"She’s Baldly Lying": Dana Frank Responds to Hillary Clinton’s Defense of Her Role in Honduras Coup

[@Chitownzson]

You're a true hero Dana! Thank you for calling her for what is just a plain liar!

[@TheVBounce]

This channel is seriously under-rated. Incredible journalism. Hats off to you guys.

[@bringiton5282]

+TheVBounce 'Bernie Sanders called you unqualified, what do you think abou that?' Now that's even better journalism.

[@andrehobbs9577]

+Kent Kook unqualified is thier basic move over through Haitian president saying he we unqualified then obama now sanders.

[@jamesmctyre5426]

Democracy Now never fails to amaze me! Thanks for doing such good work.

[@TheGunrunn3r]

What the hell is wrong with you? Of course she lied. Not only lied, but lied so pathetically, that she insults everyone's intelligence by basically thumbing her nose at you and saying "I'm above the law."

[@JAMAICADOCK]

She came; She Saw - She lied

[@ryanpeters1334]

good one!

[@strnghrt23]

+trev moffatt YES & beautiful people died!

[@siffiona]

I feel so horrible that these kind of humans exist and have this kind of power. You are all so beautiful and my heart aches. I love you all tremendously.

[@steh8831]

An exceptionally beautiful comment.

[@bushwambu]

Respect Dana Frank, thank you.

[@jordanallen3078]

Thank you for providing legitimate journalism in an age of propaganda networks like CNN and FOX!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@andrewscott3184]

+Jordan Keipinger Lmao! Legitimate news is one that tells you what you want to hear? LOL! Dumbass

[@jordanallen3078]

+Andrew Scott It is one of the few news outlets that isn't corporate owned and operated, like every bullshit network on television. Dumb ass.

[@husleman]

This is why I fucks with Democracy Now. Bringing all types of news that even other independent news sources haven't covered. Great, top tier journalism right here.

[@lemurianchick]

I thought this said "She's badly lying," which would work as well :/

[@thomassallustio1616]

+lemurian chick Lol, I didn't even notice I read it wrong till I read you comment.

[@lemurianchick]

Thomas Sallustio LOL! I know, right? Fits like a glove...Unfortunately :(

[@MsTweetie]

+lemurian chick DITTO!!! Or, one could say she's "lying badly"..... which she does whenever she unleashes that lying, cackling beak (or bark) of hers. Is she so arrogant to know that the FBI (all 100+ agents and the Director himself), are watching her and listening to every damn thing she says yet doesn't care!!??

[@jaketen2001]

+Thomas Sallustio me too!!! haha

[@__-Victory-__]

She's not my mama bitch. The cattle prod I was talking about only has "one" end to it, there's no double dipping.

[@Acidpunk101]

Holy shit. The US is still propping up dictators in south america? I thought that was a Reagan era thing, i need to crack a book more. Thanks for opening my eyes.

[@DaytakTV]

“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” ― Plato And women.

[@HillwoodLam]

I love this news channel

[@enabiah]

+valentin salja You could argue that their relative obscurity gives their journalism more integrity.

[@zorbinthor]

+valentin salja TYT should help them out and give their stories more attention and invite their hosts on to their show occasionally

Is it too much to say that in a former era, this kind of lying would be a major scandal, sufficient to derail a bid for presidency?

[@barahng]

That was before control of the mainstream media was consolidated. Look into Ben Rhodes.

[@joeschmo2693]

I sure as hell AIN'T WITH HER.

[@geraldesparza310]

She is such a pathological liar, she's incapable of telling the truth.

[@aspieresearchmom]

I used to think Cheney was the worst human being on Earth. Hillary is more than a runner up, I think she is tied with Cheney.

[@raymondstrunk4770]

When will Democratic voters wake up?

[@briantaylor9701]

LOL! Legal coup? I would think a coup is "illegal" by definition.

