WASHINGTON—Doing her best to appear elated while a large, throbbing vein protruded from her forehead, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was ‘really, really, really happy’ for Vice President Kamala Harris as she shook the presumptive Democratic nominee’s hand and refused to let go of it. “So, so, so proud of you for this huge accomplishment—there is no one more deserving of this than you,” said a stock-still, unblinking Clinton, who, when panicked advisors quietly asking her to release the presidential candidate’s hand, only widened her smile and clamped her fingers tighter, causing Harris’ bones to audibly crack. “Oh, don’t worry about us. We’re just two strong women having a great time. Ha ha ha. Girl power! Right, Kamala? Just think, you could become the first woman elected to the American presidency! What could possibly be better than that?” At press time, Clinton was reportedly being dragged away after pulling Harris in for a hug and attempting to snap her neck.

I found this satire piece to be absolutely delightful, capturing the potential rage that Hilary kept under wraps after it was announced that Trump won. It was a disappointing time, as that orange clown got the better of a far more fit person to serve in office.

    • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      My problem with her mostly started when she went on NPR in the early 2000s and discussed her views on video games, particularly how she thought any game more violent than Mario should be banned completely.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year ago

          There’s a legitimate concern about kids being in front of screens constantly. I’m sympathetic towards the idea that the constant attention grabbing stimulus is maybe not so great, especially when it’s thick with advertising and other propaganda.

          But the fixation on violence and sex, absent any concern for general quality of life for children, makes kids out to be this latent criminal element. The political inclination towards asking “How quickly can we start treating kids as criminals?” is a huge facet of social decay in the 90s/00s.

          For all her talk of “It takes a village”, Clinton seemed totally unconcerned with the quality of life in American neighborhoods.

    • thefartographer@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      A large part for me was Clinton’s role in establishing the ESRB to combat youth violence in the 90s. It showed how tone-deaf she was and still appeared to be

      • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Hillary did enough, herself, for people not to like her. She was never really a palatable choice. Not being Trump wasn’t quite enough to get her elected. And, frankly, she didn’t work that hard to get it either. That bit her in the ass.

        That, combined with a huge amount of voter apathy because it was inconceivable that a lying boob like Trump could ever win, and, well…

        • localme@lemm.eeEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Hmm that makes sense. And yet something like 3 million more people voted for her than trump, right? Maybe Kamala can pull this off if people tend to like her any amount better than Hillary. Also, I think Kamala will put in the extra effort, whereas, as you said, Hillary didn’t seem to.

    • Albbi@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Distaste for political dynasties perhaps? I don’t really like Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada because his dad was Prime Minister as well. I hope he pulls a Biden and drops out before the next election to get someone fresh in.

      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Hillary Clinton willingly campaigned with “close family friend” Henry Kissinger after it was public knowledge that he conspired with the Nixon campaign to sabotage Vietnam peace talks to win an election.

        Fuck her. She wasn’t less corrupt than Trump, she just wasn’t as stupid.