Hillary admits she made a mistake about Reagan's record on HIV and AIDS

[riversedge]

Hillary Clinton Verified account
‏@HillaryClinton
Hillary Clinton’s statement on her comments about the Reagans' record on HIV and AIDS:




https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/708403247795539968

[leftofcool]

1. The LGBT community that supports her will continue to do so.

Those that don't were not going to anyway.

[yardwork]

11. That's true, but this was a mistake.

[NurseJackie]

2. Yet the white-hot outrage continues! (And will do so for at least another week!)

[katmille]

3. Proud of her for such a

Quick response. She's still the best.

[Her Sister]

4. let's burn the witch!!

Oh wait wrong century!!

[CajunBlazer]

6. Would someone put this on DG-P

So the Bernie supporter quit forming a lynch mob.

[NurseJackie]

7. Someone has, and it hasn't made a bit of difference.

[CajunBlazer]

13. You're right, they're not upset

They're happy to have something to criticize Hillary about.

[NurseJackie]

14. Pass the popcorn!

Scooch-over ... make room for me!

[leftofcool]

8. Why? It won't stop them.

Let them stew it around all they want to.

[riversedge]

15. I just did...

Link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511471110

[leftofcool]

10. I've seen this said on FB and other places

I don't think some people know what century we are living in.

[Her Sister]

12. Hey everyone I am HRC supporter!!

that was sarcasm!!

Hope you all know that I am so with HRC!!!

[Tony_FLADEM]

5. Another example of Hillary Clinton giving her political opponents something to use against her

In a few weeks we will be able to cite another example.

[CajunBlazer]

9. Please go away - you're in the Hillary group

Please go to GD-P were you can continue to praise the only perfect candidate.

[Her Sister]

16. guetto!

jk!

[Cha]

18. What it is.. is a candidate making a mistake and apologiizing for it .. not trying to weasel

out of it and make excuses.

[great white snark]

21. Huh, a candidate acting like a responsible adult. What a concept.

And I'm certainly not the first to notice how BS supporters act like petulant kids grumpy from a full load.

[mcar]

38. This, cha

Their schedules are intense and she misspoke. Then she apologized. Why is this even a thing now?

People make mistakes. Classy people take responsibility.

[Cha]

40. Precisely, mcar.. but the sharks think they smell blood so of course they attack.

Something good will come out of this.

[72DejaVu]

19. She apologized

I'm Sure Bernie woulD apologize too, if he ever admits to being wrong about anything.

[Loki]

26. ^This^

x1000.

[Her Sister]

29. yep!

[Cha]

41. Oh I'm sure.

[SharonClark]

45. K&R

[NYC Liberal]

52. I wonder if we'll ever see an apology for Sierra Blanca from Sanders.

[still_one]

22. Except she admitted a mistake and apologized. Haven't heard Sanders deny any of this

http://nypost.com/2016/01/16/dont-be-fooled-by-bernie-sanders-hes-a-diehard-communist/

In fact during the debate, he did everything but address the question asked him on this

[wysi]

32. Interesting article ...

... but it was written by a serious RW shill. I think there are legitimate and serious questions about his political background that need to be asked, but I'm hoping we will see them brought up by a more reputable source.

[still_one]

34. and more than a few times I have seen right wing sources used to trash Hillary, and there was no

problem with that, among some.

I agree with you that the source may have issues, though there are legitimate questions that have been raised about his activities back then, and they were even brought up in the debate in Florida. One thing you can bet on though, if Sanders was the Democratic nominee, this past would be out 24/7 on the news cycle

[Loki]

27. Please explain to us all how you have managed to maintain

your constant level of perfection Tony? I'm sure we would really appreciate the pointers.

[LannyDeVaney]

39. What is Castro's stance on homosexuality?

[RBInMaine]

43. Please go troll somewhere else. She was saying nice things about a deceased First Lady and misspoke.

She made an honest mistake. Nancy Reagan advocated against drug use and brought awareness to other illnesses, and Hillary got some information from memory while speaking off the cuff crossed up. It happens. She has apologized for the error. Why the hell is this even a story? Even brilliant people make honest mistakes. She was trying to honor a deceased former and fellow First Lady and got something mixed up. She wasn't even talking about herself. This is NOTHING.