[@insomniacwriter6613]

Love this show~ It's without a doubt one of the most informative and accurate channels I've viewed thus far ^-^ Amazing work! Hope you keep up the amazing reporting~

[@masofist]

didn't this happen in Egypt as well?

[@tonystockell8870]

Smear piece on Dana Frank from Washinton Post forthcoming

[@SharonHayes]

+Tony Stockell Just what I was thinking

[@anastasiarenaud2568]

This video needs to go viral.

[@99999racerx]

When it comes to Hillary, I quote the great Don Henley from The Garden of Allah, "The Devil is downhearted because there's nothing left for him to claim."

[@Allergictocatstoo]

Love Dana Frank! Took her Labor classes in the 1990s. She is clear, direct and her research is pristine! Honesty is Frank’s policy!!!

[@shiprek2011]

We had a military coup here in Thailand where can I find out if US aid has been suspended ???

[@0Clewi0]

+shiprek2011 In Chile we had a military coup after the country destabilize economically because US pushed to stop our aid while having a democraticaly elected socialist president. (with the more democratic one person one vote instead of that country circus)

[@anonymousvapes8026]

Can't we just leave everyone else alone. How would OBAMANATION like a coup ?

[@kathcasey2090]

+Jeri Zabel I think it's already a fait acomplie! If Hillary takes the helm it was a quiet insurrection. She will use executive order to deem no more elections!

[@Aa-wv4gh]

The only rhetoric that these two women , or any one for that matter , that they should be talking about when it comes to Hillary Clinton , should "ONLY" be about how big a psychopath she is.

[@petethegreekre]

Great report, thank you for this democracy now.

[@pavlovsdoggies]

Thanks for asking her the question and thanks for doing this important story.

[@conman413]

some bullshit with HRC.

[@Oldpangolin]

+conman413 Seems to always be some BS with her.

[@kimjameson7979]

Thank you Amy, I do so admire your penchant for revealing the truth. In my opinion, the world certainly deserves better than Hillary. I hope we're smart enough to choose wisely. Our country literally depends upon it.

[@pathacker4963]

Hillary is toast!

[@andrehobbs9577]

stop letting her do events without being protested. we are everywhere let's protest everywhere.

[@joeydimaggio6429]

The ignorant masses vote FOR their oppressors

[@Teachering]

Makes me cry.

[@louiseperron3033]

Still learning what kind of person Hilary really is. I will never support her!!!!

[@genloulou]

The mainstream media has seriously buried this Hillary issue. She's acted like Reagan in Latin America while she's acted like Bush in Libya.

[@Qingeaton]

Hillary lied? Really? I'm shocked!

[@theodoreruleoflaw2277]

What would be a legal Constitutional coup?

[@LewugaBenson]

Dana Frank just bodied Hillary Clinton!! this channel and Dana are my hero's. and I'm not surprised by Hillary's lies

[@xaviorbreff2748]

Clinton supporters- what have you to say about this?

[@tannerbananer5774]

Like Clinton supporters ever do any research on her lol

[@pauldrien2527]

Great video BRAVO.

[@tlivsey1]

That women is Sick! I choose you, Democracy Now. This is real..

[@nyperi13]

Thank you for this extremely informative commentary on the Honduran situation (something that I personally had very little grasp of).

[@DefaultName-er2zp]

I will not vote for Hillary , I would rather vote for Trump. The skeletons in her closet are are busting down the closet door.

[@evadd2]

I didn't realize Honduras had oil?

[@evadd2]

Larry Simpson And the idiot speaks up. Next time flush so we can't hear you, turd.

[@gargoylegangster6635]

+David Wood oh your such a savage.

[@jackchorn]

+David Wood there are two sovereign corporate owned cities proposed to be built in Honduras. These cities would make their own laws and run their own police and courts. Its proposed libertarian utopia= of which the last president was opposed to.

