2016 Postmortem

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36. no, its from Salon, where 99% of its articles are anti-Hillary, and so biased there as worthless as

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Thu Apr 21, 2016, 12:44 PM

Apr 2016

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Salon: Enough With the Hillary Cult, Her Admirers Ignore Reality, Dream of Worshipping a Queen [View all] SheenaR Apr 2016 OP

Salon needs to rebrand as 'NotHillary.' onehandle Apr 2016 #1

Way to not read and comment SheenaR Apr 2016 #3

After that personal attack of a headline, I'm supposed to read the article? onehandle Apr 2016 #7

So kaleckim Apr 2016 #47

I don't think the HRC crowd wants anything to impugn their perfect world... Yurovsky Apr 2016 #53

I agree kaleckim Apr 2016 #55

Everything that rings true... dchill Apr 2016 #159

I don't take analysis that includes mythology Apr 2016 #86

More evading kaleckim Apr 2016 #91

willful ignorance is so becoming ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2016 #66

Yes you are supposed to read it. That's how we learn things. lol n/t leeroysphitz Apr 2016 #137

You took it personally? dchill Apr 2016 #156

Camille Paglia has had an issue with HRC forever. Fla Dem Apr 2016 #163

That's not a constructive way Bluerome Apr 2016 #77

No kidding workinclasszero Apr 2016 #27

I used to have a monthly subscription to them. onehandle Apr 2016 #31

Same as TYT workinclasszero Apr 2016 #37

You just proved the article true. pangaia Apr 2016 #129

This article is trash, and it's written by trash. To hell with Camille Paglia, birther asshole nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #2

Sure thing SheenaR Apr 2016 #5

Camille Paglia is trash. Your intense personal hatred of Hillary Clinton geek tragedy Apr 2016 #18

The article was written because of people like you kaleckim Apr 2016 #50

I learned that Ms. Paglia believes Secretary Clinton has a goiter and is broad in the beam. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #56

Okay kaleckim Apr 2016 #59

DemocratSinceBirth didn't make disparaging remarks about Secretary Clinton, Ms. Paglia did DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #61

Evade much? kaleckim Apr 2016 #74

I was quoting Ms. Paglia. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #125

Okay kaleckim Apr 2016 #167

What substance? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #168

Did she know Gandhi? n/t Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #89

She also shits on transgender rights and abortion access on her pass through the sewer. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #123

+1,000,001 dchill Apr 2016 #160

Thanks, kaleckim. There is an OP upright now about how one of HRC's truedelphi Apr 2016 #161

Was she a birther? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #8

Indeed, and it was documented on DU. IamMab Apr 2016 #21

Nonsense, she supported Obama in 2008. JonLeibowitz Apr 2016 #105

Saying that "there are legitimate questions about the documentation of Obama�s birth certificate"... OilemFirchen Apr 2016 #116

Birthers for Bernie? workinclasszero Apr 2016 #30

Perfect.. SidDithers Apr 2016 #85

You forget that the "birther" phenomena began in the 2008 Clinton POTUS campaign. eom PufPuf23 Apr 2016 #63

it began with some racist lunatic who supported geek tragedy Apr 2016 #64

the right wing goes for her because she reaches out to them: Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #75

Boy, I guess you told her, didntcha. pangaia Apr 2016 #130

48 more days before the Camille Paglia types have geek tragedy Apr 2016 #131

... CorkySt.Clair Apr 2016 #4

Great analysis. Doesn't change a thing about the article SheenaR Apr 2016 #9

And I'm confused why a progressive would post a piece by a birther CorkySt.Clair Apr 2016 #12

Oh look another thing that fascist teabaggers and Bernie fans can share workinclasszero Apr 2016 #41

Okay kaleckim Apr 2016 #52

And who exactly started the whole "birth certificate" thing with Obama in 2008, again? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #155

I'm confused why the head of the DNC would work with Sheldon Adelson to put sick people in prison Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #153

that means you and Paglia are the ones with the problem geek tragedy Apr 2016 #35

It's Sanders that has a cult KingFlorez Apr 2016 #6

The songs....the songs...they scare me all american girl Apr 2016 #17

songs you say? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #151

Not to mention a screed just posted stating Bernie is the only hope for the entire world! workinclasszero Apr 2016 #34

That may be the most sophomoric crap I've read today. sufrommich Apr 2016 #10

I read the "Message in a Jacket" article and was like WTH? I thought it was sexist to remark Skwmom Apr 2016 #11

She even wrote that Secretary Clinton was portly. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #16

She DID NOT. The whole "Jacket" article was very flattering. Skwmom Apr 2016 #87

i report. Others decide DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #124

That is no where in the jacket article I read. Skwmom Apr 2016 #127

This coming from the camp of #birdiesanders and other such ephemeral weirdness? Tarc Apr 2016 #13

republicans are free to twitter along with #bernie if they wish. I'm positive they do. Sunlei Apr 2016 #23

Salon will go hardass Republican once their done carrying water for the anyone but Hillary 'gang' Sunlei Apr 2016 #14

Camille is odd but this piece was quite good! I can never predict what she will think about an issue m-lekktor Apr 2016 #15

So you're liking 'ol Camila right now? ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #70

Camilla is spot on sometimes, and she always writes terrifically. truedelphi Apr 2016 #162

They long for a monarchy. A very authoritarian characteristic. / FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #19

As a poster on another thread exclaimed, it is our "goddamn duty" to vote for the annointed Leader. Maedhros Apr 2016 #88

March, march, march right over the cliff . . . . . pdsimdars Apr 2016 #171

Sorry not reading it. I wouldn't read it if it was as about Bernie all american girl Apr 2016 #20

I love it how so-called liberals call out people on the right for only watching FOX and ignoring pdsimdars Apr 2016 #45

You DO know who Pagila is.. ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #65

Not to be rude, but be for you insult me, you might want to look into to her all american girl Apr 2016 #73

I know this may be a shock to you, given your relatively narrow mind, Maedhros Apr 2016 #90

I'm not really sure why you have to be rude. I just don't like her. all american girl Apr 2016 #96

I read all sorts of things by people I don't like. Maedhros Apr 2016 #97

And I do also...but I just don't like her. I don't believe her, so even if she was to write all american girl Apr 2016 #99

The point is that your dislike is no kind of rebuttal to what was posted.[n/t] Maedhros Apr 2016 #101

Nope, not doing it all american girl Apr 2016 #103

Lord help us. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #136

You want me to "rebut" shit like this? ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #164

Paglia is an embarrassment, and a right-winger. I wouldn't be so quick to quote or promote her. IamMab Apr 2016 #22

The title hints at a relevant point that the article fails to make. Orsino Apr 2016 #24

Well that was brutal. Punkingal Apr 2016 #25

'Cult', you say? randome Apr 2016 #26

Paglia as always been ridiculous, she hates on women as a matter of principle. bettyellen Apr 2016 #28

Right? ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #54

Serious Libertarian and always mocked feminists to get easy cred with the dudes. So lame. bettyellen Apr 2016 #94

We ignore reality ? Salon ignores a Republican controlled Congress. Trust Buster Apr 2016 #29

"if you call us a cult one more time, we'll put a rattlesnake in your mailbox!" MisterP Apr 2016 #32

"... atavistic longing for monarchy..." I have been thinking exactly this for quite some time now. bjo59 Apr 2016 #33

no, its from Salon, where 99% of its articles are anti-Hillary, and so biased there as worthless as still_one Apr 2016 #36

Ahhh yeah, that oracle..... Beacool Apr 2016 #158

LOL Paglia is a performist artist. DURHAM D Apr 2016 #38

More self righteous bullshit. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #39

I don't want to worship a Queen, I want to vote for the most qualified. That happens Pisces Apr 2016 #40

You prove the point pdsimdars Apr 2016 #46

She's poorly qualified. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #118

Yup-- just look at H.W.Bush Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #157

K&R amborin Apr 2016 #42

They are now desperate to start a purge AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #43

Far too many referring to her as queen referred to Obama as Messiah LanternWaste Apr 2016 #44

Enough With the Bernie Cult, His Admirers Ignore Reality, Dream of Worshipping a King SharonClark Apr 2016 #48

Too funny - Salon and Paglia are hilarious SharonClark Apr 2016 #49

Camille Paglia? ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #51

Camile Paglia... SidDithers Apr 2016 #57

K & R imagine2015 Apr 2016 #58

This seems about on par with the standard anti-Sanders screeds from Hillary surrogates, so it's Marr Apr 2016 #60

No, this Camile Pagila ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #67

I know who it is. Marr Apr 2016 #71

"Legitimate" or not, I refuse to read her. ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #72

I'm saying her attacks can't actually be 'refuted' because there's Marr Apr 2016 #79

Ok. ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #81

cf Amanda Marcotte. [n/t] Maedhros Apr 2016 #93

You claim that she isn't H.A. Goodman, but she's in that same category, yeah? procon Apr 2016 #62

Yup ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #68

Can you believe this shit?... SidDithers Apr 2016 #80

Unfortunately yes. ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #82

You do realize Paglia is a climate change denier, Birther, rape apologist and anti gay ranter? Haveadream Apr 2016 #69

You, however, do NOT realize that there is a logical fallacy known as "ad hominem" Maedhros Apr 2016 #95

Nothing has been said of Paglia's character except by you. Haveadream Apr 2016 #102

The headline itself discredits it Bluerome Apr 2016 #76

I love how there are multiple threads in GDP accusing Hillary supporters of being delusional Nonhlanhla Apr 2016 #78

LOL at this headline anigbrowl Apr 2016 #83

It's sad how absurdly anti-Hillary Salon and HuffPo have become. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #84

OH, FFS Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #92

Oy. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2016 #98

98 Replies SheenaR Apr 2016 #100

The claims that she is a birther are laughable. They really have nothing. JonLeibowitz Apr 2016 #108

+1 SheenaR Apr 2016 #110

It's not a "nice little article". It's a piece of venom. LisaM Apr 2016 #104

Read post 100 SheenaR Apr 2016 #109

Really? A "sociopathic shape shifter"? LisaM Apr 2016 #111

By any reasonable definition SheenaR Apr 2016 #112

Well, you can personally insult me too if that's fun for you. LisaM Apr 2016 #114

Yeah SheenaR Apr 2016 #120

I don't care that it's Paglia writing this article Kalidurga Apr 2016 #106

Dear Salon... MrWendel Apr 2016 #107

Interesting, the bulk of posts here attack the writer, not the issues raised. EndElectoral Apr 2016 #113

She hit a nerve Babel_17 Apr 2016 #117

Beause a stream of invectives and name-calling is not "raising issues". LisaM Apr 2016 #119

+1 SheenaR Apr 2016 #121

hate isn't an issue, it's just hate. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #133

K&R Babel_17 Apr 2016 #115

Camille Paglia, like parachute pants, should have stayed in the 90's. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #122

how long before we see A Voice for Men and Dinesh D'Souza geek tragedy Apr 2016 #134

Oh, I'm sure that's next. Starry Messenger Apr 2016 #135

No shit ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #166

Snot headlines -- madamesilverspurs Apr 2016 #126

Paglia! mcar Apr 2016 #128

even for a Rabid Righter, this seems over the top and consummately desperate Bill USA Apr 2016 #132

These grapes are so sour that I wonder what kind of wine they will make. Zynx Apr 2016 #138

"There is a powerful clarity of consciousness in her eyes": Paglia on Sarah Palin. betsuni Apr 2016 #139

"Shapely and syncopated syllables!" Well suffering succotash! Palin is a star!!! bettyellen Apr 2016 #140

Yup. betsuni Apr 2016 #141

It's a toss up who spews more vile against Hillary, whether it's Paglia or MoDo. Beacool Apr 2016 #142

Camille is a loathsome right-winger, so of course Bernie people here want to showcase her opinions. pnwmom Apr 2016 #143

What does that even mean? Speak to her thinking if you can comprehend the article. snowy owl Apr 2016 #145

I wouldn't speak to her "thinking" any more than I'd speak to Ann Coulter's "thinking." pnwmom Apr 2016 #147

Bernie supporters have some terrible allies Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #146

Next thing you know, they'll be quoting Ann Coulter. n/t pnwmom Apr 2016 #148

And Debbie Wasserman Schultz teamed up with Sheldon Adelson to put medical marijuana users in jail. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #150

Ceremony, monarchy, celebrity - we have a country of fans who don't think anymore. snowy owl Apr 2016 #144

Is this the same Camille Paglia who says struggle4progress Apr 2016 #149

Yes Camille Paglia has always been an asshole jcgoldie Apr 2016 #165

The thought of a clinton presidency doesn't scare me. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #152

There are some solid, well written deconstructive critical takedowns of Hillary's campaign Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #154

Yup. apnu Apr 2016 #169

LOL. Here's is an article from here on how Trump has "refreshing candor" Adrahil Apr 2016 #170