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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
Fri Aug 31, 2018, 10:53 PM Aug 2018

That Ariana Grande video is all over the place and I've seen it a few times now...

Maybe her dress was little too short.

Maybe "Uncle Bill" could have controlled his drooling a little.

And maybe someone should have that scowl chiseled off his face...

But damn, she OWNED that song. As good a tribute as your gonna get for Aretha.

And the band was as badass as it gets, too.

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That Ariana Grande video is all over the place and I've seen it a few times now... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Aug 2018 OP
Clinton has had the same look when it was an old man giving a speech he enjoyed listening to JI7 Sep 2018 #1
Or when he was chasing balloons at the Democratic Convention. Ms. Toad Sep 2018 #2
and here JI7 Sep 2018 #4
He seems to really like balloons. That cracked me up.. JHan Sep 2018 #7
That was priceless, wasn't it? EffieBlack Sep 2018 #12
I think he even took one back with him and had it in the hotel room he and Hillary JHan Sep 2018 #14
Yeah, He had the same look when the Clark Sisters came on.. JHan Sep 2018 #5
Look. She was a cute young woman in a very short skirt singing her heart out. nolabear Sep 2018 #3
Um, yeah ... proud ol' Ogler, right here ... not Bill's age, but still 'too old' mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #6
There was a moment which disturbed me which is already making the rounds: JHan Sep 2018 #9
I think that his "blindness" brer cat Sep 2018 #17
Agreed +++++ JHan Sep 2018 #18
That was disgusting and so uncomfortable to watch. demmiblue Sep 2018 #20
It really was.. JHan Sep 2018 #21
he looks the same at Obama JI7 Sep 2018 #8
Post removed Post removed Sep 2018 #10
Consensual sex does not make someone a pervert. nini Sep 2018 #11
Thank you. EffieBlack Sep 2018 #13
Exactly, nini! Cha Sep 2018 #16
She looked great; she put on a terrific performance, true to the original- What's the problem? NBachers Sep 2018 #15
I'd like to see people speaking out about Bishop Ellis groping her on stage. Shameful. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #19
Nothing like THIS. Disgusting. B2G Sep 2018 #22

JI7

(89,244 posts)
1. Clinton has had the same look when it was an old man giving a speech he enjoyed listening to
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 12:30 AM
Sep 2018

or someone telling jokes.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
14. I think he even took one back with him and had it in the hotel room he and Hillary
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 02:15 AM
Sep 2018

were staying in ...

It was one of those memorable moments of the Convention I'll never forget.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
5. Yeah, He had the same look when the Clark Sisters came on..
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 12:43 AM
Sep 2018

And the same look in the middle of Al Sharpton's speech at times.

And the same look when..

I lost count.

The chatter over this is soooo cray LOL.

nolabear

(41,959 posts)
3. Look. She was a cute young woman in a very short skirt singing her heart out.
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 12:37 AM
Sep 2018

Maybe Bill ogled a little, and I’d bet money many others did too. There is nothing wrong with a smile and a sigh for days gone by. Prior to the service they were chatting and she asked for photos with him and Hillary. Her fiancée was there too.

This was a homegoing. A celebration. She sang the hell out of that song. People got to hate, it’s their loss.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
6. Um, yeah ... proud ol' Ogler, right here ... not Bill's age, but still 'too old'
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 12:44 AM
Sep 2018

You know what? Sue me ...

JHan

(10,173 posts)
9. There was a moment which disturbed me which is already making the rounds:
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 01:13 AM
Sep 2018

As much as I think the Bill reaction is overblown, there is a skeevy vibe to older men leering at young women, while the reverse barely registers outrage. ( Older women leer at younger men too ) Finding a young person attractive isn't a problem until that attraction is acted out in predatory ways with disregard for consent or just exploitative. The skeevy vibe for me came after her performance when the Pastor called her to him..

She looked uncomfortable when he pulled her close to him. What struck me was how blind he was to the signals she was sending that she was uncomfortable - even when she tried to let him go. He has since apologized:

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/aretha-funeral-bishop-apologises-to-grande-for-touching-and-taco-bell-comment

brer cat

(24,546 posts)
17. I think that his "blindness"
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 06:49 AM
Sep 2018

was a sense of entitlement; some men even consider it a compliment that women should (in their opinion) appreciate. What a terrible experience for her to be groped on live TV where she probably felt trapped and intimidated into silence.

I'm not sure that "Maybe I crossed the border, maybe I was too friendly or familiar..." indicates that he has learned anything from the experience.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
21. It really was..
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 11:43 AM
Sep 2018

I cringed when he called her out because I knew what was gonna happen. To describe it as gross wouldn't begin to cover it..

... Another worst moment was Pastor Jasper ( total idiot) who almost covered the full range of toxic ISMS a dumbass possibly could... I couldn't believe the fuck I was hearing.

Response to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

nini

(16,672 posts)
11. Consensual sex does not make someone a pervert.
Sat Sep 1, 2018, 01:33 AM
Sep 2018

Perhaps he failed as a husband but Hillary was the one to deal with that.

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