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67. Um, Obama has another job to do. He has to do her job, too?

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 02:19 PM

Mar 2016

This has nothing to do with gender. She's incompetent. He's to blame for not canning her ass but her performance is down to her.

Unless you are insinuating that he should take the blame because he's a man. Either way, that is some major contortion.

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Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton [View all] Freddie Stubbs Mar 2016 OP

LOL-so all us $27 folks is who he's talking to? jalan48 Mar 2016 #1

At 33k a plate obviously not working class people. RATM435 Mar 2016 #107

All Sources Anonymous noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #178

Ok-I am interested in the three guesses though. jalan48 Mar 2016 #179

Smart man. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #2

He needs to go back to working on his TPPee ViseGrip Mar 2016 #3

and nominating middle of the road (with unknown women's reproductive health rights positions) bbgrunt Mar 2016 #76

As opposed to the far-lefty who'd certainly be approved Orrex Mar 2016 #81

News flash: George W. Bush won both his campaigns. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #4

Right. elleng Mar 2016 #50

The word "won" is... Mike Nelson Mar 2016 #112

give me a break.... markj757 Mar 2016 #139

I understand his point, that authenticity doesn't automatically make you a good chief executive. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #150

Agreed elljay Mar 2016 #160

I posted this response.... markj757 Mar 2016 #168

I do hope you are correct elljay Mar 2016 #173

um, no ellennelle Mar 2016 #152

Great job. Compare Bernie to Bush. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #5

I couldn't agree more. Amimnoch Mar 2016 #6

+1 SunSeeker Mar 2016 #48

Anonymous sources, confirmed by yet another anonymous source? ColesCountyDem Mar 2016 #7

NYT - haahaa - 840high Mar 2016 #23

Their previous hit piece on Sen. Sanders was a work of art. n/t ColesCountyDem Mar 2016 #29

Yeah I noticed that also but then I asked my neighbor and he said it happened that way! yellowcanine Mar 2016 #63

My sister-in-law's hairdresser's cousin's next-door neighbor confirmed it, too. ColesCountyDem Mar 2016 #115

You know the NYT is pathetic, now I'm completely jaded with these rags NYT, WPO, etc. YOHABLO Mar 2016 #159

Corporate America and governments —at all levels — hate them more than you do, SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #170

Who praised GWB for his authenticity? Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #8

Well, he was an authentic moron. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #37

Stop complimenting the guy. SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #92

Yeah, those damned Centrists! Nitram Mar 2016 #90

Tweety snort Mar 2016 #110

People wanted to have a beer with him, remember? n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #154

"He played down the importance of authenticity" mac56 Mar 2016 #9

Oh the irony ... Skwmom Mar 2016 #22

He was so publicly simplistic that he was sold as real--as authentic pandr32 Mar 2016 #24

Exactly. Why waste time with justice, when you only need the appearance of justice. Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #165

PS, what did Obama do to stop the media corruption in this process. ViseGrip Mar 2016 #10

Blew it big time with me. nt Duval Mar 2016 #141

Obama is correct scheming daemons Mar 2016 #11

So, you speak for Bernie Sanders? chervilant Mar 2016 #57

Actaully... fullautohotdog Mar 2016 #66

I'm sure you meant chervilant Mar 2016 #129

she's further ahead after the same states now, as Obama was in 2008 CreekDog Mar 2016 #158

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #161

He had more 127 delegates more than Clinton in 2008 CreekDog Mar 2016 #167

the caucuses are not the "popular vote" or are you trying to say an apple is an orange? CreekDog Mar 2016 #174

Yeah, it is. chervilant Mar 2016 #169

Stuff your "deepest sympathies" CreekDog Mar 2016 #175

My response chervilant Mar 2016 #183

No... Obama was ahead in pledged delegates at this point in 2008 scheming daemons Mar 2016 #69

Aaaaaaand.... H. Clinton did not end her campaign until JUNE 7. tabasco Mar 2016 #130

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #162

Aaaaaaand... Bernie shouldn't end his campaign until the June 7th primaries either scheming daemons Mar 2016 #181

IIRC, Obama got a great deal chervilant Mar 2016 #132

I seriously doubt that you know what Bernie is thinking. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #91

source: three un-named people at the donor event. grasswire Mar 2016 #12

so you think they are lying? Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #74

