Bring Hillary back she is a fighter

by Makey, Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:35:50 PM EST

Matt Stoller at www.openleft.com nailed it today.

Today is the day that our weak nominee smeared a 4 star General who came out to surrogate for him.

Today is the day that tons and tons of people, stopped supporting actively Obama now. They share my fury at his curdling meek smear at Gen. Clark.

Not only Gen. Clark but Moveon.org today. Don't forget the 527's that he decided to dismantle two weeks. They are all gone now.

Our nominee is relying on a 'sophisticated nuanced' strategy that he hopes with a 30% turnout inrease in AA's will carry him to victory in November. That is it folks.

Turnout Turnout Turnout.

I want a leader with spine and balls and knows how to fight.
Today Obama decided that he would rather smear Gen. Clark than cover for him.
Hillary would never have apologized. Never. She is strong.

Obama has proved to me today that he is weak.

Don't you dare call me a TROLL. Scan my early diaries you can see, I was out Obama. One things gets me bad. It's Weakness. I hate it. Today Obama displayed it. What happened to the 'fight back' he promised. Sorry. That is 'nuanced'. www.openleft.com




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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 6)

Amen to that!

What Wesley Clark said was dead on. If Obama wants to hide and play coward then he might as well lay down while McCain tears him apart.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:39:18 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 2)

Huh?

What a troll diary.

You are talking about overthrowing the voting process?

Makey, props for pulling off your trollery, not so bad, not so bad.


by DemsLandslide2008 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:41:02 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 1)

I really mean it, I am sure you noticed I reced your diary earlier.

You got me fair and square, but tell Larry for me he still needs a haircut and a new identity.


by DemsLandslide2008 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:42:04 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (none / 0)

I am not "makey", you replied to the wrong comment.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:43:48 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 2)

protest too much, me thinks.


I'm as strong as a bull moose, and you can use me to the limit. - Teddy Roosevelt
by fogiv on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:51:40 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 8)

Deadenders are out in full force today.

It's great for the comedic relief.


Welcome to a landslide WITH white working class, latinos, women and holding on sweeties!!!
by spacemanspiff on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:44:27 PM EST
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please (2.00 / 1)

I beg of you to please stop using the deadenders term. Most of these people were never real Democrats or real supporters of Hillary Clinton.

deadenders makes you sound like shooter and rummie.


Washington Woman

Progressive Blue

by kevin22262 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:40:20 PM EST
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Re: please (2.00 / 1)

So now I'm not a real Democrat? Right.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 09:30:55 PM EST
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Try (none / 0)

reading my comment again.

Also, do you refer to yourself as a "deadender"?


Washington Woman

Progressive Blue

by kevin22262 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 09:37:13 PM EST
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Re: Try (none / 0)

No but your comment was in close proximity to others.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 10:12:30 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.00 / 1)

 Chair fail


by Mae Scott on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 09:16:38 AM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 1)

Been away most day. What are we talking about?

When the Wes Clark story broke, I said it was a stupid move/comment by him because it will come back to Obama. I also said that they would come back at Obama with how long you been in Iraq, does this mean your community service means no qualification to be president... blah blah.

I was HR/TR on that comment (wow a surprise , fully expect this one is going to be HR/Tr'd too) and lo behold yesterday I saw the McCain camp using the EXACT same language to hit back.

But what did Obama do today? That has you guys ticked?  


Rise / Repeat / But for god's sake don't spin!
by aliveandkickin on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:45:33 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 3)

Obama never promised strength and fight back. He always promised "post partisan", "talk with your enemy" (as though that hadn't already been tried countless times by people of good will, but no, his inexperienced arrogance has it otherwise), "it's not left or right, it's the past against the future...", he always promised weakness and capitulation on core Democratic Party principles like universal health care, so now you Obama supporters have him trashing MoveOn, trashing Wesley Clark, supporting the rape of privacy and civil liberties on wiretapping, and hiring fewer women and paying them less, etc., and you are stuck with your spineless candidate capitulating on everything you hold dear. Don't say we didn't warn you. True Progressives would have stood against Obama, but no, they rather indulge in a fantasy.

