MSNBC: Imus is dumped and Hillary has YET to comment!

[ronnykmarshall]

Oh damn her!

:sarcasm:

[malaise]

1. Obama wins again

He called for him to be fired.

[ronnykmarshall]

4. Indeed!

That silly woman! She should just QUIT NOW!

:sarcasm:

[malaise]

55. Well you caught me

but Obama is on with Dick Gregory right now.

[xultar]

5. He hasn't been fired. HE still has his radio show. The simulcast won't be shown.

[Mass]

7. He is the only one of the three that called for him to be fired.

Edwards called for forgiveness and redemption.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2803126&mesg_id=2803126

[renie408]

20. Yeah?? What kind of a BASTARD believes in 'forgiveness'?? n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

41. He's a pig! A PIG!

:sarcasm:

[Breeze54]

16. Yeah but it took Obama five days to comment.

[Connie_Corleone]

19. No he didn't. He released his first statement on Tuesday.

On edit: His first statement was on Tuesday.

[Breeze54]

42. I read that here. He commented Mon. night.

Obama's silence on Imus alarms some blacks :eyes:

Candidate faces first test on handling issues of race

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/04/11/obamas_silence_on_imus_alarms_some_blacks/

By Rick Klein and Joseph Williams, Globe Staff | April 11, 2007

WASHINGTON --

With the Rev. Al Sharpton leading calls Monday for radio host Don Imus to be fired over racially
insensitive remarks, Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign avoided the controversy
throughout the day.

Not until Monday evening, five days after Imus's comments were uttered and hours after CBS Radio
and MSNBC announced a two-week suspension for the radio host, did Obama weigh in, saying in a
statement: "The comments of Don Imus were divisive, hurtful, and offensive to Americans of all
backgrounds." Obama did not address whether he thought Imus should be taken off the air.

snip-->

Melissa Harris Lacewell, a professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton
University, said Obama missed an opportunity to prove himself to blacks and white liberals
who would have wanted Obama take the lead in denouncing Imus.

"This was so easy, and his unwillingness to touch it tells me this is going to be his third rail,
and race never goes away in politics," Harris Lacewell said. "Black people want to love Barack.
They're doing everything they can to love Barack. We want to believe that Barack is better than
this. But they will turn on him."

The Obama campaign declined to comment yesterday on its handling of the issue. One adviser
pointed out, however, that Obama issued a public comment before the other major Democratic
candidates -- including Clinton and former senator John Edwards of North Carolina.

More at link.....

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Although The Boston Globe, it seems, does have some repugs writing for them lately.
Maybe these writers fall in that category. :shrug:
It does seem like a hit job on Obama, in a way, when they use that term... "some blacks"

[Connie_Corleone]

57. Sharpton loves the spotlight. He thrives on controversies like this.

I would prefer my candidate not jump in front of a camera every time some old white guy on TV says something racist and sexist. It would make him look opportunistic, like Sharpton. If a reporter asks him about it (which they always do), then Obama can give his opinion.

He made a statement and called for his firing. That's good enough for me.

[Breeze54]

61. I agree....

Obama taking a 'wait and see' approach does seem sensible.
You make some good points.

[Mass]

2. No, she commented this morning.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3210248&mesg_id=3210248

[ronnykmarshall]

12. I'm talking about NOW!

God-damn it! MSNBC is dumping Imus and SHE has NOT responded to it!

WHY? Why I asks ya! What is she waiting for? HUH?

She should have called a press conference the SECOND MSNBC made this announcement.

:sarcasm:

[SoFlaJet]

3. she commented

and they have said the most horrible things about that woman on that show over the years-again with Bernard McGuirk saying stuff like she is satan-little stuff like that

[renie408]

6. It's Ok. I got it. n/t

[happygoluckytoyou]

8. i-puke in the morning

good bye imus, a radio icon, a shock jock, and a fool
we will all miss you
tear
ok, i'm over it

[trumad]

9. I'm sure after reading the link I've provided---you'll apologize to Ms. Clinton.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.), however, said Imus' cracks just confirmed her opinion.

"I've never wanted to go on his show and I certainly don't ever intend to go on his show, and I felt that way before his latest outrageous, hateful, hurtful comments," she said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/11/2007-04-11_rudy_mccain_say_they_forgive_and_support-2.html

[xultar]

10. Oops wrong spot.

[Forkboy]

14. The OP is being sarcastic.

It's a poor Hillary thread,not a bash Hillary thread. :)

[ronnykmarshall]

15. Um double check my posts.

:sarcasm:

[trumad]

62. My apologies

Rhe knee sometimes jerks... Sorry

[Forkboy]

11. I wonder how the view is from up on the cross.

[Connie_Corleone]

17. Don't you see the sarcasm tag in the OP?

[Forkboy]

Yeah,I saw it.

The poster is whining about poor Hillary being picked on.It got no notice when made the joke here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x628760#628943

So he decided to start his own thread about it.If he wants to act like a poor martyr to the Hillary cause then I'm damn curious how the view is up there.

[ronnykmarshall]

43. Like I said ...

you should know!

[ronnykmarshall]

18. You should know.

:sarcasm:

[Forkboy]

40. get back to me when you see me whining about attacks on my candidate even once.

Let alone repeatedly and in multiple threads in a day.

[ronnykmarshall]

45. Talk about taking up the wood.

Damn.

[Connie_Corleone]

13. I think your SARCASM tag is invisible or something.

Some people can't see for some reason.

[ronnykmarshall]

24. I know, right?

[renie408]

27. When sharks go on a feeding frenzy their eyes roll to the back of their heads. n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

34. Ain't that the truth?

They see the word "Hillary" and they go blind and ape shit!

[renie408]

44. Ummm...dude, you might want to watch

that 'apeshit' thing. It might get you in trouble....

[ronnykmarshall]

46. How about bat shit?

[renie408]

53. That might work

But I am willing to bet somebody around here is a bat-ophile and will be offended.

[ElizabethDC]

21. Absolutely!

she should respond immediately to every current event! We should not allow her to sleep, eat or campaign! :sarcasm:

Seriously, though, my favorite comment she made about the issue is this one:

Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.), however, said Imus' cracks just confirmed her opinion.

"I've never wanted to go on his show and I certainly don't ever intend to go on his show, and I felt that way before his latest outrageous, hateful, hurtful comments," she said.

source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/11/2007-04-11_rudy_mccain_say_they_forgive_and_support-2.html

As others have pointed out elsewhere, she and Imus have never gotten along.

[ronnykmarshall]

37. We should have a DIRECT line to her.

She shouldn't even have time to go to the tee-tee room. Wait! We'll install a phone in THERE TOO!

Should be a princess model, after all we'll be calling her in the throne!

[MonkeyFunk]

22. LOL

:thumbsup:

[Imagevision]

23. Hillary just doesn't take a stand, still won't admit she made a mistake voting for the war

even if she at least would say based on the information she was given at the time..! Even Bill stayed behind Bush saying Saddam would use nukes if he had the chance... a wee bit to shallow!!

[ronnykmarshall]

28. You must be a SCREAM at parties!

[renie408]

33. You never know. It looks like they have access to all the good drugs. n/t

[renie408]

29. Jesus Christ. And I thought the GOP was good at staying on message. n/t

[Skidmore]

25. Funny, because my husband just asked me if Hillary has said anything

yet. And I just told him that I hadn't seen or heard of anything. And he just retorted with considerable disdain in his voice, "And she wants my black vote!"

Then he said some other things which were well seasoned and spicy.

[boston bean]

32. She did, this morning! see link up thread! and she was before Obama! nt

[Connie_Corleone]

36. Obama issued a statement yesterday before Hillary. Then today Obama called for his firing.

It doesn't matter who issued a statement first. They both made excellent statements. Why can't we just leave it at that.

[MasonJar]

26. Hillary definitely has commented on her website. It has an opportunity

to go to the website and offer a direct comment to the girls. I know because I went there this morning and sent a personal comment. You need to remove this totally incorrect pronouncement from DU.

[Connie_Corleone]

30. You might want to read more than the subject line

SARCASM

[ronnykmarshall]

31. Tap! Tap! TAP! HELLOOOOOO?? Is thing ON?

:sarcasm:

[renie408]

35. The majority of the responses to this thread are a sign

that some of the people on the DU have taken up permanent residence in Knee Jerkville.

[ronnykmarshall]

38. You got that right.

Sometimes with out the Knee or Ville.

[Forkboy]

59. What's even funnier is that the OP wanted to show that Hillary is being picked on too much

And everyone jumped to her defense.

[sallyseven]

39. Yes she did

She came out against Imus's statement. Shut up. I got an e-mail today.

[ronnykmarshall]

47. Sally, hon.

Take a second look at my post. Ya missed a little thing there.

I'll await your forgiveness!

[Connie_Corleone]

49. I tried to help you. But, it's getting tiring.

I would blame it on the full moon, but that was last week.

[ronnykmarshall]

51. I know Connie.

I think my job here is done as well. I've reached out to all. Pissed off many, cracked up a few. Life is good!

[Connie_Corleone]

48. Psst. Can I tell you a secret? There's a SARCASM smilie on the OP.

It's always best to read more than the subject line.

[ryanmuegge]

50. Good. She shouldn't comment on tabloid stories like this.

Yeah, Imus is an idiot. So what? We knew that already. He said something completely insensitive and cruel to pump his ratings. He does that every day. This is not something for a (potential) president to take a position on, or even care about. Just like the so-called conservative congress (at the time) and Bush had no right to say ANYTHING publicly about Terry Schiavo. That's not their job.

[ronnykmarshall]

52. What I REALLY want to know from Hillary .....

What do you think of Britney's meltdown?

Now THAT is what we all should be focused on!

[ElizabethDC]

54. And also

I wonder how she feels about Larry Birkhead being Anna Nicole Smith's baby's father. I feel that Hillary's input is urgently needed.

[ryanmuegge]

56. Ha ha...

[Connie_Corleone]

58. Did Hillary vote for Sanjaya on American Idol?

[MonkeyFunk]

60. No

she voted for Melinda, Lakisha AND Jordan, ya know, after focus-grouping it.

It's also a vile attempt to get the black vote.