Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:31 AM

Why does Team Hillary ALWAYS take the low road

When asked about concern at Team Clinton about Sanders' surge, McCaskill responds:

"No, I think the media is giving Bernie a pass right now.
I very rarely read in any coverage of Bernie that he's a socialist."

She is using the term "Socialist" in the same manner as the right wing.......as a slur.

Reminds me of her campaign against President Obama.

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Why does Team Hillary ALWAYS take the low road (Original post)	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	OP
It's called politics	BeyondGeography	Jun 2015	#1
i think you are helping th OP make the point	rufus dog	Jun 2015	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#17
75 is right	fadedrose	Jun 2015	#149
it gets even worse from McCaskill	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#3
Yup. McCaskill can go pound sand with rhetoric like that...	truebrit71	Jun 2015	#66
And this person will be high up in Hillary's administration	erronis	Jun 2015	#78
yeah, equating Sanders' popularity to Ron Paul's ran it's course here on DU..	frylock	Jun 2015	#82
as his numbers inch ever upward	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#91
Clinton's internal polling is spurring this, I'm sure.	frylock	Jun 2015	#92
Wait till the PUMAs come out of hiding. n/t	RoccoR5955	Jun 2015	#126
2015: too many crowds = unrepresentative exremism	MisterP	Jun 2015	#119
Bernie is probably organizing mobs to enforce his extreme views	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#121
"always"...in caps none the less	Sheepshank	Jun 2015	#4
I keep hoping she won't, but she ALWAYS does......	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#5
McCaskill was the one talking according to your post	Sheepshank	Jun 2015	#7
She's surrogate for her campaign	Robbins	Jun 2015	#9
she is a Clinton surrogate	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#11
ahhhh...so every "surrogate" every single time	Sheepshank	Jun 2015	#18
Clinton doesn't say much, so don't hold your breath.	frylock	Jun 2015	#83
old, used up talking point. But it suits the narrative for some.	Sheepshank	Jun 2015	#95
It suits the reality..	frylock	Jun 2015	#134
Unless the clinton campaign dismisses the comment, its accepted by them.	7962	Jun 2015	#99
ohhh, no that's not how it works.	Sheepshank	Jun 2015	#103
Bernie's racism? Good lord.	7962	Jun 2015	#106
it was bullshit...right?	Sheepshank	Jun 2015	#110
No, I meant that I'd missed that one. i thought you were kidding!! That happened?	7962	Jun 2015	#114
Did you intend for this post to be unintelligible?	hedda_foil	Jun 2015	#118
perhpas its the reading comprehension that is the issue?	Sheepshank	Jun 2015	#122
Nah, it's the writer's writing. nt	hedda_foil	Jun 2015	#124
Plausible deniability	awoke_in_2003	Jun 2015	#136
OP reminds me of campaign against Obama	SCantiGOP	Jun 2015	#64
That's what conservatives do. n/t	QC	Jun 2015	#6
77% of sitting Democratic senators have endorsed HRC. Is she responsible for everything they say?	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#8
no, she's a Clinton surrogate, doin' the talk show rounds	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#12
I separate myself from her comments but I don't separate that she is responsible...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#27
Exactly. Just like 100% of Lemmings endorse the cliff they jump off of, it's not	jtuck004	Jun 2015	#70
I wish I was vain enough to dismiss everybody who disagrees with me as a nincompoop.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#80
Well, those are your words and thoughts, and I presume you have a reason. Not my meaning	jtuck004	Jun 2015	#129
They don't.In this case, the media IS giving Bernie a pass.The moment he's the frontrunner the media	Hekate	Jun 2015	#10
So you think Bernie is	aspirant	Jun 2015	#112
figure of speech, as I'm sure you know. What I know about you is that you will bop around...	Hekate	Jun 2015	#127
"I'm sure you know"	aspirant	Jun 2015	#131
Shit like this is why Team Hillary lost in 2008.	backscatter712	Jun 2015	#13
+1, yep. It's very weird. I usually want to see both sides as	Marr	Jun 2015	#24
Exactly.	HooptieWagon	Jun 2015	#26
So is Bernie responsible for everything Cornell West has said or will say?	dsc	Jun 2015	#14
Heh	PeaceNikki	Jun 2015	#15
