Comments on: Hysterical Women and South LA Looters

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:01:26 +0000

Green Eagle, people hate losing. Have you ever heard the things that get said after a bad sports call?You don’t have to be a troll to say things that over the top. You just have to have a lot (too much?) of your own identity tied up in your preferred candidate so that any act “against” them is an attack on you. It’s personal.It’s even easier to feel this way in an already adversarial political climate. I’m not blaming Clinton or Obama for fostering that kind of climate, although I do wish they’d both be better at fighting it. I blame the Republicans, or more specifically, the group of reactionaries who decided that the Democratic party needed to be obliterated. When you’re a Democrat already fighting for your existence and relevance, it’s all too easy to see any contest, even one between allies, as a fight.So no, I don’t see a troll here.

By: Green Eagle

Green Eagle — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:27:30 +0000

The point of being a Republican troll is to create as much hostility and anger within the Democrats as possible.I just don’t find it credible that this woman’s behavior is motivated by anything rational, and am looking for the most likely explanation, other than that she is really drunk, which is possible. I have seen this sort of behavior from Republicans back to talk shows in the sixties, and I think she fits the mold.In any event, now that a couple of million people have seen her outburst, I bet she is sort of regretting it.

By: Strider

Strider — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:24:41 +0000

Amen! If Hilary’s supporters won’t vote for Obama, you know, get behind the DEMOCRATIC nominee, they ain’t Democrats. Period.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:33:36 +0000

Matt: Maybe this assumption is from where she says:And they think we won't all turn and vote for McCain?

By: decrepitoldfool

decrepitoldfool — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:51:34 +0000

I have come to realize our country is sorely in need of a minority president… a series of them, actually. We have got to get over the idea that a Real Americanâ?¢ is defined as a white male over the age of 55. It makes me sad to think that it matters more which is first than that some minority take the stage. If we can’t get past this we’re going to end up with another WMOTAO55, who voted with the previous one 100% of the time last year but still says he’s somehow going to change Washington.

By: Matt Platte

Matt Platte — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:13:18 +0000

I didn’t hear her say, “I’m voting for McCain,” so why are y’all making assumptions that she’s not a true Democrat, a Republican troll, etc.?Perhaps she is simply predicting disaster for the Democrats if her candidate isn’t chosen. And aren’t many of the conventional wisdom folks saying that Hillary is more likely to succeed vs. McCain? Maybe she’s just one of them ordinary Manhattan Democrats, and not some X-Files Reptilian that y’all seem to want her to be.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:15:21 +0000

I’m with you all the way Greg. I think you have been doing a fantastic job lately defusing the situation with the Democrats, and we certainly need more of that. I’ve been very critical in the past of your coverage of Clinton and the primaries, but your latest streak of posts are precisely what this party needs more of. Balanced, rational, sane, inclusive, thoughtful commentary. And, most of all, less accusations, more understanding, and more constructive talk.Women are and have been getting the shaft for a long time, as have blacks. Obama could and should do more to address this, and the party overall isn’t helping either. And neither is Clinton.Personally, I don’t like Clinton, and I don’t think I ever really did. I even seriously looked into McCain as a second choice after Obama became my first choice. That lasted for about the two hours it took me to look into McCain’s stance on various issues, his record, and the people he has surrounded himself with. I may not like Clinton, but I think she’d make a fine president, and I’ll be happy to vote for her if she were to win the nomination.

By: Green Eagle

Green Eagle — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:21:50 +0000

I saw this video soon after it was posted, and have had a day to think about it. Does anyone know who she really is? I have a suspicion that she is a Republican troll- a little part of Operation Chaos. She is so off the charts that I have trouble believing she is real.Any thoughts?