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Ned_Devine

(3,146 posts)
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:12 PM Nov 2015

The irony of the gif of HRC with the shoulder brush...

...is that it was originally done by Barack Obama back in 2008 when he was brushing off Hillary Clinton. I don't remember the full context of it because that election was a never ending saga of a substantive debate vs. a purely political one. I remember wanting to pay attention to the substantive debate, but had trouble brushing off the political one the way Barack did when he brushed his shoulders off. Now the HRC camp is trying to claim it as their own with this gif. Meh

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The irony of the gif of HRC with the shoulder brush... (Original Post) Ned_Devine Nov 2015 OP
to that I say.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #1
The way he did it? Me might as well have Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #2
It was an Obama "thing", absolutely Electric Monk Nov 2015 #3
I like how she did it too...obviously... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #6
Wow! Excellent point! bvf Nov 2015 #4
Its not like no one ever did that move before Barack Obama did.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #5
You're right. And I do it every time I read one of your posts :) Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #8
Glad to see that you pretend to be good people! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #11
I'm one person, and I'm a good person. Your posts have zero substance, so I brush them off Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #14
keep telling yourself that.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #18
I don't care if his party is from the forest moon of Endor. It's his stance on the issues. Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #22
sure you don't VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #23
One would have guessed bvf Nov 2015 #27
Yeah Obama did back in '08 one_voice Nov 2015 #7
"That dirt" being Hillary whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #13
You wouldn't of course.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #15
Then please enlighten us whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #17
to piss off her detractors... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #19
So Hillary supporters include a GIF insulting to Hillary whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #28
Are you insulted by it????? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #41
Not at all whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #44
Then do it! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #52
Interesting that one could employ bvf Nov 2015 #61
Owwww that hurt my feelings! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #62
Just pointing out bvf Nov 2015 #65
Yeah those student loans for my college degrees VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #67
You have a degree? bvf Nov 2015 #68
More than one thanks! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #69
I gathered that from your use of the plural. bvf Nov 2015 #73
Well...i hope that liberal arts degree serves you as VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #74
And I don't need advice from you... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #71
Really, though. That was kinda rude. bravenak Nov 2015 #76
I know right? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #78
*tsk* bvf Nov 2015 #81
. bravenak Nov 2015 #83
No, seriously, you should stop that bvf Nov 2015 #79
I won't....I like them... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #82
I'm getting a Captain Kirk vibe reading your post. cyberswede Nov 2015 #97
Yes...that was my inspiration! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #98
Heh. Just trying to help. bvf Nov 2015 #101
Wasn't....requested... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #102
Perhaps you weren't aware of the problem. bvf Nov 2015 #105
Perhaps...I...didn't...c...a...r...e... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #106
... .... ... ... ..... n/t bvf Nov 2015 #107
...i...d...e...e...d... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #108
This is actually fun! bvf Nov 2015 #110
Jury results - 2-5 leave Lancero Nov 2015 #66
Thanks! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #75
What are you talking about? one_voice Nov 2015 #46
Exactly.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #54
Negative ads, Hillary... whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #55
You didn't answer my question... one_voice Nov 2015 #80
The GIF of Obama brushing off his shoulders whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #94
oh. I can't answer that.. one_voice Nov 2015 #100
It's even more bizarre when Hillary supporters sport Obama's version in their posts whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #9
Why is he never selected her for SOS? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #43
I'll respond once someone provides an English translation n/t whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #45
My English is just fine... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #47
Yes, but that doesn't excuse the illogic of using that GIF in pro-Hillary posts whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #48
There is nothing illogical VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #49
I didn't make a thread about it whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #51
But you are here posting about it huh? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #53
Likely as part of a deal to keep her from running as an independent. Scootaloo Nov 2015 #85
She was going to run as an Independent? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #87
I would not put it past her Scootaloo Nov 2015 #88
I WOULD VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #89
You must have sat out 2008, then. Scootaloo Nov 2015 #91
Absolutely not..... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #93
Maybe not....but winning seems to be! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #90
Yay, Hillary wins and whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #95
.Yeah. yes in deedy VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #96
...and you're gonna hear me ROAR!!!! Skidmore Nov 2015 #118
.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #119
If you look at that gif, it's so obviously contrived and rehearsed. frylock Nov 2015 #10
I don't look at it anymore Mnpaul Nov 2015 #111
she did this wendylaroux Nov 2015 #12
Yep! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #16
I'll be damned nt wendylaroux Nov 2015 #20
So? ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #21
And you say you want substantive debate ? JI7 Nov 2015 #24
Sure. Here's one; HRC voted for the IWR and up until two years ago... Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #26
what does that have to do with the OP ? JI7 Nov 2015 #30
I was responding to someone questioning whether I want a substantive debate Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #33
And Bernie voted for HR Res 64, the Afghan war, Kosovo, Somalia.... JaneyVee Nov 2015 #36
Hillary--#FollowTheFollower JimDandy Nov 2015 #25
And Obama stole it from Jay-Z Skinner Nov 2015 #29
Ok, but was it because Obama was talking trash about him? Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #31
Proof please VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #39
just gotta brush the haters off Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #32
Oh it was all about her VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #40
What happened in 2008 ? Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #42
Is she losing in 2015? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #50
I like my grapes cold Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #58
Whatever helps you sleep at night... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #59
Funniest thread ever!! I love it!! (Just because.) NurseJackie Nov 2015 #34
The shoulder brush thing had been around for a long time JI7 Nov 2015 #35
That's not irony. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #37
Irony is lost on those at whom it is directed Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #38
Sorry to hear your irony meter is stuck in fourth VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #57
It is! eom artislife Nov 2015 #113
Well damn now I can't vote for Hillary workinclasszero Nov 2015 #56
Hahahahaha!!! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #60
You know who else brushed lint off? madamesilverspurs Nov 2015 #63
And you know who Hitler copied it from? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #64
Sad.. CheshireDog Nov 2015 #70
Lolz artislife Nov 2015 #114
I am delighted that you got absolutely ridiculed on this thread... trumad Nov 2015 #72
I don't think so. HRC supporters were all just as obnoxious, self important and.... Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #84
Dude.. trumad Nov 2015 #86
Well, you did post the 86th response to it, so it must be REALLY dumb Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #92
Its slways been quantity not quality that matters VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #99
OMG it was a Jay-Z song long before that ttym. giftedgirl77 Nov 2015 #77
Don't interrupt them with general cultural knowledge alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #104
This message was self-deleted by its author Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #112
ROFL...Ooooo, that one's hurting you, eh? alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #103
You don't get it either...lolz..eom artislife Nov 2015 #115
Reading their responses is funny, sad and frustrating at the same time. Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #116
The holy trinity of sorts...heh nt artislife Nov 2015 #117
Now that is really a nothing there kind of upaloopa Nov 2015 #109
 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
6. I like how she did it too...obviously...
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:32 PM
Nov 2015

