Hillary was rude after Obama talked about his mother dying of cancer!!

[BluegrassDem]

Edwards talked about the girl dying cause the insurance company didn't pay for a transplant. Then Obama talked about seeing his mother die of cancer. Immediately after Obama finished talking about his mother, Hillary said "Excuse me, I think we need a reality check." I about threw something at the TV!!! How rude was that? They were talking about real life situations and she basically said that Edwards and Obama needed a reality check! I remember that moment the most. That was incredibly a rude thing to say after someone just talked about their dying mother. No wonder she comes across as unlikeable!! Obama should've set her in her place.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. She's desperate. I'll be glad when the primaries are over and we have picked a nominee nt

[Diane R]

42. As long as it's not Hillary.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

61. Well, I'm most concerned about eliminating the Repukes......

... but yes, you're right, I'd rather it not be the centrist-conservative nominee. This country is too beaten down and suffering to handle any more conservative anything, even if it's only centrist. Anything centrist to right wing benefits the powerful - rich and corporations only, and hurts the unprotected and unpowerful.

[monktonman]

2. oh but she's so sweet.

[dailykoff]

3. Yeah I just caught that. She's a real people person,

Not.

[mathewsleep]

4. it just makes her look

frustrated.

[MadBadger]

5. Thank you for bringing this up

I dont care about her so called "dean scream" At that very moment, I despised HRC.

[annie1]

6. she was referring to whatever policy argument they were having at the time.

[BenDavid]

7. She wanted to correct edwards and let it be known the bill he

co sponsored was vetoed by bush and did not become law, and that was a good point by her showing that the country needed a president that cares about people and how a president can be an agent of change. Twas no disrespect to either edwards or obama

Ben David

[BluegrassDem]

14. She shouldn't have started by saying "we need a reality check"

How much more reality than by seeing your mother die of cancer in front of your eyes. It was a very somber moment for Obama. He wasn't trying to score political points or anything. Hillary should've answered in a more polite way. I was so pissed she said that. That was incredibly rude and ungracious. That was a moment for her to show some sorta heart. She's as cold as the New Hampshire winters.

[BenDavid]

69. oh come on. goodness....now hrc hates cancer victims and

children with autism, and hrc is racist and anti muslim and anti every damn thing. Oh and by the way did you get a look at Chelsea last night? HRC must have gotten something right because this is one attractive young lady and there is an expression down south taht says it bout right. "She was raised right".

[roguevalley]

71. it struck me that he hated talking about that publicly. I know I would.

its rather like McCain hating to talk about his pow stint.

[greenvpi]

16. Agreed!

She was much more respectful than any of the other candidates.

[silverojo]

45. She has some nerve to talk shit about that bill

Being that she and her husband were so "successful" in giving us Universal Health Care in the 1990's.

[indimuse]

54. omg...

:spank:

[bvar22]

66. !

:thumbsup:

[Yael]

8. This to me was worse than all of the yelling about CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE

[babylonsister]

9. Obama is too polite, or polite enough. Just like Hil is nice-enough.

I love Obama!

[zulchzulu]

10. That was part of her "Likeability" Tour

I heard she's going to be in the next Aliens movie...and Sigourney will have to fight her in the end.

[CoffeeCat]

18. Don't tell me about the "Likability Tour"...

I saw it up-close-and-personal in Iowa.

For the love of Pete, it could have been an SNL skit.

I like to call it the "BBFF Reality Tour."

It was like watching a Presidential candidate run for prom queen. She touted her bestist
friends from grade school and her Sunday school teachers.

If you have to orchestrate media events and tour around the state, convincing people that
you're not an unfeeling pod person--then maybe you're not going to win the Iowa caucus
after all.

I predicted her 3rd place because of this stuff. It was unreal.

If she's "experienced", it sure as hell didn't show in how she ran her campaign.

[dsc]

55. As yourself seriously, this question

Imagine Obama were being criticised for not being likeable and a white, female poster posted that he would next have to fight Samuel Jackson in a remake of Shaft. What would your reaction be? I suspect you would think the poster was at best using racist imagery to make her point.

[Kucinich4America]

11. Typical heartless Hillary response.

Didn't think it was possible to lower my opinion of her any more, but she just did. I just watched one of my closest friends die from cancer this week. I don't need a "reality check" from the Empress of the DLC. :grr:

[maximusveritas]

12. Was it me or did she try to blame Natalie's death on Edwards' failure

to get the Patient's Bill of Rights passed? That's what it sounded like to me; certainly by the standard of Hillary supporters.

