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Jennifer Granholm Mocks Bernie's Spokesman (Original Post) amborin Apr 2016 OP
That was funny, thanks. Trust Buster Apr 2016 #1
funny? it was sadistic, vicious, a new level of reprehensible amborin Apr 2016 #5
OH c'mon. Lighten up. It was funny. Trust Buster Apr 2016 #7
So bullying is funny to you? NWCorona Apr 2016 #13
Cut from the same cloth. N/t Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #15
I guess maybe you could call it funny SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #23
That was awful. Punkingal Apr 2016 #2
Certainly did mock Ben Jealous, When she thought no one was watching...Wrong! appalachiablue Apr 2016 #3
They act like their leader. Punkingal Apr 2016 #6
Yes indeed, a declining, oblivious and arrogant centrist establishment- Twilight appalachiablue Apr 2016 #10
Did you see that little head shake when she realized it was on TV? NWCorona Apr 2016 #9
Yep, CYA attempt. Fail. appalachiablue Apr 2016 #12
Big time fail NWCorona Apr 2016 #38
Yes!! I caught that, too. What was she trying to convey? Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #19
I need to find the whole clip! NWCorona Apr 2016 #37
+1 merrily Apr 2016 #27
Not surprised at all NWCorona Apr 2016 #4
What a jackass! Waiting For Everyman Apr 2016 #8
Disgusting and she got by with it. Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #11
Perhaps Sanders should hire spokespeople that aren't nervous nellies in front of a camera Tarc Apr 2016 #14
Oh good grief. SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #18
Did I hear mom call you up to dinner? Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #21
If he didn't want to be mocked, he shouldn't have a disability, amirite? Romulox Apr 2016 #22
He doesn't have a disability Tarc Apr 2016 #43
Thanks for your expert medical opinion on stuttering. rachacha Apr 2016 #48
You're calling Ben Jealous a "Nervous Nellie?" Armstead Apr 2016 #29
You're calling Ben Jealous, former head of the NAACP a 'nervous nellie'. Is that right? appalachiablue Apr 2016 #33
Thank you and never change lol NWCorona Apr 2016 #34
Your comment is shameful. azmom Apr 2016 #41
Wow. vintx Apr 2016 #52
Looks like somebody needs to learn to assume the camera is on.... nt SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #16
Looks like someone ought to not be so arrogant and immature Armstead Apr 2016 #36
Well, having looked at it several times, SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #40
Very nice - what an ass. nt jmg257 Apr 2016 #17
She is disgusting. She was also a terrible governor. Romulox Apr 2016 #20
just confirms what I already thought about her. grasswire Apr 2016 #24
That literally made me gasp, it was so freaky to see a grown woman CharlotteVale Apr 2016 #25
He's just Jealous. OK Ill leave now. Gomez163 Apr 2016 #26
Gee, what a class act. GuerillaLiberal Apr 2016 #28
She was one of the BTW, Bernie is a Jew--or an atheist--whichever you like least-- merrily Apr 2016 #30
Maybe Jen could join or take over for Steph Miller who's so bored, unhappy appalachiablue Apr 2016 #31
THIS IS HUGE. oasis Apr 2016 #32
That was truly disgusting noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #35
Claire Underwood without the class and charm.... Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #39
She's an ugly human being. azmom Apr 2016 #42
wow, I thought she was better than that. corkhead Apr 2016 #44
GIF FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #45
No grace, no shame. Kittycat Apr 2016 #46
That is what has struck me - the complete lack of shame. / FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #47
How nasty of her (if that is her... she looks so different). n/t demmiblue Apr 2016 #49
Why is it almost always women that suffer the brunt of attacks from Camp Pinocchio? workinclasszero Apr 2016 #50
I'm not defending that. RandySF Apr 2016 #51
Despicable person. She's an apple who didn't fall far from the tree. aikoaiko Apr 2016 #53

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
13. So bullying is funny to you?
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:40 PM
Apr 2016

Ask anyone who's been mocked because of their speech impediment if it was funny.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)
23. I guess maybe you could call it funny
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:49 PM
Apr 2016

that it never, apparently, occurred to someone with her level of experience that the camera might cut to her...

appalachiablue

(41,140 posts)
3. Certainly did mock Ben Jealous, When she thought no one was watching...Wrong!
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:35 PM
Apr 2016

Like a HS Mean Girl still..

