titles to, and probably a "testifying before Congress" Performance Bonus ????
So many things were done wrong by so many people that we can't pin the blame on anyone....
That is Hillary's Secretary of State Legacy....
These were gifts of love to Hillary from her own staff members. That in itself tells me just what kind of boss she makes when her staff does something as loving and caring for her as they have done. Sounds to me that she would make a wonderful Commander in Chief. She will have my vote.
75th
"amen. all these libertards here drooling over one fat frumpy looking fool. now i understand why bill was getting blowjobs on the side...
Say.... aren't God fearing, right wingers just the BEST? I challenge you to find a better 'fellow American' that this dip@!$%#.
Mike-424215...(#1.73)......"gifts of love" ???
Yes....Great gag gifts....They were just returning the favor......after all, she gave everybody at State a copy of P.0bama's 2 books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope.....all on the taxpayers dime...providing more royalties to the author.....
mike in delray....you can add to that the helmet being symbolic of her equaling the level of incompetence with the head debauch ....if of course you appreciate the pun
Mikein Delray - do you ever tire of your made up lies? She did nothing of the kind on our money!
SeekingSanity
Bush won the Military vote by 16% in '04 and McCain won it by 10% in '08. Can't find specific stats for '12 but it was basically 50/50 after a record low participation amongst military personnel and their spouses.
But, as you seem to use your ass as your only source of info, I'm hardly surprised that so much of what you say is total BS.
Mike in Delray
I'd love to be given an autographed copy of both from her. The party of No would never give a gift of love because their own black hearts have no idea what that is.
LMFAO....
Wait for the you're a stupid ignorant idiot moron retort. Stick with the classics seeking LOL
So the idiot on the top of the page wants to get rid of the 22nd ammendment, and have Obama run for a third term. I think someone needs to re-take their citizenship test again, oh nevermind, they can just stay as long as they vote Democrat and get free stuff.
Yep, lets scrap the Constitution, let obama be king. In 10 years we will all be fighting for freedom, just like they are in Syria. Yep, sounds like "fun" to me.
They should have presented Hillary with a "lie" detector machine. Lets see when, or if, she testifies on what happened in Benghazi, and how much she "forgot" from her concussion.
SeekingSanity...(#1.77)..."Mikein Delray - do you ever tire of your made up lies?She did nothing of the kind on our money!"
"State Dept. Spends $70,000 on Obama Books"
"The State Department's defense of spending U.S. citizens' tax dollars to buy Obama's books:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/state-dept-spends-70000-obama-books_604011.html
But, I'm sure you knew this before calling me a liar, you seem to know everything.....
That's still less than the debt that electing Romney would have left us after four years. He STARTED in the hole with $20 trillion. The two aren't really comparable, though. Obama's spending has been to control the damage that Bush's policies left us with.
It's pretty funny that Republicans only care about the deficit and the national debt when a Democrat is President. When a Republican is President we get told "deficits don't matter." Thing is, they don't really matter -if- we are using the debt in a rational way - paying for growth so that the debt burden becomes a smaller part of the economy as a whole and therefore not onerous. Which is exactly what liberals want to do. And which is why we are called "tax-and-spend commies." As if reduce-taxing-and-increase spending policies have worked so well...
Byron Raum
The debt was 10.6 trillion when Obama took office not 20. He has increased the debt MORE than Bush in HALF the time.
And it's equally funny that democrats have the exact same attitude when there is a republican President. Proving you're all a bunch of idiots.
And the fact that the spending was an EPIC failure resulting in the slowest, most anemic, recovery since the Great Depression apparently means nothing to dems who want to continue down the path of failure.
LOL! Please do let us all know when that happens because according to the CBO it will NEVER happen under Obamas budgeting plan.http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/09/chart-debt-to-gdp-ratio-is-terrible-wors
Also worth noting is that the percentage of our debt held by the public (which now means China) is at the highest level since WW2.
" ... Also, I don't think Jimmy nor I mentioned a conspiracy just facts. ... "
You know ozzie, I just went backed and looked at the comments that you and they made. And for the life of me I can't see one "fact" from either of you.
