Hillary : "You know what. Rich people, God Bless Us. We deserve all the opportunities"

http://www.youtube.com/v/pypZVJQt1Tg

This is un-freakin-believable. Hillary thinks that Rich people, God Bless them, deserve all the opportunities.

And she has the testicular fortitude to call Barack Obama an Elitist?

She doesn't even know how to work a gas pump or a coffee machine.

Here's the quote:

"You know what, Rich People, God Bless Us. We deserve all the opportunities, to make sure our country and our blessings continue for the next generation."

She was talking about people making less than $250,000 a year in take-home pay, and people in everything but the highest tax bracket.

She was talking about the middle class, the upper class, the rich, and all but the super-rich. That's how she defines "middle class", to justify her tax breaks for the rich.

Are you of the opinion that the middle class and the poor should shoulder as much of the tax burden as the wealthy?

that floored me.

Something is seriously wrong with that lady.

Does she drink a lot?

Because your quote didn't help with any context as far as I can see.

Looks like she's referring specifically to rich people, doesn't it?

"You know what, Rich People, God Bless Us. We deserve all the opportunities, to make sure our country and our blessings continue for the next generation."

Nothing about the American people in there. that whole statement - even in context - appears to refer specifically to rich people.

Not 'Americans - God bless Us.' Not 'Voters - God Bless Us.'

Sounds like she's learned well from Doug Coe.

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it's way out of context. just like Obama's "bitter" comments. personally, i'm sick of these "gotcha" misquotes and distortions.

You put that statement in the light of Doug Coe's teachings, and it means something entirely different than some innocent mis-statement, doesn't it?

- as

You know it does not sound creepy unless we ignore the contex--what was sais immediately before and after it.

Fellowship it all sounds incredibly creepy to me. There's a smattering of Ayn Rand in there too.

Like Obama says, real change for the better occurs from the bottom up.

so are 6 other obama folks here in town
we intend to raise as much stink as we can for her

gobama

Beyond that, Hillary is guilty of exactly this sort of distortion when she accused Obama of being Elitist

It sounded to me like there was more she was saying, and that it was obviously remarks taken out of context. No need for this sort of thing.

If you watch the clip, O'Reilly was calling her a socialist for wanting higher taxes on the rich, & whining about how the increases will affect 'rich guys' like him. She was making fun of O'Reilly, while also making the point that the wealthy also owe support to this country.

and hillary supporters arerunning scared from it already
they have started a lie campaign(who would have guessed that their defense would be lies:sarcasm: )
trying to sell the obvious bovine excrement story that she said "blessed"instead of "bless"

they did so well so far. Nothing like a cabal of rich white patrones making sure that the rest of us little people get that crumb. Thanks, Hillary. How about a loan? Zero interest? You got the cash. How about helping this peon out?

sounds kind of greedy and elitist to me

:puke: In the history of mankind, the poor have done best when they took the rich to the guillotines.

Wow. Are you ok? How can a woman who said she wll raise taxes on those making over 200000 dollars fit in the GOP? Please explain.

"Enquiring minds want to know!"

because it entirely negates the lie they're trying to spread.

I don't know why posting obvious lies against a democrat isn't considered disruption.

Nice Smear.

She is talking about paying her fair share of taxes and you want to insult her?

When did Hillary call Obama an elitist?

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/04/12/obama-is-elitist-and-out-of-touch/
thats the first of several hundred showng her calling him elitist
google hillary calls obama elitist thats all i did and there are plenty of back ups to it

She's a politician, she knows her words can get pulled out of context. If she were the nominee you'd see it in GOP ads all through fall. I have no sympathy.

One of the more heated policy discussions came over taxes. O'Reilly demanded to know how much Clinton was going to "take out of my wallet," and when she listed a series of proposals to aid middle class families, O'Reilly interjected. "I'm not middle class, I'm a rich guy." Clinton responded (in an awkward moment), "Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue until the next generation."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/30/hillary-clinton-takes-on_n_99524.html

At first I thought it must be out of context, instead it is just more bizarre shit from Hillary.

She is saying that a slightly higher tax rate for the rich is not punishment, but an opportunity.

More phony outrage.

:rofl:

And, for the record, I support Kucinich--neither Obama nor Clinton have my support. I'll vote for the Democratic nominee in the fall, but Dennis will get my money and full support in his Congressional campaign.

sound familiar?
sow the wind reap the whirlwind
shes going down
the only choice is
kicking or screaming and ruined politically or gracefully
by monday this will be all anyone is talking about

and because we have been blessed with it, to make sure that we share that wealth so those blessings can continue." Or "share the wealth" which O'Reilly certainly does not want to do.

This is the philosophy of The Family - the power cult that Clinton belongs to.

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Calm down. The OP did a bad thing.

so she could say the word "God" and show the RW her face didn't ecplode into fire.

And I don't like it when Obama supporters do it, any better.

I will say that "Rich people, God bless us." doesn't sound good in any context, though. To suggest that God should provide blessings to the wealthy that the poor don't deserve is extremely elitist. There's no way to shake that out and make it sound better.

by bringing 'God's blessings' into the discussion. Kinda sounds like she believes God blesses people using wealth distribution.

And you know a lot of what he said was true...just look at how the NRA uses exactly that tactic to keep its members coughing up cash.

will be insulted by this elitism

We don't like it when Hillary supporters do it to Obama, let's not reciprocate in kind.

She was telling O'Reilly that wealthy people deserved all possible "opportunity" to give back to the country by paying higher taxes. She was defending higher taxes for the rich.

I'm pro-Obama, but every time I come here -- not often anymore -- I'm just appalled. When did preferring one Democrat over another require you to lose judgment, ethics, and self-respect? I guess I'm gone again.