[beaglelover]

17. Good for her!

[yallerdawg]

20. I don't want to speak ill of the dead (well, Scalia)...

but I see Hillary had the same problem I would have had - saying something nice about the Dragon Lady.

"It was something, something research - she did that, right?"

President Obama got the hell out of Dodge!!!

[Her Sister]

31. lol!!

[Loki]

23. You know another President who wasn't afraid to admit he was wrong

You know another president who wasn't afraid to admit they were wrong and try something else? It was FDR. Thank you Hillary, I know where your heart is. I was a nurse during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 80's, and Reagan has so many deaths on his soul including that of my brother in law, whom I loved dearly. I knew by that time that we were dealing with something that was being transmitted via blood or fluids, and felt helpless as I would give blood products to my patients, including young people receiving Factor8 because of hemophilia. I watched as other nurses would refuse to take care of AIDS patients for the irrational fear of it being transmitted by just touching someone with the disease. What a horrible, awful, desperate time, and we had a government that was non-cooperative to the fullest and cost thousands of people their lives. I post this in memory of my brother Ron, I love you.

[still_one]

24. So Sorry for your loss

[Loki]

25. Thank you,

[JustAnotherGen]

28. Thank God!

She addressed it - now we can move on!

[NurseJackie]

30. Good luck.

I'm afraid I don't share your optimism. This is the new "transcripts" ... and the new "indictments are forthcoming".

Also ... expect a lot of "I was a Hillary supporter, but now I'm voting for someone else" rants.

[JustAnotherGen]

36. You mean expect a lot of

Horse shit?


Can you help me find that one fuck I'm supposed to give when that nonsense starts?

[Metric System]

33. It's telling that many Sanders supporters have no problem with Warren voting for Reagan and his

policies. Literally during the Alex P. Keaton Family Ties years. Why the different standard? And don't say because Hillary's running for President, when many of you were salivating for Elizabeth Warren to run and challenge her. NONE of you would have blinked an eye at supporting Warren, despite her support of Reagan.

Oops.. Just realized this isn't GDP. But I'm going to leave this here to point out the hypocrisy of Sanders supporters.

[fleabiscuit]

53. Ya, ya, I bet oops...

A really good point.

[DeeRex]

35. Maybe this was the basis of her statement

It took me long enough to find you all. I quit reading DU a month ago (the vitriol was out of control), but the "Hillary Group" link was cross-referenced on another article I read yesterday. Please check out this PBS clip, and my apologies if this is already posted up- stream, here. HRC did not just make that statement up, out of whole cloth. By the way, one of the people featured in this account is one of my liberal heroes. His credibility leads me to believe that he would not lie to the public about what his mom did "behind the scenes", as HRC said.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/nancy-reagan/2011/01/other-headline-9.html

[Her Sister]

47. DeeRex what article did you see Hillary Group

referenced!?

Glad you found us! Am glad I found this group too!

Will check the video you posted now... thanks!

[DeeRex]

49. Thank you for your warm welcome!

When I conducted a search for the Latin Times newspaper to read the article on BS's remarks, that's where I found this group's tag. Someone in DU's Hillary Group had uploaded a story re: BS's failure to disavow Castro. Lucky for me

[Her Sister]

50. wow! one thing let to another, lol!

That's great! I watched the video. I posted a thread about someone also mentioning that information. Thank You!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110771262 Seems related to the video exactly/

[Lucinda]

48. I think it was. And in that context, it makes perfect sense, but there have been tooo many

people lost because it took sooooo long for the government to step up, that many just don't want to hear the name Reagan in any form associated with anything positive related to HIV/Aids. She wasn't wrong in saying that Nancy made a difference, but it just isn't a statement that the public wants to hear, when, in truth, the government should have stepped up immediately when people were becoming sick, and they didn't. Nancy and Ron Jr should never have had to step in.

[mcar]

37. K&R

[OhZone]

42. You know any GOP candidate would try to reverse Marriage equality .

And I believe her apology is heartfelt. So I forgive her.

Not that I can find a girl to marry me anyway.

[Quayblue]

44. This is one of the characteristics of Hillary I like.

She has the ability to apologize. I would like to see her talk about her growth as well though. And I think she'd catch a lot of ears by doing so. I'm probably gonna send her a message to that affect.

People aren't perfect, and I don't expect politicians to be at all.

[UtahLib]

46. K&R

[Iliyah]

51. K & R