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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:21 PM
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To believe the Clinton spin on Bob Johnson's comments is to believe he meant to say -
Edited on Sun Jan-13-08 06:22 PM by jefferson_dem
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"I am frankly insulted that the Obama campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think Hillary and Bill Clinton, who have been deeply and emotionally involved in black issues when Barack Obama was A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER..."

Ok. Got that, everyone?

Seriously, how anyone can continue to defend the Clinton cabal on this shit is beyond me.

For context, please link here ---> http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/01/guess-whos-comi.html
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:23 PM
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1. Yeah its a joke.
This is so pathetic it is funny.

I can't imagine what Hillary was thinking when she heard what Johnson was saying. I almost feel bad for her. But she can't fire him...that would be worse. rock meet hard place.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:24 PM
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2. I know. He was dissing Obama, that was the point of that line
"He charges him of being a....Community Organizer!!! Dun Dun Dunnnnhhhh!
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:26 PM
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3. LOL.
Got a belly laugh out of that one.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:35 PM
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4. At least Obama was trying to help the community
Bob Johnson sold out the community with BET. He's not held in high regard by many in the African American community believe it's felt that he sold out with the garbage that was on his network. He canceled the news on his network along with other positive programming. When people complained he fired them.

He sold his station and walked away with a net worth of a billion dollars. I'm sure he's grateful to Bill for that Telecommunications Bill.

I still don't believe he was talking about Obama's community organizing.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:37 PM
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5. "Community organizer"...Whoa..
project your Arrogance much, robert johnson? It would be interesting to see what Tavis Smiley thought about robert johnson's latest burst of obnoxiousness.
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2rth2pwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:37 PM
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6. All he is saying is that while the Clintons were actually getting things done
, based on Obama's own book, he was probably just getting high.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:42 PM
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7. You mean with his original statement? Or the revised statement?
Now no one knows what he meant because he said two different things.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:46 PM
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9. I do believe this is what he was trying to say
It still makes no sense.
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2rth2pwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:50 PM
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10. ok, I will put it another way- When Obama was smoking pot
the Clintons were in Government getting things done.

Based on the timeline in Barack's book.
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:56 PM
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13. And what's the point?
It makes no sense because what does this have to do with today? Obama is younger than the Clintons, even Bill called him a kid.

While Bill was claiming he didn't inhale Bobby Kennedy was also doing more things for Civil Rights.
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2rth2pwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:56 PM
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14. Bobby's not running. nt
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 07:03 PM
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17. Doesn't matter
Comparing what they were doing is useless.
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2rth2pwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 07:16 PM
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18. Experience matters. nt
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 08:01 PM
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19. Judgement matters also
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2rth2pwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-14-08 04:28 AM
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20. ___
"Good judgement is the result of experience ... Experience is the result of bad judgement." - Fred Brooks
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MH1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:58 PM
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15. Yes, Obama is younger than the Clintons.
Are you telling me neither of the Clintons ever inhaled?

:rofl:
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:59 PM
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16. That's whay THEY say n/t
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:45 PM
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8. psychic....psychic know what the Clinton's MEANT to say.????
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Maribelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:53 PM
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11. Obama's book could settle this. Did Obama say he was a community organizer in the book?
If you don't know, then you should stifle your subjective comments.

If you do know, then you could simply state if he did or didn't one way or the other, a totally objective response.

But it seems to me Obama supporters are having a really tough time with objectivity.
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Anouka Donating Member (712 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-13-08 06:55 PM
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12. actually, reading the quote, I thought he was referencing
coke dealing... but he wasn't going to go that far in actually saying it.
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