To excuse these blatantly racist tactics is to enable racism and division.

[TheZug]

If Republicans had so openly spoken about the "white vote," many of the people now trying to excuse away Clinton's words would themselves be screaming from the highest rooftop.

I thought we had expunged such behavior from our party decades ago. I haven't heard anything like that uttered by a Democrat since George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door.

It doesn't matter whether she's a racist at heart. Hell, Wallace only started using his most divisive language when a more racist opponent beat him, and he swore he'd "never be out-segged again." Whatever she may truly believe, she's trying to exploit racial resentment and anxiety.

And don't claim she chose her words poorly. The Clintons have never uttered a word that wasn't carefully crafted. She knew EXACTLY what she was saying, and EXACTLY what she was doing. Bill and Hillary

Has there been any retraction? Any clarification? Any claim of "misspeaking"? No.

Those who decried Obama's so-called "cult of personality" but who now attempt to excuse Clinton's words should take a long hard look at themselves.

This is sick and ugly, and any true liberal and progressive would never stand for it.

[scheming daemons]

1. K&R.... HRC supporters are twisting themselves in knots trying to find logic to defend this....

...

cognitive dissonance

[roguevalley]

46. agreed, op. take out the racist part and put in their most cherished

shibboleth- SEXISM!- and they would unhinge their jaws attacking it. Sad, really.

[marylanddem]

2. She fosters racial resentment with this b.s.

No better than George Wallace.

[Lerkfish]

3. well, I think many of us HAVE called them on it

FWIW.

[TheZug]

4. Yes, many have, and more should.

[SeaLyons]

5. The only thing sick and ugly is all the faux outrage on this board...

[marylanddem]

7. Faux outrage? Mine is real, and as a white woman I am

outraged that another white woman is out there putting herself forward as some kind of great white hope for all those "hard-working white" people. That is such bullshit, and no, I do not have faux outrage, it is very real.

[SeaLyons]

27. how absolutely ridiculous....

knock yourself out being outraged!!

[Leftist Agitator]

43. Wow, you're an even bigger asshole than I am.

And that takes some doing.

[TheZug]

9. Did someone force her to reference the article and use those words?

[SeaLyons]

28. "white working people"

are not bad words - not last I checked.

[AllentownJake]

47. 2012

I'm going to give and organize as much as I can for the brave sould who decides to be her primary challenger and I'm talking about the Senate Seat.

[bluetrain]

6. She was quoting a newspaper article she had been directly asked about. Someone

else already tackled this in another thread.

[TheZug]

11. Listen to the audio. She brings up the article herself. No one made her.

[NashVegas]

8. I Don't Really Care Anymore

If she's going to be attacked for racism regardless of what she says or does, why not go for it?

[mrbluto]

16. I have to second that sentiment.

I suppose I could google and analyze the number of times I've seen the race card played at the drop of a hat around here, but I won't bother.

There are definitely more than a few people who, when they become frustrated with having to explain their position, just switch gears into casting accusations of racism, sometimes that's how they start the conversation.

[JVS]

19. Great. Nice to know that you don't care about racism.

[EffieBlack]

21. Wow.

Just wow.

True colors and all that . . .

[NashVegas]

24. Oh You're Funny

You've done more to stir up racist bullshit than pretty much any other poster I can think of. Ever since the opening bell, my friend. As ye sow ...

on edit: are there any other topics on DU and the campaign that you have participated in other than race, or is that your sole issue?

[EffieBlack]

25. As I said, you're like a moth to a flame

Do you have nothing better to do than follow me from thread to thread bellowing your inane, tin-ear rantings?

You might want to get some help with this obsession you have with the opinions of a total stranger.

[NashVegas]

26. I Was Here First

:hi:

[ShortnFiery]

10. I fully agree. "The Southern Strategy" SADLY has not been played solely by the GOP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oRwZQLdhEw

[uponit7771]

12. ..and those word effect blacks negatively, it's not just wprds from a politician but peoples beliefs

[marylanddem]

13. Absolutely true.

[BlueJac]

14. Shame on you Hillary Clinton!

Time to face the facts and quit the race talk.

[H2O Man]

15. Nominated.

The democratic party should be where black, brown, red, yellow and white people unite to advocate for our shared values.

[Marrah_G]

17. Oh for fuck's sake did you miss the other 15000 posts on this?

THE HORSE IS DEAD, STOP BEATING IT.

[TheZug]

20. Sorry, I must have missed your dictum about what I could discuss.

[Marrah_G]

22. Keep beating that dead horse!

[FredScuttle]

37. Dead horse? You mean like Hillary KKKlinton's joke of a campaign?

As long as she's braying like a racist jackass, we will call her on it.

[Shakespeare]

34. No, but here is what I HAVE missed: ANY of her supporters here criticizing those comments.

And that is absolutely appalling to me.

[JVS]

18. It's awful.

And what makes me so sad is thsat by her words she is legitimizing bigotry

[ampad]

23. She sounded so proud of herself didn't she?

I'm just glad that the race baiter has lost and she has now become the official the rodeo clown of Washington.

[BlooInBloo]

29. Clinton supporters simply don't care.

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[marcus3xw]

31. Co-Sign....The media has played the race card again

for hillary to be labeled a racist over citing stats that are repeated after every primary and caucas is STUPID

[FrenchieCat]

32. Hillary is supposed to be a leader and a politician.....not a dumbass pundit!

That is the difference.

Her career is over because she will never get people other than Low information non graduate Whites to support her at this point, and even not all of them will.

[marcus3xw]

39. There is nothing RACIST about citing stats

i'm black and not a hillary supporter but this race card stuff is silly

[TheZug]

33. Just like it was "strategic" for Wallace to not "get out-segged again."

You're a shameless shill.

[ProSense]

35. Want to see a vile racist?

Larry C. Johnson

[2rth2pwr]

36. This is ridiculous, by the time the right really uses racism, your outrage will be all used up.

[The Night Owl]

38. You're thinking like a Freeper who believes that anyone who argues...

...against the US occupation of Iraq by citing upward trends in violence wants mayhem and death there.

[BlooInBloo]

40. There's no real point in this. That's just not something Clinton supporters care about.

[wowimthere]

41. Her surragates don't want to see a black man become president... she's been dismissive and

disrespectful of Obama's candidacy from the start. She lost! She should just face it. She's done.

[samsingh]

42. its becoming difficult to excuse them

[GetTheRightVote]

44. I do not believe HRC is racist, I know what racism is, she was just repeating polling question

Remember it is McCain we need to fight and let us continue to be sensible about who these candidates are and what they stand for, the Clintons are not racists and do not believe Obama is either. Let us remember our common goal of defeating McCain.

[VotesForWomen]

45. see what you want to see, and try this in the GE. guess what? O loses. nt