How embarassing for us all.

[AZBlue]

I'm really embarassed by the rabid Clinton supporters today.
(before the flame-throwing starts, note that I made the distinction of "rabid" supporters - very important distinction)

Here's a wrap-up from Newsweek and pretty much all the stories say the same things:

• They don't even think for themselves: ...many of the protestors tried to stick to the scripts they were given. Edith Liu, a 30-year-old doctoral student from Philadelphia, showed a reporter talking points she pulled off of a pro-Hillary Web site. Liu said protestors were instructed to emphasize the importance of counting every vote and not just ramble on about how "we love Hillary so much." As Liu was speaking a "What do we want?" Democracy! When do we want it? Now!" chant erupted behind her, spurred by emcees holding megaphones. "The Web site says we're not here for Hillary," Liu said.
  
  
• With friends like these, who needs enemies? I'm appalled that a supposed Democrat would say these things and have to agree with LaGrega: James Quinn, a 28-year-old bartender from Carbondale, Pa., spread the Clinton message to anyone who would listen, including a middle-aged couple from Boston in town for a wedding. Wearing a well-worn "Count Every Vote" shirt, Quinn told the couple that Barack Obama took his own name off the ballot in Michigan "because he thought he couldn't win the state and he hedged his bets." Quinn added that he has concerns about Obama's patriotism, and that he'll only consider voting for Obama if Hillary is on the ticket. When Quinn left, Andy LaGrega, the Bostonian Quinn had been preaching to, said he was shocked by the younger man's views. "It was almost like those weird e-mails you get about Obama that obviously don't seem to be truthful, it's almost like he's buying into that," LaGrega said.
  
  
• They have absolutely no grasp on reality and are the absolute worst losers in the history of competition: . Jim Hannigan, 45, president and founder of Florida Demands Representation, said he has spent more than $60,000 of his own money to get the Florida delegates seated. His group has mailed Florida oranges to Rules Committee members and tea bags to state party chairs in Iowa and other early states (invoking the taxation without representation protest of the Boston Tea Party). Hannigan has collected more than 230,000 petition signatures, held several rallies throughout the Sunshine State and bankrolled the travel costs for about 300 Floridians who were dispatched to the DNC meeting. If Clinton loses the nomination, Hannigan said he does not know if he'll vote for Obama. And he warns that Clinton supporters will not go away quietly: "There will be some type of citizen-oriented action to try and affect change within the convention....
  
  
• A carnnival indeed, but unfortunately there are no fun parades, parties or drinks here: Constance Bastiaans and John Human, visiting from Namibia for a telecommunications conference, were amused by the political theater on display. "It's a bit weird, but I like it," Bastiaans, 44, said. Human chimed in, saying that politics in Namibia is nowhere near as emotional. "Definitely we would not have, in one party, a race like this," he said. "It is normally our carnival that looks like this."

And if you think the GOP isn't rolling on the floor in laughter yet, let me remind you of these stellar "Democrats":




THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. I'm appealing to the DNC and the superdelegates to put an end to this within the week. It's gone on long enough - it's just an embarassing circus at this point.

[TexasLady]

1. The Hussein posterboy has just GOTTA be a repuke

gotta be.

[Lady-Damai]

55. Nah....a typical Clinton supporter

scary right?

[sfam]

Kinda looks like a cult of personality to me...

Funny how things change...

[BlooInBloo]

2. The truly embarrassing thing is that Clinton supporters don't denounce it...

With the SHINING exception of Huffman. That lady is all class.

[TBF]

3. And there is one person to blame for this circus. Hillary needs to

call off the dogs and back our dem nominee. It is time.

[JVS]

4. when did people start putting stickers on their foreheads?

[Adelante]

9. That's what I was wondering

I think it's time for the ceremony where you hand over the pitcher of Kool-Aid.

[JVS]

77. It makes people look like zombies

[JBoy]

18. As a kid I used to put the Chiquita banana sticker on my forehead.

Maybe it's to show that they're "bananas" for Hillary.

