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CakeGrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 12:49 PM
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48. She still hasn't figured out that metaphors are NOT her friend
Did she learn nothing from comparing herself to Rocky and Eight Belles?

RFK is another VERY unfortunate analogy...not that I think she has anything to fear on that front. Obama poses the TRUE threat to the status quo.

But...oy.
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  -Breaking: HRC justified her campaign continuation by referring to RFK campaign and assassination curious one  May-07-08 12:35 PM   #0 
  - Huh? Can you provide any context?  redqueen   May-07-08 12:36 PM   #1 
  - WHAT???!!!!  WA98296   May-07-08 12:36 PM   #2 
  - Excuse me?  Lucky 13   May-07-08 12:36 PM   #3 
  - Need more context.  Connie_Corleone   May-07-08 12:36 PM   #4 
  - OMG -- my thought this a.m. was don't let him get on small planes ...  LSparkle   May-07-08 12:36 PM   #5 
  - Whoa, easy there.. some more details please b4 wild accusations  futureliveshere   May-07-08 12:36 PM   #6 
  - no shit, context please?  Texas Hill Country   May-07-08 12:37 PM   #7 
  - no private message, no profile...  seabeyond   May-07-08 12:37 PM   #8 
  - no link, no event cited, no profile, low post count - and we're just supposed to believe you? nt  JoeIsOneOfUs   May-07-08 12:37 PM   #9 
  - ????  Jake3463   May-07-08 12:37 PM   #10 
  - Are You Serious?  lse7581011   May-07-08 12:37 PM   #11 
  - post count, no link... just joined... seriously?  Texas Hill Country   May-07-08 12:38 PM   #12 
     - Thanks!  lse7581011   May-07-08 12:39 PM   # 
     - And some people fell for it.. Sigh...  highplainsdem   May-07-08 12:39 PM   #17 
     - thanks for pointing that out...  Lucky 13   May-07-08 12:41 PM   #26 
     - an escapee from you know where?  KoKo01   May-07-08 01:21 PM   #72 
  - Maybe she knows something we don't,  Jackpine Radical   May-07-08 12:38 PM   #13 
  - You need to provide context and a link before you lob a grenade into this forum. n/t  myrna minx   May-07-08 12:38 PM   #14 
  - alerted. Please let this sink. nt  speedoo   May-07-08 12:39 PM   #15 
  - I alerted too.  myrna minx   May-07-08 12:40 PM   #22 
  - Calling total BS  WA98296   May-07-08 12:39 PM   #16 
  - I heard it too and that just made my head explode.  Missouri Girl   May-07-08 12:39 PM   #18 
  - Oh please  maddiejoan   May-07-08 12:41 PM   #25 
     - Uh, no I'm not.  Missouri Girl   May-07-08 12:45 PM   #36 
     - And whose fucking sockpuppet  zidzi   May-07-08 12:51 PM   #52 
  - Nice knowing you  Cali_Democrat   May-07-08 12:40 PM   #19 
  - Axtually she did refer to RFK but not in the kind of way mentioned here  redstate_democrat   May-07-08 12:44 PM   #31 
     - Dammit... are they still pretending Bill wasn't the presumed nominee until June?  redqueen   May-07-08 12:46 PM   #40 
     - Yes, she is still harping on that one.  redstate_democrat   May-07-08 12:50 PM   #51 
        - You and me both.  redqueen   May-07-08 01:08 PM   #65 
     - interesting  Cali_Democrat   May-07-08 12:46 PM   # 
     - For RFK it was the beginning of June.  progdog   May-07-08 12:52 PM   #56 
  - If you do not offer any comment, let alone a link, quote or clarification...  DAGDA56   May-07-08 12:40 PM   #20 
  - Provide context or accept granite.  Occam Bandage   May-07-08 12:40 PM   #21 
  - ..  redstate_democrat   May-07-08 12:46 PM   #41 
     - her reference really doesn't make sense  OhioBlue   May-07-08 01:01 PM   #62 
     - People are "drawing the wrong conclusion"  polmaven   May-07-08 01:19 PM   #69 
  - Link? Source? Any proof?  yourguide   May-07-08 12:41 PM   #23 
  - She said it during her presser after her WV event.  Missouri Girl   May-07-08 12:41 PM   #24 
