Bwaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahahha -now STFU Meg Whitman

[malaise]

for annoying Bill Clinton to the point that he just endorsed Jerry Brown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3vYfrpym38

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/bill-clinton-endorses-jerry-brown/
<snip>
President Bill Clinton endorsed his long-ago rival Jerry Brown for governor of California, brushing aside Mr. Brown’s recent snippy joke about the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

In a statement e-mailed to The Caucus this afternoon, Mr. Clinton made no reference to weekend remarks that included an unmistakable reference to the scandal, when Mr. Brown said: “You remember, right? There’s that whole story there about did he or didn’t he.”

Mr. Clinton offered his full support for Mr. Brown’s campaign against Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate.

“I strongly support Jerry Brown for Governor because I believe he was a fine Mayor of Oakland, he’s been a very good Attorney General, and he would be an excellent Governor at a time when California needs his creativity and fiscal prudence,” Mr. Clinton said in the statement.

[babylonsister]

1. Took the wind out of her sails, didn't he.

:D

[malaise]

3. She's back on the ground

:hi:

[Rageneau]

2. Big Dog always had more class than any of his critics -- including Brown.

[liberation]

26. Well, a Dem figure to not endorse the GOP candidate for the most populous state in the nation,

and instead endorse its own party's candidate. That should be sort of implied, not really a monumental "achievement" and if it is considered so... then I must weep.

[Lyric]

37. And yet, I bet you think it was sick for McCain to endorse Bush

after some of the nasty things Bush said about him while campaigning.

Why do we sneer at the Republicans for "party uber alles", but expect it as the "norm" for ourselves?

:shrug:

[liberation]

44. Well... besides the huge strawman you used to open your comment.

Your analogy really does not work...

But in any case, really now? Clinton supporting Meg Whitman, a fairly reactionary free market uber alles GOP toady, would have been A-OK with you?

[OrangeGrapes]

54. Not the same thing.

Supporting someone who trash-talked you is not the same as supporting an old rival. If your friend beats you in a game of basketball, are you still friends afterward? I think so, but you're not if he falcon-punches you. And I take mild offense at such use of a snippet of my native language; that just irks me. And in case you use that phrase again, copy this - über.

[xxqqqzme]

57. You must not live in California.

Clinton could have said nothing and it would have gone un-noticed. There is a bad history here and Jerry should have let it go. I don't know one democrat thrilled about his candidacy- vote for him, yes...thrilled, no.

[polmaven]

42. Who said ANYTHING

about him endorsing the GOP candidate? From where did ithat come? He could have kept silent, and not endorsed anyone, but he didn't, even after that rather uncalled for "joke". You are free to believe it or not, but Bill Clinton does have class.

[Bette Noir]

43. Ah. You must have slept through the '08 campaign.

[liberation]

45. Apparently...

I love how now the bare minimum standards for any Dem figure are spin as monumental tour de forces. In this case a former Dem president, endorsing the candidate of his own party is now a monumental achievement in all things classy. Talk about ever diminishing expectations.

So yeah, sure Clinton did not have to say anything. I mean, endorsing the candidate of his own party must take what? 2 sentences? I dunno if I am reading this correctly, but I am getting the impression from some people/comments in this site that Dem pols are not subjected to any sort of minimum standards or expectations, yet the base... esp. those pesky lefties, are expected to work hard to get them elected and to stick with these Dem leadership figures through thick and thin. I dunno, that seems a bit "backwards" to me.

[polmaven]

47. You have not answered my question....

Where in the OP does it say that Bill Clinton even CONSIDERED endorsing the GOP candidate?

As to your point about the expectation that he would automatically endorse Brown, I see no reason for that to be automatic. Especially since there is a very well known animosity between the two. And after Brown's "joke", I think it showed a good deal of integrity to make the endorsement.

[polmaven]

48. I slept through NOTHING!

There was quite a bit of accusation going on here, but most of it was completely unfounded. There were disputes on both sides. That is what happens during campaigns. But most of the accusations made were just that, accusations without basis. I am not about to fight the 2008 Primary battles again. It is more than time to put those in the past. I am quite sure the president and his staff will agree. .....GET OVER IT!

[Bluenorthwest]

39. Big Dog was slow on the uptake, and deserved the barb for

dragging his feet while Whitman used clips of him campaigning against Brown long ago. Bill should have jumped on that, not got around to it.

[JuniperLea]

4. Big Dawg Done Good!

I'm so sick of Meg Witless I could scream!

I can't wait for the full Brown campaign to begin... she's spent so much more money than he has, and he still has the edge!

Meg shoved a media trainer at eBay! She hasn't voted... ever! And what about that Goldman Sachs deal? What about her ads that are full of misleading misinformation? Surely people aren't stupid enough to fall for her BS!

[tularetom]

19. You forgot the best part

Google "Meg Whitman Racist Sons" and enjoy the hilarity.

Here's a sample:

http://gawker.com/5564226/billionaire-bad-boys-club-meg-whitmans-sons-arrest-for-beating-up-a-girl

[JuniperLea]

20. Doh! Temper, temper!

Must run in the family!

:rofl:

Thanks for this... I didn't know! :rofl:

[malaise]

21. Oh my - such a nice boy

:rofl:

[calimary]

34. NEVER EVER underestimate the stupidity and gullibility of the American voter.

Here in California, too. After all, WE gave the world ronald reagan, richard nixon, randy "duke" cunningham, "b-1 bob" dornan, and darrell "crybaby" issa. Whether we wanted to or not.