he is not a surrogate for Bernie's campaign n/t	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#19
why is she one if he isn't	dsc	Jun 2015	#25
get back with me when Cornell West does the news show circuit spouting Team Bernie talking points.	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#28
my point is how do you know they are team Clinton talking points?	dsc	Jun 2015	#34
Because this ain't my first time at the Rodeo	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#38
I'm sure it's merely a coincidence that the exact talking point wormed it's way through DU this week	frylock	Jun 2015	#86
This message was self-deleted by its author	frylock	Jun 2015	#135
And here come the accusations	Aerows	Jun 2015	#143
I am sure FOX will have Corny West on to crap on the president...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#39
so not only is he "too liberal"....	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#41
You are confused	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#44
What part of what I said was untrue? n/t	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#45
I didn't say you were being untruthful. I said you were confused. They aren't mutually exclusive.	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#47
speaking the truth is not usually described as an attribute of "confusion"	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#57
I didn't live Dylann Roof's life but I can dismiss him as a cretinous homocidal racist...	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#58
Really? making a comparison between understanding Cornell West and understanding Dylan Roof?	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#59
The suggestion that we can dismiss everything a person says	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#60
I am not African-American	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#63
Isn't that a rather parochial view, that we can only judge people of our own group?	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#85
not in this case....	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#90
Who gives a shite if President Obama didn't meet Cornel's expectations.	Cha	Jun 2015	#137
O'Reilly said that because bernie didnt spin his answers.	7962	Jun 2015	#104
she has merely endorsed her, just like West did him.	Ichingcarpenter	Jun 2015	#61
Well done +1000	leftynyc	Jun 2015	#20
At least McCAskill didn't call Bernie an emasculated man and the n word the way Corny called Obama	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#31
Cornell West officially working for the Bernie Sanders campaign?	Rex	Jun 2015	#33
is McCaskell employed by Clinton	dsc	Jun 2015	#35
Claire McCaskill officially working for the Hillary Clinton campaign?	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#42
^THIS^..	misterhighwasted	Jun 2015	#48
Well done!	hrmjustin	Jun 2015	#74
Doesn't matter. Bernie has the high road.	mmonk	Jun 2015	#16
Your concern is noted, McCaskill.	HappyMe	Jun 2015	#21
Doesnt she have some more corporations to help sell us out to?	bunnies	Jun 2015	#22
Who's next on the list of Hillary's surrogates to increase contributions for Bernie????	tokenlib	Jun 2015	#23
Hillary isn't worried about Bernie.	misterhighwasted	Jun 2015	#50
Thats why she wants to get right at those extra debates. Bernie requested. nt	Snotcicles	Jun 2015	#56
Yup. Amxious to hear his Brady Bill defense	misterhighwasted	Jun 2015	#93
When was that Brady Bill going through congress 1992-1993? nt	Snotcicles	Jun 2015	#94
he didn't like the 5 day waiting period	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#96
Hillary will never go there on guns if she is smart. nt	Snotcicles	Jun 2015	#115
Nah, it's just her surrogates that are worried.	frylock	Jun 2015	#88
Because they are Team Hillary.	99Forever	Jun 2015	#29
Why does HIllary seem to take more shit at Democratic Underground than most rightwing	randys1	Jun 2015	#30
I can't speak for everyone else	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#43
I can't speak for everyone else	DemocratSinceBirth	Jun 2015	#51
+1...nt	SidDithers	Jun 2015	#54
Because she is a major factor in the erosion of women's rights.	ieoeja	Jun 2015	#73
Note responses on this thread and find me the high road there.	nolabear	Jun 2015	#32
So Candidate Hillary can take the high one. n/t	hughee99	Jun 2015	#36
So. Its obvious Hillary wont even try for single payer.	bunnies	Jun 2015	#37