as I like them both....she IS running to be Obama's third term after all!

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
4. Wow! Excellent point!
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:30 PM
Nov 2015

Rarely is DU graced with such penetrating political commentary as this! Welcome back!

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
11. Glad to see that you pretend to be good people!
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:35 PM
Nov 2015

me Hillary and Obama all appreciate that imitation is the best form of flattery!

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
18. keep telling yourself that....
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:37 PM
Nov 2015

I hear Bernie finally became a Democrat today! JUST like I have been asking for! NO substance to my posts at all!

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
27. One would have guessed
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:43 PM
Nov 2015

you'd have spent a little bit of your sabbatical brushing up on punctuation.

Alas.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
28. So Hillary supporters include a GIF insulting to Hillary
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:43 PM
Nov 2015

to piss us off? Well if that's the reason, imagine how angry you could make us by repeatedly hitting yourself in the head with a hammer! Man we'd be sooo pissed.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
61. Interesting that one could employ
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:12 PM
Nov 2015

no less than five question marks, and still overlook a single apostrophe and period.

I've given up on what some people think ellipses are for.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
65. Just pointing out
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:21 PM
Nov 2015

that lack of education poses no impediment to freedom of speech. We're all grateful for that, aren't you?

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
67. Yeah those student loans for my college degrees
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:30 PM
Nov 2015

In technology....sure have held me back...maybe when I pay them off....I will be able to afford freedom of speech.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
68. You have a degree?
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:51 PM
Nov 2015

In "technology"?

I don't know why, but I'm reminded of the DBA I once worked with who had community college paper.

She even had "Oracle Database Administrator" on her business cards, until Oracle made us make her remove it.

Why do you suppose that comes to mind?


Anyway, learn what ellipses are for, would you? I'm sure everyone would agree the knowledge would contribute significantly to the readability of your posts that contain more than one sentence.

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
73. I gathered that from your use of the plural.
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:04 PM
Nov 2015

Congratulations on your successful mastery of the construction.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
74. Well...i hope that liberal arts degree serves you as
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:05 PM
Nov 2015

Well as mine have me.....I was an older student so...I know I busted my ass...blood sweat and tears...

 

bvf

(6,604 posts)
79. No, seriously, you should stop that
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:15 PM
Nov 2015

nonsense with the ellipses.

It telegraphs disjointed rambling.

You'd be doing everyone a small favor if you just stopped and tried to form nice, stand-alone sentences.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
82. I won't....I like them...
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:20 PM
Nov 2015

They are fun to type....thanks for letting me know....that they get....under your....skin....it will make...typing them...even more fun....knowing....that...

Lancero

(2,983 posts)
66. Jury results - 2-5 leave
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:24 PM
Nov 2015

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one_voice

(20,043 posts)
46. What are you talking about?
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 06:25 PM
Nov 2015

include what in my posts?

I was answering the OP. That's a video of Obama when he first used it & a gif made from that video.

For the record I think he was talking about brushing off the negative ads not Hillary.

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
80. You didn't answer my question...
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:15 PM
Nov 2015
I don't get why you include it in your posts
You said this to me.

