Hillary supporters angry about butt crack!

[hootinholler]

To them, it's an outrage that when asked about kicking republican butt Bernie said there are other butts to kick first. It's somehow sexist.

The level of hillarity about this has reached new levels. Please continue.

[LiberalArkie]

1. But there wasn't ever any outrage about calling guys "DICK" in all caps.

BTW my name isn't Dick.

[pa28]

2. I'm just now reading about butt crack.

Are they just calling it sexist now or have they skipped directly to domestic violence?

Heh. Butt crack.

[cosmicone]

3. It is not presidential

It demeans the office.

We don't want judges, senators, cabinet secretaries, presidents etc. using colloquial euphemisms to see the office in an inferior light.

[hootinholler]

11. That's the first time I've seen that assertion

It might have merit if he said something that wasn't so mild. I'm pretty sure that with a little research I could find a number of similar remarks by Hillary.

What I've seen are accusations of sexism over the comment.

[Bubzer]

44. It's not even mild. Its a non issue, except to those looking to score points.

Bending over backwards and twisting one's own arm to be offended about something Bernie did seems to be the norm for some hillary supporters. Its on par with how the GOP treats Obama. Drum up phony outrage over a non exiting offense. I guess that's what you do when you can't fight record for record.

[Autumn]

90. All the actions that have taken place in the White House and the office of the president

by various presidents and Bernie's use of the word "butt" demeans the office.

[jeff47]

15. Yes, it's not nearly as presidential as "We came. We saw. He died." (nt)

[senz]

79. SERIOUSLY.

[treestar]

82. Huh? That's a very masculine

Declaration of victory.

[jeff47]

84. Well, some people think gloating over a tortured corpse might be a tad not-presidential. (nt)

[treestar]

96. Dictators usually don't get a lot of sympathy

having tortured and killed people himself over a long, long period.

[okasha]

107. This one was also a sponsor

of international terrorism from Ireland to Iraq.

[eridani]

108. Failed states featuring the war of each against all are so WONDERFUL for women! n/t

[treestar]

109. they aren't good for anybody

and a major cause of them was Gaddafi, not any Americans.

[eridani]

115. That's bullshit. You've just said also that Saddam is to blame for the American invasion

--and the subsequent descent of Iraq into failed state status. Removing dictators in the ME has had no good consequences for anyone living there, unless you count the fundie whackjobs moving in to fill the power vacuums. There is not one single counterexample. Why do you think this is good?

Dictators by their nature destroy any possibility of a civil society, but at least people can have lives that in other respects are normal.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/libya-ten-things-about-gaddafi-they-dont-want-you-to-know/5414289

Under Gaddafi, Libya could boast one of the best healthcare services in the Middle East and Africa. Also if a Libyan citizen could not access the desired educational course or correct medical treatment in Libya they were funded to go abroad.

Electricity was free in Libya meaning absolutely no electric bills! During Gaddafi’s reign the price of petrol in Libya was as low as 0.14 (US dollars) per litre. Libya had its own State bank, which provided loans to citizens at zero percent interest by law and they had no external debt

[Vattel]

104. Wow, that was so perfect. Post of the day goes to jeff47

[frylock]

17. Ironic, given the gif in your sig line.

[NCTraveler]

27. Love that photo.

Those two have done such great work for out country.

[phleshdef]

21. You would've really hated LBJ then.

There is nothing wrong with colloquial euphemisms. You're just silly.

[ejbr]

103. THAT'S just silly... +1 n/t

[Ed Suspicious]

33. Tell it to Lyndon Johnson.

[Ed Suspicious]

36. or President Obama

"I don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar. We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/29/politicians.swear.list/

[JackInGreen]

47. MY PEARLS!!

[Aerows]

117. My fainting couch!

I need it immediately!

[Romulox]

42. ZOMG! He's using COLLOQUIAL EUPHEMISMS!

[truedelphi]

56. And just what do you have against us Colloquials?

We are people too, and our butts should remain as sacred as anyone else's!!

[senz]

77. He's so damn human!!

One of the people, actually.

[blackspade]

49. Speak for yourself.

Nothing wrong with colloquial euphemisms.
I already see most positions of 'authority' in an inferior light.

[Tommy2Tone]

55. Exactly but it makes no sense arguing with this bunch.

Like spoiled frat boys they just double down by adding crack to the original comment.

[Aerows]

118. Unfamiliar with the term

wisecrack?

[gregcrawford]

63. You have GOT to be kidding... n/t

[ieoeja]

65. That's what they said about Bill Clinton.

"They got the gold mine, and we got the shaft."

This saying works because of the "got the shaft" double entendre. But a certain on-air commentator got the vapors when Bill Clinton used that line in his acceptance speech at the 1992 DNC. "First time a presidential candidate used a vulgarity in his acceptance speech," he cried.