Why are they always generalizing? n/t	Orsino	Jun 2015	#40
It's all boilerplate DLC, right out of the DLC playbook. Oh hey thats right the Clinton foundation	Snotcicles	Jun 2015	#46
exactly, Bernie's porridge is too cold, the Republican porridge is too hot	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#49
Talk about a third party, kind of shimmied some where in between, so we can drift with the wind. nt	Snotcicles	Jun 2015	#52
McCaskill is on Team McCaskill. I won't hang this on Team Hillary.	Buns_of_Fire	Jun 2015	#53
You've described it fairly accurately	tkmorris	Jun 2015	#67
Thank you. I manage to occasionally hit something within the foul lines.	Buns_of_Fire	Jun 2015	#123
It's the third way of doing things, which many have adopted.	Zorra	Jun 2015	#55
McCaskill	Enthusiast	Jun 2015	#62
Claire McCaskill Is A Follower, NOT A Leader...	ChiciB1	Jun 2015	#65
Good! She spoke the truth.	leftofcool	Jun 2015	#68
Claire McCaskill is NOT part of "Team Hillary"	George II	Jun 2015	#69
then again, maybe she is...	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#72
Team Clinton has a long-established record	hifiguy	Jun 2015	#71
Neither do I hear the media refer to the fact McCaskill is a DINO.	EndElectoral	Jun 2015	#75
Errr.... McCaskill endorsed Obama	Ino	Jun 2015	#76
True, and now she is campaigning for Hillary	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#81
Wow the outrage she pledge herself to Hillary Pac 2 yrs ago....	Historic NY	Jun 2015	#77
Because they saw it work for Republicans in the 90s....	Spitfire of ATJ	Jun 2015	#79
Language: A Key Mechanism of Control	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#87
McCaskill is an idiot. Actually, the media should be exposing O'Malley more. They seem to be doing	still_one	Jun 2015	#84
Because they have absolutely nothing except a cult of personality	LittleBlue	Jun 2015	#89
Whats different for the past 25 yrs? Thats standard operating procedure for them	7962	Jun 2015	#97
You can almost see the disdain dripping off the word "socialist"	tularetom	Jun 2015	#98
When Bernie proves that it isn't a dirty word.....	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#101
They are now playing the race card every day as well	Doctor_J	Jun 2015	#100
what are you referring to?	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#105
Yup. It's sad that Clinton supporters are perfectly fine with such skeevy tactics	LondonReign2	Jun 2015	#116
She's just highlighting Hillary and Bernie's common affection for Saul Alinsky.	CanadaexPat	Jun 2015	#102
which team are you on'? n/t	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#117
Just pointing out that Hillary's has taken heat for being radical before...it's a bit disingenuous	CanadaexPat	Jun 2015	#120
If this is a slur, why is Bernie calling himself a socialists? He is slurring himself.	Thinkingabout	Jun 2015	#107
the difference is.......	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#109
If it isn't a problem for Bernie to hold on to his socialists positions, then it isn't a problem	Thinkingabout	Jun 2015	#132
Have you ever followed a US election before?	BainsBane	Jun 2015	#139
This kind of "hardball" is a sign of weakness	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#141
Because they aren't on their way to Scotland...	Fumesucker	Jun 2015	#108
I've always wanted to go to Scotland.....	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#111
As long as you don't mind getting there before Hillary n/t	Fumesucker	Jun 2015	#113
same reason that Democrats are compelled to debate personalities rather than policies...	LanternWaste	Jun 2015	#125
I used always because she ALWAYS sinks to this level eventually	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#128
And yet, on this very thread, are the people who are most	BrotherIvan	Jun 2015	#130
Deja vu	CTBlueboy	Jun 2015	#133
The fact is for most Americans, at least of a certain age,	BainsBane	Jun 2015	#138
and so was liberal, to a lesser degree	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#142
Exactly. Wait till the OP sees how low the Republicans can get. eom	treestar	Jun 2015	#146
the republicans are children	virtualobserver	Jun 2015	#148
Bernie just declared as a Dem for this	4_TN_TITANS	Jun 2015	#140
In the short run, it's easy to run downhill. What they forget	Exilednight	Jun 2015	#144
they are giving him a pass...	lame54	Jun 2015	#145
Ms. McCaskill took the low road indeed.	Betty Karlson	Jun 2015	#147