[dailykoff]

15. She sure did.

She said natalie died because Edwards' bill didn't pass the house.

[silverojo]

46. That was classy, too...NOT

She'll stoop to any level, and I mean ANY level, to attack another candidate. How anyone could look at her now without puking at her heartlessness....

[K Gardner]

19. Yes, I just posted that below. She would have made that heartless, gutless accusation stick too if

Edwards hadn't piped up and straightened her out on the facts.. then she started backpeddling, knowing what a horrible blunder she'd just made. She truly has no one but herself to blame for her meteoric plummet to earth.

[K Gardner]

20. Self delete duplicate

[annie1]

29. no she was not. it was his bill. obviously he did everything he could...

she and he and everyone else knows it is not his fault it didn't pass.

[Beacool]

39. No she didn't, she blamed Bush for it because he vetoed the bill.

[dailykoff]

40. After she blamed Edwards in a scripted little gotcha.

Edwards corrected her and she accepted the correction.

[K Gardner]

13. It was extremely rude, condescending, and if you look at the "tickers" that

followed people's reactions, the line went totally below flatlining when she did that.

She became "Debbie Downer".. the person no one wants to listen to or let into their parties, or dreams. At one point I thought she was accusing JE of being responsible for Nataline's death, until he interrupted her. She was truly herself tonight.. inhuman, cold, calculating, shrill, angry and out of control. Like a spoiled child who is really pissed off that she isn't getting her way. "You're either with me or against me"... sound familiar?

[Blue-Jay]

17. I hate this sort of thinking.

In No Way was Hillary being disrespectful to Sen Obama. I don't believe that you really think that.

[dailykoff]

21. I think that, yes.

She doesn't give a shit about Obama's mother, that was pretty clear.

[Blue-Jay]

25. OK.

Listen... Believe whatever you want to believe if it makes you feel better.

I don't think that Sen Clinton was taking a shot at anybody's dead mother. Knock yourself out, you ghoul.

[dailykoff]

30. The ghoul was the 4th-rate candidate lacking enough common decency

to show a little respect for the dead. And incidentally she interrupted him. Altogether I thought Obama showed remarkable civility and a hell of a lot more than I would have.

[murielm99]

33. This thread reminds me of

Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep...

:rofl:

[Cameron27]

64. Believe me,

they WILL knock themselves out pushing this tacky thread.

[Skarbrowe]

32. Believe it Blue Jay. It's starting to get really ugly around here.

I watched that exchange and I will say it again, I am not a Hillary supporter, and I saw her stopping the use of what we all know is a screwed up health care system rant by Edwards and Obama and trying to throw in her considered dose of reality. Not saying she was right or wrong in what she said just that it didn't have a darn thing to do with Obama mentioning his mother's cancer specifically. I bet almost everyone on this board has had a family member fight the health care system while fighting cancer. This is how it's going to be for the next, god, I don't know how long. It will remind me of DU/Freeper fighting. I'm not sure I can take it.

[CoffeeCat]

22. Yep, I think from now on...

Hillary's campaign should be referred to as "The Polar Express".

[BluegrassDem]

27. LOL @ "The Polar Express"

:rofl:

[Rageneau]

23. Who on this board is stupid enough to think Hillary would do something that stupid?

Sometimes rudeness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

[K Gardner]

24. She was clearly out of control tonight and saying whatever popped into her mind..

so yes, I believe she would do something that stupid out of desperation. Like the rest of her campaign.

[hayu_lol]

31. LOL...Edwards and Obama both, can make really stupid statements...

and both get a pass. Gotta really hate these uppity women for forgetting their 'real' place in society. Hillary really has a nerve, attacking these two stalwart males doesn't she.

Lessee, if Obama got 40% of the Iowa caucus, and Edwards got 30% of the caucus, then together(and they apparently did work together in this debate(tag team), then Obama/Edwards are running at 70% of the caucus results.

So now its 70% from Iowa for the 'boys' and 30% from Iowa for the upstart.

The original 40 + 30 indicated that one of the 30s had to go. The guys are working on it. Just simple math, nothing fancy.

[dailykoff]

35. But they didn't make any. (n/t)

[Yael]

59. But they didn't. She was the one who had a spectacular meltdown last night

It is actions, not race, sex or religion on this.

[annie1]

26. in answer to your question, see above.

