Did you just hear the attack on Obama supporters (CNN)?!

[CoffeeCat]

I'm sorry I don't have more info. I had the tv on in the other room and
I saw some guy speaking at a Hillary rally.

This speaker called Obama supporters (direct quote, here), "Birkenstock-wearing,
Trust-fund babies."

I'm sorry I didn't catch more of it, but he slammed all of us and Obama. He made
fun of the Harvard Law Review too.

Oh, the Hillary crowd loved the quote about the Birkenstocks. They went wild!

Strap yourselves in Obama supporters, their not only coming after Obama. They're
coming after you too!

:wow:

[NYCGirl]

1. Sounds like the same attacks on us Deaniacs in 04. NT

[Alhena]

2. Let me drink my double latte first

[CoffeeCat]

9. Careful there...

Don't spill that hot, foamy latte on your feet--which are sporting open-toe Birkenstocks.

;)

[billyoc]

30. Oh, shit, they're SHOES?!

I always thought they were some kind of pants. :shrug:

[TheDebbieDee]

13. LOL ! Thanks for the laugh.

It's good to see someone, anyone with a sense of humor this early in the morning. :^)

[wndycty]

3. Didn't Hillary supporters used to wear Birkenstocks and drink latte?

And I guess this is a Yale v. Harvard thing, right? Because aren't both Clintons Ivy League grads?

What gives? What gives people?

[City Lights]

31. Didn't you hear? Now they work the night shift.

;-)

[Johnny__Motown]

48. yep, both of them do........(sorry but it was to easy)

[ginnyinWI]

4. Ok that does it.

I'm sure now--CNN has a Clinton bias. I've been noticing stuff like this for a while now.

Trust fund babies?? Yeah right. Now it's going to be class warfare. Great.

[Araxen]

8. Clinton News Netwok

[demokatgurrl]

37. yeah, right. sure. MSM loves Clinton. Sure it does. n/t

[burythehatchet]

57. has been since the get go n/t

[Johnny__Motown]

50. CNN always mixed Super Delegates into the count to make it look like Clinton was always winning

I think this was misleading in favor of Hillary.


They should have kept the two counts separate for clarity

[babylonsister]

5. He was on MSNBC, too. It looked like he was speaking from a

rally, from last night? or this a.m. Either way, he was toxic; you're right, get ready. I hope I can find a video of his hatefulness. It'd be worthwhile to review what the hell he's so angry at.
But I can guess...

[CoffeeCat]

22. That jerk's speech is an opportunity for all of us...

...to make our own videos.

We should all post pictures and video of our shoes--to demonstrate that Obama
supporters are a cross-section of America.

I'd show video of my tennis shoes--which I wear during the day--as I try to keep up with
my young kids--as a 43-year-old stay-at-home mom.

[Johnny__Motown]

51. Hillary has a NY fundraiser going on, maybe from there,. ( I didn't see it)

[babylonsister]

60. Thanks, that might have been where the soundbite came from. nt

[Window]

6. I just saw it on MESS NBC.

Unreal:thumbsdown:




Peace:thumbsup:

[Marrah_G]

7. Oh please............

:eyes:

Dumbest non-issue post of the day.

[TwilightGardener]

28. Why? This is the next assault--I'm sure Obama voters would like to hear how they're

being characterized.

[Marrah_G]

46. It's a doofus at a rally.......no different from the doofuses here on both sides saying stupid shit

The problem is when the media gives airtime to any of these idiots.

[TwilightGardener]

56. I think it's important to hear what they're saying at Hillary rallies.

[Marrah_G]

59. Do you think no one says anti-clinton things at Obama rallies?

It's stupid crap that should never get airtime.

[TwilightGardener]

61. I'm glad it did. How do I know this type of message isn't being repeated, in

various permutations, all across Ohio, by various surrogates under orders?

[TwilightGardener]

62. And besides, if you can get video of Obama or his supporters basically

going on a scathing character attack against Hillary and her supporters, the way this appeared, I'm sure it would be grist for the mill as well.

[Marrah_G]

63. Exactly...and it shouldn't ever be that way. My gripe is with the asshats who thought it as news.

[TwilightGardener]

64. Again, I think it's news. If Michelle Obama's silly little comment is magnified into

a firestorm of charges of her being ashamed of her country, I think it's fair that Hillary's backer at a rally turning into a rabid psycho attack dog is covered. Hillary should have to explain whether or not she agrees with this guy's views. I don't see the diff between this guy and Bob Johnson, except Johnson has a brazillion dollars. That was news.

[Marrah_G]

65. Alrighty then...whatever floats your boat.

:hi:

[CoffeeCat]

38. It is a non-issue, and it's hilarious!

The fact that a grown-man would try to paint all Obama supporters as "Birkenstock-wearing, trust-fund babies"
is a laugh riot!

I'm not upset about this! I agree with you...not only is this a non issue, it's an adult man acting like an
overgrown frat boy.

It's funny and absurd.

[Marrah_G]

45. And sad that they gave him air-time at all......sigh.........

[SoFlaJet]

10. Man TS

they are embarrassing themselves. I know the numbers when you look at them don't look so bad but they don't reflect what is happening on the ground-Obama is trouncing Clinton and they should start to realize that it is OVER

[K Gardner]

11. Yes.. this happened yesterday. I just saw the video, too on MSNBC. It seems

they asked the Clinton Camp if they agreed with the attack and there was no refuting of it. Will try to find transcript. If anyone has it, please post. I think there was an article yesterday about it.

[Avalux]

12. That's funny, cause I don't wear birkenstocks or have a trust fund.

:rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

19. It's a bizarre attack against a candidate that is drawing the most military donations

after Ron Paul. My own husband is a career Air Force officer, we're about the last people to be mistaken for Birkenstock hippies or trust fund babies. Stupid attack.

[Renew Deal]

20. Me neither.

Though I'd like one. Oh, and I drink beer, eat dunkin donuts, and sometimes enjoy NASCAR. :shrug:

[dchill]

32. Me either...

but I DID have a latte a couple years ago...

[TwilightGardener]

14. If you can't take down the man himself, make his supporters look like fools and losers.

This is all the ammo the bankrupt Hillary campaign has left. They started with the cultist charge, the latte-liberal charge, and now we're the elitists and hippies.

[City Lights]

15. Is this the same guy who made some snarky remark about being born

with a silver spoon?

If so, MSNBC supposedly asked Clinton whether she agreed with the things said on her behalf and Clinton responded with something along the lines of, "I'm glad to have the support of the union."

I got the impression that the blurb aired on MSNBC was from last night. Can't be sure though since I was in another room when it aired.

[Cassandra]

16. Small trust-fund baby here...

but I prefer Keens.

[CoffeeCat]

29. No trust fund...

...but I do have a pair of Coach tennis shoes.
:)

[meow mix]

17. some Hillerite shouting hate against obama supporters. thier sending the supporters after us...

better get ready here they come.

[Renew Deal]

18. And Hillary's supporters why Obama supporters are keeping up the fight

Hillary and her shills haven't given up. Neither should we.

[K Gardner]

21. Here's some of it.. will look for more...

In Youngstown Ohio, prominent Hillary Clinton supporter Thomas Buffenbarger took to the stage to try to warm the crowd up for Hillary Clinton’s arrival. His idea of warming up, apparently, was to launch a vicious attack against Barack Obama. Buffenbarger said,

“The Barack show is playing to rave reviews sold out at college campuses after college campus. Standing room only crowds to hear his silver-tounged orations. Hope, change, yes we can? Give me a break! I’ve got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius-driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies crowding in to hear him speak. This guy won’t last a round against the Republican attack machine. He’s a poet, not a fighter.”

I think that what Buffenbarger meant to say is that Barack Obama wouldn’t last a round against Buffenbarger’s attack machine.

Buffenbarger was wrong. Barack Obama lasted. The crowd turned against him. A crowd of people at this Hillary Clinton rally began booing Buffenbarger, yelling at him to stop his cheap shots against Obama, and to get off the stage.

After 2004, I never thought I would hear a Democrat use a phrase like “latte-drinking, Prius-driving, Birkenstock-wearing” as an attack. Who does this Buffenbarger guy think he is? The Club for Growth?

http://sinnickel.com/blog/?p=67

[Occam Bandage]

23. Hold on, let me finish this latte while I listen to NPR in my Volvo. Er, limousine.

[thevoiceofreason]

24. That's why I'm forming the DHOWFO

Aka the Deer Hunting Oilfied Workers For Obama.

[Bullet1987]

25. I have a TRUST FUND!!! Damn...it didn't know that...

:sarcasm:

[CoffeeCat]

33. You're rich!!!

Hey, can I borrow some money? I'm thinking of buying a latte stand and putting
it in my garage--next to my Audi hybrid!

[K Gardner]

26. "Clinton Supporter Jeered by Antsy Crowd" (Buffenbarger comments)

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/02/20/politics/fromtheroad/entry3850647.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=FromTheRoad_3850647



YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO -- As the polls were closing in Wisconsin and as early results were showing a victory for Barack Obama, a Clinton supporter here was addressing a crowd at a rally for Hillary Clinton that soon turned into lengthy, angry tirade against Obama, drawing boos from the feisty crowd.

Machinist Union President Thomas Buffenbarger took the stage an hour after Clinton was scheduled to speak (Clinton was running late), and immediately began slamming Obama. "We go with a woman who...is still fighting our battles. That’s our choice. The editor of the Harvard Law Review or a fighter? I have a confession to make, even though our union has endorsed Hillary Clinton and has given and will continue to give her our unwaivering support, I have been moved by Barack Obama’s words: hope, change, yes we can. How can you not be moved by such wonderful, uplifting platitudes so artfully delivered. Watch the junior Senator from Illinois carefully as he deliveres his best lines he cocks his head up, lifts his nose up and turns his ear so he can hear the roars of his adoring crowds. It is a trained thespians move," said Buffenbarger who later continued his attack on Obama for nearly 10 minutes.

Buffenbarger likened Obama to a “shadow boxer” who is all show and no action. He said Obama consistently “walks away from a fight” and even took issue with his young group of supporters.

"The Barack show is playing to rave reviews sold out at college campuses after college campus. Standing room only crowds to hear his silver-tounged orations. Hope, change, yes we can? Give me a break! I’ve got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius-driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies crowding in to hear him speak. This guy won’t last a round against the Republican attack machine. He’s a poet, not a fighter."

The crowd grew increasingly hostile toward Buffenbarger, so much so that AFSCME president Gerald McEntee took the stage in hopes of moving Buffenbarger along, who at this point was well into his attacks on Obama. It is unclear whether the crowd’s boos were in response to his negative comments toward Obama or the length of his speech.

[Tom Rinaldo]

54. Thanks for posting the story

Seems like the Clinton supporters at the Rally weren't pleased with the approach that Buffenbarger took, and that the AFSCME president was aware of that also and tried to tactfully, non verbally, intervene.

Neither campaign seems to have an appetite for directly calling out Union leaders who support them over the way they support them. Obama stayed silent when asked to comment on the potentially race baiting radio ads that a union aired for him in Nevada. Unions have clout precisely because they are organized. Let's just say that it is at least a little awkward for a candidate to dress down a Union leader who is openly supporting them.

[mikelgb]

27. yeah I kinda heard that too

last night was insane...

Obama is going to be the nom, no doubt

here are the memes against him:

1. He is Muslim and will be sworn in on the Koran
2. All talk to walk (and he can't even come up with it himself!)
3. Not proud to be an American

good luck

[NavyDavy]

34. you obama supporters are always attacking clinton supporters

for not having a sense of humor......I guess this thread just shows the opposite.....both camps need to start acting like grownups including their supporters or we will have another 4 yrs of a repuke president.

[malik flavors]

35. Is there video of this?

[K Gardner]

40. "Clinton Junkyard Dog Unleashed on Obama"... ("Obama no Muhammad Ali")

(still looking for video but this is a good summary: "Obama is no Muhammad Ali")

From NBC's Abby Livingston
Oh snap! Who needs a Rottweiler when you’ve got surrogates?

