Hillary 'makes Rocky look like a pansy'

Diane from Illinois — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:11:28 GMT

Ask somebody from North carolina whether Easley "gets it" or not. Apparently he's not well thought of in his own state, so his endorsement of Hillary isn't a big loss.

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pgh., pa. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:12:37 GMT

Hillary makes the 'Alien' look like a pansy.

Hillary 'makes Rocky look like a pansy'

Lisa, New Britain, CT CT for Obama — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:12:56 GMT

I am so over the Rocky reference...ugh.

And as for the remark about campaigning in poetry (with respect to Cuomo who I liked and continue to like), I don't agree. There is everything beautiful about poetry and nothing beautiful about most campaigning...

Hillary 'makes Rocky look like a pansy'

Pete - Albany, NY — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:13:49 GMT

North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley (D) made his endorsement official this morning, saying that Hillary Clinton “gets it” and is a fighter who he said “makes Rocky Balboa look like a pansy.”

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How appropriate...Rocky Balboa and Hillary Clinton...both are just an act.

Hillary 'makes Rocky look like a pansy'

twocanpete — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:14:12 GMT

http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/
Yep, she's a real Rambo.

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Nashville_fan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:14:23 GMT

Can someone please tell me how taking pot shots at Senator Obama is the same as "fighting" for America?

Can someone explain to me how taking lobbyist money, being for Nafta before she was against it, voting for the Iraq war before she was against it, and using wedge issues to win the nomination are "fighting" for America?

How has all the "fighting" we got in the first Clinton Administration improved our lives?

How has all the "fighting" between the current White House and the newly elected Congress made anything better?

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nuanced — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:14:43 GMT

Dear superdelegates. Please do the math. It is only arithmetic. Use a calculator if you must. NOBODY can close the deal; neither Hillary nor Barack because there are too damn many of you. If you can't decide and commit then resign. If enough of you resign then the candidates will mathematically be able to close the deal. You ARE the problem. Sheeesh!!

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Sam, Muncie, Ind. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:15:01 GMT

Yaaawn …

Notice that Obama drops another SD to match Clinton. Every time she announces, he knocks her back with one of his own.

http://gibbsv.blogspot.com/

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Al — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:15:13 GMT

We are discussing Wright all the time what about Pat's comments are those racist or is that the truth:

PJB: A Brief for Whitey
posted by Linda
By Patrick J. Buchanan

How would he pull it off? I wondered.

How would Barack explain to his press groupies why he sat silent in a pew for 20 years as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright delivered racist rants against white America for our maligning of Fidel and Gadhafi, and inventing AIDS to infect and kill black people?

How would he justify not walking out as Wright spewed his venom about “the U.S. of K.K.K. America,” and howled, “God damn America!”

My hunch was right. Barack would turn the tables.

Yes, Barack agreed, Wright’s statements were “controversial,” and “divisive,” and “racially charged,” reflecting a “distorted view of America.”

But we must understand the man in full and the black experience out of which the Rev. Wright came: 350 years of slavery and segregation.

Barack then listed black grievances and informed us what white America must do to close the racial divide and heal the country.

The “white community,” said Barack, must start “acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination — and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past — are real and must be addressed. Not just with words, but with deeds … .”

And what deeds must we perform to heal ourselves and our country?

The “white community” must invest more money in black schools and communities, enforce civil rights laws, ensure fairness in the criminal justice system and provide this generation of blacks with “ladders of opportunity” that were “unavailable” to Barack’s and the Rev. Wright’s generations.

What is wrong with Barack’s prognosis and Barack’s cure?

Only this. It is the same old con, the same old shakedown that black hustlers have been running since the Kerner Commission blamed the riots in Harlem, Watts, Newark, Detroit and a hundred other cities on, as Nixon put it, “everybody but the rioters themselves.”

Was “white racism” really responsible for those black men looting auto dealerships and liquor stories, and burning down their own communities, as Otto Kerner said — that liberal icon until the feds put him away for bribery.

Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America.

Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.

This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard. And among them are these:

First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known.

Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American.

Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans. Untold trillions have been spent since the ’60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream.

Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks — with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas — to advance black applicants over white applicants.

Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks.

We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?

Barack talks about new “ladders of opportunity” for blacks.

Let him go to Altoona and Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for “deserving” white kids.

Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America? Is it really white America’s fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent?

Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself?

As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence. Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time?

Is Barack aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse?

We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena. And all turned out to be hoaxes. But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing.

Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago.

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HP Boston — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:15:20 GMT

As a Hillary supporter who will vote Obama if he's the nominee, I am sickened already by the Repukes exploiting and misappropriating the entire Rev. Wright nonsense. It just shows they think Americans are stupid, and that the the GOP is actually nothing more than a front for narrow minded racists.
Pat Huntington NY (Sent Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:45 AM)

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Well ya Pat the country is run by repuke big biz and media!
The FDA works for the big drug Co's... the FAA works for the airlines.....the pentagon works for the DOD....and so it goes.
Do you really think we are a democracy and every vote counts?? Fool, do you not see all this crap before your very eyes? We have an idiot for a president and every one in office is planned and rigged by the POWERS IN POWER!
change and hope the buzz words for wool over EYES!

