2016 Postmortem
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It is clear by now that part of the Clinton camp is engaged in a scorched earth campaign that may end up costing us the general in the event that Hillary is the nominee. The core of it is an endless barrage of dishonest smears directed at Bernie supporters.
The pattern is to spread lie after lie after lie after lie about Bernie, and when at some point the angry backlash comes, to whine endlessly about that backlash and to use it as a prompt for smears against supporters of Bernie.
What the people doing such seem to be oblivious to, is the fact that the votes of these very people will be crucial in the general. I don't quite understand the political calculation behind it, but it is what it is.
I would advise anyone, in the event that they observe such a thing on DU, to simply hit the alert button, get the shit hidden, and move on. Don't engage, don't kick the threads. Keep in mind that negative responses are exactly what the people are after.
Thanks for reading.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)CorkySt.Clair
(1,507 posts)democrank
(11,120 posts)I`m trying to remember which campaign hired the old rightwing smear merchant David Brock.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)But then, you knew that
Matariki
(18,775 posts)But then, you know that
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)The Sanders campaign is the dirtiest I've ever seen.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Ewen MacAskill in Washington
Monday 25 February 2008
Barack Obama, right, is dressed as a Somali elder by Sheikh Mahmed Hassan, left, during his visit to Wajir in northeastern Kenya, near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia
Barack Obama's campaign team today accused Hillary Clinton's beleaguered staff of mounting a desperate dirty tricks operation by circulating a picture of him in African dress, feeding into false claims on US websites that he is a Muslim.
Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, described it as "the most shameful, offensive fear-mongering we've seen from either party in this election". Obama has had to spend much of the campaign stressing he is a Christian not a Muslim and did not study at a madrassa.
Aides for Mrs Clinton, who is fighting a last-ditch battle to keep her hopes of the White House alive, initially tried to brush off the furore, but later denied having anything to do with the distribution of the picture. "I just want to make it very clear that we were not aware of it, the campaign didn't sanction it and don't know anything about it," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson told reporters. "None of us have seen the email in question."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/feb/25/barackobama.hillaryclinton
Posted: January 27, 2008
Matthew Rothschild
The trouncing that Hillary Clinton got in South Carolina proved that the racist and entitled campaign that the Clintons ran there backfired.
The Clinton campaign kept saying, Hes black, black, black, as author and South Carolina activist Kevin Alexander Gray pointed out on Jesse Jacksons Keep Hope Alive program Sunday morning. And Bill Clinton used coded language, like the old okie-dokie, which served to remind whites of Obamas blackness, Gray added. That's like saying dont fall for the old shuck and jive.
And speaking of shuck and jive, thats exactly the phrase Andrew Cuomo used to disparage Obama in New Hampshire, saying he cant use that shuck and jive at press conferences.
Obamas black, get it.
Or Bob Kerrey, another Clinton supporter, saying, I like the fact that his name is Barack Hussein Obama, and that his father was a Muslim, and that he went to school in a madrassa, as Bob Herbert noted in The New York Times. Kerrey later apologized, Herbert added, as did Andrew Young, for saying, Bill is every bit as black as Barack. Hes probably gone with more black women than Barack.
Or take Bill Clinton's ludicrous comment that Hillary is "stronger than Nelson Mandela." (The not-so-subtle dig being that she's not only stronger than that black man Obama, she's stronger than the strongest black man on the face of the Earth.)
To say nothing of the nonsense about Clinton being the first black President, which Obama was forced to address in the CNN debate, and which Bill Clinton seems to revel in.
(Racist tactics are nothing new for Bill Clinton. After he all, he used the Sister Souljah comment to wink at the white base in 1992, and he made a point to hustle back to Arkansas during that campaign just so he could execute a mentally retarded black man named Rickie Ray Rector.)
And sure enough, after the embarrassing loss, the Clinton campaign tried to dismiss the results by stressing the black vote that Obama got and by mentioning that Jesse Jackson had won South Carolina in 1988, as well.
http://progressive.org/news/2008/01/5995/obama-trounces-clintons%E2%80%99-racist-entitled-sc-campaign
Ryan Cooper
July 23, 2015
McKesson is right to be suspicious. Hillary Clinton's record on race is not great. If she wishes to earn some trust on issues of racial justice, a good place to start would be with the distinctly racist undertones of her 2008 campaign against Barack Obama.