What were you referring to? Include what in my posts? What are you talking about?

We'll have to disagree about Hillary being dirt. I'm an O'Malley supporter so you're not hurting my feelings with that kind of talk. I just think it's silly and childish.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
94. The GIF of Obama brushing off his shoulders
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:58 PM
Nov 2015

My understanding is that it was a diss to Hillary, so why would anyone add it to a pro-Hillary post? Seems counterintuitive.

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
100. oh. I can't answer that..
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 09:11 PM
Nov 2015

I don't have either in any of my posts. I only put it in that one to answer the OP.

Though to be honest, I thought it was funny and appropriate when both did it. They both scored points when they needed to with it.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
9. It's even more bizarre when Hillary supporters sport Obama's version in their posts
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:33 PM
Nov 2015

Logic is not their thing.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
48. Yes, but that doesn't excuse the illogic of using that GIF in pro-Hillary posts
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 06:31 PM
Nov 2015

It totally ignores the context.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
49. There is nothing illogical
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 06:33 PM
Nov 2015

Obviously its serving its purpose.....you made a whole thread about it....

Getting under some folks skin.....otherwise it would have been ignored...

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
51. I didn't make a thread about it
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 06:36 PM
Nov 2015

just commented on the inanity. Go ahead, shart your shorts. I think it's great.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
85. Likely as part of a deal to keep her from running as an independent.
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:30 PM
Nov 2015

Along with paying off Clinton's loans to herself, and filling several cabinet positions with useless Clinton flunkies like Rahm Emmanuel.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
93. Absolutely not.....
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:55 PM
Nov 2015

And oh well...fortunately the majority of Democrats seem to disagree with you..

Oh and she now has 92% odds of winning....as a result....how could all those people be wrong? That number represents...a lot of people that disagree with you about her...maybe thay are not the ones that were wrong...

frylock

(34,825 posts)
10. If you look at that gif, it's so obviously contrived and rehearsed.
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:34 PM
Nov 2015

That little shudder she gives before brushing her shoulder. lol. They probably spent a lot of time with her on that. But yes, the ironing is delicious.

 

Ned_Devine

(3,146 posts)
26. Sure. Here's one; HRC voted for the IWR and up until two years ago...
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:43 PM
Nov 2015

...she never admitted it was a "mistake". It took ten years of that boondoggle to finally realize that the vote she cast that killed so many and changed the face of the ME for the worse was a "mistake"?

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
36. And Bernie voted for HR Res 64, the Afghan war, Kosovo, Somalia....
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:57 PM
Nov 2015

To fund every war, to protect the gun industry, to double down on support of F-35, etc etc etc. No apologies from Bernie.

Truprogressive85

(900 posts)
32. just gotta brush the haters off
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:46 PM
Nov 2015

He brushed her negative attacks and won the nomination
watching that video brought back so many good memories during the campaign

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
40. Oh it was all about her
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 06:11 PM
Nov 2015


When you run for President you just gotta...

She is running.
...and took his advice

Truprogressive85

(900 posts)
58. I like my grapes cold
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 06:46 PM
Nov 2015
Polls said that Obama was never suppose to be president , yet they were wrong big time .

If she wins she wins only those going to the voting booth will show us

but don't be like this lady if she doesn't get the nomination

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
34. Funniest thread ever!! I love it!! (Just because.)
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:51 PM
Nov 2015

I must admit, it's much more creative and light-hearted than the "red arrow" criticism. But, when times are tough, I guess you have to work with what you've got.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
35. The shoulder brush thing had been around for a long time
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 05:53 PM
Nov 2015

The reason it works so well in certain situations is because everyone knows what it means.

madamesilverspurs

(15,784 posts)
63. You know who else brushed lint off?
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:13 PM
Nov 2015

Hitler! That's right, Obama copied Hitler, now Clinton copies Obama copying Hitler!

OMG!!! Run for your lives!!!

 

CheshireDog

(63 posts)
70. Sad..
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 07:54 PM
Nov 2015

You have this much time to sit around thinking of ways to hate Hillary and her supporters?

I really don't think anyone cares what your opinion of the gif is. It's funny, I love it, and we will all use it as much as we like.

 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
72. I am delighted that you got absolutely ridiculed on this thread...
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:02 PM
Nov 2015

Happy to see most of the BS'ers stayed out of this thread---hell they thought it was plain fucking stupid.

 

Ned_Devine

(3,146 posts)
84. I don't think so. HRC supporters were all just as obnoxious, self important and....
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 08:29 PM
Nov 2015

...delusional as ever in this thread. That's pretty fun for me to watch too

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
104. Don't interrupt them with general cultural knowledge
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 09:28 PM
Nov 2015

(((((*****whisper....They don't know who Jay-Z is...whisper*****)))))

Response to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #104)

 

Ned_Devine

(3,146 posts)
116. Reading their responses is funny, sad and frustrating at the same time.
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 01:32 AM
Nov 2015

I never knew those three feelings could co-exist

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