Rep Tlaib apologizes to Secretary Clinton

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Rashida Tlaib ✔@RashidaTlaib

“In this instance, I allowed my disappointment with Secretary Clinton's latest comments about Senator Sanders and his supporters get the best of me. You all, my sisters-in-service on stage, and our movement deserve better. (3/4)

“I will continue to strive to come from a place of love and not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this country. This is about building a just and equitable future for my two boys, children across the country, and future generations." (4/4)

9:30 AM - Feb 1, 2020

[still_one]

1. smart move

[Cha]

12. It was a diss in her "apology".

“I will continue to strive to come from a place of love and not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this country."

Hillary said nothing about what he was trying to "build"

“All the way up until the end, a lot of people highly identified with his campaign were urging people to vote third party, urging people not to vote,” Mrs. Clinton said in an interview with Emily Tisch Sussman for her podcast “Your Primary Playlist.” “It had an impact.”

Link to tweet

[still_one]

32. I agree Cha, but it would have been even more self-destructive if she ignored it. In my mind she

did it out of political expediency, not sincerity

[Cha]

58. Yes, but it would have been 1000 times better if

she hadn't gaslighted in her "apology".

She's getting a lot of pushback for her "apology".

[still_one]

67. Of course

[Me.]

71. It Also Bothers Me That Reps.Jaypal & Omar Sat there and Laughed

[Cha]

89. I know, Me.. so not cool.

Alohahoa

[Me.]

92. Not Cool At All

[NurseJackie]

72. It struck me as being insincere and passive-aggressive.

It struck me as being insincere and passive-aggressive. I'm reminded of the "I'm sorry you were offended" political non-apologies that we hear so often. Obviously, those weren't the words used, but I feel like it came from the same place of pride rather than being contrite or feelings of heartfelt regret or remorse. Sigh.

All I'm saying is that it was a disappointment both times. The follow-up didn't really help. I just think we should demand more from our elected leaders.

[Cha]

90. the carefully worded "apology" was not to Hillary..

Hillary got dissed again.. Tlaib needs to try harder.

[NurseJackie]

91. Yes she does. But don't hold your breath.

Tlaib needs to try harder.

Yes she does. But don't hold your breath.

[Blue_true]

2. Too little, too late. Monday will bring primary challengers for her. nt

[Iliyah]

3. K & R!

Was truly disappointed, but I still like her very much.

[scheming daemons]

4. Good move.

[lapucelle]

5. Sounds like she's blaming HRC for what she did. N/T

[highplainsdem]

14. Yes, it does. And yes, she is.

[lapucelle]

20. She needs to take responsibility. N/T

[emmaverybo]

57. Bingo.

[Cha]

18. she's dissing Hillary in her "apologiy".. not a "good move"

“I will continue to strive to come from a place of love and not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this country."

Hillary said nothing about what he was trying to "build"

“All the way up until the end, a lot of people highly identified with his campaign were urging people to vote third party, urging people not to vote,” Mrs. Clinton said in an interview with Emily Tisch Sussman for her podcast “Your Primary Playlist.” “It had an impact.”

Link to tweet

[yardwork]

82. Sounds that way to me. I'm not impressed.

[robbedvoter]

85. "Look what she made me do" Another abuser expression, like

“ they’ll love us when we win”. That genie ain’t going back in the bottle

[DanTex]

6. Very classy move by Rashida Tlaib. People make mistakes. Good for her.

I think we can all understand why she would be upset about what Hillary said, but that doesn't justify her actions. Apologizing is very big of her. Now we can put this behind us and move forward united.

[lapucelle]

23. Nothing classy about blaming a victim for something you did. N/T

[DanTex]

27. Which is why Hillary should apologize to Bernie for her attacks also.

Tlaib made a mistake, and then took the high road. Then she recognized her error. If we all learn from her example, then we'll be better united to be able to defeat Trump.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

64. Very classy indeed!! Now Hillary should apologize to Bernie and put an end to this sad saga.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[madaboutharry]

7. That is what is called a "Backhanded Apology"

"....Second, this is a subtrope of Sarcasm Mode, when a supposed apology is actually very unapologetic, and instead makes it very clear that either the person being apologized to is the one in the wrong...."

[George II]

9. Yes, an "apology" wrapped around two more insults.

[Cha]

25. Exactly.. a diss in an "apology"..

“I will continue to strive to come from a place of love and not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this country."

Hillary said nothing about what he was trying to "build"

“All the way up until the end, a lot of people highly identified with his campaign were urging people to vote third party, urging people not to vote,” Mrs. Clinton said in an interview with Emily Tisch Sussman for her podcast “Your Primary Playlist.” “It had an impact.”

Link to tweet

[George II]

8. Her "apology" doubles down on her criticism of Clinton and bashes supporters of other candidates....

"...my disappointment with Secretary Clinton's latest comments about Senator Sanders..."

"I will continue to strive to....not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this country"

That's not an apology in my mind. And what about the other two who giggled over it?

[DanTex]

10. Hillary should apologize for her attacks too. That would be the best for the party.

[DURHAM D]

13. Remind me what office Hillary is running for?

[DanTex]

16. Why does that matter? Tlaib isn't running for office either.

It's just in the interest of the party, that when Dems attack each other, they apologize for their mistake. Like Tlaib did.

We're all in this together against Trump.

[DURHAM D]

19. Tlaib is running for office.

Hillary did not attack Tlaib.

Tlaib stands on her shoulders.

[DanTex]

37. Not for president, is what I meant. Hillary attacked Bernie, who is running for president.

That was a bad move. A simple apology would go a long way. Like Tlaib's did.

[LuvLoogie]

33. As long as Bernie Rent-a-D and his surrogates

keep attacking the party and life-long Dems, I'll cut Hillary some slack.

Bernie has no skin in the Dem game.

[DanTex]

38. It's not about you cutting Hillary slack.

It's about party unity. Some people are a bit on edge, mainly because Trump is so horrible. Best to go out of everyone's way not to have any squabbles between Dems. Which means when people make mistakes, like Hillary and Tlaib did, they should apologize and move on in unity.

[Thekaspervote]

79. Bothsiderisms.. you call for unity when it's for sanders then attack about Hillary or anyone you

Don’t support

[DanTex]

80. Absolutely not. I'm consistent. I thought what Tlaib did and what Hillary did were both wrong.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287460736

[dsc]

54. she isn't running for reelection

are you sure of that?

[DanTex]

55. For president. This is about the presidential campaign.

[lapucelle]

26. They weren't "attacks". N/T

[DanTex]

29. Saying "nobody likes Bernie" is an attack. Obvious.

[lapucelle]

40. No it wasn't. That interview was filmed last last year

for a documentary on HRC's life that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last week. She was asked for her honest perspective on and appraisal of many different events and people, BS among them.

The documentary will forever serve as part of the record of the 2016 general election and will be a valuable resource for scholars and historians.


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[DanTex]

42. Anybody in the world would recognize that as an attack. "Nobody likes him" attack.

And she doubled down on that attack when she was interviewed earlier this week.

She should apologize. She's one of the leading figures in the Democratic Party. Not good for her to be attacking candidates in the middle of a campaign.

[lapucelle]

48. I don't recognize it as an attack. I recognize it as an honest appraisal. N/T

[DanTex]

49. Well, everyone who doesn't already dislike Bernie.

Which is the vast majority of the Democratic electorate.

[JudyM]

73. This. Hasn't happened. She doubled down.

I have some sympathy for her with Bill’s philandering in the news so much these days between Epstein and the impeachment.

However, her lashing out to hurt one of our top candidates is beyond petty and selfish... and being classy would lead her to apologize for those very personal attacks that have ginned up division in the party from those old wounds. She knows better and is doing this intentionally. She is wading in to mess up his chances, and she and those who jump back into this divisive drama are creating more problems that could really hurt the party. If she cares about the party she should apologize. We don’t need anyone on either side of this staying home.

[Dennis Donovan]

11. I recognize and accept her apology

Staying mad about it only feeds into the divisiveness that bad state actors like Russia are trying to foment.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

66. This... 1,000%!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[Cha]

15. EXACTLY.. I just said that to still_one.. who does she think she's kidding?

“I will continue to strive to come from a place of love and not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this country."

Hillary said nothing about what he was trying to "build"

“All the way up until the end, a lot of people highly identified with his campaign were urging people to vote third party, urging people not to vote,” Mrs. Clinton said in an interview with Emily Tisch Sussman for her podcast “Your Primary Playlist.” “It had an impact.”

Link to tweet

[Autumn]

17. On FB groups and twitter a lot of people were disappointed by Hillary's remarks.

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It's good that she apologized, but it won't matter.

[lapucelle]

28. Facebook...

[DanTex]

31. Yes, it's a social network. Apparently lots of people use it or something.

[lapucelle]

44. We're all aware that "a lot of people use it".

Russian Influence Reached 126 Million Through Facebook Alone

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/technology/facebook-google-russia.html

[DanTex]

46. LOL. Oh, you're trying to imply that Russia has something to do with this. Got it.

[lapucelle]

53. Sorry, but you're not entitled to 'splain to me what I'm "trying to do".

Most people are aware at this point that Facebook is (at best) problematic and (more likely) an untrustworthy source.

[Autumn]

35. Not everyone on FB are right wingers. There are young, middle age and older people who are

aware of what is going on and network for phone banking, door knocking, etc for Bernie. Contrary to your belief not all people on FB spend their time pouring over RW memes.

[lapucelle]

45. Yes, I know. Some are Russian bots.

Russian Influence Reached 126 Million Through Facebook Alone

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/technology/facebook-google-russia.html

[Autumn]

52. Russian bots are everywhere. Not just on FB

[lapucelle]

56. Your concession that Russian bots are on FB makes anyone's citation of FB

as a reliable source all the more bewildering.

[Autumn]

75. Russian Bots hang out everywhere. I see people complaining about them everywhere

even on political message boards.

[JudyM]

74. Hillary apologized? Or Tlaib...?

[mcar]

21. Sorry, not sorry

Weak sauce.

[Cha]

30. It was a diss in an "apology"..

“I will continue to strive to come from a place of love and not react in the same way of those who are against what we are building in this country."

Hillary said nothing about what he was trying to "build"

“All the way up until the end, a lot of people highly identified with his campaign were urging people to vote third party, urging people not to vote,” Mrs. Clinton said in an interview with Emily Tisch Sussman for her podcast “Your Primary Playlist.” “It had an impact.”

Link to tweet

[mcar]

59. Tlaib is a big disappointment

As I said elsewhere, I expect Sanders surrogates to be pushing the theme on Twitter, while Bernie mildly chastises Tlaib.

[denem]

22. Tlaib's preceding tweet was more significant IMO

However, I know what is at stake if we don't unify over one candidate to beat Trump and I intend to do everything possible to ensure that Trump does not win in 2020.(2/4)

Link to tweet

[squirecam]

36. She should

Speak to Sirota, Turner, Sarandon, Moore and the others to make sure they support the dem nominee if Sanders loses.

[ebbie15644]

24. Not much of an apology. Did she say sorry? missed it

[dem4decades]

34. Too late. It's always the same, apologize then another insult.

[CatMor]

41. I didn't read an apology in that at all ..

just more standing up for what she did, in a round about way. Hillary deserves more than that for all of her exemplary service to the country.

[Gothmog]

51. That is because it was not an apology

[Cha]

60. Ikr.. if one actually reads what she

tweeted.. it's a diss in an "apology".

Link to tweet

[Naio]

43. Very disappointing

I can't believe she did that!!! Very disappointing

[hlthe2b]

47. Good for her. It was a VERY unfortunate, unprofessional and inappropriate thing to do.

I thought more of her until now. I'm glad she's making amends. A message on this kind of thing needs to permeate throughout the campaigns--all of them. We aren't Trump-loving cretins and our supporters can NOT act like or emulate them.

[Gothmog]

50. That is NOT an apology

[Gothmog]

61. From the Hoarse Whisperer

Link to tweet

[Cha]

62. lol.. 'cause there isn't one.

Tlaib isn't fooling anyone.

Link to tweet

[comradebillyboy]

63. She's not apologizing to Senator Clinton in that tweet. She's apologizing

to her own supporters for embarrassing herself and the Sanders campaign. I see no apology to Clinton here.

[Gothmog]

65. This so-called apology is a joke

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Squinch]

68. Can't find the apology no matter how hard I look. Her actions were bullshit.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

88. You have to squinch your eyes just right. It's in code!

There are sufficient letters within the 4 tweets to fashion an apology* for almost anything under the sun.

* Some reassembly required.
* Some settling of contents may have occurred during shipment.
* Batteries not included.

[madibella]

69. Doesn't seem like much of an apology to me.

And it seems as if there's a lot of these attacks from those around Bernie, with many instances being outright lies.
It's disheartening to me in that I never disliked Bernie, he was just not my top choice. This type of stuff makes me distrust the campaign.
I will support the nominee no matter who however. I just won't feel great about Bernie's campaign tactics if he ends up being the nominee.

[MrsCoffee]

70. Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.

If that’s an apology......

[Eric J in MN]

76. Good apology. I like Rashida Tlaib. NT

NT

[tishaLA]

77. I'd like to hear from Rep Jayapal

I'm honestly not surprised that Tlaib and Omar behaved like that, but I am surprised about Rep Jayapal for laughing and engaging in that obnoxiousness because I had--past tense--a high opinion of her.

[Cracklin Charlie]

78. Speaker Pelosi should make her write an essay.

On the things Hillary Clinton has achieved over her years of service, with regards to Rep Tlaib’s stated goal of “building a just and equitable future...”

Then, she can read it on the floor of the House, so that maybe people could learn something.

At least she apologized.

[cilla4progress]

81. She's a bit impulsive

with her words.

[robbedvoter]

83. They'll love us when we win. Way worse than boing.

Abuse words. Occupying force words. Never leave my memory now. I have a pain in the pit of my stomach from it.

[betsuni]

84. Nope.

[Scurrilous]

86. Nopety nope.

[Bananaluver]

87. There was no apology to Clinton. Tlaib blamed Clinton for her bad behavior. Not an apology.