As the first primaries got underway in 2008, and Obama began to slowly pull ahead, the Clinton camp resorted to increasingly blatant race- and Muslim-baiting. It started in February, when Louis Farrakhan, the head of the Nation of Islam, endorsed Obama in a sermon. In a debate a couple days later, moderator Tim Russert repeatedly pressed Obama on the issue, who responded with repeated reassurances that he did not ask for the endorsement, did not accept it, and in fact was not a deranged anti-Semite. That wasn't enough for Clinton, who demanded that Obama "denounce" Farrakhan, which he did.
About the same time, a picture of Obama in traditional Somali garb (from an official trip) then appeared on the Drudge Report, and Matt Drudge claimed he got it from the Clinton campaign. After stonewalling on the origin question, the campaign later claimed it had nothing to do with it. A Clinton flack then went on MSNBC and argued that Obama should not be ashamed to appear in "his native clothing, in the clothing of his country."
Later, a media firestorm blew up when it was discovered that Obama's Chicago pastor Jeremiah Wright once delivered a sermon containing the words "God damn America." In response, Obama gave a deft, nuanced speech on racial issues, but Clinton kept the issue alive by insisting she would have long ago denounced the man.
The late Michael Hastings, who covered Clinton's campaign, described one instance of this strategy on the ground:
[Clinton supporter] Buffenbarger launched into a rant in which he compared Obama to Muhammad Ali, the best-known black American convert to Islam after Malcolm X. "But brothers and sisters," he said, "I've seen Ali in action. He could rope-a-dope with Foreman inside the ring. He could go toe-to-toe with Liston inside the ring. He could get his jaw broken by Norton and keep fighting inside the ring. But Barack Obama is no Muhammad Ali." The cunning racism of the attack actually made my heart start to beat fast and my ears start to ring. For the first time on the campaign trail, I felt completely outraged. I kept thinking, "Am I misreading this?" But there was no way, if you were in that room, to think it was anything other than what it was. [GQ]
Then there was Bill Clinton comparing Obama's campaign to that of Jesse Jackson's unsuccessful run in 1988. The capstone came in May, when Hillary Clinton started openly boasting about her superior support from white voters.
The effort was not so blatant as George H.W. Bush's Willie Horton ad, but the attempt to play on racist attitudes through constant repetition and association was unmistakable in addition to playing into right-wing conspiracy theories that Obama is a secret Muslim who was born in Africa. It's likely why in West Virginia a state so racist that some guy in a Texas prison got 40 percent of the Democratic primary vote in 2012 Clinton won a smashing victory.
http://theweek.com/articles/567774/hillary-clinton-needs-address-racist-undertones-2008-campaign
Mar 28, 2008 | Updated May 25, 2011
I went and got the original footage from the Clinton ad, and then compared it to 3 different video clips of the same debate from 3 different sources. I did this so as to take into account any editing, or quality issues, that might have accounted for Obama having darker skin in any particular video. None of the 3 video sources I found showed Obama nearly as black as the Hillary ad does. Click the image above to see a larger version. Look at his lips. Look at his eyebrows. Look at how the red MSNBC background has turned more purple. Clearly the image was darkened. The question is "why."
Make the comparison yourself:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/obama-skin-tone-darker-in_n_89829.html
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)And if you want to compare supporters don't forget one of the biggest reasons PUMAs refused to support and vote for Obama was racism.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Get back to me when you have proof.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Just like my opinion that there has never been a more dishonest candidate for the Democratic Presidential Nomination that Bernie Sanders and just like every opinion of Hillary Clinton held by Sanders supporters.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Like I said, get back to me when you have evidence of your theory.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Bernie Sanders is the most dishonest candidate in my lifetime.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Conspiracy theorists always think their opinion can compete with facts but it just isn't so.
You can claim anything you like but without facts it's just another baseless claim.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Not a single racist statement and no dishonesty.
None at all.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Facts don't need you to believe them in order to be true, you can ignore them all you like but they'll still exist.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Nothing solid and I saw no dishonesty or racism
I was there. I participated. Hillary was completely honest and there wasn't a shred of racism in the campaign.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Like I said, ignoring the facts doesn't make them not true.
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt.
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beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Those date back to 2008, do you think Bernie has a time machine and used it to change history?
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beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)They're all from reputable sources.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)I will not even consider anything you present, much less click links, watch videos or read articles you post.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Enjoy the bubble, reality is harsh.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)and questioning my life story?
