Another disgrace: In Nigeria, Hillary hints that 2000 U.S. election was rigged
posted at 8:30 pm on August 12, 2009 by Karl
As Allahpundit would say, she’s a special lady:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared Nigeria’s corruption and electoral problems with the 2000 Florida presidential election recount during a town hall meeting today in Abuja, Nigeria.
Answering a question about Nigeria’s recent election, Clinton said, “In 2000, our presidential election came down to one state where the brother of the man running for President was the governor of the state. So we have our problems too.”
That is a tasty combo of the Obama administration’s “America sucks” foreign policy, coated in some rich, gooey Bush Deragement Syndrome. Sure, the “media recounts” of the 2000 election showed that the recounts requested by Al Gore or ordered by the Florida Supreme Court would have still resulted in a victory for George W. Bush. Why would that stop our country’s chief diplomat from suggesting that her predecessors in government were there illegitimately? Certainly not Pres. Obama’s faux insistence that we let go of the politics of the past.
The sad thing is that this story will be heard by few Americans, and will register with even fewer. The silver lining? If the US Secretary of State can bestride the globe this drenched in BDS — almost nine years after the fact — without notice, what are the odds that a few anti-ObamaCare protesters are going to scare anyone today? (hint: Long odds.)
Update (AP): Here’s the clip. Between this and her “I’m the secretary of state” freakout the other day, she’s having a hell of a trip.
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A lesson history shouldn’t forget.
Nonfactor on August 12, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Kucking Funt
Tim Zank on August 12, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Wow, that humidity really did do a number on her hair. I can see why she’s twitchy.
hoosiermama on August 12, 2009 at 8:32 PM
I heard this on the news on my way home. She is rationalizing it by saying that she meant that people should adjust if elections don’t come out as they think they should. She’s having a really bad week.
Cindy Munford on August 12, 2009 at 8:32 PM
I would say, “How…dare…she” as she is supposed to represent all of America. But frankly, I’m about fresh out of outrage at the moment. There’s so many new outrages every day that even I need a little recovery time before my next one.
I’ll hate her again tomorrow when I’ve had some rest.
DrAllecon on August 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
booooooosh
cobrakai99 on August 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Can you say Al Fraken
HoustonRight on August 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
during the greatest policy debate in 20 years on an issue dear to her heart that reverse the 1993 debacle, instead she is shipped off to Africa to hit the reset button.
rob verdi on August 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
yawn…..sour grapes….what else is new?
Vntnrse on August 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
yeah, algore tried to steal it.
ted c on August 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Oh how it must rankle, if she kept her senate seat should be in the thick of it,maybe even a leader in the debate.
rob verdi on August 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Hillary is just trying to get attention
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM
She’s crying out for attention.
Mark1971 on August 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM
What are the African analogies to Travelgate, FBI Filegate and Vince Foster’s sudden dirt nap in Fort Marcy Park?
Fletch54 on August 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Did Allah post this already?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPrrTX-maeE
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM
jinx!
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Ron Brown’s “plane crash” also spring to mind
Vntnrse on August 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Come to think of it…she does sound a lot like Dear Leader.
d1carter on August 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM
“Our democracy is still evolving”?!
Somehow I don’t think The National Crone is talking about the constituional amendment process.
What a disgrace. Trailer trash.
Akzed on August 12, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Toast…can’t see her as SOS after January next year. Looks like another good idea for an office pool.
Skandia Recluse on August 12, 2009 at 8:36 PM
The quality of the HotAir readership personified.
Nonfactor on August 12, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Somebody better get that woman some prozak before she hurts herself
HoustonRight on August 12, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Presidential Material, she is-Not
swimcoachmike on August 12, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Bidenized.
Aristotle on August 12, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Vince Foster was unavailable for comment………..
Seven Percent Solution on August 12, 2009 at 8:37 PM
If only Jeb had use typical African political tactics, the Supreme Court would never had to soil their hands. I’m sure they got enough machetes in the everglades.
I.M. Shatner on August 12, 2009 at 8:37 PM
You are free to exit
HoustonRight on August 12, 2009 at 8:37 PM
I think it’d be interesting to see a reader poll regarding how many people seriously think Hillary Clinton is involved in a murder conspiracy.
Nonfactor on August 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Hillary is just upset because Bill, Gore, and Obuma are outshining her while she’s shoveling sh*t in Africa.
I wonder how many men have offered her some goats for a hot night…
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
I think she oughta spend more time in the Congo. As much as possible, actually. Maybe with any luck she’ll be buried up to her neck nextdoor to a fire ant colony.
