Comments on: Scrounging For Outrage

By: duros62

duros62 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:32:41 +0000

Couldn’t “periodically feeling down” refer to her poll numbers?

Just askin’.
But WellStone’s right.

By: riffle

riffle — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:17:22 +0000

So the standard for sexism is so ill-defined that Obama’s comment (“I understand that Senator Clinton, periodically when she’s feeling down, launches attacks as a way of trying to boost her appeal.”) is somehow sexist?

Yeah, I’d call that scrounging for outrage.

Why not just label any mention of “down” as “THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL!” so you can just maintain a heady froth of outrage all your days.

By: Wellstone

Wellstone — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:36:36 +0000

Didn’t have to scrounge very far IMO.

Obama starts launching “period” missiles and someone’s gonna get hurt, and it ain’t gonna be Hillary.

To me, it’s a sign that someone in his campaign is angry, and that someone is looking to get down and dirty with the Clintons.

So far, Obama’s been all Teflon and above the fray, but stuff like this will wear that coating off mighty quick.

Just sayin.

By: Sabutai

Sabutai — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:36:26 +0000

Oliver, aside from Obama and the New England Patriots, you’re a great commentator. On those two subjects, though…

So if I got this right, anytime somebody points out an attack on Hillary it’s “scrounging for outrage”, but anytime somebody points out a negative on Obama, it’s “Obama Derangement Syndrome”?

Do you have a snappy cognomen for “blissfully ignorant of one’s own hypocrisy”?

By: tdreamer

tdreamer — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:04:01 +0000

Olibama,

I beg your pardon, but “periodically feeling down” doesn’t take much decoding, now does it?

By: Robster

Robster — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:35:46 +0000

That is awesome. Great find, riffle.

By: riffle

riffle — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:15:54 +0000

Wow, you really pegged it, Oliver. That's totally scrounging for outrage. Along the same lines, I'm not sure if you've seen this site yet, but it performs a valuable service: http://thetmexperience.wordpress.com/ The TM Experience The Comments of the Clintonistas at Taylor Marsh Plus you're on the blogroll there.