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Hillary Clinton Calls Obama Vetting Regulations a 'Nightmare'
How frustrated is Hillary Clinton over the Obama administration's vetting process for State Department nominees? Very. Recently, Clinton was answering questions from staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development, when she expressed anger at the slow-moving procedure (via CNN):
Clinton also used the word "ridiculous" to describe the delays. Her remarks come as the secretary of state prepares for a major address on Wednesday at the Council of Foreign Relations that is designed to refocus attention on herself and her department. What's the common thread between the speech and her critical remarks on the vetting process? Perhaps Politico is onto something when it suggests that Clinton is simply untroubled by confrontation:
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"The process -- the clearance and vetting process -- is a nightmare. It takes far longer than any of us would want to see. It is frustrating beyond words."
Clinton also used the word "ridiculous" to describe the delays. Her remarks come as the secretary of state prepares for a major address on Wednesday at the Council of Foreign Relations that is designed to refocus attention on herself and her department. What's the common thread between the speech and her critical remarks on the vetting process? Perhaps Politico is onto something when it suggests that Clinton is simply untroubled by confrontation:
Clinton appears increasingly comfortable expressing her views. State Department officials have suggested that she's been a hawkish internal voice, pushing Obama toward more confrontational stances toward adversaries from Iran to Cuba. And she has shown a new willingness in recent days to throw the occasional mild elbow in public -- even one directed at the White House.
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Michelle
10:52AM Jul 14th 2009
That's Hillary for ya.
Im sure any vetting process is a nightmare, after all, she should know.
Im sure any vetting process is a nightmare, after all, she should know.
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Redman
4:12PM Jul 14th 2009
Even Hillary can see the Democrats are on their way out already---good riddance.
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Guan l'Siciliano
4:51PM Jul 14th 2009
Maybe Hillary is getting ready for 2012! obama is slipping & falling on his face, by 2012, obama will be crawling!!!! Lets face it, all the 'rats will crawling when 2012 comes around. obama presidency will be so bad that the americans who voted for him will continuously denied that they voted for him, just like when Peter denied Christ three times!!!!!!
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Pasdequoi
6:16PM Jul 14th 2009
Redman, keep on dreaming...the Repub. party is a has been party on its way out (or out already?). People want more than sermonizing and high-handed morals that the Repub party isn't even living up to. Since I am not affiliated with any party, I say this without rancor. It just seems like reality to me. We want change...we're moving on. When the Repub party has more than 'no' to offer (ie real solutions), then maybe your party will gain credibility. Until then, it's kind of the equivalent of a limp biscuit.
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ettu
11:18AM Jul 14th 2009
Hillary and Obama are pretty much one and the same......Hillary is better equipped to run the country, but she would go in the same direction as Obama. The vetting is necessary......how many more non-tax paying Democrats can Obama reveal to the public?
Go to www.resistnet.com and join the march on Wash DC on 9/12......show Obama and Congress we are fed up with their takeover of our lives. Walk there, drive there, hitch a ride there, or fly there............just be there on 9/12.
Go to www.resistnet.com and join the march on Wash DC on 9/12......show Obama and Congress we are fed up with their takeover of our lives. Walk there, drive there, hitch a ride there, or fly there............just be there on 9/12.
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doylelenny
3:05PM Jul 14th 2009
Where in the h#ll were you when bush was running roughshod over the united states constitution. with the suspension of the writ of habeus corpus and the bypassing of the judicial branch for spying on americans and several other moves aimed at disrupting the balance of power in our great country, tell me where were your protests then. Obama has not been in office for 7 months yet and you expect him to undo the wrongs of the bush administration that fast, good god, the man is not a miracle worker
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Giftsearch10
3:19PM Jul 14th 2009
Your Comments Sound Very intersting;
Similar to a SORE Losers Statements, You Know?
And what the Devil are you talking about when you say;
" She Can Run the Country Better? "
Are you Talking about the GREAT WHITE WOMAN HOPE?
That Lost!!! Change WON! Get Over it!
The MAJORITY of AMERICANS are NOT White Women anymore, But a MELTING POT
OF ASIANS, AFRICANS, Carribbeans, HISPANICS, and Everything Except the Usual old American BOSSES of Yesterday. We are now a NEW NATION Under God,
Filled With Gods' entire Entourage and the World is NOW and Only Now, NOT under, But Under OBAMA, Learning the RESPECT AMERICA, Like NEVER BEFORE!
Clintons have had their Days. He was President for two terms; She Was Sentator, Just as SARAH was Guv, For Less than a Term; and th Did their Best to Become Rich all three of them! Money was More importatnt to all three of the Musketeers than Millions of Americsan Making Progress, and Money was MORE Important to the Three of Them, WThan was SERVICE to their Country! All Three Were Motivated by MONEY!
