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166. Can you point out the right wing "smears?"

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Tue Mar 24, 2015, 04:46 PM

Mar 2015

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Hillary Is Like A Fish Out of Water When Talking About Class Issues [View all] WillTwain Mar 2015 OP

rec for positive Bernie vibes. n/t PowerToThePeople Mar 2015 #1

She doesn't have any decent cookie recipes, either, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #2

We cannot afford another talker WillTwain Mar 2015 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #11

Bienvenido a Democratic Underground./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #20

"We cannot afford another talker" wyldwolf Mar 2015 #26

Game, set, match. nt MADem Mar 2015 #27

The poster very obviously meant 'someone who is all talk', not Marr Mar 2015 #73

I don't think any of the politicians mentioned in this sad, tear-down thread are "all talk." MADem Mar 2015 #102

You seem to be mistaking your opinion for fact. Marr Mar 2015 #108

I think the OP is pretty straight-forward WillTwain Mar 2015 #122

I think 2016 is going to be a rough year for you. nt MADem Mar 2015 #137

I think it's going to be a rough year for the 99%. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #284

People like that don't care about the 1% davidpdx Mar 2015 #288

Thank you for your concise comment. WillTwain Mar 2015 #107

Bernie has a 70 percent approval in Vt. WillTwain Mar 2015 #29

Hillary Clinton has an 80%+ approval nationally among Democrats wyldwolf Mar 2015 #32

What poll? WillTwain Mar 2015 #38

This poll wyldwolf Mar 2015 #49

The "DU Effect" is abundantly documented. cheapdate Mar 2015 #242

That's a good part of our problem, isn't it? F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #273

Be careful with your language. cheapdate Mar 2015 #274

You are right. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #275

I get what you're saying, but I look at it differently. cheapdate Mar 2015 #278

Thank you for the thoughtful reply. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #281

From Gallup an organization that has been dropped by many mainstream papers for betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #251

LOL. Attack Gallup. And you use DailyKOS as a 'mainstream source.' Awesome! wyldwolf Mar 2015 #264

What poll? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #45

The ultimate poll - his election WillTwain Mar 2015 #54

that just means 71% approved of him over his Republican opponent in a deep blue state wyldwolf Mar 2015 #57

All true WillTwain Mar 2015 #60

When he gets to 70%+ approval among Democrats nationally, let me know. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #64

Sadly WillTwain Mar 2015 #75

Your correct. It's not going to happen wyldwolf Mar 2015 #83

We agree on something WillTwain Mar 2015 #86

He will, IF the Party Leadership provide the funds they are providing for the 'only candidate' sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #140

wait. You can show me where the 'party leadership' is providing 'funds?' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #147

What funds are the Party Leadership providing for the 'only candidate' ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #150

A losing argument does not make it wrong WillTwain Mar 2015 #175

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #219

Witty WillTwain Mar 2015 #221

No. I just don't feel like ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #227

Like I said, you can be on the wrong end of things and still be correct WillTwain Mar 2015 #231

And my life experiences ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #241

Then all is lost WillTwain Mar 2015 #243

Hope is far less effective than ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #244

Hillary Clinton's HILLPAC donated to Sanders' Senate campaign. MADem Mar 2015 #135

Yea, and they are both so poor! leftofcool Mar 2015 #48

At least donnasgirl Mar 2015 #62

FDR, LBJ, Huey Long WillTwain Mar 2015 #65

I agree donnasgirl Mar 2015 #72

You are not crazy WillTwain Mar 2015 #279

Agree, tired of corporate slick & the disappointers. The cry for humanity & passion that these appalachiablue Mar 2015 #277

I am strong but losing faith in humanity WillTwain Mar 2015 #280

To bad donnasgirl Mar 2015 #289

There are only a handful of good leaders WillTwain Mar 2015 #290

And that is a big Amen Will. donnasgirl Mar 2015 #292

You might disagree donnasgirl Mar 2015 #293

Sherrod is great, along with many reps in the progressive caucus WillTwain Mar 2015 #295

