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Hillary Clinton Dissed Activists and MoveOn (Claims Hillary Supporters Intimidated)
The Los Angeles Times ^ | Friday, April 18, 2008 | Scott Martelle/Don Frederick

Posted on 04/18/2008 7:23:57 PM PDT by kristinn

Apparently Hillary Clinton hasn't always been enamored with the rambunctious nature of the historic fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Speaking to financial backers after Super Tuesday, she blamed the party's activists and MoveOn.org for her early primary and caucus defeats, according to an item over at The Huffington Post.

"MoveOn.org endorsed [Barack Obama] -- which is like a gusher of money that never seems to slow down," the item quotes Clinton as saying (there's audio on the site).

Her campaign, she continues, had been less successful in caucuses because those gatherings bring out "the activist base of the Democratic Party... [T]hey are very driven by their view of our positions, and it's primarily national security and foreign policy that drives them. I don't agree with them. They know I don't agree with them. So they flood into these caucuses and dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me."

SNIP

Pariser took particular umbrage to Clinton, in the comments to her donors, saying, "MoveOn didn't even want us to go into Afghanistan. I mean, that's what we're dealing with."

Pariser said: "...MoveOn never opposed the war in Afghanistan..."

SNIP

The new post concerning Clinton does not identify where she uttered her words; Huffington Post editors tell us that information was withheld to protect the source who provided the audio to "citizen-journalist" Celeste Fremon.

The event, we've been told, "was a small affair held between Super Tuesday and the Ohio/Texas primaries in a major American city."

There's irony in Clinton trashing MoveOn -- the group was formed, and its name conceived, in an effort to persuade the country that too much time and energy was being devoted to impeach and drive Bill Clinton from office because of the Monica Lewinsky affair.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; hillary; huffpo; moveon
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1 posted on 04/18/2008 7:23:57 PM PDT by kristinn
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2 posted on 04/18/2008 7:27:49 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: kristinn

“Huffington Post editors ...”

Aren’t those the two twelve year olds that also publish their Junior High School newspaper? ;)

FWIW, I want Hillary’s! defeat to be public, painful and complete. Can’t stand her, loathe him!


3 posted on 04/18/2008 7:27:58 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; dixiechick2000; MeekOneGOP; kristinn
More crocodile tears for Hillary.


4 posted on 04/18/2008 7:32:38 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: potlatch

LOL, Hillary could get a new handbag, shoes and belt out of all those wet crocs.


5 posted on 04/18/2008 7:34:12 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: ntnychik; devolve

LOL, but nit - she would be breaking the law!!! Horrors.


6 posted on 04/18/2008 7:37:15 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: PJ-Comix; Paul Heinzman; kristinn
according to an item over at The Huffington Post.

I see a HuffPo DUFU on the horizon for you, PJ. It may need to develop a bit.

7 posted on 04/18/2008 7:44:11 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (We will DUFU no thread before its time.)
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To: kristinn

“There’s irony in Clinton trashing MoveOn -”

Didn’t Mrs Clinton take credit for founding or starting MoveOn?


8 posted on 04/18/2008 7:44:16 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: potlatch

She looks like there is going to be another ashtray’s away event.


9 posted on 04/18/2008 7:46:59 PM PDT by TruthWillWin
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To: devolve; TruthWillWin
Naaa, the crocs would probably scare Bubba away, lol.
10 posted on 04/18/2008 7:49:50 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: kristinn

There is no doubt in my mind the if Hillary does not get the nomination, she will brutally savage and destroy B. Hussein from the sidelines. Then when he looses in November she will go to the DNC and say....”Don’t mess with me next time.” The Clintons are not gracious loosers.


11 posted on 04/18/2008 7:54:53 PM PDT by skimask (Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience)
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Didn’t Mrs Clinton take credit for founding or starting MoveOn?

The creature always turns on its creator. Frankenstein, Golem of Prague

12 posted on 04/18/2008 7:59:33 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy ("Never apologize, Mister, it's a sign of weakness" - Nathan Brittles)
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To: kristinn
I thought the Democratic leadership were going to purge the far left from the party and this is what they have to show for all their inaction. Not going into Afghanistan really means raising the hammer and sickle over America.
13 posted on 04/18/2008 8:05:18 PM PDT by Blind Eye Jones
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To: potlatch; ntnychik

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LOL!

Funny stuff!


14 posted on 04/18/2008 8:05:59 PM PDT by devolve ( -- -The_Project_Islamic_Hope_website_banner no_longer_features_Barack_Hussein_Obama_Junior)
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To: devolve

Good, a laugh is good for the body!!

Some bods are good for a laugh too!


15 posted on 04/18/2008 8:08:27 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: kristinn
The Democrat party has spent every waking hour for the past 8 years doing everything they could to make GWB look bad. It has been a hate fest like no other in the history of this country. They would rather this country be completely destroyed by the terrorist than help with the war on terror. The looney left has completely taken over that party. Would anyone here ever thought that Hillary would be to conservative for them to nominate?
16 posted on 04/18/2008 8:18:43 PM PDT by kempo (H)
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“We have a Red Light Special on Aisle #7 - Hillary pantsuits on sale with a small side pocket for Obama!”


17 posted on 04/18/2008 8:20:34 PM PDT by devolve ( -- -The_Project_Islamic_Hope_website_banner no_longer_features_Barack_Hussein_Obama_Junior)
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To: devolve

Does sound like a - red light special!!
Lol


18 posted on 04/18/2008 8:24:03 PM PDT by potlatch
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according to an item over at The Huffington Post.

Huffington Post endorsed and is in the tank big time for Obama. They first published Obama's "bitter" speech - written by one of Obama's supporters there. Huffingon has expressed her deep regret on that one, didn't see it coming.

This is their attempt to fire in the right direction to make it up to The OBamboozler.

19 posted on 04/18/2008 11:23:14 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: potlatch

LOL!

good work there. :)


20 posted on 04/18/2008 11:31:21 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (McRINO makes me wanna reach across the aisle, too. And SLAP some sense into the fools !!)
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