Happy Birthday Chelsea Clinton!

[William769]

May you have many many more!

[truebluegreen]

1. Nothing personal, but who gives a s---?

Dynasties are for conservatives.

Oh. Wait...

[Beacool]

3. Try buying some class.

[dionysus]

83. i'm taking the cast iron pan out of your hands slowly, and replacing it with this, so you don't get

in trouble;

[Beacool]

86. Bankies, two of them!!!!

Thank you, sweets!! You always cheer me up.

I should just ignore the haters, it's not worth it.

Hugs and kisses!!

[dionysus]

107. notice... one banky for each hand, so you don't take a swing at anyone!

no point in arguing with the bitter bobs...

"...how can you sit idly by while Chelsea Clinton destroys millions of lives every hour?!!!?!!?1!?1!.... wahhhhhhh"

[Beacool]

109. I know, she's so evil.......

[William769]

4. Well, for one I do.

And she's part of a Dynasty?

You do know what her job is right?

[patricia92243]

10. Obviously, you do. You went to the trouble to read this post, then went to the

effort to make your own post. For somebody that doesn't give a shit, you certainly seem to be involved.

[hrmjustin]

25. Wow!

[Rex]

47. Indeed!

[rury]

34. I certainly don't give a shit

about her or her parents.

[blue neen]

42. Then why bother replying?

If you really didn't care, you wouldn't find the need to kick the thread.

[Drunken Irishman]

45. Gave enough shit to step into the thread and reply.

[Rex]

46. So did you rush in here to be first to say how little of a shit you give

about somebodies birthday!? Nothing personal, I just wanted to shit on this thread before it gets started. Really don't care. Nope.

Who said anything about dynasties, it is someones b-day!

[Pretzel_Warrior]

49. I hope she runs for office

She's certainly got the genes for it. And knowing it would annoy the likes of you makes it even better should it happen.

[AgingAmerican]

52. What a wretched reaction

to a nice post

[NCTraveler]

100. Good job. Your steaming pile of shit landed in the #1 spot.

Should be a prize for that.

What dynasty is she a part of?

[Beacool]

2. Ahhhh, that's such a cute photo.

Happy birthday, Chelsea!!!

[Egalitarian Thug]

5. How many families did you ruin today?

Along with your Wall Street buddies, it's a good thing you are above the law.



Just toying with the idea of being a hedge fund manager long enough to get a pile of that Haitian money your daddy and his friends put together. How ironic that she and John Steinbeck share a birthday.

[Beacool]

6. She works for her family's foundation.

Go piss on someone else's cereal.

[Egalitarian Thug]

7. Are you denying that she, never mind her husband, made a big pile of cash being

what we euphemistically call a hedge fund manager?

What? You don't like the reality of who and what they are?

Too bad.

[Beacool]

8. Your post is uncalled for on a birthday thread.

Chelsea is a good person. She's bright, down to earth and she does care about the world. She's a daughter that any parent could be proud of, and they are.

[Egalitarian Thug]

11. Yeah, right. Good people profit from theft from the most vulnerable in society

all the time. It's the very model that we should strive to emulate every day. Very Democratic.

[sheshe2]

15. Now you accuse her/ them of "profit from theft from the most vulnerable in society".

I am glad that I go through life with a glass that is half full instead of half empty. It sure as hell makes my life happier.

This is a birthday thread, can't you just drop the misery and hate for one day.

[Egalitarian Thug]

19. The fact that you have no idea of who the players are and what they do to

you and your neighbors, in no way ameliorates the magnitude of the crimes these parasites commit every day.

Think of it this way, how long would it take you and your whole family to earn, through the work that you all undoubtedly do, to amass a fortune of several million dollars? She did it in three years for no reason or talent beyond being born into the right family.

Do you really think that she is in your corner?

We don't need any parasite families running our nation, whether their name is Clinton, Bush, Rockefeller, DuPont, Mellon-Scaife, Koch, Wallace, or Roosevelt, etc.

Choosing to celebrate the birth of this scion of parasites over the birth of one of this nation's most powerful and significant cultural contributors is obscene.

I object.

[msanthrope]

27. Lighten Up, Francis....

No Birthday Cake For You!!!!!!

[Egalitarian Thug]

28. How cute.

You all have convinced me. You're right, it's all a waste of time. From now on I am dedicating myself to not giving any of you another thought.

[msanthrope]

29. It was in honor of Harold Ramis, RIP. nt

[JaneyVee]

37. I'm actually worried about you. For you.

[Surya Gayatri]

32. Are you sure of your vocabulary choice...?

"The fact that you have no idea of who the players are and what they do to you and your neighbors, in no way ameliorates the magnitude of the crimes these parasites commit every day."

ameliorate (əˈmiːljəˌreɪt Pronunciation for ameliorate )
Definitions
verb

to make or become better; improve

Ameliorate is often wrongly used where alleviate is meant. Ameliorate is properly used to mean `improve', not `make easier to bear', so one should talk about alleviating pain or hardship, not ameliorating it.

[Egalitarian Thug]

33. I'll accept that. Did you have anything of substance to contribute?

[stevenleser]

59. Do you? Simply associating someone with a hedge fund doesnt make them bad. What did her fund do?

Do you know in what the hedge fund invested? Did it make a return for those who invested in it? Did it obey laws or break them?

If you cannot answer those questions and instead just raised the term "hedge fund" as a bogeyman, you have nothing.

[lumpy]

69. Sounds like all you need is a pitchfork.

[stevenleser]

77. I think you have hit on what that person wants. nt

[stevenleser]

60. It's more than uncalled for. It is a vacuous, substance free attack.

As I noted down thread, that person is simply raising the idea of a 'hedge fund' as a bogeyman without any knowledge of the fund Chelsea was involved with. If they had that information, and it was bad, they would have used it.

Here are some simple questions for that person:

Do you know in what the hedge fund invested? Did it make a return for those who invested in it? Did it obey laws or break them?

If that person cannot answer those questions, and indeed, cannot make an argument using the substance of those answers to indicate that Chelsea did anything wrong, they have made a completely unwarranted attack on her.

[Beacool]

87. This place sometimes feels like Freeperland.

Crazy bunch of people. Chelsea has done nothing to warrant such nastiness.

Oh well, who cares what they think anyway?

[rury]

38. Wonderful post Egalitarian Thug...

...tell the truth about the Clintons.
Not a whole lot better than the Bushes.
No surprise that Bill and Poppy Bush have become such good friends.

[Egalitarian Thug]

40. None at all. What amazes me is that people, purportedly educated and thoughtful,

have no problem with this particular scion of power stealing a few mill for herself, when I would bet a large sum, they would be screaming bloody murder over one of those bush kids doing exactly the same thing.

The hypocrisy challenges even the Catholics.

[Beacool]

66. Stealing?

That's what you call working? You are some piece of work aren't you?

Amazing the crap one reads in this place........

[stevenleser]

105. That person, whose hateful posts you were cheering on, has been kicked off the site.

Thats what you were cheering on.

[qwertyq]

57. Translation:

"she doesn't work at all"

[Beacool]

67. Where she works or doesn't work is her business.

What's your problem, bitter much?

[qwertyq]

72. When she chooses to make her life public

and exploit that publicity to further her family's ambitions, then she makes it my business.

[Beacool]

75. Exploit what publicity????

Her family doesn't need to troll for publicity, they are one of the most famous couples in the world. The media goes after them, not the other way around.

[qwertyq]

78. Really? What's Amy Carter up to these days?

Or Steven Ford for that matter. The Clintons choose to live in the public eye because they crave it.

[Beacool]

79. Whatever, dude........

No use talking to you. You're probably the type that there's nothing they could do that you would approve of anyway.

See you.........

[Autumn]

116. There won't be anymore pissing Bea.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=282755

[Beacool]

124. Hi, Autumn!!!

When the posting privileges are revoked, is that temporary or permanent?

Thanks, for the link.