Clinton was the true liberal/progressive candidate, and she proved it by saying what she meant and standing by it. So you twisted her arm behind her back, demeaned and denounced her with flagrant lies about who she is, and now you are stuck with buyer's remorse. What crap.

You can TR me here, HR me here, ban me here. It makes no difference regarding the truth of the damnable, childish disregard for fact and wisdom that this insane American Idolatry over BO has been. You will have to face the consequences of that self indulgence when nothing you believe in is honored by BO, and you get trashed by him in the end. That's what you get for star worship, instead of honoring the quality candidate you had begging for your reasoned, mature support. Grow up. Obama told you all exactly what he would do, just look at his past. Now he is laughing at all your votes, donations, and slavish devotion.

I don't bother to read any replies after I post here, so don't expect any continuation of a discussion. I've had too much of pointless responding to stupidity here. You know where I stand, and I know where you stand, and whatever bonds once united us as Democrats are long gone, those bridges burned forever. And every day that you Obama supporters slander Clinton supporters as racists (so many of us are lifelong civil rights workers who have sacrificed untold costs for the cause) sets that division ever more in stone. Trashing us  with lies and garbage reconfirms that in fact, we are enemies, and will never work together again.


by 07rescue on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 11:54:13 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.00 / 1)

Goodbye, cruel world!  Oh wait, you won't read that.


And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.
by thatpurplestuff on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:36:15 AM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 3)

"Bring Hillary back..."

I didn't know we sent her away?

I think she is going to be out campaigning her backside off, for the Democratic Party?

Something you might consider?


On Nov 4th, we elected "the smart guy" and the world celebrated!
by WashStateBlue on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:40:08 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (none / 0)

lol.....

She just can't catch a break , can she ?


Educated in a small town Taught to fear Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another born romantic that's me.
by lori on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:41:25 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 6)

LOL!!!

Wait, what are we laughing at?


Welcome to a landslide WITH white working class, latinos, women and holding on sweeties!!!
by spacemanspiff on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:43:32 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (none / 0)

My comment was trollish in any way.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:45:20 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.40 / 10)

Your commentS (plural) are trollish.

You are a deadender and your rants are increasingly annoying and not funny. Get over it sweetie, the primary is over.


Welcome to a landslide WITH white working class, latinos, women and holding on sweeties!!!
by spacemanspiff on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:47:15 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.40 / 5)

Sweetie? I'm not a woman, looks like you need a new brain as well.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:49:15 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 8)

New brain?

How about you get your first life sweetie.


Welcome to a landslide WITH white working class, latinos, women and holding on sweeties!!!
by spacemanspiff on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:53:57 PM EST
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There is no need to taunt the deadenders (2.00 / 1)

Why sink to that level?


by activatedbybush on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:03:46 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 2)

Troll-rated for the sexism. You seem to think that "sweetie" should only refer to women.


by Aris Katsaris2 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:05:53 PM EST
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Did Barack ever... (2.00 / 1)

call any MEN sweetie?


by Ed J on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:17:46 PM EST
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Re: Did Barack ever... (none / 0)

I'm a dude and I've been called sweetie plenty of times by older women.  Apparently I should have been offended or something.


by Can I Haz Moar Snark on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:34:00 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (none / 0)

Oh and Change your sig Line, because Obama/Clark is never going to happen.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:47:18 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.50 / 10)

You the sig. line police?

I can tell by your naive posts that you are buying into the right wing framing.

What can you expect from a deadender who worships at the house that Larry and his bowl haircut built. Maybe you can fin Obama's REAL birth certificate. I hear SoCal has troll intern positions.


Welcome to a landslide WITH white working class, latinos, women and holding on sweeties!!!
by spacemanspiff on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:55:32 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 0)

Seriously....?

Bring her back...?

Where did she go...?


McCain/Palin... even scarier than Bush/Cheney... and that's saying something!
by JenKinFLA on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:45:26 PM EST

Is this snark? (2.00 / 5)

If not, this diary is incredibly pathetic.


Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.
by sricki on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:49:49 PM EST

Re: Is this snark? (1.50 / 2)

Oh i'm sorry. You prefer the 'nuanced' approach right.


by Makey on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:51:50 PM EST
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Re: Is this snark? (none / 0)

So it is Snark?

Im confused........


by DemsLandslide2008 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:53:45 PM EST
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Re: Is this snark? (2.00 / 2)

She prefers the sane, reasonable approach.

Obama's comment about the betray-us add is no different than Wes Clark's denunciation of that ad. Yet, no one seems to recall that.

And, Clark was right to do so. That ad was just so tacky and idiotic.

Regarding Obama's "rejection" of Clark's statement, first of all, it was technically a statement from Bill Burton, not Obama. So, we still don't have any direct response from Obama, so I think this transparently hyperdramatic outrage is ridiculous.  Secondly, given the press had already framed Clark's statement as an attack on McCain's service, it's not all that surprising that the campaign's default reaction is to create some distance. Personally, I would have preferred the campaign let Clark himself respond and revise the framing before official comment. But, I'm not terribly offended by the statement from Burton because I understand that the campaign just wanted this story to disappear so that Obama's patriotism speech would receive more coverage.


by DPW on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:04:42 PM EST
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Re: Is this snark? (none / 0)

As compared to your sledgehammer hyperbole, yeah probably that would be better?


On Nov 4th, we elected "the smart guy" and the world celebrated!
by WashStateBlue on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:14:08 PM EST
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Re: Is this snark? (2.00 / 1)

Even if snark, it still sucks.  :)


I'm as strong as a bull moose, and you can use me to the limit. - Teddy Roosevelt
by fogiv on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:53:27 PM EST
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Saying that Obama smeared Clark (2.00 / 1)

is a little too much; he effectively threw Clark under the bus though by not defending him.

Obama is getting roasted by our friends in the blogosphere; however, this strategy of throwing leftish elements of this party under the bus only works if the American public starting to see him as less of a liberal.  So far, he's stuck in the worst of both worlds: he's actually a "moderate" that gets seen by Americans as politically "liberal."


by Blazers Edge on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:59:05 PM EST

What's the point? (2.00 / 2)

He have nominated someone fair and square.  You might not agree with their political style, but you must agree that they are better on the issues that matter.  If you don't, then why are you here?  Why are you interested in discussing the best way to move a progressive agenda forward?  What is the point?

Let's pause for a reality check.  Hillary Clinton is not going to be the nominee for President this year.   We have the best opportunity in over 75 years to elect a democrat to the white house.   Are you going to walk away from that opportunity?


by activatedbybush on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 06:59:30 PM EST

Re: What's the point? (2.00 / 2)

That's the right question:  " We have the best opportunity in over 75 years to elect a democrat to the white house.   Are you going to walk away from that opportunity?"  Most Dems are on the bus.  Some feel they are under the bus.  
If you engage, point out the pros and cons, you will get more Dem support for Obama.  
Purity! Or else!
by ChitownDenny on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:11:56 PM EST
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Re: What's the point? (none / 0)

75 years?

What about the FDR years? Those were literally guaranteed DEM wins.


by bsavage on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:12:13 PM EST
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Ammended (2.00 / 1)

Best chance to succeed a GOP administration since 1932.


by activatedbybush on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:13:07 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (none / 0)

Obama's campaign said he "rejected" Clark's comments.
Try to explain how that is "smearing" Clark?

Do you actually think Clark went on national TV and went off message? Please. He did exactly what the Obama campaign asked him to do, and he knew exactly what would happen when he did it.


