2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSenior Clinton Aide Tells Reporter: Fuck Bernie
In Politicos morning recap of yesterdays New York primary, in which Hillary Clinton trounced Bernie Sanders, reporter Glenn Thrush recounts a conversation he had with a senior Clinton aide last night (bolding ours):
We kicked his ass tonight, a senior Clinton aide told me Tuesday night. I hope this convinces Bernie to tone it down. If not, fuck him.
(Note: Politico, apparently sensitive to the political classs sense of propriety, rendered fuck as f‒‒‒ in the original report.)
At least this senior official working with and for Clinton - you know, someone actually employed by and integral to the campaign itself - steered clear of any vulgar phrases (words being more offensive than the actions and behaviors they point towards, after all) that might suggest Sanders belongs to a broader group of corporate lackeys. Though, I'm not sure "fuck him" represents anything more than a direct, hateful attack/invective...but whatevs! Tone!
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)to be President or if he's going to be a team player.
If he decides he'd rather see Trump elected than swallow his own pride, then yes "fuck him" is appropriate.
drokhole
(1,230 posts)And good to know you can confidently and dismissively rationalize obscenities (not just words, but fundamental attitude and worldview) when it suits your interests!
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)beaglelover
(3,486 posts)How do they survive in the real world???
drokhole
(1,230 posts)Thanks for helping prove my point!
Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)give it a rest.
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)Zira
(1,054 posts)Dem party and re-registered them as independent and that was in Brooklyn alone. We made sure there were not enough polling booths and that many people couldn't vote when they got to them. We tried to win by people who already voted weeks ago, not trusting the true polls that the voters changed their minds by tonight. And we tried very hard to suppress the youth vote and succeeded.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)He should apologize for such a crass remark, if it was actually made.
Arkana
(24,347 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)I hope this convinces Bernie to tone it down. If not, fuck him.
PDittie
(8,322 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Did you notice that nobody was named? Politico is not a friend of Democrats. So why was this aide not named? Maybe there was no aide at all who said that?
If an unnamed source is used in a story, the logical question always is, "Why no name?"
Believe it.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Knock me over with a feather.