Bill Clinton spars with anti-abortion protestor @ Ohio event

[sabra]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/17/674452.aspx#comments

And Bill spars with another?
Posted: Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:32 PM by Mark Murray

At a later event today in Steubenville, OH, Bill Clinton snapped hard at an anti-abortion protestor who had interrupted him.

“I gave you the answer. We disagree with you," Clinton said. "You wanna criminalize women and their doctors and we disagree... I reduced abortion… Tell the truth, tell the truth… If you were really pro-life, if you were really pro-life, you would want to put every doctor and every mother as an accessory to murder in prison. And you won’t say you wanna do that because you know that because you know that you wouldn't have a lick of political support. Now, the issue is who … the issue is, you can't name me anybody presently in politics that did more to introduce policies that reduce the number of real abortions instead of the hot air putting out to tear people up and make votes by dividing America."

“This is not your rally. I heard you. That's another thing you need is a president, somebody who will stick up for individual rights and not be pushed around, and she won't."

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Good for Bill n/t

[MadBadger]

2. Cant believe Im saying this....YOU GO BILL!

[David Zephyr]

Me, too.

!

[loveangelc]

3. I...I....I....I...

[David Zephyr]

4. OK. OK. I give it up for the Big Dawg here.

:toast:

[nonconformist]

5. Go Bill! nt

[saltpoint]

6. I agree with other posters here -- Bill got this one exactly right. Kudos to

the Big Dog.

[rodeodance]

7. Hey big dawd---WAY TO GO!

[PresidentObama]

8. Bill Clinton is awesome n/t

[Milly]

86. Bill Clinton is awesome n/t

THats what Monica thought, Paula Jones and Jeniffer Flowers
etc. though.  THe names are endless,

Hillary thought they were all bimbos,I bet they all come back
to haunt her in the next few Months:) 

Go Obama

[Barack_America]

9. Great answer! n/t

[RainDog]

10. props to Bill

good talking point to bring up with Huckleberry Hound if he's the rep vp nom

[NMMNG]

11. Right on Big Dog

The so-called "Pro-Life" faction is full of crap. They're not pro-life, they're pro-birth. They care only about the fetus, and nothing about the born human being. They're some of the biggest lying liars around.

[Milly]

12. She never stood up to BILL!

"I heard you. That's another thing you need is a
president, somebody who will stick up for individual rights
and not be pushed around, and she won't."

Why didn't Hillary " not Stand Up to Bill ?"  she
should have left him. 
I remember her I wont be a  'Stand by your man Tammy Wynnet
type of Woman'.
 Hell she could not  or wood not stand up for her rights as a
wife.

Go Obama

[Maddy McCall]

14. You don't know what went on in their marriage.

Don't even pretend that you do.

[SharonAnn]

15. Why should she have had to leave him? Marriage is "for better or for worse". Christianity means

forgiveness.

[PresidentObama]

16. Hillary can make her own decisions, thank you.

Her marriage is her business.

Not yours.

[Der Blaue Engel]

21. I have a feeling you "wood not" vote for either Democrat n/t

[Maddy McCall]

25. I have that same feeling, too.

:rofl:

[Milly]

32. have a feeling you "wood not" vote for

Nope you are wrong, I'll vote Sen.Obama if he is selected.I'll stay home if it's Sen.Clinton.

[PresidentObama]

33. Oh well. Don't blame us when you have President McCain.

[Milly]

36. Oh well. Don't blame us when you have President McCain

I wont Blame you, unless you voted for him..

Go Obama.

[PresidentObama]

39. I'm glad most Democrats are smarter than that.

And would vote for Senator Clinton!

[Bluebear]

46. PS whose little sockpuppet are YOU?

[Milly]

53. whose little sockpuppet are YOU?

I was wondering who's you were? Ah little Hun I think? :)

[Bluebear]

70. "Ah little Hun" - - take the whole tablet from now on.

[ericgtr]

92. The only way that will happen is if Hillary gets the nod

or just ignore the polls.

[TheDeathadder]

40. Get ready to stay home friend

[Milly]

54. Get ready to stay home

You are so right my friend.

[Der Blaue Engel]

Impressive use of the copy/paste function

:eyes:

[FormerDittoHead]

24. Make it end. Please make it end...

[Milly]

38. Make it end. Please make it end

Please dont let that be aimed at my cat!

[PresidentObama]

41. Repeating what others say.

How childish and immature.

And so far all you've done as a DUer is mock Clinton for not leaving Bill, and say she will cry if we get hit by a terrorist attack.

I've got one word for you: tombstone!

[Milly]

59. How childish and immature

If Hillary gets elected, we will all have a Tombstone..

