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DFab420

(2,466 posts)
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:19 PM Apr 2016

Bill Clinton: 'I Almost Want to Apologize' for Exchange With Black Lives Matter

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bill-clinton-i-almost-want-apologize-exchange-black-lives-matter-n553086

Erie, Penn. -- Bill Clinton issued a near-apology Friday for his role in a lengthy and heated exchange with Black Lives Matters protesters a day earlier in Philadelphia.

"Now I like and believe in protests. I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't cause I engaged in some when I was a kid," Clinton told a crowd of more than 1,000 on the campus of Penn State Behrend. "But I never thought I should drown anybody else out. And I confess, maybe it's just a sign of old age, but it bothers me now when that happens."

"So I did something yesterday in Philadelphia. I almost want to apologize for it, but I want to use it as an example of the danger threatening our country," the former president continued.

Americans need to be able to have conversations with people they agree with and keep an open mind, Clinton said. While he said he believed the two protesters who interrupted him failed to do that, he said realized he did too.


Now that the Vatican distraction is over.
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Bill Clinton: 'I Almost Want to Apologize' for Exchange With Black Lives Matter (Original Post) DFab420 Apr 2016 OP
I almost want to care. nt Xipe Totec Apr 2016 #1
I almost want to believe him. arcane1 Apr 2016 #2
"But not quite" nt B2G Apr 2016 #3
He almost wanted to Press Virginia Apr 2016 #4
I almost give a shit about him any more... NRaleighLiberal Apr 2016 #5
I guess PapalGate didn't quite knock Bill's RacistGate off the charts & out of mind.... peacebird Apr 2016 #6
His hood slipped he can't apologize for that. Kalidurga Apr 2016 #7
Bill needs to consult his wife on effective CYA tactics. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #8
#IAlmostWantToApologize DebDoo Apr 2016 #9
Here it is. JudyM Apr 2016 #47
My favorite tweet artislife Apr 2016 #49
Mine: "the Clinton attitude summed up in one hashtag." JudyM Apr 2016 #53
Why almost? He should make a full statement. He's clueless. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #10
So he almost wanted to appologize but can't because he means what he said and his appology would Zira Apr 2016 #11
"Issued a near apology?" LMAO. No one "issues" a "near" apology. "He equivocated" is more like it. merrily Apr 2016 #12
"Near" only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #35
True! merrily Apr 2016 #41
Good to "see" you as well! Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #42
an apology - kinda takes the wind out of the poutrage-sail, doesn't it DrDan Apr 2016 #13
An almost-apology isn't an apology. seattleite Apr 2016 #15
What apology?? polly7 Apr 2016 #16
What apology? Does this represent your normal level of article retention? DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #17
typical BB response DrDan Apr 2016 #18
I do believe I just asked you a question you're not able to answer. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #19
more BB machismo . . . so typical DrDan Apr 2016 #21
What apology? frylock Apr 2016 #23
Typical Bernie Brother response to a Bernie Brother response to a Hillary fan's claim about a DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #29
I think I need a drink. frylock Apr 2016 #30
Odd. I was thinking maybe I should stop drinking for the day. But you've talked me out of that DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #33
Same here. frylock Apr 2016 #40
Cool. I just put some pineapple chunk (not express) in veg. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #43
Omigosh that all sounds so good! frylock Apr 2016 #44
But his almost apology sounds so sincere Z_California Apr 2016 #14
He can almost feel our pain. frylock Apr 2016 #24
Almost doesn't count except in horseshoes and grenades Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #20
Sure Bill. People should keep an open mind. Motown_Johnny Apr 2016 #22
That's worse than a non-apology apology. n/t winter is coming Apr 2016 #25
I almost want to vote for your wife timmymoff Apr 2016 #26
Will he ever "almost apologize" for NAFTA? guillaumeb Apr 2016 #27
Reminds me of this moment... HumanityExperiment Apr 2016 #28
How about apologizing for filling our prisons with pot smokers? Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #31
He almost didn't have sex with that woman. Nt HooptieWagon Apr 2016 #32
lol Vattel Apr 2016 #56
Too late Bill. B Calm Apr 2016 #34
It seems with this answer he is digging deeper. sadoldgirl Apr 2016 #36
Here's the sad part Fairgo Apr 2016 #37
It is like watching a magic trick knowing how they "saw" that woman in half. nt artislife Apr 2016 #51
Is Bill _trying_ to make Hillary lose...? Peachhead22 Apr 2016 #38
K&R because I'm sick of the Hillary supporters posting debunked stories about the Vatican to B Calm Apr 2016 #39
key word: 'Almost' Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author imari362 Apr 2016 #46
And he almost would have gotten away with it, mhatrw Apr 2016 #48
lol questionseverything Apr 2016 #54
Love means never having to say you're sorry Bill. Autumn Apr 2016 #50
I almost want to vote for your wife noiretextatique Apr 2016 #52
LOL! Cheese Sandwich Apr 2016 #55
And I almost ... beedle Apr 2016 #57
 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
2. I almost want to believe him.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:21 PM
Apr 2016

I'm sure his concern is more about the "optics" than the content of his words.

