On a less sassy note though - actions do speak louder than words. It is important to talk about HIV / AIDs, just as it is important to confront many other diseases. It is important to ACT on issues and I applaud every time someone does get off the stump and takes action cause that is how activism and progress happen.
What concerns me about Hillary is that she herself doesn't seem to have any consistency when it comes to her own campaign. Whether it's due to bad managers around her, whether it's due to the DNC trying to pre-emptively crown her as the nominee, these statements and then pivots and then falling back on "you're just angry because I'm a woman and sexism"*** are not going to help come actual race when you can play and display two sides and constantly shout FLIP FLOPPER! at the top of your voice. In the long run she really just needs to take a position - or many positions - and stay with them** which is true but there are also deeper issues wrt her campaign and simply saying sexism as the universal defense will not help
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It was an appalling mistake, no question, but she apologized pretty promptly when she realized her error, and it was a real if brief apology, without any "I'm sorry if I offended anyone" hedging.
This piece is an expansion of her views on the subject, and tbqh, I think it's great. In particular, I like the way she says, "I made a mistake, plain and simple." No excuses, no lfs, ands, or buts, just "I blew it, but here's what I know and what I really think and what I will do." Sounds fine to me.
[Edited to add: I screwed up the link to Hillary's tweet, so I'm trying to fix it. Sure hope this works!]
You're so right. No matter what she said, it wouldn't be enough for some people.
At times like this, I marvel at the fact that anyone can stand to be a politician. Having people constantly interpret everything I said and did in the most negative light possible would drive me up the wall. I don't know how she (or any other politician--other than the ones who are total psychopaths, like Trump and Cruz, lol) can keep from going bonkers, tbh.
I really wish she kept her previous contributions out of this. It shouldn't be about defending her records an an ally in the fight against HIV/AIDS, it should be just an apology to all those she has hurt by her gross mischaracterization of the Reagans' stance on the epidemic.
I just can't fathom how she even said something so far-fetched in the first place. She says she lived through the crisis and lost people to it - then how can she be mistaken about something so infamous as the Reagan administration's failure to respond? On that point, how did the whole mess get past so many people on her team?
Yeah I'm not shocked, it's just tacky as hell, especially after the major fuckup on her part. I get that she's trying to deflect criticism by pointing at her record, but sometimes, a simple apology works better.
I am curious as to what actually happened. Did she honestly forget the real history? Did she not know? Was it a poorly thought out attempt at pandering to Reagan fans? It just seems like an odd mistake to make, especially on an issue that "matters to her deeply"
I am glad she said "I made a mistake". That doesn't excuse what she said and I don't expect people to pat her on the back for this, but it was nice for Hillary Clinton to say "I made a mistake".
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where's the "I'm sorry"???
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What concerns me about Hillary is that she herself doesn't seem to have any consistency when it comes to her own campaign. Whether it's due to bad managers around her, whether it's due to the DNC trying to pre-emptively crown her as the nominee, these statements and then pivots and then falling back on "you're just angry because I'm a woman and sexism"*** are not going to help come actual race when you can play and display two sides and constantly shout FLIP FLOPPER! at the top of your voice. In the long run she really just needs to take a position - or many positions - and stay with them** which is true but there are also deeper issues wrt her campaign and simply saying sexism as the universal defense will not help ( ... )
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It was an appalling mistake, no question, but she apologized pretty promptly when she realized her error, and it was a real if brief apology, without any "I'm sorry if I offended anyone" hedging.
This piece is an expansion of her views on the subject, and tbqh, I think it's great. In particular, I like the way she says, "I made a mistake, plain and simple." No excuses, no lfs, ands, or buts, just "I blew it, but here's what I know and what I really think and what I will do." Sounds fine to me.
[Edited to add: I screwed up the link to Hillary's tweet, so I'm trying to fix it. Sure hope this works!]
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No matter what she says, she can't win.
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At times like this, I marvel at the fact that anyone can stand to be a politician. Having people constantly interpret everything I said and did in the most negative light possible would drive me up the wall. I don't know how she (or any other politician--other than the ones who are total psychopaths, like Trump and Cruz, lol) can keep from going bonkers, tbh.
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I just can't fathom how she even said something so far-fetched in the first place. She says she lived through the crisis and lost people to it - then how can she be mistaken about something so infamous as the Reagan administration's failure to respond? On that point, how did the whole mess get past so many people on her team?
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