Book · 2015 · Politics and government
Hard Choices
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When Hillary Clinton wrote her book, Hard Choices, when she got to the Obama administration, the only real topic on which she clearly criticized Obama was what she thought was his refusal to confront Russia both in Syria and in Ukraine.
Glenn Greenwald · The Tucker Carlson Show · Aug 2026 Listen at 50:07 What they say about it
- Discusses her previous memoir“her last memoir which came out in 2014”2
- Critiques of Obama and Russia“refusal to confront Russia”2
The best things said about it
In fact, when Hillary Clinton left the administration, the secret as Secretary of State and wrote her book hard choices, the only areas in which she were crit was critical of Obama was her view that he wasn't willing to confront Russia sufficiently.
Glenn Greenwald The Tucker Carlson Show · Nov 2024 It's also interesting to kind of compare this to her last memoir which came out in 2014 and that was called Hard Choices and that sold around 86,000 print books so far fewer.
I was just reminded by somebody just today that I was doing an NPR interview about my last book Hard Choices and I was in the NPR studio here in New York.
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Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton is a political memoir detailing her tenure as United States Secretary of State during the Obama administration. On The Tucker Carlson Show, Glenn Greenwald brought up the book to highlight the specific criticisms Clinton leveled against President Barack Obama, noting that her primary grievance was his perceived unwillingness to confront Russia firmly enough in Syria and Ukraine. Gilbert Cruz mentioned the memoir on The Book Review during a conversation with Jill Abramson, who admitted she had not read the work. Alexandra Alter also referenced the book on The Book Review to compare its print sales figures with those of Clinton's subsequent literary releases. On Pod Save America, the host used the memoir to poke fun at the often simplistic and tidy resolutions found in political autobiographies, contrasting them with the messy realities of ideological division. Finally, Hillary Clinton herself appeared on Pod Save America to reflect on a past NPR interview she conducted while promoting the book. Across these discussions, commentators utilized the memoir as a lens through which to examine foreign policy debates, political publishing trends, and the rhetorical strategies inherent to high-profile political writing.
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Glenn Greenwald When Hillary Clinton wrote her book, Hard Choices, when she got to the Obama administration, the only real… 2
“When Hillary Clinton wrote her book, Hard Choices, when she got to the Obama administration, the only real topic on which she clearly criticized Obama was what she thought was his refusal to confront Russia both in Syria and in Ukraine.”
“In fact, when Hillary Clinton left the administration, the secret as Secretary of State and wrote her book hard choices, the only areas in which she were crit was critical of Obama was her view that he wasn't willing to confront Russia sufficiently.”
Alexandra Alter and it's also interesting to kind of compare this to her last Memoir which came out in 2014 and that was ca… 1
“and it's also interesting to kind of compare this to her last Memoir which came out in 2014 and that was called hard choices and that sold around 86,000 print books so far fewer”
Gilbert Cruz the second was hard choices and now what happened how does this book compare to those first two well I have… 1
“the second was hard choices and now what happened how does this book compare to those first two well I have to admit I did not read um the book that she wrote hard Choice”
Hillary Clinton and who knows I was just reminded by somebody just today that I was doing an NPR interview about my last bo… 1
“and who knows I was just reminded by somebody just today that I was doing an NPR interview about my last book hard choices and I was in the NPR studio here in New York”
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“It's like that, like, you know, we started off, uh, we started off as people who couldn't see eye to eye, but over a local craft beer and two hours of good and difficult conversation, we came to see each other's point of view like that. Kind of, who's that for? Was that in Hard Choices?”
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“Like, imagine having to choose who you want to have custody. The K-hole circuit dad or the theater queen. Talk about hard choices by Hillary Clinton.”
“Talk about hard choices by Hillary Clinton.”
“Hillary Clinton wrote a book called hard choices that was about like negotiating with North Korea”
“Hillary Clinton wrote a book called Hard Choices that was about negotiating with North Korea, and this woman thinks that her medal is proven by murdering a 14-year-old puppy.”
“my laptop is balanced on a copy of Hillary Clinton's hard choices ah it's like a lot of metaphors there but you know love it how was the show this week”