Why is Hillary still distorting the facts to claim she was snubbed:

Obama says Clinton 'snub' didn't happen

This series of photos show no snub:



h/t tyne

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But if you look at the second picture its clear it was Teddy that offered the hand not clinton.

That's all it is!

What happened to being "strong and tough?"

She's not and she's playing it to the hilt.

and knew she was angling for a greeting. Since Ted knows his manners, he did not turn away.

truth is all relative to the Clintons.

That Clinton was approaching both Ted and Barack, and so Ted offered his hand as he saw her approaching.

It's also clear that Obama decided to beat a hasty retreat as soon as he noticed Clinton approaching.

when Hillary Clinton is in the room?

Hillary above all others?

More like Hillary Clinton's ego above all others.

She's just pissed that Obama ruined a cheesy photo-op for her campaign, but hey she got to proclaim her victimhood again :applause: That's our girl!

and rather an ugly frame of that.

I'm just saying that Obama was apparently not smart enough to realize that the media would be hovering over any possible interaction between himself and Hillary.

At least I HOPE that's all it was. It certainly didn't help that he made a concerted effort to shake Bush's hand --and yet seemed to make a concerted effort NOT to shake Clinton's.

him and was seeking his attention while Clinton was attempting a photo-op with him and Senator Kennedy.

We can go back and forth since Obama/Mccaskill have said one thing and Clinton has said another.

She could have said she reached over and shook Kennedy's hand and when they were done Obama had moved - instead she made the bs comment about 'reaching out in unity and friendship' or something to that effect. Oh, please! It was a photo-op she was attempting to create.

she's a smart campaigner.

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Obama had 2 choices at that point. Shake her hand --or not.

He chose the latter.

Great "Unity" move.

That's what we all need in a President :thumbsup:

Obama's was as much of a facade?

I sure HOPE it was a facade on his part, and he's not as childish as this made him seem.

and he walked to her. That's what the photos show and that's what two people say. Clinton is painting us a nice picture and the MSM and her supporters are drooling over it. Poor victim Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama didn't shake her hand.

I just comment that Obama made a poor decision.

Judging by the reaction in the media -- I'm correct.

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He didn't do anything wrong. He turned to a fellow Senator who had called to him. That is all.

Clinton has already made it clear that she was looking for a 'unity' photo-op and had even requested that they sit next to each other for the SOTU. It's all smoke and mirrors for the Clinton camp. Obama ruined her plans. Poor Hillary.

Hillary never requested to sit next to Obama.

She agreed with some Democratic Leaders who wished for that to occur.

Obama's campaign passed on the suggestion.

And no --it's not an attack --it's an observation.

Obama was presented with a choice. Even if we stipulate to Hillary wanting a photo-op --Obama chose (poorly) to not engage in it.

The blowback for Obama is the reality. His decision hurt him.

Obama didn't ruin Hillary's plans at all.

Hillary would have won that opportunity no matter what Obama did. Though I daresay he'd have looked far better if he just shook her hand.

That this hurt Obama in some way.

That Clinton didn't 'create' this issue in any way.

That Clinton isn't attempting to capitalize on it by playing the victim.

That Clinton and the media have been given the truth and continue to promote her version of the events. (as do her supporters who seem to revel in women's victimhood rahter than letting perfectly harmless events GO).

Again, we can continue to go back and forth if you really want.

I'm not an Obama supporter, but cannot stand the 'vote for Clinton because men are meanies' meme.

If she were strong on her own she wouldn't have tried to create the photo-op and she wouldn't have played her percieved slight up for the media.

the story broke while she was listening to the SOTU.

Maddiejoan is 100% right. Obama had two options: shake her hand, or turn away. Shaking her hand had no downside. Walking away caused all this sensation.

So which was the wiser choice?

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But how did Clinton create this story?

who had called to him. That is what Obama and Mccaskill told the press. Clinton could have just agreed with that. She chose to make the 'untiy handshake' comment instead. You've read all the other posts so I can't believe I have to repeat myself. Clinton could have let it go and if she had the press would have as well. She chose to keep it alive. She chose to play the victim and the media is eating it up. Poor Hillary, mean old Barack Obama didn't shake her hand. Now, please tell me. Are you going to re-ask the question again so I have to answer it again?

You think Obama snubbed Clinton/I think Clinton played on his turning to Mccaskill while she was shaking Kennedy's hand.

The week before the caucuses my husband and I went to see President Clinton speak. We had the honor of going backstage to greet him. When he came out of his holding room he walked straight to me and shook my hand (passing in front of my husband to do so). When he said hello to me and asked me my name I said "Debi xxxxx", my husband then said "That's my wife Mr. President" Clinton turned and recognized my husband then and they started talking. Should my husband have gone on the national news about how Bill Cliton 'snubbed' him? Or should he have been a grown up and let it go?

