Obama gets snippy with Bayh about Clinton endorsement. Bayh punches back.

[Maddy McCall]

In an exclusive satellite interview Wednesday, Senator Bayh talked about his involvement with Senator Clinton's campaign.

"We've got two good candidates running, and between the two, I kind of side with the one who's got the in-depth experience and the seasoning," Senator Bayh told Newschannel 15's Matt McCutcheon.

snip/

As for whether Bayh will be the nation's Vice President:

"I know she's someone who trusts my opinion and my judgment and advice, but what official role, if any, that will be up to her, and ultimately up to the people," said Senator Bayh.

Barack Obama, meanwhile, thinks Bayh may have made a mistake.

"I think that Senator Bayh, frankly, stepped out a little too soon in terms of endorsements, back at a time when Senator Clinton was up 20 points in the national polls and was the presumptive favorite," said Obama.

Newschannel 15 asked how Bayh responds to that. "Well, I like Barack Obama. I think he's a good person, and I did decide to support Senator Clinton early, but it was because I've known her for 20 years. That kind of familiarity gave me a great confidence that she had what it took to make the kind of tough decisions and changes that we need," said Bayh.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=132&go_ahead=doit

[gmudem]

1. One milquetoast DLC'er supports another

No surprise here.

[Cali_Democrat]

Birds of a feather

flock together. The DLC espouses nothing, but republican-lite strategies. They are VERY close to the military industrial complex and are major proponents of big business.

[knixphan]

21. DLC no friends to me

[boston bean]

2. He is so full of himself, what an ass!

[CatWoman]

3. I just stepped in to say

:hi: Maddie, before the shit begins.


:hi: Maddie

:)

[Binka]

4. Your Headline Is Hyperbolic

Obama didn't get "snippy" and Bayh didn't "punch back." This sounds as if a seventh grader wrote it.

[Window]

39. I mean, really. There was nothing at all wrong with that exchange.

Drama, drama, drama.

And just look at all the "snippy" responses.:rofl:

[NDambi]

62. That's Maddy Mad for you..seek Drama where there is none...lol

[Window]

68. Unreal.

[Melinda]

73. Maddy is passionate about her support of Hillary, that's all.

And that's okay. All in all, she's a great Duer and a fine human being (at least as far as I can tell through my monitor, lol). We all get a bit passionate at times - it's human nature. It's allowed. ;)

Just sayin'. :hi:

[Sanity Claws]

59. Nothing snippy and no punch back

It was a simple polite exchange. No big deal

[redqueen]

71. Par for the course... if it ain't nothin... start somethin!

And then bitch about it later!

:rofl:

[saracat]

5. Barack is a teeny bit nasty isn't he? Does "everyone" have to "worship " him?

St. Barry isn't the nice boy they claim. Bayh, like all Barack's supporters has the right to back who he wants and it is classless, in this instance for Barry to mock an old friend of the candidate.

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[NashVegas]

75. I'd Say More Huffy Than Snippy

Maybe surly.

[Rob Gregory Browne]

6. Your title is misleading. Where's the "snippy" and where's the "punch?" nt

[Binka]

8. Great Minds!

Welcome to DU!

[rodeodance]

42. "great minds" who just like to distract and not engage in a conversation--Rovian tactic

[Texas Hill Country]

7. that was pretty presumptuous of Barack... dare I say a bit arrogant?

[cornermouse]

43. If you won't, I will.

He can and should ask people to vote for him and it is commonplace for candidates to attack each other. I don't think Obama's snotty little remark was appropriate or acceptable behavior by a candidate.

[JKaiser]

9. Obama doesn't seem all that nice of a guy..

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[leftstreet]

10. DLCers hit like girls! n/t

[polmaven]

64. There is somethng wrong

with the way "girls" hit? :hi:

[CoffeeCat]

78. and they eat at...

...Weenie Hut Junior's!

[Danger Mouse]

11. The content of the post don't match the headline of the OP

:P

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. OH NO! There goes Bayh as a veep for Obama.

Yawneroonie. By the way, has anybody seen Bayh & Kevin Kline together?

[Binka]

17. But We NEED Evan's HAIR!

God what will we do without it? I'm SHATTERED!

