A reminder. Hillary occupies Bobby Kennedy's Senate seat..

[saracat]

She has the endorsement of his son RFK Jr, and his eldest daughter Kathleen. And despite what some may think, she and Bill were great friends of the Kennedy's. Jackie in particular , according to Arther Schlesinger was a "close friend of Jackie's".She would never intentionally say anything to hurt that family. I also remind you that as a controversial presidential candidate, as well as Former First lady and Senator, Hillary is in just as much danger as Barack. She is probably in MORE danger as some of the more fervent Obama supporters seem to despise her more than the Clinton supporters despise Barack.

[anonymous171]

1. Yes she may be in more danger. But Obama has never alluded to her assassination.

[roguevalley]

52. it is all the more reason she should take care about him, a much

beloved american icon. Given that she has spoken of his assassination THREE TIMES makes her a tool, unfit for any important job and a fool.

[indimuse]

63. and SHE NEVER DID HIS!

your pretending THIS is what she meant! LOW! LOW LOW! Obama will never win after this! The RW won't tolerate this. I know my mother and father in-law ...are ready now to support Hillary, because of all MSM...SUPPORTER BOGUS BS! YA NOW PISSED OFF THE RIGHTY'S!

[styersc]

68. Hillary did not allude to assassination.

She alluded to the calender. Robert Kennedy was s till contesting the Primary in June, as later did her husband.

[AtomicKitten]

Your rationalization of her vile remarks is disgusting.

You have finally debased yourself beyond redemption.

:puke:

[TNOE]

2. After that comment

maybe they will be withdrawing their support.

[samdogmom]

45. Get a grip! Hillary was the one who "alluded" to the assassination attempt!

Please judge your "candidate" with all the FACTS!!!!

[polmaven]

64. Alluded to "the" assassination ATTEMPT???

What assassination ATTEMPT? Against WHOM?

You are gonna have to give me those facts!

[apocalypsehow]

3. Thank you for reminding me that I need to put you on ignore. n/t.

:thumbsdown:

[theboss]

4. I don't think she intended to hurt the Kennedys. I think she intended to scare the shit out of SDs

By openly suggesting the possibility that someone is going to kill Obama if we nominate him.

[fascisthunter]

5. so what... that does not excuse what she said

it was a disgusting low tactic to place fear of an assasination into the primary dialogue to justify her staying in the race. Any one with a brain can see that.

If you or others won't see it for what it is, there is no point in arguing.

[ecstatic]

6. Keep spinning. nt

:eyes:

[beachmom]

7. Yes, she has already reminded us. She really screwed up big time today.

When Kerry botched a joke, she showed no mercy, didn't gave him a benefit of the doubt. So she will not be accorded any benefit of the doubt either. And she has yet to apologize to Obama, only to the Kennedys. Even though folks (KKK here) here in Georgia have already predicted his death, here in the South.

She now no longer will be the nominee; she is out of the VP race, too. She should be lucky she has that Senate seat.

[beachmom]

18. Why I will never defend Hillary Clinton for "misspeaking":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk1k0nUWEQg

Never forget. Oh, and it was RIGHT BEFORE the midterm election. She didn't care if her extending the story another day hurt Democrats' chances in 2006.

[Elspeth]

8. This was a point of view I hadn't considered before.

Thanks, saracat. Some food for thought here.

[sandnsea]

9. She's a damn pos liar Saracat

For the love of god open your damn eyes. She's done nothing but lie and race bait and smear for months. She knew exactly what she was saying, she's been saying it for weeks.

Don't be surprised if the Kennedy's use this as their opportunity to dump her. And don't forget Bobby's wife endorsed Obama.

Get over your Edwards sour grapes. His loss has got nothing to do with Obama.

[saracat]

26. Edwards has nothing to do with this? Why do you think he does?

I said long ago my views were not effected by endorsements.And Ithink this is a vile "twisting" of a statement worthy of Rove.And the "race baiting and lying " have eninated from the Obama Camp and whenever he has been caught, as per memo's, it is blown off. It is digusting to assign any motive to this statement than the intent which was a "time reference".

[beachmom]

30. Because once Edwards dropped out, you changed and ceased to be the person we all

knew and loved.

[Midlodemocrat]

33. Sorry. She's still one of the best posters around here in my eyes.

Others...not so much.

[Kittycat]

40. Sorry, she jumped the shark a long time ago.

And by her posting, you'd think she was having a personal relationship with JE. There's a difference between being a fan while your candidate is in it - and having a breakdown 3 mos after they've dropped out.

[saracat]

47. " Personal relationship" Jeez. That distinction belongs to a certain Obama fan who

chants his name in 7-11's.

[Midlodemocrat]

60. Nope. She's erudite, polite and well informed.

And, she doesn't post personal attacks unlike you.