That's about the extent of strong leaders today which is very slim given the times and for appalachiablue Mar 2015 #294

You know what really scares me WillTwain Mar 2015 #296

Nope and that's too bad, what a change in one generation. I've heard of appalachiablue Mar 2015 #291

At the very least wyldwolf Mar 2015 #66

I think this was already discussed WillTwain Mar 2015 #68

ok, let's look at the 'bills and proposals they have behind them.' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #74

It is still more than can be said for Hillary or Barack WillTwain Mar 2015 #79

you just avoided your own criteria wyldwolf Mar 2015 #87

See comment 79 WillTwain Mar 2015 #92

I responded to comment 79, which is why I asked you again. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #94

See Comment 92 and 79 WillTwain Mar 2015 #97

Again, you can't provide evidence of your claim - in either post wyldwolf Mar 2015 #99

Add comment 97 to your must read list. WillTwain Mar 2015 #103

Just did and it's more of the same. You make a claim then run away from it. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #105

Hillary points fingers, too. She just points them away from the culprits. Marr Mar 2015 #91

If nothing else challenging her may make her a better candidate WillTwain Mar 2015 #104

There is a huge difference regarding 'talkers' between those who speak from the heart AND sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #130

How can they doubt Bernies integrity? It is so small. WillTwain Mar 2015 #187

Thank you. nt daredtowork Mar 2015 #185

+10. n/t whathehell Mar 2015 #232

Great...can you name one Senator from the Right willing to address it at all... Sheepshank Mar 2015 #4

Actually, it is a nuanced observation. WillTwain Mar 2015 #6

not seeing any nuanced observation. But you can back track if you like n/t Sheepshank Mar 2015 #7

No back tracking WillTwain Mar 2015 #9

DU is a lot like whack-a-mole CANDO Mar 2015 #36

Tell me about it. WillTwain Mar 2015 #43

Don't you need five hides to get a ninety day time out?/NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #272

Gawd, that's hysterical wyldwolf Mar 2015 #58

He was making an honest observation. CANDO Mar 2015 #106

which means no one can reply to his OP unless they agree with him?? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #111

No it doesn't CANDO Mar 2015 #113

We can reply in any manner we choose. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #127

Hogwash CANDO Mar 2015 #149

"Now it's OK to accuse others of any sort of ism" wyldwolf Mar 2015 #151

Isms are lazy WillTwain Mar 2015 #157

True - so you shouldn't resort to them wyldwolf Mar 2015 #159

Please Cite WillTwain Mar 2015 #160

Oh? CANDO Mar 2015 #217

I'm not surprised you used those words wyldwolf Mar 2015 #218

Bless your snark CANDO Mar 2015 #233

nothing but what you just admitted in post #217 wyldwolf Mar 2015 #235

Be gone with you now.... CANDO Mar 2015 #238

You're a fan of medieval-type fantasy movies I'd bet. "be gone with you!" wyldwolf Mar 2015 #240

It is truly upside down WillTwain Mar 2015 #222

Pretty much describes certain topics on DU CANDO Mar 2015 #236

you've made several remarks that indicate you've been around longer than your post count indicates wyldwolf Mar 2015 #237

I question her authenticity, you question my character, and somehow WillTwain Mar 2015 #116

I question your knowledge of the subject matter wyldwolf Mar 2015 #118

To steal a line from Reagan "There you go again." WillTwain Mar 2015 #124

A personal attack? You consider disagreeing with you a personal attack? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #126

You questioned my "knowledge" WillTwain Mar 2015 #129

On the subject matter, I do. About those 'bills and proposals' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #133

It always gets personal because personal attack is all these types of persons have. They ND-Dem Mar 2015 #285

Marx wrote about unequal wealth distribution in the nineteenth century. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #13

Will She? WillTwain Mar 2015 #14

She will probably do as much as her predecessor./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #16

I want a time machine WillTwain Mar 2015 #17

You might be disappointed... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #18

Jimmy was also big on energy independence and peace WillTwain Mar 2015 #19

Jimmy was a big proponent of Welfare reform. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #28

