Chiraag's Musings

resistance

So Hillary Clinton did an interview recently.

[1:57] "I had not drafted a concession speech! I had been working on a victory speech!"

That...is kinda entitled. But, I suppose, if you believe in polling as your primary deity as she seems to (and, to be fair, as many do across the political spectrum), she had every reason to believe she would win.

[2:15] "I just felt...this enormous let-down...this, kind of, loss of...feeling and direction and sadness."

I understand this — especially if you've been campaigning for the last few months and thought you would win (again, based on polling).

[3:56] "[Interviewer:] You specifically bought this house for a reason. [Clinton:] I did. [Interviewer:] And this was to be... [Clinton:] Well...I know a lot about what it takes to move a President and I thought I was going to win...[Narrator:] The Clintons had acquired the house next door to accomodate White House staff and security during a second Clinton administration."

Okay, seriously? Look, I understand thinking you're going to win. But being so sure that you already start making preparations honestly smacks of entitlement. It smacks of smugness and this sense of “Of course I'm going to win!” which is honestly quite frustrating and off-putting. And for those who are angered by my reaction, do you really think we liberals and the media wouldn't lambast Trump if he had done the same thing? Of course we would.

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