[DemCam]

73. Let the show continue...

[michaz]

28. And sometimes it is just plain obvious!

[LiberalUprising]

34. Well once he uses his dead mother to further his political ambitions

all bets are off.

Really who was the least sensitive here. Not a big fan of any candidate, just making an observation

This whole circus is way over the top, it's like all the things that used to be talked about have gone away, just look at the greatest page .... obama, hillary, edwards, and on and on

Where are the priorities here. EVERYONE wants their own personal soapbox er thread to spout the same thing that keeps getting posted over and over.

Do you really think anyone cares how you are gonna vote or not vote?

WTF?!

[dailykoff]

36. That's really a repulsive statement,

but you've found the perfect candidate.

[LiberalUprising]

43. How was the statement repulsive?

Why else would obama be talkin about his dead mother at a political function?

No what is repulsive is everyones reaction and rapt attention to this staged circus,
that and the fact that obamas team thought it ok to play the dead card for compassion points
and political gain.

It's all a show, all scripted entertainment, that's all. Nothing is said off the cuff or off script

Why is this so hard to comprehend?

[dailykoff]

53. Even though it looks like a game show

stuffed with cheesy MSM propaganda one of these four really wins the power of life and death over millions of real humans, and we've seen enough of what a heartless clown can do with that kind of power. Make that three heartless clowns and one heartless triangulator.

[fightindonkey]

37. Here We Go Again. Poor, Poor Barak. Just Like When His Campaign Blame Hillary For Bhutto's Death

[loveangelc]

38. what I have to say about her I would get flamed to death for...

but yes. she was very rude. but its typical, she is just a rude person imo.

[Diane R]

41. K&R. The woman has no finesse. I cannot imagine her negotiating with heads of state; she alienates.

[silverojo]

44. It's beyond rude

It's revolting, selfish, disgusting, and callous, with no empathy whatsoever for the suffering.

Very typical of the Clintons, in other words. Mr. and Mrs. FUCK THE POOR, NO WELFARE FOR SINGLE PEOPLE IN NEED, NO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEM UNLESS YOU'RE IRRESPONSIBLY HAVING KIDS LEFT AND RIGHT.

Yeah, well, fuck the Clintons, too--it's this attitude I loathe about them both.

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[Azathoth]

48. That's pretty harsh....coming from someone who euthanized his weighted companion cube

:)

[Lord Helmet]

49. there's no harm in it

the cake is a lie

[Perry Logan]

51. Get the hell out of my party.

[2008]

50. The exact quote was: "Let's have sort of a reality break for a minute"

and I thought Obama should have shot back with, "You want to take a break from reality?"

[Perry Logan]

52. Obama clearly has the asshole vote nailed down.

[AtomicKitten]

56. Now that you mentioned it, I can see that.

But, the truth is, it showcased how far apart Edwards and Obama are from Hillary. They were emoting and sharing personal vignettes, she was itching for a fight.

[KennedyGuy]

57. Wah..Leave Obama alone..

where is that you-tube video..

[MalloyLiberal]

58. Edwards should have snapped back, saying that his father was back there

"APOLOGIZE NOW !!" he should have demanded

[Evergreen Emerald]

60. oh brother. You guys are getting bizarre.

Seriously. What the hell is wrong with you people? Dissect every little movement, every word, and then attack Clinton. No one else has received this scrutiny on DU--not even the Republicans. Go for a walk. Go outside!

[LiberalUprising]

63. Finally a voice of reason

But then again this thread is just like every other on the 'greatest' page nowadays.

:shrug:

[krabigirl]

62. ? I didn't notice anything.

[Marie26]

65. That's not what she was referring to.

She was referring to Edward's claim that he developed a Patient's Bill of Rights, pointing out that it never passed the House. It was about their records, not about the personal stories.

[bvar22]

67. And THAT was a stupid mistake....

...considering her own HelathCare failure in the 90's...
AND, there was NO BUSH to veto HER plan in the 90's.

She DID back off quickly when she realized that she really couldn't criticize anyone on that issue.

[Marie26]

68. True that!

But it wasn't an attack on Obama's dead mother, whatever the OP believed.

[bvar22]

70. No. It was just plain rudeness and insensitivity to interupt like that.

!

”Unlike other candidates, I am not funded by those corporate interests.
I owe them no loyalty, and they have no influence over me or my policies.” ---Dennis Kucinich

[JVS]

72. How callous of her.