[AZBlue]

27. Me too!

I think it now tells you to do that - but of course, Chiquita's not a Presidential candidate, so there it's appropriate.

[gabby garcia]

lol moment!

thanks!

[JVS]

78. I remember a story about a man in the neighborhood who put a Mr. Yuk sticker on the tip of his penis

Evidently they put an especially strong adhesive on those that is designed not to peel off of things and he had to call the paramedics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHkT4peQdbs

[saigon68]

80. Not even that would have scared Monika off

[tammywammy]

54. My nephews love stickers on their foreheads

But they're 5 & 7

[Cheap_Trick]

71. it's a cult thing, apparently n/t

[AZBlue]

101. Remember when cult members used to hand out flowers and smile a lot?

Who knew those were the "good old days"?

[k8conant]

5. Hillary's on the rocks, all right!

[Swamp Rat]

6. Some aren't even real Clinton supporters.

[AZBlue]

11. So true!

Unfortunately she's created an atmosphere where posers can thrive.

[flvegan]

7. Some folks love Coke, some love Pepsi.

It's all about your brand winning sometimes.

[newmajority]

13. But do the Coke drinkers go to the grocery store meetings

and demand that Pepsi is pulled from the shelves.

Actually Coke drinkers did resort to pickets and protests once upon a time, but that's only because New Coke was shit.

[AZBlue]

65. Nor do they boo or call Pepsi drinkers names.

[RNdaSilva]

99. I like coke...

but prefer drinking Pepsi. A Joan Crawford fan.

Yep, this is the Silly Season...gotten sillier the past couple of weeks. Oh well, it will all be over in a couple of days and then...Silly Season II?

McCain will be inheriting those clowns...good luck. The ranter making the video rounds will be his chief spokesperson.

Oh, forget the "coke" bit...silly season ya know.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Look at the bright side - no one with "Moran" signs! NT

[Yael]

15. Grammar and spelling doesn't offset insanity and hate

[POAS]

24. Just a "Hussian" one!

edited to correct my incorrect incorrect spelling.

[Irishonly]

10. They embarrassed Senator Clinton

At least she should be embarrassed. At this point, I don't know anymore. Hissing and booing and screaming-these were adults?

[Yael]

20. Oh hell no they didn't. She is likely still orgasming over it.

Sad to be so in love with powah as that woman is.

[Irishonly]

31. LOL n/t

[greguganus]

81. Poking out my mind's eye after reading your comment.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[K Gardner]

92. Poke mine out too while you're at it.. ewwww !! How will I ever sleep tonight?

[AZBlue]

21. She should really be embarassed - but she only has herself to blame.

She's filled these people with such hate and so many lies - she's created this monster.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Most of the MOST RABID supporters will do the following

STAY HOME

WRITE HER IN

VOTE McCAIN

VOTE THIRD PARTY....

These folks at one time were Dixiecrats or Reagan Democrats... they are scared.

I hate to say it, but talking to my dad I get it... this idea of having a black man in the WH is a huge challenge to the order of things

On the plus side, he is NOT a citizen, but he is from that generation..

By the way, when visiting family in Mexico City I heard some comments that could be lifted from W. Virgina best jewels. (Thanks John Stwart)

I will GLADLY vote for Obama... but for some folks this is truly frightening... even if they don't get it... but they are scared.

[AZBlue]

16. Once things settle and Obama's officially the nominee,

do you think that some will see (before November) that it's not a threat to them at all? That skin color is irrelevant and what this man will do for our country will only help them? I do hope so.

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. I said the MOST RABID... which is a very small percentage

for the record, we see this happen every election, where the most rabid supporters of candidate B will not vote for candidate A

They are a very small group.

Even if in this case they are LOUD

[AZBlue]

33. They're like the Moral Majority - they are neither.

I get the sentiment that you are referring to more than the women who will vote for McCain over Obama. The first is generational; the second is moronic. I don't agree with either, but I do understand the first a little bit - the second I just don't get at all.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. I fear the second are Freepers or freepers in training

seriously.

But the first I get it....

