Bill Clinton has crossed the line

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

GMA: Could you see yourself working to support Barack Obama should he win the nomination?

BILL CLINTON: I'd have to think about that. I'd have to think about that, his policies, his approach, his tone.

GMA: That's not a given?

BILL CLINTON: You know, everyone in this party is going to work hard for whoever the nominee is. I think that we're all working for the same thing. And, you know, I think our goal is to make sure that the person in the White House is going to take this country in a different direction. I happen to believe that Hilary is the only person who can really do that.

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(He did not, and would never say anything like that, of course.)

Posted in reference to:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4387279

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Looks like he decided "Yes"

--p!

[papau]

24. Transcript of Michelle Obama giving the finger to working to elect Hillary if she's nominee

Here's a rough transcript of Mrs. Obama on GMA:


GMA: Could you see yourself working to support Hillary Clinton should she win the nomination?

MICHELLE OBAMA: I'd have to think about that. I'd have to think about that, her policies, her approach, her tone.

GMA: That's not a given?

MICHELLE OBAMA: You know, everyone in this party is going to work hard for whoever the nominee is. I think that we're all working for the same thing. And, you know, I think our goal is to make sure that the person in the White House is going to take this country in a different direction. I happen to believe that Barack is the only person who can really do that.


Ah yes, tone. You mean like this?


"I'm confident that I will get her votes votes if I’m the nominee, it’s not clear that she would get the votes I got if she were the nominee.” - Barack Obama

Well, at least the Obama's are reading off of the same script, as people suck their Hope Soda up with a straw.

This just about tears it for me.

http://www.taylormarsh.com/

[Dogmudgeon]

25. Looks like she decided "Yes"

But damn, Bill Clinton is such a liar!

:evilgrin:

--p!

[Bucky]

2. Sadly, he could have taken the high road here

[busymom]

4. You must have missed it...

This is what Michelle Obama said about Hillary Clinton. The OP is being sarcastic.

[Bucky]

21. Back to the Lounge for me

You should all stay in here until you've finished your time out and can show you're ready to get along with the other kids

[leftynyc]

5. You've been punked

The OP was just pointing out what the difference in responses would be had Bill said what Michelle did.

[LostinVA]

3. You hit the nail on the head

And, we would have 25 threads on this within three hours and spammers galore crawling out of the internets.

[redqueen]

6. And lots of strongly-worded, very dramatic posts about how horrible he is...

*sigh*

[LostinVA]

11. Did you see my tattoo thread?

[DS1]

17. Yes, Snappy McSharpFangs saw your tattoo thread

:D

[redqueen]

18. You shut up!

[redqueen]

19. No I did not...

I will go have a look for it now.

My ignorin finger could use a break. :D

[scheming daemons]

7. Michelle Obama: "Hillary's campaign is a fairy tale!"

Does that work for you?

[MonkeyFunk]

12. Nobody ever said Obama's campaign

was a fairy tale. But nice try.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

22. worng ...he said "Obama's Iraq war statements are a fairy tale" NOT Obama;s campaign....

get your quotes straight

[TwilightGardener]

8. You know, Michelle should not have been quite so prickly. However, to compare

a former President and one of the undisputed heads of the party with a Senator's non-politician wife who is new to the national stage, and have the same expectations for both, is a little silly.

[JuniperLea]

9. "You know, everyone in this party is going to work hard for whoever the nominee is. "

That would be a "yes". I can't blame him for sticking to the issue at hand, which is getting to that nomination. First things first.

[MonkeyFunk]

10. Yes, had it been Bill

this site would explode.

Michelle Obama fumbled the answer, but she recovered. But still, it was inartful. There's only one answer to that question:

"Yes, we will all do what we can to make sure a Democrat wins in November - the stakes are too high. Of course, I believe that candidate will be my husband."

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. Of course neither Bill or Hillary would even THINK about saying something like that. Shame on

Michelle.:(

[sandnsea]

14. She's not a former President

I don't expect every spouse of every candidate to campaign in the GE.

[lwcon]

15. I don't like that. But I don't like this either:

http://www.correntewire.com/say_anything

[UALRBSofL]

16. That was so funny I forgot to laugh ! ! !

:puke:

[Proud2BAmurkin]

20. KICK

[Mass]

23. First, he would not have crossed the line. Second, Michele Obama is not a big head of the Democratic

Party. She is only the wife of one of the nominee. If Obama had not run, nobody would have asked her whether she would work for the nominee.

Bill Clinton is a big figure of the Democratic Party. The answer is totally different. If the question was asked to Chelsea, though, it would be comparable.