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Hillary Clinton ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT on Bill O'Reilly: Video and Commentary

All the fretful Obamabots on this site thought that this interview would be Wright Wright Wright for "20% of the interview"... Well, wrong wrong wrong. O'Reilly only managed to make it last for about a minute, and Clinton successfully changed the topic, ending it by sticking up for Obama!

Like every troll, he made the money stuff all about him, but she handled it BRILLIANTLY by emphasizing over and over that rich people need to think of someone other than themselves. Check her out:   Part 1   Part 2

Afterward, Team Obama sent two supporters to do counterpoint to Hillary, but they simply gushed repeatedly over Hillary.

Enjoy the video! The second half of the interview broadcasts tomorrow night. Keep giving that jerk hell, Hillary, and keep winning over those Independents and Republicans!

P.S. You are all going to LOVE what she said when he claimed that Fox News
was doing the best job of showing no bias in favor of Obama at her
expense. Very funny delivery.


Comments (94)

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I saw the video. I threw up in my mouth a little.

Okay, I'll bite... why? LOL

I watched the Obama-supporter responses that you linked to first—because I had assumed (incorrectly) that you were being snarky with it.

I then watched the actual interview. Clinton was excellent. Outstanding, even. She reminded me of the Clinton I liked prior to January. Other than disagreeing with her on policy issues (gas tax holiday, mainly, and maybe only), the only things I could possibly complain about are so minor they're not worth mentioning.

O'Reilly, on the other hand, was a jerk—especially at the beginning. Also, and I realize I'm biased, but I see echoes of Operation Chaos in both Fox in general and this interview in particular. There's a reason that O'Reilly is being so nice to her, and it's not because she reminds him of himself or because she's "a fighter". Obviously this statement has no hard evidence behind it, but I dare you to challenge its truthiness.

Thanks for posting these and thanks for providing your opinion of them.

I seriously can't stand O'Reilly. How anyone could watch him and find him to be a decent human being is just so far behind my realm of comprehension. So I kind of hated the smug satisfaction he got out of getting such a big name, but other than that, the best part of the interview is when he tried to call her a socialist and she responded with, "Was Teddy Roosevelt a socialist?"

Yes, the whole socialist thing grated on me. Unless you support a truly flat tax†, you support income redistribution‡ in one format or the other. I'm not aware of any President or Presidential candidate this can be said for, including Ron Paul.

†By "truly flat tax", I mean everyone pays the same amount and not the same percentage. Even if you don't have a progressive tax rate, if the tax rate is based on a percentage, you're collecting more money from those who earn more than you are from those who earn less.

‡Here I'm talking about positive income redistribution, as opposed to the other kind that also happens, i.e., corporate welfare. That's a separate issue as it hardly counts towards socialism.

Hey. Good avatar.

Thanks. ;)

And yes, you're so right about socialism. They love to paint Democratic ideals as anything with an -ism at the end like it's the scariest thing in the world.

Socialized health care! Gasp! You support the workers! Gasp! You're a marxist!

Anyway, O'Reilly always comes off as the arrogant jerk that he is. I can't imagine anyone watching him spit out the words, "I'm not a middle class family, I'm a rich guy!" and empathizing with him. Goddamnit, what are you going to do for the real minority? You know, the 6% (or whatever the number is) of us who make shit-tons of money???

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A truly terrible person yes. But Hillary did great.

Good or bad (I support BO), I cant see the superdel trend reversing for anything but a major Obama gaffe. We can talk about white males and electorals, but they have counterarguments. I dont think any likely voter demographics or polling can become enough of a concern that remaining supers go 60% to HRC.

Hindsight is 20/20, but think about where she'd be now if her strategy called for Hillary policy wonking- without gutter attacks- and the fire of a underdog, began in the Fall.

I then watched the actual interview. Clinton was excellent.

I'm so depressed to hear you say that.

Left is right and up is down?

MADE OLBERMANBAMA HURL TOO

O'Reilly schooled Olberman in the art of interview and ratings take away.

(insert Olberman trying to explain this one to sponsers)

HOPE Keith can CHANGE this into HOPE for his doomed career but don't BELIEVE it.

For some reason the video link for part I didn't come out right. Here it is.

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Getting recognition from some people here when Clinton clearly aced that interview is like sucking blood from stone.

That was a masterful, and perhaps meaningful, interview. The way she handled the issues of tax, healthcare and energy, alleviating concerns but demonstrating the necessity of action, could well convince a significant portion O'Reilly's viewers to go Democrat. And that's exactly what we need from our nominee.