GO OBAMA

[mitchtv]

27. hahahahahaha

obama voter

[MediaBabe]

31. Yeah! Damn her and her family values

Damn her for believing in her marriage vows made before God "for better or worse, til death do us part." Damn her for not throwing her child into the abyss of a broken home.

You go Hillary. You are a real woman with honor in my book.

[Milly]

34. You are a real woman with honor in my book.

What are You on.
She crys at the drop of a hat..
Not to many do that anymore no know real reason.

God Help us if we have an other Terrorist attack. Pass the Kleenex Please



Go Obama..........

[PresidentObama]

35. Wow. Another newbie, another dumb ass.

[Milly]

47. I guess u were never a Newbie

You must be like allot of others on here? You are so up to date on everything.
I have lurked longer than most of You have been Registered.

This is the Kind of attitude that keeps decent Democrats from posting on here.

GO OBAMA

[PresidentObama]

51. Decent? One of your first twenty posts was suggesting you know what's best for the Clintons marriage

You can't talk about decency.

[Milly]

58. Clinton Business

Whats decent about the Clinton marriage?
it's a business.

GO Obama

[TheDeathadder]

42. how about you just...

Go Away-Ma....

[Milly]

79. Why dont you!

Go away that is?

GO OBAMA

[Bluebear]

45. "WOOD not"?? Oh my.....

[theHandpuppet]

50. How 'bout I stand up to you?

Or are you the self-appointed heckler in this thread?

Sit down and mind your manners.

[Milly]

55. Sit down and mind your manners.

Pot calling I think.

GO OBAMA

[theHandpuppet]

60. Speak in complete sentences, please.

And you do your candidate no credit by acting like an ill-mannered child.

[Name removed]

61. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[blogslut]

74. Stop Helping

Go Away

[mondo joe]

64. You have zero fucking clue what went on in their marriage.

[Milly]

80. Monica Does

TUT TUT : such language..

[mondo joe]

83. Mighty Freepy of you.

The Clintons, and Monica, were the victims of an unethical abuse of power by a Repub congress.

You seem to enjoy that.

Get help.

[Bluebear]

94. Good riddance.

[Maddy McCall]

13. Bill rocks! He's not taking shit off the hecklers.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

17. Applause. Now, as then.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

18. I just made the statement the other day after the lastest school shooting

that if there were more abortions there would be less people killed by crazy people! I wonder if Manson's mom had it all to do over again she would have aborted... lets see that would be 5-7 lives saved? Society should endorse abortions instead of making women become mothers who shouldn't ever have a child! You Rock, Bill!

And, no, I really don't know the circumstances behind all the killings...just sayin'

[liberalnurse]

19. No sparring as I see it..........

He set clear boundaries. Thank You Mr. President!:woohoo:

[Tatiana]

20. All right Bill. You get some props for handling that. n/t

[Debi]

22. It's great, but

Bill isn't supposed to be campaigning for Bill.
Hillary's run isn't supposed to be a 'way to go Bill' campaign.
He's supposed to be helping his wife get elected - not on a 'remember how great I was' campaign.

[goldcanyonaz]

26. Uh huh..

[rug]

71. Those first two words hurt you. I feel your pain.

[hollowdweller]

23. Good Job President Clinton!

[donheld]

28. Bill Clinton still rocks

No question about it.

[K Gardner]

29. Bill finally gets back to where he excels, and that is the Bill I loved !!

[PeaceNikki]

30. Good on him!

:applause:

[elixir2]

37. Right on, Bill, keep speaking up!

[TheDeathadder]

43. Bill Clinton

is my hero

[Straight Shooter]

44. When he gets it right, he really gets it right.

Lay it on the line, Big Dog, they want to criminalize women because we want to make decisions about our own damn bodies.

Great closing line: "That's another thing you need is a president, somebody who will stick up for individual rights and not be pushed around, and she won't."

Yowza!!

[theHandpuppet]

48. RIGHT ON!!!!!!

:thumbsup:

[Whisp]

49. as long as it wasn't a Mrs. or Mr. Philodendrom that was

the protestor. Hard to figure with how deceitful some of the Clinton tactics have been.

so if true and genuine, good on him.
if it was a plant....

hey, I'm a hopeful cynic. ;)

[NastyRiffraff]

52. Kudos to Bill!

I know he's made some gaffes in this campaign (although the racists charges were bogus), but man, when he does it right, it's really right. Good for him! I'd love to see a video of that.

[Iris]

56. excellent response

[RamboLiberal]

57. This Obama supporter says - Way to Go Big Dog

Just saw the video on KDKA TV in Pittsburgh and loved the response! Alright Bill! Hope KDKA posts the video - they have an earlier one on the website now that doesn't show this.

