Obamites interrupt Clinton speech, boo NC governor at NC Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner

[jackson_dem]

The "non-cult" strikes again...

Clinton supporters, like the supporters of every other candidate who ran this year on both sides of the aisle, behaved in a civilized manner. The only group from this cycle that approaches Obama supporters are Paul supporters, and they are thankfully limited by their small numbers. Obama preached unity in his speech. Unity? Like the devoted followers of a charismatic personality displayed during Clinton's speech? :eyes:

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ABC News' Eloise Harper and Sunlen Miller reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., had to endure cheers for Sen. Barack Obama and boos for the North Carolina governor, who has backed her, at the North Carolina Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Raleigh, N.C., Friday evening -- where both she and Obama spoke.

-snip-

The crowd erupted into a chant for Obama, leaving Clinton speechless for a few seconds while she waited for them to finish. During her speech, Clinton also mentioned Gov. Mike Easley, who has endorsed her candidacy, and she was momentarily rendered speechless while the crowd booed him.

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Clinton then pointed out that Edwards' wife, Elizabeth, supports her health-care plan.

“I want to thank Elizabeth Edwards for her passion for ending discrimination by the insurance companies and for standing up against John McCain's inadequate and radical health-care plan," she said. "Elizabeth Edwards is a true champion for universal health care.”

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/05/clinton-says-sh.html

[Bensthename]

1. LOL, fantastic..

:rofl:

[jillan]

2. Unbelievably rude.

[beachmom]

31. Well, you know, it's the primaries, and both sides have been rude.

Don't worry -- soon it will be over.

http://www.projo.com/news/content/POLITICAL_SCENE_3_03-03-08_AU96UJ4_v18.2a4e4a3.html

Then when the lights dimmed and the show began, the crowd seemed even more surprised to see Sen. John Kerry and his trademark helmet of hair bound onto the stage.

The Massachusetts senator and presidential near-miss cracked wise about Rhode Island politics, Buddy Cianci’s ability “to cross state lines” again, and his own recent trip to Pakistan, noting that instead of being swift boated, politicians there get “swift goated.”

But his well-received shtick turned serious as the topic moved to tomorrow’s presidential primary, and Kerry trotted out what seemed like a stump speech for his preferred candidate, Barack Obama.

Within minutes, Hillary Clinton supporters in the crowd of 1,500 decided Kerry had gone on a little too long, and isolated boos and chants of “HILL-A-RY” started to well up around the room.

Their chorus soon grew loud enough to drown out Kerry and the senator wasted no time thanking the audience and ducking offstage.

And this crowd LIKED Kerry. But as soon as he started talking about Obama, they got, well, rude. And so it goes with NC.

[Lannigan]

64. I don't know

I think there are levels of rudeness here.

It wasn't a candidate speaking when the Hillary chants broke out. If Obama had been up there, I'd agree - rude.

Also, it seems like this was a more Hillary-themed event, since Chelsea was there.

[gateley]

3. Okay, I posted on another thread

that I thought it was rude for the Obama supporters to interrupt Hillary's speech, but I'm all for giving Easley crap! (Nothing to do with Hillary, I just loathe him as our governor).

[Hawkeye-X]

4. Jackson_dem - it's clear to me where NC fans are going to be in NC

And it isn't Hillary country anymore. As a matter of fact, I see Hillary suffering a unexpected defeat in Indiana. She, then will have no choice.

Hawkeye-X

[PinkTiger]

29. I never liked you. Now I know why.

I'm sure you are one of those nerdy, oily-haired losers who only have a voice when their fingers hit the keys on the keyboard.
You are SOOOOO wrong, too. LOL.

[Hawkeye-X]

49. Don't care.

I don't think much of you either...

Hawkeye-X

[JoFerret]

82. So NER

to you.
(!)

[bunnies]

5. whaaaaa! poor poor hiwawy!

Maybe Obama supporters have had about enough of being insulted by her surrogates. She gives no respect, she gets no respect. Too fucking bad.

[jefferson_dem]

She's no shrinking violet...but she's intimidated by enthusiastic Dems?

Looks like she is the real "pansy" (her surrogate's label) pander bear.

[leftofcool]

17. No she handled it with grace as usual

[bunnies]

27. Must be those boys picking on a lil ole girl again.

hey... if we're lucky... we might even seem some more "emotion" :eyes:

[Beacool]

48. Another typical classy Obama supporter.

Good to know that your guy won't need Hillary nor her supporters to try to win the presidency.

I hope that you all remember that in the fall.

[Lucky 13]

71. .