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west jeff., pa — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:15:45 GMT

She would not have said this when she was in Philly.

What's she going to say about NC. when she's in West Virginia? 'NC. is full of negros, but YOU are the real voters that count'?

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Doyle Smith — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:16:14 GMT

I so glad to North Carolina Gov. Easley has back Senator Clinton, of the two democratic contenders she is the best equipped to take over as commander and cheif. I am affraid that Senator Obama is not what he seems to be a wolf in sheeps clothing as it were. Oprah's support of him has done nothing to help him in my oppion it is more of reason not to want him the white house. This country is going to hell in a hand basket and color or sex should not play a role here but religion will always be part of AMERICA as it has been from the start of the founding fathers.

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Sue in La — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:16:26 GMT

We don't need a Rocky!!!! We need a uniter!!!

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Keith in PA — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:16:41 GMT

If you have to claim you're a fighter, it means you're really weak. Clinton is weak, weak, weak and just about politically dead. It'll be all over when Obama wins North Carolina.

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Pete - Albany, NY — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:16:44 GMT

...and, by the way, Rocky lost in the first movie.

Cut her, Mick!

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Molly — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:16:47 GMT

GO HILLARY !!!!!
YOU are the BEST Choice for President of the USA!

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Phred, NH — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:17:11 GMT

Yo Adrian, can I wear the pants this week?

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Olga, Oswego, New York — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:17:45 GMT

Clinton "gets" nothing. I wish someone would take a look at her record of "fighting" for the people of her state of New York. She has not "fought" for anything, if that is what she means by getting things accomplished. How many jobs have we lost in the state? Over 300,000 in western and central New York. She blames it on George Bush. Doesn't a "fighter" work harder when the going gets tough?
She has done nothing for us here. She has only used the people of this state for her own ambition.

Fighting is not what we need. The Clintons fought with everyone over there eight years in Washington. The Democrats los the House and Senate, nothing was done about healthcare, as she dropped it because she could not get along with anyone who tried to give her advice. Anyone who thinks that she cares about the people of this country is delusional.
No, fighting is not what we need. We need someone who talks with people, listens and then does what is best for the American people.

Obama 08.

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Gail, Dayton, OH — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:18:09 GMT

Hillary can keep getting the Superdelegates that do not have to report to the people, the unelected superdelegates. I think this speaks volumes of who is really supporting her. Obama just picked up a SuperDelegate from KY, and he has to run for office and answer to the people. Which one is more important?

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Howard B. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:18:22 GMT

With all due respect, after 16 long years of culture wars and political mud wrestling, why on earth would we want to send another "fighter" to the White House? Aren't people sick to death of all that at this point? Another "fighter" means more deadlock, not more progress.

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Nashville_fan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:18:45 GMT

"“We don’t need any more position papers; we don’t need any more commissions. Work is being done in states, a state like North Carolina. We just need to bring it to scale for the United States, and I will do that as president.”
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Wow, this is a funny statement from the Queen of the "bipartisan commission". Guess the whole Social Security issue gets a "Clinton exemption" . . .

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Pa Voter — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:18:57 GMT

Hillary Clinton DOES GET IT... PERIOD!

She has a record of fighting for the middle class of this country for over 30 years! TRACK RECORDS COUNT!

Everyone in Indiana and North Carolia... ask yourselves... what was so god aweful about the 90's?
We had an economy that was booming!
Food on our tables!
JOBS!
Spare change in our pockets to by things!
WE HAD A VERY PROSPEROUS GROWTH! WHAT is gods name was so aweful about that? and you all think Sen. Clinton was sitting around making cookies during this time? C'mon! PA sent a very clear message to our fellow Americans... WE BELIEVE IN HILLARY TO GET THE JOB DONE.

Hillary 08!!!

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Hillary makes me sick to my FREAKING stomach!!! — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:19:01 GMT

Hillary makes rocky look like a person with INTEGRITY.

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Dave, NY, NY — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:19:08 GMT

What fight has Hillary ever won? What good is being a "fighter" if you always get it handed to you? After the way she handled health care the first time around (failing miserably), her own husband basically brushed her aside. Go ask upstate NY how hard she fought to keep her promises. All she does is talk tough and point her finger at the GOP.

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Look at his scandal record — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:19:52 GMT

If you look at the scandal surrounding Governor Easley of North Carolina the you will understand why the Obama camp did not want him supporting their cause. It is more than likely being looked at closely, Easley's involvement with the Clinton Foundation.

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Dr.Strangedog, MI — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:21:23 GMT

Behold the textbook definition of propoganda!!!