[@chrisharrisonfilms]

+David Wood it's not the resources, it's the cheap labor. they say in the video that all the other latin countries are bought and paid for (google brazil for example), but honduras wouldn't budge. so the coup happened

[@jackchorn]

Christopher Harrison check out those two libertarian cities proposed in Honduras. They were opposed by the last democratically elected president- and a lawyer who was fighting the building of the cities was assassinated at a wedding in a church. 50 something jounalists have been killed since the last coup- 4 of the 6 generals were trained at the school of Americas in Georgia. US supported the coup- or at least is keeping up with the Right wing latin American policy. The funny thing is that this was called the domino theory- the fight to keep the USSR from our backyard. But now what is the excuse? We must be honest and admit it is a war being conducted by to prevent a philosophy- its a war of capitalism v socialism. Ironically capitalists always holler about the free market- yet they won't allow the free market of the people to choose their own philosophy. I find it interesting people call the Democrats Left- while the last Democrat congress voted again to spend our tax $ to overthrow the democracy of Venezuela. Certainly this is not Left- and certainly Obama and Clinton are following the Right wing foreign policy. Why are they so afraid to allow a socialist government in Latin America? They are so afraid it will work.

[@caroleivy6425]

HRC's "Foreign Policy!" I'd rather give Bernie a chance to reverse the course of this brand of American Imperialism!

[@davidkim1671]

Prison for Hillary Clinton.

[@ericisking13]

If Bernie does not run on either Dem ticket or as an independent, I suggest everyone write him in in November. Most states allow write in votes.

[@JonROlsen]

So relevant today!

[@rhondalarkin867]

Dana Frank is wonderful ....Hillary is not. I feel badly for the people of Honduras. Berta Caceres is a tragic loss for the people of Honduras.

[@terryjordan991]

Wow, I'm blown away by this. Making more Bernie calls is all I can do to change things.

[@98SPRINGERFXSTS]

expose the dirt out instead of sweeping it back under the rag....so that true cleaning will start.

[@qwikvr6gti]

it's Boldly.

[@horhay3608]

"Washington does not want to remain a stick wielding imperialist [in Latin America]. It is doubtful, however, that any American President would permit such a shift." - New York Times, Feb 7, 1988

[@melissah8415]

I wasn't so sure about being Bernie or bust...now I'll sign the Bernie or Bust petition. I can't vote for a person like this. She is a Republican in Democrat's clothing! Roe vs Wade will stand, we don't need her for that. I can't vote for Trump, but I will write in Bernie.

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

+Melissa H or Jill Stein

[@Truthmender]

"What difference, at this point, does it make"

[@WarroirArcAngel]

great work on reporting this. Why doesn't CNN or Fox reported this? Why does people vote with investigate Clinton?

[@patricklucas3254]

+Arc Angel They are one in the same. These corporations support Hillary in money and air space.

[@carolynclark588]

Thank you ...I've been saying this for awhile....and using our hard earned tax dollars!!!👍👍

[@Edmund_Squid]

So what does Honduras have that our corporate overlords want to get there greedy hands on?

[@bugmcklusky8251]

+Edmund Squid texas tea bro

[@Edmund_Squid]

Bug McKlusky Yeah I looked it up they got more than just oil. They have timber, textiles, minerals in the ground, and of course a favorite of the corporate overlords. Cheap, cheap labor.

[@newb387]

WOW!

[@postmodernityarmageddon]

Never Forgive Never Hillary

[@heidijaster]

Our gov. did the same thing with Egypt. They didn't call it a coup even that it was, we still give Egypt aid to this day.

[@informationretrieval5896]

Like a Boss!

[@thursdayherdman8394]

I will never, ever vote for that person! God bless Berta. Down with TPP!

[@Oldmanseenalot]

Career criminals will pay for their evil deeds......... someday soon ........

[@Hari-rp2ql]

truly horrible to imagine this political murder.. don't think the US public know any of this, but they instinctively know she works for powerful interests

[@martell203]

What happened to this Amy Goodman and ‘Democracy Now!’?

