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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:19 PM Jun 2015

The Daily Caller's Phony Assertion That Hillary Clinton Compared Marriage, Childhood To...HRC ROOM


HILLARY CLINTON ROOM


The Daily Caller's Phony Assertion That Hillary Clinton Compared Marriage, Childhood To Slavery

LIS POWER

The Daily Caller misrepresented an academic essay Hillary Clinton penned in 1973 to suggest that the former secretary of state views marriage as a valid comparison to slavery. However, the context of Clinton's essay makes clear she was discussing the evolving legal status of various groups such as women, slaves and children over time.

Clinton's 1973 essay for the Harvard Educational Review "raises serious questions about what kind of America Clinton foresees," The Daily Caller claimed on June 9, because in it Clinton "compared the institution of marriage and the dependency of childhood to slavery." As evidence, the conservative blog pointed to where Clinton discussed how the "basic rationale for depriving people of rights in a dependency relationship is that certain individuals are incapable or undeserving of the right to take care of themselves" and noted:

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/06/10/the-daily-callers-phony-assertion-that-hillary/203956
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The Daily Caller's Phony Assertion That Hillary Clinton Compared Marriage, Childhood To...HRC ROOM (Original Post) hrmjustin Jun 2015 OP
What else is new huh Iliyah Jun 2015 #1
Ye i am glad they are on top of things. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #2
How long before it's touted as fact in GD? n/t Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2015 #3
Good question. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #4
I remember that from the 1992 campaign bluestateguy Jun 2015 #5
I remember that speech as a kid. scary man. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #6
I notice the anti-Clinton crowd rock Jun 2015 #7
Not a rant but fact, and thank you for it! Iliyah Jun 2015 #8
It is sad that they have to be so dishonest about her. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #9
Its also disappointing that HRC supporters can not have any constructive Iliyah Jun 2015 #10
Yes GD is horrific. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #11
There isn't anything anti Hillary people upaloopa Jun 2015 #12
Good post! leftofcool Jun 2015 #13
Thanks! rock Jun 2015 #14

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. What else is new huh
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:23 PM
Jun 2015

Misinformation, lies, falsehoods, and non-scandals, oh my

Glad MediaMatters is on top things.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
5. I remember that from the 1992 campaign
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:32 PM
Jun 2015

It was in Pat Buchanan's convention speech (the speech sounded better in the original German).

rock

(13,218 posts)
7. I notice the anti-Clinton crowd
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:40 PM
Jun 2015

Never talks about Hillary without misquoting, and misrepresenting her. They seem to have found the repiggies playbook and in particular they especially like the one rule about always act as though you're psychic and know what unscrupulous reason motivated her. And while I'm mentioning it, it seems the media never fully appreciates her either. Are they taking their cues from the republican party? Hey, thanks for the opportunity to rant!

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
10. Its also disappointing that HRC supporters can not have any constructive
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:57 PM
Jun 2015

conversation viva posts on open threads without the hounds disrupting anything positive about her.

Thanks hrmjustin and others for HRC Rooms!

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
12. There isn't anything anti Hillary people
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:07 PM
Jun 2015

post about her that isn't innuendo or an out right lie.
Like this: Hillary took a ride in a red boat. Red boats were seen attacking the homes of poor people.
Thus Hillary was attacking the homes of poor people from a red boat.

rock

(13,218 posts)
14. Thanks!
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:39 PM
Jun 2015

The last several days they have been rather vicious with me and I refuse to counter-attack. So this post was quite a relief. Thanks again.

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