Hillary Says Putin Has No Soul

Politico   |  Ben Smith   |   January 6, 2008 09:43 PM


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This isn't going to play well in Moscow.

Speaking in Hampton this evening, Hillary Rodham Clinton said the president of Russia "doesn't have a soul."

She was riffing on the danger of inexperience, and reliance on personal relationships, in foreign affairs, indirectly comparing Obama to George W. Bush, who notoriously looked into Vladimir Putin's soul and liked what he saw.

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- arthur See Profile I'm a Fan of arthur permalink

I am sure that many people know by now that Putin is going to be around in Russia, possibly as a prime minister. Assuming that Hillary is elected president, and Putin still wields the power he has in Moscow, how is that Russo-American relationships going to work? I think being experienced in foreign policy meant having a morsel of sanity and decency to understand that what you say about other world leaders matter. Oh, by the way I had forgotten that Hillary is a woman who wants to sound and appear tough-it is the gender stupid.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:39 AM on 01/07/2008
- ZenCrusader See Profile I'm a Fan of ZenCrusader permalink

Hillary is right on the money regarding Putin. He is a souless KBG agent. Nothing could be more obvious. This won't play well on HuffPo, between the radical left and the atheists, but she is totally correct and it IS relevant in dealing with Russia.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:01 AM on 01/07/2008
- lovethesinner See Profile I'm a Fan of lovethesinner permalink

Vision.

Again, this is a problem for Hillary. She looked into the future and made a mistake with Iraq, and now she plays God and tells us what's in the hearts of men.

"God lives in the hearts of all men." -Ghandi.

Personally, I'm not interested in the opinions of politicians. I'm interested in how they can put into motion the will of the American people, and work to bring our nation back into a cooperative place in the international community.

Obama, in '08

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:24 AM on 01/07/2008
- zull2 See Profile I'm a Fan of zull2 permalink

And she's running on her foreign policy qualifications?

If that what she calls diplomatic, then she's dangerous to the entire world if she wins an election.

The bottom line is that regardless of Putin's past, the US has to work with Russia productively. Even if it was a joke, it was certainly a very undiplomatic joke. I doubt she'd feel very good if Putin referred to her as being soulless.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:43 AM on 01/07/2008
- Geauterre See Profile I'm a Fan of Geauterre permalink

When Hillary Rodham Clinton - why she doesn't change her name by now is anyone's guess - speaks out about the leaders of other nations, it shows an unfortunate tendency to jump the gun. In Putin's case, it may be much more than that. After all, Putin is the sort of leader who seems to put Russian security foremost. If that bothers her...then perhaps she is even less a diplomat then some of her own people fear?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:27 AM on 01/07/2008
- farseer See Profile I'm a Fan of farseer permalink

Forget the senate, Hillary isn't qualified to be among those who can get along with others.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:13 AM on 01/07/2008
- Smirk See Profile I'm a Fan of Smirk permalink

Claiming that you looked into someone's eyes and saw his soul or that he doesn't have one, isn't appropriate or becoming for a president or a would-be presidential candidate.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:48 AM on 01/07/2008
- dryfactoidobotanoid See Profile I'm a Fan of dryfactoidobotanoid permalink

forget the Presidency, Hillary isn't qualified to be a Senator.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:00 AM on 01/07/2008
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