2016 Postmortem

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81. That was at a funeral? I thought it was on CNN.

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It's a funeral. People say overly-nice things at a funeral. [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2016 OP

Mostly I'd be happy if she just didn't lie for once nt berningman Mar 2016 #1

It was an overstatement, BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #39

I lived in the 80s I lost a brother and 2 friends to AIDS enigmatic Mar 2016 #54

Well, I lost 4 brothers and 9 friends, and I'm fine with it. People misspeak; no one's perfect. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #104

People misspeak when they lack awareness The empressof all Mar 2016 #110

No one is "propping up." She misspoke, she apologized. MADem Mar 2016 #126

we know HRC doesnt remember that time at all apparently. berningman Mar 2016 #132

I'm gonna memorialize your charming words. MADem Mar 2016 #137

I lost a first cousin to AIDS. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #165

It was a lie, it was bullshit it was the opposite of reality CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #158

Hudson's death was likely BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #166

So many Sanders fan use that term so often that it is meaningless. riversedge Mar 2016 #70

But she is a liar. Vattel Mar 2016 #75

Congratulations, you're going on ignore with your potty mouth! Firebrand Gary Mar 2016 #112

... Scootaloo Mar 2016 #128

Why do you support a liar? Broward Mar 2016 #94

exactly it is being used in the 4 year old's sense of the term treestar Mar 2016 #100

Just one of many. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #103

If it walks like a duck... nt Live and Learn Mar 2016 #134

She lies often. 840high Mar 2016 #145

Disaster of a candidate alcibiades_mystery Mar 2016 #2

Don't say anything TSIAS Mar 2016 #3

yep, there is that option. hollysmom Mar 2016 #38

Loved her husband, loved her country, just say no, stem cell research BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #48

It is just so strange that she would use AIDS yeoman6987 Mar 2016 #68

Right? I thought that too Recursion Mar 2016 #141

Maybe her mouth gets 840high Mar 2016 #146

yes, there were lots of other options. she chose this one. nt restorefreedom Mar 2016 #133

Why bring it up at all? Senator Tankerbell Mar 2016 #4

Pandering is as Pandering does. Gwhittey Mar 2016 #8

It places a negativism with Reagan's Evangelical supporters who view AIDS as a form of retribution. TheBlackAdder Mar 2016 #151

Maybe she meant to talk about Nancy and Alzheimer's. raging moderate Mar 2016 #5

No, Ronnie and Nancy were long out of the White House before Alzheimer's BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #77

But it is also clear that they hid his dementia while he was in the White House... Human101948 Mar 2016 #152

Yep. treestar Mar 2016 #101

It's despicable Dem2 Mar 2016 #6

Over the top... absurd and extreme. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #19

She is sorry she "mispoke" Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #28

Overstatement. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #41

Ummm... Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #51

There's a trick to being a good human being... not saying things you have to apologize for later. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #42

Imagine how the families of the dead must feel Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Dem2 Mar 2016 #91

What's vulgar... TeeYiYi Mar 2016 #92

I find HRC's bragging about her friendship Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #116

Truth is not vulgar. 840high Mar 2016 #147

It's despicable to despise the Reagans? Fumesucker Mar 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Dem2 Mar 2016 #72

This. Yup. Really really ugly. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2016 #88

She could have chosen not to mention AIDS at all. winter is coming Mar 2016 #7

THIS. kath Mar 2016 #49

^THIS SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #79

Hillary did not have to say anything at all on that issue. bigwillq Mar 2016 #9

+1 ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #15

There are all kinds of meaningless "praises" one could say without a flat out lie libtodeath Mar 2016 #10

I think some folks would only be satisfied if Hillary doused her casket with gasoline Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #11

WHY EVEN BRING AIDS UP AT ALL? m-lekktor Mar 2016 #16

Oh please CorkySt.Clair Mar 2016 #21

And blame her for using Exxon gasoline. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #36

...and Depleting the Ozone Layer with Fossil Fuels Stallion Mar 2016 #61

Oh, just wait ... I've got one that's making it PERSONAL with me ... NurseJackie Mar 2016 #65

You have no shame. nt. polly7 Mar 2016 #95

Unforced error Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #33

you gotta admit, that would be something special 0rganism Mar 2016 #82

LOL Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #108

Yeah, because that's the only other option besides LYING and enabling the right wing spin. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #106

Well that would be a start. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #135

Or maybe just stop spouting outrageous and offensive bullshit. CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #159

This is really horrible spin and if you need it explained to you why m-lekktor Mar 2016 #12

There were nice things she actually could have said about Nancy. Autumn Mar 2016 #13

I don't think that's the problem. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #14

My brother-in-law died of AIDS, and we also lied to people about his cause of death. kath Mar 2016 #52

It was a horrible time. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2016 #59

No, no bashing, elleng Mar 2016 #17

Yes. Absolutely bash her for this. First class fuck up. morningfog Mar 2016 #18

It is very simple Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #20

Especially when the LGBT community is a significant voting bloc in the Party she is running to lead. morningfog Mar 2016 #26

This would be the same voting bloc Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #37

Oh, this is going to give Bernie a real boost..... Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #60

Don't. Say. Anything. Punkingal Mar 2016 #23

Anyway, Clinton apologized... PoliticAverse Mar 2016 #24

This is unscripted HIllary. When she is not micro-managed, she sticks her foot in it. morningfog Mar 2016 #27

It won't matter. Haters are going to hate. Yavin4 Mar 2016 #29

Do you agree with her original statements? TSIAS Mar 2016 #32

Where will all these BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #44

And Hillary apologists will support her no matter what n/t BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #50

Hillary apologists malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #160

That sort of crap won't cut it Yavin4. Do yourself a favor and address this with some respect. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #66

She never actually apologized, actually. n/t JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #113

Going through life angry all of the time gets you no where Yavin4 Mar 2016 #120

I'm not angry nor am I a politician, I am however very informed, consistent and connected to this Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #142

She's already backpedaling. She knows she fucked up Arazi Mar 2016 #30

What's funny is all the HIll folk here defending it as accurate! Now she admits the fuck up morningfog Mar 2016 #35

She had already said numerous nice things. No need to add blatant, revisionist lie. suffragette Mar 2016 #31

I'd want to bash her for lying, yes. revbones Mar 2016 #34

She could have STFU about it instead of bald face lying, telling a lie EVERYONE knows is a lie! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #40

Not exactly a lie. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #46

Yes exactly a lie. 99Forever Mar 2016 #67

Bullshit. TM99 Mar 2016 #69

No one is saying that he BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #164

Addressing it late in the admin TM99 Mar 2016 #168

For god's sake, you act as if BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #171

Yeah, misspoke is not an apology. TM99 Mar 2016 #172

This message was self-deleted by its author BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #43

The better question is how do you screw up a funeral? BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #45

Nancy Reagan was besties with Rock Hudson. MADem Mar 2016 #47

I remember the many ACT UP protesters. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #78

I remember that era as well. It was horrifying. Healthy people just started wasting away. MADem Mar 2016 #96

Nobody knew what to do. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #123

Yes, I remember it well. That is when it became obvious that my CPO had a problem. MADem Mar 2016 #125

what could she have done to help Rock? treestar Mar 2016 #102

He thought he'd get better care in USA--actually, he didn't know it, but he was at the best MADem Mar 2016 #114

It is interesting in that one has to rack one's brains treestar Mar 2016 #149

You know, humans make mistakes. Metric System Mar 2016 #53

She misspoke ... salinsky Mar 2016 #55

She did not, because the Reagans didn't start a "national conversation" on that, either. winter is coming Mar 2016 #62

No she didn't. She also spoke of Alzheimer's prior to her stupid AIDS/HIV remarks. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #86

No, she didn't mean Alzheimer's Arazi Mar 2016 #122

You can say nice things at a funeral without rewriting history. The Traveler Mar 2016 #56

Exactly. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #93

Say she had nice hair, or she threw good parties. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #57

So at George Wallace's funeral it would be fitting to praise him as a Civil Rights advocate? Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #58

Damn! She can't even do a funeral without screwing it up! Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #63

Can't she just keep her mouth shut? nt PonyUp Mar 2016 #64

She could easily have said something nice about something else. Vinca Mar 2016 #71

I'd like you to address the questions I asked in the post above. Don't be a coward, own your Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #73

Or you say nothing at all Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #74

Allow me to quote you, Yavin4 from 2008 when you hit the nail on the head.... Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #76

So many Hillary supporters on DU in 2016 hated her in 2008 enigmatic Mar 2016 #80

It's crazy. The biggest 08 Hillary bashers are now her most ardent supporters and not just on DU... Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #87

I agree enigmatic Mar 2016 #89

It's called getting over it and reconciliation. Yavin4 Mar 2016 #119

Yavin has evolved so much Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #83

Sorry. I was at work. But I have responded. n/t Yavin4 Mar 2016 #118

My post in 2008 was before she did this: Yavin4 Mar 2016 #117

So at George Wallace's funeral it would be fitting to praise him as a Civil Rights advocate? Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #138

I see you still can't manage to stand up and answer challenges. I'll ask again- Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #156

That was at a funeral? I thought it was on CNN. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #81

Andrea Mitchell. nt MADem Mar 2016 #97

YUP. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #129

Who were the Reagans Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #84

I agree, giver Hillary a break pdsimdars Mar 2016 #85

But why this? Why this specifically? longship Mar 2016 #90

Duh. She was speaking to the Reagan fans ms liberty Mar 2016 #162

Yes, Hillary just made an error treestar Mar 2016 #98

A 45 second, paragraph long error. You go with that. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #130

what would be the calculation? treestar Mar 2016 #148

Why even mention AIDS???? UglyGreed Mar 2016 #99

You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record baby, right round round round Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #105

It wasn't at a funeral; it was an interview with Andrea Mitchell. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #107

Hillary Clinton did not speak at Nancy Reagan's funeral. DefenseLawyer Mar 2016 #109

That comments at a First Lady's funeral Mike__M Mar 2016 #111

It was NOT spoken at the funeral. It was during a TV interview The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #121

that does make a difference Beringia Mar 2016 #144

It wasn't at Nancy Reagan's funeral. It was on Andrea Mitchell's show. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #115

Yeah, that's what Trent Lott said too. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2016 #124

Who says she needed to bash? democrattotheend Mar 2016 #127

I've been to more than one funeral where people showed just to make sure hobbit709 Mar 2016 #131

I'm beginning to wonder if she really believes these imaginary things happen. Live and Learn Mar 2016 #136

On that blessed future day when W leaves this earth, I fully expect Democrats to praise Recursion Mar 2016 #139

Yep. That's about it. Perfectly stated. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #143

exactly ibegurpard Mar 2016 #167

What a ridiculous question. Chef Eric Mar 2016 #140

NICE? Being callous about thousands of deaths is NICE? Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #150

It's one thing to simply say nice things, it's quite another to Karma13612 Mar 2016 #153

She re-victimized and re-traumatized victims of the Reagans' inaction farleftlib Mar 2016 #154

Overly nice? What she said was the exact opposite of reality. CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #155

I don't think anyone is saying she should have ms liberty Mar 2016 #157

If the shoe was on the other foot malletgirl02 Mar 2016 #161

She had no rational reason to bring up HIV/AIDS dr60omg Mar 2016 #163

She mixed up Alzheimer's and AIDS at a private funeral for a deceased past president's widow. ucrdem Mar 2016 #169

She brought up 'both'. nt. polly7 Mar 2016 #170