Hillary's grandchildren comment is a sweet, slightly lame joke. Not a jab

[cali]

at Sanders. If she's jabbing anyone, it's a gentle jab at herself for being a doting grandmother. What she's saying is about as innocuous as could be.

Thinking this was a jab at Bernie is fucking nuts.

[Dawson Leery]

1. It is common for grandparents to spoil, build up, and brag about their grandchildren.

It is what they do. The serious parenting is up to the parents.

[NCTraveler]

2. Seems a jar of Planters is sitting close by if what you say is true.

And I can come to no other conclusion myself.

[CoffeeCat]

6. I think most Sanders supporters

Agree that Hillary said nothing wrong. She most certainly wasn't disparaging Bernie's grandchildren.

Again, I've heard Hillary deliver this line in Iowa. It was a sweet line.

She said, "Most people think they have extraordinary grandchildren, but I really do" and she was poking fun at herself and a grandparents who KNOW FOR CERTAIN that their grandchildren are the best.

Hillary was a bit off on Morning Joe earlier and the line came out a bit off.

I'm an ardent Bernie fan and I think most Bernie supporters realize that Hillary wasn't disparaging anyone.

[NCTraveler]

9. Guilty as charged of making blanket comments toward Sanders supporters in this forum.

"I'm an ardent Bernie fan and I think most Bernie supporters realize that Hillary wasn't disparaging anyone. "

I fully agree that most Sanders supporters I have seen are not backing this one.

[closeupready]

3. Maybe but you know what? You weren't adopted.

For children who were and their families, it's not fucking nuts; it's something they hear from time to time. But personally, I'm willing to let it go, giving her the benefit of the doubt. Whatever.

[jkbRN]

5. I agree.

That is disgusting for her to say, and I can't give her the benefit of the doubt, especially given her overall rhetoric lately.

[demwing]

4. It's not fucking nuts - it's well within Hillary's character

you may be right that it's not a jab, but saying that the DUers who disagree with you on this are fucking nuts is fucking rude.

[dsc]

8. and you sure would know rude

[demwing]

23. You don't know me - I don't believe we've ever even chatted, much less argued

So why are you sure? Why are you suddenly an authority on me?

[CoffeeCat]

11. I really hope you will re-evaluate

Because, I'm telling you--Hillary was not disparaging Bernie's grandkids. At all.

The line she delivered is a line she had been delivering all over Iowa. I've heard her say it in person at one of her rallies.

It has always been received well by her audiences. It was delivered awkwardly by Clinton this morning.

Saying, "A lot of people think they have extraordinary grandchildren, but I really do," is s a quip; a friendly bit of humor about all doting grandparents who believe their grandkids are the most special.

[Mike__M]

16. Agreed. I, for one, put that "grandchildren" line

in the same category as the innocuous "All the shouting in the world..."

[demwing]

22. I have no doubt that you're correct

I also have no doubt that Cali's comment was unnecessarily harsh.

[azmom]

7. Her tone was not sweet. It came

Accross very nasty. Arrogant and elitist. Nasty, nasty.

[tularetom]

10. Maybe so, but after the Chelsea CF, you won't find many people willing to cut her any slack

If she thinks people are judging her unfairly, perhaps she ought to give some thought to the things she blurts out without thinking. And she may as well toughen up, because it will get exponentially worse if she becomes the nominee.

[Robbins]

12. Problem is

if not about bernie then it comes off as saying her granddaughter is better than other grandchildren.

eather way it comes off bad.and noone forced her to say it.

[prayin4rain]

15. Everyone thinks they have the best (spouse, friend, child, boss, etc.) in the world,

but I actually do.

It's a fairly common way for a human to jokingly express how much they love another person. This is ridiculous.

[NCTraveler]

20. "her granddaughter is better than other grandchildren. "

Mind......Blown.....

[Agschmid]

21. A grandparent being proud of their grandchild?

SHOCKED!

AMAZED!

I literally cannot believe she would be proud of her grand child.

WHAT NERVE!

[NCTraveler]

13. I would like to see the jury results for this.

You may have just created our first hung jury. Just playing. A little. lol

[prayin4rain]

14. Agreed. This is embarrassingly ridiculous. n/t

[restorefreedom]

17. has any grandparent alive NOT said this?

i have much bigger tofu chunks to fry with hillary than this.

[Vattel]

18. I agree

[Agschmid]

19. Thanks Cali.

[n8dogg83]

24. Agreed. It may have been awkwardly stated, but i dont feel that it was a jab at Bernie. If she...

repeats that statement somewhere else, then I would start to take it more seriously.