So it has to be asked: Will Hillary denounce and reject Eliot Spitzer's endorsement?

[Drunken Irishman]

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Your Trying To Compare This Recent Event Of Spitzer To A Lifetime Of Farrakhan Is Ridiculous.

Do you not see how absolutely insane of a comparison that is?

[Drunken Irishman]

5. All seems fair.

Obama didn't accept Farrakhan's endorsement, Clinton definitely accepted Spitzer's.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. Now That's What I Call Having A Wildly Warped Perception. Holy Cow.

The things that come out of the mouths of some DU'ers...

:wow:

[Drunken Irishman]

24. Blame your candidate.

She railed against Obama for being endorsed by Farrakhan, someone he didn't have any connection with. So what's she going to do now that one of her big supporters is involved in an ILLEGAL prostitution ring? Or is that ok?

[Tarc]

14. Sounds "fair" if you're an insipid moron, sure

Only the deepest kool-aid drinkers of Team Obama would try to equate paying for sex to antisemitism. :eyes:

[Drunken Irishman]

26. Hey, I'm only playing on what Clinton said, bud.

She should put up, or shut up.

[Tarc]

38. Your trollbaiting isn't even making sense anymore, chief

Calling on Obama to denounce an antisemitic bigot has nothing to do with Clinton renouncing Spitzer. When and if he announces his guilt to the public and likely resignation, we'll deal with the fall out. There's no reason for Clinton to drop him like a hot potato right at this literal second when only rumors and "sources say" are carrying the story here.

[catgirl]

41. Are you calling yourself a troll ("trollbaiting accusation)"?

I think the endorsement question is a good one, seeing Hillary called
Obama out on an endorsement, like it's any of her business. It's really
up to the voters to decide on the issue.

[Tarc]

42. Wow, another dim O-Bot

It is everyone's business if people who have known prejudices against Jews, or any other ethnicity/religion for that matter, are endorsing political candidates. We, along wit the candidate's opponents, have the right and the expectation to demand that they disown any such endorsements.

The issue here is the idiotic attempts to link Farrakhan to Spitzer.

[Drunken Irishman]

53. Your idiotic attempt of justifying Spitzer's activities makes me ill.

There is, of course, one big difference between Farrakhan and Spitzer. Obama never sought Farrakhan's endorsement, Farrakhan is not a superdelegate and has not worked with his campaign. Spitzer's endorsement was big for Clinton, he is a superdelegate (was, I guess) pledged to her and worked for her campaign.

[Tarc]

57. If you're ill, it is likely due to kool-aid overdosing, O-Bot

Keep trying to connect paying for a call girl to bigotry though. You are good for a laugh if nothing else.

[Drunken Irishman]

52. It's more than a rumor now, he just resigned.

[kwenu]

19. A lifetime of Farrakhan??? BS. You must be joking.

[grantcart]

20. Absoulutely, Hillary Clinton had absolutely no involvement in this NY scandal -as far as I know

[jenmito]

23. "...as far as I know"...

:rofl:

[atreides1]

25. Farrakhan's views are well known

Spitzer was about law and order, and his own comments when he prosecuted a prostituiton ring working from Staten Island are going to come back and bite him in the ass.


From the NY Times:

In one such case in 2004, Mr. Spitzer spoke with revulsion and anger after announcing the arrest of 16 people for operating a high-end prostitution ring out of Staten Island.

“”This was a sophisticated and lucrative operation with a multitiered management structure,” Mr. Spitzer said at the time. ”It was, however, nothing more than a prostitution ring.”

At least with Farrakhan you know what you're getting, with this little adventure you can't be sure with Spitzer!

[walldude]

40. Almost as insane as comparing Obama's

endorsement of Reagan to Hillary's endorsement of McCain.. almost.

[caledesi]

43. Obama did NOT accept endorsement from Farrakan. Hello? NT

[joeybee12]

2. How offensive can you get?

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Not as offensive as getting involved in a prostitution ring.

[Debi]

47. I wonder, being involved in a prostitution ring.....

would that be considered...sexist?

[AngryAmish]

3. Looks like she has to

[DU9598]

4. Clinton advisors and prostitutes

First Dick Morris sucking their toes ... now what is this with Spitzer?

Unfair, perhaps ... but it is an observation.

[tandot]

6. If DU would have "The Incredibly Stupid Post Award" ... you'd definitely win

[Drunken Irishman]

9. And yet I'm smart enough to know prostitution rings = BAD.

Too bad this Clinton supporter isn't that smart.

[tandot]

17. Even some smart people post stupid shit.

This just came out. I'd wait for her response before I make accusations.