On edit another of the Pittsburgh stations WPXI has video http://www.wpxi.com/news/15328324/detail.html

[rodeodance]

63. :-)

[still_one]

62. This is one of the many reasons why a Democrat, Barrack OR Hillary MUST BE ELECTED

Let no one delude themselves that if mccain becomes president because we don't stand together that the Supreme Court WILL OVERTURN Roe V Wade, then you haven't been paying attention

Among the other things mccain has said regarding abortion was that he supported the South Dakota ban on abortion, which made it illegal EVEN IF THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER WAS AT STAKE

[Milly]

65. This is one of the many reasons why a Democrat, Barrack -MUST BE ELECTED

You are so right, I just cant bring myself to vote for Sen.Clinton.

[Tarc]

66. If it comes down to that choice in November, the choice is up to you

Which wins? Your wounded ego, or your own self-interests?

[still_one]

69. Well put, but there is one more reason, FUTURE GENERATIONS which WILL be affected

by decisions of the Supreme Court, and if people think their civil rights have been infringed upon now, they haven't seen anything if mccain gets in

[Milly]

85. decisions of the Supreme Court-haven't seen anything if mccain gets in

I can't see the difference between McCain and Sen Clinton. They are to much alike.


GO Obama

[Milly]

78. I know your probably Correct..?

But I cannot bring myself to Vote for 'THAT WOMAN '.
It's Obama or I stay home. Sorry

[still_one]

67. I am Barrack supporter, but I AM ALSO NOT A FOOL IF HE ISN'T the nominee

This is for future generations, and if either Obama OR Clinton supporters say they won't support the Democratic nominee, then they deserve the loss of the civil rights that WILL result as a consequence of those actions

Perhaps the ONLY justification I could understand is if they seat MI and FL without a redo

[blogslut]

76. You're still here?

It's spelled BARACK.

[Milly]

82. Yes I am

I'm stil trying to get Educated according to some idiots on here ? all for being a newbie and a dumbass?

[LadyVT]

68. You go, Bill! Yay!!!

[Hill_YesWeWill]

72. whoa, weeird, by the way

I love reading the quotes of his, word for word, without it being cleaned up, it just says so much about his state of mind, you know?

poor poor Hillary!

[Hill_YesWeWill]

73. By the way people, I am totally Pro Choice,

I just think Bill's response was rambling and hard ot understand, maybe it's just me, but he kind of sounded crazy,

[blogslut]

75. Well, good for him

:)

[femrap]

77. He should have told the loudmouth

that if he/she were so pro-life that he/she wouldn't have time to attend rallies because of the number of unwanted children he/she were caring for...

[NJSecularist]

81. I wish the primaries could end so I could go back to liking Bill again

Great response, Big Dawg. :)

[ShortnFiery]

84. After his smarmy comments in SC, I will not hold a great amount of respect for Bill Clinton again.

:thumbsdown: I won't forget that "Lee Atwater impersonation." All that was missing was Bill Clinton donning mirrored sunglasses. :(

[meow mix]

87. he's losin it... he's seen the writing upon the wall

starting to crack

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

88. meow mix, congrats on your DUzy inspirational post!

:hi: MKJ

[bluedawg12]

89. He said the right thing. Period. n/t

[LordJFT]

90. haha i got confronted by the anti-abortion crowd at the college dems convention

they gave me a pamphlet about how "pro-death" the Clintons were. I then asked one of the guys if was so pro-life did he support healthcare? and he said "yeah I support it, I have it." So I said "do you support it for everyone?" And he goes, "I think you should have to earn it."

[smalll]

91. Nice! I wonder what Obama would say, confronted with this kind of protester --

"I don't exactly agree with your position. I trust women to make prayerful decisions about their own pregnancies. But look, this is the kind of stale old issue from the past that we need to move beyond. Pro-life? Pro-choice? Do we really want to keep fighting the same old fights of the boomer generation? When they're so uncool? And so old now too?

Look at it this way: one of my twenty-year-old acolytes may go home tonight so excited about her epiphany here that she has unprotected sex with her boyfriend and gets pregnant. Should she raise that child? Should she exercise her right to choice and terminate the pregnancy? People of good will can disagree about either of those decisions, but can't we at least agree that, whatever she does with that child, it's a lot less of a mistake or a sin than if some pudgy, middle-aged Hillarite has sex with anyone at all? -- Old people sex is gross!

In an Obama America, we'll be able to get beyond the fruitless pro-life/pro-choice debates of the last century, and come together around a common purpose: criminalizing sex over 30! Are you with me, friend?"

[HelenWheels]

93. It's about damn time someone told the idiots off

the right is anti-women and in no way pro-life.