All the other pundits just gave him a confused look. Then started laughing at him. Then told him to shut up and stop making a fool of himself when he continued going on about it.

[tex-wyo-dem]

67. Yeah, the use of "colloquial euphemisms" is soooooo unpresidential!

“If I didn’t kick his ass every day, he wouldn’t be worth anything.” – Hillary on Bill Clinton

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4911091&mesg_id=4911645

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

69. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Lord Acton

[senz]

75. Your new sig line image.

For one so confident about Hillary's chances, can't afford even the pretense of magnanimity?

So many ways we define ourselves.

[polly7]

78. Yes, I've noticed that too of a few now ...

sad.

It doesn't take a lot of character to kick someone when they're down.

[senz]

81. There are so many ways

to spell "ugly."

I suppose it's predictable.

[Hepburn]

112. Neither is Hillary...n/t

[tularetom]

4. If I get on the jury you have at least one vote to leave it alone

I'm pretty sure that post is going to get alerted on by some of the tight asses around here.

Rut roh! Now this post will get alerted on.

[jeff47]

16. You're excluded from juries if you have any posts in the thread.

So when you made your post, you removed yourself from the jury pool for any posts in this thread.

[tularetom]

18. I know dat, just pointing out the certainty that it would get an alert

[bvf]

5. My heart bleeds for them

since they must realize how ridiculous a stretch it is to sustain phony outrage. They have no choice but to keep up the pretense until the next red herring, which will no doubt be scantier still.

[Renew Deal]

6. The funny thing is the defensiveness of Sanders supporters

Once again they overreact.

[NCTraveler]

26. Saners supporters are the ones who informed me of this great injustice. nt.

[Aerows]

125. I'll remember how we "overreacted"

When some one posts another "sexist" butt thread.

Seriously?

[99th_Monkey]

7. Someone needs to tell Hillary that guys have butts too. Good grief, this is just silly. nt

[MoonRiver]

8. It was a crude and stupid thing to say.

And Bernie does not do crude and stupid very well. Trump can pull that behavior off. Bernie not so much. (psst, that's a compliment to Bernie.)

[phleshdef]

20. Crude? Really? Lighten the fuck up. sheesh.

[riversedge]

29. It was crude.

[phleshdef]

32. Its 2015. Talking about "kicking butts" is not crude.

Have you spent the past 30-40 years living in a bomb shelter or something?

[snooper2]

37. that wasn't crude, I can show you crude!

of course then somebody gets "upset" and then they alert then I might end up having a hide and I don't get to play on juries so much and blah blah blah

[JackInGreen]

48. Nooo...

Crude would be 'I'm going to jam my foot so far up someone's ass the water on my knee will quench their thirst' or 'I'm going to kick that ass so hard they'll taste shoe leather for a week' or 'ima stomp a mud hole in their ass and walk it dry'. THOSE are crude, vulgar even.
'Butts to kick' is nothin.

[polly7]

53. LOL.

I like those, I'll have to remember them.

My favourite is I'm gonna shove your head so far up your azz you'll be able to chew your food twice. (That really is crude, but it pretty much always gets the laugh it's intended to. Ok .... I do have crude friends).

[Dawgs]

22. Really?

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You knew to politics?

oops..meant new.

[MoonRiver]

28. I assume you mean "new" to politics.

No, I am not new. I know how one completely crude and stupid comment can sink a campaign. Bernie is already on a downward trajectory, and this won't help. JMHO of course.

[Bubzer]

46. Downward trajectory? I have yet to see any polls or evidence to support that claim.

Bernie has had a persistent climb in polls since he started. Granted, it might not be momentous jumps in the polls, but it has been a steady climb.

[Scuba]

50. This image in your sig line is absolutely perfect!

May I steal it, please?

[Bubzer]

51. Go for it :)

[bravenak]

52. I found it very crude.

[okasha]

106. A Clayton Williams for our time.

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He needs to fire his new handlers before he hurts himself again.

[demwing]

111. Humble opinion?

that's rich.

[MoonRiver]

113. You do your candidate no good with that silly snark.

[demwing]

114. You don't really care, so save it

I'm not running, nor am I employed by anyone running.

[Aerows]

119. *BOOM*

And demwing drops the mic !

[Le Taz Hot]

9. . . .

Well, we were on the subject!

[hootinholler]

12. had he said something about spanking her it might be sexist.

[polly7]

23. LOL

[kath]

35. BWAH!

[closeupready]

10. lol, just another day in the life of DU.

[BlueJazz]

13. In keeping with the subject matter, my car got slightly dirty the other day. I'm going to junk it.

[cui bono]

14. Then they should pull up their big kid pants!

And maybe not hire any plumbers.