[@AymanB]

Isn't it boldly?

[@augurcybernaut4785]

Somewhere Mr Zilaya is smiling

[@kiko0523]

The english version of CIRH is IHRC < The mandate of the Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti (IHRC) shall be to conduct strategic planning and coordination and implement resources from bilateral and multilateral donors, non-governmental organizations, and the business sector, with all necessary transparency and accountability. The IHRC shall work to optimize the investments and contributions of these entities.> President Bill Clinton to serve as co-Chairs of the IHRC to help guide donor and other stakeholder investments to help Haiti realize its vision for a stable and prosperous future.

[@cindyweir9645]

We desperately need to oust the Clintons.

[@joejavacavalier2001]

Why was there a coop?

[@foreverstudentpilot]

AND people are still voting for Hillary---what is wrong with people of this country?

[@snoopy_peanuts_77]

+foreverstudentpilot low information....high opinion

[@BillKing8888]

I think Ms. Frank needs a synonym for "beautiful".

[@tommyodonovan3883]

"What you don't control is a threat." Anglo American Bankster Oligarchy

[@DieNetaDie]

cannot kill an idea

[@scasey1960]

And Hillary is an unstoppable presidential candidate. Why is Honduras of strategic importance at the expense of democracy?

[@maryfunes5517]

Mr Lorenz was an embarrassment as an USA ambassador when this happened. He defended Mr Zelaya from day one, because he was a friend of theirs before he was President . He knows that when they brought in Zelaya from Nicaragua / Salvador he was taken to the US Embassy and he knew he could not have him there so they asked Brasil´s Embassy to keep him. ( a firend of mine saw him there and could not believe his eyes ) And IT WAS LEGAL, if you read our constitution. So it was not a Coup

[@yeiou1]

The U.S. government gives aid to countries all over the world and I can't help but think that the purpose is not really to help that country but rather to keep them under the U.S. government's thumb

[@alexandraasbury9974]

+fuzzymath More "blame the US" bullsh*t. If we don't help, we're selfish jerks. If we do, we only want something. We've helped ppl all over the world to either escape or become liberated from fascism and communism. And this is what we get??

[@maggiemmoore]

Monsters in power here.

[@BobPDXz]

How many Countries is the US currently involved in now.

[@__-Victory-__]

Just amazing...people had better start paying attention or the United States of America is going to be just like...opps, too late.

[@ctsfiddler]

when is she not lying?

[@JoeCanuck74]

*The Guardian: "The School of Latin American Dictators" (November 19, 2010):* *When the elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, was dragged from his bed and flown out of the country in his pyjamas last year, it was no surprise to find that this classic coup was led by a graduate of the School of Americas, the notorious army training school in Fort Benning, Georgia. But General Vasquez was simply following a well-trodden path for autocrats in Honduras - after all, two of the country's most hated past dictators, Juan Melgar Castro and Policarpo Paz Garcia, had also attended the school.* More than 60,000 Latin American soldiers have been trained at the School of the Americas - among them, the some of the region's most notorious human rights abusers, such as Salvadoran death-squad leader Roberto D'Aubuisson. *In all, 11 dictators have attended its courses: men such as Argentine junta leader, Leopoldo Galtieri, infamously responsible for the "disappeared" and Guatemala's Efraín Ríos Montt, whose scorched earth campaign against indigenous villages, was classified as "genocide" by a UN-sponsored commission.* Founded in the Panama Canal Zone in 1948, it was originally named the Army Caribbean School. It was renamed the School of Americas in 1963, and a new curriculum was introduced, offering courses in counter-insurgency, military intelligence and psychological warfare. The school was moved to Fort Benning in 1984 and, in 2001, in an attempt to improve its image, its name was changed again to the Western Hemisphere Institute for Cooperation (WHINSEC). www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/18/us-military-usa

[@williamstephens5171]

wgas? what good comes from our involvement in honduras anyway? getting tired of the extreme left-only point of view.

