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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:09 PM Original message |
Did anyone else find Hillary's sniper joke disturbing? |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Like Bush's WMD joke, it was uncomfortable and showed amazing ineptitude. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
57. I made the exact same point in another thread. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. she'll have to answer honestly in the next primary debate |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Obama people do not have a sense of humor |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Mispoke is when McCain called Iraqi extremist Al Qaeda |
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Zueda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. It was the chuckle she gave when telling the lie |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Obama people don't have a sense of humor? That woman couldn't tell a joke to save her life?!? |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I guess it depends on if you have a sense of humor |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. I tend to like my humor actually funny. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
61. Well I can introduce you to some people under 50 who don't agree |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Humor MOST CERTAINLY varies by generation! |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. My favorite movies are from the 1930s |
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Mme. Defarge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
70. I spent my formative years in the 1950's |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
54. It's gold, Jerry! Gold! |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Ovaltine... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Misspoke? She created a fantasy and kept repeating it. Big difference. nt |
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ORDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. "Mis-remembered" sniper fire? Gimme a break. Obama answers controversy |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:21 PM Original message |
I'm sorry, but that speech was pompous and overdone. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
37. You're right, he should have just lied about sleep deprivation instead. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I wasn't disturbed by her joke |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. I've been waiting for someone to make this argument. So, Lisa |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
58. I don't actually know that she did, though I have no doubt she made a corkscrew landing at some poin |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. I'm not outraged. I just don't buy the "conflation" explanation. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. As I do Obama's |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Misspeaking is saying that you were in Bosnia for |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
51. Tell a G.I. who has been under sniper fire in Iraq |
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ampad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
53. Oh hahaha it was really funny |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
76. conflated events? |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-05-08 03:30 PM Original message |
Conflated with what? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes, she THINKS that such a disgusting lie can be "laughed off" during one episode of Leno's show. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. Nah, not really. |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yikes! That's the standard we're going to hold our democratic |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. That's why Nixon shouldn't have resigned. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-05-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
77. Sorry, but lying doesn't rise to that level. |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
45. I totally forgot: "When Clinton Lied No One Died." |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-05-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #45 |
78. LOL! |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. that was just hillary showing that she is just human.... |
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TriplePlay (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. Complete lack of morals... |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. she misspoke. like when Obama said he wasn't aware of Rev. Wrong's hateful rhetoric. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. I was more troubled by the joke |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. It isn't? |
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aquarius dawning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
69. What would you have her do, cry about it? We both know how well that would go over. |
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Cheap_Trick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. she lied. get over it. |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Again, misspeaking is minor. |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
47. You don't "misspeak" 4 times in 4 months from pre-prepared speeches. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. No, She Was Doing Comedy FREE SPEECH |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. True |
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geiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. displaced anger; inappropriate joking |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Nope |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. Joking about sniper fire isn't appropriate |
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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. not me... I thought it was funny and self-effacing.... |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. My sense was she made a calculated move to try and pull |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. That's how it struck me too. |
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flowomo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. well, the OP asked if I found it "disturbing"... and I didn't |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
64. That's a fair respone. I did ask how others felt |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. It didn't make me laugh. It reminded me that she is a liar. |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. Almost as much as the original lie, yes. |
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SeaLyons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
29. Get over it.... |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Saying she misspoke is, well, misspeaking. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. She misspoke four times and printed it in a press release? |
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Erin Elizabeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. I'll say it a third time: |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. she fabricated the sniper story which is unacceptable |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Again, you don't "mis-speak" 4 times in 4 months from pre-prepared speeches. |
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Mooney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
56. Sorry, she lied. She didn't "misspeak." She lied. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
60. This is what she lied about |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
38. Completely appalling. |
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Emillereid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
42. I think it was in incredible poor taste. She should be apologizing to us (especially |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
43. She has such a poor internal filter, it's astounding to me... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
46. I suppose these three actors should be castigated for lampooning the activities during the Holocaust |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. If one of the actors was a former Nazi |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. If you really think those two things are remotely the same |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
48. Yes |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
50. Yes, bad decision, very unfunny |
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Bigleaf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
62. Those jokes about sniper fire are really funny eh? Well how do the |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
63. It was callous, immature and tacky. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
71. It would be like Nixon telling Arlo Guthrie's joke about Alice's restaurant being 18.5 mins. long |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
72. I didn't see the clip until an hour or so ago and I was really taken aback. |
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TomBall Democrat (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
73. If a child did that? |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
74. I'm not saying she's Bush, but it was the same way that Bush reacted during... |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
75. It was slimy and arrogant. I can't believe that she did that. I sent $$ |
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intaglio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-05-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
79. It disturbed me that it was just prior to MLK rememberance |
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