FOXNews.com: Transcript of Hillary's response to "snubgate"

[bidenista]

Have at it, Hillbots and Obamaniacs:

...WALLACE: Finally, Senator Clinton, there was an incident last night at the State of the Union Address that's getting a little bit of attention. When you came into the hall — we put the picture up — you reached out. Senator Kennedy and Senator Obama were standing side by side. Senator Kennedy shook your hand. Senator Obama says that he was looking away to talk to somebody else. Some people are saying that he snubbed you. Do you feel that you were snubbed last night?

CLINTON: Well, Chris, I reached out my hand in friendship and unity, and my hand is still reaching out and I look forward to shaking his hand when I see him at the debate in California. But what's important here is that, you know, any differences between us as Democrats pale in comparison to the differences between us and the Republicans. And I think we'll have a unified Democratic Party. We will come together not only as a party but as a country in this election year. And I am confident that we're going to present a very strong case to the American people as to why Democrats should once again be in the White House....

Full transcript: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,326666,00.html

[bidenista]

1. kick

[Adamocrat]

2. Classy response...

Hate to say it, as I'm currently undecided, but that was a classy response.

[Beausoir]

3. Agreed. She was also very good on CNN last night after the victory.

[rodeodance]

26. Glad to hear that.

[KittyWampus]

31. since when is lying, "classy"? It may be hardball politics. But it isn't classy.

[agdlp]

4. Classy response !

:-)

[Bread and Circus]

5. Actually as an Obama supporter, I will give her props for a crafty

spin... make hay when the sun shines and all that...

It wasn't an honest response, but hey she and Obama are politicians.

What really can you expect out of her?

[adabfree]

It was indeed crafty.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. especially after attempts by him on prior occasions, only to be snubbed

by her

[rodeodance]

16. I saw your spin on your other thread here: Lots of

Clinton bashing is what happened in that thread.

Forum Name General Discussion: Primaries
Topic subject OMG..Hillary and her spin on the Handshake
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4286865#4286865
4286865, OMG..Hillary and her spin on the Handshake
Posted by adabfree on Wed Jan-30-08 09:04 AM

Unbelievable. I'm sorry people...all she had to do was say, I don't think he snubbed me...instead of the drivel and non answer she's giving.

Her hand is extended to Obama and she looks forward to shaking his hand very soon?


Omg! :eyes:

[Barack_America]

18. Well she did reach out her hand...

...to Kennedy.

It's Clinton-speak. She's not *technically* lying.

[Cameron27]

6. Great response

[Egnever]

7. I reached out my hand in friendship and unity

I am starting to think this woman is a pathalogical liar.

[HughMoran]

13. That ignorant hateful response

...is pathetic :hi:

[Labors of Hercules]

19. That is a bald lie. She did not reach out her hand to Obama.

She did not answer the question, and instead said she did something she simply didn't do.

I'm sick of her weaselly answers to everything. I hate her style of politics.

[1corona4u]

22. Oh Good god....

she's talking symbolically, not just about THAT night.....sheesh...I really do think some of you have comprehension issues.

[rodeodance]

23. Unbelievable!! How you want to make her response into a lie!!

[Labors of Hercules]

29. It was a lie.

subtleties matter more than anything in this campaign. Complete honesty matters. Hillary is crafting her answer to imply things that are simply not true.

[rodeodance]

32. Follow your leaders advice of trying for unity.

[Labors of Hercules]

34. My leader is John Edwards. Fuck unity. nt/

[rodeodance]

36. oh, sorry. really I am. bad day for you all.

[Skidmore]

8. It's amazing how Fox News is becoming an acceptable source around here.

[bidenista]

11. sorry, but if dem candidates use it as an outlet to respond to stuff

...are we supposed to just ignore it? I only posted the relevant portion of the transcript. No video, no editorializing.

[adabfree]

12. She pretty said the same thing on all the channels,

[1corona4u]

25. It's amazing how Obama supporters would rather slit someone's throat

(symbolically)than to hear the truth.

[rodeodance]

35. many of them need to follow their leaders advice--try for some unity.

[Cameron27]

27. It's no worse than MSNBC

IMO. Sometimes you get the facts, but mostly you get a badly distorted spin.

[ihelpu2see]

9. Shameless Hillbots trying to get as much out of nothing.... Pictures have

already proved that Sen. Obama was talking to another member of the Senate at the time in question....

On substance and style Sen. Obama wins, hands down, every time. So, Clinton supporters only have these, nothing made up media "events" to try to claw back into the race.

imo

[rodeodance]

21. The shame belongs to those to are trying to milk this issue more. Let it lie.

[HughMoran]

10. Very classy response

She used it as an opportunity to show that she is for party unity also - kudos to her.

[robbedvoter]

14. I like it! Especially this:

"any differences between us as Democrats pale in comparison to the differences between us and the Republicans."

[rodeodance]

17. YES ---that is where our focus has to be--Thank you Sen. Clinton.

[thereismore]

20. A great response would be even better if she had said "I reached out to Ted Kennedy". nt

[adabfree]

24. yep

but she didn't...

lol she's a trip..her antics once again proves why I would sit home before I vote for her!

[Cameron27]

30. And Obama's nasty antics

are pushing me towards sitting it out if god forbid, he's the nominee. I won't stay home of course, but I'll have to force myself and hold my nose to vote for him.

[Tarc]

28. That response would not be truthful, though

This is the kind of thing that should give the Clinton wouldn't have a chance in the G.E. folks here something to reconsider. You may not like this style of politics, but as the coach of my New England Patriots likes to say, "it is what it is".

With that single, brief statement she made it clear that Obama's non-response was unprofessional without actually saying it, and then turns the focus onto the upcoming debates and then to how the true opponent in the end here is the Republican Party.

So like it or not, this is the craft and style that will be more than able to withstand and be able to counter-attack any Rovian ploys from the other side.

[rodeodance]

33. ALL FIRED-UP for the LADY

[Beacool]

37. An elegant response from a classy lady!!

The story appears not to die anytime soon. Last night I saw it mentioned in Inside Edition and today it appeared in two of my NY newspapers.

Bad move Barack, bad move.......

:eyes:

[ProSense]

38. Why is Hillary still distorting the facts to claim she was snubbed:

Why is Hillary still distorting the facts to claim she was snubbed

[Kokonoe]

39. Here is the ABC version

For what ever it's worth

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6qv9Caqxo