2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIn '08 Hillary advocated stronger urban gun laws and locally weaker laws in rural areas.
In 2016 she now claims that position means you have a "black problem". A charge apparently directed at Bernie Sanders but almost exactly her own position during the 2008 campaign.
Here is Clinton at the April 16 2008 debate:
SENATOR CLINTON: What I favor is what works in New York. You know, we have a set of rules in New York City and we have a totally different set of rules in the rest of the state. What might work in New York City is certainly not going to work in Montana. So, for the federal government to be having any kind of, you know, blanket rules that they're going to try to impose, I think doesn't make sense.
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ibegurpard
(16,889 posts)Again.
pa28
(6,145 posts)That is some serious evolution.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)No, that can't be it.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)pa28
(6,145 posts)They don't seem compatible at all.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)pa28
(6,145 posts)The "black problems" issue was raised by Clinton's campaign so I don't see how it's desperation. I was hoping one of Hillary's supporters could reconcile the huge discrepancy in her position.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)to reflect badly on a democratic candidate. you know the stuff that republicans usually do but now they don't have to because they got democrats to do it for them. your candidate isn't doing so well so you trying to take down the leading dem buy posting any little thing you can find. it is that that smells of desperation and this op is a part of that
pa28
(6,145 posts)They get mad and call us names like "Berniebaggers" and "Little Bernistas". Asking to reconcile what appears to be a very cynical use of race from just seven years ago doesn't seem like a big demand.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)you helping them is the desperation. if you candidate is so wonderful you shouldn't need to do this but he's losing and your getting desperate
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)do like him. Hugely hypocritical standards you have. You are berating rank and file Democrats for having a different primary choice.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)he can win the white house. - and the rank and file dems can vote for whomever they want in the primary - and if they want to post good news abut Bernie, good! but Hillary supporters shouldn't be posting negative articles about Bernie and the Bernie supporters shouldn't be posting negative posts about Hillary leave that for the gop and freeperland.
like I said im referring to all fervent posting of negative ads by dems about dems
pa28
(6,145 posts)Remember, your candidate started this line of attack and now you seem to have taken great offense at the factual response.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)and you and the freepers can get off on all the negative press you like.
got a kick out of " she started it" as if we were on a playground somewhere.
btw "my candidate" is whoever wins the primary
pa28
(6,145 posts)Why not try breathing into a paper bag or take a nice hot bath. Listen to some Sibelius.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)saturnsring
(1,832 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Hate to tell ya, but it doesn't work that way. You want a queen, move to the UK.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)you might be happier there at this time they seem to have what you want.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)You're of course deeply offended that Clinton wasn't simply handed the party nomination in 2013 or something, so I guess you don't understand. But the idea is to make sure our eventual nominee, whoever it is, has the best positions, the least baggage, and the tightest ship - or, at least, the ability to keep it all together anyway if they don't.
Further, Clinton's record is a matter of public, well, record. It's not our job to insulate, coddle, and protect her from herself.
saturnsring
(1,832 posts)and vetting isn't your responsibility either. you are not a vetter
btw "my candidate" is the one that wins the primary
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)saturnsring
(1,832 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)saturnsring
(1,832 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)Try the veal.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)But not from a candidate with a 30 to 57 point lead.....what is there to be desperate about?
Truprogressive85
(900 posts)2008 is treasure chest of material how HRC "'evolved"
pa28
(6,145 posts)Now it looks we're going to be discussing Hillary's factual record on the issues as a result of the Clinton campaign decision to smear Bernie on race and sex. According to some of her supporters that means we're "going negative".
By discussing Hillary's factual record on the issues we're scraping the bottom of gutter politics. Seems to me that if your candidate is so bad that reminding voters of what she has actually done and said is "gutter politics" it might be time to find a new candidate.
frylock
(34,825 posts)knr
azmom
(5,208 posts)How can you take anything she says seriously? LOL
but you are not allowed bring up her own contradictions.
frylock
(34,825 posts)UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)just please don't bring it up.......
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Vattel
(9,289 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)as there are rural communities in both states and if we are going to bridge the gap we need to do so in a way where we can achieve meaningful reform.
Attacking Sanders on this issue and then going further to define it as racial problem is dishonest IMHO.
Thanks for the reminder.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)pa28
(6,145 posts)HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)Along with all of her other contradictions.
Actually on second thought, they only get a minute to answer questions so there probably wouldn't be enough time to list them all.