[saracat]

48. Thank you Midloedem. I appreciate that!

[polmaven]

65. Are you kidding?

She obviously doesn't worship Senator Obama with every fiber of her being, not does she think that he is flawless and that not a word has passed his lips that is not worthy of glorious praise! How can her posts be anything but crap?

Oh, yeah! I nearly forgot: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[saracat]

I "ceased to be the person you all knew and loved when Kerry endorsed Obama".

I found his endorsement unacceptable and then I was "unacceptable" to some. My alleged change wasn't about Edwards dropping out.

[beachmom]

53. You STILL don't get it. It is perfectly reasonable to disagree with Kerry or someone else

on who they endorse. I disagreed with General Wes Clark as well as many other Democrats when they endorsed Hillary Clinton. It would never occur to me to call it "unacceptable", because I am not them. But for you to say it is "unacceptable" that John Kerry endorsed Barack Obama really nails my complete bewilderment of your actions and words since that endorsement. How can you judge someone who actually knows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, has worked with them in the Senate, and knows what their views and character are in a way you never will? John Kerry had every right in the world to endorse whomever he chose, as did John Edwards. For you in your judgmental high horse to sit there and tell an elected U.S. Senator and former presidential nominee that their choice is "unacceptable" shows you do not seem to respect a person's free will to view things their way, not your way. And frankly, you must have buried your head in the sand from Oct. 2006 on not to know that it was HIGHLY UNLIKELY that John Kerry would have endorsed Hillary Clinton. It was I suppose still remotely possible, but it would have surprised me. Edit: And it was also HIGHLY UNLIKELY that John Kerry was going to stay neutral. Why? Because he said in the spring of 2007 that he would be endorsing someone when the time was right. He warned you in every way possible, and yet you ignored what he said, and then were suddenly so surprised when he did endorse someone. Had John Kerry gone and endorsed Hillary, I would have been puzzled and confused, and I would have said I disagreed. But I would never be so arrogant as to say it was "unacceptable", since it is always acceptable for a member of the Democratic party to publicly say who they support for president.

[politicasista]

56. Thank you

It's unfortunate that people here started one, two, three bash posts after another just because Kerry didn't endorse their candidate. He, and other Dems had a right to endorse whomever they felt could/can do the job.

[Mimosa]

10. I just put Saracat on IGNORE because...

There is no justifying Hillary's indecent remark.

[Midlodemocrat]

61. And I'm sure she is weeping into her coffee right now about that.

:eyes:

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[Tatiana]

11. I eagerly anticipate Bobby Jr's challenge for the seat Hillary now occupies. n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

12. exactly!

[smiley_glad_hands]

13. She said nothing offensive about Kennedy so don't try to change the subject.

She is the only candidate who's last hope is assasination. How can you continue to support her? You and her are both disgusting, go vote for mcsame and join the lieberman party already.

[Elspeth]

20. Actually, she only mentioned Robert Kennedy.

If anyone should feel insulted it should be the Kennedies and an apology to them is appropriate if she upset them.

[smiley_glad_hands]

25. Again, she said nothing offensive about RFK, her apologized to the Kennedy's is just spin.

She does owe the DEMOCRATIC PARTY, DEMOCRATS, OBAMA AND HIS SUPPORTERS AN APOLOGY. It was terribly offensive to just about everyone but the kennedys and repugs.

[Elspeth]

29. She seems to have used his assassination to bolster her continued candidacy, so it isn't nothing.

But nothing was actually said about Obama. Some have interpreted her statement to be referring to Obama, and some have not. I don't know what the actual truth is, but the apology to the Kennedies seems appropriate.

[smiley_glad_hands]

31. The apology is spin. Reference RFK as a reason to stay in?

Don't be fucking stupid.

[Elspeth]

34. That's your interpretation of her apology.

And if you had the intelligence you thought you had, you would know that interpretations can profoundly differ.

Edited to add t.

[smiley_glad_hands]

43. Go vote for msame already instead of hoping for an assasination.

If you had the intelligence you thought you had you would understand exactly the context she was using when she brought up RFK.

[Elspeth]

44. Wow, you assume that *I* am hoping for an assassination?

You are really paranoid, aren't you. That gives a context to all your comments.

[smiley_glad_hands]

55. Right. You do support Hill don't you. All you got left is that hope. eom

[indimuse]

14. I am so beside myself right now.

thx for your post! K&R!

[greguganus]

15. With some of Hillary's crazy supporters, she needs to watch what she says. n/t

[bhikkhu]

16. Its just more bad judgment, perhaps induced by stress or sleep deprivation

And seriously, there are only so many times one can use that excuse and still appear credible.

[Writer]

17. That's an excellent point.

And if others on this thread wish, put me on ignore, as well.

[LowerManhattanite]

19. Get. Help. Now. Seriously. n/t

[stray cat]

21. White supremists probably won't target Hillary

[hokies4ever]

22. And round and round we go

where this spinning stop, not even you know. :rofl:

[quakerboy]

23. Which is exactly why this set of comments is so unfortunate

not to mention stupid.

