The truth about Hillary being booed at Take Back America today

Several bloggers tell the story better than I can. I have posted some links below. I was in the room when Hillary was booed and the crowd was NOT booing the military, we reacted when Hillary blamed the Iraqi government for the mess in Iraq. And yes, the RW blogs have already claimed that we were booing the troops. Some of the RW bloggers were there and they had a better seat than I did. So this just proves their agenda to demonize the left, even if that means they lie to do so.

One thing the media hasn't reported is that Hillary had several people in the back of the room and they went around trying to shut up anyone who reacted negatively to anything during Hillary's speech. When I shouted "BRING THEM HOME" a young guy tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to show Senator Clinton some respect. I asked him where was her respect for the 3500+ troops who have died and he walked away and left me alone.

http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/06/20/the-ladies-of-tba/

http://www.taylormarsh.com/archives_view.php?id=25778

http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2007/06/why-does-byron-york-hate-truth.html

about an hour or so ago that the crowd booed Hillary because she said the troops were doing a great job - I had heard Victoria Jones on Thom Hartmann earlier today and Victoria Jones who was at the speach reported that Hillary was booed because she blamed the Iraqis for their situation....

About an hour after Bill Press said what he said on the Schultz show - a member of Code Pink called in and tried to set Ed Schultz straight on why Hillary was booed - he blew her off was sarcastic and rude to her.

I don't listen to Ed Schultz very often and after hearing this BS I'm not going to in the future - he keeps saying Hillary isn't left enough for these folks - it has nothing to do with being left enough whatever the hell that means - I'm sorry but I'm beginning to think Ed Schultz is a BONEHEAD.

Shultz and Press are beyond hopeless. Did you hear how indignant Shultz got when he was accused of spreading rightwing talking points? Give me a break. He is very ill informed, and something tells me he won't back down even when he is proven wrong.

are opposed to this illegal war, you're too left as if you have no position that is thought through, you're just "left".

to the club, better late than never. I listen to AAR all day, but when he comes on (my local affiliate carries him) the radio goes off.

Stephanie, Mike Malloy, a number of the other hosts--the conversation on Big Eddie's show is really dumb.

which was the only proper response. She did the same thing at the NH debate, instead it was worse as she used the phrase the "Iraqi people." Now she has narrowed it down to the government, which is still absurd since it was our invasion that destabilized their country.

Go Kucinich!

ORDagnabbit!!!!!

KUCINICH 2008!!!

Did you see his speech at Take Back America? The guy is awe-inspiring.

(Just kidding, of course.)

I just keep spreading the word...

in Iraq is bushco's WH, period! I'm sick of bushco and other politicians, including Hillary, attempting to lay blame for Iraq anywhere else.

troops and attack a country who hadn't done anything to us. A lot of the public was brainwashed with propaganda, and supported the war, but the members of Congress knew better because they had better intel. Senator Barbara Boxer wrote her constituents a letter back then stating why she voted against going into Iraq. Her decision was based on the same information that the other sentators got. So no excuses please and stop blaming the victims. That is so Nazi.

I'd love to see a woman president before my mother dies. But that person will not be Senator Clinton.

People may have wanted to make Hillary look bad, but they did themselves no favor

Now you have to go around trying to explain the fiasco


Sad

for the disaster that we imposed on another country. It's wrong, and it's bad plain bad politics. Exactly what part of the party do you think she's appealing to with this boneheaded tactic?

triangulatory, strangulatory, bullshit.

I have never seen a more "concocted" candidate in my life. She is a sham, a creation, a perfect representative of big pharma, big corpa, and big military.
Her so called liberal leanings are anything but.

FIASCO? Because people recognize her for the fraud that she is?

hah.

trying to shut down dissent. She is a sleazy bullshit artist, nothing more.

She promoted herself as one of the top ten trial attorneys in America at an ABA convention before Bill announced his presidential aspirations. I spent time with her. I had to deal with her. And I gave a keynote about technology and the law. And every single lawyer there had dozens of jury trials under their belt. except for one. Hillary had not tried one case before a jury at that point. Yet, her PR staff told us that she was one of the top ten.

her entire life is based on PR and BULLSHIT. Her nomination will be no better. to the contrary, it will lead to the death of this country. the majority of people see her for what she really is. a fraud. they will never vote for her. If nominated, the Democrat Party dies. That leaves some neocon ultra-reicht wing ass who will utterly destroy what is left of a once great nation.

The best thing that Hillary can do in the service of her nation is to
a) resign her senate seat
b) enter a convent secretly
c) never appear in public again
d) leave america's future to those who place the US ahead of their own political gain.

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without any disclosure. Yeah, that pisses me off even more.

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Check this one out.

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well said!

to get press about people booing Hillary?

problem.

the misrepresentation of it by right-wing blogers and media hacks caused the fiasco.

Should I not feel free to boo Hillary because some right-wing nut might misrepresent what I did? Should we live in that kind of fear of the propaganda apparatus of the other side? Adjust how we represent our beliefs?

That would be as silly and pathetic as being afraid to cut funding for a war because you feared being tarred by the other side as "against the troops". Surely we wouldn't let the wacko right define the terms of debate for us like THAT, would we? Uhhh, would we?

Sorry if you have trouble understanding this.

