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ehrnst

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123. I truly think she has replaced Senator Sanders as the gadfly
Thu Jun 28, 2018, 09:53 AM
Jun 2018

She also seems to have more appeal.

I'm with her on this, and I truly think that Pelosi is encouraging her, in a "good cop/bad cop" scenario.

This way the Democratic leadership isn't rallying Trump supporters, and Maxine draws fire.

Misleading headline. milestogo Jun 2018 #1
A LOT of respect?! More like ZERO!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #9
Read the whole statement. I think he made a good statement. He put the blame on dotard. Tipperary Jun 2018 #32
He said he had respect for how she handled herself IN THAT ONE INCIDENT, not overall. George II Jun 2018 #52
Nobody would have known anything about this but for . . . gratuitous Jun 2018 #11
Why Bill Clinton "of all people"? George II Jun 2018 #55
You may recall some kerfuffle over his wife's use of e-mails during her time as Secretary of State gratuitous Jun 2018 #60
Entirely different issue, AND the fact that Sanders commented about her incident on twitter.... George II Jun 2018 #61
But nobody would have heard a word about it gratuitous Jun 2018 #62
I'm guessing one of the two categories in which you'd like to put Clinton in are: George II Jun 2018 #63
Yes, you'd think Bill would see the irony! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #126
Bill Clinton: "When I took office, only high energy" Hortensis Jun 2018 #144
Yes, wonder if it's purposely misleading? brush Jun 2018 #41
You are exactly right Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2018 #111
It's fake news! dubyadiprecession Jun 2018 #128
The Daily Beast did a great job of burying the lede with that headline. lapucelle Jun 2018 #2
Sorry Bill, but no. Openly racist politicians don't get a seat at the table Tarc Jun 2018 #3
No they don't... but some can't help but defend the indefensible. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #8
"Bernie Sanders Defends Sarah Sanders: People Have a Right To Go to a Restaurant for Dinner" Cha Jun 2018 #89
Cha, you are just AWESOME. Did you know that? lunamagica Jun 2018 #90
Thank You Thank You BUT this is All on lapucelle.. Cha Jun 2018 #92
Then you and Lapucelle are just AWESOME! lunamagica Jun 2018 #97
HA! Great catch, Cha! R B Garr Jun 2018 #104
It's lapucelle's catch! Cha Jun 2018 #108
He said he respected the restaurant owner ehrnst Jun 2018 #16
"how SHS handled herself" was to be an adult and leave rather than make a scene Tarc Jun 2018 #18
I wasn't aware that she "made a scene," or that she got a trophy from President Clinton. ehrnst Jun 2018 #20
Not really that difficult Tarc Jun 2018 #47
So, no, she didn't "make a scene." ehrnst Jun 2018 #48
The poster never said Clinton awarded SHS with a trophy ChubbyStar Jun 2018 #81
Perhaps you missed this: ehrnst Jun 2018 #115
Which is what she did (leave rather than make a scene) and THAT is what Clinton said... George II Jun 2018 #57
Once again...acting like a baseline, normal human being is not praiseworthy Tarc Jun 2018 #64
But do you think that she should have the right to have her dinner in peace ehrnst Jun 2018 #116
Sure, I'll clarify that Tarc Jun 2018 #117
So are you going to write Senator Sanders a strongly worded letter? ehrnst Jun 2018 #118
Not sure what you're angling for here Tarc Jun 2018 #120
So who do you think is getting this right? In terms of Democratic figures? ehrnst Jun 2018 #121
Maxine Waters Tarc Jun 2018 #122
I truly think she has replaced Senator Sanders as the gadfly ehrnst Jun 2018 #123
Apparently some posters are reading this statement wrong. Tipperary Jun 2018 #33
The headling is misleading. Wonder if it's purposely so? brush Jun 2018 #42
No doubt. Tipperary Jun 2018 #43
Somehow some idiot will take issue with this. NCTraveler Jun 2018 #4
Lotta that going around Hekate Jun 2018 #70
This lede is a big part of the Reality TV drama-baiting in what passes for journalism now. Guilded Lilly Jun 2018 #5
Yep. Throwing red meat to the far left and the right... ehrnst Jun 2018 #34