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NoMoreHillBillyInDC — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:21:30 GMT

Personally I liked the comparison to Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction . Because I could see her and Bill using their death grip to hold onto power over the DNC.Not to the actual character in the movie but a very close facsimile.

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Brian M De. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:22:59 GMT

She surely does make Rocky look like a pansy, he never had to duck sniper fire!

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Steve, Fair Haven, NJ — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:23:58 GMT

What I get is that Easly is on his way out of office and the two contenders for his seat support Obama. Out with the old... In with the new.

Hillary ready to deliver???? She's already delivered enough. It's time for her to go back to NY and think about running for governor. If she hadn't had the name recognition coming into this campaign running on Bill's accomplishments she would have been long gone by now. She is completely unqualified to be president and her position is not dissimilar to Bush son following Bush father.

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voice of reason, NC — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:24:01 GMT

Good Job Governor. I see you have the right sense to not go with a fad. We need someone who can deliver. Ultimately, that's what will unify us all - when we see results, an economy back where it belongs and foreign relations healed.

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kmnecole, st louis, mo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:24:10 GMT

Sorry- don't mean to be off topic- however- just want any opinions here:

"Amendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits. Ratified 2/27/1951. History

1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."

-This does eliminate Bill Clinton from being VP, right?

-or is it this clause:

Amendment 12
"But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States"?

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Common Sense. NC — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:24:19 GMT

Obviously, Gov. Easley can see that Sen. Obama has no experience in running a country club let alone a country. Supporting Sen. Clinton is the right way and only way to go.

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Jay Biggs, Fairfax, VA — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:25:30 GMT

All very interesting, but the big point is being missed. Most people opposing Obama may have questions/doubts about him. I think an incredible number of those opposing Hillary just HATE her.

In other words, he has some chance of converting his opponents. She has almost none. Especially with independents.

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Robin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:25:32 GMT

Keep fighting Hillary, that's what we need. Leave to the women to have more b*lls in a world full of metrosexuals.

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Nicky, New York, NY — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:26:10 GMT

Shame on a Democrat--anyone, really, but a Democrat?--throwing around the word "pansy" in a political forum. Ugh. What next?

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jmp, northern mn — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:27:09 GMT

Hillary is a FIGHTER. No duh.

Everyone can agree that she is a fighter. But her biggest asset in the campaign (being a fighter) is also her biggest detriment in getting anything done as president. A FIGHTER will not get anything done, except get the 'other side' all geared up to FIGHT BACK even harder.

...Even kindergartners are sophisticated enough to see that this kind of leadership is doomed.

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K., Seattle, Wash. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:28:16 GMT

Hillary keeps missing the point--we want a UNITER, not a FIGHTER! We are tired of battles, Hillary! We don't want more fighting! What you think is your biggest asset is actually your biggest liability, and you are tearing your party and your country apart.

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Jack Hussein Donovan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:29:47 GMT

Yep, Hillary is ready to deliver - deliver your sons and daughters to war, although Bill and Chelsea certainly would not go.

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:30:53 GMT

Hillary is no Rocky Balboa. Rocky had some principles. Hillary is more like Mike Tyson who has no clue what it takes for people to have a positive opinion of your integrity and honesty. But even Tyson has one up on Hillary. Tyson was not well liked but at least he was a great fighter. Hillary is neither a great fighter nor well liked.

And Mr. Easley, Hillary cannot deliver. She does not have the ability to bring people together or to compromise in order to get things accomplished. Her attitude of "my way or the highway" would result in an Administration that would accomplish very little if anything at all. Not to worry however, Obama has this nomination sewn up.

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N.F. Carr, Va Beach, VA — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:32:13 GMT

Ummm.....isn't the ACTOR who played "Rocky" the one who just had to explain a bunch of prohibited drugs in his baggage while entering another country??? Great comparison...oh wait, I forgot, isn't Gov. Easley the one under investigation for unethical mental health care practices in his state??? Well, maybe he feels like he's comparing apples to apples after all.....
Oh, and "Al"-maybe you should READ Sen. Obama's speech, which didn't say AT ALL what you posted. I downloaded my copy off the internet for free, I'm sure it's still available.

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RL/ nyc — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:33:55 GMT

Hillary's whole platform of being a "fighter" is ridiculous. What has she really accomplished? She couldn't pass a health care plan in 1994 and she won't be able to do it now -- she's to divisive. We don't need a fighter, we need a uniter!

We don't need politics of the past (hello? Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton). We need the future. And Obama is the future.

Superdelegates: make your choices now, before Hillary destroys Obama's chances in the fall ... which is obviously her real plan.

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Pete - Albany, NY — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:34:08 GMT

Main Entry: pan·sy
Function: noun

1: a garden plant (Viola wittrockiana) derived chiefly from the hybridization of the European Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) with other wild violets; also : its flower

2a usually disparaging : a weak or effeminate man or boy
2b usually disparaging : a male homosexual

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Interesting choice of words, Governor Easley, given its definition as an epithet.