Posted on 01/18/2006 1:27:59 PM PST by confederate_infidel
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sparked a Martin Luther King Day political firestorm Monday by describing the GOP-controlled Congress as a "plantation" during a speech before an African-American congregation in Harlem. When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told an audience at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ during an event sponsored by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. This isn't the first time the former first lady's utterances have provoked an uproar. In 1992, during a "60 Minutes" interview about her husband's infidelity, when he was running for president, Clinton said, "I'm not sitting here as some little woman standing by my man like Tammy Wynette." Wynette complained and Clinton apologized.
A few weeks after the interview, Clinton defended her decision to practice law after the birth of her daughter, saying, "I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas." She also apologized for those remarks.
In the same campaign, Bill Clinton criticized rapper Sista Souljah for using racially inflammatory language in the wake of the Los Angeles riots.
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Wow, I wonder if this story has been posted before?
Yep, Hiltery knows all about plantations. When you run one yourself .....
And of course the days of lynchings and church bombings occurred in the then solidly democrat South.
I notice Hillary has been wearing lots of scarfs and turtle necks lately.
Trying to hide that enormous turkey neck she's getting. She's looking bloated and old. Like a female Ted Kennedy.
Did you vote in the poll on that page too? I did......
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Black Dem Blasts 'Plantation' Hillary Clinton ^ |
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Posted by Sub-Driver On News/Activism ^ 01/18/2006 10:51:58 AM EST · 39 replies · 1,766+ views NewsMax ^ Black Dem Blasts 'Plantation' Hillary Clinton A high profile black Democrat in New York City is blasting Hillary Clinton for playing racial politics with her Martin Luther King Day tribute, saying her use of the term "plantation" was "condescending" to African Americans. "I think her speech was contrived and condescending," City Councilman Charles Barron told ABC Radio's Sean Hannity on Tuesday. "I don't like the idea that she used 'plantation' with a black audience," Barron complained. "I think that's a very serious analogy and I understand when we [blacks] use it from time to time. But that has been a... |
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WILL PLANTATION GAFFE PLOW CLINTON UNDER? (Hil's pander routine lacerated) ^ |
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Posted by Liz On News/Activism ^ 01/18/2006 10:21:07 AM EST · 81 replies · 2,385+ views NY POST ^ | 1/18/06 | OPINIONS **** Sen. Hillary Clinton's plantation speech earns her an A-plus in racial politics and a F-minus in presidential acumen. James Ring Ossining ***** Just when we thought Harry Belafonte and Sens. Ted Kennedy and Chuck Schumer had created the all-time low points in public spectacles....... Her hostile and vitriolic plantation-politics speech was all about her, not him. This aging generation of frustrated Democrats and their decades of self-serving agendas gave America 9/11. I have a dream that there might be a few young and inspiring voices in the Democratic Party who will find the courage to tell these egotistical, morally... |
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Hillary Tubman Clinton on the Plantation & Mayor Milk "Chocolate for God" Nagin - In Photoshop Glory ^ |
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Posted by rabair On Bloggers & Personal ^ 01/18/2006 7:45:58 AM EST · 8 replies · 167+ views RightWinged.com ^ | January 2006 | Randy Just wanted to share a number of photoshops I was inspired to create and share in my blog posts so far this week. (Not enough hours in the day to get Gore, Belafonte and the rest) From:NOLA Mayor Nagin Wants A Chocolate New Orleans From:Mayor Nagin's New Orleans Chocolate Factory Explained... From:Mayor Nagin's New Orleans Chocolate Factory Explained... Mayor "Buses" Nagin: ...That is why Nesquik will be the official sponsor of New Orleans.President Bush: And they call me stupid?! Seriously, who is this guy? From: and Hillary Clinton Tubman Lets Loose on Congressional Plantation. 'Wade in the Water' Hill. |
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Today Show Portrays Hillary Plantation Remark Putting Her on Offense, Not Defense ^ |
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Posted by governsleastgovernsbest On News/Activism ^ 01/18/2006 7:45:54 AM EST · 60 replies · 1,565+ views Today Show/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein by Mark Finkelstein January 18, 2006 - 07:38 When Republican leader Trent Lott made racially insensitive remarks, the MSM was immediately flooded with speculation as to whether he could survive in his political leadership post. But when Hillary Clinton did the same, the Today show portrayed her as going on the offense, not being on the defense. You might have imagined Today's graphic for this morning's segment would have read along the lines "Hillary Feeling the Heat". Imagine again. In fact it read "Off and Running? Hillary Attacks GOP". Offense, not defense. Today also conveniently omitted mentioning that her 'plantation'... |
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700 homes planned at historic plantation site ^ |