And be careful about following bicyclists wearing street clothes too closely.

And not ever, EVER, use this emoticon:


This has been a public service announcement.

[phleshdef]

19. No one actually believes it was a sexist remark.

Anyone who says so is a liar.

[bvf]

54. There you have it.

[NCTraveler]

24. Not angry at all.

I found his comment to be cute. One must be close enough behind the other person in order to kick butt. It was a cantankerous comment and it's cute when he does it.

[randome]

25. Not everyone. My guess is very few think this.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]

[VanillaRhapsody]

30. He better start worrying about his own butt

Its currently being kicked into oblivion!

[MoonRiver]

34. Hahaha, true that!

[humbled_opinion]

43. You all sure sound worried...

If you were so sure of your candidate I think you would make it a point to try and bring everyone together... but obviously you are worried that people will use common sense on election day in that regard your candidate doesn't stand a chance...

[VanillaRhapsody]

86. Is that what your side did when HE was on top?

No they didnt

[humbled_opinion]

101. I have only been on one side

It seems that divide and conquer is your candidates meme...

[VanillaRhapsody]

102. Excuse me...but I would llike to divide and conquer to

Get he answer from the guy I asked the question of....I was making a point about HIS post

[treestar]

110. how is it worrying about him to declare this his butt is the

one that is going to be kicked?

[treestar]

83. Yep !

[Agnosticsherbet]

31. Come on, everyone knows that Bernie was just hanging with the guys and talking shit.

I don't support Sanders, but he would have used a different locker room euphemism if he really intend anything but a grotesque hyperbole.

[Bubzer]

38. ...

[humbled_opinion]

39. They must be very worried

to resort to such small attacks.... worried maybe because now the media has a copy of Hillary non disclosure agreement signed by her stating that she understands it is a crime to mishandle classified information....

[Catherina]

40. Can't say kicking butt but you can call Bernie an asshole

The manufactured outrage is so transparent. It's one reason I won't even acknowledge the existence of people that far gone.

They asked people to post screenshots of their hypocrisy so here's one from one of the lead ahem feminists. Complete with ageism too.

[JackInGreen]

58. Sweet baby Buddha on a lotus leaf

It really is psychotic displacement isn't it?

[Catherina]

99. Yes. Psychotic. n/t

[Aerows]

120. It's a tad alarming

That much is for damn sure.

[azurnoir]

68. Hey have you noticed there are no new Bernie supporters?

guess why

[hootinholler]

73. Does this have somethign to do with it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10134723

[azurnoir]

88. hmmm maybe possibly might could be

[Aerows]

121. It's not my fault.

Hell I'm hanging on by a thread as it stands. Do not associate me with that bunch, please.

[Catherina]

98. I noticed. Discussed that with a few people months ago

but I blame us for that. Tried to encourage people but I've noticed over the years that Leftist Liberals suck at strategy. With a board that's overwhelmingly full of Bernie supporters, why are Bernie supporters not the majority of MIRT? Volunteer Bernie supporters with stars! Go man those critical positions. Like I said though, I blame us for that. Meanwhile all the new Clinton supporters get through. And people wonder some jury calls are spitefully much closer than they should be.

[Aerows]

122. Like I said

Do not blame this on me and a few others. We labor *voluntarily* under the conditions that exist.

[Catherina]

124. Certainly not blaming you dear Aerows!

I have the highest admiration for the few Bernie supporters there. I'm sorry if it looked like I didn't. I think we need a better balance of DU's political make-up.

If anything, I think people like you need support because I can only imagine what it must be like.

[azurnoir]

127. it's a thought however

when there are supposedly proBernie members that genuflect each and every ban no matter how questionable one must ask why bother

[Catherina]

128. Yes. Understood.

I'll betcha almost all those *supposedly* proBernie members are on my ignore list starting with the "I support Bernie BUT..." crowd. They're comically obvious.

I really think the only answer is to try to get as many real Bernie supporters on as possible to balance things out. The make-up here is 80-90% pro-Bernie and that should be the approximate make-up in MIRT too. I think once the numbers are balanced out and more representational, the fakes who genuflect will have a harder time maintaining their charade as real Bernie supporters weigh in. It's not like they're fooling anyone anyway.

I am sorry that the few Bernie supporters who volunteered were outnumbered and beat up on. I hope we can change that. No one should be getting beaten up on and no one who posts at a site openly dedicated to persecuting Bernie and his supporters should even be on MIRT. It makes the whole thing an ugly joke.

There are many days I really don't feel like posting here because off all the bullshit going on but it matters and solidarity matters too. If Bernie can keep slogging through all that hate, so can we I think. The real question is how on earth did so many of us step away from the plate and leave just a few brave souls to represent us on that team? And what are we going to do about it to make sure our voices are proportionally represented?