The Clintons MAde 107 That one hundred and seven Million Seling Secrets to foreign countries when Bill Left Office. That is ALMOST aas Much as the BUSHES Hid from View and Ten Per Cent of what the Cheneys STOLE While to Slept in the Senate and DOZED in the VEEP Chair!
Or Better YET, Keep Complainig and Maybe yuo can get SARH to RUN Your LIFE. Would you PREFER THAT?
Similar to a SORE Losers Statements, You Know?
And what the Devil are you talking about when you say;
" She Can Run the Country Better? "
Are you Talking about the GREAT WHITE WOMAN HOPE?
That Lost!!! Change WON! Get Over it!
The MAJORITY of AMERICANS are NOT White Women anymore, But a MELTING POT
OF ASIANS, AFRICANS, Carribbeans, HISPANICS, and Everything Except the Usual old American BOSSES of Yesterday. We are now a NEW NATION Under God,
Filled With Gods' entire Entourage and the World is NOW and Only Now, NOT under, But Under OBAMA, Learning the RESPECT AMERICA, Like NEVER BEFORE!
Clintons have had their Days. He was President for two terms; She Was Sentator, Just as SARAH was Guv, For Less than a Term; and th Did their Best to Become Rich all three of them! Money was More importatnt to all three of the Musketeers than Millions of Americsan Making Progress, and Money was MORE Important to the Three of Them, WThan was SERVICE to their Country! All Three Were Motivated by MONEY!
The Clintons MAde 107 That one hundred and seven Million Seling Secrets to foreign countries when Bill Left Office. That is ALMOST aas Much as the BUSHES Hid from View and Ten Per Cent of what the Cheneys STOLE While to Slept in the Senate and DOZED in the VEEP Chair!
Or Better YET, Keep Complainig and Maybe yuo can get SARH to RUN Your LIFE. Would you PREFER THAT?
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janicecbw
3:56PM Jul 14th 2009
You are traitorous fool. Didn't hear from you concerning the impeachment of Clinton as well as other tactics used by Republicans to interfere with the president's duties. We have crap like you to thank for 9/11-If you fools hadn't diverted the government from Osama bin Laden to Monica, it might never have happened. You have a lot to answer for, Brutus.
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Jen
4:03PM Jul 14th 2009
OMG! What a great idea! Well, it would've been during the Bush administration. Where the f*ck were you then?
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Redman
4:16PM Jul 14th 2009
Bush spent eight years undoing the mess the adulterous Clinton left us in--9/11 to name one.
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Norma and Bob
4:44PM Jul 14th 2009
Hillary has more brains than Oboma any day. And as far as Bill he may of been a skirt chaser but he didn't have this country in debt like this monkey that is in there. And how about Bushy, him and Connie??? U figure it out!!!!!!!!
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Rufus T. Firefly
4:47PM Jul 14th 2009
i'll be there.
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kaykartz
6:08PM Jul 14th 2009
To ettu, I think you are wrong that Hillary and Mein Fuhrer Obama are one and the same. Hillary doesn't HATE this country and all that it stands for!!! Never in my wildest dream (or nightmare) would I have ever thought I'd rather have Hillary Clinton as president. See you in Washington. We surround them!!!
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Michelle
11:25AM Jul 14th 2009
How many?
About as many as the Republican vetting process exposed.
Too bad the vetting process can't reveal moral cheats.
About as many as the Republican vetting process exposed.
Too bad the vetting process can't reveal moral cheats.
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bearpawmarketing
2:14PM Jul 14th 2009
Yes and if they could vett out morals then Bill Clinton would have never been prez. I know same ol stupid argument, The Dems can get away with it because they don't claim to have morals.
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doylelenny
3:12PM Jul 14th 2009
I guess it's better to not claim morals than to claim them and not have them as most repug hypocrits do
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Redman
4:21PM Jul 14th 2009
Hillary has more balls than Obama.
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gigantosapiens
11:40AM Jul 14th 2009
Little difference between Hillary and Obama except she is probably smarter and more in tune with reality.
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Gomabbros
12:15PM Jul 14th 2009
your a dumbass
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Mrs. Hooter
3:29PM Jul 14th 2009
Gomabbros
12:15PM Jul 14th 2009
your a dumbass
Hey Gomabbros ... it's "you're" a dumbass ... and yes, YOU ARE.
12:15PM Jul 14th 2009
your a dumbass
Hey Gomabbros ... it's "you're" a dumbass ... and yes, YOU ARE.
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