Axelrod answered a REPORTER'S QUESTION truthfully. Whats wrong with that?

[Joe the Revelator]

REPORTER: But looking ahead, does the assassination put on the front burner foreign policy credentials in the closing days?

AXELROD: Well, it puts on the table foreign policy judgment, and that's a discussion we welcome. Barack Obama had the judgment to oppose the
war in Iraq, and he warned at the time it would divert us from Afghanistan and al Qaeda, and now we see the effect of that. Al Qaeda's resurgent,
they're a powerful force now in Pakistan, they may have been involved -- we've been here, so I don't know whether the news has been updated,
but there's a suspicion they may have been involved in this.



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Just so we're all clear here. It's not like he ran out and threw Hillary (rightfully) under the bus for her IWR vote. He answered a reporters questions truthfully and accurately.

[rodeodance]

1. today is a day of grief for a lost mother and leader. Noungh said!

[Joe the Revelator]

2. Then string up the reporter, not Axelrod.

[madrchsod]

3. bad taste

he should have said no comment or obama has made a statement..axelrod made a mistake today...he should have waited a few days to question hillary

[hayu_lol]

4. And here you are rehashing the entire matter...

a statement from the candidates is mandated in such tragic circumstances. Flacks, advisors, surrogates should have the native intelligence to keep their mouths shut and refer the vultures of the press to their candidate.

Loose lips sink more than ships.

[ElizabethDC]

5. Politicians and others refuse to answer reporters' questions all the time

A brief "no comment" is fine, or maybe saying, "I don't want to discuss politics in this context" or "yes, foreign policy credentials have always been important and continue to be important. I believe that my candidate has the best kind of experience to lead our nation through a time like this."

I believe that the candidates and their spokespeople need to be sensitive on a day like today, and attacks aimed at other candidates are distasteful. :shrug:

[annie1]

9. exactly. or even, "we believe it was important to pay attention to pakistan...

and not be distracted by iraq, i stand by obama's good judgement when he said this 5 years ago". something like that.

[Cameron27]

13. I agree.

[suston96]

6. He answered a reporters questions truthfully and accurately - and....

...he wishes he could take them back.

[Evergreen Emerald]

8. it was not accurately or truthfully.

He gives his guy a free pass on his votes and statements and attempts to blame Clinton for the Iraq war.

[Renew Deal]

7. Hillary's immoral pro-war stance has consequences.

It's never too early or too late to say that.

[AtomicKitten]

10. The Media Heathers have again framed the debate by

insinuating there was something wrong with what Axelrod said.

I fully support tying in the US's egregious foreign policy as shaping the unrest in the ME. The Republicans and Ms. Clinton are trying so sweep this freakin' nightmare under the carpet, to take it off the radar of voters, when I say light it up, keeping it burning, don't forget what kowtowing to the GOP war scheme advocates has wrought.

That's an important lesson we can't afford to let fade into the background.

[jenmito]

12. CNN keeps reporting it as an Obama attack on Hillary, not ONCE saying it was in response to a

QUESTION!!! CNN makes me sick!

[annie1]

17. There are many way to answer a question. he is an adult and could...

have answered it differently. in this thread many people gave examples of different answers to the question.

[jenmito]

18. The point is CNN didn't state ONCE that what he said was a response to a question, though,

and that makes a big difference. And not one person pointed out Evan Bayh's politicization of the assassination today.

[Catherine Vincent]

11. It must have been wrong if you have to start a thread defending him. nt

[jenmito]

14. The media (CNN) is REPORTING it wrong which is why the OP is pointing out that

it was an answer to a question-not an unprovoked comment.

[Cameron27]

15. lol

[ClarkUSA]

16. Wow, that's political wisdom for the ages.... I guess that applied to Kerry and the SBV, too?

Some Hillaryworlders make me laugh. Your argument is right out of the Republican playbook. :crazy:

[Lurking Dem]

19. Only some?

Tired? :+

[ClarkUSA]

23. Well, I am friendly with two of them.

But the rest of them make my stomach hurt, which makes me tired (see below). ;-)

[Catherine Vincent]

22. And some of you Obama gangbangers make me laugh. nt

[ClarkUSA]

24. Gangbangers, eh? A purposefully racist term from a Bill Shaheen apologist?

Hillaryous! :rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

25. You're not the only one that can call supporters names.

Laugh all you want, idiot.