[sniffa]

38. And his dirty money dealings

[polmaven]

69. I dunno,

I kinda think Senator Obama aint all that bad looking all by himself.

[indimuse]

13. thx!

"I've known her for 20 years. That kind of familiarity gave me a great confidence that she had what it took to make the kind of tough decisions and changes that we need," said Bayh.


ooohhh that hurts! lol..



K&R!

[Tom Rinaldo]

15. I'm not a big fan of Bayh

and that's an understatement, though I try not to be too picky in State's like Indianna. Still, that was a pretty good come back to Obama that he gave there, and Obama kind of asked for it by taking a shot at Bayh's reason for endorsing Clinton.

[Bucky]

16. Bayh should endorse whoever he likes, but Obama's words were not snippy.

How on earth do you get snippy from "I think that Senator Bayh, frankly, stepped out a little too soon in terms of endorsements, back at a time when Senator Clinton was up 20 points in the national polls and was the presumptive favorite."?

Stepped out a little too soon is not snippy. Snippy is more like "Well then, Mister Shitdon'tstink, look who's wearing the big balls now!"

or "You can kiss these coat tails good-Bayh."

or "You'll need a bit more seasoning for all the crow you'll be eating, Mr I'm-too-chickenshit-to-run."

or "Spoken like a true son of a Birch."

I could go on....

[bigbrother05]

34. ..

:rofl:

[DarienComp]

35. Snippy: "SHAME ON YOU, EVAN BAYH! MEET ME IN OHIO!"

[Ned_Devine]

18. I believe Bayh is the one mentioning the electoral college as a...

...means of grasping at straws to save Hillary's campaign. Bayh also voted for the IWR

[KAZ]

19. I'm not seeing the "snippy", nor the "punch".

[Binka]

27. Come On A Bit Of Poetic License And All That Rot

Hillary's supporters need something to put the DING in her trolley. Frankly the screeching it has been making since rolling off the tracks is quite hard to take.

DING DING WENT THE TROLLEY.......

[KAZ]

45. Zing, zing, zing went HRC, as she started...

...her campaign from hell.

[Binka]

54. Stop I Need To Close The Door To My Office

Okay now.....ROTFLMAO! Earworm!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

20. Headline: "Obama wishes a good day to Senator Clinton" Post: OBAMA PUNCHES CLINTON IN FACE!

teeny tiny letters *with curt salutation*

[Skidmore]

23. Everytime I see Evan Bayh, the only thing that comes to mind

is Mitt Romney.

[bowens43]

24. the only 'snippieness' is in your imagination.

but then , if you're still supporting hill , you have to have a good imagination.

[cali]

25. typical shit stirring post from you.

[bunnies]

26. Bayh. Does any non-DLCer care what he thinks?

Didnt think so.

[DarienComp]

28. Yep, this'll change minds.

:eyes:

[AtomicKitten]

29. Oh, so this explains her -3 superdelegate count since SuperTuesday?

'kay

[DemGa]

30. Obama repeatedly comes off as smug

The arrogant charlatan and his smear campaign need to be defeated.

http://thepage.time.com/obama-camp-memo-on-clinton-misleading-voters/

[Ned_Devine]

31. Good luck with that!

[AllentownJake]

32. Evan Bayh is dead to me

Just kidding.

Compare this I think he made a mistake I'm the better candidate to Bill Richardson is Judas and Bill going ape shit over it.

[rodeodance]

33. Obama was stupid to say such a thing--as if Bayh was silly to support Hillary

[gcomeau]

36. Interesting assessment...

"I think that Senator Bayh, frankly, stepped out a little too soon in terms of endorsements, back at a time when Senator Clinton was up 20 points in the national polls and was the presumptive favorite," said Obama. = "gets snippy" about an endorsement of the opposition. Alright... I suppose a candidate saying they think someone endorsed their opposition a bit early in the process could be interpreted as "snippy" even though that seemed to be a fairly calm evaluation of the situation to me.

How would you characterize it if he had... say... called him Judas? Just hypothetically, out of curiosity.

[Bigleaf]

37. Translation: Bayh, you are a dopey fucker. Could have been on the short list for VP but no more.

You see, there is only 1 short list for VP that counts, mine. Oh well, what can you do?

