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Bonobo

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53. As a candidate, it is irrelevant.

Wed Mar 4, 2015, 08:24 PM

Mar 2015

In the same sense that it is irrelevant if a candidate has an affair. Personal matters of that kind don't matter much wrt their role as an elected leader.

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Is Monica Lewinsky's blue dress a relevant issue when discussing Hillary Clinton? [View all] geek tragedy Mar 2015 OP

Why not? They sold themselves as a package deal. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #1

So Hilary can claim the success of the Clinton Presidency is hers? nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #12

she already has and does AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #18

Well....then I look forward to her third term. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #20

she is inevitabler than ever AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #25

Well, if Gore had done so, we wouldn't have had to deal with Bush at all... Scootaloo Mar 2015 #58

So every job created under the Clinton presidency also counts in her favor then? nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #19

Gee, I didn't know that she was Bill's mother. Beacool Mar 2015 #23

So according to your logic you give her credit for his successes, right? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #34

Something is wrong with this board, I see your question but no answers...what happened? NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #60

. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #64

I answered it for the 1st responder to my post AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #72

Can I download it onto my phone? LOL no thanks, I can bet what your answer is NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #75

or you could like read it AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #76

Actually you didn't answer my question. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #82

That works for me. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #115

Me too! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #116

you didn't vote in the poll. Why not go on the record? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #80

It's a badly worded poll. AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #84

Yet you're arguing a position. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #85

said conservatives uponit7771 Mar 2015 #98

Bullshit. As the OP stated there are legitimate criticisms, but this is just a straw man and only still_one Mar 2015 #105

Yes bigwillq Mar 2015 #2

I thought it was yellow. (nt) stone space Mar 2015 #3

The dress? No. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #4

certainly some think it's relevant. The question is whether people at DU think geek tragedy Mar 2015 #6

I don't think it's going to change a single vote that wasn't already decided years ago. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #13

Yeah, like what, choosing to remain married? Beacool Mar 2015 #22

It's great that you think so. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #28

We live in a puritanical country where hypocrisy reigns. Beacool Mar 2015 #39

Bingo Hekate Mar 2015 #44

While I mostly agree with that, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #46

Let's talk about Bibi's blowjob instead Still Sensible Mar 2015 #5

now there's a real scandal nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #7

. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #11

LOL NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #65

that's not right!! uponit7771 Mar 2015 #99

No Hillary is her own person and not responsible for his sins. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #8

I find the issue utterly sexist. Beacool Mar 2015 #9

Agreed! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #15

That's my take, DU jury disagreed nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #17

+1 DawgHouse Mar 2015 #26

The definition of sexist. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #66

Geek, this board is a place for some people to exhaust their negative energy. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #10

. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #16

I'll take Bill's 9 BJ's (yes, Starr took note of the total number) Beacool Mar 2015 #30

Bush fucked the entire country plus a good chunk of the planet nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #35

This In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #14

The bj certainly is irrelevant. If it's in response to another poster bringing Monica Autumn Mar 2015 #21

Discussion of a twenty year old blowjob is a "reasonable discussion?" nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #42

If a poster responds to a post where it is referred to yes it is. n/t Autumn Mar 2015 #45

Can you cite where that blowjob was referred to? nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #47

I'm not a lawyer and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night so I'm not interested in citing Autumn Mar 2015 #49

So you are suggesting a hypothetical, then? As to when it would be appropriate msanthrope Mar 2015 #50

The OP stated it was brought up by another poster on DU so I guess it's someones hypothetical. n/t Autumn Mar 2015 #52

Absolutely and completely irrelevant. nt hifiguy Mar 2015 #24

It is relevant in that anyone who would bring it up, in this context, is telling us much about who NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #68

I voted NO since you didn't have Cha Mar 2015 #27

The only people it was relevant to back then were the psycho repukes William769 Mar 2015 #29

No the dress was never relevant. TexasProgresive Mar 2015 #31

Only that she continued to stay married to a man glasshouses Mar 2015 #32

I believe there was a Jewish carpenter who said... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #36