Akzed on August 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
dude, that pic is going to give us nightmares….sheesh…
ted c on August 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
On this trip she also apologized for the U.S. not being a member of the International Criminal Court and hoped to ‘review’ that decision.
Limerick on August 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Still earning your name I see.
Patrick S on August 12, 2009 at 8:39 PM
maybe that’s why bill was in vegas….. he was putting his money on that bet right there….
ted c on August 12, 2009 at 8:39 PM
If you’re thinking about challenging Obama in 2012 if the meltdown continues, and you know that you’re going to have to win over what figures to be a very irate primary electorate, statements like this make sense, since it’s a flag to the true believers that she’s not moving to the right, which is how the netroots crowd demonized her during last year’s primaries.
jon1979 on August 12, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Hey, let’s be easy on Shillary.
Aren’t her (positive) poll numbers still higher than Barry’s?
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
ICC per Hillary
Limerick on August 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Me thinks you got it backwards. Just as long as they’re not taxpayer goats.
HoustonRight on August 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
she’s always a bitchin’ at me….
via ron shanklin…
ted c on August 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Well those re-defeat Bush stickers were amusing.
Spathi on August 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
I’ve pleaded repeatedly for someone to at least have the decency to attach a braying mule .wav file to it.
Patrick S on August 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
And they say right-wingers are nuts! For every person on the right who has some remaining doubts about Obama’s birthplace, there must be ten on the left who think Bush “stole” the 2000 election (or even the 2004). To hear this screwball theory even hinted at by our Secretary of State overseas is disgraceful.
tarheelkate on August 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Such a bad week she is itchy. Think her scratch is from Honduran storm headed her way. Coup desert didn’t go so well, over priced might be the complaint. Or the whip went sour. Either way were in good hands, or was that State Farm?
stormen on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Hey, I heard African men like Thunderthighs…
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
bill really is secretary of state, she’s just an other straw figure like oboobi.
SHARPTOOTH on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
So we should do everything on our power to ensure that won’t happen again? Really…seriously. C’mon. Sen. Franken?
califdreamnred on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
I’m sure it would have been perfectly legit if it was her side that won. The left is the hypocrisy of our democracy….no doubt.
WelfareWonderland on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Look out everybody, the she-devil is in campaign mode for 2012.
yoda on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Remember when Hillary was proposed as SecState and everyone kind of breathed a sigh of relief, because we expected ObamaCo to propose someone that was much more radical and nuts. Never mind that she had no experience in regards to the job, we figured her big brass balls and ruthless ambition would be enough to carry her through.
Yeah, that ain’t working out so hot
Sugarbuzz on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Hi, you must be new.
Nonfactor on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Democrats are still butthurt over that?
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. I still hear them croaking about the Nixon and their “Southern Strategy” shibboleth.
Lehosh on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Why so paranoid……………?
……….. All I said was that Vince Foster was unavailable for comment.
Seven Percent Solution on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Heck, Goracle outranks Cankles.
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Ugh. As a native Floridian,the 2000 election debacle embarassed the heck out of me. But the voters who were being idiots (who couldn’t figure out a simple butterfly ballot) were Democrats, so no surprise there. I will never forget the Mr. Magoo guy assigned to inspect the ballots…the guy had glasses that had to be at least an inch thick. So of course who else would you pick to inspect ballots?
Battlecruiser-operational on August 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM
You always were more knowledgeable than me :}
HoustonRight on August 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Not surprising. The left is playing every trick in their old tired playbook (ex health care debate). The people have seen enough to see it for what it is. As long as they play old tactics, people will just get more and more disgusted. I hope she DOES keep flapping that word hole on her face. It only helps the rest of us make our cases. This train is completely derailing now.
Ozprey on August 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Totally out of line. I’m a liberal and even i think that was way over the line. Even if you think there were problems with the recount in Florida it was 9 frickin years ago….let it go already.
Tim-in-NJ on August 12, 2009 at 8:43 PM
That woman needs to get laid. Any takers?
hottieinthehouse on August 12, 2009 at 8:43 PM
But if Gore had won, Global Warming would never have been born. Then what would happen to all those green jobs?????
I.M. Shatner on August 12, 2009 at 8:43 PM
What campaign would that be?
The “Stick the knife in Obama’s back” campaign?
Seriously, Cankles is toast. The largest can of vagisil wouldn’t resurrect her.
Sexist much, Ann?
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Hey, I heard African men like Thunderthighs…
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Baby got back?
hottieinthehouse on August 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
I was actually referring to Fletch54′s comment; the addition of yours was just gravy.
