Anyone watching the phony Hillary event?

[itsrobert]

OMG! I can't believe Edwards lost to this shit.

[scheming daemons]

1. Informercials for Ding King are more interesting.....

...the ratings at the end of this hour are going to be half of what they were at the beginning...


D-U-L-L

[neutron]

4. This is FANTASTIC - INFORMATIVE as opposed to hot gas & Oprah

[neutron]

13. Low Key, and informative

You would do well to watch this.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Why do you feel compelled to throw that kind of crap around?

I'm not even a Hillary supporter but can't you show a little respect for all the honest Democrats on this board who do like and support her? Jeez, this place is turning into a snakepit because of this kind of garbage.

Seriously -- how many people's minds do you think you will change this way?

[Sulawesi]

7. I agree with your sentiment...

...but there is a certain silliness to the event...

[itsrobert]

12. Hey, it's a phony event

Do you think it is otherwise? Do you think this is not stage political theater? Do you think this type of staged event is an honest discussion of the issues?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Of course it's staged. You don't just wander into a TV studio and ask for air time.

But that doesn't mean there is no information being transmitted or that it has no value. If you think it's a waste of time don't watch it. Some might find it useful and interesting. Stop shitting in other people's cornflakes.

[LittleClarkie]

18. Who does he support?

Maybe he just doesn't like the event.

That or he's really trying to campaign for Stewart, which seems unlikely.

[proud2BlibKansan]

28. I agree with you

and frankly, I am enjoying this show.

And no, I am not even supporting Hillary tomorrow.

[ErnestoG]

3. I'd rather do my nails.

[neutron]

11. typical Omamaniac - tell me who to vote for, Teddy

I don't have the initiative to listen and make up my own mind.

[Beausoir]

You are.

Good for you!

[elixir]

5. Yes, and I think it's terrific. She's reaching a lot of people and giving details on her platform..

Hey, maybe Obama can work on that.

[sandnsea]

6. A DUer said it was invitation only

because they got an invitation. I don't know that the person went, I hope we hear from her in a little while.

But it is a staged event for sure.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. Booo!

[Skip Intro]

9. evidently you are...

[itsrobert]

17. I watch it for political science

It's very clever, the simpletons eat this shit up.

[Beausoir]

20. Yeah. Sure.

But..glad you are tuning in! Boosts the ratings.

[HughMoran]

23. "simpletons"

Gotta love the attitudes ya get here on DU.

[Beausoir]

29. Yeah. As opposed to letting Oprah tell them how to vote.

[HughMoran]

10. Staged or not, it's not a bad idea

Obama should do something similar so we know his detailed responses to the issues.

[msongs]

14. granted its not as exciting as the jesus obama "we are all sinners" revival hour nt

[milkyway]

15. It's an insult to people's intelligence. In real town halls there's a chance to get a difficult

question. These questions are screened to be only the softest of questions asking Hillary to give her stock answers.

It's the equivalent of a televised push poll.

[itsrobert]

22. I agree

the uneducated eat this up. Now will they get out and vote or stay home watch Suzanne Somers sell the thigh master or Chuck Norris sell some other crap?

[Stephanie]

31. Tell me, Hillary, what are your hopes for the youth of tomorrow?

Why that's an excellent question, Wendy, and thank you for asking it.

[Windy]

19. As a mom and miltary vet, please consider Hillary's voting record and not the "feel good" show...

As a mother of draft age sons and as a military vet, I am asking you to consider HRC's voting record
On the war, and on Kyl/Lieberman before casting your vote tomorrow.

It is my belief that Mrs. Clinton, unlike many other members of the Senate, voted to go to war in Iraq, by casting her Yea vote for a resolution entitled "Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq" .

She has never stated that she made a mistake in her vote unlike John Kerry or John Edwards. She refuses. She then voted "yea" for Kyl/Lieberman which has the potential of providing a means to strike Iran. These are serious times we live in. Actions have consequences and judgment is critical!

