Hillary Clinton Hits Jeb Bush First, and Hard, in Speech on Race

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Times

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jeb Bush and his aides had envisioned a big, inclusive, high-minded speech about race on Friday in his home state of Florida, a chance to bring his message of colorblind opportunity to a prestigious group of African-American leaders.

In a rare gesture of bipartisanship, Mr. Bush even planned to warmly quote President Obama, usually the object of his derision.

Then Hillary Rodham Clinton stomped all over those plans.

In a biting surprise attack, delivered as Mr. Bush, the former Florida governor, waited backstage here at the annual convention of the National Urban League, Mrs. Clinton portrayed him as a hypocrite who had set back the cause of black Americans.

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[mcar]

1. She called it like it is

Bush is a hypocrite. Voters should be reminded of this at every opportunity.

[brooklynite]

2. Apparently, they didn't take it well...

Tim Miller (Bush Communications Director):

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@Timodc
Clintonesque move to pass over chance to unite in favor of a false cheap shot. When you have no record of accomplishment to point to....

[mcar]

7. Poor babies

They are so into being united, aren't they? Never a negative word about HRC from their pure lips.

[groundloop]

13. And let us never forget his brother the "Compassionate Conservative"

If nothing else the Bush's are good at deluding themselves along with gullible voters. Their lies need to be put front and center at every chance.

[George II]

3. She was great, and between that speech and her letter to the NYT, she showed how tough...

...she's going to be during the general election campaign.

[MBS]

4. very glad to see this. n/t

[Gloria]

6. Me, too..

Glad we seem to be moving out of listening mode into action mode and going after the "phony uniters."

[brooklynite]

10. If you recall, the announced Clinton plan...

...was to role out policy positions during the summer, and hit the campaign trail in the Fall. She's studiously sticking to the plan, however frustrating it's been for her supporters and the press.

[George II]

24. Even more frustrating for her opponent's followers.

[misterhighwasted]

5. From POLITICUS: Hillary Clinton Just Destroyed Jeb Bush’s Entire Presidential Campaign In 41 Seconds

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/31/hillary-clinton-destroyed-jeb-bushs-entire-presidential-campaign-41-seconds.html


" I don’t think you can credibly say that everyone has a “right to rise” and then say you’re for phasing out Medicare or for repealing Obamacare. People can’t rise if they can’t afford health care. They can’t rise if the minimum wage is too low to live on. They can’t rise if their governor makes it harder for them to get a college education. And you cannot seriously talk about the right to rise and support laws that deny the right to vote."



THIS is why I support Hillary Clinton. No candidate can serve a backhand to the good old boys like Hillary.

Well done Madam President.

EQUAL RIGHTS are HUMAN RIGHTS
Hillary Clinton

[riversedge]

40. You go gal.

[cosmicone]

8. Go Hillary!!!! n/t

[msanthrope]

9. She can take him down. nt

[ismnotwasm]

11. K&R

[Gothmog]

12. Hillary Clinton's attack on Jeb were great

[Motown_Johnny]

14. Right before the first debate? Won't this just help him..

..among (R) primary voters?

I am all in favor of the message, but I seriously question the timing.

[Thor_MN]

15. So what? He has already avoided the kid's table.

The biggest unknown at this point is the last clown standing. Who cares about the clown selection process?

[Motown_Johnny]

19. We kinda want a poorly funded clown

JEB is pulling down all the cash.

He would be harder to beat than most, if not all, of the others.

[Johnyawl]

21. There will be no poorly funded clown in the General Election...

If the nominee isn't Jeb, it'll be Scott Walker and he's buried deep in the Koch's back pocket. The Koch's have committed to spending as much on getting the republican nominee elected as the republican party will. They don't care who it is as long as it's not HRC. Or Bernie. Or any "D".

[Sunlei]

16. Oh my. Jebie probably heard that Mrs. Clinton speech as he waited 'backstage'

Republicans need Donald Trump, he doesn't 'wait back stage'

[Renaissance Man]

17. Perhaps maybe she should grab a mirror and direct some of her ire toward her husband.

This speech is interesting, coming from someone who supported her husband's Three Strikes and tougher sentencing laws in the 90's. She won't be getting my vote in the primaries. She makes it past the primaries, and I will be sitting out the general election.

[VanillaRhapsody]

26. Duly noted.....

whatever lets you sleep at night....

