Hillary plays the Crying Game again. She has no shame. Laughing at Snipers, Weeping for MLK...

[JackORoses]

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4591847

I guess this is her last ditch appeal to Black voters?

Who called this last week? I know someone here did.

Hasn't she ever heard the tale of the Girl who cried Wolf?



or perhaps, the Girl who Cried Crocodile?

[slinkerwink]

1. what did she say?

[JackORoses]

9. here's a bit of her spiel

"Like many of you here who are of a certain age. I will never forget where I was when Dr. King was killed. I was a junior in college and I remember hearing about it and was feeling such. I walked into my dorm room and took my book bag and I hurled it across the room. It felt like everything had been shattered. Like we would never be able to put the pieces together again you know I joined the protest march in Boston It worked to convince my college to recruit more students of color, but it felt like it wasn’t enough..."

In other words, she's telling Blacks, "I really really like you, pretty pleeeeeeeeeease, be my friend again"

[peaches2003]

49. But she was Goldwater Girl at the time

Oh, right, she was really active in the civil rights movement while she was a GG. She is so full of crap she doesn't know what story she is going to tell or what she is crying about from one day to the next.

[Sparkly]

68. Not true.

If you want to say she's full of crap, fine -- but at least keep your own facts straight. She wasn't a "Goldwater Girl" at that time, and after the assassination she worked for the McCarthy campaign.

[walldude]

71. McCarthy? You mean McGovern..

;)

[Sparkly]

72. Eugene McCarthy

Ran against Johnson for Democratic nomination in 1968.

McGovern was our candidate in 1972.

(I looked that up to make sure.)

[walldude]

75. Sorry.. I'm a dork

:toast:

[democrattotheend]

2. Please, stop ragging on her for crying

We don't know if it was sincere or not, but it very well might have been. We don't need to infer an ulterior motive every time she shows emotion.

[virtualobserver]

18. I think that she is telling the truth......

I'm sure that she is connecting with her real feelings about that moment.

It was a devastating moment for any reasonable person who cared, and I'm certain that she did.

[PoliticalAmazon]

29. Horseshit! She laughed about sniper fire last night. I could hardly say the words last night...

...because of the looming anniversary of MLK's sniper-murder. And she makes a JOKE about it?

Now today she's boo-hooing again.

Give me a break.

She is the most disgusting wretch I have ever met, and I cannot wait until her raggedy ass leaves the primary race.

[Sparkly]

70. I took it as laughing at herself.

Nobody "laughs about sniper fire."

[roguevalley]

77. what a stupid thing bringing that up and if she wanted to placate

us- those of us who had family in the war at the same time she was having tea and cookies with that little girl- she didn't. what a stupid, stupid, callus thing to say. If you don't agree with that, tell me how you laughed with George Bush's little skits about searching for WMD. Same shit, same stupid idiot schtick. God, that pissed me off.

[krawhitham]

25. Look no crying in baseball, no crying in politics...

Not even if you are caught with an alive boy or a dead hooker

[CoffeeCat]

28. She's a lying, dessicated...

...shell of a former human being--who is now owned by the neocons.

We can safely assume that she has no emotions; therefore any emotions that
she displays during a political speech, are most likely contrived.

It's pretty much a no brainer at this point.

[democrattotheend]

38. It's people like you who make the Clinton supporters not want to vote for Obama

You can argue against Hillary without demeaning her as a human being. This is why some of the Clinton supporters are so resentful that they don't want to vote for Obama in November.

[greguganus]

52. But she's not human! n/t

[jgraz]

64. Seriously, only spiteful bitter people are going to cast their vote based on internet posts

My guess is that they're just seizing on a convenient excuse to act like a spoiled two-year-old.

[cliffordu]

51. YEP - absolutely correct.

[Zhade]

50. If she wasn't such a huge liar (Tuzla, NAFTA, etc) you'd have a great point.

But the fact is, all her lying means we CAN'T know if this is sincere or not.

[SoFlaJet]

3. she is such a fucking PHONEY

I swear I'm starting to hate her

[ronnykmarshall]

46. Starting?

Gimme a break.