I do not want a president who maintains such a cavalier attitude regarding the prospect of sending our young men and women off to war to possibly die while her daughter, who is draft age and very capable of serving sits in her nice cushy home and has the time to campaign for her mother out of harms way.

As a person who served, I have a real problem with the nonchalant consideration of the lives of our military personnel who took second place to the lofty goals of the Clintons in regaining the Whitehouse!

She voted as she did on the IWR and Kyl/lieberman for purely political reasons because she knew that she would be running for president and didn't want to seem weak! Are her own selfish goals a reason to fail to fight like hell to stop George Bush from sending our kids to die? Are her own selfish goals a good reason to continue to vote with Bush priming the pump to fight possible future battles, once again, committing our men and women to die for a cause without a solid foundation. Without clear and convincing evidence? Is her ability to gain the presidency worth the sacrifice of our men and woman in uniform who have unselfishly sacrificed their lives for the good of this country?

I say it is not. For that reason, I cannot cast my vote for Hillary in the primary.

Its a matter of character. Its a matter of honor. Its a matter of respect for our young men and woman who have given so much and have received little in return.

It is out of respect for them that I have decided to cast my vote for Barack.

[itsrobert]

25. Well said

I'm actually active duty.

[Windy]

36. Thank you!!! And thank you for participating in this election! We need your voice!!!

the men and women in uniform are being drowned out and forgotten by those who did not consider them before giving the go-ahead for a war that was not necessary!

[Didereaux]

34. I am a vet, my son is active with 3 tours and 2 more to go...neither of us trust Obama to support ..

the veteran once they get home. Obama would reach out to the republicans and continue the cutting of monies for the VA hospitals and veterans benefits. Walter Reed was not an accident, nor an anomoly: it is an average representative of just how bad things have gotten for returning veterans. McCain never did anything but talk...Clinton is the last hope for help.

[thevoiceofreason]

37. 100% wrong

[Windy]

39. And yet you trust Hillary who approved of going to war without facts?

A person who voted to go to war to save her political skin? You have a lot of soul searching to do.

Where in the HELL do you get that Obama would cut off funding to vets? You also fail to review facts!
That comment is without foundation and beneath contempt!!!


That is a patently false statement and something that only an uninformed person with an agenda would propogate!

What is this party coming to when blind loyalthy trumps the truth!

[Cha]

42. Thank you, Windy, ..very heartful.

I can imagine if my son were younger and in that danger stage. As it is my son can see right through hilary even though he just watches the news like most Americans and doesn't get as into as we do.

It does my heart good when people I care about have the insight to spot a phony who hasn't had the courage to lead but wants the whitehouse at all costs.

[tritsofme]

21. A canned political event??

Imagine that!

The nerve of those people!

[HughMoran]

26. Almost as bad as paying for politcal ads!

The nerve!

[tritsofme]

32. Next someone will be telling me Hillary doesn't even write her own speeches

and that she can't even memorize them has to read them off a teleprompter!

What a phony!

[Didereaux]

24. Excellent information so far. the only downside is the moderator, she needs to die!

[zulchzulu]

41. She didn't help at all

I thought Hillary did fine, although the questions seems a little puffy to me. But the MC woman was just dreadful. She must be an infomercial host; she has that vibe.

Whoever produced it also must have done infomercials. I should have been a little more raw. Good idea though...

[Stephanie]

27. As I just said in another thread, compared with the Obama rally -

- it's like the dawn against the dark. Hers is staged and phony and insincere, a Rovian Potemkin infomercial. Obama is leading a movement.

[Beausoir]

35. Keep watching...

you'll get a pony at the end.

[johnnydrama]

40. next thing you know

Lisa Simpson will show up to ask a question.

"Mrs Clinton, your campaign seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train...Why are you so popular?

[no name no slogan]

30. Hey, it worked for Perot

right?

[katmondoo]

33. I can't believe some of this Republican sliming I read here

Maybe Hillary is just too intelligent for some

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