In an interview with Politico, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power described (along with Ben Rhodes) what happened on election night, and it’s nothing short of progressive letdown gold:
This story is so delicious I feel like I'm cheating on my diet just reading it. https://t.co/w6hPuP1VID
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) January 15, 2018
Power described what happened (if you will) during her party as it became clear that Hillary Clinton, the candidate so many obviously considered a sure thing, was going down to defeat. Don’t be drinking a beverage while you read any of these snips:
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/952888417175695360
Come for the “I wanted to milk the soft power dividend of this moment,” stay for the “post-traumatic stress” that election night triggered. And it was all documented on film as part of an HBO movie about the 2016 election.
“I wanted to milk the soft power dividend, Michael!”
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) January 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/952890521202110464
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/952891329704615937
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/952891530074902528
So stupid. Was sure this was a joke. Here's a link to the full article. It's real. These people are idiots. The movie will be hilarious. https://t.co/zzd80173dq
— MKH (@mkeh74) January 15, 2018
It really is an unintentional instant classic!
HBO has video of this!!! https://t.co/JxoIIDABUC
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) January 15, 2018
Alas, the soft power dividend went unmilked. https://t.co/1zp4foZpwS
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) January 15, 2018
This moment of Samantha Power's "post traumatic stress" caused by Hillary's loss on election night tells you a lot about how deluded Obama acolytes and appointees had become about their own invincibility. It's a scene of macabre shattering of egos of self-obsessed "icons." https://t.co/fCsAe9Fn1G
— Bansi Sharma (@bansisharma) January 15, 2018
"…and HBO was there…" ? https://t.co/C0YvYDpczY
— tree hugging sister (@treehuggingsis) January 15, 2018
Here is my first nomination for Tweet Of The Year. https://t.co/Xn42zqrVPO
— NARNfan (@NARNfan) January 15, 2018
Only Samantha Power would use the phrase "milk the soft power dividend" to describe a party. https://t.co/zrh72Uiwz0
— mitrebox (@mitrebox) January 15, 2018
Who talks like that?
https://twitter.com/GabrielRossman/status/952920416107954177
Day = MADE.