Peregrine Took

(7,414 posts)
19. Yes!! I caught that, too. What was she trying to convey?
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:44 PM
Apr 2016

Regret....that she was caught?
Biggest mistake of her life. That's the price you pay for being so "cute" Jen Jen!!!

Peregrine Took

(7,414 posts)
11. Disgusting and she got by with it.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:39 PM
Apr 2016

Around the 17 second mark on the video she went into a few spasmodic gestures as if she was trying to speak and could'nt get the words out. Just as Ben was having particular difficulty with his speech impediment.
Loathesome for a high school brat but for a grown adult?
What an odd duck she must be.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)
18. Oh good grief.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:44 PM
Apr 2016

The man wasn't nervous. He apparently has a slight speech impediment that he deals with perfectly well.

rachacha

(173 posts)
48. Thanks for your expert medical opinion on stuttering.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:58 PM
Apr 2016

Whether you classify it as a disability or not, it is pretty shameful look down on a person for doing it.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
29. You're calling Ben Jealous a "Nervous Nellie?"
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:02 PM
Apr 2016

You don't pay much attention to the world, do you?

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
36. Looks like someone ought to not be so arrogant and immature
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:08 PM
Apr 2016

It confirms what she seems like on camera

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)
40. Well, having looked at it several times,
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:16 PM
Apr 2016

my official position as of now is I'm not sure anything was intended. Still an odd thing to do when you know you might be on camera.

Romulox

(25,960 posts)
20. She is disgusting. She was also a terrible governor.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:47 PM
Apr 2016

She fled Michigan less than a year after the end of her disastrous governorship.

CharlotteVale

(2,717 posts)
25. That literally made me gasp, it was so freaky to see a grown woman
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:57 PM
Apr 2016

act that way. How juvenile and nasty. But nothing surprises me from the Clinton campaign.

I can't believe anyone would actually admit to finding it funny to see someone with a speech impediment get mocked.

GuerillaLiberal

(3 posts)
28. Gee, what a class act.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:01 PM
Apr 2016

'Twas a time when I liked Granholm....right after her term was done and she had that show on "Current TV".
This cycle, she's the absolute pits.

appalachiablue

(41,140 posts)
31. Maybe Jen could join or take over for Steph Miller who's so bored, unhappy
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:03 PM
Apr 2016

and made fun of colleague Amy Goodman who she said was pictured in the Fall 2015 FSTV fundraiser calendar- in a bathing suit. Then Steph snickered so very pleased with herself. The look on the faces of her crew guys at the slam was shock, to their credit, and priceless...Wait, what am I suggesting. Couldn't do this to FSTV which we love. No, forget it.

noretreatnosurrender

(1,890 posts)
35. That was truly disgusting
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:06 PM
Apr 2016

She really showed her true colors, didn't she? I'm just at a loss for words. It was unbelievably bad judgment to mock someone with a speech impediment. Has anyone in the media confronted her for these crass antics?

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
39. Claire Underwood without the class and charm....
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:11 PM
Apr 2016

What a nasty bully Granholm is, the very picture of spoiled rotten privilege.

corkhead

(6,119 posts)
44. wow, I thought she was better than that.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:45 PM
Apr 2016

She was my Governor for 8 years, I always liked her. I have tried to reconcile her being a Shillary, but this is very disappointing.

RandySF

(58,884 posts)
51. I'm not defending that.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:14 PM
Apr 2016

I've never been overly fond of her. First time, it looked like she was trying to speak. Second time, she was clearly mocking him. No class.

aikoaiko

(34,170 posts)
53. Despicable person. She's an apple who didn't fall far from the tree.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:46 PM
Apr 2016

Hillary supporters will think this is really funny.
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