Bill Clinton's BLM Meltdown -- #BlackLivesMatter -- Continuing Story

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Clinton Confronted by #BlackLives Advocates, Scolds Protesters Like Children



Ongoing news and analysis of Bill's #BlackLives Meltdown.

Key Development:
Internet taking note as Bill Clinton cites black crime to justify failed police and prison policies

Key Moment:
Bill Clinton: 'I Almost Want to Apologize' for Exchange With Black Lives Matter

Recommended Article:
Things Just Got Intense Between Bill Clinton and BLM

Raw Video:
Bill Clinton BERATES Philly Black Lives Matter Protesters

LOL/Ouch:
Van Jones: The "Big Dawg" just peed on the carpet with this one...defending "super predator" language is WRONG!

BREAKING:
Bill Clinton Is 'Almost' Sorry for Being Defensive and Condescending to Black Lives Matter Protesters

OPINION:
Bill Clinton's Black Lives Matter Comments Were Revealingly Honest

Russell Simmons:
Bill Clinton you owe the black community and black lives matter an apology

Life:
Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Law Is Kicking Up To 1 Million People Off Food Stamps

Leading Voice:
★ Michelle Alexander Responds to Bill Clinton's Attack on #BlackLivesMatter

Don Lemon Show:
Van Jones and Angela Rye Rebuke Bill Clinton over #BlackLivesMatter Meltdown

Good Read:
Alicia Garza: Bill Clinton's shameless answer to Black Lives Matter protesters

Benjamin Dixon Show:
Bill Clinton Caught Being Bill Clinton

Ben Jealous:
Bill Clinton just did to an entire generation what he did to Sister Souljah a generation ago

Sharpton:
Bill Clinton ‘Lecturing’ Black Lives Matter Protesters Was ‘Inappropriate’

Real News:
Protesters Highlight Bill Clinton's Legacy of Expanding Mass Incarceration

Eddie Glaude:
Response to protest shows Bill is two-faced on America's race problems

Boots Riley:
Bill Clinton isn’t the first person to blame ‘black-on-black crime’ for higher poverty and prison rates

[TheSarcastinator]

1. look at that finger pointing arrogance!

Put it back in your pants, Bill. It's ugly.

[Jackilope]

28. Reminds me of Hillary's finger pointed at GreenPeace activist

They just aren't accustomed to being called out. You would never see them point and get angry at the moneyed elites and Wall Street crooks, though. There is nothing a few bucks in the ol' foundation can't overlook.

Third Way Con Artists.

[Cheese Sandwich]

37. This for sure. They would never poke their fingers at their rich donors and pals

Even if they disagreed.

[Cheese Sandwich]

38. Related: Bill Clinton Is 'Almost' Sorry for Being Defensive and Condescending to Black Lives Matter

On Friday, Bill Clinton admitted he was almost sorry about arguing with Black Lives Matter protesters this week over his and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s hand in creating America’s mass incarceration problem. However, as Brandy once sang, almost doesn’t count.

During an appearance at Penn State, the former POTUS pulled out his best folksy charm to make up for how racist and condescending he sounded just 24 hours before in Philadelphia. Via NBC News:

http://theslot.jezebel.com/bill-clinton-is-almost-sorry-for-being-defensive-and-co-1769922859

[Cheese Sandwich]

41. Body Slam: Bill Clinton's Black Lives Matter Comments Were Revealingly Honest

...But what was so awesome about his rant was the fact that, for once, we got to see under the veneer of white, liberal political correctness — we got to see a white person with power who's done real harm to our community say what he truly believes. And as a black person, there's nothing I appreciate more than white people being upfront and honest about their problematic beliefs.

While conservatives often make no bones about being openly xenophobic and racist, there's something unsettling about the way many white liberals interact with people of color. Often, liberals are so well-versed on the polite conventions of respectable and appropriate speech that they can become talking-point robots rather than individuals who have their own set of beliefs. This applies to how straight liberals often address the LGBTQ community, how upper- and upper-middle-class people address the poor, and how white people address people of color. There's nothing scarier for a minority than not really knowing what the person across from them actually thinks about their intrinsic worth and their fight against oppression. Bill Clinton, a man we in the black community have faithfully supported for decades while being actively ignored by presidential candidates or used as fodder to advance racist stereotypes for political gain (e.g., Ronald Reagan's "welfare queens&quot , has finally revealed himself in all his glory — and it was an absolutely amazing sight to behold.
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Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/bill-clintons-black-lives-matter-comments-were-revealingly-honest-20160408

[Cheese Sandwich]

50. Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Law Is Kicking Up To 1 Million People Off Food Stamps

Clinton touted the supposed benefits of the law this week.

“These totally unnecessary cuts would increase demand on the nation’s charitable food system at a time when food banks and other hunger-relief groups are stretched to meet sustained high need,” Diana Aviv, CEO of Feeding America, a national nonprofit that supports food banks, said Friday.

Usually billed as a “work requirement,” the limit on benefits was part of the landmark welfare reform law Clinton signed after campaigning for president on the promise to “end welfare as we know it.” Clinton touted the law’s benefits in response to protesters at an event on Thursday.

“They say the welfare reform bill increased poverty,” Clinton said. “Then why did we have the largest drop in African-American poverty in history when I was president? The largest in history.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-clinton-welfare-reform_us_5707e023e4b0447a7dbc2a9b?xnd5enjd1ihi1kyb9

[JoeyT]

55. How can you be "almost sorry"?

Either you're sorry, or you aren't. Is he almost sorry because it's blowing up in his face? That's called not being sorry.

I wish someone had asked him how close to being sorry he was. "Are you at least 3/5ths sorry?"

[noiretextatique]

60. Depends on what the definition of is is. Eom

[Kalidurga]

75. Ouch that's gonna leave a mark

Bill might wanna put some ice on that.

[Cheese Sandwich]

82. Not as sorry as I am about voting for him

in the primaries at least.

[pdsimdars]

43. I'm thinking it's not the finger most of us would be pointing at them.

[Press Virginia]

2. They should know better than to interrupt Massa when he talkin

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. Thus all the bleating about the Vatican issue.

Anything to deflect the attention of black voters from this horrific performance, just ahead of the NY primary.

[Press Virginia]

7. I'm surprised Hillary didn't hold a presser in Harlem

to explain why "baby daddy talking cray cray"

[Lizzie Poppet]

10. Given her "musical chairs" accent shifting...

...it may be only a matter of time.

[Press Virginia]

23. Probably watching a Madea movie and

working with Chelsea as we speak

[me b zola]

35. ...

[disillusioned73]

13. lol..

that made me giggle, thanx

[pdsimdars]

44. Never ceases to amaze me how creative DU people are. That is hillarious.

[Kalidurga]

3. It looks like #PopeGate is more important to some people here than #HoodGate

If I had been a Clinton fan that would have ended it right there and I would make a public announcement to boot. I sure as heck wouldn't be putting up #PopeGate posts instead. But, Camp Weather-vane is fine and dandy with this outrageous display of racism. Yeah I am going to say it. Telling these protesters they are providing aid and comfort to murderers is racist and it's ugly as hell.

[noiretextatique]

73. Kind of a Bill specialty

I am not sure it will be as effective now as it was in the 90s.

[Cheese Sandwich]

5. Fact-checking Bill Clinton’s Philly defense of his controversial crime bill: Mostly FALSE

http://www.politifact.com/pennsylvania/statements/2016/apr/08/bill-clinton/fact-checking-bill-clintons-philly-defense-his-con/

[pdsimdars]

45. You should post this as its own OP. Really, do it.

[BillZBubb]

6. Clintonian Condescension. It's a family trait.

Now that they got what they wanted from the black vote, the real Clintons come out.

Everyone should have learned from their campaign against Obama.

[Cheese Sandwich]

87. There does see to be a serious pattern here. It's like whenever they let their guard down and show

who they really are.

[Cheese Sandwich]

8. Shareable images for continuing internet coverage of Bill's Meltdown

[roguevalley]

18. god, he looks mad. It doesn't pay to cross the king

[Cheese Sandwich]

20. superpredator gif

[Cheese Sandwich]

36. The "Big Dawg" just peed on the carpet with this one.

The "Big Dawg" just peed on the carpet with this one. @billclinton defending "super predator" language is WRONG!



https://twitter.com/VanJones68/status/718262020936724483

hat tip

[Cheese Sandwich]

46. Extreme finger pointing

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49. Russell Simmons

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63. 2016 vs. 1992

[morningfog]

9. I like when he told the "girl" to shut up because Africans are black and there is a HIllary store

in Tanzania.

[Press Virginia]

11. oh massa bill, will you splain to all of us about africa

maybe start with all those people in Rwanda you did nothing to help?

[Cheese Sandwich]

12. Ouch. Not his finest hour.

[Mike__M]

51. And here I thought

the Hillary store was on Wall Street. I feel so dumb.

[jfern]

58. That would be too obvious. The Clinton Foundation is located almost a full block away.

[Punkingal]

14. I just watched it again...he was so angry and red-faced.

[Cheese Sandwich]

15. Bill Refuses to Apologize

Bill Clinton ‘Almost Wants to Apologize’ to Black Lives Protester
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/04/08/bill-clinton-almost-wants-to-apologize-to-black-lives-protester-over-tiff/

[azmom]

17. He should apologize for the hurt his bill

caused. Whether intentional or not, it had devastating consequences and he needs to own up to it.

[Cheese Sandwich]

90. That's the thing I thought he already had apologized for it last year.

Maybe he's getting senile?

[grasswire]

29. Billsplaining. nt

[azmom]

16. He went off on those people.

No show of compassion or remorse for all the hurt he caused our communities.

[Cheese Sandwich]

19. Things Just Got Intense Between Bill Clinton and BLM

Bill Clinton and Black Lives Matter protestors sparred on Thursday afternoon over the formers president's policies, which have been linked to the mass incarceration and impoverishment of Black people.

Protestors held up signs calling out presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of the term "super predators" to describe gang leaders while boosting for her husband's tough on crime credentials during a 1996 campaign stop.
...

His heated defense of his and Hillary Clinton's crime record reminded some people of the "black on black crime" argument, which insists Black people themselves are solely responsible for incarceration and poverty in their community.

http://www.attn.com/stories/7204/bill-clinton-argues-with-black-lives-matter-protesters

[KoKo]

30. Recommend...

[DisgustipatedinCA]

21. Yeah, point at me and lie again. It's not working this time. Eat shit.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. Those photos remind me of Chris Christie, bloviating bullies both. nt

[Cheese Sandwich]

54. I see the similarity in this case

[nc4bo]

24. Each seems to prefer pointing fingers in other's faces. Btw, have we heard from any BLM activists

On Bill's Big Boo-Boo yet?

Oh, and that "almost" apology thing he did reminds me of a Republican non-apologetic apology, you know the sort.

What an ass.

[Cheese Sandwich]

25. Yes I thought we are the activists. It's allover the internet

Once you get past the vatican invitation thing.

"Black on Black Crime": Bill Clinton's heated defense of his and Hillary's record was reminiscent

link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511682914

[nc4bo]

27. Thanks! There is an eery silence regarding BLM on DU, it's been that way for a while.

Kk got some reading to catch up on.

[ibegurpard]

40. Guess they served their purpose here...

[Cheese Sandwich]

52. The topic is still relevant though

[noiretextatique]

76. It was all about Sanders

Not really BLM. Bill get a pass...that is a quote for one of main Sanders/BLM hyperventilaters.

[peacebird]

26. His white hood is slipping a bit....

[Cheese Sandwich]

31. Ouch.

Bill is not KKK but he used to appeal to them with photos like these:



On Stone Mountain "White Supremacy and the Birth of the Modern Democratic Party"

[Enthusiast]

59. What an interesting photo....

The four stalwart white men protecting us from malevolent black men.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

57. a little history - not so fun facts

[Cheese Sandwich]

32. Bill Clinton Reaches Peak White Mansplain in a Face-Off Against Black Lives Matter Protesters

Excerpt from jezebel.com:

Bill Clinton Reached Peak White Mansplain in a Face-Off Against Black Lives Matter Protesters

Bill Clinton filled in for his wife and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton at a rally in Philadelphia, where he proceeded to clash with protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement in a way that can only be categorized as “peak cis white mansplain.”

