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Clinton Sows Seeds of Destruction
NYT ^ | May 10th, 2008 | BOB HERBERT

Posted on 05/10/2008 11:29:54 AM PDT by The_Republican

The Clintons have never understood how to exit the stage gracefully.

Their repertoire has always been deficient in grace and class. So there was Hillary Clinton cold-bloodedly asserting to USA Today that she was the candidate favored by “hard-working Americans, white Americans,” and that her opponent, Barack Obama, the black candidate, just can’t cut it with that crowd.

“There’s a pattern emerging here,” said Mrs. Clinton.

There is, indeed. There was a name for it when the Republicans were using that kind of lousy rhetoric to good effect: it was called the Southern strategy, although it was hardly limited to the South. Now the Clintons, in their desperation to find some way — any way — back to the White House, have leapt aboard that sorry train.

He can’t win! Don’t you understand? He’s black! He’s black!

The Clintons have been trying to embed that gruesomely destructive message in the brains of white voters and superdelegates for the longest time. It’s a grotesque insult to African-Americans, who have given so much support to both Bill and Hillary over the years.

(Representative Charles Rangel of New York, who is black and has been an absolutely unwavering supporter of Senator Clinton’s White House quest, told The Daily News: “I can’t believe Senator Clinton would say anything that dumb.”)

But it’s an insult to white voters as well, including white working-class voters. It’s true that there are some whites who will not vote for a black candidate under any circumstance. But the United States is in a much better place now than it was when people like Richard Nixon, George Wallace and many others could make political hay by appealing to the very worst in people, using the kind of poisonous rhetoric that Senator Clinton is using now.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clintonhatesblacks; clintonracecard; divisive; dncplantation; evil; hillary; racewar

1 posted on 05/10/2008 11:29:56 AM PDT by The_Republican
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To: The_Republican
"Their repertoire has always been deficient in grace and class."

What a bunch of flaming hypocrites. But then, what else would one expect from the NYT? I guess as long as the classless, graceless Clintons were carrying out their agenda and in their favor, those things weren't important. Now that they have a new girlfriend, the old one is an ugly hag. Of course, many of us noticed that a long time ago.

2 posted on 05/10/2008 11:35:37 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (Bill Clinton: Life Member of the Liars' Club.)
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To: The_Republican

Note to Chalie Rangel....she is that ruthlessly unethical and race baiting as is convenient and you have been that much of a hypocritical shill for the Clintons for decades.


3 posted on 05/10/2008 11:38:40 AM PDT by rod1 (u)
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To: Past Your Eyes

Good point. Besides “class” is not even a real word in the liberal lexicon. Instead, it is Classenvy.


4 posted on 05/10/2008 11:40:23 AM PDT by rod1 (u)
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To: The_Republican


Bob Herbert
5 posted on 05/10/2008 11:41:19 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

He looks ill.


6 posted on 05/10/2008 11:43:27 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: rod1

Even Charlie Rangel said it was dumb of Hillary to say that she gets more of the white working class vote, and that she’s the sronger candidate. There may be limits to what the Clintons can do without peeving their remaining allies.


7 posted on 05/10/2008 11:43:31 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: rod1

GREAT! Keep on destroying!!!!


8 posted on 05/10/2008 11:52:20 AM PDT by gulfcoast6
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To: The_Republican
But the United States is in a much better place now than it was when people like Richard Nixon, George Wallace and many others could make political hay by appealing to the very worst in people, using the kind of poisonous rhetoric that Senator Clinton is using now

Weapons-grade b*llockanium.

9 posted on 05/10/2008 11:57:11 AM PDT by agere_contra
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To: jimbo123

Had the pleasure (?) of working with Bob Herbert in the late 80s when he had a tv show on WNYC tv. At the time, I called him Bob ‘Yusef’ Herbert, sometimes with him in earshot.


10 posted on 05/10/2008 12:02:16 PM PDT by Sgt Joe Friday 714
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To: Past Your Eyes

Exactly. The NYTs kissed Billy’s butt for years.


11 posted on 05/10/2008 12:03:48 PM PDT by kjo
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To: The_Republican

Re-Create ‘68!

Thank you, Commander Limbaugh, for your valiant and successful execution of Operation Chaos!


12 posted on 05/10/2008 12:03:52 PM PDT by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: The_Republican

I would not insult mobile home owners by calling these Arkansas grifters “trailer trash” but Bill and Hill are looking to “trash” our Whitehouse again. NoNoNoNoNoNoNo, I say G*d D*mn Hill and Bill go back to Arkansas or go back to where ever you live.


13 posted on 05/10/2008 12:27:28 PM PDT by cornbreadmuffin
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To: The_Republican

BTTT!


14 posted on 05/10/2008 10:01:04 PM PDT by neverdem (I'm praying for a Divine Intervention.)
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To: The_Republican

They couldn’t even leave graciously when Bush was inagurated! They stayed at the hanger for MUCH longer than they should have, making Bush wait!! CLASSLESS!


15 posted on 05/11/2008 5:47:44 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

And Charlie Rangel knows DUMB when he sees it!!


16 posted on 05/11/2008 5:48:22 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: The_Republican

PLAYING THE RACE CARD - http://youtube.com/watch?v=2PsrSqf-q_Y


17 posted on 05/11/2008 7:50:16 AM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: gulfcoast6

OPERATION CHAOS CONTINUES!!!!!


18 posted on 05/11/2008 9:17:58 AM PDT by DMZFrank
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To: The_Republican; neverdem

He (Bill) did us like he did Monica Lewinsky - Reverend Wright

Wright gets some things right. (thanks for the ping, neverdem)


19 posted on 05/12/2008 6:05:50 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

[snip] There was a name for it when the Republicans were using that kind of lousy rhetoric to good effect: it was called the Southern strategy [end]

Hey, leave ‘em alone, the Demwits have to try something to gain ground in states where tobacco is grown. :’) Thanks, Newt, for the only big thing you managed to do right (and mostly by accident).

Thanks neverdem.

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20 posted on 05/12/2008 9:02:43 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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