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In reply to the discussion: Is Hillary the rodeo clown of the Democratic Party? [View all]bigtree
(86,161 posts)2. we used to call this kind of tripe flamebait
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Hillary Clinton is not a clown. We can say she is right here and wrong there but calling her a
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#1
I agree with you, but some here are likely to misinterpret what you are saying, either inadvertently or intentionally.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#80
And you don't support her because you believe she is more rw than other Dem candidates.
hrmjustin
Jul 2014
#13
I dont believe they meant the clown part as 'clown'. A rodeo clown will throw themselves
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#40
some of her donors are holding off until she decides if that marc guy who fucked
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#42
I heard a conventional wisdom story about her that because her book sales have fallen
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#49
agreed but there is a lot of 'we're not a monarchy' even among those who like her.
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#118
I didn't mean that as pro or con Hillary. If anything, the insider view is not pessimistic enough
yurbud
Jul 2014
#120
SHE is not running any inevitability campaign, she's not even running for anything at the moment.
Beacool
Jul 2014
#56
that was roughly my intention though I don't know if it's hers or just a happy accident
yurbud
Jul 2014
#114
offering our opinions about her problems and behavior isn't trashing. Jeez. Is it
roguevalley
Jul 2014
#44
Didn't you get the memo? It's a coronation for Hillary; open debate will not be tolerated.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#87
Like you ever cared about the opinions, interests, or needs of anyone that doesn't show fealty to
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#102
You should skip serving on juries. This isn't an attack, it is merely an opinion.
FSogol
Jul 2014
#14
I have never alerted, but the fact that someone can write such utter bullshit in a supposed
Beacool
Jul 2014
#54
real voters want to coddle Wall St, outsource our jobs, privatize public education, and start
yurbud
Jul 2014
#79
So she doesn't back TPP, military interventions, right wing coups like the one in Honduras on her
yurbud
Jul 2014
#112
she doesn't quite have Bill's gift of connecting with regular folks that carried him through all the
yurbud
Jul 2014
#53
Hillary has a lot of baggage in that unstoppable train and a lot of CYA to do.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2014
#30
it's not enough to say the republicans are worse. That doesn't get people to the polls
yurbud
Jul 2014
#50
that's all name recognition. If you asked what policy positions lead to their support...
yurbud
Jul 2014
#67
No, she is the Great White of the Big Tent...fuck with her and she will rip your ego to shreds.
Rex
Jul 2014
#45
to the DLCers squealing like stuck pigs in this thread, spend as much time figuring out how your
yurbud
Jul 2014
#51
Rodeo clown????????? This must be the most asinine anti-Hillary OP I have read so far.
Beacool
Jul 2014
#52
I think many missed the point intentionally because it's potentially more damaging
yurbud
Jul 2014
#69
exactly. Hillary was the presumptive nominee in 2008 too, but was bested by a newbie
yurbud
Jul 2014
#72
Your point is well taken, certainly not as an insult. Some people here need to lighten up.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#83
There's a BIG difference between a rodeo clown and a circus clown. Can't believe how sensitive people are around here.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jul 2014
#82
You are making my point. Why did Reagan get $2 million dollars for a trip to Japan?
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#108
Posters protesting "Hillary is not a clown" have no idea how heroic rodeo clowns are
Bucky
Jul 2014
#89
False, I have voted Democratic every time and they just become more and more corporate owned
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#104
"Better a person who likes progressives that someone who hates them."
winter is coming
Jul 2014
#106
She is the next President of the USA! Saying she was "dead broke" was not a gaffe.
6000eliot
Jul 2014
#111