And.. Yeah, not so much on the "more despise" thing. Visit H is 44, and we can have a discussion on that topic.

[anigbrowl]

24. Hillary Clinton is no Robert F Kennedy. .nt

[americanstranger]

27. This is pathetic.

Just. Pathetic.

We're now supposed to worry more about whether Hillary offended the Kennedy family instead of raising the spectre of a political assassination?

I'm fucking gobsmacked.

- as

Oh - and if Obama had raised the possibility of Clinton being assassinated - even once, not just 3 times - the last part of your argument might be a tiny bit relevant.

[fascisthunter]

46. She Mentioned Assasination Three Times?

I didn't realize she's been saying it... holy shit she is sick. There is no doubt in my mind now.

No thanks... we don't need any more pathological sociopaths as Presidents. We've had enough...

[Bluerthanblue]

28. I don't believe the intent was to hurt the Kennedy's-

but rather to subconsciously cause people to fear (and reinforce the existing fears) of the assassination of Obama-

I pity her.


peace~

[geiger]

32. I just saw her response and agree with you.

As many stupid things she has done on this campaign, this is not one she would have wished. Let's all calm down everyone.

[CaptJasHook]

35. Then she should know better.nt

[Warren Stupidity]

36. My ignore list needs resurrection.

"She is probably in MORE danger as some of the more fervent Obama supporters seem to despise her more than the Clinton supporters despise Barack."

So your justification is that we are a threat to her? Do you even believe your own miserable bullshit?

[ProSense]

37. What does occupying his seat have to do with invoking his assassination as as reason to continue?

More BS excuses for the indefensible

[CaptJasHook]

38. Your comments about Obama supporters are unappreciated.

You find the same thing among Hillary supporters. Just go to Hillaryis44.

I am surprised you would weigh in on this Saracat. There was a day when you would find this unacceptable. Funny how this primary changes people.

[tekisui]

39. It was a dumb fucking, inflammatory thing to say,.

No matter how you spin it.

[book_worm]

41. then why is she the one always bringing up assassination? and why is it her supporters

are more likely not to vote for Barack? according to exit polls and why do these same exit polls indicate that race is a reason why they won't--and yet "she probably is in MORE danger" from fervent Obama supporters?

[Bjorn Against]

42. This is one of the most disgusting posts ever to appear on DU

To defend someone who brings up the possibility of another candidate being assassinated as a reason why they should stay in the race is bad enough, but then to suggest that Obama supporters may assassinate Hillary makes this post even more disgusting. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[hokies4ever]

50. Preach it MN!

That supporter is drinking the Hillary Kool-Aid. The original post came about because this is what Hillary mentioned during her 'apology', that she occupies Kennedy's NY seat. Why did she mention this in her apology to the Kennedy's? Did they not know this? She's just trying to rationalize her idiocy to the media, that's all.

[polmaven]

66. And if she had done so

I would agree with you...BUT SHE DID NOT!

[Pathwalker]

67. You've only been here 2 years. There's been FAR worse

than this one. This one's fine. But, then maybe you liked all those ones using words that aren't acceptable on DU.

[noiretextatique]

49. it was a stupid comment

and she shouldn't have said it. and i agree with you: clinton is probably in danger too. the rw hates her, and more and more on the democratic side seem to as well.

[ForeignSpectator]

51. You really don't get it, do you?! n/t

[cali]

54. Despicable comment. How typical. Hilly is not in any more danger

than Obama. And insinuating that Obama supporters are possible assassins is disgusting. Your bullshit statement that more Obama supporters hate Clinton than visa versus is belied by YOUR hate and the hate of hilly supporters at all the bizarro hilly support sites.

[TayTay]

57. This is the 4th time she has aluded to this.

And are you really justifying this remark by saying that some Obama person might harm her? That is a justification for her remarks? That is a despicable and immoral and unethical thing to say. It is a disgusting argument.

Senator Clinton, lawyer, former First Lady of Arkansas, former First Lady of the United States of America and two-term Senator from the State of New York should know better.

And she is immune to this because she was friends with Jackie Kennedy or because some of RFK's children have supported her? That is one of the most morally bankrupt arguments I have ever heard. Are you going to argue next that what Reverend Hagee said about Hitler was okay because he has some Jewish friends? No, it was not okay, and what Senator Clinton said was not okay no matter who she is friends with or knew in the past. It is simply not okay, period.

Where does it stop? Have you no shame at all?

[politicasista]

59. Hearing crickets chirping

chirp, chirp, chirp

I agree HRC's commments were foolish and the OP's post is sad.

[Tatiana]

58. Yeah. Another reminder:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG4vJxi9Kis

Good thing she mentioned it.

[chascarrillo]

62. "She is probably in MORE danger as some of the more fervent Obama supporters seem to despise her..."

You really should rethink that comment.