The incident, which took place on April 7, began when Clinton addressed a group of BLM demonstrators situated near the podium, many of whom held homemade signs festooned with anti-Hillary slogans.

Many of the messages, like “Hillary Clinton Is A Murder” [sic] and “Black Youth Are Not Super Predators” alluded to the former president’s 1994 crime bill—Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act—which has since been held responsible for a rise in mass incarceration rates.

According to Reuters, ten years after the bill was passed into law, “6 percent of all black men in their 30s were in prison, a rate six times higher than that of white men of the same age,” with 1.56 million prisoners overall incarcerated in federal or state institutions.
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more: http://jezebel.com/bill-clinton-reached-peak-white-mansplain-in-a-face-off-1769764915

[HooptieWagon]

33. I gather 'bringing them to heel' didn't pan out? Nt

[Uncle Joe]

34. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Cheese Sandwich.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. Hell of a video lift

I usually do not run such photos, but that is kind of impressive

[Cheese Sandwich]

84. Thank you I found it on the internet

[B Calm]

42. Now we know why Hillary supporters keep posting numerous threads about the debunked Vatican story.

[pdsimdars]

47. I have one question

Remember when the campaigns were in the south and many of us wondered why the PoC were supporting Hillary and they were berating people for not understanding anything and to just shut up with our opinions on the subject.
What I wonder is if they are starting to change their minds about that? Or are we still stupid and ignorant for thinking Bill and Hillary were HORRIBLE for AA.

[Cheese Sandwich]

48. Let's just get the facts out there so people can make up their own minds.

Everybody has a right to their opinions and their own vote. If anybody wants to vote for Hillary that's their business.

This is for all voters to know what's going on with Bill Clinton vs #BLM protesters.

[Cheese Sandwich]

53. Right Wingers pile on to defend Clinton for raising the issue of "black-on-black crime"

Yes: Why Bill Clinton Is Right About Black Lives Matter

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-bill-clinton-right-about-black-lives-matter-15722

[noiretextatique]

71. Perfect

This just keeps getting better. A bunch of rw assholes defending him now. True colors shining through.

[Cheese Sandwich]

81. The mask came off for a moment.

It was ugly under there.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

56. not a single bot has offer any spin

they know

[noiretextatique]

61. Oh...I've seen one

Brought up Bernie's use of the word ghetto and said Bill gets a pass. But had no comment about the Clinton's blocking a wage increase for Haitian workers.

[Cheese Sandwich]

65. I saw somebody defend this by bringing up something about Cornell West

That's not going to work this time.

[noiretextatique]

68. Probably the same person

Or group. They tend to stick to the same message.

[B Calm]

62. This is the last thing they want to discuss. They know this is disastrous to the Clinton campaign.

That's why they are posting so many OP's on Bernie and the Vatican.

[Cheese Sandwich]

64. correct

[Kalidurga]

77. Now how did I know Bob Beckle was going to pipe up and say something stupid...

They just can't freakin help themselves.

[Cheese Sandwich]

86. That guy is like an pre-made SNL parody of himself.

[noiretextatique]

69. +1000 firewall problem

Especially with NY and CA on the horizon

[Cheese Sandwich]

85. keeping my fingers crossed

If Bernie can near tie in New York it will keep him alive. No matter what happens he says he is staying .

[AzDar]

66. Damn.

[azmom]

67. K&R

[Bread and Circus]

70. This is the biggest uglyness of the campaign so far.

The Clintons could not wait to kick blacks to the curb apparently.

[noiretextatique]

72. Trying to get those swing voters again?

That's what their tough on crime stuff was about the first time. Maybe it's because Bernie is winning over more Black voters.

[B Calm]

78. Thus proving she can laugh about you once you stop being valuable to her.

[tularetom]

79. Months ago I had a post hidden for predicting the Clinton's would dump black voters

After they got big victories in the south on the strength of black votes.

Sheesh. You had to be blind not to see this coming.

[Cheese Sandwich]

80. Whoa. They do seem to have shifted tones.

[Cheese Sandwich]

83. Protesters Highlight Bill Clinton's Legacy of Expanding Mass Incarceration

[amborin]

88. great OP!

[Cheese Sandwich]

89. Thanks. I thought it would look cool to see a bunch of this info combined in a list