David Axelrod Throws Shade At Hillary Clinton For 'Stupid Stuff' Comment

[cal04]

David Axelrod may no longer work in the White House, but he's still willing to go to the mat for his old boss.

The former senior White House adviser and close confidant to President Obama proved as much on Tuesday with a jab at Hillary Clinton's foreign policy record.

"Just to clarify: 'Don't do stupid stuff' means stuff like occupying Iraq in the first place, which was a tragically bad decision," Axelrod tweeted.

(snip)
Obama's opposition to the Iraq War as an Illinois state senator appealed to many Democratic voters and allowed him to distinguish himself from Clinton, who voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq.

Twitter
Just to clarify: "Don't do stupid stuff" means stuff like occupying Iraq in the first place, which was a tragically bad decision.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-axelrod-hillary-clinton-iraq

throw shade
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=throw%20shade
to talk trash about a friend or aquaintance, to publicly denounce or disrespect. When throwing shade it's immediately obvious to on-lookers that the thrower, and not the throwee, is the bitcy, uncool one

[Demit]

1. I had to look up "throws shade" in Urban Dictionary.

It was jarring to see in a headline at a serious political site. Somebody's trying a little too hard to be hip, I think.

[cal04]

3. Me too. Going to post it

so others don't have to

[Cha]

6. Oh people don't have to talk the same all the time.. I like it.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Damn straight. That would have been a good organizing principle

when all of these cabinet members and administration members were in the Senate in 2002.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. AND....Hillary voted for the Iraq War

She voted for stupid stuff.

[Cha]

7. Yeah, extra Shade!

[WillyT]

5. K & R !!!

[Cha]

8. IOW.. Blocking out their Sunshine.. and if anyone deserves it lately it's Hillary Rodham

Clinton. Thanks David.. thank you, cal~

[Warren DeMontague]

9. If she wants to be Prez, first thing she can learn is that people actually say "shit" publicly now

it's 2014, for fuck's sake.

I know, I know, we're going to get a full year of favorite Bible quotes instead of position statements, but still, no one is going to melt if she says the word 'shit'.

[KoKo]

10. David needs to "Go Left" from Hillary and find a DEM Candidate he can

throw his Consulting Machine Against! He did GOOD FOR OBAMA....FIND US ANOTHER ONE!

Come On David....give us better than Hillary!

[Cha]

11. kick for Axelrod!

[flamingdem]

12. Sometimes you find out

who your real friends are..