[@tchoukiminer2620]

thank you for this program and so clearly presenting the facts around u.s. cruel manipulation in Latin America countries resulting in the barbaric and tragic assassination of such a tremendous activist, Berta Caceres.

[@intuit1639]

Obama's trips to Vietnam and Japan to Apologize for America!!!!SICKkkkkkk..

[@suza3675]

Bill Maher rocks! She couldn't stop this! Wasn't up,to her and who was the other senators who voted for It? She didn't make decisions she was the worker bee .....that's like saying a secretary is responsible for corporate losses.....so,petty.

[@survivormary1126]

#HillaryClinton #BiilClinton #ChelseaClinton I really hope people will pay attention. I have always been a Dem but no matter who you vote for, don't vote for this kind of evil.

[@Brentster1953]

What about bringing back an old American tradition, burning a witch at the stake? One humunguous bonfire?

[@Mr.Carter777]

Sanders2016 or Snake

[@melissah8415]

Just call the election and it's legitimate because we say so. Sounds like what she wants to do in this Presidential election!

[@Syncopator]

As much as I dislike Clinton, this story is poorly presented, and important contextual information is missing. And I've also seen it claimed that, "Zeleya tried to circumvent congress and change the constitution to eliminate his term limits. He was essentially trying to become a dictator with the help of Chavez. This act, according to their constitution, immediately strips one of their citizenship. Congress voted, and the supreme court approved the removal of Zelaya. At congress' request, the Military leaders removed Zelaya. A temporary president was put in, until elections could take place. The current president was elected into office via election of the people." And Juan Gonzales' interview with Clinton on the issue makes it look like Hillary pushed to NOT declare it a coup because it would withdraw US aid from the people of Honduras which would not be helpful to the situation. I personally don't know enough about the situation to be able to assess the validity of any of these claims, and Dana Frank's rampage against Clinton seems to be a bit too emotionally charged, or maybe she's just nervous about being on TV-- but it makes it hard to make sense out of any of this, and look like a quick and dirty hit piece. So if there's a story here, it may be a fascinating one, but I couldn't tell you what it is from any of this.

[@francefiliault2629]

It was illegal, the president never had a day in court and Hillary tried to push for another election trying to push things under the rug.

[@Syncopator]

+France Filiault I guess this gives it a little more context, but I'm still trying to sort it out with some help from here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Honduran_constitutional_crisis So Zelaya didn't want to leave, which was deemed illegal by the supreme court, a coup by the military removed Zelaya, and then the coup itself was deemed illegal because of the way he was deported, something the military did apparently to avoid violence. Clinton stuck our nose in to try to sort it out, avoiding calling it a coup in order to preserve US aid, and a bunch of other stuff happened-- a shady election? An interim government? Human rights violations? A big mess it would seem. But it's not clear to me exactly what was wrong if anything, with what Clinton did. Simply not call it a coup in order to keep US aid from being withdrawn? If that's the extent of it, the rationale seems reasonable, even if it's skating US law somewhat, the reasoning seems not malicious or self-serving or even particularly incompetent. I mean, it appears it was a complex situation and laws that don't take into account extenuating circumstances may not have been serving us well there. And was Obama on board with it? And it seems like an election could be a way to sort such a mess out, so that in itself doesn't seem to be the issue-- or was it something about how the election was implemented? The problem was the election was rammed through too hurriedly in an attempt to stabilize things more quickly?

[@sketchers987]

Is there an informative video on Obama's presidency?

[@Tadpoletofrogs]

R.I.P. Berta Caceres.

[@MochaMela]

There is now officially a dwarf inside Clinton's dress..

[@apope06]

THE ONLY LEGIT NEWS LEFT?

[@mimad57]

Nooo, lying?! That would a firs- ... oh wait *facepalm*