[YOY]

40. Self Delete

nt

[YOY]

41. Bayh know what really threatens America:

Video Games. He's a true Republican light DLCer...

[rodeodance]

44. gee maddy---I do think this is the Obama fans new tactic--nick pick the title--I have

seen a lot of it lately--including a few of mine.

No conversation--just nit pick

[emilyg]

49. They are so eager to jump in on a Clinton thread.

What clowns.

[Forkboy]

57. Obama is mentioned in the subject line. It's not a "Clinton thread".

:shrug:

[redqueen]

72. Well... but... er... I mean...

:P

[murielm99]

56. I think they are getting new marching orders daily.

Yesterday it was using the term "faux outrage" in as many posts as possible.
Today, it is nit-picking the title.

[Binka]

63. The Title Stinks, It Really Is That Simple Muriel

There are no marching orders. You have way too much time on your hands.

[rodeodance]

80. stop whining -find a bookbag to play with.

[Why Syzygy]

74. You mean

since we aren't delusional enough to buy the title, which is supposedly the point of an OP, it's OUR fault there's no conversation?
We won't discuss make believe, made up stuff?
What a crying shame.

[rodeodance]

76. like someone else said--BO fans got their marching orders

[datopbanana]

46. Obama gets sexually aroused with Bayh about Clinton endorsement. Bayh erects back.

would have been about as accurate as OP title

[NanceGreggs]

61. True, that!

I suppose that desperate times call for desperate thread titles.

[PetraPooh]

47. So why is the link to another DU thread instead of a legit source. Did the original thread sink

like this one should've?

[Binka]

70. It Is A Link To The Thread Itself

Where is the OP? If your gonna put up inflammatory posts at least stick around to sound off. This whole thread is weird but quite funny at times!

[PetraPooh]

77. When I click it, I get a New Thread for Polls page. Hmmm.

Yeah, the OP starter is notorious for this stuff from what I've seen.

[Raine]

48. Seems like a civil exchange on both sides

to me. :shrug:

[breakaleg]

50. There was nothing nasty is Barack's statement. Perhaps someone can point it out?

[Levgreee]

51. why no link to the article?

[npincus]

52. I wouldn't call that a "punch".

It sounds like a reasonable and respectful response from Bayh. what else was he supposed to say?

[DearAbby]

53. Where's the beef?

the title of your thread led me to believe there was an actual confrontation between these two...needless to say, the article didn't bare this out. :wtf:

[Blue-Jay]

55. I wouldn't call that a "punch".

[Forkboy]

58. I'm missing the snippy part and the punch part.

Seems a totally fair and normal exchange.

[BenDavid]

60. You told that bigot exactly right Senator Bayh. good words

[zulchzulu]

65. Both Bayh and Clinton made the "tough" decision to vote for Bush's Iraq war

Yeah, that must of been real tough...

:boring:

[my3boyz]

66. Please...Barack was NOT nasty! And Bayh did not "punch" back! WHATEVER..

People like to make a big deal out of every single statement.

[Why Syzygy]

67. Snippy? Where's snippy?

He stated his opinion. There's no snippy. Someone is delusional.

[tammywammy]

79. Link please

[thevoiceofreason]

81. But it's a girl punch. What a wuss.

[IndianaGreen]

82. Mister Empty Suit Evan Bayh and his silly TV ad for Hillary

in which his entire basis for supporting her is that he has "known her for twenty years."

Evan is everything his great father was not. I can't imagine how such great people like Birch Bayh, among the first of US Senators to oppose the Vietnam War, and his wonderful wife, the late Marvella Bayh, could have given birth to such a pathetic example of humanity.

[BlueIdaho]

83. Wow!

Boy! Whew! He sure gave it to Obma there didn't he - REALLY kicked his ass...

Well... not so much really - easy for him to spin on a dime and support Obama when the time comes - how about you?

[grantcart]

84. couldn't work in 'paranoid' Maddy ? you seem to be slipping

thanks for the link so we could see what you left out

[JI7]

85. Bayh is probably jealous his keynote during one of Clinton's nominations

didn't get the reaction that Obama's did.

[Raffi Ella]

86. ooh careful Barack ...

your arrogance is showing.


haha - Bayh aint playin'around! :evilgrin: