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Hillary and Obama to Jointly Campaign in Unity, N.H. | 196 comments (196 topical)
Wrong (1.00 / 6) (#62)
by Veracitor on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 05:46:11 PM EST
They did not boo Granholm.  They booed at the mention of Clinton, which is to be expected.  They also booed at the mention of McCain.  That's about par for the course at partisan, political rallies.

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No (5.00 / 12) (#67)
by Ga6thDem on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 05:48:47 PM EST
it is not par for the course. It is an embarrassment to the party and to Obama. Heck, even Michael Duakakis didn't tolerate the behavior that Obama does. You reap what you sow is all I can say.

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Technically, Veracitor is correct (5.00 / 6) (#179)
by Valhalla on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 07:32:48 PM EST
It is to be expected -- from Obama's supporters, as they did it all through the primaries and he did nothing to shut them down.

But expected doesn't mean excusable.  

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Wow, you really think so? (5.00 / 9) (#74)
by Maria Garcia on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 05:52:00 PM EST
...its par for the course to boo the "vanquished"? That rather sounds more like poor sportsmanship to me. Booing McCain is a different matter since he is still the opponent.

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I'm confused... (5.00 / 13) (#77)
by dskinner3 on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 05:53:56 PM EST
It's okay to boo Clinton, though she's voiced her support for Obama? Unity my a$$.

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Boo (5.00 / 5) (#85)
by JavaCityPal on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 06:02:04 PM EST
Personally, I don't believe it is appropriate at all to boo presidential candidates.

They booed at the mention of Clinton, which is to be expected.  

So, if it is to be expected that Obama supporters boo Clinton, and the reverse has also happened on occasion (though the Clinton's always raised a hand to stop it), these unity appearances will be drowned out by the booing crowds. Fun.


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I Will Not Forget (5.00 / 15) (#92)
by JimWash08 on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 06:08:58 PM EST
How the Obama campaign chose to trot out in primetime --  the day after she whooped him in West Virginia -- John Edwards.

And as Edwards praised Hillary Clinton and the Obamamans booed, Obama just sat that on that bar stool shaking his head and smiling away.

That was in Michigan too.

(It makes me sick to my stomach that my birth state has become a state filled with so many rude idiots.)

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That is exactly the reason that joint (5.00 / 4) (#147)
by Joan in VA on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 07:07:36 PM EST
appearances are a huge mistake. The first time she is booed to her face will enrage her supporters to the point that unity will never happen. Much safer for her to make appearances on her own so that the attendees are there to see her. If he's there, it draws those that only want to see him and have no use for her. I don't know whose idea this is but hope they reconsider. Maybe just a one-time thing?

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Didn't the booing start when she said (5.00 / 1) (#121)
by nycstray on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 06:46:40 PM EST
she was a Clinton supporter or something to that effect?

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Your stance is foolish, tacky and self-defeating (5.00 / 3) (#215)
by Ellie on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 08:13:47 PM EST
Why was the "winning" Club Obama behaving this way AT ALL at a Dem rally?

Attempting to support the indefensible on the basis that it wasn't Granholm being booed but her mention of Clinton is patently ridiculous.

THIS is what have to empower further or else? This is the graciousness we're to expect and increasingly expected to overlook from this visibly weak and paltry leader?

A continuing but more brusque version of 'the b!tch deserved it' explains why the closer anyone looks at Obama the worse HE looks.

The pervasive mentality within his own team, his own purview, combined with his own lack of ability and experience that habitually rely on this toxic emphasis to ridicule allies while @ss kissing vicious enemies, is why I believe The Bradley Effect will hit historically hard as to merit a new and separate name.

The real opposition he faces doesn't have to do much to take Obama down. They just need to show Obama's and his "brilliant" campaign's own behavior.

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They booed Granholm's mention of Clinton (none / 0) (#75)
by Valhalla on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 05:53:09 PM EST
then.  Sheesh.

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And Valahalla, you appear here to be trying (5.00 / 6) (#98)
by Cream City on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 06:16:02 PM EST
to excuse it, to rationalize it?  Of course, it was at the mention of Clinton's name by someone else -- would it only be okay if it was Clinton saying her own name?

Jeesh, indeed.  Booing a Democratic governor is not okay, either -- and that it was a woman governor just adds to the poor impression that Obama's campaign keeps giving.  But there won't be many takers in November, if he doesn't stop it NOW -- although it already may be too late, after so many months that have made such a poor impression.

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Sorry, this is meant for Veracitor (5.00 / 2) (#99)
by Cream City on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 06:17:06 PM EST
I'm confusing my V's, and my comments are landing in odd places -- as happens some days here. . . .

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Hillary and Obama to Jointly Campaign in Unity, N.H. | 196 comments (196 topical)

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