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Posted by Lorianne On General/Chat ^ 01/18/2006 1:29:47 AM EST · 5 replies · 44+ views Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | Jan 18, 2006 | Lawrence Latane III SALUDA -- The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors reaffirmed its support for the biggest housing development in the county's history last night and voted to rezone the historic Rosegill Plantation. The 5-0 vote allows Northern Virginia developers to build 700 housing units on the 848-acre Rappahannock River estate that resonates with Colonial history and shelters the neighboring town of Urbanna in a cloak of picturesque farmland. The Rosegill manor house was home to two Colonial Virginia governors and parts of the house date to 1650, making it one of the oldest in the state. Residents on both sides of the... |
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Clinton's 'Plantation' Remark Draws Fire ^ |
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Posted by beyond the sea On News/Activism ^ 01/17/2006 11:34:18 PM EST · 88 replies · 1,689+ views cnn.com ^ | 1/17/06 | unknown WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton drew criticism Tuesday for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech in which she told a mostly black audience at a Harlem church that Republican leaders have run the House "like a plantation" and the Bush administration will go down as "one of the worst" in U.S. history. Responding to the speech, House Speaker Dennis Hastert called her remarks "a little bit over the top." "I've never run a plantation before. I'm not even sure of what kind of association she's trying to make," said the speaker, a Republican from Illinois. "If she's trying... |
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Los Angeles Times Silent On Hillary's "Plantation" Remark ^ |
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Posted by infoguy On News/Activism ^ 01/17/2006 9:35:38 PM EST · 6 replies · 485+ views Newsbusters.org ^ | 17 January 2006 | Dave Pierre By now, we've all heard about Hillary Clinton's bombastic "plantation" remark at an MLK Day event at a Harlem church yesterday (Monday, January 16, 2006).One place you won't hear about it is in today's print edition of the Los Angeles Times, who failed to find room for even one word about the statement.Remarkably, earlier this month, the Times was able to find room for three items on Pat Robertson's bizarre Ariel Sharon remark (Jan6: here, Jan12: here, and Jan13 here).Why is the Los Angeles Times turning its back on Hillary malfeasance? As we reported here and here a while back,... |
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Even Matthews Not Buying Sharpton Defense of Hillary's "Plantation" ^ |
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Posted by governsleastgovernsbest On News/Activism ^ 01/17/2006 8:20:42 PM EST · 165 replies · 3,598+ views Hardball/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein by Mark Finkelstein January 17, 2006 - 20:09 Apparently even Chris Matthews has his limits when it comes to swallowing Dem BS. The proof came tonight, when Matthews clearly wasn't buying Al Sharpton's transparently lame defense of Hillary Clinton's allegation, at an MLK Day event, that "the House of Representatives has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about." Sharpton's theater of the absurd reached its apotheosis when he claimed that Hillary "did not make the comments at a Harlem church". Even the New york Times had to admit that she had spoken in "at the... |
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I Guess It Depends On What The Definition Of Plantation Is ^ |
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Posted by conservativecorner On News/Activism ^ 01/17/2006 6:44:55 PM EST · 20 replies · 717+ views Polipundit ^ | Jan. 17, 2006 | Lorie Byrd There is a great roundup of links to stories, pictures, video, and reaction to Hillarys MLK Day statement that the GOP House of Representatives is run like a plantation at Michelle Malkin.com. According to the NYT, she suggested that things had changed in recent years with the Republicans in control of the White House and Congress. Hmmmm. President Bush appointed Condi Rice, Colin Powell and Rod Paige (respectively) as the first black National Security Advisor, Secretary of State and Secretary of Education. I guess that pales in comparison to the great strides blacks made under her husband. After all, the... |
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The House has been run like a plantation, declares Clinton (Video Here) ^ |
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Posted by Craig DeLuz On Bloggers & Personal ^ 01/17/2006 1:31:24 PM EST · 2 replies · 29+ views The Home of Uncommon Sense ^ | 01/17/2006 | Craig DeLuz On a day when most of the country was celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. New York Senator Hillary Clinton spent her day off with nationally renowned race-pimp Al Sharpton name calling and race baiting. She even went as far as accusing Republicans of running the House of Representatives like a plantation. Those poor oppressed house democrats; the Republican man is obviously guilty once again of keeping them down. I propose that President Bush issue a new Emancipation Proclamation. In this one he will declare all house Democrats free from the bondage of elective office. And... |
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Al Sharpton: Hillary Clinton Right about GOP 'Plantation' ^ |
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Posted by rdb3 On News/Activism ^ 01/17/2006 10:59:31 AM EST · 50 replies · 962+ views Newsmax ^ | 17 January 2006 | Carl Limbacher Reprinted from NewsMax.comTuesday, Jan. 17, 2006 9:41 a.m. ESTAl Sharpton: Hillary Clinton Right about GOP 'Plantation' Radical firebrand Rev. Al Sharpton is defending Sen. Hillary Clinton after she blasted GOP leaders on Capitol Hill for playing what she called "plantation" politics, with Sharpton saying he's happy to see that the former first lady is adopting his views. "I absolutely defend her saying it because I said it all through the '04 elections," Sharpton told the New York Daily News on Tuesday. The undisputed king of New York City racial politics praised Clinton for calling it like she sees it. "Any... |