Obama says

"You know what. Black people, God Bless Us. We deserve all the opportunities"

Reaction?

You know what the reaction would be. Bill O'Reilly would reach orgasm, even without a loofa.

And this board would go absolutely more nuts than it is already.

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she was being sarcastic.

but don't let that stop you....

I despise hillary but not as much as I despise this kind of distortion.

Hillary spent all night telling us that she will heavily taX the rich. O'reilly was so mad that he called her a Socialist. But what does the OP cherry-pick? A phrase where Hillary wants God to bless rich people.

Do you want God to damn rich people?

The Original poster deliberately did this.

Where he was actually referring to how some people vote, not putting them down over their values?

I don't think the Hillary camp was all too interested in that "out-of-context" issue. Turnabout is fair play.

Two wrongs make a right, I see.

If the thread you cited lacked context, ban it. But let it be clear that you are out to get revenge.

But I also don't believe in being hypocritical.

It has to be one way or the other. Either denounce all the "elitist" bs, or accept this "hurray for the rich" comment by Hillary as fair play. There isn't a third choice.

here.

:rofl:

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did you think it doesnt hurt to have lies told about someone you believe in?

Not god bless us.

it is obvious what she said and it aint blessed

Don't feed the troll.

...but even IN context, the quote isn't much better IMHO.

Anyway ... welcome to our world. :evilgrin:

Your one sentence is misleading, perhaps deliberately to make Sen. Clinton look bad.

The entire segment should be viewed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9X_nnEJmHM

It is very clear that she was arguing why rich people should pay more in income tax to enable cuts for those earning less and she was acknowledging O'Reilly's point that she and he were both relatively well off.

...doesn't this clash horribly with her "I'm a regular truck riding, coffee drinking kinda gal" photo-op from yesterday?

Even the 'common folks' can see the hypocrisy there.

If so, you would know that the answer to your question is "no." Unless you think that truck riders would prefer that the rich should pay LESS in tax so that truck riders can pay more.

You don't think that agreeing w/ Bill'O that she is wealthy is at odds with the photo-op that they arranged yesterday at the gas station, where the entire point was to show that she's just 'regular folks'? (Even though she was incapable of pumping either gas or coffee herself?)

That was my point that you tried to spin off into the boonies. :eyes:

she was going to say "You know whan. Rich people, God bless us. We deserve every cent of it"

but she caught herself and changed at the last minute.

"O'REILLY: You know, your husband and I make a lot of money. Did you know that?

CLINTON: I've heard that.

O'REILLY: Yes, we make a lot of money. And you, if you're president, are going to take more of my money and your husband's money away. Away. OK, now I'm paying 33 percent fed tax now. You're going to raise that to what?

CLINTON: I'm going up to what we had in the 1990s...

O'REILLY: 39.5, all right.

CLINTON: ...36, 39. People...

O'REILLY: All right. So I'm getting a 6.5 percent bump, and so is Bill Clinton.

CLINTON: Well, it's only for the people making more than $250,000.

O'REILLY: No, that's me. That's me. You're talking to him.

CLINTON: I know.

O'REILLY: OK. All right. All right.

CLINTON: And I am very happy...

O'REILLY: So 6.5 percent…

CLINTON: ...that you're going to pay more...

O'REILLY: I know you are.

CLINTON: ...so that we can cut middle-class taxes...

O'REILLY: Fine.

CLINTON: ....on people who get up every day...

O'REILLY: I'm a generous guy.

CLINTON: ...and do hard work to keep our country going."

She's describing her plan to raise income (not FICA) taxes on people earning more than $250K per year.

You think if this was Obama instead of Clinton it wouldn't be all over DU right now? After her free riding on so many things like that to get a few votes away from Obama, I don't really have any sympathy. She should have picked her words a bit more carefully. Yep, she was quoted out of context, but it's an occupational hazard. Sorry Hillary, no tears for you.

which lie are you hillary people pushiing?that she didnt say it in a bad way or she was misquoted?
cause this says bless not blessed and im gonna link it to every answer from hillary supporters trying to say blessed
let yall start flinging each other under your bus early

That's what Clinton was discussing just before this out-of-context sentence.

It really sums up her campaign theme: Dem's for rich Fat Cats!

and puts you in the intellectual sewer bashing Hillary the night she vowed to drastically increase taxes on rich people (those making $200,000 or more).

anyone believing what this thread says are either stupid, or playing dumb, cherrypicked the line where she told O'reilly "god bless rich people", pretending not to know this phrase came in the middle of a heated argument where O'reilly protested her pledge to raise taxes on him and all rich people, and called her a Socialist.

they wouldn't have anything to post here.

of the Kool-Aid Brigade, I think this post and its many clones answer the question: No. There is no limit to the dishonesty of these people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N64fDLplBfQ

You should visit this link as well; it's been racking up hits. Tell your non-DU friends!

its like a hypocrisy festival

If you had posted the entire context of this conversation, it would of meant a different meaning...

:rofl:

I guess the joke is lost on me... I don't like to see those tactics used on DU, we are better than that... Oh yeah, I am not an Obama supporter either, but will vote for the Dem Nominated by my party... Ashamed you treat a member of your own party like this... Makes you no better than GOP in my book....

is because of these stupid out of context quotations.

Even with the context, it's still a fucked up stupid thing to say.

I want her candidacy dead by next Wednesday: that's what will save the party.

state a candidate must reach 2025 delegates and Obama is close, but not yet... That is the only reason she is still in the race, no other....

You know, the part about the rich having an obligation to help others and paying a bit more in taxes is a way to do that? Yes, she has the same view St. Obama does.