  - If its true she is really done  Ichingcarpenter   May-07-08 12:43 PM   #28 
  - If that is how she gets the nomination....  hillsidestrangler   May-07-08 12:45 PM   #38 
  - You are fucking kidding!?  yourguide   May-07-08 12:46 PM   #44 
  - This is real. Don't shoot the messenger. Straight from her mouth  SoonerPride   May-07-08 12:42 PM   #27 
  - You are the first credible DUer to say this is real. Anybody have a link?  Lucky 13   May-07-08 12:43 PM   # 
  - Bullshit  maddiejoan   May-07-08 12:43 PM   #29 
  - Hang on. SoonerPride is a longtime DUer. I haven't known them to bullshit  Lucky 13   May-07-08 12:44 PM   #34 
     - I'm looking for a video link to the presser on cnn or msnbc  SoonerPride   May-07-08 12:47 PM   #46 
     - I beilieve this poster  polmaven   May-07-08 01:21 PM   #71 
  - You're kidding me  Cali_Democrat   May-07-08 12:44 PM   #35 
  - WTF??  wienerdoggie   May-07-08 12:43 PM   #30 
  - I'll take a guess  DefenseLawyer   May-07-08 12:44 PM   #32 
  - much better guess  maddiejoan   May-07-08 12:46 PM   #42 
  - My guess, too. And if she was comparing herself to him in that way,  highplainsdem   May-07-08 12:49 PM   # 
  - I think it is an utterly ridiculous comparison  DefenseLawyer   May-07-08 01:09 PM   #66 
  - She still hasn't figured out that metaphors are NOT her friend  CakeGrrl   May-07-08 12:49 PM   #48 
  - WHAT?! Source Please!  berni_mccoy   May-07-08 12:44 PM   #33 
  - WTF??  Jennifer C   May-07-08 12:45 PM   #37 
  - Waiting for verification  Greyskye   May-07-08 12:45 PM   #39 
  - I heard her mention  Raine1967   May-07-08 12:46 PM   #43 
  - Yes, she did. I heard that during the portion where she was talking about when  K Gardner   May-07-08 12:49 PM   #49 
  - Hillary will still garner HALF of the media attention until she's out of the race  Carrieyazel   May-07-08 12:47 PM   #45 
  - And you see this as a good thing?  newmajority   May-07-08 12:52 PM   #55 
  - Listen up everyone.... We should be afraid because when a  dogday   May-07-08 12:47 PM   #47 
  - What makes Obama "so popular"?  MonkeyFunk   May-07-08 12:52 PM   #54 
     - That's a question for the ages is it not?  dogday   May-07-08 12:54 PM   #58 
  - this sounds like BS to me.  onenote   May-07-08 12:50 PM   #50 
  - STOP SHIT-STIRRING  Harvey Korman   May-07-08 12:51 PM   #53 
  - It is true-I saw it as well  Tropics_Dude83   May-07-08 12:53 PM   #57 
  - And exactly how  polmaven   May-07-08 01:24 PM   #78 
  - I Just Rewound It On My DVR And That Is Kind Of What She Said...  JimGinPA   May-07-08 12:56 PM   #59 
  - Could you give us a precise quote?  speedoo   May-07-08 12:58 PM   #60 
  - Her Exact Words...  JimGinPA   May-07-08 01:16 PM   #68 
     - Thanks. OP really screwed it up, as I suspected.  speedoo   May-07-08 01:19 PM   #70 
     - Actually, That Inference Could Be Taken From What She Said...  JimGinPA   May-07-08 01:23 PM   #75 
     - Disturbing historical references, thanks for pulling that off your Tivo!  Ichingcarpenter   May-07-08 01:22 PM   #74 
     - LOL, you beat me to it. I posted this as well. I can hit the play button!  helderheid   May-07-08 01:23 PM   #76 
  - Why use RFK.  progdog   May-07-08 12:58 PM   #61 
     - Oh, good grief. Maybe she mentioned RFK because to someone Hillary's age,  highplainsdem   May-07-08 01:02 PM   #64 
  - Where did "curious one" run off to?  Kajsa   May-07-08 01:02 PM   #63 
  - Robbie Kennedy didn't need Super delegates,  hillsidestrangler   May-07-08 01:14 PM   #67 
  - Exact quote:  helderheid   May-07-08 01:21 PM   #73 
  - HILLARY SAID NOTHING ABOUT ASSASSINATION. OP WAS WRONG.  speedoo   May-07-08 01:24 PM   #77 
  - Is there a link that we can use to cite this quote?  mikiturner   May-07-08 01:24 PM   #79 
  - Locking  The Magistrate   May-07-08 01:25 PM   #80 
 

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