Carter also increased defense spending to 10b daredtowork Mar 2015 #196

It doesn't resemble Clinton's positions in the least. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #286

It resembles it greatly wyldwolf Mar 2015 #287

Carter was a fairly right leaning Democrat that is now painted as a liberal TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #131

Thanks for your insights on Jimmy WillTwain Mar 2015 #144

And this coming from someone who lives in a million dollar mansion? leftofcool Mar 2015 #51

Something tells me (call it a gut feeling), CANDO Mar 2015 #39

I do not want you to be right WillTwain Mar 2015 #71

They call things like the TPP 'battling inequality'. Marr Mar 2015 #98

Agree CANDO Mar 2015 #110

I thought she was raised in a pretty middle-class home. ???? patricia92243 Mar 2015 #5

So was Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio WillTwain Mar 2015 #8

Yeah ok. Find me where Rubio and Cruz address income inequality. JaneyVee Mar 2015 #10

Actually, Rethugs across the board are talking about it. WillTwain Mar 2015 #12

"Bernie has already put out a twelve point plan. Where is hillary's?" wyldwolf Mar 2015 #40

And she lost to a virtual unknown donnasgirl Mar 2015 #69

Which is irrelevant to this discussion. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #70

So now convention keynote speakers are "virtual unknowns..?" MADem Mar 2015 #141

Lip service... CANDO Mar 2015 #53

Thanks for the warning WillTwain Mar 2015 #59

Yep. Love hearing the "tone and delivery" bullshit thrown at women too.... bettyellen Mar 2015 #21

Explain please WillTwain Mar 2015 #31

google tone + feminists for about a thousand million articles bettyellen Mar 2015 #44

Watch your tone WillTwain Mar 2015 #67

Heard that one before, lol. bettyellen Mar 2015 #76

And in a reactionary fashion... CANDO Mar 2015 #77

Now this is a wise man/woman WillTwain Mar 2015 #81

Because it's not at all about the content but delivery..... bettyellen Mar 2015 #85

This has to stop WillTwain Mar 2015 #88

Links to questioning "Cheney's tone", please? bettyellen Mar 2015 #90

And now the big pissing contest ensues... CANDO Mar 2015 #96

Most people are guilty of a little sexism now and again- and discussing it is a good thing. bettyellen Mar 2015 #100

Go ahead and hide behind your magical shield CANDO Mar 2015 #145

Lol, sorry you're saddened by any discussion of sexist tropes.... bettyellen Mar 2015 #215

What sexist trope is CANDO saddened by? WillTwain Mar 2015 #223

Magical Shield is a perfect description WillTwain Mar 2015 #101

"Acttivist" as a pejorative is a new one. OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #226

OMG he spotted his self a radical frm SJW! The horrors! bettyellen Mar 2015 #250

Funny, I thought Liz Warren was a woman DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #247

I hope Warren gets a lot more experience and runs- unless she is a hawk too..... bettyellen Mar 2015 #249

Apparently not, according to the latest "Libs don't like Hillary because they're misogynists" meme. MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #253

Authored by a DUer? WillTwain Mar 2015 #257

It's all they have Mnpaul Mar 2015 #276

Great Context WillTwain Mar 2015 #255

Park Ridge, IL is upper middle class. nt City Lights Mar 2015 #30

Upper middle class, actually. hedda_foil Mar 2015 #260

Here's a much better example of a wonderful woman talking about class and wealth. OMG! NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #22

That is what I am talking about. WillTwain Mar 2015 #33

No script. No notes. 100% Passion. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #47

After showing much more compassion for the banks sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #23

Cannot agree more. WillTwain Mar 2015 #34

Watch Bill Clintons 2008, or 2012 convention speech Johonny Mar 2015 #24

Bill was the best talker of our time. WillTwain Mar 2015 #35

It should come naturally to her. She was dead broke at one time Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #25

It was posted on DU recently that Hillary has over 200 fiscal advisers; yet, she has no solutions? closeupready Mar 2015 #37

Exactly WillTwain Mar 2015 #46

"yet, she has no solutions?" How do you know she has no solutions? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #115

She offered none. closeupready Mar 2015 #120

So? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #121

If you're fine with a whiney president, I'm fine with you being fine with her. closeupready Mar 2015 #123

ok, thanks! We appreciate your support. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #138

If you are hoarding your money for later WillTwain Mar 2015 #128

Good news is Trumka will endorse her...sooner rather than later. ileus Mar 2015 #41

Do you know inside info? WillTwain Mar 2015 #50

Yes, he will. leftofcool Mar 2015 #52

How do you know this? WillTwain Mar 2015 #55

Maybe a little bird or maybe my son but I am not going to say at the moment. leftofcool Mar 2015 #80

You really are cool leftofcool WillTwain Mar 2015 #82

I assume you are not a Union member. Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #153

I am a proud long-time union member WillTwain Mar 2015 #156

he came very close to doing it last summer wyldwolf Mar 2015 #61

Absolutely wrong WillTwain Mar 2015 #84

" I think she is very, very qualified to be president," wyldwolf Mar 2015 #89

She is a great American, one of the best WillTwain Mar 2015 #93

She's a fish outta water when she leaves the Beltway. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #42

She'll adapt and be a great president !!! uponit7771 Mar 2015 #56

Maybe WillTwain Mar 2015 #63

There's no more certainty, that's reality... uponit7771 Mar 2015 #143

For whom? winter is coming Mar 2015 #112

For America uponit7771 Mar 2015 #142

Corporate America, maybe. n/t winter is coming Mar 2015 #168

With her all her experience, adaptation??? That shouldn't really be an issue HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #170

Remember the story from years ago, where she did not know how to put gas in a car. LiberalArkie Mar 2015 #78

Valid Point WillTwain Mar 2015 #95

yeah, I remember Rush Limbaugh talking about that, among other things... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #109

Holy shit, its the rarely-seen Logic Triple Jump. Marr Mar 2015 #114

Holy shit! It's the 'defense at all costs' triple jump. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #117

What 'discussion'? You just made a lame, fumbling attempt to paint someone as a Limbaugh fan. /nt Marr Mar 2015 #179

Context matters even on the net wyldwolf Mar 2015 #183

It was reported in everything from CBS News to the Huffington Post. Marr Mar 2015 #197

Look at post #78 and provide links to support the contention wyldwolf Mar 2015 #202

I literally have no idea what you're talking about. /nt Marr Mar 2015 #211

In the post directly above what you just responded to, you seemed to have all the answers. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #212

Are you asking me to provide a link to the story on CBS News or Huff Post? Marr Mar 2015 #252

Wyldwolf is in a corner, again. WillTwain Mar 2015 #256

See post 262. oops. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #263

Yes, and you failed to do so wyldwolf Mar 2015 #262

RW smears seem to be par for the course here lately. great white snark Mar 2015 #119

Like President Obama said in 'Audacity of Hope' ... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #125

Hit me with some right-wing smears against Bernie WillTwain Mar 2015 #134

No thanks. I'll leave that kind of thing to 'progressives.' You're so good at it. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #136

Come on you must have a laundry list on the tip of your tongue WillTwain Mar 2015 #146

I do. I just don't use them. Unlike you. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #148

Aw, come on just the top 20 WillTwain Mar 2015 #161

I'll leave the right wing smears to you. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #165

I refuse to use the right wing smears against any Democrat whether I like them or not leftofcool Mar 2015 #154

I am just trying to make him/her put her money where his/her mouth is WillTwain Mar 2015 #162

So do I. WillTwain, on the other hand, has no problem with it. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #164

Can you point out the right wing "smears?" WillTwain Mar 2015 #166

post #95, 'valid point.' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #169

Very weak WillTwain Mar 2015 #171

So saying a right wing smear is a 'valid point' is cool to you? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #173

