Posted on 04/12/2016 11:00:54 AM PDT by Starman417
While pandering in New York City, Hillary Clinton joined NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio in a poor effort at a humorous skit:
Hillary Clinton performed in a racially tinged skit at an annual New York City press dinner as the controversy surrounding former president Bill Clinton’s defense of his wife’s “superpredator” remark continues to swirl.Clinton took the stage for a surprise appearance at Saturday’s Inner Circle Dinner and proceeded to needle Mayor Bill de Blasio for his belated endorsement.
"I just have to say thanks for the endorsement, Bill. Took you long enough,” Clinton told her former campaign manager.
“Sorry, Hillary, I was running on C.P. time,” de Blasio replied to gasps from the crowd.
As Raw Story explains, “C. P. time,” or “colored people time,” refers to "the stereotype that African Americans generally tell as a reason for being late to an event or a traditionally black event not beginning on time.”
"Hamilton" star Leslie Odom Jr., who is black, was onstage with de Blasio and Clinton. “I don’t like jokes like that,” he said to the mayor.
Here it is:
Clinton took the stage for a surprise appearance at Saturday’s Inner Circle Dinner and proceeded to needle Mayor Bill de Blasio for his belated endorsement.In case you missed it, here is that "superpredator" remark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXulk0T8cg
There was a lot of harrumphing about this recently.
Therefore, Hillary’s comment holds more significance than simply referring to gang members. It was used to justify mass incarceration for many crack addicts and small dose marijuana users, not dealers. The focus was not rehabilitation of the addicts, but punitive punishment. Prisons are big business in the United States and people business is good! Mandatory minimums and longer sentences makes for huge profits. Have we forgotten about the judges that took bribes from private prisons to send juveniles away? Ironically, now that heroin has taken a foothold in white suburbia, those harsh sentencing guidelines are being struck down in favor of rehabilitation over prison. What about black and Latino addicted youth that were incarcerated? Well, they had to be brought to heel.And naturally, Clinton let it be known she "regretted" that remark as she was pandering back in 1996 when she said it.
So why does this matter?
Not a single major legacy media covered it.. Not one.
Trump is called a "racist" with virtually every word he utters.
Mitt Romney pretty much killed himself when he spoke the phrase "binders full of women." The internet went postal.
It was harmless. It pointed to Romney's efforts on behalf of women:
Romney said, “Let’s have a flexible schedule so you can have hours that work for you.”But the left would have none of it. Romney had to die.Do fathers not have to get home and cook dinner? Do they not want to be there for their children when school is out? After all, there are such things as single dads who balance children and work. Mitt Romney has obviously been watching too many episodes of “Leave It To Beaver” on TV Land on the campaign trail. The days of Donna Reed are long over, Mr. Romney.
Romney seemed to time travel again to the 1950s when he was addressing a question about assault weapons, specifically AK-47s.
“We need moms and dads, helping to raise kids,” Romney said. “Wherever possible the – the benefit of having two parents in the home, and that’s not always possible. A lot of great single moms, single dads. But gosh to tell our kids that before they have babies, they ought to think about getting married to someone, that’s a great idea.”
Had any Republican candidate participated in a skit which included "colored people time" it would be fatal to his or her campaign. Instantly.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...
If only the Media would cover this and
STOP THE COVER UP OF GRANNY...
IT COULD END HER CAREER FOR EVER...
Back in the day.
It was CST.
Colored Standard Time
That was a Terrible comment.
Trump/Cruz/Sessions/Walker/ should quit their position immediately.
Oh, it was two demwits? no biggie.
Bush’s fault
He meant Communist People time.
They are Democrats, so it is o.k.
If this had been D. Trump, media would have been in hysterics labeling him with all sorts of names and declaring that it is over for him.
Yes, I know. It has supposedly been debunked that this is a picture of Bill and Hillary.
Why should that matter? It is the seriousness of the allegation not the truth that matters.
Oh right, that standard only applies to Republicans.
totally right on your comment...
So looking forward to Trump putting the media in their place. and they will need to be eating a lot of crow come 2017...
Aw shucks, it’s ok...deblasio is married to a black woman, and everybody know Hilary’s Bill was called the “first black president”. It’s all in the family.
I thought it was kind of funny actually, no different from a certain “rigging” term used in NASCAR.
All the social justice “safe space” people over there are in a tizzy, though, while the Hillbots are desperate to shrug it off. I love watching them burn each other to the ground.
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