[sheshe2]

9. Wow! Kinda angry?

Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is a special correspondent for NBC News and works with the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative.

snip

serves on several boards, including those of the School of American Ballet, Clinton Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Common Sense Media, Weill Cornell Medical College and IAC/InterActiveCorp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Clinton

[Beacool]

12. There's a time and place for everything.

It must be tough going through life with so much bitterness and negativity that they feel compelled to trash a birthday post of a young woman who has done them no harm.

Nasty people..........

[sheshe2]

16. You got that right Beacool.

[Egalitarian Thug]

13. Avenue Capital Group LLC

is a Global investment firm focusing on distressed securities and private equity with regional teams focusing on opportunities in the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm operates as both a private equity firm and as a hedge fund]. Avenue’s core strategy is focused on distressed debt and equity securities[/b although the firm also manages investment funds that focus on long-short opportunities, real estate, and collateralized debt obligations. The firm manages assets valued at approximately $12 billion.[1] The firm was founded by former professionals of Amroc Investments, an affiliate of the Robert M. Bass Group.

Yeah, that Tom Hudson is really quite the mentor if being a career parasite is your objective.

So if I understand your position, it's just fine to steal money from the working class and help to propel a global catastrophe, just so as long as you quit after a few million dollars. And that's OK, I assume, because her parents are owners of the team as you like.

[stevenleser]

62. Do you actually think what you bolded makes Chelsea 'bad'?

What you have done is combined two bogeyman terms "hedge fund" and "Distressed debt and securities" in the hopes that people who don't know any better will think that this necessarily makes Chelsea 'bad'.

You might as well accuse someone of "going to work" and suggest that this makes someone bad. It doesnt. You need a lot more details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distressed_securities

Distressed securities (also known as distressed-debt) are securities or bonds of companies or government entities that are either already in default, under bankruptcy protection, or in distress and heading toward such a condition. Purchasing or holding such distressed-debt represent significant risk since bankruptcy may render such securities worthless (zero recovery).[1] They therefore tend to trade at significant discount to their intrinsic value.

Some investors have deliberately used distressed-debt as an alternative investment where they buy the debt at deep discount and aim to realise a high return if the company or country does not go bankrupt or defaults. The major buyers of distressed securities are typically large institutional investors, who have access to sophisticated risk management resources, such as hedge funds and private equity firms and units of investment banks.[1][2] Firms that specialise in investing in distressed debt are often referred to as vulture funds.

Investors in distressed securities often try to influence the process by which the issuer restructures its debt, narrows its focus, or implements a plan to turn around its operations. Investors may also invest new capital into a distressed company in the form of debt or equity.[1] In 2006 distressed debt investments earned well above average returns.[3] and there were more than 170 institutional distressed debt investors. These institutions used "very strong and varied strategies included traditional passive buy-and-hold and arbitrage plays, direct lending to distressed companies, active-control elements, foreign investing, emerging equity purchases and even equity plays while the firms are going through reorganization in bankruptcy."[3] The most common distressed securities are bonds and bank debt.

[William769]

21. don't worry about it sheshe2

The only ray of sunshine that lowlife, miserable, good for nothing, can't stand to look in the mirror because they hate what they see have to belittle someone else to feel better about themselves. Speaks volumes.

It's a pity, but it's the only reason some can even get out of bed in the morning.

Do what I do, just let them be. It hurts them worse that actually interacting with them.

[dionysus]

84. some people live off of hate as an energy source...

[Egalitarian Thug]

39. So, you're not into facts?

[stevenleser]

63. You haven't provided any that suggest Chelsea has done anything wrong. nt

[qwertyq]

58. Looks like real "hard" work.

[rury]

36. Her father admitted that

his policies decimated Haiti.
http://www.stwr.org/latin-america-caribbean/bill-clinton-admits-neoliberal-policies-in-haiti-were-a-mistake.html
And she got rich off of the proceeds.
I don't give a damn about her birthday and I will vote for her mother ONLY if I have to choose between her and a GOP thug/idiot in the general election.
But I will not vote for her in the primaries or give her any money.

[Egalitarian Thug]

48. Aye, there's the rub. We're left to chose between a horrible parasite that will kill

you quick, or horrible parasite that will prolong the agony, but give you a few more moments.