[bigtree]

4. you have no shame

attack attack attack

Your criticism here is downright inhuman. The bitterness you insist on feeding the cynical here undermines any effort to take you seriously.

[SoFlaJet]

43. I could care less

how you take me

[Zhade]

54. She's a proven liar. It's not an attack to point that fact out.

NT!

[blm]

5. Actually, I'll give her a break for this. It's obvious she's physically and mentally exhausted.

It doesn't mean I trust her one bit, just acknowledging her human traits.

[madrchsod]

23. old people are prone to cry...i know i would be if i were there

....war, assassinations, and riots across america ...god 68 was a horrid year

[progdog]

65. Yes '68 was a horrible year.

I'm the same age and gender as Hillary. I was in college at the time. I don't remember any student, male or female carrying a book bag. It was the sixties! :shrug:

[starroute]

74. I went to Radcliffe and we all carried bookbags

Green canvas with a rubbery lining, bought at the Harvard Coop, with a single heavy drawstring through the top. You'd tighten it up and then sling it over your shoulder in an insouciant manner, holding it by the strap in front. Googling on "Harvard bookbag" or "Harvard book bag" turns up a few dozen references, all referring to the 1950's or 60's.

I wouldn't doubt that the practice had reached as far as Wellesley. So you can doubt Hillary if you like, but don't use bookbags as evidence.

[bvar22]

79. The president of The Young Republicans....

...probably carried a book bag.
:hippie:

[PoliticalAmazon]

30. Don't forget "sleep-deprived" n/t

[Beregond2]

6. Crying

I would like to point out to those who are always saying she is unfairly treated by a sexist media: how long do you think a MAN would be a candidate if he cried every so often? It cuts both ways.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

13. Bill Clinton cried all the time. He did pretty well as a candidate.

IMO, men get away with getting choked up more than women do. For guys, it's showing a "human" side and it's endearing. When women do it we're viewed as weak, unstable, or manipulative.

[TLM]

89. Bill had something HIll doesn't have.....

a genuine wit and charm. Hillary just doesn't have the charisma that Bill does. So when she tries to mimic his style, she comes off very disingenuous.

[MonkeyFunk]

7. She didn't cry

Why do you guys lie so much?

And if she showed no emotion discussing King's death, you'd fault her for that.

Let go of the hate - at least for today.

[JackORoses]

14. she is a terrible actress

and she is trying to use MLK to ingratiate herself on people.

She is so see-through it's pitiful.

[DemGa]

8. No shame is the constant abuse leveled at Clinton

The Dem base may just turn away -- should BO become the nominee.

[TomBall Democrat]

37. Respectfully disagree - I think the base has already

accepted Barack as the nominee.

Why? 40 million vs. 20 million

Why? O Clinton delegates in my precinct - a predominatly white middle class neighborhood



I do, however, agree that it might be time to let go of the Hillary hating. I suspect her tone is due to her understanding that she will not receive the nomination of the party. Something, I suspect, she felt entitled to.

The base acceptance of Barack is difficult for her to accept.

She will, in time, but not there yet - IMO.

[ericgtr]

10. I'm sorry but this is so fake that it's sort of funny

she will crawl through gutters to get her way, this is no different. She is just pathetic.

[ORDagnabbit]

11. did she cry and say the snipers were from the vast right wing agenda out to get her?

[Hugabear]

12. Stop it, please. Stop it.

We don't need to start a new anti-Hillary post every time she shows emotion. She's a human being, for crissakes, we all tend to get a little emotional from time to time. There's plenty of legitimate issues to go after Hillary on. We don't need to manufacture bullshit stuff like this.

That's what freepers do best.

[ericgtr]

15. I understand what you are saying

but she has one real emotion and that's anger, anything else has always proven to be bullshit by her actions. She acts more like a machine than a human being.

[greguganus]

57. She's a killing machine! She's not human! n/t

[JackORoses]

21. she is not showing emotion, she is showing manipulation

Laughing at Snipers, Crying for MLK

What a disingenuous bum.

[PoliticalAmazon]

31. Her convenient emotions are getting old. It was very funny last night, wasn't it? n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

42. Thanks, Paint.

Peace, all.

[anamandujano]

80. Thanks from me also. It wouldn't be hard to imagine the level of

emotion at such an event. There would have been a number of people crying. Once somebody starts, everybody lets loose.

Did anyone see the news footage of King's father fainting at the funeral? Could anyone watch that without being moved?

edit to add--Thanks to post #12.

[Thepricebreaker]

87. Every time we turn around she is crying.. its not emotion.. it annoying already....

I'm sorry but I don't want my President crying every 10 fucking seconds something bad happens or "upsets" them. SUCK IT UP!

[goclark]

16. Spare me please HC~ deeds speak louder than words

She has gone a long way to help this nation never get to the mountain top.

Her dirty tricks campaign against a man that MLK would have loved speaks volumes. She and her husband have spit on the African American community during their MARCH to the White House.

She should reread every speech and recall that she told Richardson " he can not get elected" meant only one thing.

I Have a Dream that one day she and her husband will apologize to the African American community and I hope it happens before PA.

[madrchsod]

17. i just can`t stop myself......

"Big girls don’t cry
Big girls don’t cry
Big girls don’t cry-yi-yi (they don’t cry)
Big girls don’t cry (who said they don’t cry?)..."

"the 4 seasons"....




sorry i just could`t resist

i think she actually did cry and not for the masses...

[11 Bravo]

19. Whereas you, by posting what is, by my count, the 453rd "crying Hillary" thread ...

have aptly demonstrated the restraint for which you and your friends are so justly noted.

[Evergreen Emerald]

20. my god you people suck

seriously. you people suck. I hope that you are not mainstream America. How sad for us.

[PoliticalAmazon]

33. Gullible people suck. They vote for Bush Jr and Hillary Clinton. n/t

[Evergreen Emerald]

67. The problem is that the "us versus them" mentality has gone haywire on DU

and you do not even know your friends from your enemies. I am so tired of people comparing Clinton to Bush--she is a tough progressive democrat. Bush is a crook.

Fuck you.

[Zhade]

55. Proven liars like clinton suck far more.

NT!

[Evergreen Emerald]

69. BS.

I am stunned at the hatred of Clinton. You guys must have really really bad personal lives that you take your hatred out on a candidate that has spent her life in public service helping others.

Wow.

[JackORoses]

82. she has been helping herself

her and Bill have cashed in for hundreds of millions off of their 'public service'

now they want another round in the money pit.

[anamandujano]

81. Worse, they're Democrats.

Makes you proud, huh? :puke:

[anonymous171]

22. I've been predicting this. But I've been doing that for about two weeks.

[PoliticalAmazon]

34. She's right on schedule, no? n/t

[mtnsnake]

24. Only rightwing lying republican moles could ever lie like this on purpose. Hillary didn't cry

and you know it but keep making total asses out of yourselves.

[Renaissance Man]

26. Hillary Crying

I'm not going to make assumptions about the sincerity of whatever degree of emotion that she is trying to display here, but I will say this much.

Actions speak much louder than words, and the problem that Senator Clinton is experiencing with Black voters can be directly traced to her activity in this campaign and the choices that have been made by both her and her surrogates to literally throw Black voters under the bus for political gain.

If these primaries and caucuses remained focused on the issues (instead of non-issues), Senator Clinton could possibly be performing much better than she has been performing among Black voters. No speech that she could make or no legacy that she could honor would make Black voters forget that.

You don't shit on a community of people that loyally voted for and supported President Clinton (and defended him in turmoil he experienced while in office) and reward them with the load of crap that they've had to endure in the primaries. She should take the 10%-15% of support she's receiving now and be happy with it. Tragically, if her campaign hadn't gone down this road, she probably would be performing much better.

[bunnies]

27. The drama coach saga continues.

Id really like to know what he specifically taught her. Without that info... I find it hard not to be suspect.

[CoffeeCat]

36. I think we can safely say that her drama coach...

...is Captain Kangaroo--because she delivered that speech like she was
reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a group of first-graders.

I'm sorry, but we've seen your votes Hillary. Warmongers and neocon,
corporatist corruption hounds don't ordinarily speak in such soft, muted tones.

The distinction between who she really is, and who she pretends to be
is jarring.

[bunnies]

44. Whats funny about that is...

That the guy she (and Bill) used actually DOES work with warmongers, insurance companies etc. Its really disturbing to think about and I just dont trust it. Or her.

[Major Hogwash]

32. She's gonna cry 96 tears, she's gonna cry, cry, cry, cry now.

She's gonna cry 96 tears.

[TexasObserver]

56. Question Mark Penn wrote that, didn't he?

hahaha!!

She's completely lacking in sincerity. I'm sure her drama coach advised to her think about something very sad - like her fundraising numbers - to conjure up that moment of faked sincerity.

[Saturday]

35. I'm sorry nothing has ever touched you enough to

get emotional and you're void of feelings.

[Zhade]

58. How can we know it's genuine, though, after all her proven lies?

NT!

[Thepricebreaker]

88. Do it in private... She is running for President for Christ Sake.. not Student Council....

[L0oniX]

39. Freaking advertising spam links suck.

ABC = American Bullshit Channel Boo hoo hoo bwaah boohoo sniffle snif snif ...geeze give it up.

[workinclasszero]

40. Hillary can dry her eyes with 100 dollar bills, no problem

Why the double standard?

If a man running for president dares to cry, his campaign is DOA.

But Hillary weeps at will and its all good?

I guess its just sexism, eh?

[C_U_L8R]

41. oh i've never heard such self serving sanctimonious crap

I had to turn it off 3/4 through. What a phony.

It's all about her.. isn't it ??

[K Gardner]

48. It was the most phony, self-serving piece of bullshit drama I've seen since New Hampshire. Not even

Hillary is bipolar enough to pull that off. Total fake and disingenuous crap.

[nebula]

45. Holy crap is this for real?

I kept thinking it can't be real that I must be watching some kind of parody on SNL?

:rofl:

[Zhade]

47. More like the woman who cried SNIPER! where there NEVER were any to harm her.

What a fucking scumbag liar she is!

[Upton]

53. I caught it on Countdown, what an act.

[K Gardner]

60. ".. and I FLUNG my book bag across the room! ".. now, why oh

why would she think that even if we believed this tripe, that Hillary flinging her book bag was something that mattered in the grand scheme of things..

[greguganus]

63. I bet she didn't even give a shit about what happened. n/t

[Raine]

59. I can't believe a word that comes out of her mouth

or a "tear" that comes out of her eyes. :-(

[Catherina]

61. The lie and cry and wave their fingers in the air as easily as you and I breathe

She can pander all she wants, it's not going to work.

[greguganus]

62. She can't hide her lying eyes..

And her smile's a thin disguise
I thought by now Clinton'd realize
There ain't no way to hide her lying eyes.
Clinton you can't hide you lyin' eyes.

My oh my, you sure know how to rig things
You set up the party so well, so carefully
Ain't it funny how your sniper story didn't change things
You're still the same old warmonger you used to be

[apocalypsehow]

66. LOL! "the Girl who Cried Crocodile" - yep, you nailed it.

:thumbsup:

[McCamy Taylor]

73. People posting above, would Dr. King be proud of you today?

Think about it.

:loveya:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

76. in her crying moments she looks like my son when he was 3

when he couldn't get what he wanted he had 'those eyes' making fake pleas

[truebrit71]

78. Fucking phoney from beginning to end....

..."i threw my bookbag across the room"....

Yeah right...did you do that under sniper fire as well?

:puke:

[OzarkDem]

83. What would MLK say about all the hate in this thread?

Or is hatred and bigotry only bad to you folks when its focused on Obama?

[ampad]

84. She is a proven liar

I didn't buy her act for a minute.

[AmericanUnity]

85. ;=( Wolf

[Thepricebreaker]

86. Every two fucking seconds she is crying... She going to cry like this if she is President? Ugh....