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LittleBlue

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6. Same here

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 06:26 PM

Mar 2015

He was sometimes jokingly referred to as the first black president. Didn't realize at the time how those two really viewed African-Americans.

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Flashback: Clinton says of Obama "A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags" [View all] LittleBlue Mar 2015 OP

And your point is bigdarryl Mar 2015 #1

My point is written in the OP LittleBlue Mar 2015 #3

+1 RiverLover Mar 2015 #7

I wouldn't trust one of Tim Russert's anonymous sources on that quote. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #84

Seems you missed the point. Read the OP and you will find it. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #41

It's another " I hate Clinton" post... FarPoint Mar 2015 #55

really? hopemountain Mar 2015 #62

Yes, it was a subtle slur leftofcool Mar 2015 #66

will you please supply a link because i hopemountain Mar 2015 #68

no such thing as a "subtle" slur hopemountain Mar 2015 #74

debunked? marym625 Mar 2015 #79

Oh...your so funny. FarPoint Mar 2015 #73

pfffft. now i see you for what you truly are. hopemountain Mar 2015 #76

Well, since you brought it up... FarPoint Mar 2015 #77

no. hopemountain Mar 2015 #80

I would like to see a link because the African American community is still Stellar Mar 2015 #118

Yes, indeed. Non stop...Be careful how you react to them though, you may get a hide. This is DU NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #126

Pitiful isn't it. FarPoint Mar 2015 #128

"On this historic day in Selma, let's recall how far Obama had to go, even with members of his own hopemountain Mar 2015 #61

And? leftofcool Mar 2015 #2

And what? LittleBlue Mar 2015 #4

That statement by Bill Clinton was debunked by the NYT. Google it! leftofcool Mar 2015 #56

I remember that. Lost respect for them. Still feel uncomfortable with the both of them. bravenak Mar 2015 #5

Same here LittleBlue Mar 2015 #6

My mother knew. She used to tell me what she really thought about them. bravenak Mar 2015 #9

Your mom has a great BS detector LittleBlue Mar 2015 #14

Her daddy was a charming fucking liar. Had separate families in the same neighborhood. bravenak Mar 2015 #15

I don't believe the Clintons are racist DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #16

Sorry, but I do. bravenak Mar 2015 #18

Campaigns are excluded..... FarPoint Mar 2015 #60

Fuck that. Race baiting during campaigns is acceptable? Fuck that shit. Not it is fucking not. bravenak Mar 2015 #63

Much worse has been said and done... FarPoint Mar 2015 #75

So since worse has been done, we have to forget her racism and not worry about it showing up again? bravenak Mar 2015 #83

+1000 marym625 Mar 2015 #92

One of DU's liberal "lions" has used extremely questionable racial tactics Number23 Mar 2015 #101

Democrats and Republicans are like fraternal twins on race. bravenak Mar 2015 #105

So I'm glad that you see that as shitty as what Bill said was Number23 Mar 2015 #109

Anybody supporting Reagan at anytime is not a person who I can vote for. bravenak Mar 2015 #111

I'm kind of with you. Number23 Mar 2015 #116

I know exactly who you mean. bravenak Mar 2015 #120

Agreed. Let's not forget that Obama wasn't some nobody LittleBlue Mar 2015 #104

He would have never pulled that shit on anybody else. bravenak Mar 2015 #107

WHAT? marym625 Mar 2015 #90

This was the one. bravenak Mar 2015 #23

great post/link hopemountain Mar 2015 #67

That's how I see it. Crossed to the darkside. I try not to talk about her but I keep fucking up. bravenak Mar 2015 #69

Please don't quit talking about anything LeftOfWest Mar 2015 #70

Maybe she might think about how it looks that she skips out on stuff like this. bravenak Mar 2015 #78

I don't care what she says or does now marym625 Mar 2015 #97

Dirty fighters. bravenak Mar 2015 #98

Right with you kid! marym625 Mar 2015 #100

Too much money. bravenak Mar 2015 #103

Same here marym625 Mar 2015 #106

The party lost it's way and will not find it. bravenak Mar 2015 #108

They're not even all that interested in the votes marym625 Mar 2015 #110

I know they don't really care. bravenak Mar 2015 #114

have not seen anything about her hopemountain Mar 2015 #71

I do not understand the apologists. bravenak Mar 2015 #81

I don't know if they're racist JonLP24 Mar 2015 #124

It was Toni Morrison who referred to him as such. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #13

Who can forget? And that 2 this day Hillary has yet 2 separate herself from Bill's blatantly racist comment by condemning it. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #17

She doesn't want to. It helps her with the white vote and that's what matters. bravenak Mar 2015 #19

Not so sure about that; there are plenty of white voters who are equally offended by such comments... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #20

I think you're right. I meant the 'racist' vote. I apologize. It will be a negative. bravenak Mar 2015 #22