I also wouldn't fault Obama if one of his endorsers did something unethical or illegal. Both have no control over what their supporters do. However, some Obama supporters would use anything to smear Hillary.

[Drunken Irishman]

27. Who's faulting Clinton?

I'm just wondering if she'll reject and denounce his endorsement?

[thereismore]

8. She has to say something. Or not. But she better. nt

[Yurovsky]

10. That's just crazy talk ...

and I'm an Obama supporter.

HRC has about as much to do with Spitzer's personal life as Michelle Obama has to do with the price of tea in China.

If Spitzer was consorting with prostitutes, that's between him and the voters of NY. No more, no less (well, unless charges are brought, which would be stupid, IMHO).

[Drunken Irishman]

11. Well couldn't the same be said about Farrakhan?

[vi5]

18. I think the point was...

Obama was and is asked to reject and denounce someone who he has no connection to either personally, geographically, or politically.

Will Clinton be asked to do the same to the governer of her state who she knows personally and is politically connected to and who has endorsed her.

Yes, it was a gratuitous, silly question post but it's also not without it's logical comparison.

[Drunken Irishman]

29. Of course it's a silly question and by no means am I 100% serious.

But I'm glad you get the point. :)

[vi5]

33. How do so many people in this thread NOT get it?

I'm guessing by the variety of responses that people just are not picking up on what you are referring to, which amazes me.

[Drunken Irishman]

35. Some get it and that's all that counts I guess.

[Yurovsky]

48. Not everything translates well on the web ...

what might be easy to convey in person often gets lost on the computer.

I get your point (after reading other posts). But given the mixed bag of slurs and insults that get tossed around here, it's not always easy to see on first glance (and I say that as someone who has tossed around more than my share of barbs at HRC).

[rug]

12. Will Barack denounce and reject Drunken Irishman's endorsement?

it has to be asked.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Here we go with the

[stellanoir]

16. If she doesn't denounce, reject, AAAND repudiate it

my head may just truly explode whilst I expertly and exquisitely perform spontaneous human combustion with the utmost of penultimate grace and ease.

So there.

Kidding.

No biggie really.

[kwenu]

21. Depends. Is he a superdelegate??????

[frazzled]

36. All governors are superdelegates

Of course, if the governor is forced to resign ... I don't know what happens.

[Maribelle]

22. We should wait to see what Spitzer has to say about this.

But, if indeed he has done something illegal, he should resign. In that case, I would imagine Hillary would want to reject.

However, she had no idea when he endorsed her that he was into anything illegal.

Unlike Obama and his controversial endorsement which he did the Texas two-step around rejecting.

[Medusa]

28. Sex always trumps financial indiscretions right?

:rofl:

[EmilyAnne]

30. Why should she? I don't see how this has anything to do with HRC. She hasn't done anything wrong in

regards to Spitzer.

[Drunken Irishman]

31. I agree, which is why I see no reason why she made an issue of Farrakhan's endorsement of Obama.

[EmilyAnne]

37. Yep, that was stupid, too. Though, Farrakhan's ideas are seen as much more dangerous than

Spitzer's wayward weenie. So, I think it did serve Obama well to publicly distance himself from Farrakhan's endorsement. Hillary's reject vs. denounce thing was pure idiocy.

[Catherine Vincent]

32. Why should she?

:crazy:

[Drunken Irishman]

34. Why did she want Obama to denounce and reject Farrakhan's endorsement?

[Tarc]

39. Because Farrakhan is a BIGOT, you fucking git.

Jesus, how many ignorant replies are you going to make in a single topic? Give it a rest already.

[Drunken Irishman]

54. AND SPITZER BROKE THE LAW!

He not only broke the law, he fucked around on his family and embarrassed the entire state of New York.

Let's just sweep that under the rug, eh?

[Tarc]

55. All of which is not comparable to a racist

Thanks for playing, troll.

[Nia Zuri]

44. Thats not funny!

[PresidentObama]

45. DU: Say hello to the politics of hope.

[Debi]

46. I want to know if she'll pardon him n/t

[samdogmom]

49. Bottom line: Hillary people "NO", Barack people "Hell, YES!"

All in all, it's a double standard being applied here. I had a similar thread earlier and learned quickly that Hillary supporters DENOUNCE, RENOUNCE, REJECT, ETC....any statement after-the-fact from a disgraced supporter.

So what is your question again? Did I answer it?

[Tarc]

56. There is no double standard, you people are as dumb as a fucking post

Paying for sex.
Antisemitism.

As far apart as two things can possibly be.

[ecstatic]

50. Please! She didn't D&R that racist latina. And this was like a day after

she made that scene at the debate. She's a hypocrite!

[smiley_glad_hands]

51. This is a ridiculous idea.

And I'm a Obama supporter.