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Jamaal510

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163. As far as most of the stuff I see on TV about her,

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 11:02 PM

Mar 2015

I couldn't care less about it. I don't give a fuck about her emails. The Benghazi shit is played out. There are way more important things going on in America that are relevant to people's day-to-day lives, but the mainstream news won't highlight those as much.
With DU, it's fine for there to be people to not support Clinton's possible Democratic nomination (in fact, Sanders is my #1 choice right now for the would-be nominee), but it looks pathetic as Hell when people call HC right-wing even when presented with all her progressive stances, and when DUers threaten not to vote for her if she goes on to be the nominee.

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Clinton Hatred Fatigue [View all] McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 OP

So many people showed their hand with their eagerness to believe a poorly sourced, slapped together MADem Mar 2015 #1

it's not like they had to give themselves away Skittles Mar 2015 #29

The ignorance seems to only be overshadowed by their petulance Number23 Mar 2015 #132

What it is, exactly!!!! nt MADem Mar 2015 #146

Makes me scared to come here. Maybe that's the objective. I really am sick of it, too. NBachers Mar 2015 #2

It's kind of funny in terms of of how rabid it is. lovemydog Mar 2015 #3

Bonzai! Cha Mar 2015 #17

Haha, I saw your post as well. lovemydog Mar 2015 #20

Oh, there's probably something we disagree on.. but, this was Cha Mar 2015 #22

Cool. I picture you running out there lovemydog Mar 2015 #25

Cute! I knew what "red or green" meant before you told me.. I use to live in Arizona and Cali back Cha Mar 2015 #35

My thoughts too. The Obama hatred is now morphing to the Hilary hatred. Always RKP5637 Mar 2015 #72

Which is somewhat ironic AgingAmerican Mar 2015 #103

Yep!! "makes me wonder who is really on DU" Number23 Mar 2015 #127

Yep, the hatefests on DU really get tiring. Often the merits of individuals are RKP5637 Mar 2015 #154

Yes to you and lovemydog! And Ben Gawi downthread! freshwest Mar 2015 #79

.. Cha Mar 2015 #157

Adorable dog with floppy ears! Likeminded people seem to be at the top of the page, so... Hekate Mar 2015 #110

Mahalo to Hekate~ Cha Mar 2015 #158

GWB didn't win crap. Unknown Beatle Mar 2015 #24

I think that's true. lovemydog Mar 2015 #26

Uhm, Gore had more votes in Florida RedstDem Mar 2015 #63

It's frightening how little people seem to know or remember about 2000 and 2004. nt Rex Mar 2015 #85

There were a lot of different things in play. lovemydog Mar 2015 #131

Well for one thing, Al Gore DID win. How people forget that is beyond me. Rex Mar 2015 #136

Yes, I hear what you're saying Rex. lovemydog Mar 2015 #145

+1 Marr Mar 2015 #172

Yes, that is true. lovemydog Mar 2015 #129

Get rid of the butterfly ballot in Palm Beach County and the world is very different NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #128

True that. It's all pretty surreal. lovemydog Mar 2015 #133

I will not vote Hillary. Period. I now simply avoid the threads. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #4

I'll blame you and other democrats who don't vote lovemydog Mar 2015 #5

Tough. Find a better Dem candidate then. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #7

Who would you prefer as a candidate? lovemydog Mar 2015 #10

Oh well. I wont spend my vote on what I view is a poor brand. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #11

She's not my choice as of now either. lovemydog Mar 2015 #13

I agree that we agree on other things. You have a good night too! Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #14

Sleep well lovemydog Mar 2015 #19

Libertarians with little at risk are the least likely to worry about a republican president NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #130

It's hard to tell who you want when party higher ups discourage Democratic primaries. merrily Mar 2015 #51

I have seen ONE...and ONLY one...citation for suggesting we not have a Primary brooklynite Mar 2015 #57

So? I didn't say it did. And that "one" is head of the DSCC not exactly some low merrily Mar 2015 #60

"One" is NOT the head of the DSCC..."One" has not been the head of the DSCC for four years brooklynite Mar 2015 #69

Sure, merrily Mar 2015 #147

Ahhhhh...how nice it must be to be so comfortable tabasco Mar 2015 #153

Don't worry, Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #155

Isn't that special??? tabasco Mar 2015 #180

Awww, tabasco thinks it's hot. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #181

Their party is shrinking and they've been clobbered in two consecutive presidential elections LittleBlue Mar 2015 #12

I do see your point LittleBlue. lovemydog Mar 2015 #18

I see yours, also LittleBlue Mar 2015 #33

Thanks. Same with you my friend. lovemydog Mar 2015 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Mar 2015 #6