Still doesn't change the fact what I wrote is true glasshouses Mar 2015 #37

We all are fallen./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #38

But we sinners can still hurl dead cats, then, right? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #48

Are you suggesting that glsshouses stayed married to Bill Clinton for political reasons? Scootaloo Mar 2015 #62

I was taught it's generally bad form to peer into other people's relationships DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #67

Wow! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #40

Tell me if this had been a GOP President and his wife glasshouses Mar 2015 #69

First off you should not presumd to speak for me. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #74

Nope, I wouldn't have given an iota if Bush had cheated on Laura. Beacool Mar 2015 #93

My post wasn't about Bill Clinton or his accomplishments as POTUS glasshouses Mar 2015 #95

Your username is ironic. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #43

In our society women often stay with men they dont want to stay with because to not do so NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #71

First of all Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #89

Bullshit. Beacool Mar 2015 #91

I've always felt their marriage became one of political convenience LittleBlue Mar 2015 #113

It's irrelevant until Bill injects himself into the campaign tularetom Mar 2015 #33

He campaigned for Kerry, Obama, and numerous other Democrats... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #41

It doesn't matter to me that Clinton lied about a BJ tularetom Mar 2015 #79

If the Republicans want to make the election a referendum on the Clinton presidency... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #83

Huh? Her dress was green and gold! KamaAina Mar 2015 #51

Well played. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #54

As a candidate, it is irrelevant. Bonobo Mar 2015 #53

In a world libodem Mar 2015 #55

The right hates Hillary. The fringe left hates Hillary... SidDithers Mar 2015 #56

Ah, again with the left-baiting Scootaloo Mar 2015 #59

I'm not Sid (or Skinner) but the left tends to cleave geek tragedy Mar 2015 #70

The left cares about her Iraq war vote, Goldman Sachs money, TPP, & Keystone. The RW cares not think Mar 2015 #101

Uhhhhh... Let me think... NOPE! nt longship Mar 2015 #57

good god. eom uppityperson Mar 2015 #61

It's relevant in that the GOP wasted 77 million on a partisan attack. tenderfoot Mar 2015 #63

No. Fuck no. Never. Why? The stupid burns us!!!! Rex Mar 2015 #73

The part of the country that cares about this is the biggest consumer of porn. If that isn't ironic stevenleser Mar 2015 #77

If it doesn't fit mikehiggins Mar 2015 #78

Holding Hillary Clinton responsible for her husbands acts is Sexist. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #81

Close but no cigar Blue Owl Mar 2015 #86

A vote for Hillary is a vote for Bill to become First Gentleman Dems to Win Mar 2015 #87

Someone once said "Part of the campaign=fair game for Lady Stepford." hughee99 Mar 2015 #88

excellent use of the google. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #90

I guess that depends on who you ask. hughee99 Mar 2015 #92

probably neither is, though some degree of partisanship will change perceptions. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #94

I completely understand the feeling. hughee99 Mar 2015 #97

The next couple of years are going to rip away the veil from the undercurrents of misogyny in this country Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #96

I do not support Hillary, I don't think it's relevant, it's going to be trotted out repeatedly. PeteSelman Mar 2015 #100

The anti Hillary folks and the concern trolls really do seem desperate to find something... brooklynite Mar 2015 #102

isnt that the truth still_one Mar 2015 #107

That dress was white! Generic Brad Mar 2015 #103

Monica Lewinsky's blue dress isn't relevant when... Kalidurga Mar 2015 #104

If Mrs. Clinton sold herself as a street-walker for the next 10 years, she'd still... BlueJazz Mar 2015 #106

1000% NO! Stupid question! nt Logical Mar 2015 #108

It Is Not Relevant To Me Liberal_Dog Mar 2015 #109

Only if Clinton is wearing it Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #110

missing poll option DBoon Mar 2015 #111

Jesus, I'm no Hillary fan Aerows Mar 2015 #112

Of course not. Why would it be? NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #114

No, unless you want to talk about Hillary's great restraint. Vinca Mar 2015 #117

Was it a BLUE dress or really a GOLD dress? B Calm Mar 2015 #118