Explain the right-wing smear. WillTwain Mar 2015 #177

The only source for it is from right-wing sources wyldwolf Mar 2015 #184

Source of what? WillTwain Mar 2015 #188

Of what you said was a valid point wyldwolf Mar 2015 #189

Huh? WillTwain Mar 2015 #191

Huh? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #193

Huh? WillTwain Mar 2015 #265

Huh? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #267

The Bible says man is better to be alone in a desert than live with a contentious wife. WillTwain Mar 2015 #268

Sounds like you'd be better off single. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #269

Huh? WillTwain Mar 2015 #270

Huh? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #271

So is Elizabeth Warren. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #155

Her "every word is a study in calculated artifice." Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #132

Triangulator in chief WillTwain Mar 2015 #139

This is why Republicans Win Elections itcfish Mar 2015 #152

Like they did in 2008 and 2012 WillTwain Mar 2015 #158

You are quite correct sadoldgirl Mar 2015 #180

THere are sad times. WillTwain Mar 2015 #186

Anyone else feel their teeth rotting? OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #239

Lol. 'progressives' can't win national elections so... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #194

You have an uncanny ability to strip intelligence out of every conversation WillTwain Mar 2015 #203

Diverting from the topic again, I see. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #204

What is your topic? WillTwain Mar 2015 #206

I'll ask you again: Is every Democrat you can't beat a 'stealth Republican?' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #207

I voted for Bill and Barack both times. WillTwain Mar 2015 #209

But you just called Obama a 'stealth Republican.' Did he trick you? LOL wyldwolf Mar 2015 #210

In 2008, I got behind him. By 2009, I knew better but by 2012 it was Obama or Romney/Ryan WillTwain Mar 2015 #213

So Obama AND Edwards 'stealth Republicans' who tricked you. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #214

No, Edwards was great on labor issues WillTwain Mar 2015 #216

He would have made a great used car salesman wyldwolf Mar 2015 #220

Why? WillTwain Mar 2015 #224

he tricked someone as politically astute as you. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #225

How? When? WillTwain Mar 2015 #229

How? By making you believe him. When? Apparently it's ongoing wyldwolf Mar 2015 #234

People evolve like Obama on marriage equality WillTwain Mar 2015 #245

Sure they do. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #246

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrabbleddie Mar 2015 #163

That girl never worked a real job in her life Android3.14 Mar 2015 #167

She may understand WillTwain Mar 2015 #172

She has zero charisma, that's one of her problems LittleBlue Mar 2015 #174

Some politicians have the gift of seeming sincere, whether or not they actually are. winter is coming Mar 2015 #176

Bullseye WillTwain Mar 2015 #178

Exactly. Bill's charisma is like a force of nature LittleBlue Mar 2015 #182

He is amazing. WillTwain Mar 2015 #190

Can't stand Bill Clinton or much of what he did - but I have to agree he's a magnetic speaker. closeupready Mar 2015 #195

She's uncomfortable campaigning, uncomfortable with people and it shows tularetom Mar 2015 #228

Nice Post WillTwain Mar 2015 #254

Now if I was interested in presenting a candidate I would show their strong points and talk about Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #181

This post is about authenticity. WillTwain Mar 2015 #192

Then I can post about his credibility and why Hillary is qualified and can win. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #199

Certainly WillTwain Mar 2015 #200

She has the same light touch as a German jazz band. hifiguy Mar 2015 #198

+! appalachiablue Mar 2015 #282

The following clip demonstrates how FAR out of touch Hillary is... bvar22 Mar 2015 #201

She is more at ease when it is bank executives she is speaking to. That is after all her crowd. liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #205

It is amazing how her phrasing gets tighter depending on the subject. WillTwain Mar 2015 #208

That's Because It's Foreign To Her... And Many Of Her Colleagues & Supporters WillyT Mar 2015 #230

I feel your poverty ......is that going to sell? quadrature Mar 2015 #248

FDR meant it and he was rich. For some reason he enjoyed humiliating the powerful. WillTwain Mar 2015 #258

Hillary is trying out her best Elizabeth impersonation, but it just comes across as forced, not genuine. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #259

A few lessons in method acting WillTwain Mar 2015 #266

She even had Rahm sputtering...... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #261

She may have been refering to fresh ideas JEB Mar 2015 #283