And I hope that more of that generation will put aside the skin color

Reality is come November we will have a percentage of folks who will go vote, and do the McCain thing, but tell everybody they voted for Obama. That is a reality as well

I still think Obama will win... by less than he should but he will

And I expect a certain percentage of the population (read what you want to) to go absolutely ballistic over that.

History, damn history degree... but I am thinking Militias right now... RIGHT WING militias

that will not stop me from voting for Obama... but it is a reality still, that race still matters

[AZBlue]

46. Well, maybe minds will be changed once he's President and they see how great that will be.

I hope.

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. So do I

[tblue37]

86. But his 1.5 million donors and all the new voters his

campaign has registered will probably help offset those numbers.

[NotThisTime]

22. If this is the case, and we can do no more work....

If this is the case, and we can do no more than possibly expected to help get Obama elected, and we still lose? This country will deserve what it elected....

We used to be better than what we have become.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. You are talking of less than 10% on a good day

Most of the supporters will line up behind the candidate... since they will vote for the Dem

Now they may not do it enthusiastically... but they will

And by the way this country used to be much worst than that. We used to lynch people in the south for even attempting to vote

[NotThisTime]

14. What a complete embarassment, I watched it on TV, too much circus for me..

[jeff30997]

17. Bill is dead to me.

And those weirdos are so ridiculous that I don't acknowledge their existence.

[JustAnotherGen]

19. Where the hell

Were these people in 2000 and 2004?!?! Where the hell were these Johnny Come Latelys.

Sorry - these people cannot be Democrats going back. They've got to Rethugs in Dems clothing.


They better get with the program just as Edwards, Biden, Richardson, etc. etc. supporters have gotten with the program to put a Democrat in the White House. You lose some, you win some.

[Yael]

23. *crickets*

[JustAnotherGen]

35. Yael!

:pals: Another fellow Edwards supporter! Sniff sniff . . . Clinton folks are going to have get over it just we did. Sniff.

(BTW - yes - I'm still holding out for an Edwards suprise! LOL!)

[AZBlue]

37. What do you think of an Obama/Edwards ticket?

Although I think he might be AG instead. I have a strong feeling he'll be in the administration somewhere and I couldn't be more pleased!

[JustAnotherGen]

41. No

No to Edwards as Veep - but I'd LOVE him as AG.

I'd give him until January 23 to find a reason or two to throw out the Patriot Act and those folks at Gitmo will finally have their day in court. And when I'm really feeling evil - maybe he can find a reason to send Rummy to Germany? <Insert Evil Laugh>

[AZBlue]

52. *rubbing my hands together*

:evilgrin:

[Yael]

38. It was really hard

So I can appreciate where they are coming from.

Their tactics, not so much.

:hug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. For me it was Kucinich, then Edwards, so yes I get it

but the tactics, no so much either

[JustAnotherGen]

50. I'm just terrified of McCain

I seriously don't understand how anyone who is on the left (TRULY ON THE LEFT) could say they'd ever vote for McCain. You'd have a better chance of seeing God than seeing me vote for McSame.

[nadinbrzezinski]

70. Hmmm, then it is GOD

:-)

Welcome to DU and reality is that many of these folks are not progressives

The DLC lost control of the party today... that is what you saw

So we have HOPE of more progressive policies now

[Yael]

84. Think Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction

Same thing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. I asked that question a couple times, especially when Ickes

kept pounding the table with all votes must be counted

[AZBlue]

43. I just figured out who he reminds me of: Gary Oldman's slime-ball character in The Contender

Same pompous and condescending attitude, same losing attempt at subverting democracy.

[JustAnotherGen]

59. n/s

ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!

[NC_Nurse]

26. I'm not embarassed! I have nothing to do with THESE idiots.

They need to go start the LOONY party...:crazy:

[I have all the Power]

28. Those supporters are PASSIONATE!!

We must find a way to embrace them!!

[greguganus]

82. Straight jackets are very embracing. n/t

[TahitiNut]

94. Straitjackets are even better. (I'd go for that.)

:dunce:

[appleannie1]

29. Rush Limpballs is probably celebrating

[AZBlue]

36. Oh you know he is.

Between the effectiveness of Operation Chaos and these examples, he's having a good year despite McLame.

[nadinbrzezinski]

40. No he is not.... this chaos is over

and the demos will be united...

His whole shtick was to sow hate and discontent

These folks are truly loud but incidental... what happened in the VOTING is what matters

Unless these folks DECIDE to actually riot outside of Denver

[AZBlue]

45. They can protest if they want...but do you think HRC will give it up before then?

I have a strong feeling her "campaign" will officially be over next week, but there's a part of me that fears she will take it to Denver.

[ruby slippers]

32. she can't even spell Hussein....Hussian? I'd say SHE was the "hussy"....

[SlipperySlope]

44. Appeal to DNC and the superdelegates...

"I'm appealing to the DNC and the superdelegates to put an end to this within the week."

They can't. Simply put, there is no way for them to make her concede. She can haul her delegates and her objections all the way to Denver in August, and nothing can stop her except herself.

[AZBlue]

49. The superdelegates can announce support of Obama and give him 64 more.

Then there's nothing much she can do. She can try to claim that she's staying in case Obama winds up on a boat with a questionable young single girl, a la Gary Hart, but that's false reasoning: there doesn't need to be another candidate still running for the "disgraced" candidate to be replaced.
(and that's not going to happen to Obama anyway)

[SlipperySlope]

62. 100% of the SD could announce they were for Obama, wouldn't matter

Their votes aren't final until Denver. No matter how many announce they are for Obama, she is free to keep going to the convention and try to change the delegate's minds.

[AZBlue]

67. That would be a terrible mistake. It would only strengthen support for Obama.

Hopefully Bill or Chelsea or someone she will listen to will finally make her see that she's only hurting herself further.

[ampad]

47. Oh hell no I'm not embarrassed

And I go on to say that while some of them may be reupukes I'm willing to bet that most of them are true Hilly supporters. This is the atmosphere she created with her crappy campaign. I cannot be embarrassed because the only protest I ever attended where anti-war protest, several of them. These "people" wouldn't be caught dead protesting the war, I guarantee.

[sniffa]

51. They don't have to go away quietly

They can go away shrieking and crying, as long as they go away.

[AZBlue]

53. ...

:toast:

[sniffa]

56. Backatcha

:toast:

[IsItJustMe]

57. Hillary should have never instilled so much hate and turmoil in peoples hearts. It's not right.

[AZBlue]

58. It's not right and it's deplorable from anyone, especially a Democrat.

[NashVegas]

60. Two of Your First Three Bullet Points

Would - and do - equally apply to Obama supporters.

The one about Michigan? It's true. It was reported on initially back in November by an Iowa newspaper who said they had four sources,

http://iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1264

and it was confirmed in January.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/a-ploy-for-uncommitted/

on edit - I'm sorry, that's five sources.

Five individuals connected to five different campaigns have confirmed -- but only under condition of anonymity -- that the situation that developed in connection with the Michigan ballot is not at all as it appears on the surface. The campaign for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, arguably fearing a poor showing in Michigan, reached out to the others with a desire of leaving New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as the only candidate on the ballot. The hope was that such a move would provide one more political obstacle for the Clinton campaign to overcome in Iowa.

So. Obama did that, and then one of his super-delegates who received $4k in Obama's PAC money, made a radio advertisement telling Michigan voters that if they wanted to vote for Obama, they needed to vote for "uncommitted."

[TahitiNut]

97. It's a blog, not a newspaper. I regard that as an Urban Legend (Myth),

It does not gain credibility with repeated posting. :shrug:

[redstate_democrat]

61. I'm sorry but Hillary and her rabid supporters legitimize Father Pfleger's remarks.

They are a bunch of entitled folks who believe an "inadequate black male" stole the nominaton from her.

Fools.

[AZBlue]

64. What a beautiful photo!

I hadn't seen that before. She's so gorgeous and graceful - what a pleasure she will be to watch and listen to! :D

[fed_up_mother]

63. Hillary's supporters are older than McCain!

....


....


....

