Election 2008

[mountain bed]

The HRC/RFK comment is dunzo. Next up: we must assess the potential damage of Barack's "my uncle liberated the prisoners at Auschwitz" comment!

[Duck-Billed Catechist]

I'd say that his campaign's explanation and the McClellan news have pretty well quieted that story down, as well. Of course, I don't watch cable news.

[explodo]

I'd say that his campaign's explanation and the McClellan news have pretty well quieted that story down, as well. Of course, I don't watch cable news.

My mom listens to conservative talk radio. It's not dead on there. They did like six hours on it yesterday.

[Doug C]

I haven't posted in here before but I thought that those of you discussing Hillary's RFK assassination comment might find this interesting:

http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/500/

[gogo]

Note the dateline on this: March 9, 2005.

[fatheadfred]

My mom listens to conservative talk radio. It's not dead on there. They did like six hours on it yesterday.

 

My dad was into that shit during the Clinton years, which hopefully will remain in the past. That shit drove me insane. Continued w/ the onset of O'Reilly, even bought us kids his book, which my sister, embarrasingly traded into a bookstore. She is still upset about that. Thankfully, he now watches the other grandstander, Olbermann.

[Sweet Papa Crimbo]

The HRC/RFK comment is dunzo. Next up: we must assess the potential damage of Barack's "my uncle liberated the prisoners at Auschwitz" comment!

 

 

Hmmm...I missed this one.

 

Is Obama's uncle Russian?

[bobbob1313]

Obama supporters really got mad about the RFK comment? That was the biggest nothing comment ever, come on guys.

[Duck-Billed Catechist]

Hmmm...I missed this one.

 

Is Obama's uncle Russian?

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/200...28/1070102.aspx

[Good Old Neon]

Obama supporters really got mad about the RFK comment? That was the biggest nothing comment ever, come on guys.

 

For the most part I agree, but when you consider Obama

[Panther]

How can you say it was a nothing comment she was clearly saying the race isnt over yet remember when RFK was shot in june so there is still hope for me yet.

evil evil evil evil if I ever saw evil. Add to the fact that Barrack is the first real chance of a half black president, there is no reseaon for it unless there is a reason.

Now I dont think she wants that to happen at least I have no reason to think that but I do think it was said on purpose to again play on fears and tensions.

Please dont infect me with your apathy that was not the biggest no comment ever, come on guy.

 

 

Aswell may I appoligize for being Canadian and having an opinion on American politics, its just the view up here makes it look like were stuck with eachother.

oh yea and NAFTA, arent we one country yet? no not yet.

[Sir Stewart]

How can you say it was a nothing comment she was clearly saying the race isnt over yet remember when RFK was shot in june so there is still hope for me yet.

She wasn't saying that -she was stating that the nomination was still (arguably) up in the air at the time he was killed, which was in June, which is next month.

[caliber66]

How can you say it was a nothing comment she was clearly saying the race isnt over yet remember when RFK was shot in june so there is still hope for me yet.

evil evil evil evil if I ever saw evil. Add to the fact that Barrack is the first real chance of a half black president, there is no reseaon for it unless there is a reason.

Um, there is a perfectly reasonable (though flawed) explanation - i.e., Robert Kennedy was in a competitive race for the Democratic nomination with Eugene McCarthy in June, 1968. It's a stretch, but she is suggesting that she still can win, not that there's still a chance Sirhan Sirhan's kid is going to assassinate Obama.

[Big Perm]

Um, I'd really appreciate (though annoying) it if you changed your avatar - i.e. back to something I understand, a.k.a. am comfortable with

[bjorn_skurj]

Let's take Spitzer's word for it.

When I heard that story for the first time, I had a vision of Hillary taking off her mask to reveal she was one of those V aliens, and then eating a live puppy.

[caliber66]

Um, I'd really appreciate (though annoying) it if you changed your avatar - i.e. back to something I understand, a.k.a. am comfortable with

PANTHER doesn't have an avatar.

[Big Perm]

Pretty tasteless comment on your behalf, we're all ashamed

[MrRain422]

That '68 campaign didn't even really start until March, which is when LBJ dropped out and RFK threw his hat in. The timeframe for the nomination process was totally different then. Even if that's all Hillary meant (and though that was of course the main point, I'm still not at all convinced that she did not purposely evoke the assassination), it's still a misleading comparison.

[caliber66]

Yep.

[Beltmann]

That '68 campaign didn't even really start until March, which is when LBJ dropped out and RFK threw his hat in. The timeframe for the nomination process was totally different then. Even if that's all Hillary meant (and though that was of course the main point, I'm still not at all convinced that she did not purposely evoke the assassination), it's still a misleading comparison.

Eaxctly. I wasn't upset about the assassination reference, because even though it was ill-judged, it still was a comment more about timeline than about potential violence. I was much more insulted by the fact that she's trying to sell the 1968 timeline as somehow analogous to the 2008 timeline.

[Panther]

She wasn't saying that -she was stating that the nomination was still (arguably) up in the air at the time he was killed, which was in June, which is next month.

 

thats the same thing, I know that she was talking about the nomination not being over yet but to use that paticular scenario causes uneeded tensions,

she used the word assasination even if she didnt I would have still assumeed thats what she was refering to but she did her choice not a mistake.

 

play this scenario in your head Hillary Clinton has the democratic nomination all but rapped up but Obama says not over yet when stating that we all remember RFK was assasinated in june of 68, so yea maybe its to early to call great point Mrs Clinton thank you for serving your country and not your career.

[caliber66]

thats the same thing

No, it isn't.

[ikol]

thats the same thing, I know that she was talking about the nomination not being over yet but to use that paticular scenario causes uneeded tensions,

she used the word assasination even if she didnt I would have still assumeed thats what she was refering to but she did her choice not a mistake.

 

play this scenario in your head Hillary Clinton has the democratic nomination all but rapped up but Obama says not over yet when stating that we all remember RFK was assasinated in june of 68, so yea maybe its to early to call great point Mrs Clinton thank you for serving your country and not your career.

 

So don't vote for her, Canadian.

[Panther]

"How can you say it was a nothing comment she was clearly saying the race isnt over yet remember when RFK was shot in june so there is still hope for me yet."

 

"She wasn't saying that -she was stating that the nomination was still (arguably) up in the air at the time he was killed, which was in June, which is next month. "

 

"the nomination was still up in the air" "the race isnt over yet"

 

"at the time he was killed" "remember when RFK was shot in june"

 

yes , it is the same thing the only difference is for some reason if Hillary says its not over yet "I will not be defeated" to quote John Stewart it is okay for her to refrence

an assasination in that persons opinion. I am not arguing what she said we all not what she said I am just arguing that 1. it was not a mistake and 2. it was not okay(well a little beyond not okay)

[Panther]

anyways all I was saying is it was not a nothing comment and I was questng why people defend politicans as my previous posts says.

I dont think it was the most significant thing she has ever said but for people to say its a nothing comment,well I dont know where your coming from.

 

Anyway peace, that still works right?