Paul Y's Sorry Song

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Paul Y. Song @paulysong
I am sorry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-y-song-md/i-am-sorry_b_9697168.html …



Alan Kestrel ?@AlanKestrel750 39m39 minutes ago
He extends his apology to Hillary Clinton directly. Maintains term was never levied at her.



Alan Kestrel ?@AlanKestrel750 38m38 minutes ago
He also acknowledges he's used this term repeatedly.

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1. Wishing you some sunshine. Good night.....

[Lucinda]

2. My main issue with it has always been the attack on Dems at a supposed Dem event.

Attacking the very people that fought for the ACA. And it seemed his speech was actually written and not extemporaneous, so he actually put thought into that sentence structure. His wife, a Hillary supporter, vouches for his statement that he didn't mean Hillary, so I can accept that, but his comment comes from someone who sees Dems as the enemy. And I don't.

[NanceGreggs]

6. Exactly.

"His comment comes from someone who sees Dems as the enemy. And I don't."

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7. Bernie has provided room for these over-the-top personalizations

...and, much like DU, the sexist phrase he's used 'for many years' might not seem out of the norm to those in his political circle who obviously never called him on it to the degree that he experienced the backlash from Hillary supporters and others this week.

This is something Sanders' campaign has brought us. I can't count how many times comity and respect has been cast aside to score a political point against Hillary. Because, revolution.

[PatrickforO]

3. Good he apologized.

But, most politicians ARE 'whores' in the sense that the 'perform' for money from donors. In fact, in our present system virtually ALL of them are. I can only think of a few exceptions off the top of my head.

It WAS, however, a really shitty choice of words. Didn't help my candidate much.

[SisterSarah]

4. STEPHANIE MILLER

Tune into the Stephanie Miller Show and you can literally see her spew the "Whore" word most days. I guess she gets a free pass if she makes it funny.

[frylock]

5. Aren't you ever so cute and clever!

Look at you!

[NCTraveler]

8. I think the only person her really owes an apology to is Sanders.

Not my favorite person but there is a lot we agree on. What I don't get is I know he is smart enough that he should have known it was a bad move before even doing it. Every duer could have told him that. I'm sure a lot has to do with emotions. Lots of enthusiasm combined with the knowledge that at this point it was more of a protest rally.

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11. it's not the first time surrogates for this self-proclaimed progressive campaign

...have employed less than progressive tactics in their opposition to Hillary or those who dare support her.

The very worst Sanders could have imagined has happened to his campaign. It's devolved into an anti-Hillary effort which is a mockery of the positive, issues-oriented approach Sanders claimed at the beginning was his brand.

It's all good, though, because revolution.

[itsrobert]

9. Is it too late to get out of the doghouse?

Sleeping on the couch must be getting to him.

[Bluenorthwest]

10. I contrast the Camp Clinton outrage over this with their sanguin reaction to this:

And that contrast is extreme and situational and all about narrative and not a bit about principles.