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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Lets face it, most of the hate for Hillary is because she is a strong, intelligent woman........ [View all]larkrake
(1,674 posts)99. strength and intelligence
There are reasons favorability is low and it has nothing to do with scandals and myths. This whole election is a ship with no-one at the wheel . It is computerized, designed to silence the voters and hand the controls to corporations. Neither candidate is looking at the big picture.
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Lets face it, most of the hate for Hillary is because she is a strong, intelligent woman........ [View all]
Logical
Jul 2016
OP
So funny that they decided not to charge Rick Perry and we didn't act like idiots. nt
Logical
Jul 2016
#2
and they count on us having very short memories, like the cretins who are their base.
niyad
Jul 2016
#51
Yes, indeed. We've had 8 years of unmitigated hate and we'll have another eight with HRC in office.
LuckyLib
Jul 2016
#21
LOL, simple reading. But Believe what you want. And now I know much more about you. nt
Logical
Jul 2016
#13
Really? How much could you know from these small statements, other than that I know a projection
highprincipleswork
Jul 2016
#22
it is the standard "la la la la, I can't HEAR you" refusal to acknowledge the sexism that
niyad
Jul 2016
#42
It's the truth. Anyone paying attention for the last 30 years, or even for the last 3 days,
pnwmom
Jul 2016
#15
the denial of the rampant sexism in this country (and on this board) is beyond disgusting.
niyad
Jul 2016
#43
If Bernie didn't enter the race, there would have been much less Hillary hate here.
Lucky Luciano
Jul 2016
#19
The RW scumnuys call Michelle "Mooch" and an ape. They hate her as much. nt
63splitwindow
Jul 2016
#38
I didn't say that the RW's liked Michelle...I said that there are those who love Michelle...
Moonwalk
Jul 2016
#90
This is very simplistic. It makes perfect sense that sexist people who like Michelle will not
Squinch
Jul 2016
#105
She got great ratings as Secretary of State. So, clearly, she can overreach...
Moonwalk
Jul 2016
#111
And all during the primary season, Hillary supporters were charged with voting with...
Moonwalk
Jul 2016
#91
Bullshit, put Warren in the same spot and they would hate her also. And how can you say years of....
Logical
Jul 2016
#35
Key word "most"... not all but you know that... more obfuscations prove the OP
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#67
Completely agree. Have you seen what's for sale outside the convention?
Bleacher Creature
Jul 2016
#29
They wouldn't sell that crap if people weren't buying it. That's the whole point.
AgadorSparticus
Jul 2016
#122
Most of the hate is because he's black... keywords most and hate... not criticism or earned critique
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#68
Bullshit, they don't "like" either one of the black people you named they TOLERATE them. Talk to a
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#69
They don't care about what?! tRump is openly a white supremacist and you're claiming they don't care
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#70
I don't remember this level of pure hatred towards Clinton, he was able to get SOME things done...
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#115
They hate black people to a large extent as well. How'd you miss the birth ceroficate bullshit?
bettyellen
Jul 2016
#63
I didn't miss the birthbagger bullshit. They don't hate Ben Carson, Allen West or
brewens
Jul 2016
#74
They are just willing to let the racism go if it's a RW nutjob. They probably would still
brewens
Jul 2016
#100
It doesn't seem to me to be worse for HRC than it was for Bill by the end of his presidency.
aikoaiko
Jul 2016
#72
Please people, look at the denial responses of bigotry in this thread. MLK was right
uponit7771
Jul 2016
#73
Exactly! Trotting out their token women and POC as "proof" the GOP hasn't been bigoted.
bettyellen
Jul 2016
#94
It's simple, because they are Republicans. Their Party is based on a lot of hate.
Seeinghope
Jul 2016
#96
Intelligent enough to understand the vast, right-wing conspiracy. That's a danger to them.
L. Coyote
Jul 2016
#82
They didn't. Nothing like this. Did you hear anyone screaming for him to be locked up for nothing?
Squinch
Jul 2016
#108
You did not look at what the right wing said of Kerry in 2004 ... or even now.
karynnj
Jul 2016
#118
I'm not sure about that-- Bill Clinton is "hated" by many on the Right and some on the Left
andym
Jul 2016
#92
No, it's policy based. Nothing more, nothing less. Oh, and it's not "hate",
NorthCarolina
Jul 2016
#103
Lol, really,so in your opinion the GOP is not racist or sexist! Noted and that for....
Logical
Jul 2016
#106
LOL! "It's not hate." I guess those chants of "lock her up" were just reasoned debate.
Squinch
Jul 2016
#107