[ClarkUSA]

26. So you defend using a racist term, eh? How very Bill Shaheen-like of you....

Racist idiot. Keep cackling, though. :rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

27. What racist term did I use?

If you're talking about "gangbangers", I didn't realize that was a racist term. Why do you consider it a racist term? Waiting for your explanation.

[ClarkUSA]

29. Ah, you come back belatedly with the Bill Shaheen "Who me, a racist?" innocent act, eh?

Yes, "gangbangers" is SUCH a race-neutral term when applied together with Obama's supporters. :eyes:

[Catherine Vincent]

30. Are all Obama supporters the same race?

Nice try.

[desi]

32. Nice job cat girl...

give him a little more rope...

[ClarkUSA]

34. Do you like her referring to "Obama gangbangers" too?

Why am I not surprised?

[desi]

37. I don't have a problem at all.

so you have no reason to be surprised in the least.

[ClarkUSA]

41. Of course you don't, Hillaryworlder.

I said I wouldn't be surprised. And I'm not. Racists abound at DU.

[desi]

43. Yeah they abound...

some even think that all gang-bangers are Black. Take a hint son, some are Brown, like ME....

[ClarkUSA]

49. Yep.

And the only thing brown about you is the bullshit you're slinging.

[ClarkUSA]

33. Desperately trying to deflect from your racist remark about Obama supporters, eh?

Boy, you really are taking a page out of the Bill Shaheen handbook. Who's the idiot now? :rofl:

[desi]

35. A word to the "wise"..

stop digging

[ClarkUSA]

36. Stop defending racist remarks.

I'm calling cat_girl25 on her shit while you're trying to bury it.

[Catherine Vincent]

38. Calling Obama supporters gangbangers is not a racist remark.

You're the one attempting to make it a racist remark. I ask again, are all Obama supporters of the same race? Nevermind. They are not. Therefore, it can not be racist. Obama has White, Black, Asian, Hispanic etc. for supporters. Calling a candidate's gangbangers is just as silly as hillaryworlders. Or even Hillaryherd as I read in another thread.

[desi]

40. He must not get out much

if he thinks all gang-bangers are Black anyway. Ignorance is bliss ain't it?

[ClarkUSA]

45. Your obfuscating spin on the connotation of cat_girl25's term "Obama gangbangers" is amusing.

You're not fooling anyone. Ignorance fools no one but the ignorant.

[Catherine Vincent]

47. I think he knows they're not.

He is attempting to paint me as being racist.

[ClarkUSA]

48. You know shit about what I think. Your remark "Obama gangbangers" says it all.

You are a Bill Shaheen "Who Me?" racist, plain and simple. Get yourself a job with the Clinton campaign in NH -- I hear there's an opening.

[Catherine Vincent]

50. And you don't know shit about me.

You need to quit while you're NOT ahead.

[ClarkUSA]

51. I know you made a racist remark about "Obama gangbangers" that you won't own up to.

That's all I need to know.

Hey, Bill Shaheen would be proud of you. Hell, too bad you're not also a Clinton surrogate... YOUR racist remark and subsequent
denials could also have been good for a news cycle or two.

:rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

53. It's not a racist remark because you say so. nt

edit: btw, sorry I called you an idiot.

[ClarkUSA]

42. Yep, you're definitely a Bill Shaheen Democrat.

Your belatedly defensive babble is utterly unconvincing.

[Catherine Vincent]

44. Okay, I'll end this with you.

You can't explain yourself. Ciao!

[ClarkUSA]

46. Say hello to Bill Shaheen for me... you and he seem to be kindred spirits in so many ways.

:puke:

[Perry Logan]

20. Not to mention twenty threads defending him.

[JackORoses]

28. that is just stupid.

if that is the case, then Hillary is the worst excuse for a candidate in known history based on the number of threads her shills create to defend her.

[Perry Logan]

21. AXELRODGATE THREAD #1

[mopinko]

31. dang. i thought we all wanted a candidate that speak truth

no matter what. i guess not.

[depakid]

39. There's question about judgment alright

but this time, it ain't Hillary's.

[MethuenProgressive]

52. Axelrod = Shaheen

No diff.

[ClarkUSA]

54. What are you smoking, MP?

Sigh.