Nonfactor on August 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
I think Hillary is getting lonely on the Africa post.
tarpon on August 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Reminder – you guys LOST. Deal with it. And get
PiyushBobby Jindal into the gym and have him do a few curls. No one is going to vote for 98 lb weaklings like him and Cantor.simplesimon on August 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
I watched a movie called Thunderthigh Stalkers…
Barack Obama stared in it.
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Yeah, we got our problems… obama,pelocchio,reid,clinton…etc
DougDavis on August 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Glad I could help………
Seven Percent Solution on August 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
This is awesome. As if Obama doesn’t have a big enough migraine with Health Care “Reform” right now, she’s shining a bright light in his eyes and tapping his forehead with a ball peen hammer over and over LOL
ImAShaaaaark on August 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM
We’ll suck the fat out of Hillary and stick it in him…
… But that wouldn’t go over so well. We’d have to perform a Hillary Exorcism on Jindal then…
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM
And I read a thread where the posters were outright racist and sexist and HotAir did nothing about it. It was this one.
Nonfactor on August 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM
You know, maybe it’s okay that she lost after all.
Jim Treacher on August 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM
There are machines for that!
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Meanwhile, Billy Jeff is having a week-long 63d birthday party in Vegas.
Wethal on August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Me. No doubt about it. If Obama weren’t taking every precaution, I’d be–oh wait, you meant Vinse Foster?
Our democracy IS in trouble. See, we got our own Evita and Juan Peron, and no matter what, one of our two major parties gotta bow down and step aside to them. Even losing elections can’t bury them. I’d like to ask Hillary what Bill thinks we can do about it.
Chris_Balsz on August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Now THAT’s funny!
HoustonRight on August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Cute.
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Hillary has gone nuts a long time ago. She is just bat*#$@ crazy.
cubachi on August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Hope to help you out soon. No Charge.
califdreamnred on August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
And I read a thread on Hot Air where a troll popped up and bleated “Wacism!”
Jim Treacher on August 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Something just sounds so wrong about that…
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
She has the vapors.
Hening on August 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
I was thinking JFK, or any election in any big city with a heavy union presence, really, but hey….
reaganaut on August 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Only old memorizes left .
the_nile on August 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Well, there was fraud in the 2000 election, the Democrats just didn’t produce, excuse me, find enough votes to put their man over the top. Math isn’t really their strong suit.
That being said, as we saw in the 2004 WA Governor election, and Al Franken, the Democrats have been working hard on making sure they don’t leave room for error when they crank up their vote-a-matics.
18-1 on August 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
T3, Machines on the Rise.
ICBM on August 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
O/T dear god somebody please find tonight 08/12/2009 Dennis Miller rant on Bill O’Reilly and forward it to Allahpundit or Ed. Talk about some dripping with blood red meat, holy crap does Dennis let Nazi Pelosi have it with everything his AA-12 has in it.
doriangrey on August 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Oh, come on now… don’t be too hard on Nonfactor… I’m sure in order to make this thread PC, he’ll make a joke about Barack Obama nightly applying the vagisil… any moment now.
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:49 PM
I salute those machines!
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Can we get some better trolls in here? My cat keeps trying to bury these two.
Patrick S on August 12, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Wasn’t she supposedly the EXPERT on these health-care matters some 15 odd years ago?
Funny that Obama would ship her out of the hemisphere while the debate rages…………..
Techie on August 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
The election was rigged, yet President by some miracle won despite the left’s effort…but they were able to figure it out in 2008
Conservative Voice on August 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
I bet you tell your friends that you’re funny on the Internet.
Nonfactor on August 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
NTM selling Lincoln bedroom & selling nuke info & missile tech to China.
jgapinoy on August 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM
They will do the jobs Americans don’t want to do…
Ozprey on August 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM
I did not have sexual relations with that woman !!!
liberdadereigns on August 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Somebody needs to get Hillary back on her meds before she implodes.
rplat on August 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Perhaps, but I think a readership poll revealing how many people think you’re still living in your parents’ basement would be far more entertaining.
Potfry on August 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Hsd to use a recent example. You know what attention spans kids have nowadays
HoustonRight on August 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Oh yeah…
… Just because I try to be funny doesn’t mean I am, though.
Oh, wait, did I take your line? Sorry.
Here’s one for next time:
“I bet you tell your mom that you’re funny on the Internet.”
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Someone call Lou Dobbs! *snark
Upstater85 on August 12, 2009 at 8:53 PM
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