It's Bullshit. No one called Hillary a "Whore"...

[catnhatnh]

A campaign surrogate referred to "corporate whores". If you were a mechanic and someone referred to you as a "grease monkey" you might dislike the term but you would certainly look either disingenuous or ridiculous if you ran around ranting that someone had called you a "monkey". It would seem even stranger if all your friends repeated the same claim. But of course no one issues talking points for the supporters of a mechanic...

[anotherproletariat]

1. He used her name in the immediate preceeding sentence...it was pretty obvious to most...

why do you think there was such a big reaction from the crowd?

[Thinkingabout]

4. I agree, but they continue to "splain'".

[Baobab]

19. Hillary folks desperate to keep real issues off the news pages.

Things like this which is likely the main reason Paul Song is so pissed.

[workinclasszero]

21. Bernsplainin

[Prism]

28. Like you care about minority issues

To any degree. I get that you think you're clever because Internet Vocab!

But I might die on the spot if you did something tangible useful to minorities.

[basselope]

7. Because they have the same issues with ALL the corporate whores to whom he was referring.

The comment was not directed at Clinton specifically. The context makes that clean.

However, the fact that she happens to meet the description is a different story.

[tk2kewl]

10. she's an oar

[catnhatnh]

18. Only in places with a cockney accent...

...and even there a corporate one.

[speaktruthtopower]

2. You're right...

in sports it would be called flopping

[Thinkingabout]

3. It was disingenuous and ridiculous to make the statement in the first place,

And all the chatter of walking back Song's comments is not helping. Do we forget, hell no, but if the stirring continues we will never put this behind.

[senz]

9. There is nothing disingenuous in the recognition of corporate whores. It's real

and it's hurting us.

And you should know that.

[Thinkingabout]

13. See, there it continues, Bernie needs to say he was glad the statement was made.

Problem is we know Sanders has played the corporate game by being influenced by the NRA. The NRA is a gun lobbyists, now maybe he will be recognized for his role in corporate games.

[Politicalboi]

5. Of course they didn't

It was Hillary's people that thought he was talking about her. I wonder why they would think that?

They know deep down inside that it's a term that is used to describe those that take money for favors in high places.

[Nanjeanne]

6. My mama always said if I wasn't guilty of whatever someone was talking shit about -- it wasn't me

They were talking about.

So Hillary, if you aren't a corporate whore -- then no one was talking about YOU.

If you are going to be our first woman President -- then stop being so offended all the time.

And by the way, using the word "whore" has nothing to do with your sex. It is meant as someone willing to do something for money. Can be male or female. And frankly I think whores are more honest than our corporate politicians. They know they are trading favors for money and don't pretend otherwise. Corporate shills pretend they can take billions but still stand up against special interests.

But we aren't talking about you, Hillary. You are pure.

[senz]

8. True. But they WANT so badly for someone to call her that or anything sexist

that they're starting to pretend it's already happened so they can get the poutrage on.

[NowSam]

11. Amazing how many can't help

but think of HRC when they hear the term. That is all I'm saying.

[bvar22]

15. Hillary would NEVER sell out for money.

She honestly LOVES the Wall Street Banks, Health Insurance Cartel, and major Corporations.
She loves them so much that she can honestly vote for anything that helps them, even when it hurts us regular Americans who have to work for a living.
That is True Love.

They just give her Millions because they LOVE her back just as much.
Love IS a two way street, don't cha know.
Nothing to see here. Just genuine LOVE among 1%ers.

[CentralCoaster]

12. A president needs thicker skin. I'm flipping over to Bernie.

I swear to God I am

This is beyond stupid.

[seabeyond]

14. Whore is directed at women. Women heard it. They know where it is directed.

[catnhatnh]

16. Grease monkey is directed at primates. Primates heard it...

But they heard both words and can comprehend the meaning of more than one word at a time....

[seabeyond]

17. Has whore, slut, C, B been directed at you for decades? Shrill, Prude, hag, nag?

How about too emotional, unstable, liar, untrustworthy?

I GET the meaning. You obviously do not.

[bettyellen]

24. I do think you have cover the gamut of phrases commonly used against women of power.

[killbotfactory]

20. I certainly hope this topic dominates the debate.

Dr. Song said it was inappropriate. Bernie said it was inappropriate.

So this bullshit should last a few more news cycles, while they pretend to not know the meaning behind the term "corporate whore", I guess.

[melman]

22. Nobody thinks they did

Those that say they do are lying. Simple as that.

[Lone_Wolf]

23. It's Hillary using sexism to rile up her enablers

n/t

[passiveporcupine]

25. Very good analogy n/t

[noiretextatique]

26. Nevermind that the title is apt

The outrage is more noisy.

[noretreatnosurrender]

27. Of Course It's Bullshit.

It's all they got.

[realmirage]

29. The denial of its political stupidity

Is helping Hillary. Good job Bernie supporters

[Sky Masterson]

30. But they want it to be true. They NEED it to be true.

They've even convinced themselves of the Lie that everyone is a Bernie bro.