Bill Clinton: Sanders Supporters 'Will Be Toast’

[Purveyor]

June 05, 2016, 06:43 pm

“If I were them, I’d be screaming too because they know they will be toast by election day,” Clinton said, according to a Fox News reporter at the event.

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#BillClinton to @BernieSanders hecklers: "If I were them I'd be screaming too bc they know they will be toast by election day."

Bill Clinton was in East Los Angeles on Sunday campaigning ahead of the California primary on Tuesday.

The former secretary of State is in a tight race there with the Vermont senator.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/282287-bill-clinton-to-sanders-supporters-they-will-be-toast

[riderinthestorm]

1. Yup, the Clintons vicious vindictiveness is notorious. No surprise he's hating on "enemies".

[Betty Karlson]

60. ^this !!!! ^

[HereSince1628]

2. unfortunate choice of words, even Bill hasn't the reach to punish -all- Sanders supporters

[GreatGazoo]

55. it doesn't even make sense really -- why say BY election day?

Would it not make more sense to say "ON election day" or "on Tuesday" ?

If he really did say it, then it is yet another of the odd Clinton statements of 2016. Bill remarked about the "awful legacy of the last 8 years" and it seems a similar type of mistake -- timing:

If Bill meant the gridlock of a GOP congress then that happened 5 years ago. If he meant the entire Obama vs GOP that is 7 years.

What happened "8 years" ago was Hillary dropped out of the race. He seems to have caught his own mistake as he adds "and the 7 years before that" but it still odd to lump in the first 2 years of the Obama adminstration when we had congress.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/bill-clinton-trashes-obama-awful-legacy-of-the-last-eight-years/article/2001665

[HereSince1628]

57. I chalk it up to the old game of us vs them.

It was more or less a dumb knee-jerk type put down.

[PatrickforO]

3. Toast is it???

We'd better have some MAJOR input in the platform and Clinton had better not veer right. Because I've had enough of Democrats who are only liberal on social issues, but continue to promote policies that suck our tax monies away from doing things that make our lives better only to give them to Wall Street and the MIC.

[woolldog]

6. lol, platform

...like that will matter. Clinton is going to govern the way she sees fit. And that's the way it should be.

Whats written in a platform doesn't mean a thing.

[PatrickforO]

10. While I would certainly agree were this 2008 or 2012, now in 2016 after Bernie has

spent months elevating the conversation, I'm not so sure. This time, maybe the platform won't be quite so meaningless.

And it shouldn't be meaningless. It should be a set of assertions that will guide members of our party as they move forward in office.

But, there is 'the way things ARE,' and there is 'the way things ought to be.'

Where are we, and who are we, that we so readily toss out the 'ought to be???'

[Nye Bevan]

47. You mean, if the phrase "stick it to the oligarchy" makes it into the platform,

there won't be any practical implications?

[BobbyDrake]

4. In context, he's basically saying they can scream all they want, but it changes nothing.

But I don't think the OP is worried about a little thing like "context" though...

ETA: "Former President Bill Clinton did not mince his words when Bernie Sanders supporters heckled him during a campaign event for Hillary Clinton." So, it's not like it happened in a bubble or anything. Again, something the OP probably didn't want brought into the discussion, otherwise it would have been included in the OP.

[Miles Archer]

12. So in other words, he took the bait.

I don't think anyone missed the context.

[BobbyDrake]

15. They heckled him, and he rightly called them losers. Another drummed-up nontroversy from

Camp Complain.

[Peachhead22]

42. "They heckled him, and he rightly called them losers"

How very Trumpian of him. Pres. Clinton and all HRC supporters and the entire DNC need to realize that they're going to NEED Bernie supporters in the GE. Not just their votes, most will toe the line after the convention if Hillary is our candidate.

But Hillary, et al will also NEED their donations, their perspective, their time, their hard work, their enthusiasm and their energy. And Hillary's not going to automatically get that because "party unity!", especially if so many keep taking digs at people who support Bernie at the moment.

[Miles Archer]

49. It was petulant, it was childish, it was "unpresidential," and...

...Clinton will not be elected President in November strictly by the number of voters who are in her corner right now.

I see no chance of anything but the smallest possible percentage of Republican voters crossing over from Trump.

I am not familiar with her standing among Independents, but I have to believe there is division there rather than overwhelming support.

And Democrats? Go a head and insult the Sanders supporters, Mr. President. You will not win without them.

[Miles Archer]

50. So in other words, he took the bait.

Thanks for proving my point.

[Bluenorthwest]

54. Bill always berates protesters, here he is in '92 castigating an AIDS activist who had a few months

to live and the courage to speak out:

That's Camp Clinton from the get go.

[TwilightZone]

32. "according to a Fox News reporter at the event"

The OP managed to include this useful information, however.

[LoverOfLiberty]

43. Thanks for the context

haters gonna hate....even if they have to obfuscate to do it.

[dreamnightwind]

53. New here eh?

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[BobbyDrake]

58. What's your point? Does DU not want new members?

Or maybe I was supposed to know DU existed before I heard about it?

Your argument is ignorant.

[dreamnightwind]

59. Your sign-up date is conspicuous

about the same time as a number of paid Brock trolls showed up to post for Hillary.

Not ignorant at all.

If you're just a sincere Hillary supporter who coincidentally joined at that time, welcome. If you're one of the trolls, I hope your stay here is very short.

[BobbyDrake]

63. I have nothing to say to someone like you that would not be immediately hidden.

Feel free to use your imagination.

And if you think you're the DU membership police, think again.

Welcome to my Ignore list, btw.

[LoverOfLiberty]

70. Exactly

he was talking about those people screaming at him.

[bbgrunt]

5. what an arrogant ass.

[Owl]

9. Exactly.

[farleftlib]

17. Yup. That says it all.

He used to be quite diplomatic, but from all the arrogant and mean-spirited things he
has been saying lately I wonder if he's thinking he's the one who'll be going away soon.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. What is the word I am looking for? hmmm

let me think... E... EEENNNN... ENTITLEMENT, yup that's it.

But what I said earlier in the day will fall on deaf ears. Mr. President own the bed you are making

[MadBadger]

8. I really wish he would shut the fuck up.

He's such a huge gaffe machine

[Bjornsdotter]

37. Now, now...

...let the man talk.

[Miles Archer]

11. His record speaks for itself.

If it hadn't been for his escapades, George W. Bush's major campaign hook...that he would "restore honor and dignity to the White House"...never would have existed.

To me, he has been more of a liability than an asset on this current campaign.

There is less of a need for Sanders supporters to be "toast" and more of a need, if it comes to that, to vote for his wife.

This kind of rhetoric won't lead to that.

[onehandle]

13. Accurate. New Jersey will make California moot early on Tuesday.

Going to hit the hay early that night.

(Puerto Rico might make Tuesday moot tonight)

[BobbyDrake]

14. And miss all the wailing and gnashing of teeth on GDP?

You're going to sleep right through Peak Victimhood though.

[onehandle]

18. Gotta rest up for the convention here.

Nothing is more important that defeating that orange, impotent, hairless, racist, non-billionaire.

[KingFlorez]

16. That's very true

If Sanders was going to win they wouldn't be out heckling. lol, bye.

[magical thyme]

69. bye yourself.

and practice saying "President Trump" because if she's the nominee, that will be the end result.

[PeaceNikki]

38. .

[icecreamfan]

20. So much for wanting to unify the party

He's saying this despite the massive lead HRC has. I guess the Clintons mean it.

[renate]

68. exactly! how incredibly not helpful

I don't mind Hillary (i.e., I'll vote for her), but Bill is just gross.

[Segami]

21. Tell Bubba to STFU....if he keeps chirping,...

...Hillary might decide to give him another black eye.

[highprincipleswork]

22. Nice way to talk about roughly half the Democratic Party.

I recommend inclusion.

Fully expected most Democrats to welcome Bernie's brand of New Deal Democratic values. Welcome them still.

[Autumn]

23. How very fucking impressive Bill

Sanders Supporters 'Will Be Toast’ And these people will be fucking begging for Sanders supporters votes the following week. The fucking nerve.

[WolverineDG]

40. But they don't need us

haven't you been paying attention?

[840high]

52. They sure as hell will

never get me.

[Buns_of_Fire]

24. Such sweet, comforting, healing words. How could anyone resist?

[arely staircase]

25. Bernie is done. Stick a fork in him nt

[UMTerp01]

26. Oh Bill FFS

The man just can't help himself!!

[BlueStater]

27. Shut up, asshole.

Are YOU running or is your wife? It's bad enough I have to put up with her bullshit. I don't need yours as well. Go away and watch some porn or something and stay off the campaign trail.

[MFM008]

28. whose toast

http://www.redbubble.com/people/emilyosman/works/20945407-bernie-sanders-oops-i-bernt-my-toast

[villager]

29. Sourdough, I hope!

I'll take mine with a little butter and jam, while watching the country continue to unravel...

[TwilightZone]

30. "according to a Fox News reporter at the event"

Now there's a reliable source.

