What's with this "Barry" business? Are Hillary's supporters seriously

[hedgehog]

mocking a mixed race teenager for trying to figure out where he fit in? Given that Senator Clinton had styled herself as Hillary Rodham, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary Clinton and now just plain Hillary, I would think mocking a person's search for identity would be off the table!


Not to mention, what does this have to do with ending the war in Iraq!

[redqueen]

1. He doesn't want FL and MI voters to have their voices heard!

Why do you hate democracy?

[Debi]

9. HA! Love the sig line

:hi:

[redqueen]

11. Hehehehe... couldn't resist!

Plus, it saves time. :hi:

[KittyWampus]

2. Sir Edmond Hillary Rodham Clinton- name calling is so infantile, trout me for that...

[book_worm]

5. that's right she was named after him (so she said) and this was what? seven years before he became

famous for climbing Everest?

[redqueen]

12. Honestly I cut her slack for that one... as with Obama and Selma...

that's probably just some family history stuff that parents tell their kids and usually it's never even given a second thought much less questioned.

It's the NAFTA & FL/MI kinds of lies that I don't cut slack for.

[hedgehog]

15. Whenever I hear someone complain about Obama and Selma,

I have to ask, "Were you absent the day they discussed METAPHORS back in high school?"

[The Night Owl]

3. Agreed. The name is Barack. End of story and end of message.

[caledesi]

22. I agree.

Case in Point:

Reagan - Now pronounced RAA-GAN used to be pronounced: REE-GAN
:wtf:

It's SO old...this Barry shit....it's a RW distraction.
NOT THIS TIME!

Like "Billary" - I hate it. It's SO RW.

[hedgehog]

24. Not to mention Chain- y whcih used to be - chee - ney!

[azmouse]

4. It's desperation.

It's flinging anything they can in hopes that something sticks.

[hedgehog]

6. It's sure flinging something! nt

[ginnyinWI]

7. He changed it to Barack as soon as he was out on his own.

It wasn't any political strategy; it came long before that.

[SoCalDem]

10. Our youngest, Steven, was always called "Beebs" at home

but once he went to school, he decided he wanted to be called Steven..not Steve or Stevie..

It's a personal choice..

[hedgehog]

13. I think mocking him for trying on different identities

as a teenager is just plain wrong.

[emilyg]

25. Do you mean like calling Hillary

a Goldwater girl?

[Debi]

8. It's like the republicans and the juvenile Democrat Party crap

:boring:

[Cali_Democrat]

14. Barry Hussein Osama is a common term on Free Republic

Yes I go there every now and them, so sue me. You have to see what the enemy is up to.

I wouldn't be shocked to see Hillary supporters start using this as his name soon.

[hedgehog]

16. Stupid is as stupid does. (Not you - the Freepers and those who

imitate them!)

[leftynyc]

17. That's pretty funny considering

that was the first place I saw shillery and assorted other nics I see here every day for Sen Clinton used. Guess that was okay with you.

[featherman]

18. Common use by RW talking heads and websites

[Debi]

19. Makes sense that certain people are using it here . n/t

[anonymous171]

20. What are Tonya Balboa supporters saying now?

[Ino]

21. They should ask his kindergarten teacher what she thinks about it. (nt)

[IDemo]

23. I rate it with 'Democrat Party'

which I see being used very often by right wing talking heads, knowing it is disrespectful. I don't see anyone using GW's childhood name - "you little a**hole", but perhaps that's because he never outgrew it.

[Saturday]

26. Hillary has been called every name in the book by

Obama supporters here. Your outrage is not justified.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. They like "Barry" because it reminds them of the repuke "Barry Goldwater", who Clinton loved. n/t

[Orsino]

28. Renaming their opponent is a childish attempt at demeaning him.

Ask the Mensheviks or members of the Democrat Party.