You know, I only opined on this because I can see what Bernie supporters like you who are graciously serving on MIRT are being subjected to. I know everyone's supposed to pretend nothing's amiss for some fake sort of harmony but that's bullshit and exactly why the Party is so stunned now that so many people won't play ball anymore after all that intellectually insulting pretending.

Thank you for representing us. I mean that sincerely.

[Martin Eden]

41. Anyone who lacks a butt crack ...

... has got to be full of shit.

[polly7]

61. !!!

[Phlem]

45. you what's amazing is that the

supporters have conveniently forgot about Hillary's contribution to the pile 'O' crap that is the TPP.

They will never get it through the block between their shoulders until everyone, even, them, are suffering. Hell they still wouldn't admit it even after that.

They are proud to be blind and revel in non conscious thought.

I'm done. No more giving them a break or trying to be nice.

They ARE Republicans.

[Ed Suspicious]

57. Don't be rude. The term is "compassionate conservatives." Or you might say "socially liberal,

economically conservative."

Or just go with Republican. I'm having trouble spotting the difference.

[JackInGreen]

60. Do you think they've even noticed the shift?

I knew when the tehadists took over (R) central that the half sane ones would either try for a third or coopt more of the party than their money men already had.
They ARE republicans, old school dicky and ronnie types with modified social values but the same old lines on who should rule who. It's not our fault we stayed Roosevelt left.

[retrowire]

59. lol butt crack lol n/t

[senz]

91. Oh you're such a millennial.

Can't you hear the collective sniffing? The clack of pearls being clutched?

Have a little gentility, fer gawd's sake.

[retrowire]

92. lololol n/t

[senz]

94. Tch! Typical. (nt)

[Orrex]

62. He'll be a powerful advocate for Clinton after he loses the primary

[taught_me_patience]

64. Delusional Bernie supporters have completely jumped the shark

nobody said it was sexist. Most are saying that it's a bit awkward. It's all in your mind.

[hootinholler]

71. Maybe

Maybe not

[ismnotwasm]

66. Buttcrack?

Dude--


never mind, go on with your bad self

[SoapBox]

70. Bernie cannot open his mouth, without some kind of outrage.

It's tired, it's old and it's all easily dispensed with using social media. She and her old school campaign can't figure that out.

So they continue their bullshit nasty...red card, racist card, sexist card crap.

And what it does is give those that dislike her anyway, even more reason to dislike her...and it will be her undoing again.

[senz]

76. Exactly. Imagine the outrage if he belched!

I agree with everything you say, especially your conclusion.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

72. We need to put this behind us ...

and not let it split our vote in the general.

[jeff47]

80. Waaaaaaaaaay too late for that. (nt)

[Kalidurga]

126. Yeah that kinda crack needed to be wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy upthread.

[senz]

85. Yes, we need some of that 20-20 hindsight...

we wouldn't want to leave anyone behind.

[jtuck004]

74. The 1 percent's very good year

November 4, 2015, 1:21 PM

...
The top 1 percent of U.S. households saw their earnings grow 4.9 percent in 2014, according to a new analysis of Social Security Administration data from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. That represents a healthy boost to those families' bottom line, especially given that inflation grew at less than 1 percent last year.

Life was even better for the super-rich, or the 0.1 percent of America's earners, whose income jumped 8.9 percent last year. That income growth appears even more favorable when compared with the middling fortunes of the bottom 90 percent, given that their incomes rose just 1.4 percent in 2014, keeping them barely ahead of inflation.
...
All other income groups have now returned to their pre-recession incomes. But that won't provide much comfort for the middle class: the bottom 90 percent made $33,297 in annual income last year, just $20 more than they took home in 2007.
...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-1-percents-very-good-year/

[Oilwellian]

87. Rec'ing for OP title, alone

[senz]

89. Hillary supporters: want "crude?"

Try this:



Good on President Obama for rejecting Keystone XL!

[winter is coming]

93. Your life is complete now, isn't it?

You've finally found a way to put "butt crack" in an OP.

[hootinholler]

95. My only regret is that I didn't say

They are upset with Bernie's butt crack.

[winter is coming]

97. I would say that's a bad pun

but there are no good puns.

[mhatrw]

100. Sorry to butt in like this.

But ...

it's sexist to make Clinton supporters the butt of your jokes.

[libdem4life]

105. Pretty sure we all have butts... R s and D s and Independents and yada yada.....Sheesh

[ronnykmarshall]

116. I don't have a problem with butt crack

If it's on a hot guy, I'm cool with it.

[Arkana]

123. Are Bernie supporters now going to become angry about the grundle in response?