This should be good.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Dirty tricks, you know.
For me personally, I don't know anything about you and quite frankly couldn't care less about your story.
Or you for that matter.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)so let's dive fully into this "logic" the Sanders campaign ordered HRC supporters to swarm me and question my life story or wether i am a POC...
Apart of the logic holes here, the first logical question to ask... is why target me? Tell me, exactly what would the Sanders campaign gain by having a bunch of DU'ers, who happen to be HRC supporters do that? If you provide some way out of this logic hole, I will give you points for creativity.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)There is nothing that you could ever say or do to alter my opinion. It's set in stone. If you want to beat your head against that stone, that's your business.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)by the way, creative speculation is THAT WAY.
What happened in 2008 is well documented, whether you like it or not, And what is happening this time around, is getting documented, and it is uglier.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)You are a Sanders supporter and I long ago figured out just how dishonest that man is, thus I cannot believe anything you have to say about Sanders or his opponent.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)so there you go with your "impeccable logic."
I am an independent voter and who I vote for, is my damn business. We are independent media. but as such I deal with facts. And the fact is that the racism of 2008 is extremely well documented in both the American and BRITISH press, and I am doing my level best, with a bunch of other media, to document what is going on at present. It is not pretty.
So yes, once again tell me why the Sanders campaign order a bunch of HRC supporters on DU to do that? I want your logic here. At the very least give me some facts... or not most likely.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)I believe you are a dyed in the wool Sanders supporter.
Nothing you say will convince me otherwise,
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)sorry if my interest lies in policy and as such I tend to read into income inequality and issues of poverty and race and mass incarceration. So to say that I happen to write on issues that are now part of the national zeitgeist and conversation, you at least have that right.
You should read Picketty, or perhaps not. That is one heavy lift. And it might shatter some of your believes. Perhaps The Shock Doctrine would be good, but that might require you to get out of your comfort zone.
At least now we have established that you are posting to goad people into attacking you, not to have a serious conversation, if that had to be established at all.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)as well as the others who've been attacked by the HRC swarm
Shameful
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)but I see a triple standard. Double would be too easy for these guys. Play the victim card but victimize people while at it and then claim the Godgather (Sanders) ordered it.
It is starting to remind me of this.
Speaking of 2008 dirty tricks... in this case a badly executed republican one
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
liberal N proud
(60,378 posts)But then you gust get bashed virtually for not falling in line!
Matariki
(18,775 posts)On one hand, good to know the enemy. On the other, it's exhausting reading their bullshit.
artislife
(9,497 posts)count, since I must have those people on ignore.
LOLZ
joshcryer
(62,296 posts)By a long shot.
farleftlib
(2,125 posts)These lies get debunked fairly quickly but there's a group that just doubles down on the lies.
You're right, of course. Thanks for posting.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)From the group that has spent the last three months referring to Ms. Clinton as some kind of evil liar, and appeal for needing the other group in the general!
You guys make me laugh so hard. The lack of self-awareness is breathtaking.
AzDar
(14,023 posts)Hope this helps...
nashville_brook
(20,958 posts)don't engage.
kristopher
(29,798 posts)If the premise is that the elections are a show for the masses then it doesn't matter to the power brokers whether the winner is an R or D, as long as it is their pick. If taking out Bernie costs them Hillary they will still have the R.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)I'm unimpressed by Victim Card.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)they are relentless
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)I don't think we need to be alert-happy, just glance at it and move on. We all know when it's pointless to engage, so when the instigators have only themselves to talk to, they'll get bored and the threads will sink. If we aggressively alert (on either side), it just creates more negativity.
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Hmmmmmmmm
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)the genocide card...
tularetom
(23,664 posts)I'd love to hear what you consider to be "an early step in genocide".
applegrove
(119,246 posts)Not one iota of anything positive or empathetic about her. It all gets attacked. She's been a great Senator with one bad, bad vote meant to give weapon inspectors leverage. She's been a great SOS. She's a great woman committed to children and women. She's funny. She's brilliant. Wicked smart. She kind. She has survived decades of GOP constant attacks. She wiped the floor with Trent Gowdy during the Benghazi hearings. She's a detailed person. Her Wall Street reforms are better and broader than Bernie's.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)don't feed the trolls!
one_voice
(20,043 posts)Doesn't meet SoP for GDP.
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