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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hillary Clinton, At Black Church Near Ferguson, Says 'All Lives Matter' [View all]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/23/hillary-clinton-ferguson_n_7638920.htmlHillary Clinton on Tuesday told a crowd at a black church near where the police killing of an unarmed teen propelled the "Black Lives Matter" movement that "all lives matter."
During a campaign stop minutes from where a white police officer fatally shot black teenager Michael Brown last summer, Clinton told a mostly African-American crowd at Christ the King United Church of Christ that Americas struggles with race are far from finished....
"All lives matter," Clinton said.
The phrase garnered most of Twitters attention about her speech, much of it negative.
During a campaign stop minutes from where a white police officer fatally shot black teenager Michael Brown last summer, Clinton told a mostly African-American crowd at Christ the King United Church of Christ that Americas struggles with race are far from finished....
"All lives matter," Clinton said.
The phrase garnered most of Twitters attention about her speech, much of it negative.
Ouch. Horrible optics.
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KamaAina
Jun 2015
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To be completely honest and fair, we know all politicians use slightly different terms
randys1
Jun 2015
#3
She change Black to All, right? I also think I just heard her say institutional racism is over
randys1
Jun 2015
#9
I don't know about 'institutional racism is over', I doubt she said that. If she did,
SaranchaIsWaiting
Jun 2015
#10
I dont get it. I know why one would say that for campaigning purposes, but this is the WRONG
randys1
Jun 2015
#11
It can't possibly be for campaign purposes, it is the total opposite.
SaranchaIsWaiting
Jun 2015
#14
My point is I know why she said it, but she and they are supposed to be smarter than that
randys1
Jun 2015
#17
The mega-wealthy tend to be tone deaf due to their insular lives. Hillary needs a working class
RadiationTherapy
Jun 2015
#16
O'Malley sounds like a great guy and should be getting more air time.
SaranchaIsWaiting
Jun 2015
#42
I heard part of it on the radio today... she speaks with all the passion of Carlton the Doorman. n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2015
#25
"All lives matter" was the dismissive, white privileged response to Black Lives Matter.
morningfog
Jun 2015
#58
"Not particularly competent demon spawn from hell" is how I recall a DUer described her staff
Fumesucker
Jun 2015
#37
And Team Hillary has been lecturing Bernie about his failure to grok the #BlackLivesMatter movement?
daredtowork
Jun 2015
#43
I would advise people to read the context of her statement before reaching any conclusions.
BlueCheese
Jun 2015
#82