:scared::eyes:

[BlooInBloo]

6. I can't wait until Clinton copycats try this at an Obama speech.

[jackson_dem]

12. They won't and they won't for the same reason supporters of these candidates never did this

Clinton
Edwards
Dodd
Richardson
Biden
Gravel
Kucinich
McSame
Romney
Giuliani
Thompson
Brownback
Hunter
Tancredo
Huckabee

Only Obama has a cult of personality surrounding him. Paul supporters are similar to Obama supporters in many ways but the key difference is their attraction to Paul revolves around him being dramatically different on the issues. Obama's special draw is his personality...

[BlooInBloo]

19. Screenshot taken. We'll see!

[leftofcool]

22. Only O supporters would stoop this low

[Forkboy]

55. Apparently not, but when shown that you didn't care.

Hypocritical much?

[IowaGirl]

65. Exactly, Dems are supposed to be the party of compassion, not

the party of rabble rousing rude.

[JoFerret]

25. Good thinking

If those were Obama followers they are a disgrace. they are living in a total fairy tale universe. Infantile acting out.

[IowaGirl]

68. Uncivilized behavior reflects immaturity.....

:boring:

[JoFerret]

81. Swooning affects the judgment.

Self righteousness does too.

[Andy823]

30. If I recall

Clinton supporters were doing the booing at one debate where CNN's Wolf Blittzer was the moderator. He did not stop them at all!

[jefferson_dem]

38. Of course they were. I've never encountered a more "bitter" group of Democrats than Hillary folk.

They can't stand that their girl will lose the nomination ... when it was her turn and everything. Let them act out for now. We'll be united behind Barack soon enough.

[beachmom]

34. You're wrong. Clinton supporters have booed Obama surrogates. See my comment upthread.

[rug]

37. Me either. The Obama Guard is feeble without their laptops.

[DJ13]

7. Ever get the idea the Obama supporters have had enough?

All the smears, all the subtle racism, all the lies about Obama by the MSM trying to promote Clinton, is it any wonder some Obama supporters are getting upset at Hillary?

[Skip Intro]

8. Reminds me of bush supporters back in 2000. What a bunch of jerks.

[Arkansas Granny]

20. My first thought when I heard about this was Bush supporters in

Florida wanting to stop the vote count.

[fascisthunter]

42. Yuh.... Keep Stretching. That'll Win Support for Hillary

Man you Hillary supporters are so far removed from reality it makes me wonder..... is it politically feigned rage or just delusion?

Either way, your DLC pro-corporate republican-light candidate is more inline with those in taht photo you just posted.

[Skip Intro]

61. yep - screw the process, forget fairness, they stomp and scream to get what they want

[onehandle]

9. Childish. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

10. Those Obama supporters are a class act, aren't they? I wonder if Obama

had any comments about this behavior towards a fellow Democrat.

[leftofcool]

26. I doubt it

[IowaGirl]

73. I have never heard him speak out against it, which is what a candidate with

class would do. :puke:

[jefferson_dem]

11. “If Sen. Obama is the nominee, you better believe I'll work my heart out for him.”

This is what the crowd was chanting about. They were letting her know they would also support Obama.

Stop your whining. We'll celebrate that our candidate has such an enthusiastic group of supporters come GE time.

[jackson_dem]

23. WOSRM?

What Obama Supporter's "Really" Meant?

Yeah, yeah, how many people have run for president? It is just a strange coincidence only Obama supporters do these type of things. Does anyone know if Gov. Easley has received death threats yet from the non-cult?

[jefferson_dem]

28. IITAYLTBCO.

It's in the article you link to but clipped out.

If death threat were ever reported, surely it would be the Rove-Hillary cabal planting the bogus stories.

[leftofcool]

24. Is that what they were booing the Governor about too?

[jefferson_dem]

41. They might have been booing him (if they were) because he's a shitty governor turned Hillary shill.

Are you going to tell North Carolinians they can't express their attitudes regarding their own governor? How democratic of you.

[Beacool]

46. Bullshit!!!

Many of us will have nothing to celebrate if Obama is the nominee. We may or may not drag ourselves to the voting booth in November, but celebrate???

Please.......

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Tsk, Tsk. Oh, My. Poor, poor, Hillary.

How dare the peasantry display their dislike of the anointed one.

:nopity:

[Saturday]

14. Obama supporters are the same everywhere. nt

[jackson_dem]

18. They whine about being called a cult yet they keep acting like a cult...

[JoFerret]

32. The pure bubble of perfection

The fierce certainty of knowing you are right all the time.

Classic republican/ totalitarian emotional trait.

[cali]

67. you're a perfect example of exteme cultish behavior.

your cultishness over Edwards was classic. And that's clearly why you've become a frothing at the mouth hater of Obama. It's completely pathetic.

[IowaGirl]

69. EXACTLY!!!

:kick:

[leftofcool]

15. And she handled it with grace and dignity

What a great president she will be

[Ronnie]

50. Yes!

[IowaGirl]

70. A brilliant president....

:kick:

[StevieM]

16. They are such an arrogant and nasty bunch. Obama brings out the worst in people (eom)

[JoFerret]

35. Brown shirted totalitarian self righteous thugs

behave in these way.

[JoFerret]

21. Infantile Obama follower tactics

reflect no credit on him.

[annie1]

83. but definitely a reflection of his cult of personality campaign.

[cd3dem]

33. This is why Obama cannot win... he has played dirty and his people are rude!

[IowaGirl]

72. I've heard about the ballot tampering in NC.......

[rodeodance]

36. Immature behavior--just like many here on DU. Figures!

[NJSecularist]

39. The Obamites have no ideas about manners.

They are the loud minority, and the silent majority is getting tired of their antics.

[LulaMay]

40. Shades of Young Republicans banging down the door to stop the FL recount. How ATTRACTIVE.

[fascisthunter]

43. Congrats... you are all on Message

There must have been a memo sent out to all of you at the same time. How transparent....


Well. I have a rather large list now... thanks for attending.

[Beacool]

44. Typical young kids who support Obama!!!!

One way to describe them: RUDE!!!!!!!!!!

Just as rude as the teacher from the Midwest who told us in PA that the very young Obama crowd at a caucus in her state tried to intimidate them by yelling: "show us your tits". The even more disconcerting thing was that this woman is in her sixties. They didn't even respect her age. Disgusting!!!!

[tishaLA]

45. good thing she's not a pansy

[Beacool]

47. Unlike Obama................

:eyes:

[ProSense]

51. Did they have pots and pans? n/t

[dbmk]

52. Did all you guys ignore the post further up

..that showed that Hillary supporters had done the exact same thing?

I THINK someone was talking about the level of heat in the kitchen and disloacting from same, if said level was uncomfortable. And it wasn't Obama.

[Forkboy]

56. It's different when Hillary fans do it, apparently.

Both sides should grow up.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

53. Much better headline.

Hillary '08!

[Seabiscuit]

54. So did Clinton speak first while the "O"cultists waited for their messiah or did

Obama speak first and they hung around just to be assholes and boo Clinton? Either way, it was truly crass and in bad form.

[Forkboy]

57. Will you comment in the other thread?

And say the same about Hillary supporters?

[Forkboy]

58. Both sides appear full of children.

[futureliveshere]

59. I saw that live and they didn't really boo him enough to interrupt him.

It was a few scattered boos and he just plowed on.

[iamthebandfanman]

60. OMG OBAMA WAS RUDE

and hillary has tons of quotes over the last few years saying how well iraq is going!

youre right! obama being rude is waaaay more important of an issue! so is the fact his pastor is out there! thats way more important than job losses, house losses, no money for gas in our cars and a war thats never ending!

you clinton people sooo have your priorities straight! where do i sign up for such sheepish thinking!? im tired of thinking for myself and having to use this silly thing called reason and logic! help me clinton supporters!

:sarcasm:

[IowaGirl]

74. Obama showed lack of character and poor initiative by going

to this church for 20 years without trying to bring about CHANGE! Rev. Wright was subtly setting up AA's for failure with his rant of no hope because of the evil whites. One can only assume that Obama agreed with that racist thinking since he did nothing to stop it. What kind of leader is that!?:eyes:

[pecwae]

62. Rude & childish

Somehow I'm not surprised.

[emilyg]

63. Pretty rude.

[AllentownJake]

66. Good for them

She seriously should stop going to these JJ dinners...she's been getting booed an awfully lot at them.

[IowaGirl]

75. Ah, that's democracy all right--the politics of intimidation!!

[AllentownJake]

76. Free speech

You go to make a speech in front of people sometimes you get booed. If she can't stand the heat maybe she should get out of the kitchen.

[IowaGirl]

77. "There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law." Abe Lincoln

And a mob deprived Senator Clinton of her free speech.

[AllentownJake]

78. Mob?

A few people chanting Obama during her speech is a Mob?

There you clintonites go again quoting filthy republicans (that was a joke)

[IowaGirl]

79. Okay, LOL, truce? For the moment?

[AllentownJake]

80. Truce

:hi:

[mmonk]

84. We didn't interrupt Clinton's speech.

When she mentioned Obama, our supporters chanted Obama. The booing for Easley occurred during Easley's speech. There was only a small spattering of it when she mentioned him. Same when Obama mentioned him. He's not real popular right now. Nobody ever forgot his never appearing with Kerry/Edwards when they became the nominees in 04 either. So don't take the writer's take that seriously or at least not understanding more of the situation. By the way, I was there and also, I live in Raleigh (which gives me at least a fair working perspective).