I was getting phone calls from Texas last night, die-hard Republicans saying she impressed them. They think McCain is going to lose, and they hope she'll be the Dem nominee. These are traditional Republicans, very worried about national defense if Obama wins the Presidency.

I rewatched the two Obama-supporting strategists talking, and I have to say... If O'Reilly had told us that they were Clinton supporters, I would have believed him.

I strongly suspect there will be some converters from Clinton to Obama after this interview. I can't wait to see part II!

Did you mean that last part, converters from Clinton to Obama? You attributed a Clinton super delegate earlier to Obama and now this. Deep down, you support Obama.

LOL... Maybe you're right! The fact that you are tracking me makes me oh-so-proud. LOL.

Seriously, that was a serious typo. It should be "converters to Clinton from Obama."

Could you LOL a few more times?

It makes my beard quiver.

Meheheheh.

I love the nic and the image.

ARGH!

YE WUSSIES! TAKE THE WENCH HILLARY AS PART OF OUR BOOTY! GET YOUR SEA LEGS SO WE SEE LEGS.

BUCK HER NEAR!

ARGH!

You're not a real pirate - real pirates only speak in present tense:

YE WUSSIES! TAKES THE WENCH HILLARY AS PART OF OUR BOOTY! GETS YOUR SEA LEGS SO WE'S SEES LEGS.

BUCKS HER NEAR!

And always follow AARGH with ME MATIES or something similar:

AARGH, ME MATIES

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OMG! Bill O'Reilly is totally smitten with Hillary Clinton!

I know how he feels. And I'm not kidding. I got calls last night from people who had started out as part of the operation chaos deal. Serious organizers and fund raisers who were saying Billy we started out thinking of just rat fucking Democrats, but after this interview we're going to feel okay if she beats McCain. I know a lot of people will interpret that as proof she's too close to the Republicans, but I think there is a kind of capitulation going on now. Some of these people really do feel more secure with her in the race.

I know a lot of people will interpret that as proof she's too close to the Republicans…

Actually, I take it more as further evidence that the people who watch Fox News tend to be low information voters. Don't get me wrong, we could definitely use those voters to win this thing, regardless of whether our nominee is Clinton or Obama.

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I only saw part of the interview, but I thought Clinton seemed inexplicably giddy and out to lunch. I gather you must think she recovers from that, left?

I think she really amazing (as did the Obama supporters who were supposed to critique her), but I hope you will judge for yourself.

Watching Clinton supporters gushing over her interview with Bill O'Reilly confirms everything that I have come to know during this election.

Agree. And I find no comfort in knowing the things I have seen in this election.

Gah. I can see how people get burned out on politics.

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Please elaborate on "everything that I have come to know" and connect it to Clinton supporters. We can't read your mind.

Can you read the writing on the wall?

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Okay, never mind, DF. I was being sincere in asking. I'm too tired to argue or trade sarcastic word play. I really wanted to know what you thought, and since I don't think exactly like you do, I can't read your mind or even the wall that you see.

But again, never mind.

Sorry, but you've made it hard to tell whether you're just trying to pick a fight. It's interesting to note that others here knew exactly what I meant, but I'll happily explain myself anyhow.

What I mean is that what we saw here, namely Clinton cozying up to the network that has been the mouthpiece of the Bush administration, is exactly what I've come to expect of her by observing her in this campaign. I'm not a Democrat and I really don't know exactly what Democrats want to stand for, but I was pretty sure that she was it.. at one point. However, now she seems perfectly content to pander and lie, doing whatever it takes to keep herself in the race. She sat down with Scaife, the guy who invented the story that she had a long-time friend and political ally murdered. People who would have otherwise fought with her the whole way, partly because they were fighting for her back then and have been ever since, see stuff like this and feel like they've been slugged in the gut. What in the hell were they fighting for?

I realize that some people like yourself still support her for whatever reasons you may have, but to many people, in many cases people who had long respected her, she's become anathema due to her repulsive behavior. Therefore, at this point I am no longer surprised, but rather see more and more confirmation of what she has written so clearly on the wall for all to see.

And I honestly didn't mean to be snippy with you, but I've watched you engage in some pretty testy exchanges as of late and I, too, am tired and not in the mood to argue. Forgive me for misinterpreting and honest question.

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Actually I am a registered Republican who is entirely too aware now of the many peccadilloes done by McCain. At one time, 2004, I wrote in McCain's name just as a protest against the awful thought that we could have another 4 years of Bush. Obviously not enough such votes to make a difference. But either Democrat would be fine for me. A hugely pleasant relief for me, a moderate Republican. And on this the anniversary of the famous "Mission Accomplished" I am determined to work and give and campaign for whichever Democrat wins the nomination. Of course, McCain is sucking it up so much to the Bushies he has lost his soul.

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"What in the hell were they fighting for?"

Quite simply, they were fighting for the issues they believed in, to make the country a better place.
There's no room for personal vendettas when you want to enact change on the national scale as momentous as Hillary envisions. Hillary gets that. She won't let personal anger at someone's past bad actions stop her from achieving good in the future.

You are talking about Hillary Clinton? the Hillary Clinton? As in Bill Clinton's wife?

Wow. At first I thought I was seeing things, but right there - you say it

There's no room for personal vendettas when you want to enact change on the national scale as momentous as Hillary envisions. Hillary gets that. She won't let personal anger at someone's past bad actions stop her from achieving good in the future.

I must be thinking of another group of Clintons who epitomize "payback is a bitch". And by bitch I mean a female dog who is protecting her territory - scary and life threatening. Must be my hiatus from the blogosphere...

DF, I've got to disagree. First, I've never understood the great sin in taking interviews from conservative journalists, which you rhetorically dismiss as "cozying up". Didn't bother me when Obama went on Fox. Doesn't bother me that Clinton's on O'Reilly. Candidates boycotting Fox will not make it less legitimate in the eyes of its viewers nor have an appreciable impact on its revenues. Sucking up would be another matter, but Clinton didn't suck up.

The thing that struck me about the interview, was that Clinton seemed more genuine than I have seen her in a long time. Indeed, it was the lack of this quality that originally turned me off to her, so I appreciate its expression in the interview.

Not that it will turn me into a Clinton supporter or that I deny your criticism of her in general. I just don't see this interview as an example.

It turns out DF is a Grackle. I really didn't expect to see him here with the other little trolls, drying to suck the positive energy out of the thread. Since he has chosen to act like a Grackling troll, I suggest we ignore him completely.

I don't think so Billy.

Forgive me for misinterpreting and honest question.

DF is willing to engage, that isn't grackle behavior.

He disagrees with the OP, that's the point of being here, isn't it?

Disagreeing and being disagreeable?

Respectfully. If the post had attacked Obama, he might have a reason to be here putting Clinton down or at least defending Obama. As it is, his only purpose appears to be to crap on the good feelings Clintonistas had about her performance on O'Reilly's show last night. I'm willing to let Obama's supporters rally around positive news about him without crapping on it. I think Clintonistas deserve the same courtesy.

On a more positive note, I'm off to work half-days in the South Bend Clinton campaign. Lookimg forward to talking to some live voters. Bill Clinton is in Michiana, about an hour from here tonight. This will be the first time my daughter has seen him live.

Lookimg forward to…

Is that you, Johm? (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

I'll miss you, but looking forward to your reports.

:)

Good on you, BTW....

I'll be out there with you wonderful involved citizens when the Dems resolve the candidate question.

I'm looking forward to the day we can be united against McCaint.

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Good luck campaigning Billy and I hope you tell us all about it when the dust settles.

I agree, workerbee, though I do think it's important to keep an eye on the difference between "disagreeing" and "being disagreeable." Reading down this thread, I think many people, DF, included, responded emotionally rather than rationally to both the interview and the series of comments about it.

It's also fair to point out, though, that there are many more Obama supporters in the forum than Clinton supporters, so I can understand Billy's frustration in not being able to hold a positive discussion about the candidate he's passionate about when she's successful at something -- especially since he's done such a good job of avoiding that type of negativity himself.

I responded to this post because reading it made me realize how differently I'd watched it than left had, and I wasn't sure how much of that was a function of seeing the world through Obama-colored glasses. I was very glad that this was posted, because reading the reactions of Clinton supporters was useful and interesting, both in terms of understanding their perspective and in terms of realizing where mine might be blinded.

I'm still a lot more negative and snarky than I should be. Working on it.

What I hate is that after you announced your intentions to do better, it suddenly became open season on Billy Glad.

It sort of reminds me how some people treat Obama because he's stated he wants to improve politics.

Striving to do better shouldn't be attacked on the grounds that you're not perfect.

…it suddenly became open season on Billy Glad.

Er, more so than usual, that is. :)

I think you're doing great, Billy. And don't cut the snarkiness out entirely; that would spoil the fun!

You're one of the more fair-minded posters here CP. I've got a lot of respect for you.

:)

awe, shucks, bee! (blushes)

Yeah, no shit. It's really hard to watch. I chalk it up to Stockholm Syndrome.

After this election, I'm going into the deprogramming business. That's where the big bucks are gonna be.