Jimmy did spew Right-wing nut/Fox News talking points. But no facts to be seen. So as usual you are both, talking out your arses.
Huh. Imagine that.
Backcountry164,
So the fact that the Republicans in the Senate have filibustered many, many more times the EVERY previous Congress combined, has nothing to do with it? You know, like the leader of the Senate Republican Minority did his own bill?
Now that's what I call leadership. Filibustering your own bill.
So the Republicans in Congress have nothing to do with what is, or is not, happening in/to this country. But it is ALL the fault of the scary black man in the White House? My that's a buttload of hate you have there. So just why is it that you hate him so much? I mean other then ignorance and stupidity.
Huh. Imagine that.
All the lib distraction BS aside, when is she going to testify on Bengazi or is there another illness in the wind. Gee if she if this frail, she isn't healthy enough to run for anything, now is she.
George from WA, that person in the whitehouse who happens to be half black is not a problem because of his skin color. He is anti-American and wants to destroy our Constitution and make this a Socialist country and we don't want it. He is also destroying our economy, our military, our religious foundations and anything elsed he can. All of that would be true and he would be a totally unfit President if he were white, yellow, brown, purple or green with frippin polka dots. So stick the racist bull.
ANd by the way that line about REpublicans filibustering anymore than any previous Congress is also pure Bull.
George from Wa. State
And just exactly where the @!$%# did I say that???
Ummm, if you are going to bitch about @!$%# you've made up in your own head you should hardly be calling OTHER people ignorant and stupid. Clearly YOU are the one with hate issues if you feel the need to randomly rant and rave over imaginary injustices.
hillary's back at work? i was right, i DID feel a strange disturbance in the dark side of the force.........
What this photo demonstrates is what is wrong with the Obama administration. It was obvious during the nominations as well. No one takes running this counrty seriously. Everythings is a joke to his hand pick group of non productive staff. It is unsettling to me to see this woman congratulated and the media hype it even more after allowing 4 more Americans to be murdered needlessly. Obama cracks jokes while niminating two of the most critical members of the national security team. I feel so much better know Bozo in in charge.
What's the matter... are you afraid of her? ;)
Shaking my head-2479300
LOL Got a link to this BS?
@obama likes illegals, you are wrong, wrong. Its was said on the debates and its was confirmed by fact checkers on CNN so there. So sorry, your hatred makes you illiterate. I willing to bet Obama's got more integrity in his little finger than you have in all your body. Obama never claimed that it was someone else and they were right and you are wrong.
Welcome back Hillary, you have much wisdom and experience to impart to Kerry. As a dual citizen of Canada and the European Community I thank you for 4 years of exemplary service to the world and your nation. Hey, we are liking Yanks again!
Note to Hillary - do not don the helmet. You don't want to end up looking like helmet-head Calista.
Hey, you might be onto something there, RedDev - if they could patent the Callista-do and pass it out to all the NFL teams, we'd probably never see another concussion again....
JoAnne ...
You are in FINE form today and responsible for a few monitor clean ups! ;-)
The helmet is really cute.
Welcome back Hillary!
Layton: "You are in FINE form today and responsible for a few monitor clean ups! ;-)"
Why, thank you, my job here is done! Hey, wait - there's a late-night infomercial if I ever heard one:
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Welcome back- now about Benghazi...
Don't worry pro - it will protect your screen from Benghazi-gate too.
@JoAnne - Battery Acid? I can't remember the last time I spit out battery acid.
Just so long as some idiot doesn't stick her in a tank wearing that helmet and jersey when and if she throws her hat in the ring. Sorta gives new meaning to that phrase.
BCWC,
And as demonstrated by this article we Yanks do possess a sense of humor and an ability to laugh at ourselves (admittedly repressed, nowhere close to our British brethren) - though such ability might not be at all evident in many of the posts here.....
It's real nice Hillary has a helmet. Too bad Stevens wasn't equipped with an oxygen tank and a month's supply of oxygen to use while Obama and Clinton decided what to do.