Tom Buffenbarger president of the machinists' union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) was the the latest in a string of Clinton junkyard dogs unleashed upon Obama. Prior to Hillary Clinton’s speech last night in Youngstown, Ohio, Buffenbarger delivered nothing short of an Obama diatribe.

While campaign introductions typically sing the praises of the upcoming candidate, Buffenbarger's speech barely mentioned Clinton until the conclusion. It was all about Obama, and it was laced with venom and ad hominems.

Buffenbarger called Obama a “thespian,” and he sarcastically referred to the junior senator from Illinois as a “wunderkind.” He compared Obama to “Janus, the two-faced Roman god of ancient times.” And he pleaded with the crowd to boo Obama’s labor record.

Early in his speech, Buffenbarger asked, “So now we have a decision to make. Will we rely on the Harvard Law Review editor? The silver-tongued orator from Kansas, Hawaii and Illinois? The man in love with the microphone?”

Taking off the gloves, he said, “Barack Obama is no Muhammad Ali. He took a walk every time there was a tough vote in the Illinois State Senate. He took a walk more than a 130 times. That's what a shadow boxer does. All the right moves. All the right combinations. All the right footwork. But he never steps into the ring.”

But it was Obama supporters for whom Buffenbarger saved his most vitriolic contempt, and he proved that the Democratic Party’s coalition is nothing if not fragile. Channeling Howard Beale from the movie "Network," he yelled into the microphone, “Give me a break! I've got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius- driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies crowding in to hear him speak! This guy won't last a round against the Republican attack machine. He's a poet, not a fighter.”

With all this trash talk, who needs a Thrilla in Manilla?

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/

[global1]

42. Obama - Floats Like A Butterfly - Stings Like A Bee............nt

[Apollo11]

43. Props to Hillary's audience for booing this idiot.

Hillary's supporters have way more class that to join in with someone attacking their fellow Democrats.

After McClurkin, I was hoping that both campaigns would try harder to brief their speakers better.

[OzarkDem]

36. Welcome to politics

That's pretty tame, actually.

[Beausoir]

53. Yep. The next few months are going to be very educational for alot of Obama supporters.

[dhill926]

39. Whew!

right out of the G.H.W. Bush playbook when he attacked Bill. Pretty lame...

[CountAllVotes]

41. gee I almost feel *cough* guilty

I will admit to wearing Birkenstocks. As for the "trust fund" - nothing but two dead parents to show for that idea.

I seriously wish these old pigs would just pack it in and go the hell away.

:dem:

[rox63]

44. No trust fund or latte-drinking here

And I think Birkenstocks are ugly. No Ivy league degree either, just a working stiff.

[Johnny__Motown]

47. He won voters making less than 50K a year in Wisconsin, They seem to be grasping at straws now

[adabfree]

49. he also called Obama silver tongued and two faced

when hillarys camp was asked about it..all they said was they are glad to have the endorsement of said union...


Same thing happened when Bob Johnson spoke ill of Obama...no apology from her camp.

Win by any means necessary...

[Neecy]

52. that's ugly stuff

I wouldn't be caught dead in Birkenstocks. Now if he bitched about the Bass loafers I have on, them's fightin' words! What a tool.

They've already slammed us for being insignificant and unimportant because of the states we live in, now it's getting just stupid.

[elixir]

55. OMG, THEY'RE COMING AFTER YOU, RUN!!! Eek, "birkenstock". That really hurts!?

Watch out for those vendictive Hillary supporters, they are mean and loaded for bear.

Hey, one of my coworkers is a big Obama supporter and a great guy. Loaded w/ cash, trust fund and all, one of the limousine liberals you hear about. He said he read "audicity of hope" and was a huge fan thereafter.

[cooolandrew]

58. We've got to tune out the negativity, if you hear anything anti-obama just turn off tune in later.

Unknown " avoid people who vex the soul"

[babylonsister]

66. Here's what this Clinton surrogate said:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4680854