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askeptic

(478 posts)
34. I know your memory is short, so here is Hillary in 2008
Sun May 22, 2016, 03:27 PM
May 2016

There is plenty more out there if you are interested being honest with yourself and others.

From the NYT:

But the attack that received the most pop, on cable television and blogs, came after a photograph of Mr. Obama in ceremonial African garb appeared on the Drudge Report, and the item’s author, Matt Drudge, claimed that the image was provided by a Clinton staff member.

Mr. Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, said that the Clinton campaign had “engaged in the most shameful, offensive fear-mongering we’ve seen from either party.” It has not been independently verified that the photograph came from the Clinton campaign.

Politico - Aug '13:
But some of Clinton’s most memorable ‘08 shots at Obama have had resonance far beyond the short shelf life of the standard campaign hit parade: her mockery of his vow to transform Washington in his own image, her cry of “elitism” and her skepticism about his managerial chops echo today in the form of GOP attacks and the lingering doubts of some in his own party.
... But several more intrepid ex-aides pointed to one quote in particular: a Clinton broadside delivered in Toledo, Ohio, on Feb. 24, 2008, that represented her most stinging attack on Obama’s core hope-and-change message.

“I could stand up here and say: let’s just get everybody together, let’s get unified,” Clinton said, voice dripping with contempt long since discarded.

“The sky will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing, and everyone will know that we should do the right thing, and the world would be perfect,” Clinton added. “Maybe I’ve just lived a little long, but I have no illusions about how hard this will be. You are not going to wave a magic wand…”


Huffington Post:

New York City, NY — In the aftermath of the Pennsylvania Democratic primary [won narrowly by Hillary Clinton] — a race in which Clinton had a 20-point lead only a few months ago — the racism and hypocrisy of the Clinton campaign were laid bare for all a nation to scorn.

Desperate and willing to do anything to win, the Clintons resorted to a naked form of racism aimed directly at white working-class voters in the rural portions of the state. Their message: Barack Obama cannot win because he’s black.

In the early stages of the campaign, it was Clinton’s cadre who kept playing the race card. In New Hampshire, Clinton’s co-chair, Billy Shaheen, accused Obama of being a drug dealer; then there was the photograph of Sen. Barack Obama in Somali garb leaked to the press by Clinton’s staff.

In the aftermath of the South Carolina primary, former President Bill Clinton compared Obama’s victory to those of Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988. His message was clear: Obama was a marginal, black candidate.
Breitbart rots your brains. hrmjustin May 2016 #1
Yes they do Reter May 2016 #10
But it is more interesting you chose Breitbart. hrmjustin May 2016 #12
Two reasons Reter May 2016 #18
Of course. hrmjustin May 2016 #21
What matters, Justin, is that it's a Washington Post/ABC poll. forest444 May 2016 #29
What matters is the OP chose a right wing source for its headline, not its facts. SunSeeker May 2016 #42
Kill the Messenger. Yet, again. But the Message still stands. libdem4life May 2016 #32
"I never heard of Breitbart." SunSeeker May 2016 #44
what i also find interesting donnasgirl May 2016 #35
Shd will clearly have to improve those numbers. hrmjustin May 2016 #37
Only if you have a brain. nt cstanleytech May 2016 #39
Ain't that cute itsrobert May 2016 #2
Thank you Reter May 2016 #11
We've lost nothing. nt retrowire May 2016 #26
Sanders 2016 CountAllVotes May 2016 #3
NBC and CBS had HRC up by a few LyndaG May 2016 #4
Both those networks are Clinton Supporters also. PFunk1 May 2016 #7
And still we will soon see posts blaming this on Bernie not getting out of the race. A Simple Game May 2016 #5
The problem wont be if Bernie gets out of the race but rather the voters who refuse to vote cstanleytech May 2016 #45
Bernie says Hillary is "evil". Bernie partners with racist FOx News to get some free PR. oh polls! msongs May 2016 #6
Bernie didn't say Hillary is evil. Duval May 2016 #49
This is really only an indicator of which one is hated least. Gene Debs May 2016 #8
Why would you post the least credible source to analyze a poll conducted by two other news Chakab May 2016 #9
The better sources (ABC and Washington Post) didn't have "Trump leading" in the title Reter May 2016 #15
Trump is really zeroing in on the economic fairness issues BlueStreak May 2016 #13
There is NO "rigged" system. He has LOST many more votes and has many fewer pledged delegates. RBInMaine May 2016 #19
. CountAllVotes May 2016 #28
You fail to mention a key reason why she is behind in the ABC poll: book_worm May 2016 #14
Makes sense LyndaG May 2016 #17
Exactly. In other words, you can thank Bernie's continued Hillary bashing for these numbers. SunSeeker May 2016 #23
I know your memory is short, so here is Hillary in 2008 askeptic May 2016 #34
What did I say that was not "honest"? SunSeeker May 2016 #36
Your dishonesty is in blaming Bernie for Hillary's polling askeptic May 2016 #47
Thanks. I had forgotten some of this. Duval May 2016 #50
CBS/NY Times Poll jamese777 May 2016 #16
May 13-17 Reter May 2016 #22
I think the NBC poll was released today LyndaG May 2016 #25
When Voters Have Gone To The Polls jamese777 May 2016 #20
Independents can't or won't vote in Democratic primaries... Herman4747 May 2016 #33
Same poll shows same voters expect Hillary to win, 50 to 40. beastie boy May 2016 #24
Trump Supporters on here are becoming... iloveObama12 May 2016 #27
It's not their poll Reter May 2016 #43
So all the women who despised Trump HockeyMom May 2016 #30
Fuck breitbart StayFrosty May 2016 #31
+1 SunSeeker May 2016 #38
It's not their poll Reter May 2016 #41
Here ya go: Contrary1 May 2016 #46
It's all subliminal bucolic_frolic May 2016 #40
People are linking to Breitbart now oberliner May 2016 #48
LOCKING, please refer to the SoP for LBN etherealtruth May 2016 #51
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