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Hillary Goes Back To Her "Roots". Calls Congress a Plantation? ^ |
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Posted by rabair On Bloggers & Personal ^ 01/17/2006 9:36:11 AM EST · 1 reply · 33+ views RightWinged.com ^ | January 17, 2006 | Randy Apparently Hillary thinks that there is a comparison between what the slaves endured, to what Democrats in Congress endure. |
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Hil's King Day shocker (Hillary's "plantation" speech given in church) ^ |
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Posted by jimbo123 On News/Activism ^ 01/17/2006 7:37:44 AM EST · 94 replies · 1,932+ views NY Daily News ^ | 1/17/2006 | MICHAEL McAULIFF , DAVID SALTONSTALL Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped a Martin Luther King Day stunner yesterday - comparing GOP rule of the House of Representatives to a "plantation." Standing alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton, Clinton told a mostly black crowd that "when you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation - and you know what I am talking about." The startling comment got muted response from those at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ on W. 116th St., but Republican leaders seized on her remarks as inflammatory and insensitive. "It is always wrong... |
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Hillary Clinton Blasts GOP 'Plantation' ^ |
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Posted by ArmyBratproud On News/Activism ^ 01/16/2006 11:04:00 PM EST · 65 replies · 1,323+ views Newsmax ^ | 1/16/06 Hillary Clinton Blasts GOP 'Plantation' NEW YORK -- Sounding a little like a preacher, a fired-up Sen. Hillary Clinton lambasted the Bush administration and the Republican-controlled Congress during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, predicting the presidency "will go down in history as one of the worst" and saying the House of Representatives is run like a "plantation" where dissenting voices are squelched. "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," Clinton, D-N.Y., told the crowd at the Canaan Baptist... |
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Plantation teen denied request for release in slaying of Fort Lauderdale homeless man ^ |
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Posted by Caipirabob On News/Activism ^ 01/16/2006 6:55:54 PM EST · 8 replies · 195+ views Sun Sentinel ^ | January 16 2006 | Bill Hirschman & Brian Haas FORT LAUDERDALE - A Broward county judge on Monday refused to release a 17-year-old suspect in the beating death of a homeless man last week. The other suspect's hearing was delayed one day. The judge, Steven DeLuca, also ordered Thomas Daugherty held for 21 days under juvenile detention and signed an order for a psychological examination of the Plantation youth. Daugherty is being treated as a juvenile, prosecutors have not yet formally announced whether the teen will be charged as a juvenile or an adult. |
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Clinton slams Bush at King event, says Congress like `plantation' ^ |
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Posted by conservative in nyc On News/Activism ^ 01/16/2006 6:31:42 PM EST · 98 replies · 1,651+ views AP via Newsday ^ | 1/16/06 | DEEPTI HAJELA` Sounding a little like a preacher, a fired-up Sen. Hillary Clinton lambasted the Bush administration and the Republican-controlled Congress during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, predicting the presidency "will go down in history as one of the worst" and saying the House of Representatives is run like a "plantation" where dissenting voices are squelched. "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," Clinton, D-N.Y., told the crowd at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Harlem. "It has been... |
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Plantation teen denied bond in slaying of Fort Lauderdale homeless man ^ |
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Posted by jakerobins On News/Activism ^ 01/16/2006 1:17:49 PM EST · 2 replies · 97+ views The Sun Sentinel ^ A Broward county judge on Monday denied bond for a 17-year-old suspect in the beating death of a homeless man last week. The other suspect's hearing was delayed one day. The judge, Steven DeLuca, also ordered Thomas Daugherty held for 21 days under juvenile detention and signed an order for a psychological examination of the Plantation youth. Daugherty is being treated as a juvenile, prosecutors have not yet formally announced whether the teen will be charged as a juvenile or an adult. DeLuca also denied a request for pretrial detention by Daugherty's defense attorney, Jerry Williams. If granted, the request... |
Interesting historical nugget --- "free people of color" as a percent of total "people of color" in 1860 is almost exactly the same percent as percent of african americans voting republican.
Converse is also true --- approximately the same percent of african americans are still slaves to the Democratic Party
Trying to hide that enormous turkey neck she's getting. She's looking bloated and old. Like a female Ted Kennedy.
Oh my gosh, that is a disgusting image.
Class of 2000 rules. Thanks for the aggregate.
"Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sparked a Martin Luther King Day political firestorm Monday by describing the GOP-controlled Congress as a "plantation" during a speech before an African-American congregation in Harlem."
Hmmmm. Aren't you just the shiniest marble of the bunch, Hillary. So, please tell me, why are you trying to incite a riot? Are you going to conduct a march on the capitol?
And if they vote for Hillary she will outlaw aspirin since you have to pick cotton to get at the pills.
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