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Bill sounds bitter that he's not the cool kid on the block any more
Sounds like Bill is blaming young people for not voting for Hillary ontheir "lack of wisdom" and "propensity to be fooled by rethoric" compared to their elder counterparts
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First of all, the whole comment comes out as petty coming from Clinton who looks like he's just being defensive about being lumped with the Bushes into the 20 years of neglect for small towns that Obama was talking about. And sounds a bit bitter that it's not 92 and he's not cool with the kids any more.
Secondly, how is it that older people are wise enough and have good memories when it comes to the 90s, but when it comes to sniper fire, any person over 60 might be prone to mis-remembering things?
If you can fabricate a war story out of whole cloth, could you be deluding yourself about how great things were with the presidency as
well? (I'm looking at you, Bill and Hillary...)
Aside from being ridiculous and conflicting, this also shows you what happens when you parse every word people say and look for things to be offended about. Should everybody who considers themselves "young" have a
right to be offended?
Obama was in a casual conversation in a room with a small group of people when he made his "condescending" remarks. This guy was speaking at a rally!
What did Hillary say about the other day about blaming people not voting on you on them instead of yourself?
To her credit, I don't think Hillary ever said something like this herself, but she came pretty close and her campain has basically dissed
voters in all small states, red states, caucus states, casino workers, and people in MI and FL that had better things to do than vote for a popularity contest. Oh, and everybody that doesn't remember the 90s as the age of "peace and prosperity".
Because market deregulation was such a great idea, everybody was gleeful at the time. And losing majorities in the senate in the house, and
having all of government on hold during impeachment trials was a thrill.
Give. me. a. break.











Comments (5)
Sounds like these "young lads" got "duped":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpDTvlSd0x4
April 16, 2008 1:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
The comments from self-identified older voters are fascinating.
April 16, 2008 5:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
It very well could be some form of anger/resentment/surprise we see coming from President Clinton.
I also suspect it might be a bit more calculated maneuver. After failure of the race wedge, the Muslim wedge, the elitist wedge, this is just Y.A.W (Yet Another Wedge).
Clinton campaigns sees little to no hope of recapturing the youth vote, slow but steady erosion of the older vote, and drives the wedge in an attempt to shore up one of the few voting blocks it has captured in virtually every state.
April 16, 2008 8:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Bill isn't well. Bill has pump head. That's what happens when you get a by-pass - your head gets messed up. See doctors have been real cute about not bothering to tell anyone about this - but every by-pass patient has this problem to one extent or another and it's clear Bill is not himself these days.
April 16, 2008 9:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Of course, the MSM will be filled for days with stories about how he's dissed younger voters, now, won't it! And we'll see Bill Kristol write a column criticizing the Clintons for their "elitism" toward younger voters.
Won't we?
*sigh*
April 16, 2008 12:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
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