Posted on 03/06/2016 3:52:47 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Hillary Clinton was visibly perturbed during a tense exchange with a young Somali-American voter in Minneapolis on Tuesday when asked about past references to young black men as "super predators" while supporting a federal crime bill that resulted in disparate, harsher sentences for minority communities.
Clinton has been under fire for the comments since they were highlighted by Black Lives Matter protesters who crashed a private fundraiser to confront the candidate about them last week.
"Well first of all, that comment was made one time," Clinton told the unidentified voter. "I've always been in favor of young people [getting more] opportunities."
The young woman was unimpressed by Clinton's answer and responded that the candidate's record seemed to contradict her current statements. Clinton highlighted her support from "black people across the country" and the Somali community, but seemed to stumbled when pressed for a specific example of such before citing the endorsement of Minneapolis Councilman Abdi Warsame, the first Somali-American elected to a high public office.
When the young woman dismissed Warsame as inauthentic and not a true representative of the Somali community, Clinton's tone shifted. "You know what, dear?" Clinton asked sternly, "You have a different opinion. He is a Somali elected to the City Council. I'm really proud of that. Why don't you go run for something then?"
When the young woman said she worked for a Somali-American, Clinton laughed, responding "Well, good, good luck to you."
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
Clinton's unconvincing efforts to win over the skeptical young woman with supposed accolades from the Somali community were likely destined to fall on deaf ears. This past December, Clinton spoke approvingly of Justice Department outreach efforts in Minneapolis to counter "homegrown violence" that Somalis have widely denounced as smokescreens to "gather intelligence on the communities they're meant to serve."
Meanwhile, Warsame, whose endorsement Clinton cited, has not exactly received glowing reviews during his tenure. With the Somali population in Minneapolis facing high levels of discrimination, unemployment, and an overall lack of political representation, its understandable this young voter would want more than just lip service from Clinton.
In the end, Clinton couldn't even give her that.
Yukin’ it up with the Somali community...
Whether hillary said it one time or fifty times, it clearly shows her long time mindset in regards to black Americans! Racist filthbag hillary clinton!
This is what happens when you play racial politics.
democrats,and their minions cannot say, “Let the punishment fit the crime”, regardless who has committed it.
Trump would have said, “Get out of here. Get her out of here. Get her out of here. Just another democrat plant. Get her our of here.” Then he would have moved on. Oh, Hillary, smartest woman, had to take the bait. LOL
There is no volume on that video. I had the volume on my computer at 100% and the volume bar on Youtube all the way up and I heard almost nothing.
Only saying someone who hing later regretted just one time is normally taken as the kiss of death of a campaign for everyone else.
I agree with that. Hillary might be off to Levenworth anyway!
Somalia- Land of Lincoln.
...no volume on the video...
Here you go.
HILLARY CLINTON: I think we’ve got somebody saying [something] here, have you? “Bring them to heel?”
ASHLEY WILLIAMS, #BLACKLIVESMATTER: We want you to apologize for mass incarceration. I’m not a super-predator, Hillary Clinton.
CLINTON: Okay fine, we’ll talk about it.
WILLIAMS: Will you apologize to black people for mass incarceration?
CLINTON: Well, can I talk, and then maybe you can listen to what I say. Fine. Thank you very much.
[audible hissing from mostly white crowd]
[security guy looks like he’s going to kick them out, then backs off]
There are a lot of issues in this campaign. The very first speech that I gave back in April was about criminal justice reform.
WILLIAMS: You called black people “Super-Predators.”
UNIDENTIFIED FUNDRAISER ATTENDEE: You’re being inappropriate, that’s rude.
WILLIAMS: She called black people “super predators,” that is rude.
CLINTON: Do you want to hear the facts or do you just want to talk?
WILLIAMS: I know that you called black people “super predators” in 1994 [it was actually 1996], please explain it to us. You owe black people an apology.
UNIDENTIFIED FUNDRAISER ATTENDEE: That is inappropriate.
CLINTON: If you give me a chance to talk, I’ll come to your side … You know what! Nobody’s every asked me [this] before. You’re the first person to ask me and I am happy to address it. But you are the first person to ask me. [as Williams is ushered out by the Secret Service] Now, back to the issues.
Thanks for the transcript.
But, you know what? Ms. Williams will still vote for her.
That, in a perfect nutshell, would be an entire Hillary Clinton presidency.
Voter: What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies.
Hillary: Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da help!
I’m surprised that Hillary didn’t have the blacks kneel down to her in worship for the Mistress of the Donkey Plantation.
I would not lump Muslim east African Somalis in with the rest of black america. they are really different people where the emphasis should be on Muslim.
Hillary is defensive because she has much to hide regarding her relations with people not rich and white.
Purty doubtful. Read that state will be holding out until after Nov. Now that’s weird huh?
This was staged!
Um, the uncomfortable truth is that blacks commit crime all out of proportion to their numbers. All you have to do is watch real crime shows like The First 48, and that becomes apparent.
Read Colin Flaherty’s book, Don’t Make the Black Kids Angry.
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