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
6. I guess PapalGate didn't quite knock Bill's RacistGate off the charts & out of mind....
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:23 PM
Apr 2016

Too bad, so sad.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
8. Bill needs to consult his wife on effective CYA tactics.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:27 PM
Apr 2016

Although, that would be like consulting Al Capone on tax-preparation.

 

artislife

(9,497 posts)
49. My favorite tweet
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 08:39 PM
Apr 2016

#AlmostWantToApologize but pathological narcissism assures me that I'm never wrong.

 

Zira

(1,054 posts)
11. So he almost wanted to appologize but can't because he means what he said and his appology would
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:29 PM
Apr 2016

be for interrupting another protester, because he believes in protests.

And, he wants to use it an example of the danger threatening our country - which I can guess either means not being able to protest, BLM interrupting him or super predators who he considers, what BLM stands for.

Yes, the rich are afraid of blacks. They probably are the biggest (fictional) danger threatening our country in his isolated charmed life.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
12. "Issued a near apology?" LMAO. No one "issues" a "near" apology. "He equivocated" is more like it.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:36 PM
Apr 2016

Bubba triangulated him a "near apology."

Put another way, "Finding himself in a hole, Clinton kept digging."

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
17. What apology? Does this represent your normal level of article retention?
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:48 PM
Apr 2016

If so, thanks for the warning.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
19. I do believe I just asked you a question you're not able to answer.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:50 PM
Apr 2016

And you can't answer, because your answer would give lie to your claim. Come back to me when you're ready.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
29. Typical Bernie Brother response to a Bernie Brother response to a Hillary fan's claim about a
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:20 PM
Apr 2016

Bernie Brother response. Or something. I get confused, but as long as you come out as the bad person, that's all we're trying to get to.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
33. Odd. I was thinking maybe I should stop drinking for the day. But you've talked me out of that
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:25 PM
Apr 2016

nonsense.

But as the Pogues once said, apparently in reference to Dr Dan here, the drugs aren't working anymore. That's why I'm adding some weed to my alcohol intake--it's the only sensible move at this juncture.

frylock

(34,825 posts)
40. Same here.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:50 PM
Apr 2016

Working from home today, and just pulled my first b-rips of the weekend. A little Pineapple Express for now, and a few pints of Stone Enjoy by 4.20.16 in a few hours. Enjoy!

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
43. Cool. I just put some pineapple chunk (not express) in veg.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 06:34 PM
Apr 2016

But for today, we're pairing White Fire OG with a Sierra Nevada standard issue IPA and a carnitas burrito.

Have a great weekend, frylock.

 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
22. Sure Bill. People should keep an open mind.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 04:54 PM
Apr 2016

Other people that is. If someone disagrees with something he did, yell at them and after there is fallout, ALMOST want to apologize.


guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
27. Will he ever "almost apologize" for NAFTA?
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:17 PM
Apr 2016

His shilling for NAFTA made him a wealthy man while impoverishing millions of real workers.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
31. How about apologizing for filling our prisons with pot smokers?
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:23 PM
Apr 2016

That was what that whole deal was about, after all.

I realize it might risk alienating the private prison/Wasserman Schultz wing, but it's the right thing to do.

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)
37. Here's the sad part
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:41 PM
Apr 2016

Once you understand the con, the game is transparent. When the con man continues to play as if you do not know who he is, what he wants, and what he thinks of you...it is just sad to watch. The near-apology deserves a near-forgiveness, foiled by his sense of private privilege and disdain for the hoi polloi. And in this pointed case, his disrespect for BLM and the struggle they represent.

Peachhead22

(1,078 posts)
38. Is Bill _trying_ to make Hillary lose...?
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:45 PM
Apr 2016

In a passive/aggressive sort of way? First with his strawman BS yesterday with the BLM activists, then today with "almost" wanting to apologize. He's too good of a politician to make those two huge and very basic blunders. And back to back? Shortly before the pivotal NY primary, where African-Americans are going to be voting in huge numbers. Hmm...

Dr. Freud, paging Dr. Freud.

 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
39. K&R because I'm sick of the Hillary supporters posting debunked stories about the Vatican to
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:46 PM
Apr 2016

distract us!

Response to DFab420 (Original post)

 

beedle

(1,235 posts)
57. And I almost ...
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:16 PM
Apr 2016

thought yesterday, "you need to give this guy a break, he's speaking off the cuff and he's out of practice"

Nah, ... thanks for your service, good luck in your future endeavors.

Seriously, Hillary apologized for her role ...I don't believe her, but at least that's politically smart ... Bill, this is just D-U-M-B.

I'm not holding this against Hillary .. If she just shuts this <derogatory names that would get this post hidden, possibly even get me banned> the hell up!!

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