'Don't diss the government': Candidate who corralled press with ropes calls campaign her 'last rodeo'

Hillary Clinton has been downright chatty today in advance of her first television interview since announcing her intention to run, speaking to supporters in Iowa City and even answering some questions from reporters.

Breaking! Hillary now taking a barrage of tough questions from new reporters!! pic.twitter.com/40RKSJw3kO

— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) July 7, 2015

But seriously folks, just the fact that Clinton was acknowledging reporters’ questions at all was news itself.

https://twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/618500798259957760

Hillary answering questions on Iowa contest, Greek collapse, Chinese hacking, Iran nukes…

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) July 7, 2015

good day for Hillary accessibility: took Qs from Iowa voters, about to do a press avail, and first nat'l sit down with @brikeilarcnn.

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 7, 2015

Breaking: Presidential candidate takes a position. https://t.co/tEzmmpfhdt

— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) July 7, 2015

Her answers might not have had the most substance, but perhaps she’s saving the good stuff for CNN. She did have some words of wisdom for her supporters though: if you diss the government, you’re really dissing yourself.

HILLARY CLINTON: "When people diss the government — we're really dissing ourselves and dissing our democracy."

— Kevin Cirilli (@kevcirilli) July 7, 2015

The Hill also reports that Clinton confirmed, apparently without irony, that this shot at the White House is her “last rodeo” in politics.

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POLITICS: HILLARY CLINTON IN IOWA – – > "Don't diss gov… this my last rodeo." http://t.co/7jFZJPOaNq via @TheHill

— Kevin Cirilli (@kevcirilli) July 7, 2015

“This is my last rodeo, and I believe that we can leave not just the country in good shape for the future, but we can get a deep bench of young people to decide that they want to go into politics.”

She said it’s “perfectly fine” to be skeptical of the government, and that it’s “part of our DNA.”

She also gave a hint that, as a grandmother, she might not be there for that 3 a.m. phone call after all — or even the 3 p.m. phone call.

HILLARY CLINTON on grandmotherhood: "The phones are off… She learns to clap her hands. we give her a standing ovation."

— Kevin Cirilli (@kevcirilli) July 7, 2015