"Who are you for? That is the wrong question. It should be who is for you?" HRC
by skohayes on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:10:13 PM EST

Re: "Don't you dare call me a TROLL." (2.00 / 1)

Please comment substantially, or just don't comment at all.
Thank you.
Purity! Or else!
by ChitownDenny on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:18:45 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 1)

He fights to much
He doesn't fight enough
He's to Liberal
He too centrist

Oh the schizophrenia


Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.
by jsfox on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:20:18 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.00 / 3)

If Obama can't take the heat he should get out of the kitchen, as they say for good reason!


by trixta on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:22:26 PM EST

"Don't you dare call me a TROLL" (1.00 / 1)

Okay...  How about I just call you a farce?  (I tried to use all-caps, but I just can't stoop that low.)


I am not a crook!
by username on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:23:49 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (none / 0)

Um, you're kidding right?

Here's what Obama said today:

"For those like John McCain who have endured physical torment in service to our country -- no further proof of such sacrifice is necessary," Obama said. "And let me also add that no one should ever devalue that service, especially for the sake of a political campaign, and that goes for supporters on both sides."

No one should be dishonoring anyone's service in the military, unless that person did something wrong.

What Wesley Clark said was accurate, what Obama had to do was make it clear that he doesn't in any way dishonor the service of McCain, while at the same time allowing Clark to speak on his own.

Clark wasn't dishonoring or devaluing McCain's service (what the media was trying to push), so Obama had to get in front of the issue quickly.


by RussTC3 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:32:48 PM EST

From a non-Obama fan (none / 0)

Obama did the right thing by rejecting Clark's comments. That was dumb on Clark's part to attack a person that made such a huge sacrifice for his country.

I may not care for Obama but I think this was a smart move on his part.


by soyousay on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:40:29 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (1.33 / 3)

So was the Confederacy.
Face it. Neither Hillary nor the South shall rise again.
by Beren on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:42:29 PM EST

Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 2)

Hillary is not going to rise again. Twit. She's the second most important person in the party and she'll be around for twenty years.


by ottovbvs on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:49:38 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (none / 0)

Hillary is not going to rise again. Twit. She's the second most important person in the party and she'll be around for twenty years.


by ottovbvs on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:50:47 PM EST
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Hillary is not going to rise again. Twit. (1.00 / 1)

Talking to yourself again, I see. It's a habit of losers.


by Beren on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 09:28:21 PM EST
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Re: Bring Hillary back she is a fighter (2.00 / 1)

Actually Clark wasn't far off the mark but it was probably a dumb move saying it. At the end of the day one has to deplore attacks on McCains service. I know the Republicans let this genie out of the bottle by swiftboating Kerry but right is still right. McCain has so many other negs to go after why try to dismiss his service because you know the media and the Repugs were all over this. Obama didn't handle it brilliantly to be honest, he could have lauded McCains service without throwing Clark under a bus. Either way it will be fish wrap in a day or two. People have much more important things to think about.


by ottovbvs on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 07:48:03 PM EST

Obama needs to pick his fights (2.00 / 1)

No matter how right Clark was, this is a battle that Obama - especially because of the craziness about Americans questioning his patriotism - can never win. If he would have supported Clark full bore, then the narrative would have been that Obama was demeaning McCain's POW experience.


by highgrade on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:20:46 PM EST

He needs to stick by his allies more (none / 0)

he is too quick to distance himself from people. I conservative I know stopped liking Obama after he distanced himself from Wright.


by catfish2 on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:34:27 PM EST
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Re: He needs to stick by his allies more (1.50 / 2)

Does anyone listening to your PUMA-worshipping ramblings anymore?


by Can I Haz Moar Snark on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 08:40:39 PM EST
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Oh, aliveandkickin - you are so awesome! (1.00 / 2)

Don't you dare call me a TROLL. Scan my early diaries you can see, I was out Obama.

"Early diaries?"  Alive, this one of your sockpuppets has only posted three diaries, and has only been around for less than three weeks!  You gotta do better than that, buddy!

And then you hop in less than an hour later as "yourself," and post:

Been away most day. What are we talking about?

Smooth, alive, real smooth!

;D


by spunkmeyer on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 09:03:47 PM EST

Re: Oh, aliveandkickin - you are so awesome! (none / 0)

Good catch spunk.


by venician on Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 12:37:18 AM EST
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