Andrea Mitchell just hinted that Hillary is privately telling people Obama can't win b/c he is black

[TeamJordan23]

On Hardball right now. She just said that most people think there is a racial subtext in her private conversations to Superdelegates that Obama can't win.

[Unsane]

1. SICK

[MADem]

15. Yeah, what's sick is the "hinting" and the "some people say" quality of the reportage.

But hey, it's MS-GOP, and we know who they support.

You'd think they'd be a bit more opaque, though.

[Unsane]

17. Yep, the channel with Hillary cheerleaders Scarborough and Buchanan

[MADem]

22. ....

:rofl:

Hardly...or are you forgetting Keith Obamaman and Tingle Leg Tweety???

[Unsane]

28. Weird huh? Good guys like KO favor Obama, while GOP psy-ops support Hillary

makes you wonder....

[MADem]

67. MSGOP wants Obama to be the nominee. You have it backwards.

"Morning Joe" is a McCain supporter. He was at that Bush rally with the sweaty hug--you can see him in some of those pictures, clapping and cheering from the front row.

Tim Russert touts Obama, the same guy who wore a BUSH button on the back of his lapel in 2000, the same guy who got the "Come to Republican Jesus" talk from Jack Welch--stock options for everyone, just play ball.

You watch--if Obama is nominated, they'll turn on him like a viper. Tweety's leg will stop tingling, Mika B. will be told to STFU, Dan Abrahms will be given the "McCain" script, and Olbermann will be told to tone it down.

And it will be all trash talk, all the time. He'll be brought low by small snipes, damned with faint praise.

Death by a thousand cuts.

And MSGOP will giggle with glee as President "War Without End" Popeye is inaugurated.

After all, their ownership is GE, Top Ten Pentagon contractor. They have their hands in our wallets, each and every day.

It's all about the billions they make; they don't give a FUCK about Democracy. The NBC family of networks is simply their propaganda arm.

[rodeodance]

65. pretty shallow if you believe what those pundits say. Sickening also

[tekisui]

2. That's despicable, it true.

I hope it's not true. But, if it is, I hope someone has a tape of it.

[tishaLA]

3. Halperin said this earlier this week

They always make sure they say it with as much indirection as possible, though.

[rndmprsn]

clinton can't win becuase she is UNTRUSTWORTHY!

[sabra]

4. I don't find Andrea Mitchell credible... she just likes to stir the pot

[leftofcool]

5. And Andrea's opinion means so much

[sabra]

8. hey, we actually agree about something

:hi:

[leftofcool]

19. She hates all Dems but at least she is an equal opportunity hater

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

59. All 3 of us!

:grouphug:

[ronnykmarshall]

53. Didn't you hear?

She's now a new patron saint in Obamaville!

Like Eddie Schultz. Who used to be a "fake Dem", "Rush sounding", "Too right wing", "DLC tool" but NOW .... ol' Eddie walks on water.

[hedgehog]

6. He's black?

Why don't people tell me these things!

[RC]

56. He's half White. Don't sweat it.

The White half is Irish, so it's ok.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. "most people think "

And a lot of Obamabots here will believe it.

[ORDem]

9. Not this one (though I'm not a bot). Andrea Mitchell can shove it where the sun don't shine n/t

:eyes:

[SammyWinstonJack]

12. They need to believe it.

[sushi]

77. I'm behind

What is a 'bot?'

[Zachstar]

10. I sure as heck hope this is not true.

Because if so and somehow Clinton wins it will cause such chaos in the party that the Republicans wont even have to work much to win.

[azmouse]

11. I wonder when the fact that he's half white will sink in.

[DearAbby]

13. Isn't Mitchell the one

who tried to smear Obama with the Babies are punishment BS recently? I dont give much stock in what this person has to say...I would need to ask for a more credible source. Not that I support Clinton. But Mitchell is a tool.

[butterfly77]

So in reality they are saying that,,,

blacks need not apply and the only one who will ever be president will be white..

[Skip Intro]

14. She hinted that most people think something about private conversations of which they were not

a part - ???

Well, guess that is good enough for a few more Hillary-bashing threads at DU.

Doesnt take a lot, does it. Innuendo, spin about spin. Your post a great example.

Like nobody can see through it.

[blm]

16. 'some people say...' and 'most people think...' is a despicable tactic and, YES, it is a TACTIC.

.

[Not the Only One]

18. Obama better stay away from the white water fountains, too.

He needs to know his place.

Please get out of the race, already, Hillary.

[Cali_Democrat]

20. Of course they are doing this

Obama supporters should not be surprised at all by this. Obviously Hillary and her team cant come out and say but, but I'm sure they're are definitely hinting at it.

[Whisp]

44. track record tells me that this is something Hillary team Would say....

proof exists that this is so - the cocaine thing, the muslim thing, and all that festering stuff they tried to push.

so I'd give this rumor a 50/50 believability rating.
I believe Mitchell as much as I would believe Hillary .