[amborin]

36. NYT Says Hillary Likes Fox News & RElies on their Pundit 4 Advice

"Hillary's "Greatest Influence" on Military Issues, a Fox News Pundit Who Makes Money From War"


http://gawker.com/meet-hillary-clintons-greatest-influence-on-military-1772539756



Meet Hillary Clinton's "Greatest Influence" on Military Issues, a Fox News Pundit Who Makes Money From War


A profile of Hillary Clinton in the latest issue of the New York Times Magazine makes the case, convincingly, that the Democratic frontrunner is the most hawkish candidate in the race, from her upbringing as the daughter of a Navy training officer to her disagreements, as secretary of state, with President Obama over use of force. The piece outlines her relationships with several powerful current and former members of the military, and notes that the “single greatest influence” on her thinking about the military is a retired George W. Bush-era four-star general named Jack Keane.

How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk

Throughout her career she has displayed instincts on foreign policy that are more aggressive than…
Read more nytimes.​com

Fox News viewers may recognize Keane as one of the network’s frequently consulted military analysts, a role he has used to call withdrawal from Iraq a “disaster,” to argue against closing Guantanamo Bay, and to call a 2014 Pentagon report on climate change evidence of a “misguided priority” in the Obama administration.

While campaigning for president, Clinton has called out Bernie Sanders for his criticisms of President Obama, despite her own frequent disagreements with the president on foreign policy issues. She has positioned herself as the candidate who would carry on the president’s legacy if elected. As the Times Magazine profile notes, she has said in national security speeches that her plans for dealing with threats in the Middle East represent an “intensification and acceleration” of the president’s, not a clean break from them.

But Keane, who has informally advised Clinton on military affairs for 15 years, dispenses tough-guy criticisms of the president regularly....

http://gawker.com/meet-hillary-clintons-greatest-influence-on-military-1772539756
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[TwilightZone]

39. That article says nothing about Clinton liking Fox News.

He also started advising her when he was second-in-command in the Army, more than a decade before he was ever on Fox News.

Do you even read the crap you post?

[Kentonio]

61. You seem to be missing the point somewhat.

The fact that he has been advising her for more than a decade, and his views were hawkish enough to get him a spot on FOX news isn't a good thing..

[ProudProgressiveNow]

45. +1000 nt

[JEB]

31. Good thing Bull isn't posting on DU.

[Duckhunter935]

34. Once again

They say out loud they do not want his supporters

[WolverineDG]

41. and then will act all butt-hurt

when we take them up on their offer.

It's always like this with bullies.

[restorefreedom]

46. amazing, isn't it?

its like they are begging us not to vote for her.

no begging needed for me...i am done

#bernieorbust
#neverhillary
#fuckunity

[PowerToThePeople]

35. Even his "slam" is still in the 90's

[restorefreedom]

44. fuck you, bill.

and its your wife who is gonna be bernt toast in nov.

enjoy losing to trump

[Lizzie Poppet]

48. How's that HillBilly "two-fer" looking now, Camp Weathervane?

Bill's losing it at a pretty damn rapid rate. Should Hillary gain the White House, his very, very public decay is going to be cringeworthy.

[DonCoquixote]

51. Stay Classy Bill

Hey, remember how your big, racist slur dropping mouth Cost Hillary the last time? If Debbie Wasserman Schulz were competent, she would be pouring you a nice big cup of STFU before you crash your wife's chances AGAIN. Do keep in mind, the more you run your mouth like some Frat Boy, the more you remind people that you will be an albatross around Hillary's neck. This is one election where many will NOT want what you once coined as a "package deal." Many voters will go "I'll take the Hillary Burger, but hold the Billy fries, they get me sick."

[StevieM]

56. Aren't Sanders supporters so proud of the way Bernie always says "we" when referring

to his campaign?

Bill was referring to Bernie's campaign. Period.

But this is a good example of how SBS supporters are always looking for an opportunity to identify a supposed wrongdoing.

[John Poet]

62. TOAST Does Not VOTE in General Elections

Bill, you're such a fucking moron now....

maybe you should go look for that kitchen sink

[Hiraeth]

64. I wish I could Bill on Ignore.

[VulgarPoet]

65. "Where else will they go" part two.

There are so many options. We've been getting told by the Clinton campaign for the past three months what we can go do, where we can go do it, and what we can go do it with. I hope he's not surprised when we do promptly that, and leave the Democratic party to its corporate, neoliberal pseudo-reich wing takeover.

[SwampG8r]

66. Disbarred lawyer says what?

[Orsino]

67. ...he said on his way to the next Wall Street fundraiser.

The Big Dawg used to have the decency to triangulate and waffle. I wonder how much money it took to get him blurting just anything?