GOP Race Becomes Clinton-Bashing Contest - The sick freaks are obsessed with her

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/14/politics/washingtonpost/main3499042.shtml

Washington Post: Democratic Front-Runner Is The One Thing The Republican Candidates Can Agree On

Nov. 14, 2007

They mock her proposals, utter her name with a sneer and win standing ovations by ridiculing her proposals as un-American, even socialistic. She has become the one thing the Republican candidates for president can agree on.

Hillary Clinton.

Earlier this year, the senator from New York was the subject of an occasional laugh line from former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. Now, the trickle has become a torrent as the leading GOP candidates seek to one-up one another in a Clinton-bashing contest aimed at energizing their party faithful.

"The competition inside the GOP for who's the most anti-Hillary is going to pay dividends," said Greg Strimple, a GOP pollster and consultant who is not working with any presidential campaign. "Looking for that piece of anti-Hillary energy is what you're seeing right now."

The attacks have come during the GOP debates, on the stump, in television interviews, and in campaign commercials traditionally reserved for criticism of primary-season rivals.

In an ad unveiled yesterday, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) again criticizes Clinton for seeking $1 million for a Woodstock museum. An ad from former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney airing now in New Hampshire slams her for having "not run a corner store" and adds: "She hasn't run a state. . . . She has never run anything."

In the first five GOP debates, stretching from early May to late September, the candidates and the moderators mentioned Clinton's name eight times. During the first October debate, she came up 13 times. And at the Oct. 21 debate, she was the subject of conversation 29 times.

[Rabo Karabekian]

1. GOP Can Even Be Right

Well, they say a stopped clock is right twice a day. Wait a minute, at least we can expect Hillary to be right twice a day, if she becomes president.

[NNN0LHI]

14. Republican freaks are never right

I know plenty of them and can attest to this.

If they were "right" in the head they wouldn't belong to that party of thugs to begin with.

Don

[Rabo Karabekian]

22. My Take on This

I personally believe in the right to bear arms, the cons should be with us on civil liberties, and conservatives like Pat Buchanan were against the war. So I say again, a stopped clock is right twice a day (I could find more examples, but I hope I made my point).

[NNN0LHI]

24. Republicans don't believe in the right to bear arms

They believe in the right of certain people to bear arms.

Anyone who has ever been around Republicans knows this.

Most intelligent people I know realize Pat Buchanan is crazy as a shithouse rat so his opinion is kind of worthless in matters such as war.

Don

[Rabo Karabekian]

27. Sometimes Correct

Well, that may be your opinion about Pat, but he's written some good stuff about the neocons. Take a look at his columns, the one's on the war are good: http://www.theamericancause.org/patarchives.htm

I'm not one who thinks the Republicans are evil or bad guys, just that they're wrong a vast majority of the time. I don't know if they hate America (Americans), or if they believe the tripe they ostensibly believe; I prefer to think the latter, so I don't get into the mind frame of hating them.

[bryant69]

2. It's an interesting situation - the race is narrow enough that they don't want to lay into

each other, and Clinton is a safe target on the Right. Very safe. Frankly the right wing in this country is aching to run against Clinton.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[toadzilla]

3. I find this amusing, considering shes the most conservative out of the whole lot of Dems

I think its just plain old misogyny.

[Cha]

5. Front-runner beats "conservatism"..

Since when do the goperverts need logic or pass up beating on a dem?

The dinos are so accommodating to bushites and what do they give back in return?

[NewJeffCT]

6. Her image is that of a far left radical, though

at least if you listen to Republicans and the Mainstream Media:

Her health plan from the 1990s was obviously an attempt to implement socialism. (never mind the real fact that it would keep health insurance companies as the major players...)

And, her book that said "it takes a village" to raise a child is not just socialism, but communism at its finest. (never mind that she meant people like teachers, police, the people that plow the snow in the winter, etc)

[racaulk]

7. I think you're right.

But I would add that it's a combination of misogyny against Hillary and hatred of her husband. The right wing is just dying for another opportunity to beat up on the Clintons.

[Lerkfish]

9. there's a reason they want her to be the lightning rod

the strategy is set her up and knock her down and then win in 2008

do we really need a lightning rod like that?

[LSK]

21. its only a matter of time before Repukes call her a flaming liberal

[nightrider767]

4. So What

It's part of the the game. And like Hillary said, she can take it.

The Repugs will have a price to pay later when the elections happen and they realize with all the name calling, they haven't been able to articulate any kind of platform...

[Ezlivin]

8. They're screwed if she's not the nominee

What the hell would they do if they suddenly had to face someone else?

They sure seem confident of whom they'll face...

[Lerkfish]

10. almost as if the race were already fixed, eh?

[B Calm]

11. They are counting on her to get out the republican vote! She

would be the democratic party's worse choice!

[cali]

12. Perhaps. But it won't work.

The repukes are bleeding support now. Even if they turn out their base, they can't win without Independents.

[NNN0LHI]

13. The Republican vote can't do it for them. That is only about 30% of the voters

They are depending on people who are not Republicans but still demonstrate that they do most of their thinking below their waists by continually falling for their BS.

Yep.

Don

[Supersedeas]

15. and it's not just the GOP, the GOP Media establishment is in full swing

[Marrah_G]

16. They could get some great tips here !

[Bitwit1234]

17. Hell we have enough sick freaks from the other camp right here on DU

and I mean sick.

[redqueen]

19. Who was that "rich bitch set" thing addressed to?

Someone said you aimed that at Kucinich supporters... is that correct?

[Vanje]

28. Heres another nutty quote

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2276596#2277006

Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Tue Nov-13-07 08:46 PM
Response to Original message
18. Heck all it means is Kucnich has all the rich bitches in his pocket
those of us who are poor and support a candidate don't have the money the rich people supporting Kucnich have to throw around. Where are they getting it from Kucnich's corporate bundlers.

And then theres this one:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2279548#2279988


Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-14-07 10:07 AM
Response to Original message
5. Because the Kucnich group has more money and the Obama group
has all the hate what did you expect. I wouldn't give two cents to this piece of crap. I will wait til it is over and donate.
MargieDee

[redqueen]

29. I find it odd that that person posted such a heartrending OP

about how mean and nasty DUers are to poor little Hillary... while they say stuff like that, and on top of it, make NO effort to explain or even rationalize.

[redqueen]

18. Wow... well knock me over with a feather.

Next you'll be telling me that corporatists control the media.

[Beerboy]

20. K+R. The smell of elephant-fear is sweet in the morning. n/t.

[leeroysphitz]

23. Clinton is the front runner and therefore a lightining rod for both parties BUT

let's face it: Senator Clinton has, one way or the other, made her very presence in the campaign into a WEDGE issue for BOTH sides.

[2rth2pwr]

25. DU Becomes Clinton-Bashing Contest - The sick freaks are obsessed with her

works here too.

[book_worm]

26. Not any more so than the Clinton Bashers here.