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SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)
103. I'm not "capitalizing" on a damn thing.
Sat Mar 12, 2016, 12:04 AM
Mar 2016

I am offended/baffled, and trying to figure out whatinthehell she was thinking, if she was.

Hillary apologizes Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #1
nope ibegurpard Mar 2016 #2
Why? Because you're hoping to move some votes to Bernie? Metric System Mar 2016 #5
Yup. That's the only thing they care about. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #6
What about all your posts these last few UglyGreed Mar 2016 #8
But, but that's different lol NWCorona Mar 2016 #21
And all you care about is glossing over yet another example of her piss poor judgement. Bubzer Mar 2016 #56
It was definitely poor judgment mvd Mar 2016 #96
I agree... I think she was just trying to score more political points...and gaffed in process. Bubzer Mar 2016 #100
I care about my two friends 840high Mar 2016 #68
No melman Mar 2016 #82
I care about my little brother who started one of the first national LGBT magazines appalachiablue Mar 2016 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Mar 2016 #98
Yup EffieBlack Mar 2016 #101
Because I want respect... tonedevil Mar 2016 #7
+1 kristopher Mar 2016 #14
.... bigwillq Mar 2016 #48
Literally laughed at it. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2016 #59
Never heard that before. Terribly disturbing (nt) Babel_17 Mar 2016 #86
Damn right farleftlib Mar 2016 #75
Because she opened an old wound in me today ibegurpard Mar 2016 #51
Same, and it's very painful. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #85
My friends died elljay Mar 2016 #61
We will have to move on for the sake of unity, but I think it should be up to those Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #9
We don't HAVE to do a goddamned thing. We just can't not do so on DU. n/t JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #47
I don't have to do sh*t. 840high Mar 2016 #72
No. farleftlib Mar 2016 #77
Never. libtodeath Mar 2016 #10
OK. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #13
How many ghetto threads were there again? NWCorona Mar 2016 #16
Yep...and how much Bernsplanin' did we have to endure Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #25
And? NWCorona Mar 2016 #42
The reason I asked NWCorona Mar 2016 #53
I actually did. Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #99
I didn't. NWCorona Mar 2016 #109
And how many of her myriad scandals and terrible decisions have you just ignored? Bubzer Mar 2016 #58
Nope ......... I will not move on from a lie Ichingcarpenter Mar 2016 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #22
Nope -- just another opportunistic flip-flop from Mrs. Clinton nichomachus Mar 2016 #23
.+10 840high Mar 2016 #74
"It's over. Time to move on." ... ljm2002 Mar 2016 #31
Here's the problem with that Major Nikon Mar 2016 #46
No. That was way beyond "misspoke." SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #64
LOL, ok. nt Logical Mar 2016 #71
Sorry for you. It is not over. She was lying. morningfog Mar 2016 #76
Clinton does not get a pass for her distortion of reality. She lies again and again and again.... xocet Mar 2016 #93
Correction: You hope this gaffe turns out to be huge, Sanders supporter. Metric System Mar 2016 #3
She apologized for having "misspoke" revbones Mar 2016 #18
And if you watch the video, it's clear she didn't "misspeak" a damn thing arcane1 Mar 2016 #20
thanks - 840high Mar 2016 #79
Exactly right. Bubzer Mar 2016 #60
^THIS^ SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #67
Watch the video and see what you think revbones Mar 2016 #70
©€™¥ SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #81
She either lied, or is getting senile Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #88
It didn't sound like either, it really didn't. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #92
To a degree, yes NWCorona Mar 2016 #24
"Sanders Supporter" JackInGreen Mar 2016 #28
She was trying to make herself look good ibegurpard Mar 2016 #4
Or to know anything about it, apparently. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #73
He is a Hillary supporter. Is this just empty rhetoric from him? Or is he going to stand with the jillan Mar 2016 #11
You know, this tactic hasn't worked with African American voters either. Metric System Mar 2016 #15
Have you even bothered to look at some of the recent polling, or still just taking them for granted pdsimdars Mar 2016 #38
LOL! Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #89
Oh, please Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #30
Clinton on the other hand actively worked against GLBT rights Fumesucker Mar 2016 #37
At the least they don't lie about his record. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #40
I'm a life long anti Reagan activist and you do not get to define me as a 'Bernie supporter' in Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #52
Maybe these dear folks here defending what she said... DeadLetterOffice Mar 2016 #65
"Not around yet" is the kindest explanation. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #104
My #1 regret about blocking posters like the one you're replying to... beerandjesus Mar 2016 #97
Thanks but I speak out on this because I was there and I buried people I loved who were also Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #115
Well, you're doing God's work. beerandjesus Mar 2016 #117
+1 eom dragonfly301 Mar 2016 #102
You have to fight fire with fire in politics Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #91
I'm not "capitalizing" on a damn thing. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #103
Apparently he has clarified that he supports both. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #50
Hopefully, he only supports one after this: Bernie Sanders, a loyal supporter of the LGBT Zorra Mar 2016 #114
I don't think she wants to be closely tied to the LGBT community in the general election Skwmom Mar 2016 #62
Dan Savage follow-up tweet: "I will support the nominee. Whoever it is. So you assholes pick the Metric System Mar 2016 #12
Not all but some for sure NWCorona Mar 2016 #29
So much "smug" from the Hillarians . . . at times it's hard to breathe pdsimdars Mar 2016 #41
So? I will still hold my nose if I have to. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #105
it's part of the swooner syndrome Skittles Mar 2016 #111
"Also to pander for crossover votes." Expect more of that as actual progressives go for Sanders. arcane1 Mar 2016 #17
Ah, conservatives, her true base pdsimdars Mar 2016 #43
Interesting you said this - this week I got 2 840high Mar 2016 #80
crossover votes? what right winger would want to hear somebody praised for AIDS advocacy? m-lekktor Mar 2016 #26
I didn't say right-wing. NWCorona Mar 2016 #32
reagan republicans are right wing, very right wing last i checked. nt m-lekktor Mar 2016 #33
Not in this climate NWCorona Mar 2016 #35
you and I must have a different definition of reagan republicans. m-lekktor Mar 2016 #36
That is a Republican prerequisite but that doesn't change NWCorona Mar 2016 #39
We will not have a single 47 percent moment nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #27
Agreed! NWCorona Mar 2016 #34
After the DNC is when the video of her speeches will surface Fumesucker Mar 2016 #44
Same hear NWCorona Mar 2016 #49
Nice point. Wheels within wheels.... nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #106
I agree, there's already 5 or 6 of these "I misspoke" comments! Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #69
Agree. 840high Mar 2016 #83
K and R (nt) bigwillq Mar 2016 #45
Karma. All the smears about Bernie, not good. jalan48 Mar 2016 #54
Kick (nt) bigwillq Mar 2016 #55
Crossover votes don't matter if you lose your base. LS_Editor Mar 2016 #57
KnR Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #63
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #66
If The Stranger endorses Bernie for the Washington state caucuses...we'll know why. n/t. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #78
True! NWCorona Mar 2016 #90
Didn't they call this "gay plague" during the Reagan Administration? d_legendary1 Mar 2016 #87
Ronald and Nancy did not give a fuck about AIDS until they had to Skittles Mar 2016 #94
They did when they had to? SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #107
Reagan eventually acknowleged he did too little, too late Skittles Mar 2016 #110
I can sure agree with that. nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #112
Kick and R BeanMusical Mar 2016 #95
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2016 #108
People scrambling to make excuses for her on this issue is the biggest surprise. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #113
I wonder if the Human Rights Campaign is still happy about that endrosement of theirs. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #116
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