[Cha]

82. REally...why would hilary use finesse with the Supers

when she's lost the ability? It certainly couldn't be about her own record..only that she thinks Obama can't win even though he's betting her ass 6 ways from Sunday.

[Arkansas Granny]

21. Andrea Mitchell reporting on what "most people think" is not something

that I would consider credible evidence.

[woolldog]

25. what if it's true Granny?

hypothetically speaking, of course, what would be your reaction if the reports are true?

[Arkansas Granny]

83. If it turned out to be true, I would want to hear her exact quote, not taken out

of context. It's very sad to say, but it might be a valid argument for some areas of the country. And before anyone labels me as racist, I happen to live in one of those areas and I hear people talk. His skin color would not influence my vote if he is the nominee, but I know many people, who are Democrats, but would not vote for him for that reason.

[PoliticalAmazon]

23. Not surprised--Clintons have consistently used race as a wedge issue. n/t

The big questions is this: how will the SDs react to it?

[Texas Hill Country]

46. oh bullshit... Obama basically admitted that they played the race card first!

[gateley]

24. I thought Andrea Mitchell was a Hillary supporter??

Yikes.

Regardless, I doubt she (AM) would have said that if she didn't have pretty good - and multiple - sources.

If true, I would think that would turn off a lot of people.

The Clintons have the reputation of doing whatever it takes to win.

[WolverineDG]

80. If she was, then Snipergate changed her mind

I watched her show the day it broke & you could tell she thought it was all bs. And all she said was "I was on that trip."

dg

[Fluffdaddy]

26. Don't hate Hillary for being honest.

The truth is not always pretty. America is not there yet...........Close but not yet.

[easy_b94]

32. Soo do you like black people Mr DLC??????

[Fluffdaddy]

35. Since I been Black for 50 years, I would hope so....hahahahha

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

39. You're black, eh?

I'll take you at your word, as far as I know.

[easy_b94]

^^^^ what this person said

[Fluffdaddy]

42. Thanks for taking my word.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

43. You're welcome.

As far as you know.

[anamandujano]

34. You're not a Hillary supporter to trash her like that.

[Fluffdaddy]

40. Not trashing. I believe Hillary is telling the Superdelegates the ugly truth

[anamandujano]

58. For you to suggest that Hillary would say that is trashing, just like Mitchell.

[burythehatchet]

38. I've never hated Hillary for being honest

:rofl:

I hate her because she's a lying, duplicitous, mean and angry person.

[Fluffdaddy]

45. She "may" be all them things. But she can beat the GOP at their own Game

[still_one]

27. this has been reported since yesterday, and only demonstrates how badly she has run her campaign

If this is the reason she believes people should vote for her then we are in big trouble if she wins the nomination

She has demonstrated without a doubt how NOT to run a campaign

[ErinBerin84]

29. Andrea Mitchell

I don't trust her, especially after her "objective reporting" on the Scooter-Libby trial.

[still_one]

51. ABC sure inferred the same thing yesterday. I agree with you regarding geenspan's wife

[HooptieWagon]

70. true, but at least she hasn't claimed to be under sniper-fire.

[anamandujano]

30. She might be the next up for suspension.

[kwenu]

31. I'm sure the Superdelegates are hinting also that Hillary is crazy!!!

[TahitiNut]

33. Well ... it's not called the WHITE house for nuthin'.

:puke: :puke:

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[City Lights]

36. If what Mitchell says is true, Hillary lost my vote for evah. eom

[VolcanoJen]

37. Doesn't Bill Clinton still, and rather shamelessly, refer to his core group of strategists...

... as "The White Boys"?

I don't doubt for a moment that the Clintonistas are hinting around that Obama's blackness will render him unelectable in the general. Why would anyone find that hard to believe?

[jesus_of_suburbia]

41. If she is saying he can't win because he's black... then she loses my support

If those exact words came from her mouth, I am TOTALLY DONE WITH HER.


I choose not to believe it for now. I need more proof.

[rodeodance]

62. yes, I am with you on that one. But I also believe it is just AM being a big shot

[apocalypsehow]

47. Sounds about right. I well know more than a few of her boosters here race-bait with the best of 'em.

n/t.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

48. This has been the Clinton campaign's argument since Wright.

Funny that people are acting surprised.

[C_U_L8R]

49. Uh oh. The Greenspans are off the President's list

Or is it ON the list.
Can anyone clarify, is Bill's list a good thing to be on or a bad thing to be on ??

And... anyone know what's the plural of Judas? Judi ? Judae? Judases?

Lookout !!! Bus !!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!!!

[zulchzulu]

50. The story has been out. Mitchell is just reporting it.

What Hilliery said to Richardson about him not being electable was precisely her point...he's a n%gger... she is despicable.

[ronnykmarshall]

52. Well Andrea would know.

She's SUCH a big Hillary fan.

Been just SO kind about her this whole primary season.

:sarcasm:

Fuck her.

No, I'll leave that vile job up to Greenie.