I thnk generalized prejudice and bias is bad. yallerdawg Jun 2018 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #12
You mean like this? ehrnst Jun 2018 #17
And... BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #30
.... ehrnst Jun 2018 #36
Boom. Tipperary Jun 2018 #35
Damn! BOOM! Looks like the Vermont Senator has been "Third-Waying" too. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #39
Yup. That poster seems to have gone radio silent lol. Tipperary Jun 2018 #44
Typical. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #46
Bazinga! George II Jun 2018 #50
"Bernie Sanders Defends Sarah Sanders: People Have a Right To Go to a Restaurant for Dinner" Cha Jun 2018 #94
You're referring to Democrats as "turd"? George II Jun 2018 #51
Not at all... as a life-long Democrat, such a ridiculous thought would never occur to me... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #71
Oh yeah.. then who the hell were you refering to Cha Jun 2018 #91
Goodness, that's the second ref to 3rd Way just now. Almost like Manny dropped by.... Hekate Jun 2018 #69
I was simply referring to yallerdawg's post, which raised a legitimate issue. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #72
Uh huh.. so you were calling President Clinton "turd way" Cha Jun 2018 #93
Clinton stated that he respected the restaurant owner. ehrnst Jun 2018 #21
The owner deserves his respect atreides1 Jun 2018 #26
I believe that Clinton was talking about her behavior at the restaurant. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2018 #27
Nope, didn't miss at all Bill's "triangulated" respect for the actions on both sides. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #59
Apparently you ignored this part emulatorloo Jun 2018 #76
Not at all...yes, I give Bill credit for assigning blame where it belongs... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #80
Nah, you just latched on a few words out of context, embraced the shit headline, and ignored the emulatorloo Jun 2018 #84
LOL, you were the one insinuating... I merely echoed your words!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #125
Don't piss on my shoes and tell me it's raining n/t emulatorloo Jun 2018 #129
I won't, but if the shoe fits, wear it... and don't forget your galoshes! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #130
"Humanizing that piece of shit by respecting her actions?" You mean like this? ehrnst Jun 2018 #113
No one's right 100% of the time... not even Bernie. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #131
So it's different when Bernie does the "humanizing of this piece of shit," ehrnst Jun 2018 #132
Yes, I agree w/ you, in this instance, Bernie absolutely SHOULD adopt Maxine's better approach InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #134
And we resort to whataboutism.... ehrnst Jun 2018 #135
I certainly didn't minimize what Bernie did... as I said, I wish he HAD taken a page outta InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #136
To criticize the restaurant for doing what they did, like Bernie? Bill was right to not go that far. ehrnst Jun 2018 #137
Only in your world is AGREEING 100% with you InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #138
Oh, you "admitted Bernie was wrong in disagreeing" but clearly doesn't merit the ehrnst Jun 2018 #139
The difference is I'm not ashamed and embarrassed to admit when Bernie is wrong about something... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #140
And we have a strawman! ehrnst Jun 2018 #141
More irony from the master of the strawman argument!! Too funny!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #142
Tag ur it! ehrnst Jun 2018 #143
Bernie weighs in.... ehrnst Jun 2018 #112
How about appearing on Fox and Friends to hawk your book. ehrnst Jun 2018 #124
I would... Mike Nelson Jun 2018 #7
Yep. ehrnst Jun 2018 #15
I think it's time for citizen Clinton to "pipe down". He's done enough damage already. nt ladjf Jun 2018 #10
Seriously... it only detracts from all the good he once did. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #14
I was a big fan of his until he showed that his own petty egocentric ladjf Jun 2018 #19
