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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Politics Good for Her

Posted by David Schmader on Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:40 PM

Above, video of Hillary Clinton arriving at the State Department and receiving a tremendously warm welcome (thank you, Towleroad).

Below, text of what Secretary Clinton said after the clip above ended (thank you, Shakesville.)

"And I will do all that I can, working with you, to make it abundantly clear that robust diplomacy and effective development are the best long-term tools for securing America's future...I want you to think outside the proverbial box. I want you to give me the best advice you can. I want you to understand there is nothing that I welcome more than a good debate [cheers] and the kind of dialogue that will make us better...So I take this office with a real sense of joy and responsibility, commitment and collaboration. And now, ladies and gentlemen, let's get to work!"

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She's already wearing "the pants"

Posted by chicfrilla on January 22, 2009 at 3:48 PM

Fuck yeah!

Posted by seandr on January 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM

She should have run for president.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on January 22, 2009 at 4:09 PM

We will not support ball-less NO-bama and will . . . oh, wait . . . nevermind.

Posted by clintonsarmy on January 22, 2009 at 4:16 PM

The cheers are of professionals forced to do the bidding of a boss who himself despised his own boss (Powell) or suborned her own opinions, generally richer for her inferior leader (Rice). These professionals can now do their actual jobs, jobs that Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush (41) all relied upon them to do, to be nicely bipartisan about it.

Posted by Glenn Fleishman on January 22, 2009 at 4:29 PM

"I want you to think outside the proverbial box"

She pulled out that old gem?!? No wonder she lost.

Posted by Mahtli69 on January 22, 2009 at 4:45 PM

Bless her. We're in good hands now. And Mahtli69: fuck you. :)

Posted by Carollani on January 22, 2009 at 6:48 PM

I like the outfit.

Posted by Hal on January 22, 2009 at 8:01 PM

From the first image it looks like Miley Cyrus attending a signing event, but wait, no, it's the Secretary of State arriving at the State Department. That's some crowd.

Posted by another Andy on January 22, 2009 at 11:57 PM