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But as is often the case wherever Mr. Clinton goes, what amounted to the unofficial start of the next Iowa presidential caucuses was as much about the Clinton who already served as president as the one who appears to have designs on the office.
The 37th Harkin Steak Fry began with an impromptu 15-minute question-and-answer session between Mr. Clinton and a few dozen reporters at what is traditionally only a brief photo-op with the V.I.P.s and the beef on the grill.
It concluded with a 30-minute tour d’horizon from the former president on topics including Haiti, his soon-to-arrive grandchild, Senator Mitch McConnell and the impact of the billionaires the Koch brothers on American politics. In between, Mr. Harkin; his wife, Ruth; and Mrs. Clinton herself did their best to focus attention on the other half of the once and perhaps future first couple.
In a speech that was her most overtly political since she left the State Department last year, Mrs. Clinton repeatedly hinted at her intentions. She laced her remarks with all manner of pregnant references to the state that kicks off the presidential nominating process and veiled asides about her plans.
“Hello, Iowa, I’m back!” she exclaimed upon taking the microphone, stretching out the “a” in “back” as she smiled in front of hay bales, an American flag and a John Deere tractor.
Speaking to about 10,000 Democrats — many of whom wore stickers distributed by Ready for Hillary, an outside group that aims to build grass-roots enthusiasm for a potential Clinton candidacy — the former first lady all but winked and raised her eyebrows.
“It’s true,” she said, teasing the crowd. “I am thinking about it.”
In motivating the audience to vote in November, Mrs. Clinton said, “Too many people only get excited about presidential campaigns.”
She added, after waiting a beat: “Look, I get excited about presidential campaigns, too.” Just to make sure the crowd had not missed her point, she concluded her first speech in Iowa since 2008 by saying, “Let’s not let another seven years go by.”
If you believe That,,,,,, It's Really a shame this is going to be the Best the Dems have to show,,, but after eight years of Obama, Donald Duck would be better or Porky Pig.
We've all known she was going to run, her daughter quit her job at the new agency and Bills been hid'en, she has distance herself from Obama The Loser as much as she can and still be a Democrat.
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Bernie Sanders, one of the Senate's leading liberals, said on Sunday he is thinking about running for U.S. president in 2016 as either a Democrat or an independent in a move that could complicate Hillary Clinton's path to the White House.
Sanders, an independent from Vermont, could pose a challenge from the left to Clinton, widely seen as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. She has not officially said she is a candidate but has acted very much like one.
"I think anybody who speaks to the needs of the working class and the middle class of this country and shows the courage to take on the billionaire class, I think that candidate will do pretty well," Sanders told the NBC program "Meet the Press," giving a possible preview of his message in the 2016 campaign.
but after eight years of Obama, Donald Duck would be better or Porky Pig.
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
I don't know if I'd vote for Hillary or not - depends on who else is running. But I think it's pretty funny how the right is so scared of her. She's a powerful woman with a powerful backing. Yeah, I'd be scared too, if I were you. 8 years of Obama followed by 8 years of the Clintons? Yeah... I think the GOP is in big trouble.
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
I don't know if I'd vote for Hillary or not - depends on who else is running. But I think it's pretty funny how the right is so scared of her. She's a powerful woman with a powerful backing. Yeah, I'd be scared too, if I were you. 8 years of Obama followed by 8 years of the Clintons? Yeah... I think the GOP is in big trouble.
originally posted by: OptimusCrime
a reply to: LDragonFire
Funny you post Romney with dollar in the picture when all Obama does is run around the country giving speeches and fund raising. I'm so looking forward for November when the Republicans take the House and Senate.
originally posted by: jimmyx
originally posted by: OptimusCrime
a reply to: LDragonFire
Funny you post Romney with dollar in the picture when all Obama does is run around the country giving speeches and fund raising. I'm so looking forward for November when the Republicans take the House and Senate.
you would be looking forward to that, due to republicans immediately calling for impeachment hearings.
originally posted by: Fylgje
I think the people need to outlaw this right here and now. No presidents spouse should ever be able to become president. The Clintons were already president once!! Wasn't that enough?
originally posted by: roadgravel
/ picture too lage /
Please tell me they grill the steaks, they are not actually fried. Could be that a politician even lies by calling a grill, a fryer.
How perfectly Clintonian: “While a crowd of several thousand Democrats waited on a sloping, grassy field below, Mrs Clinton, her husband and Senator Harkin staged a mini-grilling of steaks for the press at a single barbecue grill in a fenced-off enclosure, framed by a handsome tree and a picnic table filled with some patient Iowans. Mrs Clinton gamely posed, pretending to grill a steak that had been pre-cooked for her.”
Why, they’re just regular folks, just like us! (AP photo.)
Remember all those relentless media references to George W. Bush’s alleged “fake” “plastic” turkey while visiting the troops in Iraq?
originally posted by: Fylgje
I think the people need to outlaw this right here and now. No presidents spouse should ever be able to become president. The Clintons were already president once!! Wasn't that enough?
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: guohua
A few Dozen Reporters! Really…
Nice one. Of course the media supports her. They are all in cahoots.
The digital age of voting will be sure to slant the results as much as the coverage.