[JuniperLea]

53. Let's not forget Ahnold...

He tried so hard to be a Pubbie... I'm sure it was for the money.

[goclark]

46. Good point, I'm a Brown fan but when will he start the ADS?

What is he waiting for ??

[pinboy3niner]

49. He has TWO new ads out

You can watch them here:

http://action.jerrybrown.org/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=4409

[JuniperLea]

52. I saw a great one this morning!

Meg Whitman's nose grew with each of her lies:)

[racaulk]

5. Love it!

:rofl:

K&R

[spanone]

6. k&r

[Hekate]

7. roflmao The Big Dog is a political pro through and through.

I hope he will make Meg Whitman very sorry for using his name in vain.

Hekate

[malaise]

12. Absolutely - hahahaha

:hi:

[Cleita]

8. Now if he can get her to take down those commercials

of him bashing Jerry, which are out of context when they were running against each other, it will be divine.

[Brother Buzz]

29. Bill Clinton needs to step up and film a series of ads poste haste

"I'm the Big Dog and I support this message."

[meegbear]

9. K & R

[jgraz]

10. Damn, way to go, Bubba!

Bill doesn't often do or say things that I agree with, but this is a biggie. The guy personally detests Jerry Brown, yet he's stepping up and doing the right thing. Gotta give him props for that.

:applause:

[malaise]

15. 100% correct

He's a 100% Democratic Party member - kudos to Bubba!

[Bryn]

30. Yay!

I agree that it's a good thing he's stepping up to back Brown! Meg needs to go down! :applause:

[jgraz]

31. You probably shouldn't talk about people "going down" when the Big Dog is involved.

Just sayin...

[Bryn]

32. Ooooops!

LOL

[wtmusic]

11. That's a snippy joke?

Media making more ado about nothing, and Big Dog pouncing. Ruff!

[CLANG]

14. They left out the punchline, which was pretty bad.

"I mean Clinton's a nice guy, but who ever said he always told the truth? You remember, right? There's that whole story there about did he or didn't he," Brown said at an event in Los Angeles on Sunday, in reference to the clip. "I did not have taxes with this state," he joked, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8300-503544_162-503544.html#ixzz0zXqDXdVY

[jgraz]

16. Or pretty good, depending on your perspective.

I love Jerry, but he's such a stick-in-the-mud that any humor you get from him is a rare treat.

[1monster]

55. Well, if that's his idea of humor, I'm glad he doesn't display it much.

On rare occasions, very rare, tacky, ill-bred, and mean spirited can be quite funny. But not on this occasion.

No wonder if The Big Dawg detests Brown...

[blogslut]

17. And Clinton still endorsed Brown

Pretty cool huh?

[CLANG]

18. I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I tells ya!

[MrModerate]

28. Bada-bing! n/t

[RKP5637]

13. Exactly, STFU Nut-Meg Whitman. n/t

[glinda]

22. Classy

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[BlueCheese]

23. Oddly enough...

There's another thread in which people are describing Clinton as a conservative Republican.

Honestly, what's Jerry Brown doing? He doesn't surface for months, and one of the first newsworthy things he does is make fun of Bill Clinton. In California?

[zipplewrath]

38. Actually, conservative DEMOCRAT

If it is the thread I'm thinking about, they describe him as a moderate republican, or "the most successful president the GOP ever had". That's from a democratic point of view, not a GOP point of view.

[Bluenorthwest]

41. Jerry has won a bunch of CA elections. Meg has not.

Early campaigning is CA is such a bad idea, that only consultants drooling over a huge private warchest would push for a huge summertime campaign. So Jerry is not wasting time or money. Meg most certainly is wasting both.
I note that Bill was being used in a Republican ad, and hesitated to counter it. So he got snarked at a bit. Poor Bill! And yes, in CA! Home of Prop 8 and Governor Arnold.
Trust me, Bill can cope, and he knows he should have acted faster, and that he will need to do more.

[Brother Buzz]

50. Jerry Brown has won more races than Meg Whitman has cast ballots.

[truedelphi]

51. I don't think Brown's tactic is wise at all. He is well

Known among those of us who are forty or older, but the younger voters don't know him from a pile of old "Dead" tee shirts.

He needs to do a lot more. As sad and sorry a commentary as Big Money holding captive the Airwaves for 24/7, Nutty Meg wouldn't be doing it if there wasn't some huge advantage.

[flamingdem]

24. Good we could use big dog helping Brown against the big ..

other candidate.

[Scurrilous]

25. K & R

:thumbsup:

[xultar]

27. I love me some Big Dawg

[earcandle]

33. Yea! time to prove that money whores are not the way into politics anymore! Go Clinton, Go Brown!

[deacon]

35. HUGE K + R. Whitman is a menace. n/t

[deacon]

36. Brown needs to bring out her Dick Cheney endorsement. n/t

[malaise]

40. Before or afterthe Dick croaks

:evilgrin:

[indimuse]

56. knr! n/t

[bobburgster]

58. Good for Bill!

Wish the hell a lot of democrats could be like him when it comes to Obama.

[WillyT]

59. K & R !!!

:kick: