Has Hillary Apologized For this Comment Yet? This Comment which is the Most Awful comment so far?

[MadBadger]

http://blog.brendanloy.com/2008/02/clinton-introdu.html


"The Barack Show is playing to rave reviews, sold out on college campus after college campus, standing-room-only crowds to hear his silver-tongued oration. Hope! Change! Yes, we can! Give me a break! I've got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius-driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust-fund babies crowding in to hear him speak! This guy won't last a round against the Republican attack machine!"

Let me Be Clear, This was Not Said by Hillary, but by Her supporter Tom Buffenbarger introducing her at an event earlier in the cycle.

Then he said this about Obama...

Buffenbarger derisively dismissed Obama as a mere "wunderkind," a "man in love with the microphone," and "a poet, not a fighter." He repeatedly and pointedly called him "the junior senator from Illinois" (as if Hillary isn't the junior senator from New York?). He compared Obama to "Janus, the two-faced Roman god of ancient times."

The words above were so far out of line. Its one thing to go after Obama himself, but its another thing to attack his supporters that way. And I could be wrong, but I have yet to hear an apology from Senator Clinton. Instead I saw this jerkoff continue to put out statements on her behalf. If I'm not mistaken, in response she said she was glad to have his support.

Senator Clinton, if you want my support, you should think about distancing yourself from this Fucking Moran. Cuz if not, you would be Janus the two faced Roman God, not Obama.

[Bright Eyes]

1. Wow.

Classy move from your supporters, Senator Clinton. Would you like some more matches to burn some more bridges?

EDIT: I just saw it was one of her supporters. Oops. Still terrible.

[MadBadger]

3. No she didnt say that. Tom Buffenbarger, head of the Machinist Union said it introducing her.

[Bright Eyes]

6. I just noticed.

Damn flu made me miss a lot of sleep. :boring:

[roguevalley]

17. she didn't correct him. just like mccain didn't correct that idiot dj

who introduced him so vilely. either it is bad for all or its open field on everyone.

[catgirl]

30. She called him a "blank screen" though

Did she apologize for that? Samantha shouldn't have resigned.
I hope she gets a spot in his administration.

[SoFlaJet]

2. she's a scumbag fucking you KNOW what

and of course she won't apologize-she has never said she's sorry for contributing to thousands and thousands of people HUMAN BEINGS men, women AND children being killed with her IWR vote-she is The Medusa

[earthlover]

4. Is this the most awful....so many to choose from

[DURHAM D]

5. What's the problem? Its smash mouth campaign season. eom

[caledesi]

20. Prob is YOU DON'T EAT YOUR OWN.....NT

[DURHAM D]

29. Oh please - Obama started the Democratic party destruction.

Following is a partial list of groups he has pissed off with his deliberate cynical and sinister campaign strategy:

Early and pre Boomers
GLBT community
women
working people

About 3/4 of the party. The only people who don't know that a party split happened months ago are some of the Obama supporters and the msm.

[VolcanoJen]

41. I'm a working-class woman who worked my ass off for Obama in Ohio.

I just checked off two boxes on your list of sweeping generalities that are easily disproven.

[Shakespeare]

7. Her surrogates are attacking a significant chunk of the party's own voting base.

It's disgusting, and just boggles the mind. Those are ALL Limbaugh-esque comments, and here they are from the mouths of our alleged comrades.

Un. Fucking. Believable.

[newfie4]

19. They're not a significant chunk

The rich college elite "vote" is barely that. I don't even know if the "arrogant hipster" crowd could even be bothered to vote for either candidate in November. They might be in some marijuana haze by then or too busy getting some obnoxious tattoo...

A significant chunk would be the working class, soccer moms etc.

[Shakespeare]

22. Well, "newfie," you're wrong about that.

If you think Obama's base is limited to "elite" voters, you're woefully uninformed.

And there is no excuse, EVER, for attacking one's fellow party members in such a manner. The "latte-sipping liberal" BS is straight from the lips of Limbaugh. Fuck anybody in our party who chooses to use that smear.

Because that's what it is: a nasty-assed smear.

And you add the rightwing's favorite cliche about pot smokers....sounds like you've been hanging out with the wrong people a little too long.

[newfie4]

28. Obama supporters are well schooled in GOP smears against hillary

Don't think we haven't noticed, even the insidious Vince Foster smear has been resurrected by Obama supporters

[Shakespeare]

33. Attacks against the candidate & attacks on segments of the democratic base are totally different

The egregiousness of attacks against each candidate are already being discussed elsewhere, and have absolutely nothing to do with a discussion about a segment of the voting base who are being smeared.

If you're truly ignorant of the difference between public figure v. private citizen, please go educate yourself.

[WVRevy]

24. Yeah, you're right

Hell...I'm sure it's her winning fucking smile that's driving record voter turnout in every damn state. That MUST be it!

You should definitely apply to the DNC for a party strategist position!

[anigbrowl]

31. Welcome to DU. I see you brought an attitude with you.

Doubtless, it's thanks to overeducated tattooed stoners on Spring Break that Obama is leading in delegates and the popular vote.

[VolcanoJen]

42. Who knew there were so many bong-hitting latte-swilling PhD candidates...

... swinging the vote to Obama?

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[Fabio]

8. Aides and supporters are different.

Give me a break. By your rules, the candidates would have to apologize for all the outrageousness of supporters on this board.

[MadBadger]

9. He said this while introducing her at an event. Thats a little more than a DU supporter

And you know that too.

[Lucinda]

12. He's ass with a mic and her audience was bashing him for doing it..

[Fabio]

27. Still, he is not paid.

I am not an HRC partisan, but I think staff and supporters are different

[MadBadger]

32. Neither was Samantha Power. She was an Unpaid foreign policy advsior

[Fabio]

36. right.

adviser and supporters are different. you can either say it's all the same, or not. I say it is not.

[Lucinda]

10. Is he a member of her campaign.? Or another asshat with a microphone like McClurkin?

[JimGinPA]

11. Can't Ask A Union Leader To Resign - She Could Renounce & Reject Him Though

If she wasn't a hypocrite.

[superkia]

13. The most disgusting part isnt the ones saying it, its those who...

support her and enable her to continue these style of tactics. Its disgusting and shows you more and more how Americans have become.

[democrattotheend]

14. I've been wondering why that did not get more attention

Why Senator Clinton was never called on to repudiate these offensive statements. Thanks for bringing this up.

[newfie4]

15. That is a BRILLIANT quote, I love it

It pretty much sums up the Obama supporters. Latte sipping, thick rimmed glasses wearing, Soho living trust fund hipster!

not all of them of course, I'm not being serious. But it's funny watching these coddled rich liberal arts majors flock to obama like he's some sort of deity.

It was a gentle stab, that's all. LIGHTEN UP!

I think she's right, the GOP attack machine will be too much to overcome. Only the Clintons have come out alive!

[MadBadger]

16. Did you watch the video? A Gentle Jab that was filled with utter contempt.

[hedgehog]

37. "Coddled rich liberal arts majors"

I'll have to mention that to my daughter the next time I see her, the one living in a one room apartment while she's working on her Master's.

[papau]

18. Sorry - but those words do describe the Starbucks college town crowd that has been Obama's

vote source - along with 90/10 AA voting post Obama playing the race card.

As to not being a fighter Obama advisers are saying the same thing - the recently resigned Powers telling folks that getting out of Iraq is just a best case campaign speech and that Obama would revisit the issue to do what was reasonable at that time.

The the Economics adviser Austan Goolsbee telling Canada that Obama was about to lie about NAFTA so not to worry = and Obama's other adviser saying that Kudlow should not worry about the budget impact of Obama social programs because Obama does not expect them to pass -

all that does not make one think Obama is a fighter.

Seems the intro nailed the truth.

[democrattotheend]

26. That "Starbucks college town crowd" was one of Kerry's best demographics in 2004, as were AA's

The 18-29 age bracket was the only one to go for Kerry in 2004. He broke even with Bush among people with a college degree and trounced him among those with a post-grad degree. And he won 88% of the black vote.

With the exception of Latinos, all of the so-called "core Democratic groups" that Clinton is winning, like working-class whites, seniors, white women, and Catholics actually voted for Bush.

[KAZ]

21. Being a Monster means never having to say you're sorry.

[OzarkDem]

23. Imagine if she threatened violence against children

or as Obama's supporters have done - violence against women....

Sorry, women hating wife beaters are worse in my book than a couple of sarcastic liberals.

[anonymous171]

25. Violence against women?

Links or you're just being a bullshitter like Clinton.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

35. The lights are on, but nobody's home with that one.

He's a few delegates short of a majority.

[countryjake]

34. Thanks for posting the link to that speech! Fine statements from a Democrat!

While I don't quite agree with his praise of Sen. Clinton or his belief that she might act any differently, I think all Democrats should be listening to what he stated about the backstabbing that occurred over the Maytag deal, with the double-dealing by Sen. Obama with the Crown family, and the ultimate lack of support that has been shown when it comes down to fighting for the hard working people of this nation.

You may not be familiar with the fire that roars within any union, when it comes to fighting against the attacks on the working class. The selling-out and blatant assaults on our livelihoods that have been accomplished by both political parties have been business-as-usual for many many years and the party that once stood, undisputed, as the party of workers, has caved and toadied once too often in the interests of big-money, big-business, capitalist profits. I think the criticisms this union man spoke of should be listened to and heard by the leaders of our Democratic Party and I only wish that both of our candidates would honestly take what he's said to heart. It was refreshing to hear a rank and file Democrat speak the truth to power!

[TexanDem]

38. But she still wants to be his running mate!

[izzybeans]

39. Sure that wasn't Rushbo

Was he speaking to a crowd of dittoheads. That's fucked up.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

40. Hell, Hillary hasn't apologized for her Iraq War vote. Why woud she apologize for this?