Hillary’s Crazy Crew (Obama has his work cut out for him).

[Doityourself]

We'd heard a lot about Barack Obama's fanatical supporters, but little about Hillary Clinton's frenzied following - until this past weekend's meeting of the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee.

Yet that passion is teetering on the brink of morphing into a raging anti-Obama force.

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ASs voting was taking place, a woman wearing a "Team Hillary" shirt shoved a man wearing a small Obama button on his lapel, The New York Times reported. Another woman yelled, "McCain in '08! McCain in '08! No-bama! No-bama!"

The proceedings were often interrupted by boos and hisses when support for anything less than full seating was expressed. At one point, a childish exchange in the audience - "Shut up!" answered by "You shut up!" - brought things to a stop.

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At a rally a few blocks from the DNC meeting, a New Republic reporter witnessed Clinton supporters fawning over Larry Sinclair, a Minnesotan peddling fliers titled, "Obama's Dirty Little Secrets: Murder, Drugs, Gay Sex." Sinclair has posted YouTube videos alleging he used cocaine with Obama and performed a sex act on him in 1999. One Hillary supporter advised Sinclair, "You could improve your credibility if you downplayed the gay sex and focused on the drugs."

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Anyone who has worked on a campaign has seen fanatical (and often emotionally unstable) supporters who embarrass the candidate. Those people obviously aren't representative. But the anger and resentment seems to run deep for many Clinton backers, and shows little sign of receding.

Polls confirm the impression left by anecdotal evidence. Roughly 30 percent of Clinton supporters say they'll vote for John McCain over Obama. Initial exit polls for yesterday's Puerto Rico primary asked Clinton voters if they'd be satisfied if Obama clinches the nomination. Seventy-two percent said no; only 26 percent said yes.

Clinton supporters have found solace online. Facebook, the social networking site, has spawned groups such as "Is Obama qualified? No, but he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night" where Hillary supporters can vent. Other popular pages include, "Hillary, don't let them tell you to quit" and "Women and Men Leaving the DNC if HRC isn't the nominee."

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http://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/en/story-details/hillarys_crazy_crew/

[NJmaverick]

1. There does seem to be a serious emotional component

involved with many Hillary supporters. Emotions, are a difficult aspect to deal with. Hopefully, there is enough time for the emotions to weaken and reason to replace them.

[papau]

8. What crap - as if Obama supporters are not more obviously "nuts" given inability to see O's flaws

[gateley]

16. Uh oh. Are you one of them, papau? nt

[babylonsister]

20. Yep, that's one. Pretty easy to tell, isn't it. nt

[Cheap_Trick]

31. yes, poopoo is one of the Reality Impaired n/t

[NJmaverick]

19. How does emotional equate to nuts?

Oh wait, again emotion over reason, never mind

[rodeodance]

17. and your little pop psychology will fix all. te he.

[NJmaverick]

18. Perfect example- RD if you weren't so emotional

you would understand that I didn't offer any sort of fix, just an observation. Not that this bit of reason will matter to you.

[Doityourself]

22. It won't. But I got your point from jump street.

[DeschutesRiver]

25. Emotions are okay

this is more about emotional instabilities, and worse, a candidate playing on those emotional fears and instabilities, in oder to further her personal goals. If this wasn't about her personal goals, she would have conceeded by now, or at least, tried to help her supporters get emotionally prepared for a defeat.

Instead of whipping them into a frenzy just to make her feel wanted and popular. It is freaking sick puppy to do this to people who are not the most stable Mables. If she had a chance at winning, that would be understandable, but as things have turned out, it is cruel to get people's hopes up only to be dashed.

[NJmaverick]

28. No question, Hillary shoulders much of the blame for her shameful

manipulation of emotions, for person gain.

[roguevalley]

30. the lunatic fringe. they are numerically insignificant. the greatest

part of women in this country will pull the lever for their families and their country and vote party line. to imply otherwise mocks their intelligence, maturity and patriotism.

