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If Palin Is Prez, Hillary Won't Move To Canada Or Russia

2010_02_hillarysa.jpg Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was posed this question while at a town hall meeting in Saudi Arabia: "Does the prospect of [former Alaska Governor] Sarah Palin one day becoming president maybe terrify you? And if so would you consider emigrating to Canada or possibly Russia in the event of this happening?”

Thank goodness ABC has video: The audience—made up of college students (the town hall was held at a women's collage)—and Clinton laughed, and the former presidential contender said, "Well the short answer is no. I will not be emigrating... I will be visiting as often as I can.” She then noted how in America, "People are always speculating on who will run for president and who will become president."

If Clinton and Palin did have a coffee together, would it be something like this?

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  • JackoPaidOffVictims

    Town hall meeting in Saudi Arabia? Is that a joke?

  • yomama

    Mr. Mel, you are underestimating Nannystate. He is usually full of witty retorts but when he speaks his mind he has an awful lot to say. I don't post often but I read this blog way too much.

  • Stephenson Billings

    Well, she'll probably end up in jail for her and her husband's crimes. Only Palin has the guts to actually prosecute her for them. Anyone remember Sarajevo or Whitewater or Travelgate or the White House Furniture Scandal? I do. And I'll never forget.

  • hotstepper

    "only palin has the guts to prosecute..."



    ha good one! name one gutsy thing palin has EVER done, just one.



    here's a clue: it wasn't when she abruptly quit as governor, leaving behind the people she claimed to represent to began a career at fox news for her own personal glory.

  • eyekantspel

    I'm no Palin supporter, but running for governor to begin with probably took some guts. Also, she didn't quit so she could work at fox news, she quit to escape all the ethics charges that were being brought against her (mostly meritless/politically motivated) during and after her failed VP run.



    Should she be president? No. Should she remain on the political scene? No. For the most part, she is relevant only because she is so villified by the left. She gets more press than McCain (failed Presidential candidate) and Biden (successful VP) combined. It's really annoying; I wish everyone would STFU about Palin and let her fade into political obscurity like Geraldine Ferraro, Jack Kemp and every other failed VP candidate.

  • NannyState

    She only won the Governor's race because the sitting Governor was mired in scandal. I saw that bitch on C-Span in 2005 when she was running and all she talked about was her 'new improved version' of Republican politics. She was totally plugged into the party machine in Alaska that decides who runs and who doesn't. She said that there were "two kinds of politicians in Alaska: the hard-core conservative Republicans, and the regular republicans." Put her up against a real opponent before a real electorate and she'd melt like the Wicked Witch of The North.

  • Mr Mel

    Nanny, you really got hot here. It's unlike you to garner an 8 line retort. We're all proud of you, you're maturing.

  • Stephenson Billings

    Well, I think you guys are just a little intimidated by the Teabagger movement. I'm sure it scares you to realize there's a political groundswell building that you cannot comprehend. It's grassroots, it's about American values and against the corrupt corporatism that has stolen our Congress and the rest of the government from hardworking, taxpaying citizens. It's rather surprising, however, that all you people who claim to be for jobs and against an inept government are not taking part. People like Governor Palin are really looking out for your interests, too. The change is coming. You'll either be part of the problem or part of the solution.

  • hotstepper

    teabaggers are stockpiling food, ammo, and guns. yeah we're the scared ones. see you at election time fool.

  • NannyState

    Haha! What? Are going to get "teabagged"? Should I wear a rubber mask?

  • SP

    LMAO! You may need to loosen your tinfoil hat there buddy.

  • eyekantspel

    "I remember landing under sniper fire..."

  • eyekantspel

    meant to be a reply to hotstepper

  • EastRiver

    A truthful answer would be "When you have the kind of money Bill and I have it doesn't really matter who is President. And no sane person would voluntarily move to Russia."

  • Chuck Schumer's Fat

    How about back to Arkansas or better yet, Baghdad (not likely after Westchester). She was whining yesterday about how Iraq and Iran have become closer and how dangerous that was. Well why was she such a good student in Bush and Cheney's political science class, raising her hand and saying "oooh, oooh" to show off to New York voters every time they said "weapons of mass destruction?" After Iraq, she never had a milligram of integrity as a Senator, and hasn't got any as a Secretary of State. It's incredible how she doesn't cringe every time she has to say the word Iraq.

  • hotstepper

    awesome! but wasn't this story about that moron sarah palin?

  • Chuck Schumer's Fat

    No, I'd say the protagonist was Hillary Clinton.

  • hotstepper

    no way. without the wolf-hunter this is a non-story.

  • Chuck Schumer's Fat

    Perhaps. But at least Palin isn't afraid to say the ridiculous things she says, while Hillary (who probably knows better) will change her views the moment she sniffs votes or political advantage. I've got your back on the wolf-hunter for sure.

  • hotstepper

    flip-flop, true enough. but after the iraq vote (77-23) most "anti-war" dems have mud in their eye.



    but honestly, every time i hear hillary speak i'm always amazed at how she finds just the right thing to say, without saying a damn thing. truly astonishing talent there.

  • hotstepper

    that video was totally censored! her actual response went more like this:



    "do you, my young Saudi friend, honestly think there are enough rabid teabaggers, methed-out minutemen, aryan extremists, and horny right-wingers to vote that ignorant hockey mom in? the hillary thinks not, she thinks not."

  • mocanlagunas

    I would move... Vancouver seems a nice place.

  • John_Matrix

    clinton's doing a good job. i still think she would have made a better president than obama.

  • ProcedureTurn

    this jen chung always has spelling and grammar mistakes. Get used to it.

  • Mr Mel

    Please, I thought we all agreed to give her a pass until the baby was in Grad School.

  • famdoc

    Gothamist hath written, without any evidence of a useful editorial process:

    "Held at a women's collage"





    I don't see any display of such a craft at this venue.

  • drewo
    She then noted how in America, "People are always speculating on who will run for president and who will become president."

    Because it's easier for the Mass Media to talk about the next horse race instead of reporting closely on the activities, and the fulfilled or unfulfilled promises, of the current office holders.
  • FJF

    She seems to really handle herself well in this SOS position. Not a big fan of hers, but she may have found her niche.

  • longacre

    Don't get used to it. If Obama's numbers don't turn around in a big way very soon, I suspect Mrs. Rodham will resign as SecState and force a 2012 primary.

  • ANGRYGOD11

    You suspect, but I KNOW no sitting cabinet member has ever resigned to successfully challenge a sitting President facing re-election.

  • longacre

    I know, but a.) she'll probably win and b.) this is her last shot. In 2016 she'll be 70 years old.

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