[cottonseed]

54. She better back up her "some people say" reporting.

I'm an Obama supporter, but this is the type of crappy reporting I'd like to see killed off some day. If she's going to float the "some people say", than she sure as hell better back it up with sources. That's why I think these guys should be branded as either "journalists" or "talking head hacks". They should wear colored uniforms signifying the difference.

[quickesst]

55. Any opportunity...

for Obama and his supporters to play the race card is welcome and supported here at DU, and the msm. It has been, by far, his most effective weapon during this campaign. If those race cards were actually on cards, the printers across the country would be hard pressed to keep up with the demand. The very notion that the Clintons are racists is more than enough proof that Obama's supporters have gone off the deep end, and sacrificed any critical thinking, logic, and fair play for an ideology that, at one time, was noble. They have turned that dream into a hate-filled, and oderous caricature of what MLK, and other great civil rights advocates had envisioned, and should feel nothing but shame for what they have done. In other words, the end justifies the means. The truth is, given Obama's inexperience, lack of accomplishments, and other yet unknowns, there is a 50% chance that he may be a good president. God or the Grand Poobah knows whether it will pan out or not, but because poetry, guilt, and cumbayah has replaced logic and critical thinking, we will have to wait for that answer. If he's the nominee, I'm hoping that he will be a good president, but I wouldn't bet the farm on the flaky odds presented by his supporters. Here's to hope. Thanks.
quickesst

[cornermouse]

57. When did Andrea Mitchell become a trusted source

and all around good guy on DU? Last time I looked, most of you didn't believe a word she said.

[Kber]

60. That's a very serious charge Andrea's making

and should be either backed up or dropped.

Pronto.

[rodeodance]

63. Send them a memo--I did

[Jersey Devil]

64. What exactly did she say?

When she said "some people say" was she referring to superdelegates she spoke to? If so, then it is properly sourced though the names are being withheld. It would also be sloppy reporting not to say that specifically if that is the case.

[Metric System]

61. That is VERY hard to believe. First of all, I don't think Hillary would ever think in those terms.

But if she does(and I certainly hope she doesn't) she would never be so stupid as to talk that way to superdelegates given the way that everything gets leaked to the media. It sounds to me that Andrea Mitchell is taking Hillary's argument about Obama's electabilty and inferring that her basis for thatargument is that Obama is black. In other words, there's no proof just speculation/inference on Mitchell's part. Like another poster said, given the seriousness of this accusation Mitchell should either back it up or back away from it.

[Autumn]

66. Yeah Right I believe Andrea Mitchell

Not.

[tinrobot]

68. We're trusting Andrea Mitchell now?

Or do we only trust her when she says what we want to hear?

She's a right wing hack - don't forget it. She's the one who's bringing up the race card, not Hillary.

If a superdelegate comes forward and confirms it, then I'll believe it.

[MzShellG]

69. Thus goes the Clinton's 'typical' race baiting. Does Bill think Barack's...

Campaign is a still a fairy tale? Don't tell me he was just referring to Barack's war stance. The more they speak, the more they reveal their true colors. The Clinton's aren't fooling anyone and this will make HER unelectable if she EVER wins a presidential nomination in future.

[Thrill]

71. How can he be considered Black? If he is 50% White and 50%Black? Please explain this to me?

[AZBlue]

72. This rumor's been floating for a couple of days and not one comment from the Clinton camp.

That's certainly suspicious.

[StevieM]

73. Andrea Mitchell is a Hillary-hater. She lied the day of the NH Primary when it looked like

Hillary would lose. She told the viewers that Hillary had acted like a Hollywood star in NH. Not true. She did retail, door-to-door campaigning and did more town hall meetings then any other Democrat. Whether you like Hillary or not, this was a blatant lie. And anything said on Olberman is said to smear Hillary. It's the only viewpoint he allows.

Steve

[CreekDog]

74. But it's not as bad as not being able to win because he's Hillary Clinton

:think:

[jgraz]

75. They've been hinting at this for months

How the hell else do you interpret their calling Obama "unelectable" while he consistently beats them in election after election? How exactly is he "unelectable"?

[jillan]

76. Give me a break! Why is it whenever anybody says anything about Obama

it is turned into a race issue?

I hope Hillary lets her have it.

[bigtree]

78. Is this post 'code'?

can you tell what I really meant by that? good.

[Melynn]

79. I don't believe Mitchell

Hillary can't be dumb enough to say something like that.....even in private.

[Cha]

81. Poor fucking hilary...is there a pathetic creature

like her in history or has she created her very own mold.

Shocked that andrea mitchell would be saying anything untoward about the hil.

[depakid]

84. And you listen to or buy into word one that Mitchell says?

Therein lies much if not most of the problem.

Clue #1: You won't find much in the way of truth nor honesty on these sorts of programs.

What you might find though, are the sorts of folks who created a disastrous war and helped to crash the American economy.

And would do it all again in a heartbeat.