Headline at Huffington Post now: "Developing: Hillary Slams Democratic Activists"

[Duppers]

But I cannot get the link to open and I've tried several times with different browsers.

What's up?

[City Lights]

1. It's a developing story...so far, just a headline. nt

[Cant trust em]

7. What a tease.

This is going to confirm what we've known for a while.

[stellanoir]

2. Yeah I couldn't read it either.

But I've had some trouble with that site today so didn't really take it seriously.

[gateley]

3. No story yet -- but here's an earlier DU link

NOTE: We shouldn't be all over this until/unless there's an actual tape. Already people are jumping on the bandwagon --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5569336&mesg_id=5569636

[Duppers]

5. thanks, gateley

I had just found that link w/google in GP. :thumbsup:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5569374

[gaiilonfong]

4. I think this is the story from FDL's Hampsher

Hillary Clinton Attacks MoveOn
By: Jane Hamsher Friday April 18, 2008 2:30 pm


photo by Daniella Zalcman
The Huffington Post headline reads "Hillary Slams Democratic Activists." I'm being told that Hillary Clinton was caught on tape disparaging Barack Obama because he's being supported by MoveOn, and that they opposed military action in Afghanistan.

I've tried to stay out of the pie fights of late, but as a long-term defender of MoveOn and other progressive organizations -- this is completely unacceptable.

I defended Hillary Clinton when she refused to bow to right wing pressure and condemn MoveOn over the "General Betrayus" ad (and was sad when she finally capitulated). MoveOn are valuable progressive partners, who have been with us on Donna Edwards, net neutrality, trying to bring an end to the war, FISA and other issues we've been fighting for.

They've accepted the challenge of organizing the left in the virtual arena and done an amazing job that the right struggles to replicate. They now have 3 million members, of which I'm one. And their skill at online organization and movement building has developed a model that both of the Democratic candidates have been able to replicate and learn from, acting as a democratizing influence and making candidates more responsive to the public at large and less to high dollar donors.

MoveOn didn't oppose military action in Afghanistan but I did. Not because I thought it was the wrong thing to do but because I was quite certain George Bush would bungle it and we'd just wind up spending billions on a bunch of junk that would make his buddies rich and a lot of poor people in the poorest country in the world would die senselessly. And I was right.

Does Hillary Clinton not want my vote either?

[Duppers]

6. many thanks too

:)

[SoCalDem]

8. So.. what did HRC say?? is it on tape?

:shrug:

[gateley]

10. Supposedly. We'll have to wait and see. nt

[NightWatcher]

9. burn those bridges Hillary, burn em good

who can we run for her Senate seat next time?

[Phred42]

11. I've seen this happen before - I think

the one guy puts up the Headline and another ups up the article
or
they put the headline up to meet some deadline and wait around for the content.

It's BS they should coordinate better than this

[City Lights]

12. Story's up now:

At a small closed-door fundraiser after Super Tuesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton blamed what she called the "activist base" of the Democratic Party -- and MoveOn.org in particular -- for many of her electoral defeats, saying activists had "flooded" state caucuses and "intimidated" her supporters, according to an audio recording of the event obtained by The Huffington Post.

"Moveon.org endorsed -- which is like a gusher of money that never seems to slow down," Clinton said to a meeting of donors. "We have been less successful in caucuses because it brings out the activist base of the Democratic Party. MoveOn didn't even want us to go into Afghanistan. I mean, that's what we're dealing with. And you know they turn out in great numbers. And they are very driven by their view of our positions, and it's primarily national security and foreign policy that drives them. I don't agree with them. They know I don't agree with them. So they flood into these caucuses and dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me."

Audio at link... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/celeste-fremon/clinton-slams-democratic_b_97484.html

[Ronnie]

13. There's enough to know it doesn't belong here.

Who's watching the GD store?