(I'm waiting for the ageism charge.)

[rurallib]

66. gotta think a goodly portion were from Rushie's

operation chaos(tm).

[grantcart]

68. Now that the issue is settled can I make an obvious point?

Before we complain about embarassing supporters we might want to consider Rev Wright and Trinity Church. lol

[AZBlue]

69. But he never put an Obama sticker on his forehead.

:D

[Honeycombe8]

79. Wright was actually critical of Obama at the news conf. Not rabidly supporting him.

If he'd been rabidly supporting him, he'd have kept his mouth shut and just put an Obama sticker on his forehead and carried a sign that said "Vote for McCain if Clinton nom."

[Cheap_Trick]

72. jumpin' jeezus on a pogo stick...

these people are crazier than a soup sandwich.

[proud2BlibKansan]

73. The only embarrassment is to themselves

I don't take responsibility for what freakin idiots do. You shouldn't either.

[DefenseLawyer]

74. That guy with the sticker on his head is freakin me out, man!

Did HE put the sticker on his head? Is he so drunk he doesn't realize that someone else put a sticker on his head? Is he trying out a new "Ambien and grapefruit" diet? Is he thinking "Boy I love Hillary" or "I can't believe my wife slapped a sticker on my head and made me miss the ballgame for this. Please God, take me now."? So many questions.

[AZBlue]

76. All excellent questions!

:D

[Blondiegrrl]

89. ...

Radio Announcer: Civil defense officials in Cumberland have told newsmen that murder victims show evidence of having been partially devoured by their murderers. Consistent reports from witnesses to the effect that people who acted as if they were in a kind of trance were killing and eating their victims prompted authorities to examine the bodies of some of the victims. Medical authorities in Cumberland have concluded that in all cases, the killers are eating the flesh of the people they kill. And so this incredible story becomes more ghastly with each report. It's difficult to imagine such a thing actually happening, but these are the reports we have been receiving and passing on to you, reports which have been verified as completely as is possible in this confused situation.

[Beregond2]

75. "Hillary Rocks."

That's just so...sad. Hiilary didn't "rock" when she was twenty, I'm sure.

[Yellow Horse]

83. These peeps look like freeps to me.

That woman with the pink "Hussian" sign belongs right next to "Get A Brain, Morans."

[greguganus]

85. More like freaks. n/t

[anigbrowl]

87. People wearing stickers on their foreheads are really embarrassing

reminds me of those GOP conventioneers 4 years ago with purple heart bandaids.

[Blondiegrrl]

88. Notice how many of these Hillary "supporters" emphasize Obama's middle name?

I think a lot of them are neo-con plants.




* "supporters" meaning I don't think these particular people are truly HC supporters

[leeroysphitz]

90. Screwballs. n/t

[Erin Elizabeth]

91. It hasn't happened to me personally

but I have friends who have lost long-time good friends over this. The Hillary people...it's like they just went off the deep end, like that one guy in your OP who was saying all that stuff about Obama like a bad forwarded email. Just like that. It's like they've been snatched by the body snatchers.

It's so weird and sad and horrifying. What kind of bad voodoo has she done on these people?

[K Gardner]

93. It looks like Night of the Living Dead. Freaky... and yes, embarassing !

[Rockholm]

95. What a bunch of freaks.

What a bunch of republicans is Clinton clothes. What a joke. It would be so sad if they were really Clinton folks. But alas, they probably aren't. See...the third image is using the "moran" font. Dead give away.

[avenger64]

96. The last 2 pictures just look like normal Americans to me...

... some of you Obama supporters are nasty snobs. Look at their faces - they've been through a lot, and they're Democrats.

[RNdaSilva]

98. Sheep...

blindingly volunteering to be led to slaughter.

Observer the joy and enthusiasm...must be intaking downers.

Mindless!

[walldude]

100. Man this is some freaky shit...

There used to be a picture floating around of this woman who had that same look in her eye but she was looking at Bush..

And they call Obama supporters "cult members".. :eyes:

[whatchamacallit]

102. Why do old folks dig her so much?

Is it her crankiness they relate to?