See more in Connor Williams's post on the NewsBusters blog.
Following Hillary Clinton’s first time engaging with the press in nearly a month, MSNBC predictably cheered her performance. Evidently 28 days is not enough of an opportunity to prepare for questions, because Thomas Roberts – host of MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts – lauded her brief few minutes with the press: “She was pretty great on the fly answering these questions. She didn't hedge on much of anything. And she buckled to the pressure of the fact that she has hasn't answered questions in a month.”
Of course, when she was asked whether the world was better off without Saddam Hussein, Clinton only said that she’d “made a mistake” without directly answering the question. Regarding the Clinton Foundation donations controversy, she only spoke of being proud of what it had accomplished. And, when asked about her relationship with Sidney Blumenthal, Mrs. Clinton simply discussed the importance of having friends in politics, without addressing the allegations. In light of all this, to say she didn’t hedge on anything might be a little bit of a stretch.