[NaturalHigh]

14. She grew into a beautiful young woman.

I still remember when Pig Limbaugh made fun of her appearance on his TV show. I wonder what he thinks now that she has grown up absolutely gorgeous and respected by so many to boot.

[sheshe2]

18. She is lovely is she not, NaturalHigh ?!

[northoftheborder]

20. Very lovely, intelligent, and a person I would enjoy knowing.

This is a beautiful picture of her, and the one of her and Bill is darling. Thanks to those who have nice things to say about Chelsea. The others.......

[sheshe2]

23. Yes, I agree, northoftheborder.

~Lovely Woman.

[William769]

24. What a beautiful bride!

Thanks for posting the picture.

[sheshe2]

30. LOL~

I love pictures.

[Beacool]

31. Lovely pic.

I see in the background Mrs. Rodham. I'm glad that she was able to be at Chelsea's wedding.

[sheshe2]

41. Thanks Beacool, yours too.

Wow. So lovely to see three generations~

One more...

[Beacool]

65. She made a lovely bride.

[Auntie Bush]

43. What a lovely picture of Chelsea. Happy Birthday!

[sheshe2]

17. Thank you for the beautiful thread William.

Happy Birthday Dear Chelsea.

[William769]

22. I am to.

[hrmjustin]

26. Happpy Birthday Chelsea!

[spanone]

35. k&r...

[blue neen]

44. Happy Birthday, Chelsea.

Many Happy Returns!

[frwrfpos]

50. cute picture

but im still not ever going to vote for a corporatist like Hillary

[William769]

51. Thanks for the kick.

[Egalitarian Thug]

53. So, you never answered the question. How many families did she destroy

today? What is the acceptable number of victims sacrificed in order for a junior parasite to make her bones?

Every member of the parasite class has a happy birthday every year. Do you?

[frwrfpos]

54. perhaps directed at the wrong poster?

[Egalitarian Thug]

56. Yes. sorry.

Damn.

[William769]

104. This isn't directed at the wrong poster.

In more ways than one.

[stevenleser]

106. Yes... Na na na na...

[Egalitarian Thug]

55. So, you never answered the question. How many families did she destroy today?

What is the acceptable number of victims sacrificed in order for a junior parasite to make her bones?

Every member of the parasite class has a happy birthday every year. Do you?

[stevenleser]

64. There was no question since you never proved your premise.

We might as well ask you the same questions.

[Beacool]

70. I can't believe this guy.

This was just an innocuous post about the birthday of the daughter of a Democratic former presidential couple. A daughter who mostly minds her own business and who is currently dedicated to her family's foundation. The nastiness of some people is truly disgusting.

It's just crazy.

[stevenleser]

73. He's got an agenda and nothing distracts him from it whether its facts being against him or

whether the OP in which he is posting is appropriate for his rants, it doesn't matter.

[Beacool]

76. I don't get people like him.

This IS a Democratic board. If someone wishes happy birthday to a Democrat who I may not care for, I simply skip the thread. I'm not going to go on and on about things that have nothing to do with the OP. It is simply small minded and petty.

Anyhow, who cares? Chelsea is a lovely person. The bitters can go and rot!!

[zappaman]

95. FYI

The poster you are referring to has been shown the door.

[stevenleser]

102. Well deserved IMO.

!

[Beacool]

103. Thanks for the info.

[MADem]

97. Stick a fork in him, he's done.

Not a moment too soon, either. He apparently thrived on disruption.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=282755&sub=trans

I guess "Sexist, Homophobe, Troll" is no way to go through one's DU life...!

[stevenleser]

99. The trifecta. I wonder what did him in finally. That one was as toxic as what is under Chernobyl

Skinner--->

[MADem]

101. Probably a "perfect storm" of hate.

Hard to say which was worse...the sexism, the homophobia, or the trolling!

I feel bad for Skinner, having to so frequently deal with these negative energy jerks, but I'm thankful he's on the case!

[Behind the Aegis]

110. LOL!!!

ANIMAL HOUSE...HOUSE!

[Beacool]

68. Why don't you shove off to another thread?

Do you also kick puppies?

There are some nasty people on this site, but boy you are sure aiming to be at the top of that list.

Gee..........

[sheshe2]

113. He did, got three hides then this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=282755&sub=trans

beacool~

[Rowdyboy]

115. What delightful news to start my weekend....

His departure up a spot on my jury blacklist too!

[Beacool]

125. Thanks!!!

He reaped what he sowed........

[yawnmaster]

89. None! eom

[Cha]

118. Aren't you just dripping with venom. The only one it hurts is

you.

[wyldwolf]

61. Happy birthday Chelsea - and armchair revolutionaries are gonna hate.

[Romulox]

71. Can't wait until it's her turn!!!! nt

[cali]

74. lol. someone upthread, amidst the horror and disgust occasioned by the comment

"Who gives a shit"? asked why anyone would comment in this thead if they actually didn't give a shit.

I'll take a stab at answering that for myself: My reaction is also "so what"? And the comment is more about what I see as the politics of personality shit. I think that is a bad element in politics.

Anyway, I am waiting with bated breath for when Chelsea runs for whatever.

[Beacool]

80. So, everyone should run and crap on posts about Michelle's birthday?

How about posts about Malia and Sasha's birthdays?

How about some of you growing some class and skipping the thread in the first place?

Never mind, the concept would be foreign to you........

[cali]

82. I said nothing of the kind. You want to do the adoration thing, the cult of

personality thing? Bully for you.

And by the way, I almost always don't comment in the adoration cult of personality threads. The only reason I did in this thread is to address the reason why someone might post a dismissive comment. I explained it cogently. You oth...


You are the one lacking what you think you have. You don't have it.

[Beausoir]

85. CDS. eom.

[Beacool]

88. What adoration thing?????

Wishing happy birthday to the daughter of a former Democratic president on a supposed Democratic site is adoration??????

I have enough class not to trash a simple birthday post which, BTW, I didn't even initiate.

I'm done with you and the rest of the CDS crowd. The negativity and vitriol far reflects more on all of you than on Chelsea.

Have a good day.......

[qwertyq]

90. Thin skin?

That's the second time you've stomp off this thread.

[MineralMan]

108. Yes, well...

I can't see any valid reason to shit on a birthday thread. That's all it was, you know. Happy Birthday to someone we all recognize.

This thread was probably the last straw for Egalitarian Thug, I think. He has been shown the DU exit portal.

So, I'm waiting with the same bated breath for your comments when Chelsea does run for something. They will be something to see, I'm sure.

[TBF]

81. Cool, she shares her birthday with John Steinbeck -

John Steinbeck

(John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men. Born: February 27, 1902)


Also she shares a birthday with Oscar Grant III. You don't know who he is - an unarmed black man who was shot by police on the subway in Oakland a few years ago - but I try to remember to put his story up now and then so people don't forget - here is the journal entry: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10244165

[warrprayer]

91. Happy Birthday!

Many more to come!

[llmart]

92. What a cutie!

She grew up to be a beautiful, accomplished, self-confident woman.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

93. HBD>Chelsea !!

[ScreamingMeemie]

94. Happy Birthday, Chelsea...and JESUS CHRIST!

Did not expect to see so much shitting around on a birthday thread...

[In_The_Wind]

96. Happy Birthday, Chelsea!

[Pretzel_Warrior]

98. K&R

[Warren DeMontague]

111. Yeah, Absolutely, Happy Birthday, Chelsea!

[Skittles]

112. I've never seen that picture

Chelsea is one gal who has always had her daddy wrapped

[sheshe2]

114. Kick!

[Cha]

117. Happy Birthday, Chelsea~ Pic of her and Marc on the beach at Hilton Head Island..1996~

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment-general/index.ssf/2009/11/chelsea_clinton_to_wed_marc_me.html

Mahalo, William~ Sorry, I'm a day late~

[sheshe2]

119. I love that picture, Cha!

[Cha]

120. Love! You can't knock it, she!

[William769]

121. As long as you made it thats all that counts!

[Cha]

122. Thank you,

William~

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

123. left the hedge fund for a job with meaning...

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