S.O.S. Clinton has done a good job under trying circumstances and her boss should just tell her to have a medical leave for a while.He should then tell those Rep.T.P. creatures that he will not allow a political witch hunt and for them to forget it ,as under executive privilege the case is closed.
listoire...(#2.11).."as under executive privilege the case is closed."
You realize that Executive Privilege can only be claimed if the Oval Office is directly involved.
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Mike in Delray....
BINGO- kind of like the "fast and furious". got love them, if it were reversed they would all be crying for impeachment and protesting by the paid bus loads in front of the White House. Lucky for them the silent majority has to get up and keep working to insure the government handouts.
That might be true, JoAnne, but Callista need not worry... she doesn't have anything inside her head to damage.
Thanks to Hillary Clinton for 4 years of exemplary and loyal service to her country and the President. I love that her staff thinks so highly of her that they gave her these gifts. Still waiting on the apology from the Republicans who accused her of faking her illness.
In 2008 I supported then-Senator Obama from the start but I came to respect Hillary Clinton as I saw her more as her own person and less in her husband's shadow. I would certainly have supported her had she gotten the nomination and I hope I have the chance to stand up for her as a candidate for the Presidency in 2016.
SteelerFan . . .
Fox never apologizes for the BS they spew. Yesterday morning on George Stephanopolous, they were showing clips of all the Fox anchors laughing about her illness. Greta Van Susteren was appalled at her co-workers and stated they defintely spoke for themselves but didn't go as far as to refute the "fair and balanced" BS coming from Fox.
love your new avatar, Steeler!
Thanks, Amy. Was looking for a snowlady but couldn't find one that would download. I actually hate winter and snow and am petrified to drive in it. I figure I might fool the snow gods into thinking I like it with the avatar and a flag I put out at home!
Apologies?
How about her stepping up and taking the 'full responsibility' she took about Benghazi and deliver her testimony?
It's real nice Hillary has a helmet. Too bad Stevens wasn't equipped with an oxygen tank and a month's supply of oxygen to use while Obama and Clinton decided what to do.
When the Senate schedules her testimony she will be there and tell them all they need to know. Republicans will try and skewer her (they are scared to death of her especially for 2016) and the Democrats will probably go easy on her. In the end Secretary Clinton will answer the questions and this whole thing will FINALLY be put to rest.
" ... How about her stepping up and taking the 'full responsibility' she took about Benghazi and deliver her testimony? ... "
Can you say "Scooter" Libby? Come on I know you can. So when will he be "stepping up and taking the 'full responsibility'" for his actions? After all his was/is treason. So .... ?
Or any other of the others from the Bush Administration? They wont be will they. And you yelled for their heads like you are Clinton's, when?
Huh. Imagine that.
All the tards in this administration should be wearing helmets.
JFK2012 - anyone who uses the reference you used should be wearing helmets - and staightjackets. You stoop lower every day!
You're soooo last-year JFK2012. And your stale commentary is proof positive you've passed your Best-by date.
JFK, I thought it was hilarious and quite accurate. Don't let the tards bother you.
ozzieyo1-7277359 - two of a kind. So sad you have to stoop so low!
JFK and ozzie -
Look, even on a free-for-all political blog, there are certain words that don't need to be used under any circumstances.
If you had ever had a close relative with Down Syndrome made fun of as cruelly as my cousin was for many of his 62 years, you might realize that any variation on "retard" is one of them.
JoAnne - I've said that for a long time. Any adult who stoops to using the word is clueless and classless!
They're not adults. They are just dolts.
amen. these libs on this thread are enough to make you puke. i wonder how they will love obozo next year
75th - don't know any obozo but clearly bozo is right up your alley!
Jfk 2012
JFK would never be nominated for president today, as soon as he were to say "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" he'd be escorted off stage and booed into shame. We've come a long way baby,
reaallly progressive huh??
She's been a fine Secretary of State for all REAL Americans... It's no wonder the miscreant republican infidels bad-mouth her. She makes them look like what they are without even trying.
Not testifying about Benghazi after supposedly taking full accountability for it is not subject for some bad-mouthing? That makes people unAmerican how?
It turns people out as un-american by exposing them as republican miscreant Infidels.... Interested only in tearing down 'merka for their 'merkan minority rather than joining in ANYTHING for the greater good of worthy citizens.
I'm leaving space open here for you to look up and include the historical testimony of the Secretary of State from back when the marine barracks were successfully bombed and over 200 lives lost...
well chick i served for 26 yrs. under bill clinton and the demorats we in the military suffered badly. hillary is no patriot. she has accomplished nothing. if you had anything but your obvious public school indoctrination you would see that she has accomplished nothing. its liberal idiots like you that will destroy the greatness of the united states but then you could care less because you and that slut sandra fluke got your free birth control. in a way thats a good thing because hopefully you will not pass your genes on
75TH - no one has suffered as much as the military did under Bush. He sent them into a war for his ego - based on lies he knew were lies - then didn't give a damn as they came home in boxes. He refused to increase funding for veterans needs and frankly the entire GOP cares nothing for the military - except to send them into war for their benefit.
President Obama has done a great deal for the military and veterans - as any true vet will confirm. He has voted and pushed for increased benefits even as the GOP has fought him.
Your post shows you lack integrity and care nothing for the facts. My doubt is that you have ever served. No one who has would make the comments about Secretary of State Clinton that you did.
Hopefully you haven't procreated as we surely don't need more liars like you around!
No need to worry about you procreating for awhile .... except for "procreating" useless drivel with your personal attacks upon others.
The military are smart enough to know who TRULY supports them and WHO wants to gut their budget !
It amazes me that the REPUBLICREEPS continue to look under every stone for even the remotest residue of an Obama scandal. I admire their determination. Keep throwing muck against the wall - eventually it will stick.
Benghazi ≠ a scandal people - but since you guys want to investigate unecessary American deaths in the Middle East, lets go in chronological order beginning with the 4488 Americans killed in Iraq for nothing.
American Military Casualties in Iraq
Date
Total
In Combat
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03):
4488
3532
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03)
4347
3424
Since Handover (6/29/04):
3627
2899
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09):
257
128
Since Operation New Dawn:
68
39
American Wounded
Official
Estimated
Total Wounded:
33184
Over 100000
ProFreedom-5130956
Anyone who is not a blind puppet, obediently towing the democratic line, is "unAmerican" in the mind of many liberals. Independent thought scares anyone who wants all of their "thinking" to be done for them by the government.
SeekingSanity
Well Vietnam isnt a war I would consider a peachy time over over seas (60K dead)..and for what? Speaking of lies, do enlighten us on the Gulf of Tonkin incident
I didnt think so
Weaser ...
And that has exactly WHAT to do with Hillary being back at her post????? I know it's hard for a cold old man, but do try and stay on topic . . .
spoken like a true progressive liberal, calling Republicans "infidels", Chick binder has a towel wrapped around her head and explosives taped to her chest as she types......dumb A$$
" ... if you had anything but your obvious public school indoctrination ... "
So my guess is that you didn't go to public school 75th? So your parents had to pay for them to "indoctrinate" you with all of that fear, hate, ignorance, bigotry and superstition that you spew? Wow.
Or did you get that way in spite of you education, or lack of one?
Huh. Imagine that.
" ... has a towel wrapped around her head and explosives taped to her chest ... "
Not much fear, hate, ignorance and bigotry in that comment. Nope not much at all.
And just to help you with the ignorant part there Jim ...
Infidel is a religious term, defined as ...
" ... an unbeliever with respect to a particular religion ... "
So if their religion is different then yours, then they are correct. And you ARE an infidel.
But then, maybe you are none of the things that I mentioned. Maybe you are just stupid. And are content with staying that way. Either way ....
Caption under lead photo,
Secretary of State Clinton holds up a football helmet presented to her by her staff at the State Department during her first back on the job. Clinton suffered a concussion and a blood clot in recent weeks.
You'd think NBC would proof read there articles before posting but I guess this one slipped through.
They left out the word "day", Secretary of State Clinton holds up a football helmet presented to her by her staff at the State Department during her first "day" back on the job.
I am glad to see her back to work and happy! Hopefully the blood clot never comes back or causes her any more problems. She has done so much good for this country.
Hillary Clinton for president 2016
and then the spellcheck/grammar police creates THIS mess:
Said with absolutely NO sense of irony, whatsoever! lol (trust me, I've butchered my own!)
But I agree with you,...Hilary for President 2016!
Before criticizing NBC, take a look at your use of the word "there". We all make mistakes.
Clarra, it's "Hillary" :)
darn i want some of what your smoking. oops thats right you are drinking that demorat kool aid.
Clarra, it's "Hillary" :)
CoinFL--It's 1 r.. Lol.
Sometimes I think no one gets my humor. But at least I made you laugh!
" ... darn i want some of what your smoking. ... "
Well come on over to my house 75th. What I'm smoking is now legal here. And I can promise you that it will change your outlook on just about everything. In your case it would make you less paranoid. And will help you remove your head from your arse. Ok, well maybe not. But one can always hope.
" ... Sometimes I think no one gets my humor. ... "
I got it COinFL. But then my I.Q. is much larger then my shoe size. But then I'm a damned liberal.
To those folks above who found fault with my posting,
A) I'm not a professional writer by any means so what you may have given me a hard time about means nothing, since I wasn't paid to write it. (lol)
B) I am not the spellcheck/grammar police, as written above which BTW is wrong! There should of course be a space in between the words "spell" & "Check" so guess what goes around comes around huh? (lol) Oh and if I am the spell check/grammar police, do I then get a badge and gun? (LOL)
At least I was trying to help NBC possibly correct their article but It falls on deaf ears here I think.
Lastly, Here's the proper spelling of "Hillary", have a great day! I just did.
Representative Serrano has proposed this HJ 15 to every congress since 2001. bush was President then ya know. do try to keep up folks.
I seee the humor in her staff giving her a football helmet, but perhaps a Darth Vader helmet with voice synthesizer would have been really, really funny.
Glad she is back and may the flu catch up with those whose first instincts were to question her health.
as with anything coming from a demorat i believe in verification. its funny how the hospitol and drs both have refused to putting records on the record for the house committe
75th - LIAR. The doctors held a press conference to discuss her condition. Next lie please!
How would you like it if those Hospitals and Doctors put out your Medical Records, that showed your "Penile Implant" surgery back in 04?
BlowbammaDouche - your moniker is totally appropriate for another lowlife Republican as you clearly are!
" ... have refused to putting records on the record for the house committe ... "
Huh. How about you publish YOUR hospital/doctor records for us 75th. Oh that's right. I forgot to your right to privacy. But then Ms. Clinton doesn't deserve the same rights as you do. After all she's just a Liberal.
<shakes head>
Wow.
" ... i believe in verification. ... "
Sorry it took so long to comment on this part of your comment. I had to go get another keyboard. I spit my coffee all over the one I was using when I read it. Funniest damned thing I've ever heard in my entire 59 years on this planet.
YOU, believing in verification. Now that's just to damned funny.
OOPS!
Excuse me, I just peed my pants from laughing so hard.
I'll be back in a few minutes. Please excuse me while I go change them.
DAMN that's funny!
think the hockey helmet has done better in stopping concussions.
Hockey? You mean ice hockey? Do they still play that somewhere? :)
Hey JoAnne---the strike will soon be over and the Penguins will be back!!! We have unfinished business with the Flyers from last season!
Why?
While Clinton may make for a fine presidential candidate, President Obama will get my vote again if things take place as one of the elected officials from NY has his way. He is talking about submitting a proposal to abolish the 22nd amendment.
3 in a row and more anyone
Oblunder has done enough damage in his first 4 years to last for three terms as it is now.
Tax Tax Tax and more Tax. Then spend spend spend.
Cost money to be free..
glad to have you back clinton :)
I'm trying really hard not to make a reference to "WIDE receiver"
Nice but I was thinking "TIGHTend" but definetely not "Defensive End" after Benghazi.
Really? Hey, after reading your comments, I'm trying really hard not to make a reference to "offensive line"....