Response to virtualobserver (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 10:41 AM

BeyondGeography (36,528 posts)

1. It's called politics

Fight back. Ask her what established forms of socialism she's against in this country, e.g. Here's a good list:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/29/1078852/-75-Ways-Socialism-Has-Improved-America#

Why does Team Hillary ALWAYS take the low road

1. It's called politics

2. i think you are helping th OP make the point

149. 75 is right

3. it gets even worse from McCaskill

66. Yup. McCaskill can go pound sand with rhetoric like that...

78. And this person will be high up in Hillary's administration

82. yeah, equating Sanders' popularity to Ron Paul's ran it's course here on DU..

91. as his numbers inch ever upward

92. Clinton's internal polling is spurring this, I'm sure.

126. Wait till the PUMAs come out of hiding. n/t

119. 2015: too many crowds = unrepresentative exremism

121. Bernie is probably organizing mobs to enforce his extreme views

4. "always"...in caps none the less

5. I keep hoping she won't, but she ALWAYS does......

7. McCaskill was the one talking according to your post

9. She's surrogate for her campaign

11. she is a Clinton surrogate

18. ahhhh...so every "surrogate" every single time

83. Clinton doesn't say much, so don't hold your breath.

95. old, used up talking point. But it suits the narrative for some.

134. It suits the reality..

99. Unless the clinton campaign dismisses the comment, its accepted by them.

103. ohhh, no that's not how it works.

106. Bernie's racism? Good lord.

110. it was bullshit...right?

114. No, I meant that I'd missed that one. i thought you were kidding!! That happened?

118. Did you intend for this post to be unintelligible?

122. perhpas its the reading comprehension that is the issue?

124. Nah, it's the writer's writing. nt

136. Plausible deniability

64. OP reminds me of campaign against Obama

6. That's what conservatives do. n/t

8. 77% of sitting Democratic senators have endorsed HRC. Is she responsible for everything they say?

12. no, she's a Clinton surrogate, doin' the talk show rounds

27. I separate myself from her comments but I don't separate that she is responsible...

70. Exactly. Just like 100% of Lemmings endorse the cliff they jump off of, it's not

80. I wish I was vain enough to dismiss everybody who disagrees with me as a nincompoop.

129. Well, those are your words and thoughts, and I presume you have a reason. Not my meaning

10. They don't.In this case, the media IS giving Bernie a pass.The moment he's the frontrunner the media

112. So you think Bernie is

127. figure of speech, as I'm sure you know. What I know about you is that you will bop around...

131. "I'm sure you know"

13. Shit like this is why Team Hillary lost in 2008.

24. +1, yep. It's very weird. I usually want to see both sides as

26. Exactly.

14. So is Bernie responsible for everything Cornell West has said or will say?

15. Heh

19. he is not a surrogate for Bernie's campaign n/t

25. why is she one if he isn't

28. get back with me when Cornell West does the news show circuit spouting Team Bernie talking points.

34. my point is how do you know they are team Clinton talking points?

38. Because this ain't my first time at the Rodeo

86. I'm sure it's merely a coincidence that the exact talking point wormed it's way through DU this week

143. And here come the accusations

39. I am sure FOX will have Corny West on to crap on the president...

41. so not only is he "too liberal"....

44. You are confused

45. What part of what I said was untrue? n/t

47. I didn't say you were being untruthful. I said you were confused. They aren't mutually exclusive.

57. speaking the truth is not usually described as an attribute of "confusion"

58. I didn't live Dylann Roof's life but I can dismiss him as a cretinous homocidal racist...

59. Really? making a comparison between understanding Cornell West and understanding Dylan Roof?

60. The suggestion that we can dismiss everything a person says

63. I am not African-American

85. Isn't that a rather parochial view, that we can only judge people of our own group?

90. not in this case....

137. Who gives a shite if President Obama didn't meet Cornel's expectations.

104. O'Reilly said that because bernie didnt spin his answers.

61. she has merely endorsed her, just like West did him.

20. Well done +1000

31. At least McCAskill didn't call Bernie an emasculated man and the n word the way Corny called Obama

33. Cornell West officially working for the Bernie Sanders campaign?

35. is McCaskell employed by Clinton

42. Claire McCaskill officially working for the Hillary Clinton campaign?

48. ^THIS^..

74. Well done!

16. Doesn't matter. Bernie has the high road.

21. Your concern is noted, McCaskill.

22. Doesnt she have some more corporations to help sell us out to?