+1 AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #16

Perhaps you just aren't a Democrat treestar Mar 2015 #88

Perhaps your a teabagger. Demanding loyalty oaths and such. Deciding who and who does not belong Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #89

That has nothing to do with my point treestar Mar 2015 #91

I have no plans for leaving, being a registered Dem. Nor will I spend my vote on a poor brand. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #93

lol why don't you need to persuade others treestar Mar 2015 #95

Cognitive Dissonance on your part. Again I am not demanding anything, unlike you. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #98

Well you are complaining that a party that includes other peoples' views treestar Mar 2015 #115

Why bother indeed. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #121

Waffles? Agschmid Mar 2015 #125

Waffles. Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #126

. Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #182

I can relate because of the hate directed towards President Obama since 2009. It's been crazed Cha Mar 2015 #8

I was an Edward supporter. When the Press trashed him, I was neutral on Clinton and Obama. McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #107

So this will be our version of BDS then? LittleBlue Mar 2015 #9

+1 Scuba Mar 2015 #41

Pluuuuuus one! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #45

Sure, why not? We've been accused of ODS for quite some time already. Why should Hillary change merrily Mar 2015 #148

I've seen all the hate directed at the President that I care to see for a long time. world wide wally Mar 2015 #15

Hi world wide wally. lovemydog Mar 2015 #21

Same here! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #73

fuck the mindless Hillary haters Skittles Mar 2015 #23

I'd prefer not. lovemydog Mar 2015 #27

you are confusing opposition with hatred AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #28

NO, NO, NO I AM NOT Skittles Mar 2015 #30

I don't see hatred. I see honest opposition. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #39

+1 Scuba Mar 2015 #43

PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #46

+1 peacebird Mar 2015 #48

By far, the greatest part of the hatred and shrillness I have seen here merrily Mar 2015 #71

pretty much Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #84

word up frylock Mar 2015 #134

Exactly. There is intemperance on both sides.... Jim Lane Mar 2015 #159

+1 Marr Mar 2015 #173

I think some are honest but some are not. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #74

It's hatred. "Honest opposition" would offer viable alternatives, for one big thing. Honesty would... Hekate Mar 2015 #109

Apologists for her reckless behavior aren't doing her any favors. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #111

LOL. Rules that were not imposed until *after she left office* ? Seriously. Hekate Mar 2015 #116

Oh the rules were imposed in 1950, revisited in the 1970s. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #117

They had emails in the 1950s? Commonly in use in the '70s? The NationalArchivist has cleared her btw Hekate Mar 2015 #118

What she did was not illegal but it was wrong. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #120

"Flouted"! Flouted, I say! Hekate Mar 2015 #123

you're welcome AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #124

No emails in the 1950s, but the wording of the statute was broad enough to cover emails anyway. merrily Mar 2015 #143

+10000 Segami Mar 2015 #135

Little column A... qazplm Mar 2015 #149

You are acting like a petulant child. Maedhros Mar 2015 #113

and this is what people hate, right there.. frylock Mar 2015 #137

Hell, I'd be happy if they could denigrate us with a little reasoned argument. Maedhros Mar 2015 #150

YES, YES, YES YOU ARE! Logical Mar 2015 #176

Then convince Warren to run. leftofcool Mar 2015 #32

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT Skittles Mar 2015 #34

I know but the "we want another candidate crowd" has high hopes leftofcool Mar 2015 #37

speculating over a better candidate is fine Skittles Mar 2015 #38

It's the Clinton supporters who keep demanding loyalty oaths. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #44

Hey, if DADT was not good enough for Joe McCarthy, why should it be good enough merrily Mar 2015 #65

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles Mar 2015 #96

you stop AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #97

LOLOLOL Skittles Mar 2015 #99

good job illustrating my point AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #100

the disconnect certainly is a thing to behold frylock Mar 2015 #138

It's very strange-- I've come to associate that demeanor with Marr Mar 2015 #174

you keep posting this bullshit about "Clinton supporters". There aren't really that many on DU KittyWampus Mar 2015 #171

Being opposed to the candidacy of Hillary Clinton isn't anywhere in the ballpark of hating. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #177

She not only wants to run, she is running and campaigning right now. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #47

Her most rabid supporters think Liz is a liar, have you noticed? Doesn't speak well for... Hekate Mar 2015 #119

I don't think she is lying when she says over and over she isn't running but Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #139

Thank you Skittles! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #140

Speaking of kicking ass, I think our Skittles needs only to be pointed in the right direction today! Hekate Mar 2015 #141

Lol, nap time? nt Logical Mar 2015 #175

yes, it would be nice if those assholes took at timeout Skittles Mar 2015 #184

You seem to whine a lot! nt Logical Mar 2015 #186

LOL, no I am not the one whining Skittles Mar 2015 #187

Hear, hear!!! Beacool Mar 2015 #183

DU falls for this right wing crap all the time. Emails=Ben Gawzi leftofcool Mar 2015 #31

it's like being in a room with a bunch of preschoolers all having tantrums Skittles Mar 2015 #40

Hillary is not perfect leftofcool Mar 2015 #42

It does but only in combination with others' votes treestar Mar 2015 #92

Along with an encore performance Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #189

This is a sweeping attempt to paint everyone who opposes her with the label "Hillary hater" Bugenhagen Mar 2015 #49

Good observations. nt RiverLover Mar 2015 #50

If you find legitimate reasons to oppose her, good! leftofcool Mar 2015 #52

But you will just define any opposition as a "RW talking point" so as to avoid acknowledging it. Maedhros Mar 2015 #114

I don't like all of Hillary's policies but she is a damn site better than any Republican leftofcool Mar 2015 #156

What if everyone did what you are doing? Maedhros Mar 2015 #169

Agreed. However, some equating a financial institutions donation to the Clinton foundation as proof still_one Mar 2015 #55

I for one..... sendero Mar 2015 #94

You are the only person who remembers I was a "super" Clinton supporters cause I was an Edwards McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #108

It just boggles the mind, doesn't it? I also supported Edwards initially, but he dropped out.... Hekate Mar 2015 #122

Could it be all the OPs you authored during that time staking out that position? AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #178

I agree the Hillary hatred here is quite tiresome. Hell, there was similar hatred by some here still_one Mar 2015 #53

The attempts to conflate hatred of Hillary's policies with "hatred of Hillary" are both transparent djean111 Mar 2015 #54

They have no solid arguments, so they fall back on the "BENGHAZI!!!!" taunts and "Haters!" rhetoric. Maedhros Mar 2015 #151

You REALLY LiberalElite Mar 2015 #56

The fatigue is real though BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #58

The anti-Hillary stuff by some has become ridiculous. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #59

And the denial by "some'" has become vastly more ridiculous. merrily Mar 2015 #62

rolling your eyes is a good hobby. Enjoy. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #66

Thanks. I do enjoy laughing. merrily Mar 2015 #67

Enjoy. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #68

best reason to vote for her that I've heard RedstDem Mar 2015 #61

I have to wonder how much of the haters are trolls... Sancho Mar 2015 #64

Perhaps your "fatigue" is in your... 99Forever Mar 2015 #70

I couldn't have said it better myself. HappyMe Mar 2015 #76

Nailed it perfectly. The exasperation has morphed into shrill anger. djean111 Mar 2015 #77

what a bunch of horseshit Skittles Mar 2015 #188

I find all the Hillary threads rather entertaining. bigwillq Mar 2015 #75

Do you think there are any legitimate reasons why Democrats might not support Clinton? tridim Mar 2015 #78

Good question! The absence of an answer is very telling. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #160

For me, it's all about LWolf Mar 2015 #80

k&r... spanone Mar 2015 #81

Most of us will get over it gwheezie Mar 2015 #82

Yeah you know it's all kinds of weird when you think you're on a Rebublican site ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #83

Trashing threads is a much better option than vilifying other DUers. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #162

I don't think that's actually a thing. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #86

It's already old and the primaries haven't even started treestar Mar 2015 #87

I don't like some of Hillary's centrist politics romanic Mar 2015 #90

Hillary can be a Centrist, Let Warren me majority writing laws, Hillary will sign them!! lewebley3 Mar 2015 #106

It's primary season. Maedhros Mar 2015 #152

LOL daredtowork Mar 2015 #101

Emailgate is just another nontroversy for the Clinton haters to Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #102

K&R. Republis need to be unhappy. ffr Mar 2015 #104

I Agree: Three Cheers for Hillary!!!!!! Bash GOP not her!! lewebley3 Mar 2015 #105

I must say it's had a similar effect on me BainsBane Mar 2015 #112

My experiences are similar to yours in this regard. lovemydog Mar 2015 #142

I understand your reaction, because I'm in that situation but on the other side. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #164

Except the anti-Clinton threads have out numbered the pro-Clinton BainsBane Mar 2015 #165

I haven't tried to count gross numbers -- though some of the posts are pretty gross. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #166

I certainly agree with that. BainsBane Mar 2015 #167

If the republican nominee wins the state of California by one vote, feel free to blame me tularetom Mar 2015 #144

I'm sick of the shit, too. She's not my first choice, but will be my choice if she gets nominated. we can do it Mar 2015 #161

As far as most of the stuff I see on TV about her, Jamaal510 Mar 2015 #163

"Two months later . . . " Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #168

DU has profited greatly for many years by whipping up Clinton hysteria. Beausoir Mar 2015 #170

point of inquiry Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #179

The perpetual nastiness is counterproductive. Beacool Mar 2015 #185