We're talking positions here not entire units so get with the program will ya. As Peyton Manning once said quit being an "idiot kicker."
Even the Starr commission wouldn't use Clinton & helmet in the same sentence. That's so 90's
Que Beavis & Butthead please.
yep definetly wide reciever. you notice how kool aid drinkers like joanne wont let people resond to the vomit she regurgitates for the demorats
" ... quit being an "idiot kicker." ... "
But I keep hoping that if I kick them enough that they will go the hell away. But in the case of 75th, it just isn't working.
Oh well. One can hope.
George from Wa. State
Well at least you didn't deny being an idiot. Got to give you credit for that.
Can't anyone just laugh at that and wish her well ? why all the caustic vitriol?
Michael, one would think so.
because she is a scumbag and bcause of her and obamas stupidity and narcissism 4 american patriots were murdered and they dont have the guts to answer the tough questions. but your too dumb to know that
75th - so of course you can explain how more than 20 died during Bush's adminstration during more than 10 attacks on embassies and consulates. Explain please!
" ... stupidity and narcissism 4 american patriots were murdered ... "
Well 4 is a lot less then the 4000+ American Patriots that Bush, Cheney, et al, MURDERED. You do remember them don't you? The 4000+ murdered I mean. Or how about the 10,000's that were/are maimed and disabled by them.
Naw, I didn't think you did.
Huh. Imagine that.
Mrs Clinton is a first class act. She has represented the USA well. I could not believe the stupid and insensitive remarks made by commentators on a certain unmentionable network that accused her of faking her illness and concussion. Such poor losers.
why will she not release her medical records to the committe. i bet you that you never heard of the white water scandal she was involved in and got caught lying on record.
75th - she isn't required to and the committee is not questioning the validity of her hospital treatment. My guess is you still want a look at President Obama's birth certificate, too!
The helmet is priceless!
But to the bozo who thinks that abolishing the 22nd Amendment is a good idea: No Freakin' Way! Too many years in office equates to far too much power. We do NOT need to remove that protection.
I have to wonder what is in it for Rep. Serrano who has proposed this quite a few times.
Abolishing the 22nd would be akin to ushering in a dictatorship
Good thing about the Democrats is that we have a deep bench. As much as I admire President Obama, I'm sure he'll be ready to have more time with his family and we have a lot of qualified people to fill his shoes.
keep drinking the kool aid fool. it was just 4 patriots that got killed while odumbo went to vegas to party.
75th - LIAR - yet again. The President WAS NOT partying in Vegas when Benghazi occured. You really need to read the GOP talking points - they whine that he watched it from the White House. Can't even get your lies straight!
SS,
He was campaigning, like that makes a difference. The fact that Obama got on that plane the very next day is very troubling. I can see why they sent out that false narrative about the video. Could you imagine how it would look with four dead Americans, and our president is out campaigning.
" ... it was just 4 patriots that got killed while odumbo went to vegas to party ... "
And it was 4000+ killed while the "shub" was clearing brush in Texas.
See we on the Left can be insulting about Presidents too. But then we can spell. Which you seem unable to do. As you have shown many, many times in your posts. You do realize that there is a spell checker in the comment field don't you?
Huh. Imagine that.
Hey Allen and the idiot sanity. Would you feel any different if they were your relatives killed. Doubtful because The Great and Powerful Ozboma has both of you so far up his azz, you can't think for yourselves. Sanity makes that Skank feisty almost seem intelligent. Almost, that is.
The fact that the families of the four dead Americans asked McCain, Graham and the others NOT to politicize the deaths of their loved ones didn't stop them from turning a tragedy into a political witch hunt, now did it, riverman? Allowing the complete investigation to take place, determining what happened and then setting about to ensure that we would do everything possible to prevent a similar tragedy in the future should have been the topic but instead the GOPers decided that it was better to attack democrats and play the blame game than to get to the truth. Senator McCain stood in front of a microphone yelling for answers while skipping the 3-hour, high-level intelligence briefing on Benghanzi that would have answered his questions but the truth is the GOP didn't want answers, they just wanted to blame President Obama and his administration.
riverman - what I would do is hold all administrations to the same standard. See, this witch hunt didn't go on with more deaths under Bush. Why is it acceptable now? And, your entire post shows how crude and classless you are - typical Republican - nothing but filth spews from your mouth!
