shouldn't you focus your criticism at the people beating the dead horse, not the dead horse twitching in response?
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GOP Taunts Clinton Over Healthcare, Asks "Where's your plan?" Clinton Sends Link
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shouldn't you focus your criticism at the people beating the dead horse, not the dead horse twitching in response?
Resident_UA
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I find it utterly bizarre a politician would answer a direct question with a link. Yes. Its like if I am at the bar and someone asks what I do for a living I say "go check my linkedin"
it's fucking twitter
How do you explain a healthcare plan in 140 characters? You provide a fucking link.
Come the fuck on.
Resident_UA
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Do they really not see the irony?! LOL
LOL, she fell into their trap.
They are going to use her plan, word for word. Watch.
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They are going to use her plan, word for word. Watch.
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excelsiorlef
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GOP said hey Hillary where's your plan huh?
Clinton went right here and linked to it and said it's better because it is.
Like that's literally all that happened.
Wha??? Twitter is only 140 characters. How does one come up with a healthcare plan that fits 140 characters and isn't just a catchphrase?
Now that I think about it, Trump didn't even bother to put in the effort to come up with a catchy name that would fit on twitter.
How else would she do it? I'm seriously curious on your answer.
uncelestial
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I know we're fighting, but... That actually sounds interesting! You should dish.
But this, man... I think you're letting your bias run a bit wild. She is responding to a high-profile call out of her supposed lack of a plan. It gave our side a moment to talk about our case. It was a good thing, even though we didn't ask for it. I'm not a Hillary fan (Bernie primary, Hillary general voter, here), but this response was pretty much perfect.
20 years of brainwashing the weakminded.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I voted Obama both times. Bernie for the Dem primaries, and Hillary in this presidential election.
Hillary is not going against Obama now, or this past election. She was against Trump, one of the most abhorrent pieces of shit to ever become president. A man that is actively ruining our country.
It should be pretty fucking easy to root against him, even if it means rooting for your old inter-party foe. Save the infighting for when a literal fascist isn't driving the nation into the dirt.
BrutishMrFish
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The question was "Where is your plan?" and she gave them a link to her website because... that's where the plan is.
Also, they're on Twitter. Do you expect everyone to type out their policies 140 characters at a time? Because that's weird.
excelsiorlef
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What?
This is all taking place on twitter...
Linking to your plan when asked on twitter where your plan is is what you do.
Strong woman. Lots of accomplishments. Didn't disappear after the Bill scandal. Doesn't know her place.
uncelestial
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She was public enemy #1 on the right for literally decades. A huge number of people have been fed a steady diet of Hillary hate by conservative media for longer than Justin Bieber has existed.
Yes, it's utterly bizarre that she didn't describe what her healthcare policies were in tweets. Yup.
You're just looking for a reason to be pissed at Hillary. Get corrected on the amount of detail on her website, move on to comparing a question at a bar to twitter.
Maybe politicians shouldn't reduce life and death matters to 140 characters? Maybe you could explain your positions, not direct people to your website? Maybe I don't want to do a research paper through your marketing materials to find out if I am going to be able to afford medicine for my kids?
It's both funny and sad.
Widdle Puppy
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There's a difference between having policy and running a campaign with your policy prominently presented as chunckable information people can associate you with.
hillary really should have tweeted "My healthcare plan is to #MAGA"
what about activist citizens? is that okay for them? it's funny that you're chomping at her heels yet it's the GOP that is playing games on twitter but for you it's all hillary this and hillary that.
what about activist citizens? is that okay for them? it's funny that you're chomping at her heels yet it's the GOP that is playing games on twitter but for you it's all hillary this and hillary that.
Linking your LinkedIn if some asks what you do for a living through Twitter would actually be appropriate.
Huh? She linked to her website precisely because Twitter only allows 140 characters.
Widdle Puppy
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uh, really? because she lost to donald trump?
There is nothing she could have done that would have been the appropriate answer.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
With the magic of hypertext, we don't have to.
Do references at the end of articles anger you?
excelsiorlef
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Dude...
The GOP tweeted at her... do you keep forgetting that or something?
What do you want her to do? Hold a press conference over a tweet?
Link
The Autumn Wind
Just take the fucking L.
EdibleKnife
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Huh? She didn't reduce life or death to 140 characters. She had her plan on her site which is why people were directed to it. And I don't know why you're getting angry about it being "marketing material" when it's only the foundation for the legislation that would still need to go through an immense process of litigation, amending and development. It's a plan. Not a fully prepared bill.
You sound tired and lazy.
hairygreenpeas
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I shouldn't be surprised that a relatively positive Hillary Clinton thread got shitted on the very first page.
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Wow! No words.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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So let me get this straight. That party that currently controls the government keeps getting thrashed on healthcare because their plans do nothing but put people's lives in danger, so they resort to blaming the opposition party that can't enact law no matter how much they want to.
And you fucking fall for it because Hillary said "no, that's fucking stupid"?
And you fucking fall for it because Hillary said "no, that's fucking stupid"?
Taking a cue from their Dear Leader. Project as hard as you possibly can.
Maybe if you're too lazy to read readily available information you actually dont care that much.
Maybe if would have been more than marketing if people werent so pissed off at her for 'reasons.'
uncelestial
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Maybe these two sentences contradict. Maybe you should take the L.
Morrigan Stark
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> "Fuck Hillary, she had no plans"
"Yes she did, here it was <link>"
> "That's not a plan just a lame list"
"There are links to more details on that page"
> "Why is she even posting a link, that's dumb"
"Because she was responding on Twitter"
> "Why is she even using Twitter? 140 characters isn't enough!"
"That's why she linked to the detailed page!"
> "I don't want to do research! She needs to explain stuff more clearly and concisely!"
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Jesus fucking Christ.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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> "Fuck Hillary, she had no plans"
"Yes she did, here it was <link>"
> "That's not a plan just a lame list"
"There are links to more details on that page"
> "Why is she even posting a link, that's dumb"
"Because she was responding on Twitter"
> "Why is she even using Twitter?"
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Pretty much haha
GuitarAtomik
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GOP: "Well....like......we were obviously being rhetorical."
So you don't want to reduce these important discussions or policies to 140 characters, but you're too lazy to read the actual documents that are being linked that give you the context you need. Got it.
So you don't want to reduce these important discussions or policies to 140 characters, but you're too lazy to read the actual documents that are being linked that give you the context you need. Got it.
excelsiorlef
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Now this isn't even an argument.
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