[AspenRose]

2. Good Lord.

"Other popular pages include.... "Women and Men Leaving the DNC if HRC isn't the nominee.""

Let.


Them.


GO.

[DevonRex]

3. All of that hysterical bullshit really hurts the feminist cause IMO. nt

[Adelante]

4. Was there a time when we were called "cultists"?

Or did I dream it? :crazy:

[ReverendDeuce]

5. VIDEO LINK HERE.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This guy is COMPLETELY CRACKERS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVeFVtcdSYY

[Doityourself]

10. Lmao..he's not even cute..he can't pull anyone..let alone someone like Obama...ha ha

[ReverendDeuce]

11. THIS VIDEO IS EVEN BETTER!!! OMG... hahahahahaha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkaIt_gjSU

[Doityourself]

12. LMBAO!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA! " Hold up the cue cards, I'm tryna get paid"

[Why Syzygy]

32. OMG!!! Never laughed so hard!

[Crunchy Frog]

21. He's so sexy I don't see how Obama could resist his charms.

:eyes:

[FlaGranny]

24. Wow.

He astonished me first by claiming he met Obama in a high class nightclub, and then again when he left in his very own limo with Obama. He's saying this while he's setting in a cheap motel in a baseball cap, with a West Virginian (or thereabouts) accent. I don't think he's ever been NEAR a high class nightclub or a limo. Banjos anyone?

[NYCGirl]

6. I love the fact that they polled Puerto Ricans about whether they'd vote for Obama.

Hey, numbnuts! Puerto Rico doesn't vote in the General Election!

[grassfed]

7. Obama's voter Registration Drive makes CLieberman Dems irrelevant.

[gateley]

9. I'm not sure if it's pro-Hillary as much as Obama-hate

fueling these people. It's dark.

Every candidate has over-the-top supporters, but the deep hatred in those folks who have been highlighted recently is frightening.

And also alarming is the number of people who apparently feel this way. :scared:

[FlaGranny]

14. Yes. Things are sure coming

to the surface. Even people who have been posting here for a long time are showing their true "colors." I knew it would be unpleasant, but I really didn't know that the hatred was so deep. I don't think it is feminism, so much. I believe feminism is mostly a "cover." This is a sorry segment of the population. My own cousins are in that segment.

[gateley]

15. Their behavior has become like other hate groups, and that's how I view them.

I'm sorry for the millions of Hillary supporters who are not of this ilk. :hug:

[FlaGranny]

23. I'm sorry for them too. Most of her supporters

are decent Democrats and will do the right thing (if Hillary ever throws in the towel). These crazies, though, WOW! They are shameful.

[Why Syzygy]

33. The only Clinton supporter I know personally (a Democrat) "believes" Obama is a Muslim.

And refuses the truth. Beyond help.

[FlaGranny]

34. My cousin told me he was a muslim.

I set her straight. She's a fundy.

[Arugula Latte]

27. I agree. I'm astonished by some of the crap expressed by some of

the more extremist Hillary-ites on DU. I didn't think those types posted here. :wow:

[iconicgnom]

13. The more grotesque theatre is pro-McCain op chaos stuff. Quite obvious, really

[Peacetrain]

26. We saw this early on in Iowa

and we had it for quite a time.. when it became obvious that Senator Clinton was not going to take Iowa, the phone calls started.. one of her lieutenants had to resign because of the Muslim email they sent around..and the deep visceral identity with their candidate was palpable.. it really was and is personal.. again this is just some of the supporters, certainly not the majority..

Many.. not all of course..but many are not able to even appreciate that Senator Clinton has totally broken that glass ceiling to presidency.. and I think maybe it might be that they are looking at it as if this is the last time a woman will run instead of a bright new day...

59 year old white woman here..

[mopinko]

29. she is deliberately stirring them up. this popular vote crap is trying to

paint barack with the bush brush. she is behaving shamefully and stupidly.

[bvar22]

35. Hillary could have stopped that delusional nonsense.

Instead, she fanned the flames.

[EFerrari]

36. At every turn, she did. nt