I hear ya... Bill should bow out gracefully, like Hillary has done... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #23
Yes, a woman of color who ran on HRC's platform. ehrnst Jun 2018 #25
I don't know how you managed to be calm in your response. JHan Jun 2018 #53
I thought the same thing BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #68
It comes from having grown up in a chaotic, at times abusive home. ehrnst Jun 2018 #119
Hillary doesn't need to bow out of anything. leftofcool Jun 2018 #56
I agree 100% with what you said... you made my point. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #73
Yes, Hillary is doing GREAT things like you say, for which she should be commended... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #107
Hillary could care less what the Democratic Party does leftofcool Jun 2018 #58
Thank you, very well said. George II Jun 2018 #99
No DEMOCRAT should "bow out gracefully" in this day and age. George II Jun 2018 #98
Bill is an ex President, so he's done what no third party or Independent has ever done. R B Garr Jun 2018 #105
I assume you must have really approved of Obama, who was squeaky clean Hekate Jun 2018 #95
And yet they're still here, viable as ever, doing great things not only for Americans but people.... George II Jun 2018 #100
I admire the Clintons. I don't know where they get their strength to keep going... Hekate Jun 2018 #102
Your points are fair ones... just sayin' it's time to let a new generation of InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #109
How do you "let a new generation of politicians" do that? They have to do it themselves... Hekate Jun 2018 #110
Misleading headline - he didn't say he respected SHS, he respected the restaurant owner ehrnst Jun 2018 #13
Alternate headline: Hard to pour poison down other people's throat and not have some of it come back oberliner Jun 2018 #22
Lot's of folks click on the clickbait and regurgitate the soundbite, lapucelle Jun 2018 #28
Exactly oberliner Jun 2018 #31
Bingo. Tipperary Jun 2018 #37
Well said emulatorloo Jun 2018 #86
This isn't Late Breaking News - you don't need to post articles with misleading headlines. seaglass Jun 2018 #24
Daily Beast also chose a really unflattering photo of Bill for this article oberliner Jun 2018 #38
I, also, respect how SHS handled herself *at the restaurant* Rorey Jun 2018 #29
I see no reason to humanize SHS and normalize her disguising behavior. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #74
"and not have some of it come back up" Garrett78 Jun 2018 #40
When did he make the "equivalence" between ehrnst Jun 2018 #49
I'd say that's pretty much what he's doing when he said the following: Garrett78 Jun 2018 #65
Not seeing that at all. ehrnst Jun 2018 #66
Nor do I, but he seems to be suggesting that what was done to SHS was poisonous. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #67
My thought was that he was saying "expect to be harmed by what you yourself do." ehrnst Jun 2018 #114
This message was self-deleted by its author backtoblue Jun 2018 #45
Did Bill have a stroke or receive a blow to the head. He gets lost in the middle of a thought now. njhoneybadger Jun 2018 #54
Dunno, seems pretty clear headed to me: emulatorloo Jun 2018 #77
He is not as sharp as he used to be. njhoneybadger Jun 2018 #96
"Bernie Sanders Defends Sarah Sanders: People Have a Right To Go to a Restaurant for Dinner" lapucelle Jun 2018 #75
Oh for CRAP Sake! Cha Jun 2018 #79
That's rich Hekate Jun 2018 #88
Too rich for my taste.... sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #103
Thanks for this, lapucelle. I'm so glad Cha posted it upthread, too. R B Garr Jun 2018 #106
MSM type OP subject. He had a lot of respect for how she handled the restaurant situation, not... LAS14 Jun 2018 #78
#facknews ! stonecutter357 Jun 2018 #82
Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #83
.... emulatorloo Jun 2018 #85
Apparently you have no idea Hekate Jun 2018 #87
I give up I swear. I don't know what to say. mucifer Jun 2018 #101
short comment heaven05 Jun 2018 #127
DON'T let the headline piss you off. It is misleading. mfcorey1 Jun 2018 #133
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