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morningfog

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58. "All lives matter" was the dismissive, white privileged response to Black Lives Matter.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #20)

Wed Jun 24, 2015, 08:16 PM

Jun 2015

It was the offensive slogan used by the racism deniers.

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Hillary Clinton, At Black Church Near Ferguson, Says 'All Lives Matter' [View all] KamaAina Jun 2015 OP

message removed lame54 Jun 2015 #1

oops Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #2

To be completely honest and fair, we know all politicians use slightly different terms randys1 Jun 2015 #3

I don't understand what you mean? SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #8

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

I know, I'm still kind of reeling over this trying to make sense. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #23

I can't imagine she said that Prism Jun 2015 #29

Not in Iraq or Libya apparently. n/t RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #4

here we go CTBlueboy Jun 2015 #5

Let's see if Hillary gets a break for this. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #6

Good thing Bernie didn't say that. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #7

Hillary Clinton's all lives matter remark stirs backlash octoberlib Jun 2015 #12

ugh!! loyalsister Jun 2015 #13

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The mega-wealthy tend to be tone deaf due to their insular lives. Hillary needs a working class RadiationTherapy Jun 2015 #16

That's going to cost her in the activists. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #18

O'malley is worth looking at on this issue JI7 Jun 2015 #36

O'Malley sounds like a great guy and should be getting more air time. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #42

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She Needs A Voice Coach... WillyT Jun 2015 #19

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

LOL !!! - Nice Reference !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #33

DUzy!! hifiguy Jun 2015 #38

WHOA. She actually said that "all lives matter"? That's just horrible. Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #20

The point is that she co-opted #BlackLivesMatter KamaAina Jun 2015 #21

"All lives matter" was the dismissive, white privileged response to Black Lives Matter. morningfog Jun 2015 #58

Yep. Straight off of Fox. hifiguy Jun 2015 #87

What a horrible thing to say about people LordGlenconner Jun 2015 #22

I have never seen a more tone-deaf Democrat than her. hifiguy Jun 2015 #24

You would think with all that money pouring in BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #79

Those Goldman flunkies don't come cheap hifiguy Jun 2015 #86

Wait...that cannot be right. I read right here she has a very close connection Rex Jun 2015 #26

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That will be a recipe for failure. Rex Jun 2015 #31

One of those 22-hour-a-day interns at Goldman that writes her stuff hifiguy Jun 2015 #32

"Not particularly competent demon spawn from hell" is how I recall a DUer described her staff Fumesucker Jun 2015 #37

Well, that is vividly descriptive. hifiguy Jun 2015 #41

she does which is why she may get criticism but won't lose support JI7 Jun 2015 #34

If you say so. Rex Jun 2015 #39

People may well end up apologizing for criticizing her daredtowork Jun 2015 #48

Welcome to the general election preview party Prism Jun 2015 #27

As a retail campaigner she has all the light touch hifiguy Jun 2015 #35

Better she get it out of the way now. Autumn Jun 2015 #51

Are you serious? She was quoting her mother. leftofcool Jun 2015 #57

Donna Brazille is an expert on Aerows Jun 2015 #85

She is and always has been a horrible campaigner. morningfog Jun 2015 #59

Clink! RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #74

It certainly is Mitt Romney-esque Aerows Jun 2015 #76

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I said something similar below Ms. Toad Jun 2015 #46

She just couldn't bring herself to say it whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #40

+10000000000 azmom Jun 2015 #60

And Team Hillary has been lecturing Bernie about his failure to grok the #BlackLivesMatter movement? daredtowork Jun 2015 #43

I guess she can always blame it on her mom. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #44

her twitter hashtag quoting mother may she RIP. m-lekktor Jun 2015 #84

Yep, that's exactly what's going on here. azmom Jun 2015 #63

Fits perfectly with my experience of her. Ms. Toad Jun 2015 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author HFRN Jun 2015 #47

#alllivesmatter is what conservatives say.. frylock Jun 2015 #49

Not good enough, Hillary! whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #50

From a political standpoint, amazingly dumb. But she did not Vattel Jun 2015 #52

actually she was quoting her mother qazplm Jun 2015 #53

Really. Well, when she told that story at her campaign rally... Luminous Animal Jun 2015 #54

... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #56

Plausible deniability Fumesucker Jun 2015 #61

Uhum, yeah, sure, whatever./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #62

I was expressing admiration at a tricky bit of politics well done Fumesucker Jun 2015 #66

Uhum, yeah, sure, whatever (REDUX).NT DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #68

When's is she say what Bralize quotes? morningfog Jun 2015 #65

... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #70

No. When did Hillary say "we can say Black Lives Matter" morningfog Jun 2015 #71

... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #75

Tone deaf. MelungeonWoman Jun 2015 #64

Oh great. LeftyMom Jun 2015 #67

It was her white privilege speaking. Stupid comment. morningfog Jun 2015 #69

Oh, the dead old ladies in my family were always quoting twitter LeftyMom Jun 2015 #72

I remember how my grandmother used to tell me morningfog Jun 2015 #73

LOL azmom Jun 2015 #78

You got it. KamaAina Jun 2015 #80

"Sister Souljah" moment, v2.0. bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #77

This reminds me of when President Obama spoke LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #81

I would advise people to read the context of her statement before reaching any conclusions. BlueCheese Jun 2015 #82

But, in Sound Bite Nation, there is no room for context. KamaAina Jun 2015 #83

Speaking of context...some Tweets responding to Hillary's major gaffe Oilwellian Jun 2015 #90

Hillary turned me into a newt... LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #89

I'm willing to buy that this was just a monumentally stupid gaffe.. frylock Jun 2015 #88