So the consensus is that the boo-birds are a bunch of uncivilized

losers, and the booing only made Hillary more sympathetic


Nice job boo-birds:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

It makes dems look classless and ignorant

Truly shameful:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

They make the rest of us look stupid.

"us" does it all by themselves.

Trying to blame people who support a legitimate candidate, for the ill mannered behavior of riff-raff

is truly disgusting, reaching and pathetic

"us" needs to take a long hard look at themselves and learn some manners and diplomacy.

They stink up the rest of the party with their uncouth low-life antics.

you are? Fuck your manners and diplomacy. That shit's not working and your pathetic attempts to sell 'Hillary' are pathetic, as well. You need to take a long, hard look in the fucking mirror. :crazy:

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I hear ya! :hi:

vote for... I don't know where they get this Hillary is in first place idea, as everyone, and I mean everyone I have talked to will not support her...

She has issues that are just not what the people want... Ask her about Health-care now as opposed to when she was first lady.... I was surprised to find out she is #2 person receiving the most money from the Insurance companies.... Big difference from when she was supporting universal health care when she was first lady....

Every time she opens her mouth.

She is 75% OK and 25% OH HELL NO!

http://video.google.com/url?docid=7381839872895833546&esrc=sr3&ev=v&q=kucinich&vidurl=/videoplay%3Fdocid%3D7381839872895833546%26q%3Dkucinich%26total%3D891%26start%3D0%26num%3D10%26so%3D1%26type%3Dsearch%26plindex%3D2&usg=AL29H23thAw54BMpe_R7i79XeRVqpIANjw

Pretty kewl reaction!

Go Dennis!

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Also, Hillary packed the back of the room with her "people" who left when she was done. Then Kucinich was introduced. Fewer people but much better reception.

I really am only lukewarm on Hillary to begin with but did she really organize a "pack the room" with her people or was it just a matter of people who discount what Kucinich has to offer and decided it was a good time to head for the potty?

If she really did pack the room then she's as pathetic is Bushco and their invitation only townhalls with loyalty oaths. Someone upthread said her "people" were trying to shut up dissenters in the crowd so it's obvious there was manipulation going on of some sort.

but she had a bunch of her "people" in the back of the room cheering and holding up signs. And some of them were telling the people in the crowd who were shouting to shut up. ALL of them left when she was through.

I was there, too - along with a few other DU'ers. We were just coming into the ballroom as the Hillary people (I'm guessing interns and staff, among others) arrived with their signs and banners. They were told to put down the signs by the buffet tables and either sit in a designated area for staff or stay in the back.

The boos came from about 75% of the audience and were definitely in response to Senator Clinton's blaming the Iraqi government for not managing to fix things fast enough, not in response to her praising the troops for liberating the Iraqis from Saddam.

Overall, her speech was well-received, and she made a lot of good points, which the audience acknowledged by applauding her. Personally, I would rate her speech (figuring in delivery and content) as my third favorite - behind Edwards and Richardson.

Sad that some in this thread believe that 75% of the TBA attendees are 'riff raff'.

and perfectly expected of a totally polished corporate politician like Hil. Using repuke tactics is the norm for her.

and what he stands for.

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A huge response for HR 676, not-for-profit health care.

This man has the vision that can make the United States a country to truly take pride in.

I can't tell. Sounds like Hillary really got cheered a lot. Sounds like they liked her. She got more cheers than jeers, and I'm not sure what the boos were about. Sounds like even at that point there were some cheers for her. She looked great (from the point of view of a woman older than she). She did seem poised and did seem to connect and communicate to the audience even though that is not her most receptive constituency.

blaming the Iraqis for the problems.

the boards of financial institutions, arms manufacterors, and mercenary supply corporations. And Fox New's owner.

They were booing her blaming the Iraqis for the mess we created.

Where WAS her respect for the 3500+ troops who have died?

Is she trying to establish "free speech zones" for her well-directed publicity events?

Yes, sure seems like a free speech zone to me.

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Did she think the crowds would cheer? Some times I wonder just who Clinton is in bed with. I still think Bill was a good President, but as far as his wife is concerned.... 100% HELL NO.

Kucinich is the man. Why the heck are Edwards and Clinton beating him at the polls? He needs a stronger advertising campaign. He needs more response time in the debates. Bloody hell, election time may seem far away now, but we NEED to plan early this time. We need to get our shit together and we need to unite.

Does anyone see her as someone who could unite the left? I sure as hell don't. The only options I see are Kucinich, or Al Gore, if he would step up.

I heard that a lot these past three days at this conference.

What a bunch of ignorant losers

which is all Hillary should be worrying her little head about, instead of pandering with Murdoch to win over the right. She is losing her base. Oh well, I guess she'll find out soon enough.

anyway.
The far left is just as ignorant as the far right

Neither of those groups have any common sense

I am ashamed that members of my party have no manners

But go ahead and be polite. The rest of us are going to get our country back.

sending her people to Roves's Boot Camp for Erstwhile Propagandist.

The people need to put on a show with her and supply her with photo ops?

...I'll be there, right in their faces. You don't want me on your bad side, believe me.

Whatever happened to the concept of free speech, anyway? I do miss it so...

And what is it with the "gentle censorship" of "Show some respect"? Are we all neocons now?

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