Not at all. Everyone knows that rich people don't lie! imagine2015 Mar 2016 #83

We also know Old Codger Mar 2016 #98

He needs her to protect the TPP and get the TPIP through. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #134

And don't forget TiSA (Trade in tomg2 Mar 2016 #146

From what I gather TiSA is worse than TPP n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #155

NYT had this story BEFORE the Five For Five Rout, apparently. MADem Mar 2016 #13

Yes, this was after Michigan, and BEFORE anyone knew how this Tuesday was going to turn out. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #26

I think they didn't want to publish anything helpful to Clinton, so they held it. MADem Mar 2016 #97

I don't think they have an aversion to publishing things that are helpful to Clinton. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #109

My point is, that they didn't want to make her path easy ahead of the 5 state primary contests. MADem Mar 2016 #118

Not disparage. Nothing like comparing Bernie to Bush. n/t Skwmom Mar 2016 #34

? MADem Mar 2016 #99

It was stated in the article. Skwmom Mar 2016 #119

How you took THAT leap, I've no idea. MADem Mar 2016 #138

Rout? It's not winner take all, I assume you know. Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #79

It was supposed to be Two For Her, Three For Him, the way I read it. MADem Mar 2016 #87

Bernie supporters publicly tell party Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #14

Go Bernie liberal from boston Mar 2016 #124

so? Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #15

Says the guy who was in the same position this time in 2008 as Bernie Sanders is in now. O, Gene Debs Mar 2016 #16

^^^^^^^^^^ yep ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hiraeth Mar 2016 #18

Bingo!! Roland99 Mar 2016 #27

No. He was in exactly the OPPOSITE position as Bernie -- Obama was AHEAD pnwmom Mar 2016 #59

Wrong. Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #61

Nope. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2016 #94

that is precisely false, he was in the position Clinton is in now, leading in pledged delegates geek tragedy Mar 2016 #103

Dude... BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #108

with all due respect Mr. President, Hiraeth Mar 2016 #17

I am in Bernie's army until he tells me that he no longer needs me. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #93

+1 with enthusiasm! nt Duval Mar 2016 #128

The Wise Man speaks. chapdrum Mar 2016 #19

I'd prefer the President start work on ridding this problem... appalachiablue Mar 2016 #20

Thanks for the statistics... KansDem Mar 2016 #25

Simply the most successful RNC chair of all time. HubertHeaver Mar 2016 #38

This ^^^^ LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #78

SHE'S (R)ADIOACTIVE TOXIC!! appalachiablue Mar 2016 #39

Coincidentally, this occurred on Obama's watch -as we well know! yallerdawg Mar 2016 #42

It is what it is, her record that is. Gender has nix to do with it... appalachiablue Mar 2016 #45

Between the man and the woman... yallerdawg Mar 2016 #54

Um, Obama has another job to do. He has to do her job, too? dorkzilla Mar 2016 #67

That's right, don't blame the man... yallerdawg Mar 2016 #70

Blame whose job it is. dorkzilla Mar 2016 #75

Hillary, Is that you? juxtaposed Mar 2016 #104

DWS is the queen in his three-dimensional chess game. earthshine Mar 2016 #71

Are you forgetting Kahn's Eugenics Wars? yallerdawg Mar 2016 #95

The eugenics wars were not about corporate facism. earthshine Mar 2016 #142

Are these the same donors that gave us TPP? ejbr Mar 2016 #21

Attendees paid as much as $33,400 a ticket. Skwmom Mar 2016 #28

of course ejbr Mar 2016 #49

"But he played down the importance of authenticity" - yeah because voters never respond to THAT. phantom power Mar 2016 #30

Yes ejbr Mar 2016 #51

These people have a tremendous investment in LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #88

I don't believe this Wibly Mar 2016 #31

If this story is false, the White House will quickly disavow it.....right? brooklynite Mar 2016 #36

Only if it is published beyond DU Wibly Mar 2016 #85

This is from the New York Times... brooklynite Mar 2016 #102

NYT that had to do a correction on a Bernie story that they published and then edited... KoKo Mar 2016 #137

This story just disavowed by The White House. Raster Mar 2016 #180

President Obama has a great fundraising machine Gothmog Mar 2016 #32

hahahahahaha fredamae Mar 2016 #33

They don't get how fed up people are. n.t Skwmom Mar 2016 #35

Yep-Add to that- the Massive numbers fredamae Mar 2016 #40

He is just trying to protect his legacy the TPP Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #41