It's nice to get to post back and forth with you MF - please, you can read all the other posts on this. Don't re-ask the same questions mj did just to continue the argument. You know what I believe.

I'm asking specifically how Clinton created this story? She was sitting in the House of Representatives when it broke.

She's powerful, but not THAT powerful.

Can we be done now?

but the same question applies: How could she have STOPPED it while sitting in the House?

She 'reached out in friendship and unity' and she's still reaching out.

Why isn't Joe Biden complaining? He was standing right there. Oh, maybe because he's not playing the victim.

Should I just stay on this thread for you to ask me again about this again? Or can we act more grown up than Hillary Clinton and move on?

Thanks for that dispatch from Fantasy Island

I can't believe the followers of The Great Uniter no capeesh.

"One second, Claire" wouldn't have made the news.

the kind of distortions that Bush thrived on and it put us through hell for 8 years. Total dishonesty.

How Hillary supporters can look the other way on crap like this is beyond me. Seriously folks.

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"Off with their heads!"

If you see the video, you see she was snubbed. She answered gracefully. What else do you want her to do? Sing and dance for you?

the video?

These stills are the best representation and they are much clearer than the initial single photograph that gave people the mistaken impression of a snub.

the person he turned to talk with said he didn't snub Clinton. Maybe Clinton should quit whinning about a missed photo-op and move on.

of a tortured soul.....

It makes anyone who brings it up look juvenile and does not reflect well on their candidate. Drop it.

over and over about the evils of the Clintons.

Are you not aware that one of our bona fide contenders is dropping out of the race today? Is your MO only to breed more hatred towards the Clintons? If not, then why all the repetitive threads?

I think you're obsessed with her....

misrepresenting what she said? Why do you keep spinning? If she's no threat to Obama, why waste your time bashing her?

It's just ridicuous.

I don't know why it's allowed here.

Everybody knows he snubbed her

Clinton-style politics at its worst and, some would say, most effective.

:wow:

Give it a rest.

Obama's true character was revealed.

She lied. As usual.

:eyes:

She did everything she could to be 'noticed' including the bright red suit and now is playing the 'poor little woman/he doesn't like me' role. She alternates this with the 'my husband will take care of you meanies'. And she wants to be President? Nobody snubbed her. I am so over the Clintons' BS.:boring:

behavior of either candidate from what I've seen. I don't know and, frankly, I don't care if it was or was not a snub. What I *do care* about is that the media is keeping this petty issue front and center instead of reporting on the important issues that should be determining who we support. The media has turned the primaries into the same kind of reporting that they do on Britney, Paris, Lindsay and the rest. They are treating it like some kind of circus played out for our entertainment and we deserve better than that.

...THAT'S why...

Remember that episode where Fonzie jumps the shark?

"I reached out my hand in friendship and unity and my hand is still reaching out."

Hillary's distortion!

But knock yourself out. Frankly I could care less who shook who's hand or not. This thread illustrates how absolutely asinine DU has gotten this primary season.

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:thumbsup:

Just because the media is not going to stop, do you have to keep flogging this?

half the page would disappear.

End of story. Full stop.

would have shown both Hillary and Ted looking toward Obama with a WTF expression on their faces.

"Still reaching out" = symbolic, a hope that they can still patch it up. She showed that she held no grudge against Ted for his endorsement by going out of her way to shake his hand and smile, a gesture extremely important for party unity. There is no way in hell that she would not have shaken Obama's hand next. He was glued to Ted's hip until she scared him off by reaching out to Ted.

Did I spell it out enough for you?

You said: "There is no way in hell that she would not have shaken Obama's hand next."

Context, here is what she was asked and how she responded:



And again, the photos shows that Kennedy reached out to her, not the other way around.

So her response is BS!

She moved to their area. You can see that she was leaning around that lady with the scarf. Ted is not a dumb-dumb. He knew she was going to shake his hand. She was going out of her way to patch it up.

You really are a waste of time.

those pictures. Hillary was rubbing some guy's shoulder prior to shaking Ted's hand.

Who's really "a waste of time"?

Never mind she always looked the other way at Bill's indiscretions, she can always look hurt on queue.

All that is missing is her pulling some eye popping disgusting face for another keeper of a photo.

This is the type of shit that I can't stand about her. She LIED when she said she reached for his hand. Shes snubbed him many times before. Ok, its going to be really really really hard for me to vote for her in November. Theres nothing shes doing to win my vote. Shes gone down several points over the last month for me. I'm just speechless at this manipulator.

"in comparison to the differences between us and the Republicans, and I think we will have a unified Democratic Party... We will come together, not only as a party, but as a country in this election year, and I am confident that we are going to present a very strong case to the American people as to why Democrats should once again be in the White House"

I think that Obama would agree.

Let's please keep some perspective.