HRC: "Bill and I, between us, had 50 years of education but we could not get the coconut open."

[rainbow4321]

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=3219999


Forget about policy speeches and wooing superdelegates. For Hillary Rodham Clinton, Saturday morning was devoted to chick chat _ a panel discussion with a group of working moms on topics ranging from girl-on-girl violence to her daughter's early dating years.

"Chelsea was a teenager in White House, which meant that the Secret Service went on her dates," the Democratic presidential contender said on a panel hosted by the Web site momlogic.com. "A lot of her girlfriends' mothers loved it when they double dated because there was a guy with a gun in the front seat."

<snip>

One family night involved a coconut, Clinton said. "Chelsea said she had heard about coconuts, but had never seen one. So we went to a store and bought a coconut and took it home," Clinton recalled. "Bill and I, between us, had 50 years of education but we could not get the coconut open. We were throwing it on the driveway, we were beating it with a hammer. We were so embarrassed."

<snip>

At least one question appeared to puzzle the New York senator. "You've seen, Senator Clinton, all these reports of young girls becoming very aggressive," Fox asked. "Do you think these girls are becoming more violent? Are we raising aggressive women?"

[ps1074]

1. I doubt

Chelsea dated anyone during Clinton's times as a president.

[leftofcool]

11. It would have been tough for her

Imagine being a teenage girl with the secret service following you around. I remember LBJ's girls, same thing with them

[polpilot]

57. Shame the FBI was following Bill around...more closely.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. You need to put "the lime in the Coconut

then you feel better.


Now let me get this straight
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em both up (3x)
Put the lime in the coconut, you called your doctor, woke him up, and said

Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take, I said
Doctor, to relieve this bellyache, I said
Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take, I said
Doctor, to relieve this bellyache

[gateley]

5. And then you'll feel better. nt

[cottonseed]

3. They treated that coconut like Democratic primary voters.

"We were throwing it on the driveway, we were beating it with a hammer. "

[WillyT]

4. ROFLMAO !!! - Houston... We Have A DUzy !!!

:rofl::yourock::rofl:

Perfect!

:hi:

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[Tellurian]

6. Thats the problem...

If they had thought of it as a Republican coconut, they would have used a bigger hammer! :rofl:

[KSinTX]

8. Yay!

:rofl:

[tularetom]

9. If the clintons thought the coconut was republican

they would have been looking for its ass so they could kiss it.

[Tellurian]

12. I love your triangulation.. but it doesn't wash ...

against 10 yrs of Republican persecution...

read a history book once and a while.

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[TLM]

53. Persecution from guys like Scaife and Rush? n/t

[merh]

56. That is why she finds Scaife such a gentlemen

and she thinks he is redeemable, because of all the persecution.

Guess its stockholm syndrome of sorts, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

:eyes:

[reflection]

14. I just gotta stop reading DU and eating. Laughing hard. n/t

[rainbow4321]

18. Guess she was practicing her throwing arm

for the future: first coconuts, then bookbags, kitchen sinks, the china...

[WillyT]

26. Yeah... I Wonder If There Was A Bus In Their Driveway Too ???

:evilgrin:

[Window]

20. LMAO!

:rofl:

[Saturday]

35. Actually that's how Obama treats MI and FL voters. nt

[SoxFan]

10. Coconuts don't count

[Tellurian]

13. unless you've got a "loverly bunch of"...

:rofl:

[rainbow4321]

23. OMG...Chelsea used the coconut story as an example of HRC problem solving ability!

Um, yeah, some problem solver...the hammer didn't WORK did it????

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/opinion/17boylan.html

Toward the end of the event, though, someone asked, So what was it like, to grow up as the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton?

Well, she said, one day, when she was 6 and living in the governor’s mansion in Arkansas, Chelsea decided she’d like to have a coconut. So the Clintons went out and got one. When they got it home, though, the first family faced the traditional problem when it comes to coconuts: how do you open one up?

Chelsea allowed as how her father and she had gone outside, and thrown the coconut again and again onto the hard asphalt of the governor’s mansion’s driveway, hoping to make a dent. But the coconut, alas, refused to yield.

Finally, Hillary came outside with a hammer. The point being, Chelsea said, that her mother knows how to solve problems.

[BayouBengal07]

"Chelsea said she had heard about coconuts, but had never seen one."

Huh?

EDIT: Oops, I thought it said "Chelsea and I had heard about coconuts..." That didn't make much sense.

[leftofcool]

17. She was probably really young during that particular event

Huh? was my first thought until I remembered that my own kids may not have seen one until they were grown.......mom bought shredded coconut.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. They should have tried "triangulation" (aka pandering to the right) on it.

[Bigleaf]

16. Sounds like the coffeemaker incident. They wouldn't be elitist, would they? Just asking.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

19. Those Guam coconuts were harder than than expected?

[rainbow4321]

24. Forget the primary, let's just have a coconut contest

http://hypocrisy101.com/hillary-expereince-collecting-coconuts/#more-6


As a child Hillary’s parents took her on vacation to Guam and she learned how to collect coconuts from coconut trees.

This I believe will give her the final edge in garnering a win in Guam on May 3rd. Even though it’s a caucus and a small state; Guam is very important because it a battle ground in the general election.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

42. LOL!

[karynnj]

21. Did they think to look in a cookbook ?

Each of the 4 NYT cookbooks and a general cookbook I have from the early 1970s - before Chelsea's birth have recipes for coconut "milk" and grated coconut - starting with a coconut. I bought the first coconut I saw in the grocery store - because it was cool and had no trouble openning it - or any subsequent coconuts - it is so obvious that the cookbooks don't even go in to much detail. Saying simply to hit it with a hammer over the sink. (One suggested stabbing it with an awl then hitting that with a hammer ) It was easy - Now cooking Peking Duck, on the other hand was challenging.

[rodeodance]

22. lots of serious talk also at this gathering:

Clinton was gingerly asked by one of the panelists, family therapist Shannon Fox, on how she had guided her family through "difficult times" _ a clear reference to her husband's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky that led to his impeachment in 1998.

"When you are in a difficult situation, oftentimes you just want to withdraw and just shut yourself out. When you have to do it in front of the world, that's different," Clinton said, adding that she had relied on her religious faith and her friends to help her through the crisis.

At least one question appeared to puzzle the New York senator. "You've seen, Senator Clinton, all these reports of young girls becoming very aggressive," Fox asked. "Do you think these girls are becoming more violent? Are we raising aggressive women?"

"I don't know about that," Clinton said, before saying she recalled seeing stories about teenage girls videotaping themselves bullying other girls.

"What kind of lessons are they getting at home that they are so desirous of seeing themselves on the Internet attacking a fellow student?" Clinton asked.

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[TomClash]

25. Hey Hillary!

Tap the fucking thing with a knife in the center until it splits.

She can't open a coconut, can't operate a coffee maker and can't pump gas.

The working class hero.

[Evergreen Emerald]

29. I am not electing a waitress for President.

[XemaSab]

40. No, you're electing someone to answer the phone and make copies

:hide:

[TahitiNut]

44. Of course not. Watresses actually WORK for a living.

Try it some time. :eyes: Waiting on table is hard work and people that do it DESERVE far more respect than your condescending bullshit!

[truedelphi]

55. If Hillary had ever waitressed she would know it often involves diplomacy

Might have helped her a bit with that skill set.

[TahitiNut]

59. She'd probably get the order wrong, spit in their food, and screw up the bill.

:evilgrin:

[truedelphi]

66. And then try and get the cops to arrest the restaurant patrons becuz

They didn't leave a tip!!

:hi:

[TomClash]

49. As a former waiter in several restaurants

I'm insulted.

None of those tasks require waitressing skills.

Plus, I not only can sip latte I can make it too. :)

[mitchum]

27. I'm surprised that they didn't just put it in the middle of the road

[Justitia]

28. What elitists! 50 yrs of education and they can't crack a nut. -eom

[Beacool]

30. OK, how many of you snarky geniuses have opened a coconut???

Not I........

It was meant to be a cute self deprecating story. Not that some of you kids in the Obama camp would know the difference.

[Justitia]

31. I have, I love the milk. Guess I'm not so elitist after all. -eom

[Beacool]

34. Well, pray tell, how DO you open a coconut? n/t

[Justitia]

38. Well, if I just want the milk, I puncture the eyes w/a hammer & a screwdriver.

If you want the meat, hit it on the "seam" w/a blunt, heavy kitchen implement (like a meat cleaver, tenderizer, etc) all the way around and it will eventually crack open.

It's rather instinctive.

[Beacool]

58. OK, thanks!

Maybe I'll build up the courage to buy one and give it a shot.

[rainbow4321]

32. See post #23..Chelsea has used it as a "my mom is a problem solver" example

And now we have HRC saying that she had no clue as what to do...

[Chulanowa]

52. I have

Frequently. I also know the trick for getting all the meat out of the thing. Also, the less it swishes when you shake it, thebetter that meat will be. So many people buy a coconut for the little bit of milk and are left with wood pulp to eat.

[Beacool]

62. Thanks for the tip!!

Even though it seems that it's more work than its worth it.

[TLM]

54. I have, and it is really very easy...

most coconuts you buy at the grocery store come pre-scored. however assuming it wasn't pre-scored. You use a cork screw to puncture the eyes and pour out the milk.

Then with a sharp knife you score a line around the center of the coconut, and tap it with a hammer.

[Beacool]

63. Thanks!!

Still sounds like a lot of wrk.

[TahitiNut]

60. I have. I've even stripped the husk beforehand.

It's not a mystery in Tahiti. (Or Hawaii, either.)

[Beacool]

61. You're from Tahiti?

Cool!!

[TahitiNut]

64. No... just a guy who's vacationed there several times. (And in love with the place.)

It's truly what the South Seas is all about. For me, it meets all expectations - wonderful people, scenic beauty, terrific climate, great scuba diving, fascinating history... the works.

If I could live there, I would. That'd only be possible if I married a Tahitian or adopted one. Neither is possible. :cry:

[Beacool]

65. Well, at least you can keep going there on vacation. n/t

[Cruzan]

33. 50 years of education

Can anyone show how to come up with that number?

[XemaSab]

41. 26 years of K-12

and 24 years of college. :P

[TahitiNut]

45. Don't forget all the Dale Carnegie courses.

:rofl:

[Cruzan]

47. So where does the 12 years of college each come from?

[goclark]

36. Face to mirror and look at it HC

You are so totally out of touch with middle America it isn't funny.

One thing I loved about the Kennedy's, they were rich and they knew it.
The did not pretend to be "average America."

HC is not in touch with middle America and she has to get the assistance of MSM to throw soft balls at her all day long.


What tangled webs she weaves.

[verges]

37. "So we went to a store and bought a coconut and took it home,"

Sure they did. I really doubt that ANY of the Clnton's have been a customer at their local grocery since Bill was Gov of Ark.

[Ichingcarpenter]

39. They did a "Dave" and pretended to be Clinton Look alikes

And they sang: "Tomorrow, Tomorrow, there always be Tomorrow"
when the cops pulled them
over.

[Ichingcarpenter]

48. Another Fake Story from Hillary she saw in a Movie.

[rainbow4321]

46. Do they make one of these for coconuts?

[Ichingcarpenter]

50. "We" means something else to Hillary and Bill

[Fly by night]

51. 50 years of schoolin' -- we should put them on the day shift.

A tip of the baseball cap to Dylan.