You were right the first time Lurks Often Mar 2015 #40

Yes. I feel like she thinks she is entitled to it. That disturbs me. bravenak Mar 2015 #42

It's not complicated Lurks Often Mar 2015 #47

I can see that. I knew that before when I didn't vote one time. bravenak Mar 2015 #48

Precisely why we shudnt pledge our blind loyalty-even if we intend 2 vote the party line- 2 avoid havin our vote taken 4 granted. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #49

exactly. nt hopemountain Mar 2015 #86

Same here. Skidmore Mar 2015 #50

I was pissed too. She never denied any of it or apologized. bravenak Mar 2015 #54

Yep. Skidmore Mar 2015 #59

I figured since she made it to Emily's list, she make it there too. bravenak Mar 2015 #64

"on this historic day in Selma" Enrique Mar 2015 #8

To be fair it was Bill who said that not Hillary and I don't think Bill or Hillary are racists. n/t pampango Mar 2015 #10

No Democrat should be uttering the things that were said by them. Period. Skidmore Mar 2015 #53

That's true. But all we have is an anonymous, uncorroborated source on that. n/t pnwmom Mar 2015 #87

Oh my. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #11

"Tim Russert told me that, according to his sources..." wyldwolf Mar 2015 #12

Actually, Tim Russert may have not said it at all Fiftyone Mar 2015 #35

"Someone says that Russert says..." wyldwolf Mar 2015 #38

Who were Russerts sources for that inflammatory quote? 4now Mar 2015 #21

Russert has a history of such claims against the Clintons wyldwolf Mar 2015 #24

Hillary has issues with race. You see she did not show up to Selma while Bush did. bravenak Mar 2015 #25

that's absurd. Laughable wyldwolf Mar 2015 #26

The fact that her supporters were the ones that sent out the birtherism email way before the right bravenak Mar 2015 #27

So guy with a demonstrated history of lying tells another one and you believe it. LOL. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #28

Who? Who is this guy? I'm talking about the link. bravenak Mar 2015 #29

Everyone else is talking about Russert. Might be a good idea to stay on topic wyldwolf Mar 2015 #30

And we are also talking about Hillary and her husband. bravenak Mar 2015 #32

No, YOU were. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #34

I won't be alone in that. bravenak Mar 2015 #37

No, I suppose not. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #39

I remember Bubba saying something along those same lines. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #112

I've heard it various ways. bravenak Mar 2015 #113

No, neither did I. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #115

Me too. bravenak Mar 2015 #119

Ryan Lizza said that (dead) Tim Russert said that Clinton said the "carrying our bags" remark Fiftyone Mar 2015 #31

Don't remember Bill denying it. Or did he? InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #51

so that is our standard now? dsc Mar 2015 #57

Are Bill and Hillary supposed to answer each and every false rumor about them? pnwmom Mar 2015 #89

Wow. I hadn't heard the Ryan Lizza part of the chain. So this is even pnwmom Mar 2015 #88

"an internecine war that the two men have struggled to overcome" That's the key... Hekate Mar 2015 #33

Res ipsa loquitur DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #36

Excellent catch. I do remember Bill pretty much saving Obama's bacon in 2012... Hekate Mar 2015 #43

This board is getting really ugly and will get uglier... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #45

Has it EVER been verified that President Clinton said this? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #44

Don't think it has, but it sure smears like fine peanut butter doesn't it? nt Hekate Mar 2015 #46

Which is all that matters to some DU'ers. emulatorloo Mar 2015 #52

It's just an anonymous quote, a few steps removed. pnwmom Mar 2015 #91

I expect to read it a few thousand times in the next two years. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #94

So why not say Bill Clinton, what are you trying to imply???? Historic NY Mar 2015 #58

my take on the context of that quote... politicman Mar 2015 #65

Why would a forty something year old senator be carrying his bags? bravenak Mar 2015 #72

Because he Bills view, Obama had risen up the ladder of party power so quickly when Bill didn't.. politicman Mar 2015 #82

I disagree. bravenak Mar 2015 #85

We shall agree to disagree then politicman Mar 2015 #95

Thanks for the discussion, tho. bravenak Mar 2015 #96

back at ya :) politicman Mar 2015 #99

If it were not for my AfAm friends here and elsewhere, I wonder if I would even know about the NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #127

This is why I need to not talk about the Clintons. bravenak Mar 2015 #130

See Post #118. Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #131

Speaking of snapshots, here's another Oilwellian Mar 2015 #117

Wow. I need to watch that a few times. bravenak Mar 2015 #121

The Clintons became very bitter and turned ugly toward the end of the primary Oilwellian Mar 2015 #129

Yeah, that would certainly win an endorsement for Hillary from Ted. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #93

What is the point of this? bluestateguy Mar 2015 #102

Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.... Beausoir Mar 2015 #122

Its really amazing the things they said publicly JonLP24 Mar 2015 #123

Urrrrrrp. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #125