# Why do people hate Hillary Clinton?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-hillary-clinton/503688>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 20, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-hillary-clinton/503688 "2009-07-20T23:14:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-hillary-clinton/503688/61 "2009-07-23T16:43:56Z")

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The most lucid answer to the OP’s question that I’ve ever heard is this:

**Hillary Clinton reminds a lot of people of their own mother-in-law.**

Going back over all the people saying she’s abrasive, that she talks down to people, that she has a big ego, is a ball-busting bitch, etc. etc. makes so much more sense when taken in that context.

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**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-hillary-clinton/503688/62 "2009-07-23T18:11:27Z")

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> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> The most lucid answer to the OP’s question that I’ve ever heard is this:
> 
> **Hillary Clinton reminds a lot of people of their own mother-in-law.**
> 
> Going back over all the people saying she’s abrasive, that she talks down to people, that she has a big ego, is a ball-busting bitch, etc. etc. makes so much more sense when taken in that context.

I don’t know. She reminds me of my ex-wife, whose mom was all right in my book.

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