Jody,
The fact that the families of the four dead Americans asked McCain, Graham and the others NOT to politicize the deaths of their loved ones didn't stop them from turning a tragedy into a political witch hunt
Source please.
thetotas -- I'm not great with computers but I did a quick google search and was reminded that the father of ambassador Stevens said that the tragedy should not be politicized. Also, was reminded that the mother of one of the other men killed had to ask the Romney campaign to stop using her son's name in stump speeches.
I don't know how to post links, but it was really easy to find. Typed: "Benghazi family politicize" and hit enter.
Just glad there wasn't 2016 on the jersey.
They originally had '16 on the jersey, but too many people confused that with her IQ.
Sarah - no, you're confusing her IQ with yours - however I'm sure 16 is much too high for yours!
Nice touch! Sometimes levity is a cure-all, glad Secretary Clinton is well and back on the job... no matter how brief time may be. Tenure rating -- A+!
I am so glad she is back, now take some responsibility and answer some questions please........Never will happen...I think its funny that all you people protect her, if she were republican the @!$%# would hit the fan. As for her running for president in 2016......... I doubt she will, I may be wrong.
we can only hope she doesnt
As Newt Gingrich said, if she runs there is no one we can put up that can beat her
She will run thus win
Hillary is a pathetic excuse for a government leader. They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel when they appointed her. Apparently, there were no more community organizers left to really round out the completely incompetent Obama Administration.
Sarah - bet you voted for Bush - twice! Idiot!
Oblameo wanted her out of Washington D.C.
It's for sure I didn't vote for a community organizer. Wow, what qualifications for a president.
floyd - no but you voted for the drunken drug addict George Bush - twice! And, then the idiot Romney! Funny isn't it that your choice couldn't get the votes to beat Obama - what does that say about your loser?
please do not have children. you are a brain dead fool.
75th - but clearly smarter than you and dumb floyd!
Sarah-3152994
"Hillary is a pathetic excuse for a government leader. They were really scraping the bottom of the barrel..."
Sarah said, as she reminded us of another Sarah, that surely would have been just the BEST government leader.....
" ... Wow, what qualifications for a president. ... "
And Bush had a college GPA of what as an MBA? And how many businesses that he ran/started failed? Or all the other things that his Father and Grandfather had to bail him out on? Or how about the fact(?) that G.W. Bush may very well have been AWOL from the Air National Guard?
Now there's some qualifications for you.
And you have the balls to whine about Mr. Obama?
Huh. Imagine that.
Wow.
Seeking Sanity, If you wish to bring up the past why don't we talk about your dope smoking, cocaine taking, communits mentored president. Are you ready? Humm?
Looks like Hillary has put back on the weight she would have lost during her "stomach virus." Now it is time to do your job Hillary and honestly and morally answer to the Benghazi murders of 4 Americans on American soil!
I'm giving 100-1 odds Hillary will have severe headaches from her concussion (?) and won't be able to testify. Any takers?
All you Oblameo subjects keep praising "stand by your man" Hillary for the job she has done; please tell me what she has done? O, I forgot she had U.N. secretary Rice take the heat for her.
Hillary did not have any medical problems when she did her interview with Barbarabara Walters for her 10 most amazingly stupid people special. I agree something will happen like a doctor's note that excuses Hillarious from ever testifying, however, the same doctor will do a complete physical on her saying she is healthy enough to run for President of the United States because Obama makes that job look stress free.
No Floyd no bet. But only because the clot caused amnesia and she can't remember that day at all.
too bad she got just a helmet. maybe we could give her some truth serum. I for one do not believe a word that comes from her mouth. hopefully she wont try to dodge the hearings again.
I just have one question. Who paid for this shiZ.......... All those idiots standing around when things need to get done.
if she is called to testify on Benghazi she will have another "medical incident"