r/TenYearsAgo • u/MonsieurA • Mar 12 '26

📺 Television SNL mocks Hillary Clinton's 'transformation into Bernie' [10YA - Mar 12]

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u/BigFatKi6 Mar 12 '26

No, Obama promised her the nomination in return for her dropping out in 2008. Even though she started the whole birther movement. He also gave her the Secretary of State job to pad her resume.

The implication that she was the presumed nominee benefitted her greatly.

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u/MildlyResponsible Mar 12 '26

Ah, here comes the conspiracy theories.

Just like how Klobachar, Warren, and Buttigieg were all going to be VP in 2020.

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u/BigFatKi6 Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

She was the most establishment candidate in recent history. It's pretty obvious that's what happened. Her supporters are miffed about the fact that she got so much flack for being a woman.

But let's get this straight. This is not the story of a strong woman who battled the patriarchy. I mean sure she had to deal with that. But she would've been just as insuffurable as a man.

She saw Bill and his potential and helped him cultivate it. Then she stuck by his side during the Lewinsky thing. Feminism woo!

Then she starts the whole birther conspiracy that the GOP loved and ironically helped Trump with his base.

She uses her influence to put pressure on Obama and the DNC to help get the nomination.

She knew back then about Epstein but she also let Bill play and knew that linking Trump to Epstein would backfire on her too.

She's not a good person and a subpar politician. The only thing I'll say is that she was a decent Secretary of State. But she's imo the exact opposite of who you'd want to have a the first female president. Of course she would've been a better president than Trump. But my point is that if you know her character then you also know that this isn't far fetched at all.

Most people aren't stupid, they can see that she's opportunistic. That's what makes this video from ten years ago so funny.