Quotation of the Day

[mimo_100]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/op...n-the-bus.html (Sorry, I have OGD.)

What is OGD??????

[Karel]

What is OGD??????

Thank you for asking. Obsessive Google Disorder.

[riverbabe]

Quotation of the Day

“This is an issue of deception. They are cheating Chinese consumers.”

— Zhang Sitong, whose Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone caught fire. Samsung had initially said the Chinese version of the phone had a different battery and was safe. It is now paying the price in a country where the treatment of Chinese consumers by foreign firms is a contentious issue.

[riverbabe]

"Nevada's $35 billion pension fund is managed by a single person, alone in a room, who by his own account does basically nothing all day. He outperforms many of his peers in other states." [WSJ / Timothy Martin]

[billyjoe]

"They better be careful or I will unleash big time on them" Donald Trump on Wall Street Journal's reporting on his campaign.

-----------------billy

[mimo_100]

Clinton said. "What difference – at this point, what difference does it make?"

Secretary of State Clinton re 4 Americans being killed in Algeria.

[Karel]

Clinton said. "What difference – at this point, what difference does it make?"

Secretary of State Clinton re 4 Americans being killed in Algeria.

A more complete quote could have been: [Clinton:] ‘With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided that they’d they go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make? [...] ’

See: Politifact

[mimo_100]

A more complete quote could have been: [Clinton:] ‘With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided that they’d they go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make? [...] ’

See: Politifact

We all know she was asleep at the wheel - and was the reason these brave men died. Karel- are you a US Citizen?

[Karel]

We all know she was asleep at the wheel - and was the reason these brave men died. Karel- are you a US Citizen?

That is another thing that does not bear fact checking: Clinton slept through Benghazi. Gullibility is not a virtue.
And I thought this thread was about quotes, not about spin. But perhaps I am wrong:

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
- Mark Twain

[mimo_100]

So you are not a US Citizen - hhhhhhhaaaaaarruuuuppppppppppphhhhhhhhh - I said she was asleep at the wheel - a English idiom.

U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith sent hundreds of emails to Clinton warning of impending danger. She was "sleep at the wheel" and ignored them.

From Wiki

The desire of the State Department to maintain a low profile in Benghazi has been cited as the reason why the State Department circumvented their own Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) standards for diplomatic security. In the aftermath, Clinton sought to take responsibility for the security lapses at Benghazi and expressed personal regret.

Apologies do not bring back lives

[Louetta]

Just to take things in a different direction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in9POiIJYPQ

[Karel]

So you are not a US Citizen - hhhhhhhaaaaaarruuuuppppppppppphhhhhhhhh - I said she was asleep at the wheel - a English idiom.

U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith sent hundreds of emails to Clinton warning of impending danger. She was "sleep at the wheel" and ignored them.

From Wiki

The desire of the State Department to maintain a low profile in Benghazi has been cited as the reason why the State Department circumvented their own Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) standards for diplomatic security. In the aftermath, Clinton sought to take responsibility for the security lapses at Benghazi and expressed personal regret.

And Wikipedia continues:

In her January 2013 testimony before Congress, Secretary Clinton claimed security decisions at the Benghazi compound had been made by others, stating, "The specific security requests pertaining to Benghazi ... were handled by the security professionals in the [State] Department. I didn't see those requests, I didn't approve them, I didn't deny them."

Congress, as you must know, found no fault with this answer. Why you want to hide that fact, I don’t know. I am not interested in a discussion with someone who insists on mangling the facts, so I leave the field to you.

[mimo_100]

And Wikipedia continues:


Congress, as you must know, found no fault with this answer. Why you want to hide that fact, I don’t know. I am not interested in a discussion with someone who insists on mangling the facts, so I leave the field to you.

The whole deal was a sham - she is guilty as hell and admitted it - she said "... were handled by the security professionals in the [State] Department. I didn't see those requests, I didn't approve them, I didn't deny them." Those people reported to her - she did not know what she was doing.

[Louetta]

Just to take things in a different direction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in9POiIJYPQ

Gee, thanks for posting that link, Louetta. That was really good!

[Karel]

Gee, thanks for posting that link, Louetta. That was really good!

Sure, thank you! I missed it the first time, probably because it had wrapped over to a new page.