DF. Perfect example of Grackle behavior. There was nothing in this post attacking your candidate. Why rain on this parade? Go in peace, DF. You don't have any business here today unless you can contribute to the positive energy.

The day I start taking my cues from you is the day I put a bullet in my head. My point of view is mine, thanks. BTW, you're the Chief Grackle on TPM, but this irony probably escapes you as likely does the irony of constantly echoing "echo chamber". Anyhow, next time you should flash your badge. Maybe you'd get more respect.

I watched the youtube clips -- my impression was that sort of interview plays to her personality strengths, and though I disagreed with her on the content of some of her responses, the style was solid. This appearance confirmed the impression I already had: Clinton is an excellent tactician, but she's neither a strategist nor a visionary. FWIW.

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CaliforniaPaige: When you say "tactician," it sounds like you are referring to the interview itself (she knew how to maneuver). When you say "visionary," it sounds like you are referring to her policies. What are you referring to when you say "strategist"—her policies or her handling of the interview? Can you give an example of what you mean by "strategist" (which I understand to mean as having plans to achieve a goal)?

Gasket, I'm talking more about personality than anything specific from this interview -- when I say "tactician", I'm talking about someone who can execute on a plan toward a goal that has already been defined. When I say "strategist," I'm talking about someone who can define those goals, and when I say "visionary," I'm talking about someone who can figure out in what general direction those goals should be placed.

I wonder if I'm using those words in "corporate speak" rather than following the precise linguistic definitions -- which, if I am, is a horrible mis-application of language, and I apologize. Stupid work corrupting my vocabulary!

Hmmm... I'll try to be more concrete...

In the context of this interview, what I was primarily referring is the way in which Clinton talks about her policies, rather than the policy content. Her emphasis, in my experience, is on how to do things, and the details of how they will work, rather than why. That's what I mean by "tactician."

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Thanks for clarifying, CaliforniaPaige, I see what you are saying now. No need to apologize, though: some people use the exact same terminology (tactical, strategic, visionary) but with definitions that derive from military applications, rather than from business applications. So I don't think you are being imprecise at all. It does help to know the framework you are using. I was curious and intrigued by your comment; now even more so, since I watched the interview for entirely different things than you did. Thanks for the food for thought.

Glad to hear it. I'm very sleepy right now and wouldn't have been surprised to hear I'd stopped making sense entirely.

Yeah, she stuck up for Obama, alright. She stuck up for him by sticking a knife in his back:

O'Reilly: "Can you believe this Rev. Wright guy? Can you believe this guy?"

Clinton: "Well, I'm going to leave it up to voters to decide."

Hillary is a filthy opportunist, and she proved it once again in this interview.

Did you like how she made sure to throw the AIDS thing in as the only example?

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I thought it was charitable of her to not bring up Wright's criticism of her from his fucking pulpit.

My estimation of you just plummeted, DF. You're not capable of objectivity.

Uhh.. I hope you'll understand if I don't feel particularly slighted. You've been off the chain lately. Maybe you should take a break?

Would you care to explain exactly what criticism you're referring to?

Is this a joke?

Are you really trying to pretend you don't know what Wright said about her?

No, it's not a joke. Wright's had a long career and he's said a lot of things. I'm asking rtbag to clarify. Simple as that.

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Okay, DF. Like left asking you "Is this a joke," it didn't occur to me you might not have seen it. Sorry, my bad. I'll find the clip tomorrow (I mean later on Thursday, May 1) and post it in this thread, so check back at some point. My brain has obviously expired or else I would hunt for it tonight.

Please forgive my testiness. Time for bed. :-)

No, please, please, please don't post that clip again.

We need to stop posting Rev. Wright's worst moments.
There's a reason the Clinton camp has never brought up this attack on her. It is so painful, and so damaging to so many different parties... Just let it be. If DF needs to see it, he knows how to use Youtube, I assume.

The extensive, personal attack on Clinton, telling black voters why they should vote for Obama over her...

You know, the one where he used the n-word to explain why none of us should vote for Clinton.

He is referring to the comment where he says Hillary has never been called a "n*gger".

Which, by the way, is most likely true.

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Great reason to vote for Obama, that is.

Her respected opponent has probably never been called a c*nt or b*tch either.

Right, because telling a pundit that you want Americans make decisions for themselves is "filthy."

God, that would almost be democracy, and why would any of us Democrats can you want THAT?!

What was with her comment to O'Reilly: "Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue until the next generation."

That, coupled with her inability to pump gas or figure out how to get coffee from a vending machine yesterday doesn't do much to further her meme that she's one of the "regular folk."

I know that would fly past the head of some of the stupider Obamabots, such as you.

She was being sarcastic against O'Reilly with the first quote. Her whole point is that she recognizes she has money but that O'Reilly is talking about his own selfish needs, at the expense of the greater good. That's her whole point.

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Pumping gas is now a requirement to be President? She's not pretending she *is* a blue collar worker, she's showing that she *identifies* with them and empathises with, and will work to end, their hardship. Idiot.

Just a suggestion. Feeding these Grackling trolls only encourages them. Personally, I'm going to ignore this little bunch of Grackles from now on. Your defense of Hillary continues to be right on.

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I think you're right about ignoring - not enough hours in the day! It's quite hard sometimes to let people get away with such perverted logic; I really want to believe that within most of these posters there's a rational, clear-thinking Democrat just waiting to be set free!

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I just read this whole thread again, and all the missed communication and defensive posturing and crude insults really make me sad.

Read the thread over again and let me know if you think that this primary is "healthy" for the Democratic party, or destructive and divisive.

God help us in the general, whoever is the nominee.

It's been clear for two months now that the primary is highly destructive. And the reason why it's destructive is that destroying Obama is Hillary's only possible path to nomination. It's as simple as that. She really is a fighter, and she'll keep fighting. Even if it kills her and everyone else on her side.

Hmmm, she looks quite healthy. Perky even.

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"all the missed communication and defensive posturing and crude insults really make me sad."

Is that some kind of joke? You were the first person to comment on this thread, and chose to do it with:
"I saw the video. I threw up in my mouth a little."

You are the problem.

Hope your bile tasted 'bitter', btw ;-)

Now we know who the Obamanaut Grackles are. Notice that the classier Obama supporters didn't show up to rain on the parade. Please excuse me if I don't take you people seriously from now on. And that means responding to your comments or in any way acknowledging your existence. Frankly, I'm disappointed to see DF here trashing the thread. Live and learn.

No hyperbole is off limits to you.

Billy,

I see your position on "grackle" and it is a phenomenal thing to look out for, but not all people discuss in gentle manner You are a key example. There is nothing wrong with that. The down side to your argument is that part of your advocation is for threads to be contained to people who agree with you versus challenge you.

While Hillary did execute a phenomenal performance, her pandering about fighting OPEC is painful. It belies the fact that she is lying to the American public because she should be aware of the fact that suing OPEC is only making lawyers money. Suing OPEC by any method including shock and ewe will not change the price of oil. Hitting a gusher of substantial size and flow rate in Iraq might knock it down a bit (big maybe), but fucking with OPEC will not. Expect oil to be $80-100 and higher for years to come unless a major economic meltdown occurs thereby killing demand.

Populist is great unless the person selling you the populist is a corporate democrat. Not an uncommon marriage, I might reckon.

This is not inherently a reason to vote against her, but it certainly is not a selling point to me. For those of us who think about this shit, it is offensive to be lied to. I had enough after that to go back to work.

Fly away now, little grackles. Fly away. Shoo.

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lol! You are a delight, Billy Glad. ;-)

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Did Bill do the falafel thing again?

Two sleazy hypocrites in the same room. Must see TV, for sure.

I am really glad she did well. I am glad to see something positive about Hillary Clinton that isn't directly negative towards Barack Obama.

I am a die-hard Obama supporter, but I REALLY don't want to think badly of Clinton. That's almost been the worst thing about this primary--reading and hearing things about the Clintons that I wish I didn't know.

Thank you for sharing this in a non-inflammatory way. It's actually the first time in a while where I feel I can be happy and proud that this particular fellow democrat is talented and articulate...and saying the right things.

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DF, Underneath that cynical, attacking veneer, I see a scared little boy. It's ok, when Hillary wins reelection in a landslide in 2012, we won't remind you of your petty truculence.

Really?

Like you remember the asinines who voted for Bush?

pfft.

Im going to generalize here, but aside from a bomb blowing up, Americans have at BEST a memory of 1 year. Too much TV, fast food, and alcohol.

Katrina anyone?

As a percentage, what amount of the US population is "american" as defined in your post?

Ha! I knew after I posted I might get caught by that.

Let me step back and say I do not mean specifically "Americans" as in "born here".

I should have stated "United States citizens".
But if you are a United States Citizen, are you not American? Or is the term mainly used for those actually born here?

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God Bless You for posting this

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Also, Im proud the Obama people were positive. I retract my snarky post above

Aside from the "we are rich, lets laugh about it part"....I posted a comment in another blog "Clinton : God bless the rich", I thought she came across quite well too.
Its ashame she seems to "change" depending on the situation. And this is from listening to her and watching her body language and mannerisms, not listening to crap on the news SPECIFICALLY.

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