skippy the bush kangaroo: hillary clinton: when we insult obama, it's his fault he gets insulted

Sunday, January 13, 2008

hillary clinton: when we insult obama, it's his fault he gets insulted

sen. hillary clinton tried to clarify remarks that she and her husband have recently made which have gotten many in the black community up in arms. mainly by blaiming barack obama. asspress:

[sc rep. jim] clyburn, in an interview in the new york times, had expressed disappointment in the clinton campaign over what she had said as well as former president clinton's remark in new hampshire about obama telling a "fairy tale" in his opposition to the iraq war.

"i regret the way that this matter has been used," clinton told reporters. "the comments about it are baseless and divisive. i was personally offended at the approach taken that was not only misleading but unnecessarily hurtful."

she suggested reporters consider the sources of the criticism, much of which has come from the black community.

"i think it clearly came from senator obama's campaign and i don't think it's the kind of debate we should be having in our campaign," she said.

they shouldn't have a debate about racism? maybe not. but husband bill also defended his remarks on the al sharpton radio show:

clinton said his "fairy tale" remark on the eve of the new hampshire primary — won by his wife — was only intended to describe obama's claim to have exercised better judgment about the war, not as a sign of "personal disrespect."

yeah, except, the fairy tale he was talking about was "brer rabbit."

Labels: clinton, hillary, obama, prez campaign, racism

posted by skippy at 10:45 AM |

3 Comments:

C'mon, this is bullshit. Criticizing Obama for talking the talk but not walking the walk on Iraq, and having exactly the same voting record as Clinton, hasn't the slightest thing to do with racism. This is complete and utter media-driven bullshit.

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Left I on the News, 3:22 PM PST

This comment at Booman Tribune seems relevant here...
I get really annoyed that Obama is being attacked for that comment in 2004. He was very clearly giving cover to folks like Kerry, Edwards, and Clinton who voted for the war by saying that they had a hard choice to make. This is what they do when someone helps out the team and acknowledges that life is complicated.

Obama was right, they were wrong. In 2004, Obama helped our presidential candidate earn the benefit of the doubt with anti-war American voters and now the Clintons attack him for it.

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Renee in Ohio, 5:37 PM PST

Osama Obama
He fuck his white momma
It don't matter she is dead
He eat pussy
He get head
Osama Obama

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