[AndreaCG]

27. Good. Put Jeb or one of those idiots in the White House

That'll really help ordinary people. Renaissance Man? Ha!

[Renaissance Man]

34. The "lesser of two evils" meme is really tiring.

As a black male, threatening the presence of a Republican president in the White House is as meaningful as tits on a boar. It may be hard to look at her "tough on crime" record and her support for her husband's three strikes and tougher sentencing laws, but it's out there.

I'm sitting out if she gets the nomination. Period.

[OldRedneck]

36. This election is not about 2016

Whoever wins the White House in 2016 will shape the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, for the next 30 - 40 years. THAT is why we cannot have a Republican in the White House, no matter how much you may dislike Ms. Clinton.

If a Republican wins the White House, the entire 20th Century will be repealed, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- they will finish gutting the Voting Rights Act -- Social Security will be handed over to Wall Street -- Medicare will be given to the private insurance companies -- we'll be in a permanent state of war -- renewable energy will be shoved aside -- middle- and low-income families will pay all the taxes and get none of the benefits.

You may be a black male but I'm an old white Southerner who witnessed the aftermath of the lynching of a young black man who worked for my grandfather in Louisiana, 1955. As a college student in Alabama in the mid-1960's, I marched in Montgomery, Alabama, behind MLK and shook hands with Rosa Parks. I suspect you are a good bit younger than my 71 years and you didn't live through those days -- are you ready to return to those days ????? -- because that's where a Republican House-Senate-White House will take us.

[riversedge]

41. Sitting out the election will help the Republicans win more Sepreme

judges. I am looking to the big issues that will ultimately affect all of us. I hope you will too.

[Evergreen Emerald]

42. oh brother, not this again.

There are differences. Look. It would be disastrous for our country to go back to the policies of GW.

[uberblonde]

39. You know who voted for that Clinton crime bill?

Bernie Sanders.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/103-1994/h416

[BlueMTexpat]

18. That Jeb! - whose actions before the 2000

election literally disenfranchised as many minority voters in Florida as possible and whose actions throughout the whole 2000 election recount process were outrageous - even dared to try to state how "good" he is on race issues is literally flabbergasting.

Good for Hillary! Sock it to the Big Fraud!

[bucolic_frolic]

20. Hey JEB!ster

She ain't your grandmother's Hillary Clinton anymore

She's learned from Obama, the master campaigner, who sets the tone,
pace, timing, agenda, direction of the debate

Obama's campaign was always 3 days ahead, seeding issues, responding
to the opposition in a few hours, deflecting attacks before they gained
momentum

The Democrat Party has grown up and grown a pair

I don't like that they have to be this way, but it's not as civil an occupation
as it once was

[Hekate]

25. Oh, Heb, poor Heb...

May we be treated to many more moments like this.

[The Second Stone]

28. Wonderful fusilade. I hope Bush enjoyed reaping what he had sowed.

Now let's see the other contenders pile on this turd of a Republican candidate. Let's make it bipartisan.

[Xipe Totec]

29. She looks like she's dropping the mike here

[The Second Stone]

30. If Mr. Bush has his feelings hurt over defending his record and positions, which is apparently the

case, then he has no business being in politics.

[IcyPeas]

31. "uncivil and uncalled for"

yeah, republicans would NEVER say anything uncivil and uncalled for, would they?........... Pleeze!! tut-tut-tut

Mr. Bush’s aides, however, could barely hide their disgust over Mrs. Clinton’s remarks, which they spoke of, bitterly, as uncivil and uncalled-for.

[OldRedneck]

37. ". . . uncivil and uncalledfor . . . "

And Rush Limbaugh's speech is . . . . ??????

[AngryAmish]

32. Christ, she shit in his liver-lipped mouth.

Fuck you Jeb.

[GitRDun]

33. The event / speeches show some real positives for HRC

Great strategy hitting Bush on his "right to rise" theme.

More interesting feedback for the Sanders campaign. While I have no doubt his heart is in the right place, he seems to have a tin ear when it comes to understanding how he sounds to minority groups.

Thanks, good post!

[Calista241]

35. TBH i don't think this is really going to hurt Bush.

I mean, how many black people are going to vote for him anyway?

[joshcryer]

38. Her camp have a mole?

Could be funny if so. Actually I guess all the camps have moles at this level.