Covering topics from Benghazi to Syria, from The Donald to the Dems,
and from health care to the economy, Hillary Clinton sat down with John
Dickerson for a Sunday morning in depth one-on-one. She was detailed,
authoritative, and unhesitating in response to a wide range of questions
and thoroughly relaxed in her signature warm and personable way.
Hillary
reminded the audience that when Benghazi was under attack other
embassies also were being threatened, i.e. more than one mission
(anywhere from 12-18) was under some form of assault. Benghazi was one
of these.
She also spoke of her efforts early to to prevent the
crisis we see today for the Syrian people - efforts that have been
outlined here many times before.
While she faulted Donald Trump in particular
for fostering a toxic, biased atmosphere, and Republican candidates in
general for attacking policies and programs from Planned Parenthood to
Obamacare, she refused to make any statement about Democratic opponents
declared or otherwise. She made it very clear that the battle right now
is between the major parties and not among Democrats. She made it
clear that she considers Bernie Sanders to be under the latter umbrella. "I want this to be about ideas and about policies." She stated that she has no interest in attacking Bernie. (I hope
everyone on her side of the campaign heard that loud and clear.)
As for persistent declarations that her persona is inauthentic, she laughed it all off rather musically. That is the real Hillary, folks!
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Sunday that the United States should accept 65,000 refugees from Syria to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis created by the war there.
"We're
facing the worst refugee crisis since the end of World War II and I
think the United States has to do more," the former secretary of state
said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation." "I would like to see us move from
what is a good start with 10,000 to 65,000 and begin immediately to put
into place the mechanisms for vetting the people that we would take
in."
She said there should be a focus on admitting the most
vulnerable, like persecuted religious minorities, or those who had been
brutalized, like the Yazidi women.
Clinton also said, "I want the
United States to lead the world," and said the United Nations Secretary
General should call for a meeting at the upcoming U.N. General Assembly
meeting in which countries make specific commitments about to provide
money and aid. Read more >>>>
ByRebecca KaplanFace The NationSeptember 20, 2015, 11:11 AM
Hillary
Clinton said she and her team are not taking steps to prepare for a
possible late entry into the Democratic presidential primary by Vice
President Joe Biden.
"This is such a personal decision and the
vice president has to sort this out," Clinton said Sunday on CBS' "Face
the Nation." "He's been so open in talking about how difficult this time
is for him and his family and he's obviously considering what he wants
to do including whether he wants to run."
"I just have the
greatest respect and affection for him and I think everybody just ought
to give him the space to decide what's best for his family," she added. Read more >>>>