The Prez called Krugman Cryptoad Mar 2016 #43

I'm Thinking That During And After The Bush Presidency That The American People...... global1 Mar 2016 #44

Yup Old Codger Mar 2016 #100

+10000! n/t ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #126

Good. nt onehandle Mar 2016 #46

way to support democracy, Mr. President Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #47

BINGO,! We have a winner! floriduck Mar 2016 #52

Looks like the BSers are still in denial calguy Mar 2016 #53

oh I thought this was a call to donate to her legal defense fund. ;) boomer55 Mar 2016 #55

Two things pengu Mar 2016 #56

Billy boy was so mad that she lost last time that Obama probably said okay bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #58

Time to call the WH to make sure Obama does not start pushing that filth about Nancy and Ron. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #60

Is DU censoring anti hillary posts. RATM435 Mar 2016 #62

I wonder how many $27 donors sulphurdunn Mar 2016 #64

None, this was a $33,4000 a plate dinner. Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #77

Hmm. davidthegnome Mar 2016 #65

Stellar post. Please consider making it an OP. n/t reflection Mar 2016 #157

Get in line! Do as you are told! Vote for who we say! SoapBox Mar 2016 #68

Jesus, please save us from corporate Democrats!! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #72

Obama addressed a fund raising dinner of Texas millionaires. Only $33,400 a ticket for the meal. imagine2015 Mar 2016 #73

Good thing they don't need my money then! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #82

They don't need you. They have Wall Street and big business running the show. imagine2015 Mar 2016 #163

From this really small donor: No thank you, I'll stick with Bernie. LoisB Mar 2016 #80

I worked to get President Obama into office ... but ... Jopin Klobe Mar 2016 #84

Authenticity ---> George & Hillary, best friends forever Petrushka Mar 2016 #166

A perfect example of everything that's wrong in politics nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #86

I've become very inhibited when I write a DU post. ladjf Mar 2016 #105

Agreed with everything you've said my friend. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #113

There's been a rule change that will make it easier for you to express yourself. MADem Mar 2016 #133

Oh yes, I got locked out of the hillary group for saying IMO clinton wasn't the best ladjf Mar 2016 #140

I got locked out of the Sanders group for giving people a link to a CNN video that showed MADem Mar 2016 #148

Well, it seems like a bad trend. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #149

I hope it will be part of the post-primary tweaks the admins make, to stop putting that stuff MADem Mar 2016 #153

Some endorsement LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #89

The only electoral relevance of "authenticity" in this context Kall Mar 2016 #101

It seems pretty likely those Texas millionaires were already united for Clinton. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #96

I think they like to spread it around between candidates LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #114

My donations will continue until Bernie is the nominee. PADemD Mar 2016 #106

Ditto.... HeartoftheMidwest Mar 2016 #123

Go Bernie liberal from boston Mar 2016 #136

I remember when I believed that this guy was authentic. frylock Mar 2016 #111

TNYT is not always reliable. mahannah Mar 2016 #116

Give me a break! Thespian2 Mar 2016 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author Herman4747 Mar 2016 #120

If Hillary needs money, she can get it from Goldman Sachs... Herman4747 Mar 2016 #121

President Obama Polls Better Against McCain in 2008 Billsmile Mar 2016 #122

WHAT??? In Two Small Paragraphs Talks Up Clinton About Authenticity, Then ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #125

F@#k that lastone Mar 2016 #127

Bernie's Role DownriverDem Mar 2016 #135

I've been hearing this same crap lastone Mar 2016 #156

Well Kall Mar 2016 #131

With half the delegates still to be determined and donations pouring in to Bernie? Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #143

Closed Primaries DownriverDem Mar 2016 #147

Good DownriverDem Mar 2016 #144

Sanders is nearing the point where his campaign against Hillary Clinton will come to an end? magical thyme Mar 2016 #145

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #164

Sure has changed over the years PatrynXX Mar 2016 #151

this article is from the Clinton Times greymouse Mar 2016 #171

Time to send Bernie another donation nt LiberalElite Mar 2016 #172

The White House, through Josh Earnest, has denied this. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #176

You should make this an OP, if you haven't already. enlightenment Mar 2016 #182

All Sources Anonymous noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #177