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Newkularblue

(130 posts)
1. I want to agree with you using hunor and snark
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 09:34 PM
Apr 2016

But this is too sensitive, too important, and too fucked up for humor to apply.

Wtf was he thinking??

 

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)
5. Yeah, when Hillary responds to protestors she is going off so is Bill nt.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 09:41 PM
Apr 2016

Don't they know they should not try to engage them? Don't try to answer their questions or set the record straight. They have no rights on the campaign trail..don't they know that?

potone

(1,701 posts)
12. I listened to part of the speech.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 09:59 PM
Apr 2016

From what I heard, I thought he did an effective job in defending her. I also was reminded of just how good a politician he is, regardless of whether or not one agrees with him on any given issue. He is a far better politician than his wife, who admits that he is a "natural" one, unlike her.

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)
13. he is a great politician and i voted for
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:42 PM
Apr 2016

him 2x, but sometimes he says the wrong things. i hope it's not his age.

i want hillary to be prez. bernie pissed me off when he said she's not qualified.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
10. Last month Hillary claimed Ron and Nancy Reagan were the leading AIDS activists while the gay
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 09:49 PM
Apr 2016

community did nothing at all until Dutch showed the way. They hold activists in great contempt and always have:

April 2, 1992

ACT UP member Bob Rafsky confronts candidate Bill Clinton at a New York City fundraiser. Rafsky (quoting from Vito Russo): "We're not dying of AIDS as much as we are dying of 11 years of government neglect."

Clinton replies: "I feel your pain."



Vinca

(50,300 posts)
16. Both Clintons seem to have lost their "ear" when it comes to politics.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 08:07 AM
Apr 2016

Bill's was lost back in 2008 when he called Obama the "fairy tale candidate." Sometimes it's best to smile and ignore.

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